Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication

Competition and cooperation: a coopetition strategy for sustainable performance through serial mediation of knowledge sharing and open innovation

Ahmed Abubakar

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of the coopetition strategy (CS) (the simultaneous pursuit of collaboration and competition) on sustainable performance (SP…

Unveiling the role of social media and females’ intention to buy online cosmetics

Ariba Khan, Zebran Khan, Mohammed Kamalun Nabi, Imran Saleem

The purpose of this study is to propose and test an extended theory of planned behavior model to explain the significance of social media influencers’ credibility, social media…

Insights on emotional labour research: a topic modelling approach

Shrawan Kumar Trivedi, Dhurjati Shesha Chalapathi, Jaya Srivastava, Shefali Singh, Abhijit Deb Roy

Emotional labour (EL) is a complex phenomenon that has received increasing attention in recent years due to its impact on employee’s well-being and job satisfaction. For a…

Tracing the origins of manipulation: modeling the enablers behind dark patterns usage in e-commerce through TISM and MICMAC analysis

Vibhav Singh, Niraj Kumar Vishvakarma, Vinod Kumar

E-commerce companies often manipulate customer decisions through dark patterns to meet their interests. Therefore, this study aims to identify, model and rank the enablers behind…

Resilient and agile employees’ pursuit of innovative performance and well-being: the role of job crafting

Prerna Panda, Pankaj Singh

This study aims to examine the association of employee resilience and agility with innovative performance and subjective well-being. Moreover, it tests job crafting as the…

Researchers and social networking sites usage: the application of UTAUT theory

Aaisha Al Badi, Diane Rasmussen McAdie

This study aims to investigate the use of social networking sites (SNS) by researchers and their behaviours when conducting research-related activities by applying the unified…

Impact of online learning on university librarians’ professional development and library services: an explanatory investigation from university librarians of Pakistan

Khurram Shahzad, Shakeel Ahmad Khan

The purpose of this study is to identify the impact of online learning on university librarians’ professional development and library services.

Maximizing marketing impact: heuristic vs ensemble models for attribution modeling

Jitendra Gaur, Kumkum Bharti, Rahul Bajaj

Allocation of the marketing budget has become increasingly challenging due to the diverse channel exposure to customers. This study aims to enhance global marketing knowledge by…

Exploring the relationship between student green engagement and entrepreneurial behavior: a serial mediation approach

Rajat Subhra Chatterjee, Naveed R. Khan, Irfan Hameed, Idrees Waris

This study aims to emphasize the youth community’s importance in sustaining green entrepreneurial efforts. The study used the stimulus organism response framework as the…

The effects of environmental factors on user’s personal traits related to mobile payment adoption: a case study of Indonesia

Lisana Lisana, Yonathan Dri Handarkho

This study aims to investigate the influence of environmental factors on individual personality traits associated with mobile paymens (MP) adoption using the technological…

Digital literacy: a pathway toward empowering rural women

Suneel Kumar, Varinder Kumar, Nisha Devi

This study aims to investigate the connection between digital literacy and women’s empowerment in the rural Himachal Pradesh. It explores how improved digital skills contribute to…

Factors influencing Satisfaction with mobile phone use for Accessing Agricultural Marketing Information by grape smallholder farmers in Dodoma, Tanzania

Alex Iddy Nyagango, Alfred Said Sife, Isaac Eliakimu Kazungu

Despite the vast potential of mobile phone use, grape smallholder farmers’ satisfaction with mobile phone use has attracted insufficient attention among scholars in Tanzania. The…

Social proof: empowering social commerce through social validation

Nitin Patwa, Monika Gupta, Amit Mittal

This study aims to examine the impact of consumer risk appetite, biases (specifically negative recency bias), and the importance of reviews in enhancing information quality. By…

From traditional to digital: the role of XBRL adoption in improving financial statements transparency

Manaf Al-Okaily, Helmi Boshnak, Hani Alkayed, Esam Shehadeh, Mohammad Alqam

This study aims to explore the role of eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) adoption in improving financial statements transparency in the Jordanian context.

A comparative analysis of COVID-19 pandemic effects on students’ academic performance in higher education sector

Sima Magatef, Tala Abuhussein, Laila Ashour, Shafique Ur Rehman, Manaf Al-Okaily

This study aims to focus on exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the students’ academic performance in Jordanian higher education during the outbreak of the pandemic…

Financial risk profiling of millennials

Anu Mohta, V. Shunmugasundaram

This study aims to assess the risk profile of millennial investors residing in the Delhi NCR region. In addition, the relationship between the risk profile and demographic traits…

A citation study of global research on e-Health literacy

Williams E. Nwagwu

This study aims to examine the volume of ehealth literacy documents during 2006–2022, and the nature of citation of ehealth documents by country, organizations, sources and…

Reading habits of undergraduate students in the digital environment: a gender perspective

Rajesh Kumar Mog, Mithu Anjali Gayan

The purpose of this study is to understand the role and impact of gender on reading habits. It is an attempt to explore the probable reason why or why not gender differences take…

A review based knowledge organization supported research framework for digital storytelling from travel records

Shiv Shakti Ghosh, Sunil Kumar Chatterjee

This study presents a review based research framework that aims to influence memory institutions in their projects on digital storytelling from digitized ancient travel records…

Role of brand heritage and nostalgia in developing perceived brand authenticity

Vikas Kumar, Vikrant Kaushal

With the increasing competition and rise in the number of brands in almost every product category, consumers need help to figure out authentic brands. Thus, it becomes imperative…

The status of digital and information literacies in South Africa from 2016 to 2022: a literature review

Amos Shibambu, Samuel Maredi Mojapelo

In today’s information and knowledge society, it is indispensable for citizens to acquire the requisite digital and information literacy (IL) skills to search information…

Does work meaningfulness hold the key? Exploring the power of meaningful work in attenuating burnout

Arjun Chakravorty, Vibhash Kumar, Pankaj Singh, Sharath Baburaj

The paper aims to focus on underpinning the moderating role of work meaningfulness in alleviating the impact of general job demands on burnout directly and via work–family…

Entrepreneurial practices towards entrepreneurial intentions from Chinese vocational college students: a mediation-moderation model

Chengbin Qin

The entrepreneurial ecosystem within Chinese vocational colleges offers a unique platform to investigate the interplay between entrepreneurial passion, education and intention…

The bright side of post-pandemic remote working: examining the effect of self-efficacy and work-related flow on employee resilience

Prinka Dogra, Aubid Hussain Parrey, Bhawna , Umair Akram

This study aims to integrate the social cognitive theory and flow theory to examine how e-skills self-efficacy (ESSE) and trust-building self-efficacy (TBSE) impact work-related…

Investigating the role of human resource management practices on employee performance through PLS-SEM approach: a case study of academic libraries in India

Javaid Ahmad Wani, Shabir Ahmad Ganaie

The purpose of this study is to explore the association between select human resource management practices and employee performance in academic libraries in India.

Meta-analysis of technology acceptance for mobile and digital libraries in academic settings using technology acceptance model (TAM)

Irfan Ali, Nosheen Fatima Warraich

The purpose of this paper is to measure the relationship of technology acceptance model (TAM) variables (PEOU and PU) with behavioral intention (BI) and attitude in mobile and…

Work engagement and perceived job performance: does information communication technology orientation matter?

