Arif KhanCharles Sturt University · School of Information Studies
Arif Khan
Doctor of Education
Empowering tomorrow's scholars at CSU and looking for collaboration on research training and management.
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Introduction
Associate member of the Australian Library and Information Association with a background in planning, directing, and coordinating the activities of public sector development projects. Exceptional knowledge supporting and conceptualising research-oriented projects. Adept at using a range of online resources, and research data management applications with a track record of promoting lifelong learning and capacity development of library and information science.
Additional affiliations
June 2016 - April 2017
December 2006 - June 2016
Independent Researcher
Position
- Research Librarian
Education
November 2018 - August 2021
Publications
Publications (26)
The study aims to present a comparative analysis of Web 2.0 online usage by academic and special libraries in Pakistan. This study adopted quantitative approach and administered a structured questionnaire to collect data from librarians working in special and academic libraries of Pakistan. The researchers administered 156 questionnaires to library...
Goal/purpose: This study focused on information professionals working in the GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives and museums) sector, and how information was sought and used by them for community engagement and to attain wiser outcomes. The primary purpose was to investigate the information collection, use, reflection and values of professionals i...
Ever since the increased use of the internet in higher education, libraries have started mass digitisation programs to make their intellectual resources available on the World Wide Web. From the year 2000 onward, Pakistani universities’ libraries have been active in this mass digitisation projects. The purpose of this paper is to examine the data a...
The information age has compelling reasons for university students to seek information literacy (IL) skills. IL skills are more challenging for students at the undergraduate level when they are prone to academic and scholarly literature. This study examined the students' satisfaction level with their IL skills. The study also investigated the impor...
The purpose of this article is to discuss competencies required for practicum supervision within the field of library and information science (LIS) education. In doing so, this study attempts to propose Practicum Supervision Competencies Framework for professionals working in libraries and similar information organisations. The study aims to contri...
The paradigm shift in medical academic practices in Pakistan is becoming a challenge for medical librarians. Majority of medical schools in Pakistan have started problem based learning, undergrads medical research program and Postgraduate programs. This quantitative study aims to investigate the information literacy program in medical libraries sit...
Purpose.This study reviews the literature to investigate and document the key elements of supervision of practicum programmes in the field of library and information science. The objective is to establish the extent to which the existing literature has researched and documented the process of practicum supervision in this field.
Method.A systematic...
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Purpose of this study is to examine the responsiveness of Pakistani LIS professionals towards gender equality and women’s empowerment in terms of awareness, knowledge, policies, and initiatives, in Academic, Public, and Special Libraries. The study explores resourcefulness of library professionals in gender-sensitive initiatives in plannin...
Purpose: There is ample evidence that students and teachers often seek academic information using participatory online social sites (POSS). The purpose of this study is to explore the intent of social information seeking (SIS) among library & information science research students in Pakistan. The study also attempts to examine the relationship betw...
This study presents an evaluative bibliometric analysis of articles published in Journal of Rural Development and Administration (JORDA). JORDA is published by Pakistan Academy for Rural Development (PARD) Pakistan since 1989 and is internationally recognized journal in the field of rural development. The analysis cover descriptive bibliometric ana...
Purpose of this study is to explore gender difference in the information seeking behavior of research scholars in the field of library and information science. This small-scale study examines the relationship between socio-economic variables and change in information seeking behavior with special reference to gender. Methodology deployed to conduct...
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This paper aims to explore the extent of use of social media by Pakistani female librarians for professional development and their perception of its usefulness. The paper also attempts to find out social characteristics that influence the use of social media among female librarians for career and professional development (PD).
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Web search engines (WSE) are powerful and popular tools in the field of information service management. This study is an attempt to examine the impact and usefulness of web search engines in providing virtual reference services (VRS) within academic libraries in Pakistan. The study also attempts to investigate the relevant expertise and skills of l...
Purpose: There are more than 285 million blind and visually impaired people (VIPs) in the world, 90 per cent of whom live in developing countries 1. The purpose of this study is to present the findings of a study on Visually Impaired Teachers(VITs) of Blind Schools in Pakistan to examine how they identify, explore, select, organize, create, present...
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This study aims to explore the awareness status of Web 2.0 tools among library and information science (LIS) professionals in the University Libraries of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Design/methodology/approach
The study used quantitative method to collect data from 73 LIS professionals in 18 public sector university libraries of the province of Kh...
There are more than 285 million blind and visually impaired people in the world, 90% of whom live in developing countries. The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of a study on visually impaired school teachers in Pakistan in order to examine how they identify, explore, select, organize, create, present, assess and apply information (I...
The purpose of this study is to explore the intention and competency of Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals regarding sensitivity of gender-related issues in libraries and to examine the effect of a short-term (five days) thematic training workshop on Information Management with Gender Perspectives for LIS professionals. Data was co...
Purpose: There are more than 285 million blind and visually impaired people (VIPs) in the world, 90 per cent of whom live in developing countries . The purpose of this study is to present the findings of a study on Visually Impaired Teachers(VITs) of Blind Schools in Pakistan to examine how they identify, explore, select, organize, create, present,...
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This study explores the Web Impact Factor (WIFs) for websites of Pakistani universities. The paper discusses why Revised-WIF is more meaningful than simple WIF. The study also attempts to rank the top-five websites of Pakistani universities by considering four different website ranking systems and compares the WIFs of university websites of...
This study has been conducted to judge and document the initiatives taken for staff development at the library of Pakistan Academy for Rural Development (PARD) to enhance the performance of its employees for effective service delivery. This study also documents the visible change in professional improvement of library staff before and after such in...
Purpose – The aim of this study is to examine the perception of Library & Information Science (LIS) community about professional training, training agencies and training methodologies. The study provides an analysis of development/enhancement of library practices and its relation with competencies acquired through professional trainings. It also fo...
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Question (1)
Hi everyone. I am new to GT and my research question is “How do supervisors and students understand and experience practicum supervision” I have to look at the role of supervisors, style of supervision, and competencies required to supervise practicum programmes. I have conducted interviews with supervisors and student. I have also done line-by-line coding so far and moving towards Axial coding. However, my question is what if I can answer my research questions directly from what participants said about role of supervisor, supervision style, and competencies required to supervise practicum? Do I need to go further and do Axial and Theoretical coding?
Looking forward to have your valued comments, please.
