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Library Philosophy and Practice
Library Philosophy and Practice (LPP) (ISSN 1522-0222) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal owned and published by the University Libraries of the University of Nebraska--Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. LPP publishes articles exploring the connection between library practice and the philosophy and theory behind it. These include explorations of current, past, and emerging theories of librarianship and library practice, as well as reports of successful, innovative, or experimental library procedures, methods, or projects in all areas of librarianship, set in the context of applied research. Bibliometric, scientometric, and literature review articles are only considered if they treat topics in the area of Library and Information Science. LPP is an international journal that embraces the concept of World Englishes and International English. Well-written articles in any variety of academic English are welcomed.
2014
A Study of IT Infrastructure in Pakistani University Libraries, Muhammad Sajid Mirza and Khalid Mahmood
Bibliometric Analysis of the "Health and Population: Perspectives and Issues (HPPI)" Journal during Year (2000-2010), Ashutosh Mishra
Management Information Systems Quarterly (MISQ): A Bibliometric Study, Basudev Mohanty
A Statewide Survey of Censorship and Intellectual Freedom, Kathleen M. Monks, Anne M. Gaines, and Caitlin A. Marineau
The Conversion of MARC Metadata For Online Visual Resource Collections: A Case Study of Tactics, Challenges and Results, Brighid Mooney Gonzales
Authorship patterns and degree of collaboration of Sri Lankan scientific publications in Social sciences and Humanities – a picture from SCOPUS, Subramanian Navaneethakrishnan
A Feasibility Study of Mobile Services Implementation in National Library and Archives of Iran: user’s trends, Ayoob Nazi, Sakineh Ghasempour, and Leyla Asgari
KASHMIRI MARSIYA (ELEGY) MANUSCRIPTS: THE VALUABLE SOURCES FOR THE DISSEMINATION, RECONSTRUCTION AND SAFEGUARDING THE HISTORY AND CULTURE, tawfeeq nazir and javaid hussain bhat
Analysis of Open Access Scholarly Journals in Chemistry, Faizul Nisha Dr and Hilal Ahmad Dr
EVALUATION OF THE USE OF UNIVERSITY LIBRARY RESOURCES AND SERVICES BY THE STUDENTS OF PAUL UNIVERSITY, AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA, EMENIKE CHIEMEKA NKAMNEBE, OBIORA KINGSLEY UDEM, and CHIBUZOR BLESSING NKAMNEBE
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Usage and Undergraduate Students Study Habits in Universities in Cross River State, Nigeria., Aniebiet Inyang Ntui Dr(Mrs)
The Practicality of Resource Sharing in Academic Law Libraries in South-western Nigeria, Chidinma Onwuchekwa Ogba
Strategies of Curbing Deterioration of Undergraduate projects: A Case Study of Six Selected Colleges of Education Libraries in Southern Nigeria, Samuel O. Ogunniyi and Foluke Victoria Adejubee Mrs
Knowledge and Use of Social Media among Nigerian Librarians, Adebayo Afolabi Olajide Mr and Kayode Gboyega Oyeniran Mr
A Literature Review of the Role of Libraries in the Provision of Information towards the Attainment of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Nigeria, Glory Onoyeyan and Odunola I. Adesina
Accreditation issues in Faculty of Law of Nigerian Universities: Imperatives for law libraries, laws and statutes., Oliver Theophine Onwudinjo Dr, Chukwuma Obiora Nwosu Professor, and Cyprain I. Ugwu Dr
Information Use in Decision Making By Parliamentarians in Ghana, Hawa Osman Ms and Dominic Dankwah Agyei Mr.
