The role of information professionals in academic libraries in Malaysia / Asmad Rizal Umar and Atirah Ruslan

This article discusses the role of information professionals in academic libraries in Malaysia. It begins with the clarification on the concept of information professional and then it highlights the main role of the information professional in enhancing the academic library services in Malaysia. Th...

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Main Authors:	Umar, Asmad Rizal, Ruslan, Atirah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Information Management 2014
Subjects:	Malaysia Research. Information retrieval. Information behavior. Information literacy
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spelling	uitm-138552016-07-25T06:23:19Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13855/ The role of information professionals in academic libraries in Malaysia / Asmad Rizal Umar and Atirah Ruslan Umar, Asmad Rizal Ruslan, Atirah Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia Research. Information retrieval. Information behavior. Information literacy This article discusses the role of information professionals in academic libraries in Malaysia. It begins with the clarification on the concept of information professional and then it highlights the main role of the information professional in enhancing the academic library services in Malaysia. This article also highlights the responsibilities of information professionals in electronic era. Information professionals nowadays need to adapt the changes and the significance of information technology in order to support the process of teaching, learning and research. It also highlights the role of an academic librarian in providing effective reference and information services efficiently and this would contribute to the learning, teaching and research in higher learning institutions. Faculty of Information Management 2014 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13855/1/AJ_ASMAD%20RIZAL%20UMAR%20JIKM%2014.pdf Umar, Asmad Rizal and Ruslan, Atirah (2014) The role of information professionals in academic libraries in Malaysia / Asmad Rizal Umar and Atirah Ruslan. Journal of Information and Knowledge Management (JIKM), 4 (1). pp. 171-187. ISSN ISSN:2231-8836 ; E-ISSN:2289-5337 https://ijikm.uitm.edu.my/
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spellingShingle	Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia Research. Information retrieval. Information behavior. Information literacy Umar, Asmad Rizal Ruslan, Atirah The role of information professionals in academic libraries in Malaysia / Asmad Rizal Umar and Atirah Ruslan
description	This article discusses the role of information professionals in academic libraries in Malaysia. It begins with the clarification on the concept of information professional and then it highlights the main role of the information professional in enhancing the academic library services in Malaysia. This article also highlights the responsibilities of information professionals in electronic era. Information professionals nowadays need to adapt the changes and the significance of information technology in order to support the process of teaching, learning and research. It also highlights the role of an academic librarian in providing effective reference and information services efficiently and this would contribute to the learning, teaching and research in higher learning institutions.
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title	The role of information professionals in academic libraries in Malaysia / Asmad Rizal Umar and Atirah Ruslan
title_short	The role of information professionals in academic libraries in Malaysia / Asmad Rizal Umar and Atirah Ruslan
title_full	The role of information professionals in academic libraries in Malaysia / Asmad Rizal Umar and Atirah Ruslan
title_fullStr	The role of information professionals in academic libraries in Malaysia / Asmad Rizal Umar and Atirah Ruslan
title_full_unstemmed	The role of information professionals in academic libraries in Malaysia / Asmad Rizal Umar and Atirah Ruslan
title_sort	role of information professionals in academic libraries in malaysia / asmad rizal umar and atirah ruslan
publisher	Faculty of Information Management
publishDate	2014
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The role of information professionals in academic libraries in Malaysia / Asmad Rizal Umar and Atirah Ruslan

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