TABLE OF CONTENTS

Research and Applications Section (peer reviewed)

Barriers in Collection Sharing among Libraries of Pakistan:
University Library Managers’ Viewpoint

Dr. Kanwal Ameen, Assistant Professor
Department of Library and Information Science
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

Autonomous Learning in a PBL Approach

Lih-Juan ChanLin
Department of Library & Information Science
Fu-Jen Catholic University

Getting to Proficiency and Beyond: Kentucky Library Media Centers’ Progress on State Standards and the Relationship of Library Media Program Variables to Student Achievement

Cynthia Houston, Ph.D.
Western Kentucky University
Program in Library Media Education

Scholarly Literature from Selected Universities of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh: A Pilot Study

Bhaskar Mukherjee,
Lecturer, Department of Library and Information Science,
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P. INDIA.

Sources of Business Information and Means of Access Used by SMEs in Uganda: The Case of Northern Uganda.

Dr. Constant Okello-Obura1
Lecturer, Department of Information Science, East African School of Library and Information Science, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

Dr. M.K. Minishi-Majanja
Senior Lecturer, Department of Information Science,
University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

Dr. Linda Cloete
Senior Lecturer, Department of Information Science,
University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

Prof. J.R. Ikoja-Odongo
Department of Information Science, East African School of Library and Information Science, Makerere University, Kampala , Uganda

Physicians’ Attitude Towards Evidence-Based Medical Practice and
Health Science Library Services

Vahideh Zarea Gavgani
Research Scholar, Department of Library & Information Science,
Osmania University, Hyderabad

Vangari Vishwa Mohan
Professor and Chairman of Board of Studies, Department of LIS,
Osmania University, Hyderabad

Essays and Opinions Section

Community, Identity, and Knowledge: A Conceptual Framework for LIS Research

Waseem, Afzal
School of Library and Information Management
Emporia State University

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Kerry Smith

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Kerry Smith (Editor-in-Chief)
Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia
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