E-Proceedings of the

ASIA-PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON LIBRARY & INFORMATION EDUCATION & PRACTICE 2006

(A-LIEP 2006)

Archived in dLIST

 Part A: Keynote Papers
Part B: Library & Information Education
Part C: Library & Information Practice

Section 1. Keynote Papers

1. Knowledge mobilization: the challenge for information professionals by Peter G.W. Keen
2. Singapore's vision of the 21st century library service by N. Varaprasad

Section 2. Regional Trends in LIS Education

3. Trends and Issues of LIS Education in Asia by Makiko Miwa

4. Preparing Library and Information Professionals for the 21st Century: Issues and Challenges for Library and Information Science Educators in India by Pravakar Rath       

5. Library and information science education in South Asia: Challenges and opportunities by Singh, Jagtar and Wijetunge, Pradeepa  

6. Trends in LIS Education in Australia by Gillian Hallam

7. Trends of LIS education in China [in Chinese, with English translation] by Wang, Yuguang

8. The Refocusing of LIS Education by Chen Su-May Sheih & Foster Zhang

9. Globalisation and Education for the Information Management Professions: Challenges for Small Countries by Gillian Oliver

10. Library & Information Studies (LIS), Information & Communications (ICS), and to Join the College of Information: To Lead or To Follow? by Chih-Feng Lin

11. Educating Future Knowledge-Literate Library and Information Science Professionals by Mayam Sarrafzadeh, Afsaneh Hazeri & Bill Martin

12. Profound Management Focus—Mandatory Necessity by B.M. Meera

13. Status Quo and Problem Discussion on Chinese Postgraduate Education in the Field of Library and Information Science by Fred Y. Ye

Secton 3. National Perspectives in LIS Education

14. Political Reformation and Its Impact on Library and Information Science Education and Practice: A Case Study of Indonesia During and Post-President-Soeharto Administration by  L. Sulistyo-Basuki

15. The Education Needs of Information Professionals for South East Asia in the Digital Era, with Special Attention to the Needs of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Preliminary Results of a Delphi Study by Lawrence Wai-Hong Tam & John Mills

16. Challenges of Preparing LIS Professionals for Leadership Roles in Pakistan: An Analysis of the Status by Kanwal Ameen

17. Survey on Faculty of Library and Information Science Education in Japan by Keita Tsuji, Yuko Yoshida, Makiko Miwa, Hiroya Takeuchi, Tomohide Muranushi & Masami Shibata

18. LIS Education in Macau: Big Challenges for a Small Territory by Paul W.T. Poon

19. Collaboration and Resource Sharing Among LIS Schools in China by Fan Fan

20. Library and Information Education at Islamic Universities in Indonesia: Obstacles and Opportunities by Ida Farida & Pungki Purnomo

21. Library and Information Science Education System in Bangladesh: An Overall Situation by Md. Shiful Islam & Mohammed Abu Khaled Chowdhury

22. LIS Education in India: Emerging Paradigms, Challenges and Propositions in the Digital Era by Gayatri Mahapatra

23. Reinventing the Wheel of LIS Education in India for Managing Knowledge in the Knowledge Era (poster paper) by Shivarama Rao

Session 4. Internationalization of LIS Education Programs & Intercultural Issues 

24. Characteristics of German Library Science: Sharing Lessons Learnt with the International Community by Wolfgang Ratzek

25. A Survey of Internationalization Activities in Asia Pacific Library and Information Science Schools by Susan E. Higgins

26. Intercultural Issues in LIS Education by Ismail Abdullahi

Session 5. Aligning LIS Curriculum with Industry Needs 

27. New Age Competencies for Information Professionals by Sajjad ur Rehman

28. Has the Market Place for Information Professionals Changed? by K.S. Raghavan & Nupur Agrawal

29. An Assessment of the Perception of Licensed Librarians About Their Academic Preparation and Satisfaction in their Job as Librarians by Lourdes T. David & Dante R. Perez

30. Library and Information Career in Malaysia: Aspirations of Educators and the Reality of the Industry by Adnan Jamaludin, Norhayati Hussin & Wan Nor Haliza Wan Mokhtar

31. Body of Professional Knowledge Required for Academic Librarians in Japan by Haruki Nagata, Shin’ichi Toda, Hiroshi Itsumura, Kenji Koyama, Yasunori Saito, Masanori Suzuki & Noboru Takahashi

32. Curricula of LIS Programs in the USA: A Content Analysis by Heting Chu

33. Educating 21st Century LIS Professionals—The Needs and Expectations: A Survey of Indian LIS Professionals and Alumni by R.S.R .Varalakshmi

Session 6. Quality Assurance

34. Quality Assurance and Accreditation of LIS Education in Indian Universities: Issues and Perspectives by Juran Krishna Sarkhel

