Dr-Muhammad Asif Naveed

University of Sargodha | UOS

Information literacy (IL) plays an essential role in digital inclusion as it enables people to make use of the information available in multiple mediums on the Internet through digital devices. This study intends to examine the effect of IL on lifelong learning (LL) through the mediating role of creativity among news reporters in Pakistan using a q...

Purpose This research examined the effect of information literacy (IL) on academic engagement (AE), cognitive engagement (CE) and academic performance among business students in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey was conducted to collect data from business students, recruited through a proportionate stratified convenien...

This research investigated the development of information literacy skills and their self-perceived assessment among journalists in Pakistan. A cross-sectional survey using an online questionnaire was conducted in four Provinces and the Federal Capital of Pakistan with the consent of relevant authorities for data collection. A total of 1089 response...

Purpose This research examined the effects of information literacy on lifelong learning, creativity, and work performance among journalists in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach Survey research design was applied to conduct this research. The participants were recruited through a stratified convenient sampling process from the press clubs of fo...

The present paper identifies information literacy self-efficacy in workplace context among academicians working in all QS-ranked universities of Lahore. In addition, the current study aims to find a correlation of information literacy with different socio-cultural variables of academicians. This study opted for a quantitative approach, using a surv...

This research explored the perceptions of university students about the credibility of information being shared on Facebook. The data were collected using an online questionnaire from university students who were Facebook users. A total of 325 usable responses were received which were analyzed using SPSS. The results revealed that these students pe...

Background: Covid-19 literacy, a social vaccine, is crucial to cope pandemic situations as it helps individuals to manage panic situations, adopt health preventive behaviours and adapting to the new normal. Objectives: This research examined the effects of Covid-19 literacy on fear, protective behaviour, and conspiracy beliefs of university studen...

This research investigated the influence of information literacy on the creative skills of medical students through the mediation of lifelong learning. A cross-sectional survey was conducted for data collection among medical students, recruited through a stratified convenient sampling procedure, of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The questionnaire wa...

This study examined the impact of personality traits on the knowledge sharing behavior of academicians in the public sector. The data were collected from 237 respondents using a questionnaire. The results showed that the personality trait openness to experience had a significant and positive impact on the knowledge sharing behavior and its sub-dime...

This study examined the effect of information literacy (IL) on work performance with mediating role of lifelong learning and creativity among journalists in Pakistan. A cross-sectional survey using an online questionnaire was conducted in the press clubs of four provinces (e.g., Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Baluchistan) and the federal ca...

Purpose-This paper aims to investigate the relationship of information-seeking anxiety (ISA) with socio-academic variables of business students in the digital environment. Design/methodology/approach-A cross-sectional survey using a questionnaire was conducted. The questionnaire, composed of 47 items of Information Seeking Anxiety Scale along with...

This research intends to develop and validate an Information Anxiety Scale for individuals in the context of the workplace. This study was completed in two phases. In the first phase, the statements related to information anxiety were generated based on an extensive review of the literature on information-related anxieties, library and information...

Introduction. This study reports the results of a cross-sectional survey to assess the information literacy self-efficacy of scientists working at the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Lahore, Pakistan. Method. A survey questionnaire containing information literacy self-efficacy scale and some demographic variables was persona...

Introduction. This research investigated the current state of information literacy development among investigation officers working at the Punjab Police from the division of Sargodha, Pakistan. Method. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted. The questionnaire contained an information literacy self-efficacy scale (25 items) along with...

This study investigated the current state of information literacy (IL) skills among lawyers practicing at the District Bar Association of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan. A cross-sectional survey using a questionnaire was conducted to collect data from 297 lawyers. The questionnaire comprised 20 statements related to information literacy along with cert...

Background Health literacy is expected to help individuals deal with the required infection control and knowledge to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Objectives This study examined the impact of health literacy on Covid-19 awareness and protective behaviours of university students in Pakistan. Methods An online questionnaire was used to collect d...

The goal of this research was to look at the attitudes of library leaders’ towards user care in university libraries of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad. This study was conducted utilizing a quantitative research methodology that included a survey approach and a questionnaire. The data were collected from all library leaders’ working in the univers...

