“The treason of the librarians”: Core communication technologies and opportunity costs in the information era

Harris, Michael; Hannah, Stan A.

doi:10.1016/s0099-1333(96)90027-0

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“…That means emerging information technologies can be combined with traditional knowledge resources in a 180 LM 40,3/4 user-focused, service-rich environment that supports today's social and educational patterns of learning, teaching, and research (Freeman, 2005). Harris and Hannah (1996) have noted that architects of great skill will be needed to address the information structure of the future; otherwise, the present structure will get imposed by default. Many library scholars and practitioners (Alire and Evans, 2010, p. 329;Atkinson, 2001;Fowler, 1998;Neal, 2007) have articulated the need for change and innovations suggesting that the research libraries will be radically altered in the first decades of the new century.…”

Section: Innovation In Academic Librariesmentioning

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The current innovation status of university libraries in Pakistan

Awais

Ameen

2019

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the current status of innovations in the university libraries of Pakistan because desire for reshaping the university libraries is now the necessity for full filling the mission of higher education, i.e. to be competitive and compatible in international market. Design/methodology/approach Quantitative method is adopted for measuring the occurrence of innovations. The content is based on the literature, the researchers’ 20 years’ experience and the websites of all the 183 universities of Pakistan have been reviewed for this purpose. A checklist of 40 innovation used in ACRL libraries and prepared by a researcher, Jantz (2013) is used as a yard stick. Findings The findings indicate that a large majority (85%) of university libraries, have not adopted these innovations. Only 15 percent of university libraries all over Pakistan are relatively better on the innovation adoption scale. Originality/value The aspects discussed in the context of Pakistan may catch the attentions for improvement of university libraries, and growth of respective professional. It is assumed that the situation is similar to other type of libraries (college and public) and also in neighboring developing countries. So, the work will raise the awareness among professionals of other countries as well.

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