Shabir Ahmad Bhat, Makhmoor Bashir, Hafsah Jan

The purpose of this paper is to develop and test an integrated model to examine the relationship between work engagement and three facets of perceived job performance (PJP). The…

Green supply chain management practices and environmental performance in the healthcare sector: the mediating role of green innovation

Rashed Al Karim, Sakia Kawser, Md Karim Rabiul, Tabassum Chowdhury, Fathima Nabeelah Yoonoos Murtaza

This study aims to assess the effects of green supply chain management (GSCM) strategies on health-care organizations’ environmental performance (EP). It also assesses that green…

Global research mapping in records and archives management: an investigation

Abdul Moid, M. Masoom Raza, Mohammad Javed, Keshwar Jahan

Records are current documents containing crucial personal, legal, financial and medical information, while archives house non-current documents with the same details. This study…

Library management models: a review and direction for future research

Abid Hussain, Amjid Khan, Pervaiz Ahmad

As a part of doctoral study, this study aims to analyze research on library management models (LMMs) by conducting a systematic literature review (SLR).

Academic community’s use of university digital library and their searching behaviour

Azra Rafique, Kanwal Ameen, Alia Arshad

This study aims to explore the evidence-based usage patterns of higher education commission (HEC) subscribed e-journal databases in the university digital library used by the…

Emotional showdown on social media: analyzing user reactions to the 2016 US presidential campaign

Marina Bagić Babac

Social media platforms are highly visible platforms, so politicians try to maximize their benefits from their use, especially during election campaigns. On the other side, people…

Metaverse adoption: a systematic literature review and roadmap for future research

Sanjay Dhingra, Abhishek

This study aims to explore and conceptualize metaverse adoption using a systematic literature review (SLR). It also aims to propose a conceptual model that identifies significant…

Combined benefits of active and passive social media during the COVID-19 pandemic: a health perspective

Bohee So, Ki Han Kwon

This study, a narrative literature review, aims to examine the combined benefits of the active and passive use of social media (SM) for well-being (WB), physical and mental health…

Assessing scholarly communication competence in Zambian library professionals

A. Subaveerapandiyan, Priyanka Sinha

This study aims to assess the scholarly communication competence of Zambian library and information science (LIS) professionals by evaluating their awareness, knowledge and…

Exploring the temporal effect of ad clutter on digital ad avoidance: a two-wave longitudinal study

Fatih Çelik, Selçuk Yasin Yıldız, Behcet Yalin Ozkara, Mehmet Safa Çam, Blend Ibrahim

The study investigates the antecedents and consequences of digital ad avoidance in the e-commerce industry. This study aims to investigate how digital ad avoidance relates to…

The Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph: community participation, collective memorialisation and social cohesion

Chern Li Liew, Victoria Passau

Online/Digital cultural heritage platforms have the potential to serve as empowering sites and tools for democratic participation, and for promoting social cohesion, acting as…

Cultivating a culture of post-COVID-19 prevention: understanding knowledge, awareness and practices of COVID-19 in Sarawak

Abang Azlan Mohamad, May Chiun Lo, Wan Ibrahim Wan Hashim, Ramayah T., Ying Sin Chin

This study aims to examine the relationship between public knowledge, awareness and attitudes towards post-COVID-19 infection prevention in Sarawak. At present, Sarawak is in the…

Effectiveness of digital rhetoric persuasion on GenZ consumer purchasing decisions

Hemant Gupta, Bhaveshkumar J. Parmar

The study aims to analyze the effectiveness of digital rhetoric persuasion on GenZ purchase decision. Digital rhetoric (DR) is an art of persuasion used in social media…

Relationship between pesticide research output and GDP: a socio-economic analysis

Sivagami Murugappan, Jeyshankar Ramalingam

The focus of this study was to evaluate the relationship between research publications in the pesticide field, a country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and GDP per capita. The…

Harnessing the economic value of indigenous knowledge in Kenya: a qualitative review of the legal framework

Joel Nakitare, Fredrick Otike, Lydiah Mureithi

Commercial entities have recently expressed growing interest in commercialising indigenous knowledge (IK) due to its enormous economic and intrinsic value. As this happens…

Bibliometric analysis and scientific mapping of research trends on ‘digital divide’

Sunil Tyagi

With the aid of bibliometric analysis, this study aims to show the state-of-the-art of research on the digital divide and identifies new areas for further investigation.

Does openness of articles get higher attention in altmetric? An investigation of medical discipline

Simly Mukherjee, Amit Nath, Jhantu Mazumder, Sibsankar Jana

This paper aimed to explore the presence of altmetric data across the sub-categories of the medical science discipline and also explore whether the openness of articles results in…

Towards the measurement of stereotype threat: scale development and validation

Almaas Sultana, Rayees Farooq

The purpose of the study is to develop a valid measure of stereotype threat.

Retractions covered by retraction watch from 2017 to 2022: a perspective from Indian researchers

Somipam R. Shimray, Sakshi Tiwari, Chennupati Kodand Ramaiah

The purpose of this study is to examine characteristics of retracted publications from Indian authors and inspect a relationship between journal impact factor (JIF) and the number…

Worldwide research productivity on transformational learning: a scientometric study

Suraj Kushe Shekhar, Sneha Kandoth, Mrudhusha Mohanan

A process of learning that goes beyond merely acquiring knowledge and supports significant ways in which learners intentionally create meaning in their lives is known as…

A conceptual framework for the ICU of the future evaluated by the MIMIC-III digital archive

Dimitrios Markopoulos, Anastasios Tsolakidis, Ioannis Triantafyllou, Georgios A. Giannakopoulos, Christos Skourlas

This study aims to analyze a conspicuous corpus of literature related to the field of technology-based intensive care research and to develop an architecture model of the future…

Online shopping: a systematic review of customers’ perceived benefits and challenges during COVID-19 pandemic

Muhammad Waqas, Sadaf Rafiq, Jiang Wu

The COVID-19 outbreak has disrupted the habits of customers as well as their shopping behavior. This study aims to critically examine the associated benefits and challenges of…

What effect do the ResearchGate writers’ altmetric scores have on scientometric indicators related to Qur’an in Scopus?

Ali Biranvand, Ali Shojaeofard, Zohreh Cheraghi

This study aims to investigate the impact of ResearchGate (RG) scores on the scientific indicators of Qur’anic productions in Scopus.

Mapping the research productivity of Pakistan Agricultural Research Council: a scientometric study

Faheem Akbar, Muhammad Arif, Muhammad Rafiq

This study aims to examine the research productivity of Pakistan Agricultural Research Council’s (PARC’s) researchers published during 2001–2020 by using scientometric indicators…

Breaking barriers in accessing and uptaking climate change adaptation information by smallholder tomato farmers in Tanzania

Peter Onauphoo Siyao, Evaristo Eliakim Sanga

This study aims to assess barriers in accessing and uptaking climate change adaptation information among smallholder tomato farmers in Tanzania.

Impact of governmental social media campaigns on citizens’ attitudes towards Kuwait’s vision 2035

Rashed Alhaimer

This study aims to examine the attitudes of the Kuwaiti public towards governmental campaigns on social media (GCSM) regarding the country’s Vision 2035. Specifically, it…

Indigenous healing practices in Bangladesh: does science think parallel to these or not?

Shamima Yesmin, Ayesha Akhter

A shared set of moral standards, ethical principles and behavioral norms of social structure can be referred to as culture. Many health problems are strongly influenced by one’s…

Knowledge and experience of Zambian teaching faculties with scholarly communication and dissemination practices

A. Subaveerapandiyan, Neelam Tiwary, Cecilia Christabel Kasonde, Jeremiah Emeka Ugwulebo, Mohammad Amees

This paper aims to investigate the knowledge and experience of Zambian teaching faculties with scholarly communication and dissemination practices.