This paper intended to provide and critical and analytical review of research on workplace information literacy published form South-Asia with a view to inform policy and practice. Library, Information Science and Technological Abstracts (LISTA) was searched to identify the key studies published in the proposed research area using multiple keywords...

Introduction. This study seeks to investigate the everyday life information seeking (ELIS) behaviour of postgraduate students living in the residence halls of the University of the Punjab, Lahore. Method. A critical incident technique, a qualitative research approach, was used in order to achieve its objectives. Face to face interviews of 20 postgr...

This research carried out a scientometric analysis of literature on anxiety associated with information-related tasks to determine its periodic growth, language dispersion, publication format, authorship patterns, and geographic origin. Four relevant databases (Web of Science, Scopus, LISTA, and LISA) were searched along with scanning of references...

The study purpose is to assess the current status of customer relationship management (CRM) activities (customer satisfaction activities and communications strategies & practices) in academic libraries in Pakistan and also focused on CRM activities that correlate with universities' demographic variables (types, locations, and category). This study...

This study investigated information behaviour of citrus farmers residing in rural areas of Sargodha, Pakistan. The data were collected from 120 adult male farmers through face to face interviews using preformulated questionnaire and analyzed by applying descriptive statistics. The citrus farmers required information on land preparation, soil fertil...

Purpose: This study aimed to develop and validate a list of core technology competencies for systems librarians in Pakistan. Design/Methodology/Approach: A survey method was used to conduct this investigation. A structured questionnaire, consisting of 52 competency statements categorized into six core technology areas, was developed based on an ext...

This study investigated the impact of conspiracy beliefs on fear of Covid-19 and health protective behavior of university students in Pakistan. A cross-sectional survey using an online questionnaire was conducted at three universities in Punjab (e.g., two public sectors, and one private sector) with permission from concerned authorities for data co...

Purpose This study investigated the impact of conspiracy beliefs on fear of Covid-19 and health protective behavior of university students in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey using an online questionnaire was conducted at three universities in Punjab (e.g. two public sectors and one private sector) with permission fro...

Introduction. This study seeks to investigate the everyday-life information seeking behaviour of postgraduate students living in the residence halls of the University of the Punjab, Lahore. Method. A critical incident technique, a qualitative research approach, was used in order to achieve its objectives. Face to face interviews of twenty postgradu...

Self-efficacy toward information literacy is and has been demonstrated as an essential and fundamental key for academic performance and lifelong learning of students at all levels. This research reported the results of a cross-sectional survey carried out to investigate the correlatives of information literacy self-efficacy among business students...

Purpose: Everyday life information seeking (ELIS) is essential for the mastery of life and plays a central role in the daily problem-solving activities of all human beings. This study aimed to investigate the everyday life information seeking of female university students residing at hostels in Lahore, Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach: A quant...

This research investigated health and safety information behaviour of miners working at Makarwal Coal Mines, district Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan. A survey method using a questionnaire was deployed for data collection from 136 coal workers. Descriptive statistics were applied for data analysis using SPSS. The results indicated that the miners’ infor...

Introduction. This study reports the results of a cross-sectional survey conducted to assess the information literacy self-efficacy of scientists working at the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Lahore, Pakistan. Method. Survey method using a questionnaire was employed for data collection. The questionnaire containing informat...

This study intended to carry out a scientometric analysis of the literature on health literacy related to Covid-19 pandemic and infodemic to determine its periodic growth, publication format dispersion, core journals, authorship patterns, geographic origin, keywords patterns, and core institutions. Two general bibliographic databases such as Scopus...

This research assessed the prevalence and levels of information seeking anxiety among business students at Lahore School of Economics, Lahore, Pakistan so that remedial measures could be taken to reduce anxiety. The data were collected from 283 students using a survey questionnaire, containing an Information Seeking Anxiety Scale along with certain...

This systematic review examined the evidence of psychometric properties of scales available in studies reporting surveys measuring information related anxieties such as library anxiety, information seeking anxiety, and information anxiety. A systematic search in four databases such as Web of Science, Scopus, LISA, and LISTA was carried out using th...

Health literacy is an essential to respond proactively to pandemic situations like Covid-19. It helps the general public to reduce the spread of infectious diseases, prevent from over-reactions, reduce carelessness, adopt health protective behavior. The purpose of this research was to examine the impact of health literacy on fear of Covid-19, prote...

