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Research Performance Analysis Of Top Six Heis In Wb Based On Nirf-2021 Ranking: An Evaluation-Based Study, Debdas Mondal

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Indian higher education system is the third largest education system in the world, however, no Indian universities have been found in the list of top 100 universities in the world. The Government of India has taken several initiatives to improve the quality of education in India and its ranking position so that Indian universities improve their quality and provide the best quality education and research. NIRF is one such initiative. As per NIRF, all the HEIs are evaluated on the basis of certain stipulated performance of parameters score, such as ’Quantitative Research (QNR)’, ’Qualitative Research (QLR)’, ’Students and Faculty …

Work-Life Balance (Wlb): A Select Study Of Women Library Professionals In An Indian Metropolitan City, Meenal Kedar Oak Dr

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This research study was primarily designed to study the work-life balance of women library professionals in the metropolitan city of Pune in India from Maharashtra State. The primary purpose of the study is to explore the tough challenges faced by women librarians in maintaining a balance between their personal and professional life during the pre and post covid period. The study has examined various factors affecting the work-life balance of the respondents during the pre and post covid period using the quantitative research design. Further, the use of the survey research method and snowball sampling technique for the data collection …

Social Media Usage Among Engineering Students -A Study, Nagaraju Kuppugari

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The aim of the study is to investigate the use of social media by the engineering students at Nellore dist in Andhra Pradesh. The study adopted survey method and a structured questionnaire as a tool for collection of data. The findings reveal that significant differences observed in the amount of time spent by male and female respondents and the different age groups of respondents using social media in a day. The study also found that there are significant differences between male and female respondents on the use of various social networking sites. The study reveals that YouTube is the most …

Academic Stress Among The Library And Information Science Students Of Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India: A Study, Jyoti Devi, Ashu Shokeen

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The present study aims to explore the academic stress among the Library and Information (LIS) Students of the Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra situated in the Haryana state of India. A structured questionnaire was designed to collect the data from all the 54 LIS students through the survey method and all the questions were based on a 5-point Likert scale. The study found that poor time management (M=3.72 ±.856), stress regarding the tests, assessment, grades & evaluation and meeting the deadlines for the same (M=3.70 ±.983), the stress of family’s high expectations regarding career issues (M=3.63 ±1.033) and fear of lagging behind …

Ascertaining Users’ Attitude Towards Information Technology Application: A Comparative Study Of Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla And Punjabi University, Patiala, Tarvinder Singh Handa

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The present study was carried out to ascertain the attitude of library users towards information technology applications in two university libraries, viz. Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla and Punjabi University, Patiala. Survey method of research was used based on random sampling. 391 responses were collected from three user categories, i.e., PG Students, Research Scholars and Faculty Members in the faculties of Social Sciences and Sciences. Five departments from each faculty were taken further to attain more insight into users' attitude. The simple percentage, Chi-square test, and Mann Whitney U test were used to analyze the data collected through a structured questionnaire. …

Use Of Internet Facility By The Users Of District Central Libraries In Rayalaseema Region Of A.P., India- A Study., Dr B. Deenadhayalu

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Abraham Lincoln’s proverbial remark concerning the definition and meaning of democracy, is equally applicable in the context of public library-it is an institution ‘for the people, by the people and of the people. The District Central Libraries are an important component of the public library system in Andhra Pradesh (A.P). Being located in the district headquarters they stand as models to be emulated by other public libraries in the districts. In this era of information technology, people are quick to gather information using the internet. Therefore, there is a need to study the internet facilities of the District Central Libraries …

Information Needs And Information Seeking Behaviour Of Agricultural Research Fraternity Of West Bengal, India: An Evaluative Study, Priyanka Neogi, Bhanu Partap Dr.