Status of patent archives in Asian continent: a vivid picture from OpenDOAR

Ishrat Ayub Sofi, Aasif Ahmad Mir

This study aims to highlight the many distinguishing characteristics of open-access repositories that archive “Patents” in the Directory of Open-Access Repositories (OpenDOAR…

Modeling the influence of online communities and social commerce

Nitin Patwa, Monika Gupta, Amit Mittal

This paper aims to explain how Web 2.0, social connectedness online, has created incredible new business options. This research’s primary goal is to help businesses use these…

Continuous professional development of LIS professionals in academic libraries: channels, challenges and motivation

Ikhlaq ur Rehman, Uzma Majeed, Shabir Ahmad Ganaie

Continuous professional development (CPD) plays a crucial role in the library workplace by equipping library and information science (LIS) professionals with the skills and…

The future of access to private archives? Public–private partnership in South African archives

Nkholedzeni Sidney Netshakhuma

This study aims to assess the role of the National Archives of South Africa (NARSSA) in promoting the preservation and management of private archives.

Growth and dimensions of monkeypox research: a scientometrics study

N.K. Sheeja, Susan Mathew K., Surendran Cherukodan

This study aims to analyse the trend of Mpox research in the pre and post-outbreak period. The study compared the growth pattern, major research areas, sources of publications…

Hot spots of climate action research: altmetric attention and bibliometric analysis

Syed Aasif Ahmad Andrabi, Fayaz Ahmad Loan

The purpose of this study is to apply altmetrics and bibliometric indicators on the top 100 most mentioned articles published related to the sustainable development goal (SDG)-13…

Workplace information literacy in context: scale development and validation

Maria Aslam, Syeda Hina Batool, Kanwal Ameen

The study aims to develop a validated scale to measure the workplace information literacy (WIL) skills of Quality Enhancement Cell’s staff based on the i-skills model.

Mental health issues of university librarians: a systematic literature review

Khurram Shahzad, Shakeel Ahmad Khan, Abid Iqbal

This study aims to identify the causes of mental health issues faced by university librarians, to investigate the impact of mental health issues on the job performance of…

Measuring the growth and impact of library and information science research in India: a multidimensional scientometric assessment

Muzamil Mushtaq , Basharat Ahmad Malik, Nida Khan

This study aims to provide insight into Library and Information Science (LIS) research in India using scientometric approaches. Web of Science (WoS) and SCOPUS databases were used…

Comprehending the research on the gig economy: a bibliometric approach

Shravani Guduru, Nivethitha Santhanam, Nancyprabha Pushparaj

This paper aims to quantitatively explore the trends and patterns of the existing literature in the gig economy.

Emerging trends and performance measurement of cryptocurrency research during 2013–2022: a systematic review based on computational mapping

Swagota Saikia, Alka Maurya, Manoj Kumar Verma

The emergence of cryptocurrencies has tremendously changed the way of financial transactions around the world which has led to form distinct discussions in the field regarding its…

Internet of Things adoption: unpacking the role of perceived brand credibility

Abhisek Dutta, Raj K. Kovid, Vinayak A. Drave, Manjot Singh Bhatia

This study aims to examine how perceived brand credibility (PBC) moderates the adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) and identifies the influencing variables that consumers…

Menstrual health and hygiene (MHH): a bibliometric analysis

Neha Pandey, Sudarsan Desul, Raj Kishore Patra, Mrutyunjay Sethy

Menstruation poses psycho-physiological challenges globally due to a lack of awareness, unhygienic practices and social stigma. This paper aims to assess the existing body of…

Potential effects of customer-brand identification and self-representation on Aliexpress advocacy: a comparative study

Safdar Hussain, Muhammad Haroon Shoukat, Islam Elgammal, Mukaram Ali Khan, Kareem M. Selem

Drawing on social identity theory (SIT), the current research highlights the sequential mediation effects of customer interaction, functional value and hedonic value in linking…

Emergence of AI enabled smart buildings in India: a road towards sustainable performance

Akshit Gupta, Urvashi Tandon

The concept of sustainable performance is gaining attention from researchers all over the world for the betterment of society as a whole. Pollution and climate change has…

Identification of novel antecedents towards generating positive electronic word of mouth: evidence from the hospitality and tourism industry

Mehmood Khan, Mian M. Ajmal, Amin Jan, Haseeb Ur Rahman, Muhammad Zahid

Literature shows that the antecedents of eWoM have received limited attention and the present scales used for measuring eWoM in the hospitality and tourism industry are outdated…

Electronic resources literacy and e-reading behaviour among nursing students

Neelam Tiwary, Saravanakumaran Subramani, Manjulavathi G, Sivanesan Dhandayuthapani

The study aims to determine the level of e-reading habits and preferred electronic reading materials among nursing college students. The study examines students’ problems and…

Content analysis and sentiment analysis of pro- and anti-vaccine conversations on YouTube in India: intentions and causes

Vinit Kumar, Gopal Ji, Maya Deori, Manoj Kumar Verma

Vaccine hesitancy is a long-standing issue among both the general population and health communicators. This study aims to ascertain the inclination and the reasons for vaccine…

The interplay between psychological empowerment and employee engagement: identifying research trends using SPAR-4-SLR process

Natashaa Kaul, Amruta Deshpande, Amit Mittal, Rajesh Raut, Harveen Bhandari

This study aims to examine the research that examines psychological empowerment (PE) and employee engagement (EE) via bibliometric analysis. The study also aims to offer an…

A systematic review on work from home (WFH) and libraries: service delivery, tools used, challenges and opportunities

Nadeem Siddique, Muhammad Safdar, Adeel Ahmad, Muhammad Ajmal Khan

The paper aims to systematically collect and review the literature on work from home (WFH) and libraries. Another objective of the review is to identify the services professionals…

The next big thing: role of ChatGPT in personal knowledge management challenges and opportunities for knowledge workers across diverse disciplines

Sumaira Nazeer, Muhammad Saleem Sumbal, Gang Liu, Hina Munir, Eric Tsui

The purpose of this paper is to embark on evaluating the role of Chat Generative-Trained Transformer (ChatGPT) in personal knowledge management (PKM) practices of individual…

Sarcastic emojis: why don’t you understand?

Daniel Kusaila, Natalie Gerhart

Technology-enabled communication used in workplace settings includes nuanced tools such as emojis, that are interpreted differently by different populations of people. This paper…

Accounting information quality in the digital era – a perspective from ERP system adoption?

Malik Abu Afifa, Isam Saleh, Hien Vo Van

Based on the technology acceptance model theory, this study aims to explore whether perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PE) and the availability to embrace…

Connecting e-customer relationship management and e-loyalty to willingness to recommend a bank service: the sequential mediating roles of e-satisfaction and e-service quality

Rashed Al Karim, Md Karim Rabiul, Sakia Kawser

This study aims to examine the effect of e-customer relationship management (e-CRM) on customer e-loyalty through e-service quality and e-satisfaction. This study also examines…

Impact of digital capabilities of countries on the pedagogical transitions in business schools

Bharti Pandya, BooYun Cho, Louise Patterson

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of digital infrastructure in higher education surged. This study aims to analyze how a country’s digital capabilities influence…

Knowledge sharing in the era of Covid-19: a bibliometric analysis using scopus and web-of-science (WoS)

Jayesh Pandey, Shubh Majumdarr, Rayees Farooq, Santushti Gupta, Pallav Bose

This study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis of knowledge sharing during COVID-19 and highlight prominent contributors, diverse trends and themes followed with provisions of…

Role of behavioural abstraction (vs concrete) levels in accepting health technologies

Bharat Taneja, Kumkum Bharti

While attempting to persuade surgeons to accept their health technology, sales representatives for medical devices face daily challenges in the operating room. Surgeons exhibit…

The persistence of print books: exploring language preference and format preference among Arabic-speaking library patrons in Jordan

Christina Zacharia Hawatmeh, Oraib Mousa Alshmaseen, Ghada Enad Alfayez

The purpose of this study is to investigate the reasons behind the persistent preference for printed content among Arabic-speaking library patrons in Jordan. Specifically, this…

The relationship of artificial intelligence (AI) with fake news detection (FND): a systematic literature review

Abid Iqbal, Khurram Shahzad, Shakeel Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Shahzad Chaudhry

The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and fake news detection. It also intended to explore the negative effects of fake…

The influence of brand personality on brand love, perceived quality and purchase intention: a study of e-retailing sites

Rajat Kukreti, Mayank Yadav

This study aims to understand how brand personality affects purchase intention through brand love and perceived quality in e-commerce.

