Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication: Volume 68 Issue 1/2

Awareness and use of self-archiving options among academic librarians in Nigerian universities

Clement Chukwuma Okeji, Monica Eberechukwu Eze, Nneka Maureen Chibueze

The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which academic librarians in Nigerian universities use self-archiving options to make their research papers visible…

Awareness of occupational hazards in learning organizations: Knowledge sharing behavior and sense of spirituality perspective

Muhammad Sabbir Rahman, Mahafuz Mannan, Md. Afnan Hossain, AAhad M. Osman Gani

The purpose of this research is to investigate the significant antecedents that influence students’ awareness of occupational hazards (AOHs) in their respective institutions. The…

Development level of electronic government services: An empirical study of e-government websites in Pakistan

Nadia Butt, Nosheen Fatima Warraich, Muzammil Tahira

This paper aims to explore the emerging trends of e-government in Pakistan with an empirical investigation of the e-government websites and the services they provide to the…

Pakistani prison libraries: an assessment of services and challenges

Tauseef Hussain, Syeda Hina Batool, Saira Hanif Soroya, Nosheen Fatima Warraich

The purpose of the paper is to examine the current status of prison libraries, their role, services and collection in Pakistani context. It also attempts to highlight the main…

Maximising the socioeconomic value of indigenous knowledge through policies and legislation in Kenya

Sally Chepchirchir, Tom Kwanya, Alice Kamau

Indigenous knowledge (IK) is the anchor of survival and stability for indigenous communities. The purpose of this study was to establish how the socioeconomic value of IK can be…

Legal issues related to libraries: a study of cases filed in Indian courts

Hiral Patel, Anilkumar Hanumappa

The purpose of this paper is to identify various legal issues that affect libraries in India.

Continuing professional development of academic librarians in Trinidad and Tobago

Portia Bowen-Chang, Yacoob Hosein

This study aims to present a detailed investigation into the approaches of academic librarians in Trinidad and Tobago in pursuing continuing professional development (CPD…

Implementation of RFID in university libraries of Bangladesh

Md. Habibur Rahman, Md. Shiful Islam

The purpose of this paper is to describe the present status of implementing innovative radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in university libraries of Bangladesh. The…

Discovering the contextual factors for digital library education in Vietnam

Hung Van Do, Daniel G. Dorner, Philip Calvert

The purpose of this paper is to discover the contextual factors affecting the development of digital library education (DLE) in Vietnam and to determine how those factors are…

Acceptance and adoption of open access publishing by researchers in India

Mohammad Nazim, Sana Zia

This paper aims to examine the level of open access (OA) adoption by researchers in Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), identify predictors of OA status (OA vs non-OA) and…