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The present study was undertaken with a view to know the information needs and information seeking behaviour of agricultural research fraternity of Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya (UBKV), Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal (India), which comprises of teachers, scientists and extension specialists. The study employed the survey method with the help of self designed questionnaire. The findings reveal that 76.40% of the respondents visited the library for issue/return of books, while 59.55% respondents visited the library for accessing electronic information resources. Furthermore, 69.66% of the respondents were seeking their desired information from the library for research work, while 55% respondents seeking …

Lis Education And Research In Maharashtra: Trends And Developments, Amol Babasaheb Sawai

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In India Maharashtra is the third largest state, known for its good outstanding educational quality at all levels in almost all the major disciplines of study. There are total 35 districts in Maharashtra state with best colleges and higher education institutions. The library and information sciences in India have been completed a hundred years and during this period there has been considerable development of library and information studies. This paper highlighted the current scenario of LIS education and research in Maharashtra. It is also studied the overview of different types of LIS courses offered in universities of Maharashtra. Study also …

Issues Related To Use And Acceptance Of Teachers Regarding Institutional Repositories, Susmita Das, Mukut Sarmah

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The Institutional Repository (IR) provides access to a vast collection of digital documents created and published by academic organisations. Institutional Repository (IR) services are provided to clients by major R& D institutions and a few academic institutes in India. Top scientists and researchers may use this institutional repository (IR) technology to submit their work, making it easier for the intended audience to obtain research papers in digital form. Institutional repositories (IRs) having gotten a lot of interest from academics from many fields and all around the world. They may have improved the public's perception of academics and related institutions by …

Indian Doctoral Research In The Field Of Sociology: A Mixed Method Approach, Jyotshna Sahoo, Nrusingh Kumar Dash Librarian, Basudev Mohanty, Santosini Mundhial

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The very purpose of this study is to conduct a systematic analysis of the doctoral research works produced by Indian Universities in the discipline of Sociology during the period from 2004 to 2017. The study is based on the secondary data, compiled from the authentic Indian data source on doctoral research known as “University News”. It aims to find out the developmental trends of Sociology research, the productivity of states, universities, and supervisors as well as languages and gender-wise productivity of Sociology doctoral research. It also aims to find out the most frequently occurred key words and the research areas …

Digital Humanities In India: A Developing Country Perspective, Anant Madhav Kulkarni, P. Muthumari

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The buzzword Digital Humanities (DH) is gaining attention in developing country like India. The activities so far undertaken in India includes organization of conferences on Digital Humanities and offering of post graduate courses by some institutions and Universities. The DH activity is confined to specific states of India only. The role of Library & Information Science (LIS) professionals is negligible. Still defining DH is a problem. There is a need of collaboration between DH specialist and LIS professionals to foster DH development in India. This paper will overview DH developments in India.

Publication Productivity Of Women Physicists In India: A Scientometrics Study, Bebi Dabas

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The present study focused on the research publications of women faculty in the field of physics, Astrophysics, Astronomy and Atmospheric Science in India. To collect the data we have covered the women faculty of Central Universities, State Universities, IITs, NITs, IISER’s, NISER’s, research institutes, laboratories and some selected deemed universities. The first fact we found was that the number of women were very less as compare to male staff. To see the publication productivity of women authors we tried to analyze the year-wise productivity, authorship pattern, preferred journals, place and designation and the research papers received highest citations for the …

Changes In Teaching And Learning In Higher Education During Covid-19 Lockdown: A Study Of Lis Students In India, Sana Aslam, Sharad Kumar Sonkar, Valentine Joseph Owan

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With the rapid advancement of society, online learning has become more popular in the entire world due to Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic offered almost a total paradigm shift to online teaching and learning across various educational platforms. This paper was aimed at reviewing the teaching and learning changes in higher education during COVID-19 Lockdown using empirical evidence from central universities in India. The study adopted a survey method utilizing an online questionnaire as the primary tool for data collection. The study covered 19 Central Universities in India that are offering Library and Information Science courses. Major findings showed, amongst others, …

Rural Women Health Information Sources And Channels In Manipur, North East India., Florence Guite, Paokholun Hangsing, Jayanta Deb

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In order to identify the existing health information sources and channels of rural women, 213 married women of child bearing age from four villages of Kangpokpi District in Manipur, India were randomly selected. A questionnaire method was adopted for the data collection and Descriptive Statistics was used for analyzing the data collected from the women. The study identified a number of health information sources such as Family members, Friends, among others and Information channels like Word of Mouth ASHA, Pamphlet in Mother tongue, Mobile phone Short Message System (SMS) for communicating their health information needs.

Assessment Of Occupational Stress Among Library Professionals In University Libraries Of Assam, India, Pallabi Devi, Research Scholar, Dlisc., Narendra Lahkar, Former Prof. & Head, Dlisc.

