IFLA Journal Volume 51 Issue 1, March 2025
(partial open access)

Editorial

Trends in academic and research libraries
Jayshree Mamtora and Bertil F. Dorch

Articles

Perceptions of the role of research librarian: A phenomenological study
Rahma Sugihartati, Dessy Harisanty, Anita Dewi, Bagong Suyanto, Arya Wijaya Pramodha Wardhana and Nadia Egalita

Australian academic libraries and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Roxanne Missingham

Fostering scientific integrity in Vietnam: The contribution of library and information services
Thuy Thanh Bui and Lan Thi Nguyen

Model proposal of libraries functions to implement open science: Analysis from Latin American librarianship
Juan Miguel Palma Peña

Scholar-led publishing and diamond open access: The professionalised role of libraries
Ursula Arning

Integrating evidence synthesis services in Zimbabwean state university libraries
Notice Pasipamire

Moldovan academic librarians’ perception on research data management
Viorica Lupu, Nelly Țurcan and Rodica Cujba

Influence of research collaboration on research excellence in Kenya
Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha

The impact of big data on university libraries in Bangladesh
Md. Habibur Rahman, Asmadi Mohammed Ghazali and Mohd Zool Hilmie Mohamed Sawal

Case Study

Co-creating open initiatives at De La Salle University Libraries: The Animo Repository experience
Luis Ezra Cruz, Mennie Ruth Viray and Roana Marie Flores

Exploring the use of generative artificial intelligence in systematic searching: A comparative case study of a human librarian, ChatGPT-4 and ChatGPT-4 Turbo
Xiayu Summer Chen and Yali Feng

Review Article

Research data management in university libraries: The need for data literacy and technological revamp
Magnus Osahon Igbinovia, Chidi Deborah Segun-Adeniran and Omorodion Okuonghae

IFLA Journal- Volume: 50, Number: 2 (June 2024)
(select articles open access)

Editorial
Libraries as Catalysts for Knowledge, Technology, and Social Resilience

Original Articles
Understanding US library diplomacy practices in the 21st century
Randolf Mariano

AI-generated content tools and students’ critical thinking: Insights from a Chinese university
Xiaozhu Zou, Ping Su, Lexing Li, and Ping Fu

Librarians’ role in the preservation and dissemination of indigenous knowledge
Josiline Chigwada and Patrick Ngulube

Professional qualifications, accreditation, and certification in library and information science schools: A global perspective
Fatih Oguz, Chris Cunningham, Núria Bautista-Puig, and Tiago Emmanuel Nunes Braga

Impact of multimedia on academic information literacy instruction in libraries
Hozefa Ramgadwala

Knowledge management for climate change in South Africa: A proposed strategy
Madeleine C Fombad

Exploring the research domains, gender gap and labour market perspectives of doctoral research in library and information science in India
Mallikarjun Dora, K Kanagasabai, Lavji N Zala, and Raj Kishor Kampa

When a disaster strikes: Are libraries in the Philippines ready?
Daryl L Superio, Joseph M Yap, Jufel Ma Lourdes Sebial-Guinanao, and Roilingel P Calilung

Research data management in selected East African libraries: A survey
A Subaveerapandiyan and Jeremiah E Ugwulebo

Information competency assessment of undergraduates: A Pakistani perspective
Naha Irfan, Muhammad Rafiq, and Muhammad Arif

Redefining academic library work: Telecommuting potential in post-COVID Ghana
Wilhemina Odarkor Ofori

The current state of academic librarians’ continuing professional development and the roles of continuing professional development providers in Thailand
Chutima Sacchanand, Nilobon Wimolsittichai, Orapan Kankonsue, and Wararak Pattanakiatpong

Effect of humble leadership on knowledge sharing, change and ethnicity in Iranian public libraries
Mahshid Eltemasi and Samira Arami

Musical score representation and retrieval in digital environments
Jéssica Beatriz Tolare, Mariângela Spotti Lopes Fujita, and Fabiano Ferreira de Castro