Library Review: Volume 66 Issue 4/5

Influence of individual factors on concern for information privacy (CFIP), a perspective from Malaysian higher educational students

Julius Tanantaputra, Chin Wei Chong, Muhammad Sabbir Rahman

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of individual factors, that is demographic factors, self-efficacy, computer anxiety and internet literacy, on concern for…

Makerspaces: a beneficial new service for academic libraries?

Robert Curry

The purpose of this paper is to start exploring the possibilities for makerspaces to function as a new learning space within academic library services in higher education (HE)…

User services in the digital environment: Implications for academic libraries in the English-speaking Caribbean

Sonia G. Patrickson Stewart, Nadine Newman

The purpose of this paper is to ascertain from literature, ways in which information technology is being utilized in the provision of user services in academic libraries in…

High blood pressure awareness among residents in Lagos State, Nigeria: The role of librarians in the dissemination of health information

Yetunde Abosede Zaid

This study examines the level of awareness about high blood pressure and the role of librarians in the dissemination of health information among residents in Lagos State, Nigeria.

Librarians’ involvement in cross-disciplinary research and its implication for sustainable development goals (SDGs): The Nigerian experience

Magnus Osahon Igbinovia

The purpose of this study is to investigate librarians’ involvement in cross-disciplinary research and its implication in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) with the…

Uncertainty and subjective task complexity in the information-seeking behaviour of lawyers: A structural invariance analysis

Nafisat Toyin Adewale, Yushiana Mansor, Muhammad-Bashir Owolabi Yusuf, Ahmeed Onikosi

This study investigates the moderating effects of age, experience and educational qualification on the relationship between uncertainty and subjective task complexity among…

Use of Bostick’s Library Anxiety Scale (LAS) in a developing country perspective

S.M. Zabed Ahmed, Tanzila Binte Aziz

This paper aims to explore the use of Bostick’s (1992) Library Anxiety Scale (LAS) in a developing country perspective to find out the level of anxiety among university students…

Library/information education programs in Pakistan: a comparison with IFLA Guidelines

Amara Malik, Kanwal Ameen

This multi-method study is aimed at assessing the quality and alignment of 11 Pakistani library and information science (LIS) master’s programs’ orientation, curricula and course…

The academic library’s role in student retention: a review of the literature

Silas M. Oliveira

This paper aims is to present and discuss the personal and educational underpinnings of undergraduate and graduate students’ persistence decision, identify initiatives and…

Information seeking behaviour of Malaysian town planners

Intan Afida, Shaharudin Idrus, Halimaton Saadiah Hashim

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the information-seeking behaviour of Malaysian Town Planners (MTPs) in fulfilling their specific work task, which is to prepare the…