Fun at work and employees’ communication behavior: a serial mediation mechanism

Ishfaq Ahmed

Building on evolutionary emancipation theory, the purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of workplace fun on employees’ scouting behavior through the serial mediation…

Toward increased business productivity: interlinks between lean thinking, process quality, inventory management, and productivity

Deepak Bubber, Gulshan Babber, Shashi  , Rakesh Kumar Jain

This study aims to explore the interrelationships among human-related lean practices, lean production shop floors, process quality, inventory management, operational productivity…

Cryptocurrency investment behaviour of young Indians: mediating role of fear of missing out

Devkant Kala, Dhani Shanker Chaubey, Ahmad Samed Al-Adwan

This study aims to investigate how fear of missing out (FOMO) mediates the relationship between cryptocurrency adoption intention and investment behavior among young Indians…

Citation analysis and mapping of genetics research in Iran

Shahram Sedghi, Somayeh Ghaffari Heshajin

Genetics, a discipline of biology, is one of the most recent and rapidly advancing disciplines in science. This study aims to present a bibliometric analysis of the genetics…

Online travel reviews and tourist trust: a SOR perspective

Anubha Anubha, Daviender Narang, Mukesh Kumar Jain

This study aims to examine the impact of online travel reviews (OTR) on tourists’ intention to travel based on the stimulus–organism–response (SOR) model. Further, it explored the…

Mapping covid-19 and transportation: a taxonomical study using bibliometric visualisation

Haitham Nobanee, Ahmad Yuosef Alodat, Dipanwita Chakraborty

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the progress and scholarly contributions concerning the effects of COVID-19 on transportation.

As investors sow, can they reap? Examining the moderating effect of investment opportunity on the relationship between financial literacy and investment decision

Ratan Ghosh

This study aims to examine the investor's level of financial literacy and their attitude toward making any investment decision in the Bangladeshi capital market.

Assessment of university archives management practices

Muhammad Suleman Bajwa, Muhammad Rafiq

Archives and records are important resources for individuals, organizations and the country. The academic archives are created and maintained for the effective execution of…

Determinants of fake news diffusion on social media: a systematic literature review

Khurram Shahzad, Shakeel Ahmad Khan, Abid Iqbal, Omar Shabbir, Mujahid Latif

This paper aims to explore the determinants causing fake information proliferation on social media platforms and the challenges to control the diffusion of fake news phenomena.

A checklist to publish collections as data in GLAM institutions

Gustavo Candela, Nele Gabriëls, Sally Chambers, Milena Dobreva, Sarah Ames, Meghan Ferriter, Neil Fitzgerald, Victor Harbo, Katrine Hofmann, Olga Holownia, Alba Irollo, Mahendra Mahey, Eileen Manchester, Thuy-An Pham, Abigail Potter, Ellen Van Keer

The purpose of this study is to offer a checklist that can be used for both creating and evaluating digital collections, which are also sometimes referred to as data sets as part…

India’s entrepreneurial landscape: unpacking the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and business performance

Harpreet Singh Bedi, Sandeep Vij, Rayees Farooq

The aim of this paper is to provide a unique perspective on entrepreneurship by examining how different ways of understanding entrepreneurial orientation (EO) affect business…

A systematic literature review on the use of mobile phones to access library services and resources: challenges and benefits

Muhammad Safdar, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Ammara Yousaf, Murtaza Ashiq

This paper is a systematic review that aims to collect and review studies on library users’ smartphone use to access library services and resources. Another objective of the…

Social determinants of adherence to social distancing measures among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

Marzieh Ghasemi, Akram Karimi-Shahanjarini, Maryam Afshari, Leili Tapak

Understanding the factors that influence individuals’ adherence to social distancing is critical to effective policymaking in respiratory pandemics such as COVID-19. This study…

Libraries in an era of constant flux: establishing smart libraries in South Africa

Thomas Mashilo Modiba, Collence Takaingenhamo Chisita

The study aims to draw lessons from other countries and propose a framework for developing smart libraries in transformation in South Africa. The framework will be useful to…

A critical review of work values: a bibliometric analysis

Manjeet Solanki, Kuldeep Chaudhary, Nisha Chauhan

This study aims to empirically examine the research related to work values published in the two major databases Scopus and Web of Science.

Mobile advertising research: a comprehensive domain mapping analysis of 22 years (2001 – 2022)

Mudit Gera, Dharminder Kumar Batra, Vinod Kumar

This paper aims to understand the scholarly contributions to mobile advertising by analyzing the publishing trend from 2001 to 2022 from the documents indexed in the Scopus…

Analyzing the online public sentiments related to Russia-Ukraine war over Twitter

Rahat Gulzar, Sumeer Gul, Manoj Kumar Verma, Mushtaq Ahmad Darzi, Farzana Gulzar, Sheikh Shueb

Sharing and obtaining information over social media has enabled people to express their opinions regarding any event. Since the tweets regarding the Russia-Ukraine war were…

AI-enabled human capital management (HCM) software adoption using full consistency method (FUCOM): evidence from banking industry

Rama Shankar Yadav, Sema Kayapinar Kaya, Abhay Pant, Anurag Tiwari

Artificial intelligence (AI)-based human capital management (HCM) software solutions represent a potentially effective way to leverage and streamline a bank’s human resources…

A scientometrics analysis of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (EDIA) literature in library and information science profession

Murtaza Ashiq, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Nosheen Fatima Warraich

Equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility (EDIA) are the core values of librarianship. This study aims to examine the EDIA literature in the library and information science…

Enablers and impact of social innovation in higher education institutes: a futuristic perspective

Bilal Afsar, Basheer M. AlGhazali

Social innovation is a nascent field. Within research on social innovation, the context of higher education has largely been ignored. To better understand social innovation, it is…

Unveiling Dubai’s knowledge economy: a journey toward enhancing knowledge exchange and human capital

Mohamed Ibrahim Al Ali, Osama Khassawneh, Washika Haak-Saheem, Jing Zeng, Tamer K. Darwish

The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors that influence the development of human capital by examining the interplay between different organizational mechanisms…

Open access (OA) publishing behavior of university faculty members from the perspective of decomposed theory of planned behavior (DTPB)

Maryam Tahir Khokhar, Muhammad Rafiq, Amara Malik

Open access (OA) has emerged as a modern academic publishing paradigm that strives to provide all members of society with free access to scholarly knowledge. This study aims to…

Instilling employees with meaning to communicate: servant leadership affecting employee voice behavior through meaning

Muhammad Mumtaz Khan, Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik, Syed Saad Ahmed, Syed Rizwan Ali, Syed Sajid Siraj

This study aims to analyze the connection between servant leadership and the promotive and prohibitive voice behavior of employees. In addition, this study explained how servant…

From traditional advertising to digital marketing: exploring electronic word of mouth through a theoretical lens in the hospitality and tourism industry

Amin Jan, Mehmood Khan, Mian M. Ajmal, Ataul Karim Patwary

Considering the transition of communicational channels from physical to digital spaces, this study aims to provide a theoretical foundation for understanding engagement in…

