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- Collection: International Journal of Librarianship (IJoL)
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Local Content In Information Management: The Story of the Celebrated Content of the First University Library in Nigeria
This article is an opinion paper on the pride of place of the nationally and internationally patronised and hence, celebrated contents of the Kenneth Dike Library (KDL) of the University of Ibadan, the first university library in Nigeria. The work…
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Managing a Sustainable Work-from-Home Scheme: Library Resiliency in Times of Pandemic
The resiliency of librarians is tested once again with the devastating occurrence of the pandemic situation worldwide. As a result of the global scare, many libraries have shut down as prescribed by the governments to minimize physical contact and…
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Measuring an Academic Library’s Performance and Service: A Case Study in Georgia Southern University Library
This paper shares the Georgia Southern University Library’s experience of LibQUAL in user-centered and service-oriented academic learning environment. On the basis of reviewing the library literature on LibQUAL, this study presents the process of…
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Message From Editor-in-Chief
Message From Editor-in-Chief, vol. 1 no. 1 (2016), editorial
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Modeling Time-to-Acceptance for ISI-Indexed Journals in the Profession of Library and Information Science
There are many factors affecting review duration after a paper has been submitted to a journal. Developing a time-to-acceptance model of each journal for the whole time span from submission to acceptance can help researchers when they are selecting…
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Modularity in FOLIO: Principles, Techniques and Tools
From its earliest inception, FOLIO was conceived not as an ILS (Integrated Library System), but as a true Services Platform, composed of many independent but interdependent modules, and forming a foundation on which an ILS or other library software…
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More Than a Number: Measuring Value and ROI in a Library Microgrant Program
The objective of this study was to identify whether the internal microgrant program at the University of Houston Libraries provided a suitable return on investment. This study identified three criteria for assessing return on investment from library…
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Name Authority Control in Digital Humanities: Building a Name Authority Database of Shanghai Library
Libraries as a type of social institution have a long history of collecting, preserving and spreading the knowledge of mankind and have cumulated a vast amount of highly structured data conforming to library and information standards. Among these…
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Overview of Development and Recent Trends in Bibliometrics and Research Evaluation
This paper is an overview of bibliometrics, a subfield of library and information science. It briefly explains what bibliometrics is and why it is important in research evaluation and impact analysis. It summarizes the latest development and trends…
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Perception of Librarians on COVID-19 Information and Sensitization: Challenges and Change Agenda
Librarians across Africa have had to portray proactive measures in combating the spread of Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic. They were faced with the probability of how libraries would function amidst employees calling for closures while seeking for…
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Your Place in the Universe
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