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The use of librarians as occupational study populations in social science research
Julie Still, Zara WilkinsonThe purpose of this paper is to address the use of librarians as a study population in social science research outside of the field of library and information science…
Collaboration between academics and librarians: A literature review and framework for analysis
Hue Thi Pham, Kerry TannerThe purpose of this paper is to examine recent literature for a review of the concepts of collaboration in library and information science and related disciplines and to develop a…
Institutional repositories as complementary tools to evaluate the quantity and quality of research outputs
Anabel Bonilla-Calero– The aim of this study is to analyse the advantages of using an institutional repository (IR) as a complementary source to evaluate the research output produced by a university.
Examining the incentives and motivations for research-based legislation in Uganda
Fredrick Kiwuwa Lugya– The purpose of the paper is to discuss the factors that would increase or decrease the prospects to use research evidence in legislation in a developing country.
Diffusion of ebooks among postgraduate students of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Williams E Nwagwu, Judd-Leonard OkaforThe purpose of this study is to examine the diffusion of ebooks among postgraduate students in arts and technology faculties of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Electronic books…
Past and present factors of the crisis in Italy ' s public libraries
Alberto SalarelliThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the general reasons for the crisis in Italy ' s contemporary public library institution. This crisis is complicated by the…
Changing trend in reading habits of teenagers in Delhi: An impact assessment of demographic and environmental variables
Paramjeet Kaur Walia, Nitu SinhaThe purpose of this study was to attempt to answer some plausible questions like what do teenagers prefer to read at leisure, how do they read and why do they read? With the rapid…
What counts as a science and discipline in library and information science?
Fredrick Kiwuwa LugyaThe convergence of librarianship and information science to form library and information science (LIS) is seen as a recent phenomenon, with the term “information science”…