Investigating the impact of family motivation on promotive voice behavior through the mediating effect of moral engagement

Asif Nawaz, Shuaib Ahmed Soomro, Samar Batool

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of family motivation (FM) on promotive voice behavior (VBPm) and knowledge hiding (KH). The study uses moral disengagement…

Workplace reflections of librarians in India during the COVID pandemic

Sivankutty V.S., Jinu Sudhakaran

Covid-19 pandemic created a series of challenges for all professions, and libraries and library professionals were not spared. This study aims to attempt to analyze how qualified…

An investigation into knowledge management adoption and sustainable competitive advantage in an emerging market economy

Mohammed Almalki, Minwir Al-Shammari

Organizations sustain competitiveness by improving product or service quality, performing efficiently or innovating. This paper aims to investigate the relationship between…

Challenges in identifying studies to include in a systematic literature review: an analysis of the organizational growth and decline topics

Ricardo Dantas, Denise Fleck

This paper aims to check the fragmentation of knowledge across multiple sources of evidence, identifying, scrutinizing and outlining suggestions concerning the challenges…

Determinants of user satisfaction with financial information systems in the digital transformation era: insights from emerging markets

Manaf Al-Okaily, Mahmoud Al-Kofahi, Fadi Shehab Shiyyab, Aws Al-Okaily

Most of the previous studies agree about the significance of user satisfaction in ensuring the endurance of information systems (ISs). Accordingly, it is crucial to investigate…

Exploring issues of online hate speech against minority religious groups in Bangladesh

Minhazur Rahman Rezvi, Md Rakib Hossain

Online hate speech (OHS) is becoming a serious problem worldwide including in Bangladesh. This study aims to understand the nature of OHS against religious groups and explore its…

Technostress and information and communication technology usage among librarians in Nigerian universities

Michael Olorunfemi, Clement Ola Adekoya

This paper aims to investigate technostress and information and communication technology (ICT) usage among librarians in Nigerian universities.

Semantic technology for cultural heritage: a bibliometric-based review

Sudarsan Desul, Rabindra Kumar Mahapatra, Raj Kishore Patra, Mrutyunjay Sethy, Neha Pandey

The purpose of this study is to review the application of semantic technologies in cultural heritage (STCH) to achieve interoperability and enable advanced applications like 3D…

DeLone and McLean’s reformulated information systems success model: a systematic review of available literature in public sector (2011-2022)

Memoona Iqbal, Muhammad Rafiq

DeLone and McLean (D&M) has been amongst the most widely used models to assess the success elements of information systems (IS) since 1992. A decade later in 2003, D&M proposed a…

Information seeking, sharing behaviour, and copyright violations among students in India in the digital age

Subaveerapandiyan A., Priyanka Sinha, Madhuri Kumari, Mohammad Amees

The present study investigates information-sharing behaviour and awareness of students towards the infringement of copyright and associated rights while information sharing. The…

Strategic thinking dimensions between Malaysians’ and Palestinians’ dynamic and complex environment in the banking sector

Maram Alagha, Azni Zarina Binti Taha, Mohd Nazari Bin Ismail

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of the external environment on the strategic thinking dimensions in Malaysia and Palestine on the banking sector.

Research data management services in academic libraries: a comparative study of South Asia and Southeast Asia

Priyanka Sinha, Subaveerapandiyan A., Manoj Kumar Sinha

This study aims to understand the research data management (RDM) services offered by academic libraries in South Asian and Southeast Asian countries. This study aims to evaluate…

Incorporating counterproductive knowledge behaviour in the higher education context: proposing the potential remedies in explaining the faculty members’ performance

Zakky Zamrudi, Margono Setiawan, Dodi Wirawan Irawanto, Mintarti Rahayu

This study aims to seek to understand counterproductive knowledge behaviour (CKB) in higher education institutions (HEIs) by integrating knowledge hiding (KHi) and lack of…

Understanding knowledge hiding in organizations: a bibliometric analysis of research trends between 2005 and 2022

Rayees Farooq, Susanne Durst

Considering the increasing interest devoted to knowledge hiding in the workplace and academic research, the aim of this study is to analyze the existing literature on knowledge…

A systematic literature review (SLR) of circulation methods in academic libraries: proposing QR codes for self-issue/return method

Santosh Kharat, Shubhada Nagarkar, Bhausaheb Panage

The purpose of this study is to systematically examine the existing literature published on the circulation methods used in academic libraries and to discuss a proposed model for…

The rise of scientific literature on Twitter research: a bibliometric analysis and some insights

Aasif Ahmad Mir, Sevukan Rathinam

The study aims to access, monitor and visualize the scientific progress of Twitter-based research through a bibliometric analysis of scientific publications.

The role of social media marketing and social support in developing value co-creation intentions: a Couchsurfing community perspective

Arslan Rafi, Mohsin Abdur Rehman, Shahbaz Sharif, Rab Nawaz Lodhi

This study aims to empirically investigate the pathway to value co-creation intentions through social media marketing, social support and COVID-19 perception in the tourism…

How does responsible leadership enhance work engagement? The roles of knowledge sharing and helping initiative behavior

Hafiz Fawad Ali, Arooba Chaudhary, Talat Islam

This study aims to examine the association between responsible leadership and work engagement through the mediation of knowledge sharing. Further, the study explored the boundary…

Motivating mobile payment adoption during global pandemic: insights from protection motivation and theory of planned behavior

Bidyut Hazarika, Utkarsh Shrivastava, Vivek Kumar Singh, Alan Rea

The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching effects on society and will continue to be a subject of study for researchers in the years to come. Businesses have implemented…

Conceptualizing blockchain in tourism consumer experience: implications for tourism marketing

Sakshi Kathuria, Shashi  , Urvashi Tandon

Digitalization, financial technologies and the internet have rapidly advanced the business ecosystem posing a disruptive threat to how operations are fundamentally performed…

Embracing ICT in academia: adopting and adapting to the new normal pedagogy

Rachana Adtani, Netra Neelam, Rajesh Raut, Amruta Deshpande, Amit Mittal

The use of information and communication technology (ICT) has been improving in education and constantly evolving; however, the recent pandemic has catapulted it. Digital…

Impact of motivation and continuing professional development upon job performance and satisfaction level of reference librarians in Pakistan: an empirical investigation

Khurram Shahzad, Shakeel Ahmad Khan

Motivation of the employees is extensively considered as an antidote for the overall success of the organizations. This study primarily aims to investigate the impact of…

Examining employee performance through knowledge management practices, organisational commitment and capacity building in the Malaysian hotel industry

Ataul Karim Patwary, Nor Rabiatul Adawiyah Nor Azam, Muhammad Umair Ashraf, Abdullah Muhamed Yusoff, Waqas Mehmood, Md Karim Rabiul

The purpose of this study is to examine the role of knowledge management practices, organisational commitment and capacity building on employee performance in the hotel industry…

Are libraries ready to serve gamification tools for teaching and learning? A review based on computational mapping

Swagota Saikia, Sumeer Gul, Manoj Kumar Verma

Gamification is an emerging technique of applying game elements to difficult and tedious learning activities to make them fun and exciting. This study aims to review the…

How does relational attachment mediate the social support – career regret relation?

Natashaa Kaul, Chanakya Kumar, Amruta Deshpande, Amit Mittal

This study aims to examine if relational attachment could be considered as a mediator in the relationship between social support and career regret. The theoretical framework is…

Influence of smart mobile banking services on senior banks’ clients intention to use: moderating role of digital accounting

Adel M. Qatawneh, Mohammed Hassan Makhlouf

The current study aims to examine the influence of smart mobile banking services (SMBS) on senior clients’ intention to use banking applications through the moderating role of…

Staff engagement and perceptions of video games in public libraries in Aotearoa New Zealand

Lisette Templeton, Anne Goulding

This paper aims to investigate public library staff engagement and perceptions of video games and video game services.

