Author: Yusuf Aliyu Olugbenga
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Career training has recently attracted ample attention from researchers from various fields of studies. The objectives of this study is to examine the training needs, problems faced and factors that determine training needs of librarians handling Islamic collections in Malaysian academic libraries. The study adopted the use of questionnaire survey to gather responses from librarians in order to understand the skills, knowledge and abilities (SKAs) of the librarians handling Islamic collections in Malaysian academic libraries. Furthermore, the study determines the existing gaps of knowledge among the librarians. The study adopted the quantitative research method to elicit responses from 36 librarians from 5 academic libraries in Selangor Malaysia. The study found out that factors that determine training needs include library goals and objectives, individual job characteristics, library management supports and quality of services rendered by the library. The study also found out and discussed the problems faced by librarians handling Islamic collections in Malaysian academic libraries. The major problem encountered by the librarians is associated with understanding of Arabic language (spoken and writing). Other problems include management, organisation and classifications of Islamic monograph, serials, manuscripts and multimedia.
Training Needs of Librarians Handling Islamic Collections in Malaysia Academic Libraries
Author: Yusuf Aliyu Olugbenga
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Career training has recently attracted ample attention from researchers from various fields of studies. The objectives of this study is to examine the training needs, problems faced and factors that determine training needs of librarians handling Islamic collections in Malaysian academic libraries. The study adopted the use of questionnaire survey to gather responses from librarians in order to understand the skills, knowledge and abilities (SKAs) of the librarians handling Islamic collections in Malaysian academic libraries. Furthermore, the study determines the existing gaps of knowledge among the librarians. The study adopted the quantitative research method to elicit responses from 36 librarians from 5 academic libraries in Selangor Malaysia. The study found out that factors that determine training needs include library goals and objectives, individual job characteristics, library management supports and quality of services rendered by the library. The study also found out and discussed the problems faced by librarians handling Islamic collections in Malaysian academic libraries. The major problem encountered by the librarians is associated with understanding of Arabic language (spoken and writing). Other problems include management, organisation and classifications of Islamic monograph, serials, manuscripts and multimedia.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Career training has recently attracted ample attention from researchers from various fields of studies. The objectives of this study is to examine the training needs, problems faced and factors that determine training needs of librarians handling Islamic collections in Malaysian academic libraries. The study adopted the use of questionnaire survey to gather responses from librarians in order to understand the skills, knowledge and abilities (SKAs) of the librarians handling Islamic collections in Malaysian academic libraries. Furthermore, the study determines the existing gaps of knowledge among the librarians. The study adopted the quantitative research method to elicit responses from 36 librarians from 5 academic libraries in Selangor Malaysia. The study found out that factors that determine training needs include library goals and objectives, individual job characteristics, library management supports and quality of services rendered by the library. The study also found out and discussed the problems faced by librarians handling Islamic collections in Malaysian academic libraries. The major problem encountered by the librarians is associated with understanding of Arabic language (spoken and writing). Other problems include management, organisation and classifications of Islamic monograph, serials, manuscripts and multimedia.
Islamic Collections Management in Malaysia Academic Libraries
Librarianship and Information Science in the Islamic World, 1966-1999
Author: Sterling Joseph Coleman
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810851795
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Country-by-country, this comprehensive, annotated bibliography brings together the vast number of articles, books, conference papers, theses, dissertations, and reports that have been written about librarianship in the Islamic World during the past fifty years. It highlights sources published on a wide variety of library and information science related topics including academic libraries, bibliometrics, cataloging, collection development, exhibitions, finance, gray literature, indexing, information communication, information science, library staff, literacy, management, national libraries, networks, online databases, periodicals control, preservation, public relations, reference work, research, school libraries, security, technical services, and user training.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810851795
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Country-by-country, this comprehensive, annotated bibliography brings together the vast number of articles, books, conference papers, theses, dissertations, and reports that have been written about librarianship in the Islamic World during the past fifty years. It highlights sources published on a wide variety of library and information science related topics including academic libraries, bibliometrics, cataloging, collection development, exhibitions, finance, gray literature, indexing, information communication, information science, library staff, literacy, management, national libraries, networks, online databases, periodicals control, preservation, public relations, reference work, research, school libraries, security, technical services, and user training.
Librarians' perceptions of their continuing professional development needs
Author: Mumtaz Ali Anwar
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Academic libraries
Languages : ms
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Academic libraries
Languages : ms
Pages : 56
Book Description
Digital Libraries: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities
Author: Shigeo Sugimoto
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3540493778
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 587
Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2006, held in Kyoto, Japan in November 2006. The 46 revised full papers, 14 revised short papers, and 6 poster papers include coverage of information extraction, information retrieval, metadata, architectures for digital libraries and archives, ontologies, information seeking, cultural heritage and e-learning.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3540493778
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 587
Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2006, held in Kyoto, Japan in November 2006. The 46 revised full papers, 14 revised short papers, and 6 poster papers include coverage of information extraction, information retrieval, metadata, architectures for digital libraries and archives, ontologies, information seeking, cultural heritage and e-learning.
Global Library and Information Science
Author: Ismail Abdullahi
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110413167
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 641
Book Description
This 2nd edition of the highly successful Global Library and Information Science presents an up-to-date review of international librarianship and library science through insightful and well written chapters contributed by experts and scholars from all regions of the world. The role of public, academic, special, school libraries, as well as library and information science education are presented from the early development to the present time. Its lively, readable approach will help the reader to understand librarianship in Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and North America. Edited by Ismail Abdullahi, Professor of Global Library and Information Science, this book is a must-read by library science students and teachers, librarians, and anyone interested in Global Librarianship.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110413167
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 641
Book Description
This 2nd edition of the highly successful Global Library and Information Science presents an up-to-date review of international librarianship and library science through insightful and well written chapters contributed by experts and scholars from all regions of the world. The role of public, academic, special, school libraries, as well as library and information science education are presented from the early development to the present time. Its lively, readable approach will help the reader to understand librarianship in Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and North America. Edited by Ismail Abdullahi, Professor of Global Library and Information Science, this book is a must-read by library science students and teachers, librarians, and anyone interested in Global Librarianship.
Current Research in Library & Information Science
Library & Information Science Abstracts
Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Conference on Library & Information Education & Practice 2011 (A-LIEP 2011)
Author: Fuziah Mohd. Nadzar
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Information management
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Information management
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
Handbook of Research on Digital Libraries: Design, Development, and Impact
Author: Theng, Yin-Leng
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1599048809
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
"This book is an in-depth collection aimed at developers and scholars of research articles from the expanding field of digital libraries"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1599048809
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
"This book is an in-depth collection aimed at developers and scholars of research articles from the expanding field of digital libraries"--Provided by publisher.