IFLA Journal Volume 49, No.1 (March 2023)IFLA Journal is an international journal publishing peer reviewed articles on library and information services and the social, political and economic issues that impact access to information through libraries.

The Journal publishes research, case studies and essays that reflect the broad spectrum of the profession internationally.

IFLA Journal Volume 49, No.1 (March 2023)

The March 2023 IFLA Journal features 15 articles of which 12 represent original research and 3 offer reviews of important topics in the LIS field. The research in this issue represents widely the field and key areas of interest including topics such as the spread of misinformation, training the next generation of librarians through data science education, and the needs for continuing professional development. Also includes are important articles on preservation, collection building and public libraries. The review articles focus on prison libraries, crisis management, and the interdisciplinary literature of international education.

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IFLA Journal. March 2023

The March 2023 IFLA Journal features 15 articles, of which 12 represent original research and 3 offer reviews of important topics in the LIS field. The research in this issue represents widely the field and key areas of interest including topics such as the spread of misinformation, training the nex...

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Original Articles

Strategies for checking misinformation: An approach from the Global South 3
Anup Kumar Das and Manorama Tripathi

An evaluation of institutional repository development in African universities 18
Emmanuel E. Baro and Anthonia U. Nwabueze-Echedom

Collections, care, and the collective: Experiments in collaborative fieldwork in area studies librarianship 39
Ellen A. Ambrosone, Laura A. Ring and Mara L. Thacker

Croatian adolescents’ credibility judgments in making everyday life decisions 52
Alica Kolarić

Open government data initiatives in the Maghreb countries: An empirical analysis 61
Elsayed Elsawy and Ahmed Shehata

Comparison of library studies programs in Croatia and the USA 74
Angela R. Davis, Stephanie A. Diaz, Russell A. Hall, Margita Mirčeta Zakarija and Irena Urem

Knowledge exchange and growth in a hybrid community – a social-capital-based approach: Evidence from Latvia 87
Guido Sechi, Jurģis Šķilters, Marta Selecka, Līva Kalnača and Krista Leškēviča

Knowledge management, organizational culture and job performance in Nigerian university libraries 99
Cyprian Ifeanyi Ugwu and A.N. Ejikeme

Academic libraries and the need for continuing professional development in Botswana 117
Olugbade Oladokun and Neo Patricia Mooko

Community-driven care of Lanna palm-leaf manuscripts 132
Piyapat Jarusawat and Andrew M. Cox

Preservation and conservation of indigenous manuscripts 143
Sunil Tyagi

Data science education programmes in Middle Eastern institutions: A survey study 157
Mahmoud Sherif Zakaria

Review Articles

Examining the status of prison libraries around the world: A literature review 180
Syed Tauseef Hussain, Syeda Hina Batool, Ata ur Rehman, Syeda Kiran Zahra and Khalid Mahmood

A systematic review of crisis management in libraries with emphasis on crisis preparedness 201
Somaye Sadat Akhshik and Reza Rajabali Beglou

A review of international education literature: Interdisciplinary and discovery challenges 216
Shanna Saubert and Liz Cooper

Abstracts 230

IFLA Journal is an international journal publishing peer reviewed articles on library and information services and the social, political and economic issues that impact access to information through libraries. The Journal publishes research, case studies and essays that reflect the broad spectrum of the profession internationally. IFLA Journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

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