Dr-Khurram Shahzad

• Senior Librarian at Government College University, Lahore

Purpose-The study aims to identify the effects of virtual reality on innovative library services in academic settings. It also aimed to find out the challenges associated with virtual reality-based systems in academic libraries. Design/methodology/approach-A systematic literature review (SLR) was applied to conduct the study. A total of 24 research...

This study was conducted to determine the factors influencing the adoption of green libraries for environmental sustainability, to find out the impacts and challenges faced by the librarians to adopt green libraries. For the systematic literature review, the study adopted the “Preferred Reporting Items for the Systematic Review and Meta-analysis” (...

Purpose-The purpose of this study is to know the perceptions of university librarians in Pakistan about the benefits of electronic learning for continuing professional development (CPD), to identify the motivating factors to engage librarians in electronic learning programmes for CPD and to investigate the challenges of adopting electronic learning...

The study aimed to identify the factors influencing the adoption of artificial intelligence applications in libraries, find out the associated challenges with the adoption of AI apps, and develop a framework to effectively implement AI tools in libraries. A systematic literature review (SLR) was applied to address the study's objectives. 30 most re...

Purpose This study aims to identify the factors influencing the adoption of extended reality (XR) applications in libraries for sustainable innovative services and reveal the challenges of adopting XR technology in libraries. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review was applied to address the study’s objectives. The 26 most relev...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to conduct a bibliometric analysis to discover the published information on the effects of e-learning technologies on innovative competency development of university librarians and smart library services. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on bibliometric research methodology. The data were retriev...

The purpose of the study was to identify the effects of e-learning technologies on librarians’ sustainable competence development and smart library services. This study used a quantitative research design for addressing the objectives. The population consisted of librarians from the public and private sector universities (n = 244) of Pakistan. The...

The objectives of the study were to identify the impact of augmented reality on libraries and reveal challenges to its adoption in library settings. The systematic literature review was used as research methodology to address the study’s objectives. The 25 most relevant research papers published in peer-reviewed journals were selected to conduct th...

Purpose This study aims to identify the librarians’ readiness to leverage artificial intelligence for sustainable competence development and smart library services. Design/methodology/approach This study used a quantitative research design for addressing the objectives. The population consisted of librarians from the public and private sector univ...

Purpose Cyberbullying is a visible and prominent issue in today’s society. This study aims to identify factors influencing cyberbullying, discover its consequences on society, learn strategies and practices for dealing with cyberbullying and propose a framework to control cyberbullying in an online environment. Design/methodology/approach A system...

Purpose This study aims to identify the role of e-learning for the continuing professional development (CPD) of university librarians in Pakistan to deliver value-added library services. Design/methodology/approach Explanatory sequential design was applied to address this study’s objectives. First, quantitative data were gathered from 341 responde...

Purpose This study aims to identify the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on university libraries and to reveal challenges associated with the adoption of AI-powered applications in libraries. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review (SLR) was applied to address the study’s objectives. The 25 most relevant seminal studies p...

The study aimed to identify the effects of big data analytics (BDA) on university libraries, to reveal the challenges associated with the adoption of BDA, and to develop a framework for the implementation of BDA in university libraries. The research methodology of “Preferred Reporting Items for the Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” (PRISMA) was...

Purpose The purpose of this study are to identify the factors influencing the adoption of big data in libraries, determine the challenges causing the hindrance of big data implementation and reveal the best practices for the efficient adoption of big data in libraries. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review was applied to addre...

Purpose This study aimed to identify the university librarians’ readiness to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) for innovative learning experiences and smart library services. Design/methodology/approach Quantitative research design followed by a survey method was applied. Data were collected from 174 professional librarians of 58 university libra...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify the impact of online learning on university librarians’ professional development and library services. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-methods study through an explanatory research design was applied to address the study’s objectives. Quantitative data were gathered from 341 librarians working i...

Purpose The objectives of the study were to identify the effects of blockchain technology (BT) on the university librarians, the impact of BT on the university library services and to reveal the challenges to adopt BT in the university libraries. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review was applied to address the objectives of th...

The study aimed to identify the factors influencing the adoption of robotic technologies in academic libraries, investigate the impact of robots on library services, and reveal challenges to adopt robotic applications in academic libraries. A systematic literature review was applied to address the study’s objectives. The 16 most relevant seminal st...

Purpose For the provision of smart library services to end users, tools of the Internet of Things (IoT) play a significant role. The study aims to discover the factors influencing the adoption of IoT in university libraries, investigate the impact of IoT on university library services and identify challenges to adopt IoT applications in university...

Purpose This study aims to identify the causes of mental health issues faced by university librarians, to investigate the impact of mental health issues on the job performance of university librarians, and to know about the health activities to maintain mental and physical health. Design/methodology/approach The systematic literature review was ap...

