• Login
    View Item 
    •   DSpace Home
    • Faculty/Staff Scholarship
    • Staff Publications
    • View Item
    •   DSpace Home
    • Faculty/Staff Scholarship
    • Staff Publications
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Kuwait’s higher education libraries: a descriptive analysis

    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    Kuwait’s higher education libraries.pdf (277.5Kb)
    Date
    2016-03
    2016-03
    Author
    AlKanan, Asma
    Keyword
    Academic Libraries - Higher Education - Kuwait
    Type
    Peer-Reviewed
    Journal Article
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    The article covers the history of the development of academic libraries in the State of Kuwait, a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The establishment of a private higher education system only began in the second millennium, and therefore new private academic libraries were established only a decade ago. Prior to that, academic librarianship in Kuwait was represented by the state-owned Kuwait University libraries. The evolution of new academic libraries in Kuwait has enriched the research sphere, created new opportunities, and fostered a competitive environment for academic librarians, each working in his/her respective institution. This article examines the development of new private university libraries and their progress in comparison with public institutional libraries. It reviews key studies on academic librarianship in Kuwait and sheds light on new libraries in the private sector, their services, facilities, and their level of involvement with the Kuwaiti community. It also identifies common constraints faced by those institutions’ libraries and possible solutions.
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/11675/1811
    External link
    http://ifl.sagepub.com/content/42/1/59.abstract
    Collections
    • Staff Publications [2]

    Browse

    All of DSpaceCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsTypeThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsType

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    DSpace software copyright © 2002-2022  DuraSpace
    DSpace Express is a service operated by Atmire