OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Academic Librarianship is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
University libraries response to COVID-19 pandemic: A developing country perspective	87
Readiness for Online Learning during COVID-19 pandemic: A survey of Pakistani LIS students	73
Information literacy and fake news: How the field of librarianship can help combat the epidemic of fake news	68
Social media as a platform in academic library marketing: A comparative study	57
From Facebook to Instagram: Exploring user engagement in an academic library	48
How is open access accused of being predatory? The impact of Beall's lists of predatory journals on academic publishing	46
Covid – 19 pandemic and the future of Nigeria's university system: The quest for libraries' relevance	43
UTAUT as a Model for Understanding Intention to Adopt AI and Related Technologies among Librarians	43
The CLEAR path: A framework for enhancing information literacy through prompt engineering	41
The higher education environment driving academic library strategy: A political, economic, social and technological (PEST) analysis	36
An Alert to COVID-19 Literature in Predatory Publishing Venues	33
Perceptions of artificial intelligence: A survey of academic librarians in Canada and the United States	29
Best practices for teaching and assessing critical thinking in information literacy online learning objects	29
Effectiveness of Virtual Reference Services in Academic Libraries: A Qualitative Study Based on the 5E Learning Model	28
Information literacy education during the pandemic: The cases of academic libraries in Chinese top universities	27
Librarians against fake news: A systematic literature review of library practices (Jan. 2018–Sept. 2020)	27
Integration of TAM, TPB, and TSR in understanding library user behavioral utilization intention of physical vs. E-book format	26
Transformation of libraries during Covid-19 pandemic: A systematic review	26
Library support for student mental health and well-being in the UK: Before and during the COVID-19 pandemic	24
A qualitative content analysis of watchlists vs safelists: How do they address the issue of predatory publishing?	24
The fake news wave: Academic libraries' battle against misinformation during COVID-19	23
Big data management capabilities and librarians' innovative performance: The role of value perception using the theory of knowledge-based dynamic capability	22
A two models modification for determining cloud computing adoption for web-based services in academic libraries in Nigeria	22
University libraries as open innovation partners: Harnessing hidden potential to foster global entrepreneurship	21
Characteristics of systematic reviews in the social sciences	21

Do digital students show an inclination toward continuous use of academic library applications? A case study	21
Digital transformation readiness: perspectives on academia and library outcomes in information literacy	21
An integrated paradigm shift to deal with ‘predatory publishing’	20
Help first-year college students to learn their library through an augmented reality game	20
Why blacklists are not reliable: A theoretical framework	20
Student Learning Outcomes Assessment in Higher Education and in Academic Libraries: A Review of the Literature	19
Much more than a mere technology: A systematic review of Wikidata in libraries	18
Library consultations and a global pandemic: An analysis of consultation difficulty during COVID-19 across multiple factors	18
Cabells' Predatory Reports criteria: Assessment and proposed revisions	17
Sustainable development challenges in libraries: A systematic literature review (2000–2020)	17
Assessment of trend and current pattern of open educational resources: A bibliometric analysis	17
Incentivizing faculty for open educational resources (OER) adoption and open textbook authoring	16
A call to action for librarians: Countering conspiracy theories in the age of QAnon	16
Polish university libraries social networking services during the COVID-19 pandemic spring term lockdown	16
Library social networking sites for fostering startup business globalization through strategic partnerships	16
Academic library guides for tackling fake news: A content analysis	16
The ACRL Framework successes and challenges since 2016: A survey	15
“Who says I am coping”: The emotional affect of New Jersey academic librarians during the COVID-19 pandemic	15
Post Covid-19: Expectations for Academic Library Collections, Remote Work, and Resource Description and Discovery Staffing	15
Academic library leadership in the dawn of the new millennium: a systematic literature review	15
Academic library spaces and student activities during the COVID-19 pandemic	15
Are predatory journals contaminating science? An analysis on the Cabells' Predatory Report	15
Flipped classroom pedagogy in an online learning environment: A self-regulated introduction to information literacy threshold concepts	15
Signs of divisiveness, discrimination and stigmatization caused by Jeffrey Beall's “predatory” open access publishing blacklists and philosophy	14
Analysis of the SEO visibility of university libraries and how they impact the web visibility of their universities	14
Quantitative analysis of workplace morale in academic librarians and the impact of direct supervisors on workplace morale	14
Teaching the teachers to teach information literacy: A literature review	14
Applications of Internet of Things in university libraries of Pakistan: An empirical investigation	13
Effectiveness of overnight learning commons: A comparative study	13
Survey design, sampling, and significance testing: Key issues	13
An examination of data reuse practices within highly cited articles of faculty at a research university	13
What are the information technology skills needed in information institutions? The case of “code4lib” job listings	13
Adapting during the pandemic: A case study of using the rapid prototyping instructional system design model to create online instructional content	12
International movement of open access to scientific knowledge: A quantitative analysis of country involvement	12
Remaking academic library services in Zimbabwe in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic	12
Student well-being matters: Academic library support for the whole student	12
Job engagement and employee-organization relationship among academic librarians in a modified work environment	11
A long article about short videos: A content analysis of U.S. academic libraries' use of TikTok	11
Trust as a factor in building cognitive social capital among library workers and users. Implications for library managers	11
Who Are We Missing? Conducting a Diversity Audit in a Liberal Arts College Library	11
A “Trojan horse” in the reference lists: Citations to a hijacked journal in SSCI-indexed marketing journals	10
Open access information resources and university libraries: Analysis of perceived awareness, challenges, and opportunities	10
Seizing the opportunity: Collaborative creation of academic integrity and information literacy LMS modules for undergraduate Chemistry	10
Assessing the preparedness of university libraries for digital preservation	10
A content analysis of job advertisements for digital humanities-related positions in academic libraries	10
Innovation strategies in academic libraries using business entrepreneurial theories: Analysis of competing values framework and disruptive innovation theory	10
