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The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic: Reflections on the Roles of Librarians and Information Professionals.

Health Information and Libraries Journal, 2020
This Regular Feature explores the role of health science librarians in the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 has spread rapidly all over the world. All major cities around the globe are in lockdown.
M. Ali, Peter Gatiti
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Artificial intelligence tools and perspectives of university librarians: An overview

Business Information Review, 2020
The main purpose of this paper is to assess and examine the possible application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in Pakistani academic libraries, particularly those areas of library technical and library user services where AI could be applied in ...
M. Ali, Salaman Bin Naeem, R. Bhatti
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The effect of librarians’ digital skills on technology acceptance in academic libraries in Jordan

Journal of Library and Information Sciences, 2020
Digital skills are necessary to work and manage electronic library infrastructures and services. Accordingly, there is an urgent need for assessing the level of digital skills among librarians at academic libraries in Jordan.
F. Hamad, Maha Al-Fadel, H. Fakhouri
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Robots are coming to the libraries: are librarians ready to accommodate them?

Library Hi Tech News, 2020
Purpose This paper aims to examine the coming of robots to libraries and the readiness of their hosts who are the librarians in welcoming and accommodating them.
A. Tella
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Perceived influence of work relationship, work load and physical work environment on job satisfaction of librarians in South-West, Nigeria

, 2020
The purpose of this study is to investigate the composite influence of perceived work relationship, work load and physical work environment on the job satisfaction of librarians in South-West, Nigeria.,The study adopted a descriptive survey design.
S. N. Anasi
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What knowledge and attitudes inform public librarians’ interactions with library patrons in crisis?

Journal of Library and Information Sciences, 2020
Using a thematic analysis, this article explores the knowledge and attitudes that inform public librarians’ interactions with people in crisis. Through five focus groups with 22 librarians at a large urban public library system, the study addresses how ...
Rachel D. Williams, Lydia P. Ogden
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Faculty Perceptions of Academic Librarians: Experts, Connectors, and Resource Stewards

New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2020
A survey concerning perceptions of academic librarians was conducted at a large, 4-year university with three populations: librarians, faculty, and undergraduate students.
J. Fagan, Hillary Ostermiller, Elizabeth Price, L. Sapp   +3 more
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An analysis of academic librarians competencies and skills for implementation of Big Data analytics in libraries

Data Technologies and Applications, 2019
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the views and capabilities of librarians for the implementation of Big Data analytics in academic libraries of Pakistan.
K. Ahmad, Zhen Jianming, Muhammad Rafi
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Librarian interrupted! Ur‐librarian to un‐librarian, or ur‐librarian to uber‐librarian?

Library Management, 2009
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to address the dangers and opportunities for a highly trained group of professionals – librarians – in responding to the present and future challenges, for example from the web's so‐called digital natives and from the web's bare‐fisted market forces.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is a general view of the ...
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Why school librarians matter: What years of research tell us

, 2018
Since 1992, a growing body of research known as the school library impact studies has consistently shown positive correlations between school librarians and library programs and student achievement.
K. Lance, D. Kachel
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