Dr LO, Patrick P. C.

• Principal Investigator, Why Librarianship? An Exploration of Factors Influencing MLIS Students in Choosing Library and information Science as a Career – A Cross-National Comparative Study. 筑波大学図書館情報メディア系国際交流支援. (2013-2014). Grant: JPY500,000
• Principal Investigator, Measure Attitudes & Self-Perceptions of School Librarians Regarding their Roles, Practices Professional Training & Collaborations with Other Classroom Teachers – a Cross-National Comparative Study Between China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Taipei. 筑波大学図書館情報メディア系国際交流支援. (2013-2013). Grant: JPY500,000

SELECTED REFEREED ARTICLES (PEER-REVIEWED)

1. Lo, P., Anghelescu, H. G. B., & Sutherland, R. (2024). The unparalleled joy of the silent contributor: A qualitative study of career motivation, challenges, and fulfilment amongst opera librarians around the globe. Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association, 73(2): 188–218.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2024.2329822
2. Zhou, J., Lam, E., Au, C.H., Lo, P., & Chiu, D.K.W. (2022). Library café or elsewhere: usage of study space by different majors under contemporary technological environment. Library Hi Tech, 40(6): 1567-1581.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/LHT-03-2021-0103
3. Lo, P., Lyu, Y.-P., Chen, J. C., Lu, J.-L., & Stark, A. J. (2022). Measuring the educational value of comic books from the school librarians’ perspective: A region-wide quantitative study in Taiwan. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 54(1):16-33.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000620983430
4. Leung, L.M., Chiu, D.K.W., & Lo, P. (2020). School librarians’ view of cooperation with public libraries: a win-win situation in Hong Kong. School Library Research, Vol. 23: 1-17.  
5. Lo, P., & Stark, A. (2021). Examining the relationship between social inclusion and mobile libraries in the age of Internet connectivity: A qualitative study of mobile librarians around the globe. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 53(2): 245-270.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000620935476
6. Fan, K.Y.K., Lo, P., Ho, K.K.W., So, S., Chiu, D.K.W., & Ko, E.H.T. (2020), Exploring the mobile learning needs amongst performing arts students. Information Discovery and Delivery, 48(2): 103-112.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IDD-12-2019-0085
7. Zhang, X., Lo, P., So, S., Chiu, D.K.W., Leung, T.N., Ho, K.K.W., & Stark, A. (2021). Medical students’ attitudes and perceptions towards the effectiveness of mobile learning: A comparative information-need perspective. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 53(1): 116-129.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000620925547
8. Zhang, Y., Lo, P., So, S., & Chiu, D.K.W. (2020). Relating library user education to business students’ information needs and learning practices: a comparative study. Reference Services Review, 48(4): 537-558.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/RSR-12-2019-0084
9. Yip, K.H.T., Lo, P., Ho, K.K.W., & Chiu, D.K.W. (2021). Adoption of mobile library apps as learning tools in higher education: a tale between Hong Kong and Japan. Online Information Review, 45(2): 389-405.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/OIR-07-2020-0287
10. Lo, P., Liu, Q., Allard, B., & Stark, A.J. (2021). LIS versus non-LIS: A comparative study of attitudes and perceptions towards library user education at Sun Yat-Sen University. Library Quarterly, 91(2): 209-233.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/713044
11. Lo, P., & Stark, A. J. (2021). Shanghai Library as a human capital developer for a knowledge-driven socio-economic environment. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 53(3): 411-430. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000620948565
12. Lau, K., Lo, P., Chiu, D.K.W., Ho, K. Jiang, T., Zhou, Q., Percy, P. & Allard, B. (2020). Library and learning experiences turned mobile: A comparative study between LIS and non-LIS students. The Journal of Academic Librarianship.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2019.102103
13. Lo, P., Allard, B., Anghelescu, H.G.B., Xin, Y., Chiu, D.K.W., & Stark, A.J. (2020). Transformational leadership practice in the world’s leading academic libraries. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 52(4): 972-999. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000619897991
14. Lo, P., & Stark, A.J. (2021). An examination of participative leadership amongst national library directors worldwide. Library Hi Tech, 39(1): 101-125.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/LHT-07-2019-0145
