The development of CD‐ROM provision at the Sultan Qaboos University in the Sultanate of Oman

Johnston, Colin

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“…The first discussion of academic libraries in the country was in 1984 by Varent, who wrote about the plan to build a library for Sultan Qaboos University with seating capacity for 400 users, and storage for 200,000 volumes. Since then many studies have been conducted discussing various topics on academic libraries including: library services; Automation; collection development; reference collections; and cataloguing (Mosallam, 1989; Karim, 1991; Mohsen and Elayashi, 1991; Johnston, 1992; Tariq and Bhatti, 1993; Al‐Mufaraji, 1995; Hamshary and Bouazza, 1998; Bouazza and AL‐Haddabi, 2006). However, only one study found concerning issues related to strategic management in academic libraries.…”

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Strategic analysis process at academic libraries in Oman

Hijji

2012

Library Management

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate methods that are used for analyzing strategically various aspects of academic libraries in Oman.Design/methodology/approachA research framework was designed to explore various steps of conceptualizing, collecting, analyzing data, and reporting results. Data gathered through in‐depth interviews with participants represented different management levels of academic libraries in the country. The analysis process utilized content analysis to shape the relationship between categories that were subjected to formulate knowledge.FindingsThe results indicate that strategic analysis process has been practiced in 40 percent of academic libraries in Oman, utilizing the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats (SWOT) analysis technique. However, all respondents identified strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of their libraries under one or more of the following factors: information resources; administrative support; human resources; financial resources; building and space; facilities and equipment; and cooperation and communication. Yet, the priority and importance of each issue to each library varies from one institution to another, according to size and history of each university.Research limitations/implicationsThe great differences in history, size, and infrastructure between the institutions investigated had affected the selection of the research population. Moreover, reports, statistics, existed in some libraries found unable to provide the necessary data, which forced the researcher to depend on the data gathered from respondents in building the research knowledge.Originality/valueThis research fills part of the gap that exists in the strategic management of information services. It is the first study shedding light on the application of strategic analysis in academic libraries in Oman.

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Strategic analysis process at academic libraries in Oman

Hijji

2012

Library Management

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“…Academic libraries, however, have been subject to discussion since 1984, when Varent wrote about a plan to build a library for Sultan Qaboos University with seating capacity for 400 users, and storage for 200,000 volumes. Since then many studies have been conducted discussing various topics on academic libraries including: library services; Automation; collection development; reference collections; and cataloguing (Johnston, 1992; Tariq and Bhatti, 1993; Bouazza and AL‐Haddabi, 2006). However, only one study found concerning issues related to management issues in academic libraries.…”

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Performance measurement methods at academic libraries in Oman

Hijji

Cox

2012

Performance Measurement Metric

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to investigate measurement methods that are in use in various aspects of academic libraries in Oman. Design/methodology/approach -The framework of the research was built to explore various steps of conceptualizing, collecting, analyzing data, and reporting results. Data gathered through in-depth interviews with participants represented different management levels. The analysis process utilized content analysis to shape the relationship between categories that were subjected to formulate knowledge. Findings -Results show that all libraries have used one method or more in evaluating the progress of their services, and the performance of their staff members. These include: surveys; reports; KPIs; statistics; and interviews, in addition to appraisal forms which are used for staff evaluation. Alongside internal evaluation by librarians, an external evaluation by OAC and other international bodies took place in some libraries.Research limitations/implications -The research was challenged by great differences in history, size, and infrastructure between the institutions, which had affected the selection of the research population. Moreover, reports and statistics which existed in some libraries could not provide the necessary data, which forced the researcher to depend on the data gathered from respondents in building the research knowledge. Originality/value -This study aims to fill part of the gap which exists in measurement processes of information services, as it is the first study shedding light on evaluation methods in academic libraries in Oman.

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Report on the second annual conference of the Arabian Gulf Chapter of the Special Libraries Association, January 1994

Tedd¹

1994

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The Arabian Gulf Chapter of the Special Libraries Association (AGC/SLA) was founded in 1992 with the objectives of communicating, disseminating and using information effectively in the area which covers Bahrain, Dubai, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. AGC/SLA provides one of the main channels of communication for professional librarians and information scientists in the area and membership comprises staff working in academic, medical, school, governmental and industrial libraries, as well as ‘recreational librarians’ who serve the large, and predominantly ‘ex‐pat’ community, of Aramco in Saudi Arabia, many of whom are working in the oil industry.

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The development of CD‐ROM provision at the Sultan Qaboos University in the Sultanate of Oman

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Strategic analysis process at academic libraries in Oman

Strategic analysis process at academic libraries in Oman

Performance measurement methods at academic libraries in Oman

Report on the second annual conference of the Arabian Gulf Chapter of the Special Libraries Association, January 1994

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