Professional Muslim academic reference librarians in the 21st century

The paper aims at giving an overview on the best qualities or attribute a qualified academic Muslim librarians should possess for him or her to provide a relevant functional reference services in an academic library environment at the present dispensation. The qualities that Muslim reference librari...

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Main Authors:	Hassan, Basri, Yerima , Bello
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Information Management, Universiti Teknologi Mara 2013
Subjects:	Z665 Library Science. Information Science Z719 Libraries (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/44527/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/44527/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/44527/3/Dr_Basri.pdf

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spelling	iium-445272016-04-04T07:53:15Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/44527/ Professional Muslim academic reference librarians in the 21st century Hassan, Basri Yerima , Bello Z665 Library Science. Information Science Z719 Libraries (General) The paper aims at giving an overview on the best qualities or attribute a qualified academic Muslim librarians should possess for him or her to provide a relevant functional reference services in an academic library environment at the present dispensation. The qualities that Muslim reference librarians should display in their career as information professionals are emphasised: some of the fundamental qualities include approachability, ability to communicate fluently, determination to do a good job, respect users, show care to users, observing Islamic dress code, willing to promote Islamic resources and collections , subject knowledge, ICT skills and reference interview skills. The paper draws the guidelines on the best way to behave, provide appropriate and releevant information, and demonstrate good ethics at the reference desk. This will go along way in providing quality reference services. Faculty of Information Management, Universiti Teknologi Mara 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/44527/3/Dr_Basri.pdf Hassan, Basri and Yerima , Bello (2013) Professional Muslim academic reference librarians in the 21st century. Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, 3 (2). pp. 120-126. ISSN 2231-8836 (P) 2289-5337 (O) http://jikmuitm.blogspot.com/2013/10/jikm-volume-1-number-1-june-2011.html
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description	The paper aims at giving an overview on the best qualities or attribute a qualified academic Muslim librarians should possess for him or her to provide a relevant functional reference services in an academic library environment at the present dispensation. The qualities that Muslim reference librarians should display in their career as information professionals are emphasised: some of the fundamental qualities include approachability, ability to communicate fluently, determination to do a good job, respect users, show care to users, observing Islamic dress code, willing to promote Islamic resources and collections , subject knowledge, ICT skills and reference interview skills. The paper draws the guidelines on the best way to behave, provide appropriate and releevant information, and demonstrate good ethics at the reference desk. This will go along way in providing quality reference services.
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author	Hassan, Basri Yerima , Bello
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title	Professional Muslim academic reference librarians in the 21st century
title_short	Professional Muslim academic reference librarians in the 21st century
title_full	Professional Muslim academic reference librarians in the 21st century
title_fullStr	Professional Muslim academic reference librarians in the 21st century
title_full_unstemmed	Professional Muslim academic reference librarians in the 21st century
title_sort	professional muslim academic reference librarians in the 21st century
publisher	Faculty of Information Management, Universiti Teknologi Mara
publishDate	2013
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Professional Muslim academic reference librarians in the 21st century

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