Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
Library Studies
In a profession facing many challenges and a constantly evolving environment, JOLIS publishes papers from practising librarians, information workers and academics which reflect all aspects of librarianship and information science focusing on the results of research, reports of significant developments in working practice and discussions of concerns central to the information profession.
The journal publishes original papers and review articles, viewpoints and book reviews.
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Journal of Librarianship and Information Science (JOLIS) is the peer-reviewed international quarterly journal for librarians, information scientists, specialists, managers and educators interested in keeping up to date with the most recent issues and developments in the field.
JOLIS provides a forum for the publication of research and practical developments as well as for discussion papers and viewpoints on topical concerns in a profession facing many challenges.
Papers, which should be new contributions to literature, are invited from practising librarians, information workers and academics on all aspects of librarianship and information science focusing on the result of research, reports of significant developments in working practice and discussion of concerns central to the information profession.
JOLIS publishes original papers and review articles, viewpoints and book reviews.
| Anne Goulding | Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand |
| Adrienne Muir | Robert Gordon University, UK |
| Getaneh Alemu | Cataloguing & Metadata Librarian, Southampton Solent University, UK |
| Rebecca Davies | Director of Information Services, Aberystwyth University, UK |
| Annie Everall | Consultant and Trainer, Children's Books, Libraries and Reading, UK |
| Rob Froud | County Librarian, Somerset County Council, UK (1996-2010) |
| Sarah McNicol | Manchester Metropolitan University, UK |
| Dr. Maria G. N. Musoke | Makerere University, Uganda |
| Tom Roper | Clinical Librarian, Brighton and Sussex NHS Library and Knowledge Service, UK |
| Abrizah Abdullah | University of Malaya, Malaysia |
| Noa Aharony | Bar-Ilan University, Israel |
| Sultan M. Al-Daihani | Kuwait University, Kuwait |
| Ragnar Andreas Audunson | Professor, Dr. Polit, Faculty of Journalism, Library and Information Science, Oslo University College, Norway |
| Abdus Sattar Chaudhry | College of Science, Kuwait University, Kuwait |
| Joanna SIN Sei Ching | Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
| Diston Chiweza | University of Malawi College of Medicine, Malawi |
| Dr Edargo Civallero | Charles Darwin Foundation Research Station Library, Ecuador |
| Keren Dali | Assistant Professor, School of Library & Information Studies, University of Alberta, Canada |
| Jonathan Furner | Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, USA |
| Joacim Hansson | Linnaeus University, Sweden |
| Yauyo Inoue | Dokkyo University, Japan |
| Primož Južnic | University of Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Patrick Lo | University of Tsukuba, Japan |
| Zainab Awang Ngah | Professor, Department of Information Science, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| María Pinto | University of Granada, Spain |
| Professor Sueli Mara Soares Pinto Ferreira | University of São Paulo, Brasil |
| Dr Yeni Budi Rachman | Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia |
| Jayarani Raju | University of Cape Town, South Africa |
| Chutima Sacchanand | Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand |
| Dr Yhna Therese P. Santos | University of the Philippines, Diliman |
| Jagtar Singh | Punjabi University, India |
| Mary M. Somerville | Mount Madonna Institute, USA |
| Anna Maria Tammaro | Università di Parma, Italy |
| Peter G. Underwood | Professor of Librarianship, Centre for Information Literacy, University of Cape Town, South Africa |
| Liangzhi Yu | Nankai University, China |
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