Uncategorized Using key performance indicators to measure library performance 8 Apr 2018 Librarians are meticulous when collecting statistics, data and metrics, as it ensures rich data and information about library services, quality and performance. In this article, the author discusses how key…
Conference… Electronic Resource Management: Handling users’ pain points 27 Mar 201827 Mar 2018 I missed this year's ER&L 2018 conference. It has always been one of my favourite conferences and it never fails to amaze me with an interesting line-up of insightful presentations…
Uncategorized The Realities of Research Data Management 13 Mar 2018 The Realities of Research Data Management is a four-part series that explores how research universities are addressing the challenge of managing research data throughout the research lifecycle. Source: The Realities…
User Experience… Get closer to “customer first” in seven days – OCLC article 5 Mar 20185 Mar 2018 "Over the past year or so, I’ve started to see new ‘customer experience’ job titles (like Chief Customer Experience Officer and Deputy Director of Customer Experience) pop up in libraries…
ERMS… Between TIND and KOHA 30 Jan 2018 Just completed a short report on both TIND and KOHA for our library ILS migration project. Our library has been using III Millennium for a number of years. At some…
Work 3 reasons why Info / Ref Desk stats are important 13 Jan 201813 Jan 2018 Tells you whether your Information/Reference Services desk are utilized or NOT. Well , if no one comes to the InfoDesk to ask questions it could mean a few things: either…
Home… 2017 Highlights: Life as an Expat Librarian 11 Jan 201811 Jan 2018 Alhamdulilah (Thank God). December 2017 marked 8 years of my stint in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Yes, it has been 8 years after I made that…
Summon… “Why academics and researchers still prefer Google Scholar?” 27 Oct 201727 Oct 2017 I was asked this question by someone. Here's my personal take on this: We cannot deny the pervasiveness of Google / Google Scholar usage among academics and researchers. One of…
Travels Dwarves in Wroclaw 23 Sep 2017 During my recent trip to Wroclaw, I noted that there were numerous dwarves located all around town in Wroclaw. In fact, they even provide you with a map to find…
Conference… IFLA World Library and Information Congress, Wroclaw Poland 2017 & ACM Library Advisory Board meeting 22 Sep 2017 I had the opportunity to attend IFLA conference from 19 - 25 August 2017 in Wroclaw Poland. (Thanks to my Boss, Dr Vijay, KAUST Lib Director for approving my trip). …