Everyday life information seeking behavior of transgender people in Pakistan

Qazi Imran Ahmad, Nosheen Fatima Warraich, Amara Malik

This study aims to investigate the everyday life information seeking behavior of transgender people in Pakistan.

Does funded research have a greater scholarly impact? A study of funded and non-funded research published in high-impact library and information science journals

Altaf Ali, Mohammad Nazim

This study aims to examine the scholarly impact of funded and non-funded research published in ten core library and information science (LIS) journals published in 2016.

Leadership, tacit and explicit knowledge sharing in Saudi Arabian non-profit organizations: the mediating role of organizational commitment

Shahbaz Sharif, Omaima Munawar Albadry, Muhammad Kashif Durrani, Muhammad Hamid Shahbaz

Employees are driven and motivated to exercise knowledge-based resources as a result of leadership. Therefore, this study aims to examine the effect of authentic leadership on…

Uncertainty avoidance and acceptance of the digital payment systems: a partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) approach

Abeer F. Alkhwaldi, Anas Ali Al-Qudah, Hamood Mohammed Al-Hattami, Manaf Al-Okaily, Ahmad Samed Al-Adwan, Bilal Abu-Salih

The purpose of this study is to investigate the determinants that likely influence the intention of using digital payment systems such as the Jordan Mobile Payment (JoMoPay…

Which of the book recommendation sections is the most similar to the user selections in LibraryThing?

Atefeh Momeni, Mitra Pashootanizadeh, Marjan Kaedi

This study aims to determine the most similar set of recommendation books to the user selections in LibraryThing.

Moderating effects of uncertainty on relative brand trust–love

Geeta Marmat

The purpose of this study is to provide information that reflects the true state of affairs and to develop a conceptual model that examines the moderating effect of uncertainty on…

Impact of social media usage on students' academic performance before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka

M.M. Mohamed Mufassirin, M.I. Rifkhan Ahamed, M.S. Mohamed Hisam, Mansoor Mohamed Fazil

Restrictions imposed on freedom of movement and interaction with others due to the COVID-19 pandemic have had the effect of causing many people, especially students, to become…

Moderating role of collaborative technologies on the relationship between virtual knowledge sharing and team effectiveness: lessons from COVID-19

Rayees Farooq, Makhmoor Bashir

This study aims to test the relationship between virtual knowledge sharing (VKS) and team effectiveness (TE) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study also explores the moderating…

The use of human-computer interaction in libraries: a systematic literature review

Amjid Khan, Abid Hussain, Muhammad Zareef

This study aims to analyze the status and application/use of human–computer interaction (HCI) in libraries by conducting a systematic literature review (SLR).

Mapping cyber insurance: a taxonomical study using bibliometric visualization and systematic analysis

Haitham Nobanee, Ahmad Yuosef Alodat, Mehroz Nida Dilshad, Alaa El Sayah, Sondos Nezam Alas’ad, Baraa Omar Al Shalabi, Sara Fadel Alsadi, Noora Mohammed Al Marri, Farzin Kamal Fiza

This study aims to examine the research output on cyber insurance from 2002 to 2021 through an extensive bibliometric analysis. It examines the cyber insurance resources and how…

Mindfulness in leadership research: a performance and temporal analysis of research in the domain

Natashaa Kaul, Amruta Deshpande, Rajesh Raut, Amit Mittal, Deepali Raheja, Sumit Narula

This study aims to conduct a thorough evaluation to offer a modern overview of mindfulness’s performance and conceptual framework in leadership.

Digital exclusion of women: a systematic review

Minu Gupta, Ravi Kiran

This study firstly aims to prepare a hierarchical structure of the barriers contributing to digital exclusion of women. Secondly, the study aims to understand the…

Adoption of food delivery apps during a crisis: exploring an extended technology adoption model

Meenal Arora, Jaya Gupta, Amit Mittal

This study aims to provide insight into consumer behavior regarding the use of food delivery apps when making purchases. To investigate the primary elements affecting users'…

Social determinants of health and health outcomes: a bibliographic review of the scientific literature from 2000 to 2021

Aasif Ali Bhat, Irfana Rashid, Samir Ul Hassan, Pooja Kansra

The purpose of this bibliometric study is to report research output and publications on the social determinants of health and health outcomes. This study condenses numerous…

Records management in institutions of higher education in Africa: a hermeneutic literature review

Kaitano Simwaka, Donald Flywell Malanga, George Chipeta

The study aims to present a hermeneutic literature review on records management practices in institutions of higher education in Africa to inform a prevailing records management…

Tracking progress in the implementation of the Access to Information (ATI) Act

Aubrey Harvey Chaputula

Parliament of Malawi passed the Access to Information (ATI) Bill in 2016 but was operationalised on 3 October 2020. The purpose of this study is to track progress in the…

A cross-cultural comparison of organizational culture: evidence from academic libraries in Vietnam and China

Quan Hoang Nguyen Tran

This study aims to inspect the organizational culture of academic libraries in Vietnam and China, and the objective was to investigate how the academic libraries in Vietnam and…

Data literacy training needs of researchers at South African universities

Mathew Moyo, Siviwe Bangani

The aim of this study was to determine data literacy (DL) training needs of researchers at South African public universities. The outcome of this study would assist librarians and…

A bibliometric analysis of library automation software research from 2001-2022: evidence from the Web of Science (WoS)

Muhammad Naveed, Nusrat Ali, Shakeel Ahmad Khan, Khurram Shahzad

The purpose of this study is to conduct a bibliometric analysis to discover the published information on the subject of “Library Automation Software.”

Corporate archives in the wild

Jinfang Niu

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the archives management practices and needs of corporations that do not employ professional archivists and propose strategies for…

The use of blockchain technology to build smart cities: creating public value in Kuwait

Afnan Alkhaldi, Huda Alrashidi, Khawla Alhasan, Ahmad Alsadeeqi, Abdullah Alshami

The purpose of this study is to understand the public value of the government of Kuwait using blockchain technology to develop the capabilities of smart cities.

Latent topics identification from the articles of Sri Lankan authors using LDA

S. Ravikumar, Bidyut Bikash Boruah, Fullstar Lamin Gayang

The purpose of the study is to identify the latent topics from 9102 Web of Science (WoS) indexed research articles published in 2645 journals of the Sri Lankan authors from 1989…

Examining teachers’ satisfaction with the new normal in a disruptive online hospitality, travel, and tourism education system

Tanusree Chakraborty, Harveen Bhandari, Amit Mittal

The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of teachers’ performance expectancy, teachers’ effort expectancy, teachers’ performance anxiety, teachers’ engagement, perceived…

Unveiling the tourist’s social media cycle: use of social media during travel decision-making

Shruti Gulati

This study aims to explore when and for what purpose is social media used by tourists in their decision-making; and to further interpret the nature of such usage.

iRelevancy: a framework to identify the relevancy of a social media message to a disaster

Annie Singla, Rajat Agrawal

This study aims to propose a novel deep learning (DL)-based framework, iRelevancy, for identifying the disaster relevancy of a social media (SM) message.

Relationship between misinformation spreading behaviour and true/false judgments and literacy: an empirical analysis of COVID-19 vaccine and political misinformation in Japan

Shinichi Yamaguchi, Tsukasa Tanihara

In recent years, the social impact of misinformation has intensified. The purpose of this study is to clarify the mechanism by which misinformation spreads in society.