15. Allard, B., Lo, P., Liu, Q., Ho, K.K.W., Chiu, D.K.W., Chen, J.C.C., Zhou, Q., & Jiang, T. (2020). LIS pre-professionals’ perspectives towards library user education: A comparative study between three universities in Greater China. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 52(3): 832-852.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000619874106
16. Lo, P., So, S., Liu, Q., Allard, B., & Chiu, D.K.W. (2019). Chinese students’ choice of overseas versus domestic MLISeducation: A comparative Study between University of Tsukuba and Shanghai University. College & Research Libraries, 80(7): 1013-1035.
17. Lo, P., He, M., & Liu, Y. (2019). Social inclusion and social capital of the Shanghai Library as a community place for self-improvement. Library Hi Tech, 37(2): 193-214.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/LHT-04-2018-0056
18. Lo, P., Allard, B., Ho, K.K.W., Chen, J.C., Okada, D., Stark, A., Henri, J., & Lai, C. (2019). Librarians’ perceptions of educational values of comic books: A comparative study between Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 51(4): 1103-1119.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000618763979
19. Lo, P., Allard, B., Wang, N., & Chiu, D.K.W. (2020). Servant leadership theory in practice: North America’s leading public libraries. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 52(1): 249-270.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000618792387
20. Lo, P., Chan, H.H.Y., Tang, A.W.M., Chiu, D.K.W., Cho, A., See-To, E.W.K., Ho, K.K.W., He, M., Kenderdine, S. &  Shaw, J. (2019). Visualising and revitalising traditional Chinese martial arts: Visitors’ engagement and learning experience at the 300 years of Hakka Kungfu. Library Hi Tech, 37 (2): 269-288.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/LHT-05-2018-0071
21. Liu, Q., Allard, B., Lo, P., Zhou, Q., Jiang, T., Itsumura, H. (2018). Library user education as a window to understand inquiry-based learning in the context of higher education in Asia. College & Research Libraries, 80(1): 8-31.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.80.1.8 
22. Deng, Q., Allard, B., Lo, P., Chiu, D.K.W., See-To, E.W.K., & Bao, A.Z.R. (2019). The role of the library café as a learning space: A comparative analysis of three universities. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 51(3): 823-842. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000617742469
23. Lo, P., Ho, K.K.W., Allard, B., Horng, S.C., & Liu, Y. (2019). Reading the city via the public central library in the sociocultural context: A comparative study between the Hong Kong Central Library, Shanghai Library and Taipei Public Library. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 51(2): 458-472.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000617742448
24. Lo, P., Cho, A., Law, B.K.K., Chiu, D.K.W., & Allard, B. (2017). Progressive Trends in Electronic Resources Management Among Academic Libraries in Hong Kong. Library Collections, Acquisitions, & Technical Services, 40(1-2): 28-37.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14649055.2017.1291243
25. Lau, K.P., Chiu, D.K.W, Ho, Kevin, K.K.W., Lo, P., & See-To, E. (2017). Educational usage of mobile devices: Differences between postgraduate and undergraduate students. The Journal of Academic Librarianship.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2017.03.004
26. Wai, I.S.H., Ng, S.S.Y., Chiu, D.K.W., Ho, K.K.W., & Lo, P. (2018). Exploring undergraduate students’ usage pattern of mobile apps for education. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 50(1): 34-47.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000616662699
27. Yip, T., Chiu, D.K.W., Cho, A., & Lo, P. (2019). Behavior and informal learning at night in a 24-hour space: A case study of the Hong Kong Design Institute Library. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 51(1): 171-179. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000617726120
28. Lo, P., Cho, A., Leung, M.-h., Chiu, D.K.W., Ko, E.H.T., & Ho, K.K.W.(2016). Use of smartphones by art and design students for accessing library services and learning. Library Hi Tech, 34(2): 224-238.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/LHT-02-2016-0015
29. Wang, Pang, Chiu, D.K.W., Ho, K.K.W., & Lo. P. (2016). Why read it on your mobile device? Change in reading habit of electronic magazines for university students. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 42(6): 664-669.  DOI: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0099133316301768