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Occupational stress has become presently a vital issue for research and a major concern for human resource management in any organization. The present study intends to categorize and assess the levels of occupational stress faced by the library professionals in university libraries of Assam, India and also to identify the most powerful stressors generating occupational stress amongst them. Descriptive research design and survey method was used for this study to obtain data from 66 Library Professionals working in the libraries of Central universities, State universities, and the Institution which has been given the status of a university. A structured questionnaire …

Attitude Towards Information Technology And Digital Divide: A Study Among Students In Universities In Kerala, India, Aswathi P, Mohamed Haneefa K

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The main aim of this research is to evaluate the attitude of university students' towards Information Technology (IT) and to identify whether their attitude plays any significant role in contributing digital divide among them. The study used quantitative research design and administered a pre-validated questionnaire to a sample of 644 postgraduate students selected with stratified random sampling. This study reports that about one third of the students fall under the high level attitude towards IT, while just above two thirds of them came under the medium level attitude. A significant gender divide persisted in the case of attitude towards IT …

Research Productivity Of Lis Women Faculty In India: A Bibliometric Study During 1988-2018, Jaba Moni Das, Lambodara Parabhoi

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The current study conducted to quantify the research contribution of Library and Information Science (LIS) women faculty of India between 1988 and 2018. The study prepared an inclusive list of Indian universities offering LIS education by visiting its official websites individually and collected the names and other details of the LIS women faculties engaged in the teaching profession. The bibliographical data were extracted from the Scopus database during the year 1988-2018. Finally, a total of 146 research articles published by 38 LIS women faculty in India. The core findings of this study were the majority of research works published in …

Research Productivity Of Lis Women Faculty In India: A Bibliometric Study During 1988-2018, Jaba Moni Das, Lambodara Parabhoi

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The current study conducted to quantify the research contribution of Library and Information Science (LIS) women faculty of India between 1988 and 2018. The study prepared an inclusive list of Indian universities offering LIS education by visiting its official websites individually and collected the names and other details of the LIS women faculties engaged in the teaching profession. The bibliographical data were extracted from the Scopus database during the year 1988-2018. Finally, a total of 146 research articles published by 38 LIS women faculty in India. The core findings of this study were the majority of research works published in …

Gender Disparity Among Indian Library And Information Science Professionals: A 20-Year Sample Of Publications From 1999-2018, Lambodara Parabhoi, Ramani Ranjan Sahu, Dr. Rebecca Susan Dewey, Damodar Parabhoi

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Gender disparity is present in many research fields including in Library and Information Science (LIS). This paper studied gender disparity among Indian LIS professionals and measure the intellectual output 20 years. The study reviewed 1,195 publications in the LIS field from 1999 to 2018, determining the gender of the first author. An analysis of the publication list determined the yearly contributions of male and female authors, together with the average distributions, yearly citation rates and other metrics, by gender. Across the whole study period, publications first-authored by men outnumbered those by women. Similarly, overall contributions by men were higher than …

Information And Communication Technology (Ict) And Libraries: Research Mapping And Scientometric Overview With Special Reference To Indian Research, Prakash E.R., Umesha Naik Dr

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Application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is of paramount importance in modern-day libraries and information centres. ICT helps in capturing, processing, storing, and communicating information. No library can still rely only on traditional printed information resources to perform effectively and efficiently (Etebu, 2010). The present study investigated the various realms of research pursued focusing on ICT with respect to libraries and made an effort to map the research scientometrically with a special reference to India. ICT and library related SCOPUS records are elicited and analysed to make a review of the research pursued by professionals in the field. A …

Service Quality Assessment In Agricultural And Medical University Libraries Of Haryana And Punjab States Of India By Applying Libqual+ Model, Bhanu Partap

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The aim of the present study is to assess the quality of services being provided by the agricultural and medical university libraries of Haryana and Punjab states of India by using three dimensions of LibQUAL+ tool, i.e., ‘Affect of Service’, ‘Information Control’, and ‘Library as Place’. Based on the feedback from the different categories of users’, it has been tried to assess the perceptions and expectations of users towards the quality of library services. Total 800 well structured LibQUAL+ questionnaires were distributed among the respondents of four universities under study but 601 were returned, which forms the response rate …

Enrolment Scenario Of Library And Information Science Education In India: An Overview, Ramesh Pandita, Shivendra Singh Mr.

