1Librarian, Birla Institute of Technology Offshore Campus, Facilitated by CORE International Institute of Higher Education, FZE, RAK, P.O. Box: 41222, UAE
2Professor and Head, Department of LIS, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Corresponding author Email id: * gn.sundar@gmail.com
Online published on 3 October, 2013.
This paper deals with information management and its effectiveness among the higher educational institutions in United Arab Emirates (UAE). A sample of thirty-two library professionals from twenty five institutions was collected for this study. An online questionnaire was designed and sent to the target group via email. Chi-squared and ANOVA tests were applied to compare the variables. This study revealed that most libraries do archive digital documents. Some library professionals are aware of opensource software, which are plenty in number. Few institutions have assigned special names for their libraries. Most librarians who participated held a post-graduate degree. Academic libraries in the UAE were found to be adopting software (commercial, in-house and open) to manage the available information in an effective manner.
Information Management, Knowledge Management, Academic Libraries, Higher Education, United Arab Emirates
