New Library World: Volume 115 Issue 7/8
Table of contents
Keeping up with the law: investigating lawyers’ monitoring behaviour
Stephanie Ellis, Stephann Makri, Simon AttfieldThe authors wanted to provide an enriched understanding of how lawyers keep up-to-date with legal developments. Maintaining awareness of developments in an area (known as…
The roles of the school librarians as information literacy specialists: A comparative study between Hong Kong, Shanghai, South Korea, Taipei and Japan
Patrick Lo, Joyce Chao-chen Chen, Zvjezdana Dukic, You-ra Youn, Yuji Hirakue, Masaaki Nakahima, Guanghui YangThe purpose of this study is to examine and compare the different roles and expectations of the school librarians as information literacy (IL) instructors between Hong Kong…
Academic librarians’ perceptions of the benefits and challenges of adopting e-learning for continuing professional development in Lagos state, Nigeria
Stella Ngozi Anasi, Hussaini Ali– The aim of this paper is to examine and discuss academic librarians’ perceptions of the benefits and challenges of adopting e-learning for continuing professional development.
Identifying the prevailing images in library and information science profession: is the landscape changing?
Evgenia Vassilakaki, Valentini Moniarou-PapaconstantinouThis paper aims to provide a systematic review on library and information science (LIS) profession’s image and stereotypes from 1999 to 2013. In particular, it aims to identify…
A study of print and computer-based reading to measure and compare rates of comprehension and retention
Jackie YoungThis paper aims to observe, measure and record comparative cognitive processes in print and online to explain the differences, if any, in the readers’ information-gathering…
Phenomenology and organizational communication
John M. Budd, Diane L. VelasquezThe purpose of this paper is to present ways for managers to attain the phenomenological attitude. Achieving effective communication in organizations like libraries and…
Library marketing: moving between traditional and digital strategies
Bruce E. Massis– The purpose of this column is to provide several discussion themes on which to muse regarding the strategy of library marketing in today’s technology-rich environment.