New Library World: Volume 116 Issue 1/2
Table of contents
Documentality and legitimacy in future libraries – an analytical framework for initiated speculation
Joacim Hansson– The purpose of this article is to contribute to a discussion about the future of librarianship.
A strategic diversity manifesto for public libraries in the 21st century
Bharat Mehra, Rebecca DavisThe purpose of this research-based philosophical piece is to present a progressive manifesto for public libraries in the 21st century to address gaps in embracing diversity in its…
A systematic literature review informing library and information professionals’ emerging roles
Evgenia Vassilakaki, Valentini Moniarou-PapaconstantinouThis paper aims to provide a systematic review of the specific roles information professionals have adopted in the past 14 years. It aims to identify the roles reported in the…
Co-working and innovation: new concepts for academic libraries and learning centres
Joachim Schopfel, Julien Roche, Gilles HubertThe purpose of this paper is to contribute to the debate on the development of academic libraries, by the introduction of the concepts of co-working and innovation to the learning…
New perspectives on community library development in Africa
Espen Stranger-Johannessen, Marlene Asselin, Ray DoironThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the constraints of and opportunities for the role of African community libraries in development, using an ecological framework for library…
Open access awareness, use, and perception: a case study of AAU faculty members
Abdoulaye Kaba, Raed SaidThe purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a survey undertaken at Al Ain University of Science and Technology (AAU) to investigate and understand faculty awareness…
Secondary school students in college – the library’s role
Bruce MassisThe purpose of this column is to examine the environment by which secondary students can avail themselves of college library resources when they are enrolled in a dual enrollment…