Search Results - "The Journal of academic librarianship"

University libraries response to COVID-19 pandemic: A developing country perspective by Rafiq, Muhammad, Batool, Syeda Hina, Ali, Amna Farzand, Ullah, Midrar

“…The purpose of this study was to explore the university libraries' response during the COVID-19 pandemic and determine their working practices, services…”
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Readiness for Online Learning during COVID-19 pandemic: A survey of Pakistani LIS students by Rafique, Ghulam Murtaza, Mahmood, Khalid, Warraich, Nosheen Fatima, Rehman, Shafiq Ur

“…This study was designed to determine the perceived online learning readiness (OLR) of LIS (Library and Information Sciences) / IM (Information Management)…”
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Information literacy and fake news: How the field of librarianship can help combat the epidemic of fake news by De Paor, Saoirse, Heravi, Bahareh

“…This paper studies how the field of librarianship can help counteract the phenomenon of fake news and misinformation. A literature review was conducted to…”
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Covid – 19 pandemic and the future of Nigeria's university system: The quest for libraries' relevance by Ifijeh, Goodluck, Yusuf, Felicia

“…The paper examined the role of academic libraries in the evolving paradigm shift in teaching methodologies in Nigerian universities as a result of the outbreak…”
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Transformation of libraries during Covid-19 pandemic: A systematic review by Ashiq, Murtaza, Jabeen, Farhat, Mahmood, Khalid

“…This study analyze academic library services during Covid-19 pandemic (2020 and 2021), as well as the challenges they face, emerging library roles, and the…”
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The higher education environment driving academic library strategy: A political, economic, social and technological (PEST) analysis by Cox, John

“…The higher education environment is a key operating context for academic libraries and many political, economic, social and technological (PEST) factors shape…”
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The fake news wave: Academic libraries' battle against misinformation during COVID-19 by Bangani, Siviwe

“…This study employed qualitative research methods to establish the contribution of academic libraries to the fight against fake news in South Africa. The…”
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An Alert to COVID-19 Literature in Predatory Publishing Venues by Teixeira da Silva, Jaime A.

“…The COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to a flood of papers and preprints, has placed multiple challenges on academic publishing, the most obvious one being…”
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Librarians against fake news: A systematic literature review of library practices (Jan. 2018–Sept. 2020) by Revez, Jorge, Corujo, Luís

“…This study's purpose is to systematically review the literature to identify the most recent library practices against fake news. Libraries are perceived as an…”
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What Value Do Journal Whitelists and Blacklists Have in Academia? by Teixeira da Silva, Jaime A., Tsigaris, Panagiotis

“…This paper aims to address the issue of predatory publishing, sensu lato. To achieve this, we offer our perspectives, starting initially with some background…”
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Do digital students show an inclination toward continuous use of academic library applications? A case study by Rafique, Hamaad, Alroobaea, Roobaea, Munawar, Bilal Ahmed, Krichen, Moez, Rubaiee, Saeed, Bashir, Ali Kashif

“…Rapid use of internet-based applications like mobile library applications (MLA) are depicting the modern era of digital students and literature broadly…”
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Library support for student mental health and well-being in the UK: Before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by Cox, Andrew, Brewster, Liz

“…Libraries increasingly seek to support the mental health and well-being of students. This study reports on the results of a survey examining the range of such…”
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Library consultations and a global pandemic: An analysis of consultation difficulty during COVID-19 across multiple factors by Anderson, Raeda, Fisher, Katherine, Walker, Jeremy

“…The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between librarians' perception of the difficulty of patron consultations and a variety of factors that…”
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Information literacy education during the pandemic: The cases of academic libraries in Chinese top universities by Guo, Jinchi, Huang, Jie

“…The outbreak of COVID-19 poses new challenges to information literacy education. Facing the worldwide pandemic, academic libraries in various countries are…”
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Leadership styles and AI acceptance in academic libraries in higher education by Shal, Tarek, Ghamrawi, Norma, Naccache, Hiba

“…This study explored the relationship between the leadership styles adopted by academic librarians and their openness to artificial intelligence (AI). The…”
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Cabells' Predatory Reports criteria: Assessment and proposed revisions by Teixeira da Silva, Jaime A., Moradzadeh, Mina, Yamada, Yuki, Dunleavy, Daniel J., Tsigaris, Panagiotis

“…Cabell Publishing Co. (herein Cabells), a private Texas-based US company, filled a void left after the shutdown of Jeffrey Beall's blacklists or watchlists…”
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Student well-being matters: Academic library support for the whole student by Bladek, Marta

“…In response to a marked increase in the prevalence and severity of mental health problems among college students over the last decade, colleges and…”
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Online health information seeking and digital health literacy among information and learning resources undergraduate students by Abdoh, Esra

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, students have trouble coping with the available health information regarding the coronavirus in their daily lives because of…”
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Artificial Intelligence in academic library strategy in the United Kingdom and the Mainland of China by Huang, Yingshen, Cox, Andrew M., Cox, John

“…There is growing recognition of the value of applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) in libraries. This study explores how academic libraries have responded to…”
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“Who says I am coping”: The emotional affect of New Jersey academic librarians during the COVID-19 pandemic by Salvesen, Linda, Berg, Cara

“…The COVID-19 pandemic introduced a seismic shift to academic libraries. The state of New Jersey, one of the earliest affected regions in the United States,…”
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