The current innovation status of university libraries in Pakistan
| Date | 11 March 2019 |
| Pages | 178-190 |
| Published date | 11 March 2019 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-11-2017-0125 |
| Author | Sania Awais,Kanwal Ameen |
The current innovation status of
university libraries in Pakistan
Sania Awais
Department of Library, Lahore College for Women University,
Lahore, Pakistan, and
Kanwal Ameen
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract
Purpose –The purpose of this paper is to examine the current status of innovations in the university
libraries of Pakistan because desire for reshaping the university libraries is now the necessity for full filling
the mission of higher education, i.e. to be competitive and compatible in international market.
Design/methodology/approach –Quantitative method is adopted for measuring the occurrence of
innovations. The content is based on the literature, the researchers’20 years’experience and the websites
of all the 183 universities of Pakistan have been reviewed for this purpose. A checklist of 40 innovationused
in ACRL libraries and prepared by a researcher, Jantz (2013) is used as a yard stick.
Findings –The findings indicate that a large majority (85%) of university libraries, have not adopted these
innovations. Only 15 percent of university libraries all over Pakistan are relatively better on the innovation
adoption scale.
Originality/value –The aspects discussed in the context of Pakistan may catch the attentions for
improvement of university libraries, and growth of respective professional. It is assumed that the situation is
similar to other type of libraries (college and public) and also in neighboring developing countries. So, the
work will raise the awareness among professionals of other countries as well.
Keywords Pakistan, Innovation, Change management, University libraries, Developing countries,
Website review
Paper type General review
Introduction
Rapid advancement in ICT’s have brought global changes and influenced every facet of life.
The vast social, cultural and economic changes, caused by the rapid advancement in the
Information Communication Technologies have affected universities and their respective
libraries. Changes in pedagogy, teaching learning styles in higher education are queuing up
sharply for a quick acceptance of the rule of the survival of the fittest. To be fittest in the
twenty-first century, university libraries need to be ready for introducing changes,
innovations in their existing setup according to the need of the time. The desire for
reshaping the services, environment and facilities in university libraries is now becoming a
necessity for supporting the teaching, learning and research activities of the parent
institutions, otherwise, university libraries run the real risk of losing their identities and
become obsolete in this new Age of Information.
Change and innovation is indispensable for up gradation and improvement. Innovation/
change has always been an important factor in the life of every organization. Innovations
are considered as key to improvement and success. It is commonly perceived that both
academic and practitioner’s communities of any organization should keep innovating as it is
essential for their survival.
The concept of innovation has been viewed by different perspectives and it has been
defined in a variety of ways. One of the most cited theorist of innovations is Rogers who
elucidates innovation as “an idea perceived as new by the individual.”Rogers and
Shoemaker’s“an idea, practice or object perceived as new by an individual”is a more
comprehensive definition.
Library Management
Vol. 40 No. 3/4, 2019
pp. 178-190
© Emerald PublishingLimited
0143-5124
DOI 10.1108/LM-11-2017-0125
Received 19 November 2017
Revised 8 December 2017
Accepted 29 January 2018
The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available on Emerald Insight at:
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