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Shafiq Ur Rehman

Associate Professor · University of the Punjab

https://researchid.co/shafiq.im
@pu.edu.pk
82Scopus Publications

Research Interests

Library service quality, Bibliometrics, Mobile learning, open access. library leadership

Biography

I completed my doctorate in Library and Information Science from the Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III, France, with the highest distinction in 2012. I have more than 24 years of professional, teaching and administrative experience at various universities and academic institutions across different countries such as France, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. I am actively engaged in research and have produced 78 research papers. I have also presented 15 research papers at various national and international conferences. I am an HEC (Higher Education Commission of Pakistan) approved Ph.D. supervisor and am actively involved in teaching as well as supervising postgraduate students. I have provided training in various research tools such as NVIVO, SPSS, AMOS, Endnote, Mendeley, Zotero, RefWorks Turnitin, Biblioshiny, VOSViewer, HistCite, CiteSpace, BibExcel, and have conducted more than 650 workshops and training sessions as a resource person in Pakistan and abroad.

Recent Scopus Publications

  1. Equity at stake? Fostering social justice in Pakistani academic libraries
    Ifla Journal, 2026
  2. A systematic literature review on the use of mobile phones to access library services and resources: challenges and benefits
    Global Knowledge Memory and Communication, 2025
  3. From policy to practice: The contribution of library leadership in ensuring legal preparedness for managing digital content in pakistani university libraries
    Information Development, 2025
  4. Patterns of Scholarly Communication in Global Information Retrieval Research: A Bibliometric Analysis (1954–2021)
    Science and Technology Libraries, 2025
  5. Mobile Learning Readiness of LIS Students During the COVID-19 Outbreak
    Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning, 2025

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