An Analysis of Subject Coverage and Worldwide Involvement of E-LIS: the International Repository for Library and Information Science., Nestor L. Osorio
A Study of Harold Borko's Contributions to Information Science, Nestor L. Osorio Mr
Reading Habits Among Students and its Effect on Academic Performance: A Study of Students of Koforidua Polytechnic, Micheal Owusu-Acheaw
DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology (DJLIT): A Bibliometric Study (2003-12), Ramesh Pandita
Research Output of some Selected Indian Medical Research Institutions (2007-2011), Ramesh Pandita, Shivendra Singh Mr., and Ramesh C. Gaur Dr.
Effectiveness of Metadata Information and Tools Applied to National Security, Cassidy Pham
Enhancing Reading Through Library and Reference tools: the RAN Vacation Reading Programme., Kathryn James Philip Mrs.
Adoption of ICT’s For Library Operations and Services: A Comparison of Public and Private University Libraries of Pakistan, Saima Qutab, Rubina Bhatti, and Farasat Shafi Ullah
Information literacy skills of faculty members: A study of the University of Lahore, Pakistan, Ghulam Murtaza Rafique
Help Mechanism Systems Offered in IR Interface of E-journal Database Systems: A Users’ Perception Related to Help Mechanism in their Information Seeking Tasks, Namrata Rai and Shailendra Kumar Dr
Anemia Research in India: A bibliometric analysis of publications output during 1993–2013., Jeyshankar -. Ramalingam - and vellai chamy A
MOBILE TECHNOLOGY PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH OUTPUT AS INDEXED IN ENGINEERING INDEX: A SCIENTOMETRIC ANALYSIS, SANTHA KUMAR RAMIAH Mr
Theses and Dissertations at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine: A liaison librarian’s input., Rabia Ramlogan Mrs
Measuring Shelf Availability in University Library: Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Machang, Kelantan State, Malaysia, Agus Rifai, Muslim Ismail Ahmad Mr., and Nordelina Zulkarnain Mrs
Metadata for a Web Archive: PREMIS and XMP as Tools for the Task, Laurentia Romaniuk
Assistive Technologies for People with Disabilities in National Capital Region Libraries of India, GAREEMA SANAMAN and Shailendra Kumar
Measuring Research Excellence with Two Journals in Social Sciences: A Scientometric Sketch, BIPIN BIHARI SETHI and Krushna Chandra Panda Prof.
THE IMPACT OF ICT IN LIBRARY AUTOMATION IN THE SELECTED LIBRARIES OF DEHRADUN: A CASE STUDY, Ajay Kumar Sharma Mr.
CARBON FOOTPRINT IN KNOWLEDGE SECTOR: An Assessment from Cradle to Grave., Sheikh Shueb and Mohd Arshid Mir
Application of h and g indices to Quantify Scientific Productivity of Physicists at JNU, India, MANISHA SINGH and SHAILENDRA KUMAR
Educating for Information Literacy : Assessing Indian Agricultural Sciences graduate’s knowledge and Information skills, Neena Singh and Neena Singh
Appropriate strategies for developing information marketing in Iranian Faculties of Agriculture, Mojtaba Sookhtanlo, Hamid Movahed Mohammadi, Ahmad Rezvanfar, and Yousef Hedjazi
PREMIS-Lite, a Preservation Metadata Generator., Todd P. Swanson
Accessibility and Use of Electronic Journals at Iranian University Libraries, Masoumeh Tajafari
Evaluation of Medical Librarians’ Level of Information and Communication Technology Skills Based on MLA Statements: A study in Iran, Mina Tavassoli-Farahi, Masoumeh Tajafari, and Iman Tahamtan
"Punk-Ass Book Jockeys": Library Anxiety in the Television Programs Community and Parks and Recreation, Eamon Tewell
A discussion and suggestions on ethical barriers in librarianship: Information privacy, controversial materials, and personal beliefs, Spyros Tsompanakis
Patron-driven Acquisition and Monopolistic Use: Are Patrons at Academic Libraries Using Library Funds to Effectively Build Private Collections?, David C. Tyler, Joyce C. Melvin, MaryLou Epp, and Anita M. Kreps
Bangladesh: An Overview of Open Access (OA) Initiatives, Md. Nazim Uddin, Tracey Lynn Pérez Koehlmoos, and Shaikh A Shahed Hossain
availability and use of indigenous knowledge amongst rural women in Nigeria, Margaret Uyouyou Ugboma Dr.
