Library and Information Science Research in Asia-Oceania : Theory and Practice

Historically, the major Library and Information Science (LIS) research-producing centers of the world have largely been the universities and information institutions of North America, the United Kingdom, and Europe. This is changing with the growth of Asian economies, universities, and information industries. Library and Information Science Research in Asia-Oceania: Theory and Practice presents evolving and emerging research and development in the field of library and information science (LIS) in diverse countries in Asia-Oceania as the region continues to develop. This book is intended as a useful resource for LIS researchers, scholars, students, professionals, and practitioners, and is an appropriate text for courses in LIS. In addition, anyone interested in understanding the LIS field in the region will find this book a fascinating and enlightening read.

Jia Tina Du is a Lecturer in the Library and Information Management Program located in the School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences at the University of South Australia, Australia. She was 2010 Highly Commended Award Winner of the prestigious International Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards in the Information Science Category for her Ph.D. thesis on Web users multi-tasking search behaviour. She has produced a consistent stream of high-quality publications since completing her Ph.D. Her research interests are in interactive/cognitive information retrieval, Web research, multitasking search, and human information behaviour. Her research projects have been funded by the Australian Government and industries including .au Domain Administration LTD (.auDA) Foundation. Dr. Du is Associate member of Australian Library and Information Association and an Editorial Advisory Board Member of the Journal Aslib Proceedings: New Information Perspectives, PC member for both domestic and international conferences in the field, as well as invited reviewer for top journals including, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology and Information Processing & Management.

Qinghua Zhu is a Professor of Library and Information Science in the School of Information Management at Nanjing University, China. He was a research student at Keio University (1990-1991) and a visiting scholar at Tsukuba University (1997-1998) in Japan.