Abid Hussain

Inculcating reading habits in children
- By Abid Hussain
- April 7, 2025
READING plays a vital role in nurturing a child’s cognitive development and emotional intelligence. In today’s soci-ety, it is regarded as both an essential and…

The essential role of libraries in rural areas
- By Abid Hussain
- February 14, 2025
LIBRARIES have always been considered as information hubs. Its role in providing equitable information are essentials in both rural and urban areas, however, their…

Open access in Pakistani libraries
- By Abid Hussain
- December 5, 2024
ADVANCED technology has revolutionized scholarly and scientific research, with Open Access (OA) Initiatives witnessing exponential growth over the past two decades. Rising subscription costs and…

Pros and cons of E-Learning
- By Abid Hussain
- September 4, 2024
THE term eLearning was coined by Elliott Masie in November 1999 for the first time. While delivering a speech at a TechLearn Conference held in…

Role of a library in community building
- By Abid Hussain
- June 21, 2024
KAMI Garcia, an American writer, quoted in her book “Beautiful Creatures” that “Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.”…

Challenges in school libraries
- By Abid Hussain
- May 15, 2024
COLLINS English Dictionary defines a school library as “a library within a school where teachers and students can access books and other resources. In other…

Unveiling library science’s scientific foundations
- By Abid Hussain
- April 24, 2024
A research paper of Fredrick Kiwuwa Lugya published by Emerald Insight in 2013, has argued a few attributes that make LIS as an established scientific…

Some useful tips for literature reviewers
- By Abid Hussain
- September 11, 2023
LITERATURE review is systematic and critical assessment of existing literature related to your research question or topic. It demonstrate the researcher’s familirity with the subject…

Role of digital skills in academic libraries
- By Abid Hussain
- July 14, 2023
DIGITAL skills have evolved significantly due to the increasing integration of technologies in library services. Librarians in the past were limited to four walls and…