Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication: Volume 72 Issue 6/7

Coronavirus research performance across journal quartiles. Advantages of Q1 publications

Ibrahim Shehatta, Abdullah M_ Al-Rubaish, Inaam Ullah Qureshi

The purpose of this study is to analyze the share of coronavirus publications and its citation-based indicators in various journal impact factor quartiles to discover their…

Research that sparked attention on the social Web in 2020: an Altmetric analysis of “top 100” articles

Ikhlaq ur Rehman, Shabir Ahmad Ganaie, Javaid Ahmad Wani

The study aims to analyse the “Top 100” articles that were most discussed on social media in 2020.

Gender differences in leisure reading habits: a systematic review of literature

Abdul Jabbar, Nosheen Fatima Warraich

Providing equal opportunities in class as well as at home does not ensure equal promotion of leisure reading among girls and boys. Gender differences have wider impacts on their…

Determining the impact of technological modernization and management capabilities on user satisfaction and trust in library services

Asad Ullah Khan, Muhammad Rafi, Zhiqiang Zhang, Asad Khan

Dynamic technologies have revolutionized human socio-economic activities, including health care, higher education, business and improved customer service in academic sectors…

Acceptance of product placement in social networking sites: the mediating role of materialism

Tharaka Wijesundara, Samantha Kumara

The purpose of this study is to examine the predictors of product placement acceptance in social networking sites (SNSs) and the mediating role of consumer materialism in the…

Bibliometric analysis of fake news indexed in Web of Science and Scopus (2001-2020)

Raj Kishore Patra, Neha Pandey, Desul Sudarsan

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the scholarly contribution of literature published on the much-hyped term fake news and associated terms such as misinformation…

From Gilgamesh’s quest for immortality to everlasting cloud hyper-collective mind: ethical implications for artificial intelligence

Deanna Anderlini, Luigi Agnati, Diego Guidolin, Manuela Marcoli, Amina S. Woods, Guido Maura

This conceptual paper aims to explore the possibility of human beings reaching a virtual form of immortality.

University lecturers acceptance of moodle platform in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Abdallah Taamneh, Abdallah Alsaad, Hamzah Elrehail, Manaf Al-Okaily, Abdalwali Lutfi, Rommel Pilapil Sergio

This study aimed at determining factors which affect university lecturers’ adoption of the Moodle platform under the conditions of COVID-19. In considering the condition of the…

An online marketplace for archival services

Jinfang Niu

Online marketplaces, which provide on-demand goods or services through matching providers and consumers, have emerged in many sectors of the society. This paper aims to assess the…

Sustenance of the digital transformations induced by the COVID-19 pandemic response: lessons from Tanzanian public sector

Deo Shao, Hilda Mwangakala, Fredrick Ishengoma, Hector Mongi, Cesilia Mambile, Frederick Chali

The emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected organizations differently, leading to adopting alternative business operation models, including digital technologies. The rapid…

The best is the earliest: a reflection of vaccination uptake amidst the pandemic in Vietnam

Xuan Cu Le, Thi Thuy Linh Vu

Vaccination is widely conceded as a pivotal measure to achieve community immunization and eradicate COVID-19. The purpose of this paper is to understand vaccination behavior based…

Do government activities increase public compliance in the Covid-19 pandemic? Evidence from Vietnam

Pham Tien Thanh, Le Thanh Tung

During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has raised an important question of whether government efforts (GEFs), especially communication work, could prevent the outbreak of this pandemic…