Ranita Hisham is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Library and Information Science, Universiti Malaya, with over 15 years of experience in academic librarianship, including a leadership role at the Universiti Malaya Medical Library. She holds a PhD in Medicine, with research focused on evidence-based medicine practices among primary care physicians in Malaysia. Her expertise spans systematic review searching, medical librarianship, and evidence-based practice support. She has conducted numerous workshops, collaborated across disciplines, and published in peer-reviewed journals. Her research interests include information literacy, user information-seeking behaviour, health information services, and academic library development.