Human resource management in university libraries of the Punjab. Unpublished doctoral thesis, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 2011. [Abstract]

This study aimed to explore the contemporary Human Resource Management (HRM) practices and function in university libraries (ULs) of Pakistan and to analyze the ways they are following the modern trends of HRM. To accomplish this goal a multi-method design of research based on survey method using two types of questionnaires and unstructured interviews as data gathering instruments. The first questionnaire was distributed to all heads of the ULs in the Punjab province (N=36) with the response rate of 92%, to explore the contemporary HRM practices and functions. On the basis of first survey, the second questionnaire was sent to the professionals (N=155) with response rate of 81%, to know their preferred motivators on workplace. In the next phase 20 interviews were conducted with library leaders from 16 ULs. Purposive sampling method was used for this. SPSS 16.0 version and content analysis was used for quantitative and qualitative data analysis respectively.