30. Fung, R.H.Y., Chiu, D.K.W., Ko, E.H.T., Ho, K.K.W., & Lo. P. (2016). Heuristic Usability Evaluation of University of Hong Kong Libraries’ Mobile Website. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 4(5): 581-594.  DOI: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0099133316300787  
31. Liu, Q., Lo, P., & Itsumura, H. (2016). Measuring the Importance of Library User Education: A Comparative Study Between Fudan University and the National Taiwan Normal University. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 42(6): 644-654.  DOI: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0099133316300994
32. Lo, P., Chiu, D.K.W., Dukic, Z., Cho, A., & Liu, J. (2017). Motivations for choosing librarianship as a second career among students at the University of British Columbia and the University of Hong Kong. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 49(4): 424-437.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000616654961
33. Ho, K.K.W., Lo, P., Chiu, D.K.W., Kong, E.W.S., Chen, J.C., Zhou, Q., Xu, Y., & Dalsgard, S. (2018). Intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivations of Master of Library and Information Science students: A cross-cultural comparative study.Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 50(2): 141-156.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000616664564
34. Dukic, Z., Chiu, D.K.W., & Lo, P. (2015). How useful are smartphones for learning? Perceptions and practices of Library and Information Science students from Hong Kong and Japan. Library Hi Tech, 33(4): 545-561.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/LHT-02-2015-0015
35. Ko, E.H.Y., Chiu, D.K.W., Lo. P., Ho, K.K.W (2015). Comparative study on m-learning usage among LIS students from Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 41(5): 567-577.  DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2015.07.005
36. Lo, P., Dukic, Z., Chiu, D. K. W., Ikeuchi, U., Liu, J., & Lu, Y. (2015). Why Librarianship? A Comparative Study Between University of Tsukuba, University of Hong Kong, University of British Columbia and Shanghai University. Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 46(3): 194–215.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00048623.2015.1059993
37. Lo, P., & Chu, W. (2015). Information for Inspiration: Understanding Information-Seeking Behaviour and Library Usage of Students at the Hong Kong Design Institute. Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 46(2):  101-120. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00048623.2015.1019604
38. Lo, P., & Chiu, D.K.W. (2015). Enhanced and changing roles of school librarians under the digital age. New Library World, 116(11/12): 696-710.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/NLW-05-2015-0037
39. Lo, P., Liu, Q., Yu, C., & Chiu, D.K.W. (2015). A research agenda for enhancing teacher librarians’ roles and practice in Hong Kong’s 21^st century learning environment. School Libraries Worldwide, 21(1): pp. 19-37.
40. Rahmi, R. & Lo, P. (2015).  Youth empowerment through the use of prison libraries: Case studies of the Tangerang Juvenile Detention Center Library and the Salemba Detention Center Library in Indonesia. Italian Journal of Library and Information Science, 6(1): 183-206.  DOI: http://leo.cineca.it/index.php/jlis/article/viewFile/10082/10223
41. Lo, P., Chiu, D., & Chu, W. (2013). Modeling your college library after a commercial bookstore? the Hong Kong Design Institute Library experience. Community & Junior College Libraries, 19(3): 59-76. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02763915.2014.915186 
42. Lo, P., Chen, J.C.C., Dukic, Z., Youn, Y.R., Hirakue, Y., Nakashima. M. & Yang, G. (2014). Attitudes and self-perceptions of school librarians in relations to their professional practices: A comparative study between Hong Kong, Shanghai, South Korea, Taipei, and Japan. School Libraries Worldwide, 20(1): 51-69.
43. Lo, P., Chao-chen Chen, J., Dukic, Z., Youn, Y.-r., Hirakue, Y., Nakahima, M., & Yang, G. (2014). The roles of the school librarians as information literacy specialists: A comparative study between Hong Kong, Shanghai, South Korea, Taipei and Japan. New Library World, 115(7/8): 314-339.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/NLW-01-2014-0012
44. Lo, P., But, K. & Trio, R. (2013). Links Between Libraries and Museums: A Case Study of Library-Museum Collaboration at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum. JLIS.It 5 (1):103-20.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.4403/jlis.it-8916.
45. Hu, L., Tam, O., & Lo, P. (2004). Chinese name authority control in Asia: An overview. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 39: (1-2): 465-488.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1300/J104v39n01_14