35. Quality Assurance of Information Science Program: Chiang Mai University by Tasana Saladyanant

Session 7. Leveraging E-Learning Technologies 

36. Supporting First Year E-Learners in Courses for the Information Professions by Barbara Combes & Karen Anderson 

37. Managing Discussion Group Dynamics in E-Learning Environments by Christine Richardson & Maggie Exon

38. E-Learning in LIS Education in India by P.S. Kawatra & Neeraj Kumar Singh

Session 8. Educating School & Special Librarians 

39. School Library Challenge in Japan - LIPER-SL: Library and Information Professions and Education Renewal, School Library Research Group Report by Yumiko Kasai

40. Money and Leadership: A Study of Theses on Public School Libraries Submitted to the University of the Philippines’ Institute of Library and Information Science by Vernon R. Totanes

41. Librarians as Leaders in Educational Resource Management: A Perspective from the Ground by Sarbene bin Jantan & Azrina Mohd Salleh

42. Music Libraries in 13 Weeks: The Experience at NTU by Chu Keong Lee

Session 9. Professional Development Strategies 

43. Comparative Study of Staff Development in Academic Libraries of Mainland China and Hong Kong by Mei Wa Esther Woo

44. Continuing Education Programmes of Library & Information Science (LIS) Professionals in the Universities of West Bengal (India) with Special Reference to the University of Calcutta by Arjun Dasgupta & Jatindra Nath Satpathi

45. Individual Learning and Organizational Learning in Academic Libraries by Sherry Shiuan Su

46. In-Service Training of Librarians Under the Network Environment by Zhang Xiya & Zhou Jingen

47. University of Wollongong Library Preparing Recent Graduates for a Professional Career in Librarianship by Lynne Wright & Jo-Anne Lombardi

Session 10. Facets of User Information Behavior 

48. Modeling Community Information Behaviour in Rural Sri Lanka: A Citizen-Centred Perspective by Wathmanel Seneviaratne, G.C. Gunawardene & K.A.P. Siddhisena

49. A Study of the Impact of On-Line Game Emotion Value Creation on Players’ Switching Behavior by Guang-Hwa Chiu & Yuh-Shihng Chang

50. The Internet as an Information Source vs. Level of Satisfaction: Users’ Learning Styles, Perceptions, Emotions and Regression Model at National Institutes of Technology in India by Suresh Jange, Lalitha K.Sami, Mallikarjun Angdi & Jeetender R. Aeri

51. Techno Savvy or Techno Oriented: Who are the Net Generation? by Barbara Combes

52. A Model of Information Use Behavior by Scientist (poster paper) by K.S. Chudamani & H.C. Nagarathna

Session 11. Diverse User Information Needs 

53. How is Knowledge About the Consumer of Information Being Applied in the Design and Delivery of Information Products and Services? by Mark Hepworth

54. Information Needs of International Students at a Malaysian University by Hajar Safahieh & Diljit Singh

55. The Use of Electronic Information Resources Among the Users of Penang Public Library Corporation by Hashimah Mohd. Yusoff

56. Shifting Gears: Dimensions of Research and Communication Behavior in the Sphere of Academic Freedom by Lleuvelyn A. Cacha

Session 12. Information Services to Special Communities 

57. The Challenging and Critical Role of Information Professionals in Combating AIDS in India by Maitrayee Ghosh & Jay Bhatt

58. User-Centred Design, E-Research, and Adaptive Capacity in Cultural Institutions: The Case of the Women on Farms Gathering Collection by Natalie Lee-San Pang, Donald Schauder, Marian Quartly & Liza Dale-Hallett  

59. Bibliometric Analysis as a New Business Area in Libraries: Theory and Practice by Rafael Ball

60. Education and Training in Electronic Records Management (ERM): The Need for Partnership Building by Rusnah Johare

61. Knowledge Management: Challenges for the Special Librarian by Shivanthi Weerasinghe

Session 13. Innovations in Information Literacy Education 

62. Building Information Literacy Through Project Work: A Case Study in Singapore by May Hwee Mian Tan & Yin-Leng Theng

63. Information Literacy Education in the Context of Project Work: Application of Multiple Intelligences and Mediated Learning by Intan Azura Mokhtar & Shaheen Majid

64. Developing Information Literacy Measures for Higher Education by Szarina Abdullah, Norliya Ahmad Kassim, Mohd Sharif Mohd Saad, Nor Rashimahwati Tarmuchi & Rasimah Aripin

65. Enhancing Students’ Learning and Research with NTU Library’s Innovative Information Literacy Programme by Akbar Hakim Haji Harun & Jean Koh Ping Hoon

66. LIS Professionals as Teachers and Trainers: User Education and Information Literacy for Life-Long Learning (poster paper) by Vinita Jain

