Library Management: Volume 45 Issue 6/7

Five Finger Model: an empathic alternative to the elevator speech

Ilana Stonebraker, LuMarie Guth

Librarians need to effectively communicate the need for space, resources and personnel, even in service or technical positions, yet librarians often lack formal leadership or…

The influence of the reward culture on client-led service innovation in academic libraries of Uganda

Elizabeth Namale Kawuma Lwanga, Patrick Ngulube

Client-led service innovation has gained currency in academic libraries owing to ever-shifting client preferences. Library clients are interested in determining which services…

User perceptions of ICT-based library services in the universities of Bangladesh

Anita Helen

The main purpose of this study is to explore the existing information and communication technologies (ICTs) scenario in public and private university libraries in Bangladesh. The…

On a wing and a prayer: professional ethics and the prison library

Kerry Wilson

In response to instrumental cultural policy agendas in the United Kingdom, the paper explores the practice of collaborative cultural work in the criminal justice system through…

Analyzing research data repositories (RDR) from BRICS nations: a comprehensive study

K.T. Naheem, Aasif Ahmad Mir

This study aims to examine the current status and different characteristic features of research data repositories established by BRICS nations in order to understand the research…

Factors influencing competence development of lecturers in library and information science in Vietnam

Thi Kim Thoa Ninh, Hong Sinh Nguyen

This article aims to identify and analyze the factors influencing lecturers’ need to develop their competencies in the field of Library and Information Science (LIS), with a…

Evaluating the impact of LIS continuing professional development programmes: a survey of university libraries in Northern India

Ikhlaq ur Rehman, Shabir Ahmad Ganaie

The study examined the comprehensive assessment of the efficacy of Library and Information Science (LIS) CPD programmes in the particular setting of Indian academic libraries in…

Overwhelming effects of COVID-19 on public library services and recovery perspectives

Jelena Ćirić, Aleksandar Ćirić

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant decline in library lending, but the response from libraries was insufficient. While researchers have provided guidelines, quantitative…