This study examined the psychometric properties of the Knowledge Sharing Behavior Scale (KSBS) using academicians at the University of Sargodha, Sargodha. The quantitative research design was adopted using a survey questionnaire to collect data from academicians. A 28-item KSBS was administered to 300 academicians, recruited through the convenient...

This research investigated the levels of health literacy among Pakistani university students in the Covid-19 pandemic and infodemic. The university students were surveyed using an online questionnaire at two public sector universities and one private sector university in Punjab-Pakistan. The administration of the data collection instrument was comp...

Purpose: This study assessed the levels of COVID-19 literacy among university students in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach: A cross-sectional survey method was adopted using an online questionnaire for data collection. A total of 371 received questionnaires were analyzed by calculating the means, standard deviations, Pearson correlations, and...

This study intended to investigate the current issues in the regulation of Islamic banking from the perspective of Islamic bankers in Pakistan. A cross-sectional survey of 165 bankers, recruited through stratified convenient sampling procedure, working at different Islamic banks in Lahore was conducted using a questionnaire. Descriptive statistics...

This research aimed to explore the actual situation of information accessibility for university students with visual impairment at higher academic institutions of Lahore, Pakistan. This research adopted a qualitative research design using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) to investigate the proposed phenomenon. The participants were re...

This study investigated the organizational commitment of information professionals working at university libraries in Pakistan. Survey method was adopted using a questionnaire to collect data from 329 information professionals of Punjab and Islamabad. The questionnaire contained 18-items measure of organizational commitment, developed by Meyer, All...

This study examined the relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment among information professionals working at university libraries in Pakistan. A cross-sectional survey using a questionnaire was conducted. The questionnaire contained items related to job satisfaction and organizational commitment along with demographic vari...

This research intended to develop and validate a Covid-19 Literacy Scale (CLS). This study was conducted in two phases. In the first phase items were generated based on an extensive literature review, public advisory platforms, and public service messages related to Covid-19. After that these statements were submitted to a panel of experts for cont...

This research carried out a systematic review of the evidence of reliability and validity of scales available in studies reporting surveys of individuals to assess anxiety associated with information related tasks such as library anxiety, information seeking anxiety, and information anxiety. A systematic search using keywords ‘library anxiety’, ‘in...

This study explored political information behavior of citizens residing in a rural setting from the district of Toba Tek Singh, Punjab-Pakistan. Qualitative research design using an unstructured interview guide was employed to conduct this research. Face-to-face interviews of 51 participants, selected through purposive sampling process, were conduc...

This study examined the knowledge sharing behavior of the academicians working at University of Sargodha, Sargodha. Quantitative research design using survey method was adopted to conduct this research. The data were collected from 237 academicians sing a questionnaire which contained Knowledge Sharing Behavior Scale and demographic variables. Both...

This study provides an overview of the historical background of information anxiety, critically reviews the existing framework, and proposes a new framework for information anxiety that goes beyond information retrieval and information seeking in the contemporary information environment to inform policy and practice. The proposed framework comprise...

This study investigated the levels of job satisfaction among information professionals working at university libraries in Pakistan. Survey method was adopted to collect data using a questionnaire. The response rate was 329 (80.39%) out of 408 total population. The collected data were analysed through SPSS using descriptive and inferential statistic...

This study intended to investigate the current situation of research support resources and services offered by the university libraries of Pakistan. Quantitative research design using a survey method was adopted to conduct the proposed research. The data were collected form head librarians working in university libraries of Punjab using a questionn...

This study intends to investigate the relationship of emotional intelligence (EI) with information seeking anxiety (ISA) among postgraduate students at universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Quantitative research design using a survey method was adopted to conduct this inquiry. Data were collected form 367 postgraduate students, enrolled in...

This study reports a part of results, from a PhD dissertation, about the perceptions of university library leaders about user relationship management (URM) in Pakistan. Survey method was employed using a web-based questionnaire. The data were collected from 190 heads/in-charge librarians from the universities/ degree awarding institutions. Descript...