67. Role of Library and Information Professionals as Teachers and Trainers in Agricultural Education: An Experience of the Kerala Agricultural University, India (poster paper) by A.T. Francis, C. Abdul Razak & Humayoon Kabir

Session 14. Digital Information Services 

68. Digital Reference Services in Selected Public Academic Libraries in Malaysia: A Case Study by Wan A. Kadir Wan Dollah      

69. NUS Libraries in a Virtual Learning Environment by Kah-Wei Wong

70. Streamline E-Information Service for Virtual Users: A Quality Function Deployment (QFD) Approach by Ahmed Taha

71. Digital Librarians: The Challenges Ahead (poster paper) by Aparajita Suman

Session 15. Advances in Digital Libraries, Repositories & Archives

72. Automatic Multi-document Summarization for Digital Libraries by Shiyan Ou, Christopher Khoo & Dion Goh

73. A Sentiment-Based Meta Search Engine by Jin-Cheon Na, Christopher Khoo & Syin Chan

74. Towards Integrating Research on Retrieval- and Communication-Oriented Studies in Library and Information Science by Sung-Chien Lin

75. Digital Libraries in Thailand by Tasana Saladyanant

76. An Interlibrary Cooperation Framework for Digital Libraries Using P2P Technology by Wen-Chung Shih, Chao-Tung Yang & Shian-Shyong Tseng

77. ReLOMS: Designing for Effective Use and Reuse of Learning Objects for E-Learning Systems by Yin-Leng Theng, Dian Saputra, Dion Goh, Schubert Foo, Abdus Sattar Chaudhry, Jin-Cheon Na, Christopher Khoo, Margaret Tan, Paul Wu, Abdul Halim & Likeng Lek

78. Using Query-Based Concept Structures to Improve Subject Access to Digital Libraries by Chulin Meng

79. Nutraceuticals Gateway: A Value-Added Electronic Information Service by R. Samyuktha 

80. Study on Digital Archives Standard for Library Automation System by Shien-Chiang Yu

81. A Study of Indexing in Digitized News Archives of Chinese Newspapers in Taiwan by Ming-Shu Yuan & Chih-Feng Lin

82. Is Web Archives a Misnomer—How Web Archives Can Become Digital Archives? by Paul Horng Jyh Wu & Adrian Kay Heng Heok

83. The Construction of a Universal Digital Resources Management System (poster paper) by Zhang Shouhong

Session 16. Cooperation and Resource Sharing in LIS 

84. The Establishment and Development of Chinese Cataloging Standards in Taiwan since 1980 by Heng-Hsiung Cheng 

85. Cultural Aspects of Library Networks in a Global Changing World: JIBIS & Humaniora and Pustaka Bersama by Laksmi

Session 17. Impact of Research on Information Service 

86. Is There a Role for Professional Associations in Fostering Research? by Kerry Smith & Ross Harvey

87. Knowing Our Users and Responding to Their Needs—The Impact of Research on Services in Two University Libraries by Ling Zhang, Wang Cong & Austin McCarthy

Session 18. Quality of Information Services 

88. Stability of Library Service Quality Benchmarking Norms Across Time and Cohorts: A LibQUAL+^TM Study by Bruce Thompson, Colleen Cook & Martha Kyrillidou

89. Performance Measurement of Quality Services in Academic and Research Libraries in India by Amruth Sherikar, Suresh Jange & S.L. Sangam

Session 19. Displays & Exhibitions 

90.  Displays and Exhibitions in University Libraries by Su-Huei Lu & Ling-Fang Wei

Session 10. Leadership 

91. Leadership Roles for Information Professionals by Michael Koenig

92. In Search of Giants: Fostering Leadership Education in LIS by Brendan Luyt & Alton Chua

Session 11. Professional Issues 

93. Stress & Burnout in Libraries and Information Centers by Hasan Siamian, Afsaneh Shahrabi, M. Vahedi, Abdol Majid Abbsai Rad & Jamshid Yazdani Cherati

Session 12. Bibliometric Studies 

94. Authorship from the Asia and Pacific Region in Top Library and Information Science Journals by Taemin Kim Park

95. Journal Article Publication Patterns and Authorship of Librarians in Taiwan and China: A Comparative Study by Wen-Yau Cathy Lin

96. The Development of Library and Information Science Through Books Published in Indonesia, 1952-2005 by Laksmi

97. Identification of Technology Trend on Indonesian Patent Documents and Research Reports on Chemistry and Metallurgy Fields by Endang Sri Rusmiyati Rahayu & Zainal A. Hasibuan

98. The Role of LIS Professionals in Indonesian Book Publishing: Its Dynamics and Growth in the Case of Islamic Translation Books Since 199 (poster paper) by Ike Iswary Lawanda