Protean career orientation and job search: investigating the mediating role of career optimism in mentoring relationships

Zhenxing Gong, Faheem Gul Gilal, Rukhsana Gul Gilal, Agha Jahanzeb

Protean career orientation is a key element that helps explain why workers plan and manage their careers. In the field of nursing, a protean career orientation assists nurses in…

Digital literacy skills among African library and information science professionals – an exploratory study

Subaveerapandiyan A., Priyanka Sinha, Jeremiah Emeka Ugwulebo

This study aims to assess the digital literacy of African library and information science (LIS) professionals. Digital literacy skills are required in the digital library…

A new digital literacy framework to mitigate misinformation in social media infodemic

Lilian Anthonysamy, Pravina Sivakumar

This study aims to examine how digital literacy competency can mitigate misinformation in social media among young adults. In recent years, concerns over misinformation have…

Mapping human resource management scholarly literature through bibliometric lenses: a case study of library and information science

Javaid Ahmad Wani, Shabir Ahmad Ganaie

This study aims to map the scholarly literature on human resource management (HRM) publishing intensity in journals listed in Web of Science (WOS) under the subject category…

The role of leadership skills in organisational citizenship behaviour at Vietnamese libraries: organisational culture as a mediator

Quan Hoang Nguyen Tran

This research aims to explore the influence of leadership skills (technical, human and conceptual) on organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) with the mediating role of…

Publication bias in meta-analyses of the therapeutic efficacy of remdesivir interventions for patients with COVID-19

Hossein Motahari-Nezhad, Aslan Sadeghdaghighi

No comprehensive statistical assessment of publication bias has been conducted in remdesivir-based intervention research for COVID-19 patients. This study aims to examine all…

Marketing of electronic resources by universities and colleges in Tanzania

Paul Samwel Muneja

This study aims to evaluate Web-based tools that are potentially used by universities and college libraries to market e-resources in Tanzania.

An exploration of perceptions and use of misinformation on the social Web in Oman

Ahmed Maher Khafaga Shehata, Mohammed Nasser Al-Suqri, Jamal Alsalmi, Nour Eldin Osman, Said Alrashdi, Mustafa Ali Khalaf

The purpose of this study is to investigate individuals’ perceptions and behavior when dealing with misinformation on social media platforms. While misinformation is not a new…

Digital data sets management in university libraries: challenges and opportunities

Naimat Ullah Shah, Salman Bin Naeem, Robina Bhatti

The study aims to identify the prospects and challenges associated with current practices regarding digital data sets management in university libraries in Pakistan.

An exploratory study of university librarians’ perceptions on causes and deterrents of plagiarism: a Pakistani perspective

Faiqa Mansoor, Kanwal Ameen, Alia Arshad

The role of academic libraries in dissemination of information and facilitating research of academic community is well-established world over. However, a significant role of…

Measuring the research funding landscape: a case study of BRICS nations

Sheikh Shueb, Sumeer Gul

The purpose of this study is to determine the funding ratio of BRICS nations in various research areas. The leading funding institutions that support research in the developing…

Revisiting the determinants of knowledge-sharing behavior in organizations: a meta-analytic structural equation model application

Zeinab Zaremohzzabieh, Roziah Mohd Rasdi

The existing literature on knowledge-sharing (KS) behavior in the organizational context demonstrates that there is diversity, if not divergence, in understanding KS. Thus, this…

Knowledge sharing through empowering leadership: the roles of psychological empowerment and learning goal orientation

Areela Khatoon, Saif Ur Rehman, Talat Islam, Yasir Ashraf

Knowledge sharing has become necessary for organizations as it is a source of competitive advantage. Therefore, this study aims to investigate how empowering leadership through…

Analysis of COVID-19 Gov PK app user reviews to determine online privacy concerns of Pakistani citizens

Ussama Yaqub, Tauqeer Saleem, Salma Zaman

The purpose of this paper is to explore the reaction of Pakistani citizens toward online privacy in the context of the Pakistan Government's COVID-19 app privacy breach.

Personal information management practices: how scientists find and organize information

Abdus Sattar Chaudhry, Bibi M. Alajmi

To take full advantage of the unprecedented availability of information on networks and digital systems, professionals need to be comfortable finding information relevant to the…

Understanding and preserving Indigenous agricultural knowledge: a suggested way forward for future research

Chris Radcliffe, Cesidio Parissi

Indigenous farmers have, for centuries, applied practices which maintained resilient and sustainable landscapes. Thus, understanding and preserving the agricultural knowledge of…

Unveiling the impact of YouTube advertising on the cognitive attitude of Indian millennials

Anubha Anubha, Daviender Narang, Himanshu Sharma

YouTube (YT) has become a trend among millennials, and thus, marketers are trying to harness the power of it to communicate with them. Global marketers need to understand the…

Gender representation on the editorial boards of Library and Information Science journals

Lambodara Parabhoi, Manoj Kumar Verma, Rebecca Susan Dewey

This paper aims to determine the gender composition of journal editorial boards in the field of library and information science and to identify trends in the gender composition of…

Artificial intelligence: the way ahead for employee engagement in corporate India

Manisha Saxena, Dharmesh K. Mishra

Employee engagement (EE) can result in multiple positive impacts not only on the individual and his/her team but also on the organisational and financial outcome of the business…

DisDSS: a novel Web-based smart disaster management system for determining the nature of a social media message for decision-making using deep learning – case study of COVID-19

Annie Singla, Rajat Agrawal

This paper aims to propose DisDSS: a Web-based smart disaster management (DM) system for decision-making that will assist disaster professionals in determining the nature of…

Evaluation of factors determining the development and progress of library and information science in different Pakistani universities

Suhaib Hussain Shah, Lei Pei, Tianyu Chen

The field of library and information sciences (LIS) is crucial to our educational system. Across the globe, the LIS systems operate at varying levels and rates of efficiency. One…

Evaluating the quality of public administration institutes’ websites in the Arab world

Raed Ababneh, Lamis Alrefaie

This study aims to investigate the quality level of the leading three Public Administration Institutes’ (PAIs) websites in the Arab world.

Promoting traditional ikat textiles: ethnographic perspectives on indigenous knowledge, cultural heritage preservation and ethnic identity

Atcharee Chantamool, Choopug Suttisa, Thom Gatewongsa, Apiradee Jansaeng, Narongsak Rawarin, Hanvedes Daovisan

This study aims to explore how indigenous knowledge, cultural heritage preservation and ethnic identity influence the production of traditional ikat textiles in northeast Thailand.

Sources of information and the influence of misinformation on COVID-19 vaccine uptake hesitancy among frontline workers in Tanzania: evidences from Dar es Salaam and Dodoma

Juma James Masele, Elia Daud

This study aims to assess the sources of COVID-19 information respondents relied for COVID-19 pandemic information access and use, forms of misinformation and their influence on…

A systematic review of the available literature on the use of social media in brain tumor

Hossein Motahari-Nezhad

The use of social media is one of the new technological options that has been recommended as a potential new strategy for delivering high-quality, high-value cancer prevention and…

Comparing virtual political campaigns with traditional political campaigns: evidence from Kuwait during the COVID-19 pandemic

Rashed Alhaimer

This study aims to focus on how virtual campaigns are affecting voters in the elections of Kuwait, as well as whether such virtual campaigns will replace traditional campaigns in…

Diffusion of intellectual property knowledge in Zimbabwean universities: tools, programmes and strategies

Sibongile Ngwenya, Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha

This paper aims to explore the diffusion of Intellectual Property (IP) knowledge in universities in Zimbabwe. Specifically, the study examines the tools, policies, programmes and…