The aim of this paper is to systematically review instruments used for measuring the quality of services in university libraries across the world. Content analysis was carried out to accumulate relevant studies from three selected databases viz. LISTA, Emerald Insight, and Elsevier Science Direct. Only English Language studies and Journal’s article...

The prime purpose of higher education is to couple and add on the existing body of knowledge and it is entangled with the retrospective knowledge resources. Institutes of higher education (HEIs) always provide best information resources to their researchers causing hefty toll to financial flank. Higher education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan is very...

The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship of soft skills of information professionals with their service quality at the main library of University of the Punjab, Lahore. Quantitative method and survey technique were used to conduct the study. Already developed data collection tools by Parasuraman (1988) for investigation of servi...

This study aimed to investigate the actual situation of information accessibility for mineworkers at Makarwal Coal Mines, Mianwali, Pakistan. A cross sectional survey using a questionnaire was adopted to collect data from 136 mineworkers. The data were analyzed by applying descriptive statistics using SPSS. The results revealed that the mineworkers...

This study aimed to investigate the information literacy (IL) self-efficacy of business students in Pakistan using a cross-sectional survey research design. The data were collected through a questionnaire containing Information Literacy Self-Efficacy Scale along with personal and academic variables. The results revealed that the business students w...

This paper traces the historical developments using selected literature related to 'library anxiety', 'information seeking anxiety' and 'information anxiety'. These concepts existed independently and parallelly and attracted much attention from the researchers of their respective fields. The existing literature lacked a study establishing a relatio...

This study examined the information behaviour of visually impaired students (VIPs) enrolled in higher academic institutions of Lahore, Pakistan. Qualitative research design using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) as research strategy was employed to conduct this inquiry. Face to face interviews of 15 participants, selected through purp...

This paper provides an overview of information literacy (IL) developments and reviews related research in Pakistan. Although there is sizeable literature on IL worldwide but that reported from Pakistan is very limited. The academic institutions do not make any provisions for imparting IL training in their curriculum. The IL instruction offered, to...

National University of Sciences and Technology referred to as NUST is the most vibrant HEI in Pakistan. It is ranked by QS World Rankings as among the leading 50 universities under the age of 50 and is ranked among the top 500 universities of the world. The present study has been undertaken to find out the impact of research produced and publicatio...

This study was aimed at understanding perception of the students of University of Sargodha about the soft skills of information professionals. The study investigates the Communication Skills, Thinking skills and Problem Solving, Teamwork force, Life-long Learning and Information Management, Innovative Development, Ethics and Professionalism, Leader...

This research aims to develop a list of core competencies required for systems librarian based on the published research. Systems librarian refers to a person responsible for management of computerized systems in a library. The existing research on competencies of information professionals, especially those managing library systems, were systematic...

Information anxiety is one of the emerging issues of contemporary information landscape. Understanding information anxiety is essential for developing need-based information literacy instructions empowering individuals with necessary skills to navigate newly emerged information landscape confidently. This study intends to propose a new framework of...

This research aimed to explore the actual situation of information accessibility for university students with visual impairment at higher academic institutions of Lahore, Pakistan. This research adopted a qualitative research design using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) to investigate the proposed phenomenon. The participants were re...

Information literacy is considered an essential competency in the workplace because it gives a competitive advantage, improves decision-making and enhances efficiency as well as effectiveness of the workforce. This study intends to investigate information literacy among scientists working at the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Researc...

This study investigated the information behaviour of rural desert women residing in Hafizwala village from the Bahawalnagar district, Pakistan. Data were collected from adult females using an interview questionnaire. Face to face interviews with each female were conducted by visiting their houses. The rural desert women required information mainly...

This study explored the difficulties faced by novice LIS researchers while formulating a topic. Qualitative research design was used to conduct this inquiry. Three focus-groups were conducted with research students enrolled in postgraduate programs at three LIS schools in the public-sector universities of Pakistan. The results indicated that lack o...

The purpose of this chapter is to present a bio-informetric analysis of the professional contributions of Mumtaz Ali Anwar. The chapter is divided into two sections, of which the first outlines his background, education, and working experience and the second presents an informetric portrait of his contributions, together with some remarks about his...

This study explored political information behavior of citizens residing in a rural setting using a qualitative research design. Face-to-face interviews of 51 individuals were conducted using an unstructured interview guide. Each interview was carefully recorded and transcribed. The data were analyzed and grouped using thematic analysis. The results...

