Notice: Suspension of Submissions Until LPP moves to a new site in Fall 2025
Dear Authors,
Thank you for your support of Library Philosophy and Practice over the years. Submissions are now closed until we move to a new site, the institutional repository at San Jose State University.
The University of Nebraska--Lincoln has chosen to withdraw its support from this publication Library Philosophy and Practice (LPP) (ISSN 1522-0222) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal formerly supported by the University Libraries of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
LPP contains 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.
2014
STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCING INFORMATION ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL MEDICAL PRACTIONERS TO AID HEALTH CARE DELIVERY IN NIGERIA., Emmanuel Chukwudi Ihekwoaba Mr.
Qualitative Engagement of Nigerian Students and Librarians in the Analysis of Deviance in Library Utilization, Adediran D. Ikuomola, Rashidi Akanji Okunola, and Samuel Olabode Fabunmi
Information Literacy Search Skills of Students in Five Selected Private Universities in Ogun State, Nigeria: A Survey, Julie E. Ilogho and Christopher Nkiko
CITATION ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH: A CASE STUDY OF BACHELOR DEGREE RESEARCH PROJECT REPORTS OF A NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY 2009-2013, Mercy A. Iroaganachi, Victoria Itsekor, and Ifeakachuku Osinulu
Funding Problems in Nigerian University Libraries: Fee Based Library and Information Services to the Rescue, Focus on Pricing Policy, Bolanle Clifford Ishola
Importance of Library to Lawmakers: Case Study of Edo State House of Assembly., Bolanle Clifford Ishola
Assessing Information Literacy Competency of Arts Faculty Students at the University of Dhaka, Md. Maidul Islam and Md. Anisur Rahman
Exploring the Factors Affecting Knowledge Sharing Practices in Dhaka University Library, Shiful Islam and Rajib Hossain Khan
Sociocultural and economic factors influencing the use of HIV/AIDS information by Women in Ugep, Cross River State, Nigeria, Felicia Ubi Iwara Mrs and Ayodele J.A. Alonge
Emerging Issues in the Collaborative Roles of the Librarian and the Medical Personnel towards the Provision of Healthy Information for Hospital Patients in Nigeria, Anthony C. Izuchukwu
Enhancing Students’ Skills Through Technology (ESST) : a one-to-one computer solution at Fiji National University, Chaminda Jayasundara Dr.
A Scientometric Analysis of Global Forensic Science Research Publications, John Jeyasekar Jesubright and Saravanan P Dr.
A REVIEW ON LITERATURES OF ZAKAT BETWEEN 2003-2013, Fuadah Johari, Muhammad Ridhwan Ab. Aziz, and Ahmad Fahme Mohd Ali
The Use of Law Library Collection and Services by the teaching faculty: Challenges and Opportunities for Legal Institutions in Pakistan, Ghalib Khan, Rubina Bhatti, and Amjid Khan
Research Trends In Select Science Faculties Of University Of Jammu., Nadim Akhtar Khan Mr, Sumaira Jan Miss, and Iram Amin Miss
The Point of View of Managers and Heads of Department about the application of Marketing Orientation in Jordanian university libraries, Fadel Jamil Klaib
INDIAN RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE AQUACULTURE JOURNAL DURING 1972 – 2011: A SCIENTOMETRIC STUDY, Ramasamy Kumaresan, Ramasamy Ezhilrani, Krishnan Vinitha, and Ramanujam Jayaraman
Assessment Of The Use Of Electronic Resources Among Administrators And Faculty In The University Of Cape Coast., Paulina Nana Yaa Kwafoa, Osman Imoro, and Paulina Afful-Arthur
Research growth and development at Sambalpur University during 2008-2012: a bibliometric analysis, Rabindra K. Maharana
Tuberculosis (TB) research in India during 2004-2013: a bibliometric analysis, Rabindra K. Maharana, Ashok Kumar Das, and Jayanta Kumar Sahu
The Use of Electronic Journal Articles by Academics at Mzuzu University, Malawi., Lizzie Malemia
Bibliometric Portrait of SRELS Journal of Information Management for the Period 2004-2013, Ghouse Modin N. Mamdapur Mr., Iqbalahmad U. Rajgoli Dr., Santosh M. Chavan Mr., and Kiran S. Khamitkar Mr.
Bibliometric Analysis Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research, siva subramanian manian
Authorship Patterns and Collaborative Research in Malaysian Journal of Library and Information Science, 1996 - 2012, Kotti Thavamani Mani
Measuring service quality at Tehran University of Medical Sciences' Libraries, Amir Hosein Mardani, Soheila Alavi, and Mohsen Nazarzadeh Zare
Teaching the Digital Divide: Connecting Students to Community, Knowledge, and Service Learning., Rebecca M. Marrall
Spanish Journals of Education & Educational Research in the JCR: A bibliometric analysis of the citations, Alexander Maz-Machado, Noelia Noelia Jiménez-Fanjul, and Natividad Adamuz-Povedano
Blogs and Social Networks in Libraries: Complementary or Antagonistic Tools?, Juliana Mazzocchi
The Role of Telecentres in Tanzania’s Rural Development. A Case Study of Sengerema District Council, Mwanza Region., Boniface Mbangala and Athumani Samzugi
Legal and Ethical Issues of Information Service Delivery and Library Information Science Professionals in University Libraries in Nigeria, Ucha Mbofung mrs and Sunday Olanrewaju Popoola Dr
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