Correlates of the national ranking of higher education institutions and funding of academic libraries: An empirical analysis	10
Decolonization in collection development: Developing an authentic authorship workflow	10
Can you see me now?: Engaging distance learners through virtual reference consultations	10
Strategies for successful implementation of mobile phone library services	10

Research data management at an African medical university: Implications for academic librarianship	10
Crisis Librarianship: An Examination of Online Librarianship Roles in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic	9
College students' perceptions on sense of belonging and inclusion at the academic library during COVID-19	9
Talent management practices and job performance of librarians in university libraries in Nigeria	9
Redesigning an online information literacy tutorial for first-year undergraduate instruction	9
Data visualization as a research support service in academic libraries: An investigation of world-class universities	9
Leadership behind masked faces: from uncertainty to resilience at a Jamaican academic library	9
Institutional repositories (IRs) in universities of Pakistan: Issues and emergent framework for remedies	8
Colour blind: Investigating the racial bias of virtual reference services in English academic libraries	8
Continuing professional development as transformational learning: A case study	8
Making professional development more social: A systematic review of librarians' professional development through social media	8
Librarians as gate-openers in open access publishing: A case study in the United Arab Emirates	8
Information literacy skills and learning gaps– Students' experiences and teachers' perceptions in interdisciplinary environmental science	8
The role of the academic librarian in online courses: A case study	8
The impact of information-seeking self-efficacy and online learning self-efficacy on students' performance proficiency	8
A happy ambience: Incorporating ba and flow in library design	8
A quasi experiment on how the field of librarianship can help in combating fake news	8
Developing systematic search methods for the library literature: Methods and analysis	8
Research data management (RDM) in Jordanian public university libraries: Present status, challenges and future perspectives	8
Big data-driven investigation into the maturity of library research data services (RDS)	8
A study of librarians' perceptions and adoption of Web 2.0 technologies in academic libraries in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria	8
Enhancing academic library services provision in the distance learning environment with mobile technologies	8
Online health information seeking and digital health literacy among information and learning resources undergraduate students	8
Research consultations in the academic library: A scoping review on current themes in instruction, assessment and technology	8
Investigating mobile acceptance in academic library services based on Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology Model (UTAUT-2)	8
Implementing an information literacy course: Impact on undergraduate medical students' abilities and attitudes	8
Information culture and academic empowerment: Developing a collective mindfulness strategy for embedded librarianship	7
Information Literacy Self-Efficacy Scale: Validating the translated version of the scale for use among Bangla-speaking population	7
Evaluation of the Egyptian knowledge bank using the information systems success model	7
The citation impact of the Open Access accounting journals that appear on Beall's List of potentially predatory publishers and journals	7
Work motivation, job satisfaction, work-family balance, and job commitment of library personnel in Universities in North-Central Nigeria	7
A scoping review of the application of systematic instructional design and instructional design models by academic librarians	7
University rankings and institutional affiliations: Role of academic librarians	7
Reading Format Attitudes in the Time of COVID	7
Expanding Reference through Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning Videos	7
Uncovering the information literacy skills of first-generation and provisionally admitted students	7
A Scoping Review: Synthesizing Evidence on Data Management Instruction in Academic Libraries	7
COVID-19 impact on the Chinese top academic libraries: Libraries' response to space, collection and services	7
Academic librarians: Their understanding and use of emotional intelligence and happiness	7
The role of Roman Urdu in multilingual information retrieval: A regional study	7
Supporting and engaging students through academic library programming	7
Using digital environments to design inclusive and sustainable communities of practice in academic libraries	7
Underrated or overstated? The need for technological competencies in scholarly communication librarianship	7
Remote management of library staff: Challenges and practical solutions	7
Information literacy problems in groupwork: Interpretations of the ACRL Framework	6
Information literacy instruction for international graduate engineering students: A case study at University of Windsor	6
Faculty research performance expectancy of online databases: system design characteristics as facilitating conditions	6
Increasing scholarly productivity: Developing an in-house academic librarian support network	6
Evaluation of Research Data Management (RDM) services in academic libraries of India: A triangulation approach	6
The effect of virtual reality on knowledge acquisition and situational interest regarding library orientation in the time of Covid-19	6
Research workflow skills for education doctoral students and postdocs: A qualitative study	6
Meta-synthesis in Library & Information Science Research	6
Perception, use and effectiveness of open source library systems by academic librarians in selected tertiary institutions in Kwara State, Nigeria	6
Quality indicators and user satisfaction in university libraries	6
Content strategy in LibGuides: An exploratory study	6
Librarians' assistance to students in the information seeking process: Perspectives of higher education teachers and librarians	6
Students with disabilities and library services: Blending accommodation and universal design	6
Transitioning to college: Impact of high school librarians	6
Using curriculum mapping to scaffold and equitably distribute information literacy instruction for graduate professional studies programs	6
Library log analysis and its implications for studying online information seeking behavior of cultural groups	6
Readiness towards the implementation of open science initiatives in the Malaysian Comprehensive Public Universities	6
A STEM e-class in action: A case study for asynchronous one-shot library instruction	6
Less money, less children, and less prestige: Differences between male and female academic librarians	6
Subject-access metadata on ETD supplied by authors: A case study about keywords, titles and abstracts in a Brazilian academic repository	6
Factors that influence librarian definitions of information literacy	6
Similarly different: Finding the nuances in first year students' library perceptions	6
A holistic approach to user privacy in academic libraries	6
“First years' information literacy backpacks: What's already packed or not packed?”	6
Developing user-centered collections at a research library: An Evidence-Based Acquisition (EBA) pilot in STEM	6