This study aimed to conduct a bibliometric analysis and science mapping of the publications emerging from the COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Pakistan. Bibliometrics and visualization techniques were used in this study. The data were collected from the Web of Science database with the "COMSATS University Islamabad" query in the affiliation cate...

Purpose This paper aims to explore the determinants causing fake information proliferation on social media platforms and the challenges to control the diffusion of fake news phenomena. Design/methodology/approach The authors applied the systematic review methodology to conduct a synthetic analysis of 37 articles published in peer-reviewed journals...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and fake news detection. It also intended to explore the negative effects of fake news on society and to find out trending techniques for fake news detection. Design/methodology/approach “Preferred Reporting Items for the Systematic Review and Me...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to conduct a bibliometric analysis to discover the published information on the subject of “Library Automation Software.” Design/methodology/approach – This study is based on bibliometric research to analyze the growth of literature on the subject area “Library Automation Software.” The data were retrieved fr...

Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of emerging technologies in e-learning on university librarians and libraries. The study also intended to identify emerging technologies in e-learning and challenges being faced to implement e-learning technologies. Design/methodology/approach The preferred reporting items for the syste...

Purpose Motivation of the employees is extensively considered as an antidote for the overall success of the organizations. This study primarily aims to investigate the impact of motivation on the job performance of university librarians in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach Quantitative research design followed by a survey method under an exten...

The objectives of the study were to identify the relationship between the personal traits and sustainable competence development of library professionals, explore trending practices for the development of the personal and professional competencies of librarians, and find out the challenges affecting the development of modern skills in librarians. T...

The major objective of the current study was to find out the impact of motivational factors on the job outcomes of librarians working in HEC-recognized university libraries in Pakistan. A survey research method followed by predictive correlational design was applied to test the constructed hypotheses in this study. The population of the study was l...

Evidence from well-established theories of various disciplines manifests that, in the current technology-led world, continued professional development (CPD) of information professionals plays a paramount role in the uplift of institutions. CPD of university library professionals via e-learning programs leads to the implementation of user-centric-se...

This study aims to identify the relationship between IT self-efficacy and personal knowledge and information management (PKIM) practices. It also intends to investigate trending tools and approaches being applied for PKIM for sustainable lifelong learning and organizational performance. It also reveals challenges for the development of an effective...

Major objective of the study was to identify the technology adoption attitude of library professionals performing services in the public & private sector universities of Lahore, Pakistan. Quantitative method followed by survey research design was applied. Questionnaire was developed to gather data from the target population. All professional librar...

This research is an attempt to investigate the gap between perceptions and expectations of library users regarding the quality services of college libraries. To measure the quality of Punjab Group of Colleges libraries from students' perceptions and expectations, the survey method was used. The population consisted on the students of 14 Punjab Grou...

Major goal of this research was to know the purposes of seeking information resources by the academicians at GC University Lahore. As an allied goal, effort was made to know the role of the university library in meeting information and research needs of the academic faculty. Mixed methods research design was adopted for meeting goals of the researc...

1.1 Objectives: The aims of the study were to explore the need of the professional development courses, and effectiveness of the professional development courses in academic libraries of the capital city of Punjab, Pakistan. 1.2 Methodology: Library professionals working in the academic libraries of Higher Education Commission (HEC) recognized publ...

Goals of this study were to know the effect of library's work environment for job performance of librarians and existence of any relationship between work environment and job performance of librarians. A quantitative study design was carried out to explore phenomenon through the librarian's perceptions, delights and choices about their administrati...

Purpose: Goals of this research were to know the usage of print and online journals by the teaching faculty members in the universities of Lahore, to explore the reasons for using print and electronic journals and to furnish the recommendations for making effective utilization of journals at the Universities of public and private sector of Pakistan...

Purpose: Major goal of this research was to know the provision of library services to physically disabled students at Government College University Lahore, Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative method was adopted to meet the objectives of the study. 30 visually impaired students were selected from the GC University Lahore by using rand...

Objective: Objective of this research was to investigate the impact of ICT skills upon Legal Professionals of Lahore High Court Bar Association and their Practice. Methodology: In view of the suitability and usability as well as the previous studies conducted in the field, the survey research method was adopted for this study. The population of was...

Purpose: This research's main goal was to know the resources and services being offered to the visually impaired students at GC University Lahore and their level of satisfaction with the facilities they are being provided. Design/methodology/approach: Quantitative study design was opted to get the purpose of this research. Convenience Sampling tech...

Purpose---Information Communication Technologies have entirely reshaped services of university libraries. Library professionals of the universities need to be technology specialist to implement emerging technologies in libraries. Library practitioners can design services keeping in view the demands of digital age users through Continuing Education...

Resource sharing is a functional as well as financial need of any library. In this modern era of information technology while information explosion is at extreme, it is impossible for a library to cover the entire surface of available knowledge. Developed countries are actual beneficiaries of this practice where idea of resource sharing has been tr...

