New Library World: Volume 117 Issue 7/8

Arab authors’ perceptions about the scholarly publishing and refereeing system used in Emerald’s library and information science journals

Essam Mansour

The key purpose of this study is to gain an insight into the quality of the scholarly publishing and refereeing system used by Emerald’s Library and Information Science (LIS…

University academics’ perceptions of reading list labels

Gillian Siddall

The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the results of continuing professional development sessions delivered to academics on the importance of a properly annotated reading…

How public library users perceive the information professional: is the image transforming?

Evgenia Vassilakaki, Valentini Moniarou-Papaconstantinou

This study aims to investigate public library users’ perceptions of information professionals. Specifically, it focuses on exploring users’ perceptions regarding librarians’…

Use of action research to improve information literacy acquisition of international ESL students

Selenay Aytac

The purpose of the present study was to examine the outcomes of more collaborative library information literacy instruction for international English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL…

The role of libraries in cultural centres Abroad: an insight

Juan Jose Prieto Gutierrez, Francisco Segado Boj

This research paper sets up a typology of libraries managed by cultural centers abroad. Nearly 2,200 libraries linked to a tens of different cultural organizations not only…

To stream or not to stream?

Sara E. Morris, Lea H. Currie

The University of Kansas (KU) libraries has faced increased requests for streaming video in the past five years. While we have provided access to many databases of films, feature…

A two-way street: building the recruitment narrative in LIS programs

Keren Dali, Nadia Caidi

This paper aims to explore the attractiveness of Library and Information Science (LIS) careers to students and alumni and examine their decision-making process and perceptions of…

Libraries engaging through connected learning

Bruce Massis

The purpose of this column is to consider the strategy of “connected learning” and the library’s inclusion in the process.