How publication timelines effect the impact metrics: studying the influence of submission to first decision and submission to acceptance on impact factor and 5-year impact factor of journals

Yasir Rashid Lone, Ubaid Ullah Shah, Suhail Ahmad Bhat, Rabiya Mushtaq, Sumeer Gul

The purpose of the study is to analyze the impact of the Publication Timeline, i.e. Submission to First Decision and Submission to Acceptance on Journal Metrics, i.e. Impact…

Transforming libraries into learning collaborative hubs: the current state of physical spaces and the perceptions of Greek librarians concerning implementation of the “Learning Commons” model

Angeliki Garoufali, Emmanouel Garoufallou

With the technological innovation dominating higher education, the university libraries, as physical spaces, continue to play a crucial role in connecting students with knowledge…

Chatbots, virtual-try-on (VTO), e-WOM: modeling the determinants of attitude’ and continued intention with PEEIM as moderator in online shopping

Urvashi Tandon

The purpose of this study is to develop an empirical model by understanding the relative significance of interactive technological forces, such as chatbots, virtual try-on…

Digital information channels during the COVID-19 global health emergency through a situational awareness lens: a study of Pakistani citizens

Ayesha Khalid, Nosheen Fatima Warraich, Irfan Ali

The main aim of this study was to know the role of digital information and communication channels in developing citizens’ understanding regarding COVID-19 with reference to…

Accessing information during the COVID-19 pandemic era: a study of GCC citizens and noncitizens

Maali Alghnimi, Humoud Alqashan

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new disease that has led to rapid and dramatic global changes. This study aims to investigate how Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) citizens…

Measuring altmetric events: the need for longer observation period and article level computations

Mousumi Karmakar, Vivek Kumar Singh, Sumit Kumar Banshal

This paper aims to explore the impact of the data observation period on the computation of altmetric measures like velocity index (VI) and half-life. Furthermore, it also attempts…

Exploration of LIS professionals efforts in Pakistan towards the improvements of technological competencies in 21st century

Suhaib Hussain Shah, Naimat Ullah Shah, Akira Jbeen

The purpose of this qualitative study is to investigate/review the skills required for library and information science (LIS) professionals in the 21st century and to propose an…

Psychometric analysis of Integrated Digital Library User Success (IDLUS) Scale in academic digital library environment

Memoona Iqbal, Muhammad Rafiq

The purpose of this study is to execute the application of confirmatory factor analysis in structural equation modeling, to investigate the reliability and validity of the…

The level of digital competencies for the provision of smart information service at academic libraries in Jordan

Faten Hamad, Maha Al-Fadel, Ahmed Maher Khafaga Shehata

Technological advancement has forced academic libraries to change their traditional services and routines by adopting emerging technologies to respond to the changing information…

A longitudinal study on knowledge organization publications: using hierarchical clustering and multidimensional scaling

Farshid Danesh, Somayeh Ghavidel

The purpose of this study was a longitudinal study on knowledge organization (KO) realm structure and cluster concepts and emerging KO events based on co-occurrence analysis.

GLAM metadata in museums and university collections: a state-of-the-art (Spain and other European countries)

Marina Salse, Javier Guallar-Delgado, Núria Jornet-Benito, Maria Pilar Mateo Bretos, Josep Oriol Silvestre-Canut

The purpose of this study is to determine which metadata schemas are used in the museums and university collections of the main universities in Spain and other European countries…

Media, interpersonal communication, personal characteristics and online participation for climate change: structural equation modelling to determine digital discourse in Pakistan

Mudassar Hussain, Noshina Saleem, Mian Ahmad Hanan, Rab Nawaz Lodhi

The purpose of this study is to fill the gap by researching the direct effects of media and personal characteristics on online participation in climate change, indirect effects…

Global research on digital divide during the past two decades: a bibliometric study of Web of Science indexed literature

Nilaranjan Barik

This study aims to examine the research output on digital divide from 2001 to 2020 and measure the qualitative and quantitative growth of literature during the stated period by…

Indian languages, print journals and the UGC-CARE project

Shubhada Nagarkar, Archana Thakur, Monali Mane, Prajakta Nagare

The purpose of this study is to examine Indian language journals published in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS) included in the UGC-CARE list, which is an initiative of…

Modelling barriers to wearable technologies in Indian context: validating the moderating role of technology literacy

Balraj Verma, Urvashi Tandon

The purpose of this study is to examine diverse risks and barriers that influence customers' attitude leading to their actual use of wearable devices in India. This study used…

A tree dries from the top: how manager’s knowledge hiding is morally disengaging employees to hide knowledge

Muhammad Mumtaz Khan, Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik, Syed Saad Ahmed, Tahir Islam

The purpose of this study was to explicate how leaders’ knowledge hiding results in employees’ knowledge hiding. In addition, the study was intended to explore under what…

Effect of motivating language on employee performance: mediating role of organisational citizenship behaviour and employee engagement in the healthcare sector

Sovia R.J. Singh, Kulwant Kumar Sharma, Amit Mittal, Pawan Kumar Chand

This study aims to examine the effect of motivating language on employee performance and assesses the mediating roles of organisational citizenship behaviour and employee…

Mapping the desktop research in Pakistan: a bibliometric analysis

Nazia Wahid, Usama Amin, Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Nadeem Siddique, Nosheen Fatima Warraich

This study aims to map the “Desktop Research” (DR) output in Pakistan, as part of the growing field of research globally. It also ascertains the productive institutions and…

How was the coronavirus vaccine accepted on Twitter? A computational analysis using big data in Japan

Tsukasa Tanihara, Shinichi Yamaguchi

This study aims to reveal how the COVID-19 vaccine was accepted in the Japanese Twitter-sphere. This study explores how the topics related to the vaccine promotion project changed…

eHealth literacy among online health consumers in Jordan

Basil Alzougool

This study aims to examine the eHealth literacy level among online health consumers (OHC) in Jordan and identified variables predicting their eHealth literacy level as well.

Blockchain applications in supply chain management: a systematic review of reviews

Mohd Ziyauddin Khan, Ashwani Kumar, Aditya Kumar Sahu

A fragmented research field exists on the applications of disruptive technologies like blockchain in supply chain management. Thus, the purpose of this study is to present a…

Predicting song genre with deep learning

Antonijo Marijić, Marina Bagić Babac

Genre classification of songs based on lyrics is a challenging task even for humans, however, state-of-the-art natural language processing has recently offered advanced solutions…

Information literacy and relation to workplace: a review of the literature

Hamed Mohamed Al-Azri, Nabhan Alharrasi, Ali Saif Al-Aufi

This study provides a critical review of the literature on information literacy in the workplace and its relevant issues. The purpose of this study is to examine two elements: how…

A study on mediation effect of relationship quality outcome between customer relationship management and mutual fund decision

Suman Kumar Deb, Ruchi Jain, Sridhar Manohar, Sanjiv Marwah

Usage of updated technology is continuously empowering customer relationship management (CRM) to be convenient and user friendly, where customers are kept engaged with knowledge…

A bibliometric analysis of Library Review trends

Kenneth Cosh, Sakgasit Ramingwong, Lachana Ramingwong

This paper aims to identify and understand changing research themes within this field and apply a novel technique for text mining.

Implementation of legislative framework governing records management throughout the life cycle in the Limpopo provincial government of South Africa

Ouma Malatji, Ngoako Solomon Marutha

This study aims to investigate a framework for implementation of legislative framework governing records management throughout the life cycle in the Limpopo provincial government…

Build trust in the organization because it matters: exploring the nexus of enablers of organizational trust through DEMATEL

Rinki Dahiya

Researchers have worked diligently to find the factors that foster organizational trust, but the causal relationships between the enablers of organizational trust have remained…