Librarianship in the South

Internationalization of LIS program through strategic partnership

Mansor, Yushiana and Ismail, Nooraini | 2009
  • Author(s): Mansor, Yushiana and Ismail, Nooraini
  • Publisher: Authors]
  • Pages: 137--144
  • Keywords: library education, marketing, international librarianship, malaysia
The paper reports on the recent development at the Department of Library and Information Science (DLIS), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in the effort to enhance the marketability of its graduates.

Using RSS feeds and e-alerts to increase user awareness of e-resources in library and information centers

Mansuri, Imran | 2010]
  • Author(s): Mansuri, Imran
  • Publisher: E-prints in library and information science (E-LIS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: libraries, information sources
Library professionals do not have sufficient time to conduct comprehensive online searches on regular basis to locate the latest information relevant to areas of specialty of their users. RSS Feeds and e-Alerts can be used as a current awareness service tool in a library environment.

Status of open access repositories in SAARC countries : a picture from openDOAR and ROAR

Maqbool, Tabasum and Mushtaq, Muzamil | 2012
  • Author(s): Maqbool, Tabasum and Mushtaq, Muzamil
  • Publisher: Aggarwal college]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: electronic publishing, data bases, scholarly publishing, scientific literature, asia
The paper outlines the growth and development of open repositories (ORs) in South Asia, exploring various facets of ORs and their overall development in the region. The study provides a detailed description of ORs in terms of country and content type, reuse policies, and language diversity etc.

Freedom of access to information : thoughts, actions and culture of library staff in Fiji

Mar, Gwen Noeline | 2009
  • Author(s): Mar, Gwen Noeline
  • Publisher: [Author]
  • Pages: 191--199
  • Keywords: information services, information needs, librarians, fiji

Better understanding teaching faculty's beliefs and behaviour towards information literacy : the University of the South Pacific perspective : final report

Mar-Rounds, Gwen | [2012]
  • Author(s): Mar-Rounds, Gwen
  • Publisher: International federation of library associations and institutions (IFLA)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: libraries, information sources, education, scientific and technical information
Research was conducted to better understand information literacy from the perspective of faculty staff through their awareness of the concept and their tendency to incorporate such a concept into teaching, and to assess the potential for partnerships between librarians and faculty staff.
 

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