This study investigated the psychometric properties of Information Seeking Anxiety Scale (ISAS) using postgraduate students in a Pakistani university. A 47-item ISAS was administered to 297 students, selected through stratified convenient sampling procedure, by visiting each department at the university. An eighty-five percent response rate was ach...

This research aims to provide an analytic and critical review of research on information seeking anxiety (ISA) with a view to inform the information professionals, especially those engaged in information literacy instructions about the existing situation. This study established the background of the proposed phenomenon, provided integrated analysis...

This study examined the prevalence and correlatives of information seeking anxiety in postgraduate students of the University of the Punjab, Lahore using Information Seeking Anxiety Scale (ISAS). The participants’ selection was made using a stratified convenient sampling due to non-availability through random process. Postgraduate students were app...

This research explored political information behavior, political ignorance, and voting behavior of rural dwellers in Pakistan. Face-to-face interviews of 71 participants were conducted using an unstructured interview guide. The results indicated that a large majority of rural inhabitants were politically ignorant and did not seem to be in need of p...

This study examined the prevalence and corre-latives of information seeking anxiety in postgraduate students of the University of the Punjab, Lahore using Information Seeking Anxiety Scale (ISAS). The partici-pants' selection was made using a stratified convenient sampling due to non-availability through random process. Postgraduate students were a...

This study explored political ignorance and voting participation of rural residents using a qualitative research design. Face-to-face interviews of 71 participants were conducted by visiting their houses using an unstructured interview guide. Data were analyzed and grouped into recurrent themes using content analysis. The results indicated that a l...

This study measured information seeking anxiety among postgraduate students of the University of the Punjab, Lahore. Survey method using questionnaire was employed to conduct this investigation. The questionnaire consisting of an Information Seeking Anxiety Scale and demographic variables was administered in students, selected through convenient sa...

This paper aims to investigate information seeking anxiety in postgraduate students. Data were collected using questionnaire containing Information Seeking Anxiety Scale (Erfanmanesh, Abrizah & Karim, 2012) and demographic information. The sample comprised of 297 students from the Faculty of Science and Faculty of Behavioural Science of one univers...

This study explored information seeking anxiety among 31 Pakistani university research students using the critical incident technique. Face to face interviews were conducted for data collection by visiting the participants in their departments. The results indicated that information seeking anxiety among Pakistani research students manifested in ei...

This mixed methods study investigated information seeking anxiety among postgraduate students of the University of the Punjab, Lahore. It was conducted in two phases. In the first phase, survey method using the questionnaire, containing ISAS, was employed for data collection. This was followed by a qualitative phase in which data were collected fro...

This study investigated the information needs of cotton growers residing in two villages in the district of Bahawalpur. Face-to-face interviews were conducted by visiting farms or homes using a semi-structured interview schedule. Data were analyzed by applying descriptive statistics. The results indicated that cotton growers required information, i...

This study aimed to investigate reading habits and behavior of information professionals in Pakistan. Data were collected from 117 respondents, selected through convenient sampling technique, using pre-tested questionnaire which was administered personally and via emails using social contacts of the researchers, friends and colleagues of friends. T...

This study aims to explore the information needs of male adults residing in a Pakistani village. The results will not only assist the government in the development of ‘National Information Policy’ considering rural inhabitants but also help the local government and information providing agencies to develop a unified and adequate information deliver...

This study aims to identify information needs of 84 Pakistani farmers. The study uses face-to-face structured interviews of men, between the ages of 25 and 65 years, actively participating in farming. Their information needs were centered on: soil preparation, seeds, taking care of crops, harvesting activities, and animal husbandry. They depended m...

The purpose of this study was to explore information needs of farmers residing in Saleempur village. A semi-structured interview schedule was used for data collection. Face-to-face interviews of male adults, between the ages of 25 and 65 years and actively participating in farming activities, were conducted by visiting their homes and farms. Descri...

The purpose of this article is to provide a critical review of published research on information seeking by Pakistani farmers, with a view to inform the relevant departments and individuals of the existing situation. The results from the related research are summarized by noting major methodological features and reviewing practical and theoretical...