Analysis of training initiatives undertaken for professional development of library professionals in Pakistan, Ahsan Ullah
LITERACY LEARNING SPACES, STRATEGIES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE INFORMATION AGE: THE ROLE OF LIBRARIES IN CREATING AND ENHANCING LITERACY-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Emeka C. Uzomba Mr.
Managing Access to E-journals: A Study of Technical University Libraries of North India, Seema Vasishta Dr.
Qualified Dublin Core and the Scholarly Works Application Profile: A Practical Comparison, Dustin M. Vogel
Collaboration trend in Indian Business-Management research: A bibliometric perspective, Rakhi V S
To what extent have ICTs contributed to e-Governance in Uganda?, Robert Waiswa and Constant Okello-Obura
RDFa and Microdata, Bethany Wetherill
Looking at the Socialization of LIS Students Through a Pop Culture Lens, Mary Wilkins-Jordan and Lisa Hussey
Collection Development in the Humanities and Social Sciences in a Transitional Age: Deaccession of Print Items, David E. Woolwine
Metadata for Graphic Novels and Comic Books: Comic Book Markup Language and Advanced Comic Book Format, Vonda E. Wright
Public libraries in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), India: an explorative study, MAYANK YUVARAJ Dr. and Ambrish Kumar Maurya Mr.
Facilitating the Serendipitous Discovery of Information: Planning and Weeding the Fine Art Collection, Alessia Zanin-Yost and Katy Ginanni
Damage to Libraries due to Water Related Disasters, Parul Zaveri
A Survey of Knowledge Sharing Among the Faculty Members of Iranian Library and Information Science (LIS) Departments, Soraya Ziaei
The impact of the implementation of ISO 9001 on the processes of Central Library of Tabriz-Iran, soraya ziaei and Sima Apand
2013
Assessing the Emotional Intelligence Profile of Public Librarians in Malaysia: Descriptive Analysis, MAD KHIR JOHARI ABDULLAH SANI (PhD), Mohamad Noorman Masrek (PhD), Noor Zaidi Sahid, and Fuziah Mohd Nadzar (Assoc. Prof.)
Studies in Family Planning Journal (2003 To 2009): A Bibliometric Study, Oluremi Adenike Abiolu
Internet Access and Usage by Undergraduate Students: A Case Study of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria, Sowemimo Ronke Adekunmisi, Emmanuel Babatunde Ajala, and Abiodun Olaide Iyoro
Accessing Indigenous Knowledge Resources in Libraries and the Problems Encountered by Librarians Managing IK in Oyo State, Nigeria, Idowu Adegbilero Adeniyi and Roselyn E. Subair Mrs
Provision and Use of Community-based Library and Information Services: a Case Study of Asa Local Government Area, Kwara State, Nigeria, Olarongbe Shuaib Agboola and Ademolake Hawwa Bolanle Mrs.
