Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication: Volume 67 Issue 4/5

Smartphone use by students for information seeking

Sultan Muhaya Al-Daihani

This study aims to investigate the use of smartphones by undergraduate students for information seeking. Aspects include frequency of use, purposes, types of activities…

Information needs and accessibility by fish farmers in the southern highlands of Tanzania

Ronald Benard, Frankwell W. Dulle, Lamtane A. Hieromin

The purpose of this paper is to assess the information needs and accessibility for fish farmers in the Southern high lands of Tanzania.

Gender disparities in the use of internet among graduate students of a developing society: A case of Pakistani universities

Shehzad Ahmad, Muhammad Rafiq, Sajjad Ahmad

In the past two decades, the problem of gender disparities in the use of internet has attracted a remarkable interest of researchers. Several studies revealed that female internet…

Gauging the collection and services of public libraries in Pakistan

Nosheen Fatima Warraich, Amara Malik, Kanwal Ameen

Public library’s core function is to meet the changing needs of challenging users by providing access to library collection and services. This study aims to explore the current…

Collaboration on LibGuides in public universities in South Africa

Siviwe Bangani, Veliswa Tshetsha

This paper uses co-ownership as a proxy for determining the extent of collaboration on LibGuides in public universities in South Africa.

Homeless (rough sleepers) perspectives on public libraries: a case study

Hao Zhang, Brenda Chawner

Homelessness has been a growing problem in many countries since the 1980s. The purpose of this paper is to examine homeless peoples’ perspectives on public library services, and…

Adoption of Web 2.0 tools in higher education in India: a study

Malkeet Singh

The study aims to determine the awareness and extent of use of Web 2.0 technologies in Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).

Usage evaluation of electronic resources in academic and research libraries in Ghana

Evelyn O. Apronti Tetteh

This paper aims to investigate the usage of electronic resources within the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Ghana (CARLIGH) in order to support subscription and…

Opening to open source: Analysing the awareness and use of open source integrated library system by LIS professionals in India

Raj Kishor Kampa

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the level of awareness and use of open source integrated library system (ILS) by the library and information science (LIS…