SCHOLARLY BOOKS, MONOGRAPHS AND CHAPTERS

1. Women Leaders of Major Orchestras, Opera Companies and Other Cultural Institutions Around the Globe. McFarland & Co., Inc. [2025].

2. Behind the Music Scores: Current Trends in Music Librarianship and Archival Management. Nova Science Publishers. (2-volume set). [2025]. 

3. Advocacy. Encyclopedia of Libraries, Librarianship, and Information Science. (2024). Elsevier.

4. 《世界一流学术图书馆馆长对话 = Conversations with Leading Academic and Research Library Directors》 (2024). 中国国家图书馆出版社.

5. 《以術明道 = The Artistic and Martial Paths to Dao》(2024).  商務印書館.

6. Stop the War! Performing Artists Across the World Call for Peace in Ukraine. (2024). Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 

7. Inside Hong Kong’s Arts & Cultural Scene: Conversations with Hong Kong’s Leading Arts & Cultural Administrators, Educators, Producers and Presenters. (2013). Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 

8. The Marketing of Academic, National and Public Libraries Worldwide: Marketing, Branding, Community Engagement. (2024). Elsevier. 

9. Stories and Lessons from the World’s Leading Opera, Orchestra Librarians, and Music Archivists. (2-volume set).(2022). Emerald. 

10. Inside the World’s Major East Asian Collections in North America. (2-volume set). (2022). Emerald. 

11. 《文武之道: 從城市森林中尋訪對閱讀有想法的武者與文化人》(2-volume set). (2021). 超媒體出版有限公司.

12. Literacy and Reading Programmes for Children and Young People: Case Studies from around the Globe. (2022). CRC Press. 

13. Creating a Global Cultural City via Public Participation in the Arts: Conversations with Hong Kong’s Leading Arts and Cultural Administrators. (2021). Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

14. 《走進大專院校圖書館: 圖書館員視角下的大中華區高等教育現狀與未來發展》(2021). City University of Hong Kong Press. 

15. 《文化新語: 兩岸四地傑出圖書館、檔案館及博物館傑出工作者訪談 (精選)》(2019). 超媒體出版有限公司.  

16. 《水泥森林中的武者: 國術文化訪談錄》(2019). 超媒體出版有限公司.  

17. Effective School Librarianship: Successful Professional Practices from Librarians around the World. (2018). CRC Press.

18. 《閱讀推手: 學校圖書館專業》 (2018). 商務印書館. 

19. Conversations with Leading Academic and Research Library Directors: International Perspectives on Library Management. (2019). Elsevier. 

20. Inside the World’s Major East Asian Collections: Conversations with the World’s Leading East Asian Librarians, Archivists and Museum Curators. (2017). Elsevier. 

21. World’s Leading National, Public, Monastery and Royal Library Directors: Leadership, Management, Future of Libraries. (2017). De Gruyter Saur. 

22. “Informal interview with Niu Jun, Tammy Ng & Joli Moore - School Librarians at the Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau School. End of Wisdom. (2017). Elsevier.

23. Conversations with the World's Leading Orchestra and Opera Librarians. (2015). Rowman & Littlefield. 

24. Documentary Heritage: Conversations with Special Library Managers and Archivists in Hong Kong. (2015). City University of Hong Kong Press.

文武之道實踐學會會長 / Director, Liberal and Martial Arts Practice Association