Purpose – The main purpose of the current study was to explore the research output of Government College University, Lahore Pakistan in terms of publications, citation trends, major research areas, co-authorship patterns, preferred journals, keywords used, and funding sponsored. Design/methodology/approach – Current study used bibliometric analysis...

1.1 Objectives: The objectives of the study were to investigate the preferred format of journals (print or online) by faculty members working at GC University Lahore, Pakistan, and to explore the reasons to use print and electronic journals by academic faculty. 1.2 Methodology: Survey method is selected for this study. The target population of this...

Citation analysis means the analysis of the citation or reference which are available in reference section of the any research like journals article, reports, and MPhil, PhD theses or any communication, Citation analysis can be used as a tool for knowing reading habits of users in all field of knowledge. It is also helpful to librarian for understa...

The major objective of this study was to know the impact of Continuing Professional Learning Programmes (CPLPs) upon Public Sector University Librarians of Lahore, Pakistan. As an allied objective, an attempt was also made to show practical solutions for making effective utilization of these professional programmes. This study was based on mixed me...

Purpose: This study explores core competencies that are needed by library professionals for the implementation of Information Technology (IT) Tools in the university library of Lahore, Pakistan. Methodology/Approach: A quantitative approach followed by survey research design was opted to complete the study on the competencies which are needed by li...

This study has investigated the impact of Information Literacy Skills of Librarians to enhance the research productivity of Faculty Members of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. The main goal of the study was to measure the levels of Information Literacy of faculty members and professional librarians of the university, to i...

Purpose: The major objective of the study was to know about challenges being faced by University Librarians of Lahore city for the adoption and provision of Digital Reference Services (DRS). Design/methodology/approach: Mixed method of research was adopted for this research. Quantitative and Qualitative data were gathered from HEC recognized univer...

1.1 Goal: The main objective of this study was to investigate the usage of online library services provided by GC University Library Lahore through the implementation of the best practices to respond to COVID-19 challenges for satisfying information and research needs of the community via online tools on account of the closure of educational places...

The goal of this study was to explore the status of Online Reference Services in the university libraries of Lahore, Pakistan. A quantitative method followed by a survey research design was adopted to gather the required data. The population of the study was all the public and private sector universities of Lahore. The tool of the questionnaire was...

The study aimed to explore the skills, knowledge, abilities, and competencies of library professionals working in the academic libraries of public sector universities and private sector universities located in south Punjab. Library professionals working in the libraries of public sector universities and private sector universities were the populati...

The major objective of the study was to explore methods adopted by library professionals of South Punjab to acquire ICTs competencies. The population of the study was all the universities of South Punjab, Pakistan. Purposeful Sampling was applied by the researchers. The tool of the questionnaire was formed to gather data from the participants. The...

The main objectives of the study were to acquire knowledge about the Information Sources used in LIS Doctoral research, to explore the use of impact factor research sources in their research productivity, to find out the used Pakistani journals fall in HEC criteria (W, X, Y, Z), to know the citation style which is mostly used and to know the geogra...

Objective: The purpose of the study was to explore the major problems of Library Professionals working in the academic libraries of public sector universities regarding participation in Professional Development Courses (PDCs). Methodology: Public sector Universities affiliated with Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan, located in Lahore, Paki...

This study has investigated the role of librarians’ Information Literacy (IL) skills to enhance the research productivity of Faculty Members of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. The population of the study was the faculty members of the University of Agriculture and five library professionals of the university’s Central Li...

Purpose: The major goal of this study was to measure the Information Literacy (IL) skills of Research Scholars engaged in research-based tasks at GC University Lahore (the most historical educational institution of Pakistan). Design/Methodology/Approach: A survey method was applied in this study. The population of the study consisted of the student...

Library anxiety plays a critical role in academic performance of the students. Anxiety is the feeling of disturbance while doing some important work. Everybody feels anxious in a daily life routine. Anxiety affects thinking and behavior. Previous research showed that there was a negative correlation among study anxiety and educational performance o...

Major goal of this study was to know barriers for opting technology by University Librarians of Lahore, Pakistan and to furnish suggestions for the effective utilization and application of the latest technological tools. Research was organized in different parts. Firstly, relevant literature was observed by the researchers to get a clear insight. T...

The basic objective of this article is to know users’ satisfaction with GC University Library’s resources and services. An effort was also made to know the impact of university library resources and services upon users’ work. Research was done by using a survey method. Self-structured questionnaire was used in order to get the desired objectives of...

Legal practitioners deal with information in their profession. The searching, finding, organizing, sorting, keeping, and evaluating legal information & knowledge are crucial for their profession and legal entity. It is, therefore important to explore their digital competencies as the expertise of digital skills is indispensable for their profession...

The main goal of this study was to reveal the key trends in information seeking of GC University Lahore teaching faculty and to identify different attributes of information seeking (i.e., methods for keeping update, use of online databases and sources to seek information etc). An effort was also made to know the impact of information and communicat...