The relevance and adequacy of the Ashanti regional library, Kumasi, Ghana: an appraisal by users, Kwaku Agyen-Gyasi and Hagar Atta-Obeng
Fee-based Services as Source of Funding for Public University Libraries in Ghana - A Survey, Michael Ahenkorah-Marfo and Raymond Osei-Boadu
Fund Allocation as a Correllate of Sustainability of Departmental Libraries in Nigerian Universities, Abdulganiy Okanla Ahmed and Kenneth Ivo Ngozi Nwalo Dr
PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES TO CHILDREN IN RURAL AREAS, PEARL C. AKANWA
POPULATION CONTROL IN NIGERIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR LIBRARIANS, PEARL C. AKANWA, EMMANUEL UWAZIE ANYANWU, and OYEMIKE VICTOR OSSAI-ONAH
SECURITY MANAGEMENT FOR PREVENTION OF BOOK THEFTS IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES. A CASE STUDY OF BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, NIGERIA, Philip Usman Akor Dr
Functions of interpersonal communication in rendering reference services in two University libraries in Nigeria, Philip Usman Akor and Julie Nkechi Udensi Dr
The Politics of Special Collections and Museum Exhibits: A Civil War or The War of Northern Aggression?, Christopher J. Anderson
Publication Pattern of scientists of Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, India, Nishtha Anilkumar
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION BILL, ITS RELEVANCE AND CHALLENGES IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE, EMMANUEL UWAZIE ANYANWU, Pearl C. AKANWA, and OYEMIKE VICOTR OSSAI-ONAH
GENDER IMPLICATION IN AWARENESS AND USE OF SEARCH ENGINES BY PRIVATE UNIVERSITY LECTURERS IN SOUTH-SOUTH, NIGERIA., Isaac E. Anyira
Internet Use among Students in Tertiary Institutions in the Sunyani Municipality, Ghana, Charles Arthur and Paul Osei Brafi
Problems Associated with Newspaper Management in a Ghanaian University Library, afia densi asare-kyire, Edward Mensah Borteye Mr., and Victor Teye Mr.
Faculty Perception on Library Facilities: A Survey on NAAC Accredited Autonomous Arts and Science Colleges in Coimbatore City, Dr. S. Ally Sornam, Associate Professor and Head; K. Priya, MLIS; and M. Prakash, M.Phil Scholar
Practice Makes Perfect? A Retrospective Look at a Community of Practice, Ramirose Ilene Attebury, Robert Perret, Jeremy Kenyon, and Deborah Green
Librarians’ initiated HIV /AIDS Prevention Intervention Efforts in Selected Rural Communities in Oyo state, Nigeria, Akin Awoyemi and Olaniyi Esther Temitope
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF DIGITAL LIBRARY SERVICES: A CASE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, MALAYSIA., Amina Adamu Bagudu and Hauwa Sadiq
Utilization of Journal Publications by Undergraduate Students of Babcock University, Nigeria, Itunu A. Bamidele, Saturday U. Omeluzor, and Hannah U. Amadi
Application of Marketing Strategies and Mix to Digital Information Services (DIS): Nigerian University Libraries Perspectives, Alice A. Bamigbola
Evaluation of Provision and Support for Disabled Students in Libraries of Special Education Professional Degree Awarding Institutions (DAIs) and Rehabilitation Centers (RCs)., Humara Bano Dr., Syed Rahmatullah Shah, and Aisha Masud Ms.
Use and Impact of Electronic Journals on the Users of University of Pune, Pune, India, Sadanand Y. Bansode
Bibliometric Analysis of Journal of Knowledge Management Practice, 2008-2012, Nilaranjan Barik and Puspanjali Jena Dr
Mentoring in Libraries and Information Organisation, the Catalogue Librarian Perspectives, M.A. Bello and Y. Mansor Dr.
A bibliometric study of literature on celiac disease, Raj Kumar Bhardwaj Mr.
Hindustani Film Music Information Storage and Retrieval: Using MS Access Database Management System., Nazir Ahmad Bhat
A Study of Library Usage and Satisfaction by Social Scientists at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Rubina Bhatti
Impact of ICT on Social Science Faculty Members’ Information Usage Pattern at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Rubina Bhatti
Pervasiveness and Purposes of Library Usage by LIS Students at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Rubina Bhatti
The Education System and Librarianship in Pakistan: An Overview, Rubina Bhatti
Role of Libraries & Information Centers in Promoting Culture and Architecture in Cholistan Desert, South Punjab Pakistan, Rubina Bhatti, Mazhar Hayat, and Sarwat Mukhtar
LOKTA’S LAW REVISITED IN TOXICOLOGY LITERATURE, Mini Devi B