Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication: Volume 70 Issue 4/5

The implications of Political Party Funding Act, No. 6 of 2018 in South Africa on records management

Nkholedzeni Sidney Netshakhuma

This paper aims to assess the Section 12 of the Political Party Funding Act No. 6 of 2018 of South Africa with a view of recommending good records management practice.

The coronavirus pandemic, libraries and information: a thematic analysis of initial international responses to COVID-19

Marc Kosciejew

This study aims to present and discuss the international library and information community’s initial responses to the coronavirus pandemic. It chronicles official statements from…

Service quality assessment model for academic libraries

Md. Jahangir Alam, Muhammad Mezbah-ul-Islam

The purpose of this paper is to develop a service quality assessment model for academic libraries using SERVQUAL and validate the model surveying teachers, students and…

What’s past is prologue: history, current status and future prospects of library development in Bhutan

Sonam Wangdi, Cathleen LeGrand, Phuntsho Norbu, Sonam Rinzin

This paper aims to outline the history of libraries in Bhutan, to describe the current state of library development and to recommend priority areas for library enhancement.

CCTV as an efficient surveillance system? An assessment from 24 academic libraries of India

Parul Gupta, Madhusudhan Margam

The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential and adoption of closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance-based security system (hereafter “CCTV”) for enhancing the…

“Maybe we can work together”: researchers’ outcome expectations for sharing knowledge on social media

Hussain Alshahrani, Diane Pennington

This study aims to investigate the outcomes that researchers expect from using social media for knowledge sharing and to explore how these outcomes impact their use.

Contemporary academic library users in Kenya: their needs and preferences in access and use of information resources

Tandy M. Ombogo, Ben W. Namande

The purpose of this study is to assess the influence of generations on information behavior and needs to access and use of library resources and how well academic libraries in…

Effective leadership behaviours and information culture in the higher education institution

Sirje Virkus, Anmar Salman

This study aims to increase the understanding of the connection between effective leadership behaviours and information culture in the higher education institution (HEI).

Social media use and its impact on intrinsic motivation in Generation Z: a case study from Poland

Karol Król, Dariusz Zdonek

Activities on social platforms affect the audience. They may impact brand perception, purchasing decisions or motivation to act. Motivation makes people behave in certain ways…

Research evaluation of computer science publications using Altmetrics: a cohort study of Indian Central Universities

Manika Lamba, Neha Kashyap, Madhusudhan Margam

Social interaction applications and reference tools are actively used by researchers to share and manage their research publications. Thus, this paper aims to determine the…