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Purpose: The study is based on secondary data of all India Survey on Higher Education in India, conducted by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Govt., of India and attempts to assess the overall enrolment scenario of Library and Information Education in India. The study evaluates the enrolment data of seven years viz., for the period 2011-12 through 2017-18, retrieved from the official website of the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Govt., of India.

Methodology and Scope: The study is based on the survey data collected by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Govt., of India …

The Choice Between Ebooks And Printed Books: A Study Among Hospitality And Tourism Educators And Learners, Senthilkumaran Piramanayagam Phd, Partho Pratim Seal

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The emergence of electronic books (ebook) changed the position of printed books in the learning space. This study examines the perceptions and preferences of hospitality and tourism educators and learners. Similarities and dissimilarities in the preference, perception and its link with gender, and scope of the degree course what the respondents teach and learn are analyzed. Data was collected from both students and teachers of hospitality, tourism and culinary degree program at a private university located in Karnataka, India. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. The result of the study shows that printed books are …

Impact And User Observation Of Online Journals In Periyar University (Pu): An Empirical Study, Chandran Velmurugan Dr

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This paper has made an attempt to investigate the usage and impact of electronic journals or online journals among the users such as postgraduate students, MPhil scholars, and Ph.D.researchcandidates from the department of School of Social Sciences at Periyar University, Salem, Tamilnadu, India. It foundforthe analysis the filled questionnaires rate was 83% and also found among the four departments, Journalism and Mass Communication department has got ranked first with 24% to fill the questionnaire. The main purpose of this research is to analyze the impact and utilization of electronic journals that are provided by the University Library to the user …

Health Information Seeking Among General Public In India During Covid 19 Outbreak: Exploring Healthcare Practices, Information Needs, Preferred Information Sources And Problems, Nida Nafees, Daud Khan

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Background: As of October 1, 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) reports that COVID-19 has spread in 216 countries or territories or areas which results into throwing billions of lives under lockdown as healthcare services struggle to cope. Therefore, timely access to healthcare information during COVID-19 crisis is mandatory to restrain its spread.

Objectives: To comprehend the information needs and seeking behaviour of general public during COVID-19 outbreak in India.

Methods: A national survey through an online questionnaire was conducted in India and 1310 respondents participated in the study through snowball sampling technique.

Results: The most decisive information needs of majority …

Library Performance Assessment Of Service Quality Through Libqual: The Case Of Maharshi Dayanand University (Mdu), Rohtak (India), Anil Kumar, Preeti Mahajan

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University library plays a dynamic role in accomplishing the overall goals of its parent organization by offering a range of services to fulfill needs of the academic community. Being a service institution, performance assessment of a university library is essential to determine whether the library meet its specific objectives and also to justify library spending. Library users are said to be satisfied when the quality of services match their expected level of services. This study aimed at assessing the level of service quality (SQ) offered by the central library of Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak, (India) from users’ viewpoints using …

Why Users Need Internet In College Libraries? A Study Of College Libraries In India, Lokesha Naik, Dr. Kishore Kumar S

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The purpose of the study is to investigate the why users need Internet in college Libraries. For the concern of this the investigator has made a study on the use of the Internet by the students and faculty members of the colleges’ libraries in Karnataka, India. The main objective is to find out the use of the Internet, analyse the use of the Internet in relation to other information sources and how they perceive the advantages of Internet and problems for accessing them. Study results show that the academic community who participated in this survey are aware of the Internet. …

Ict Skills And Competencies Of Library And Information Science Professionals Working In College Libraries, University Of Delhi: A Study, Vyas Kumar Bajpai Mr., Madhusudhan Margam Dr.

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The purpose of the study is to investigate the ICT skills of LIS professionals working in the college libraries affiliated to the University of Delhi and bring inferences for the betterment of the library. In the present study, the data was collected from the respondents through a structured questionnaire using survey method. The questionnaires were distributed among 60 LIS professionals of various college libraries affiliated to the University of Delhi through online and personal meetings, eliciting a response of 100 per cent. A five-point Likert scale was used to measure the ICT skills of the respondents. Findings of the study …

Use And Impact Of Electronic Journals Among The Users Of Periyar University In Salem, Tamilnadu, India, Ramesh Krishnan

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This study has made an attempt to examine the use and impact of electronic resources particularly electronic journals or e-journals among the user community of Periyar University at Salem. Periyar University Central Library subscribes a number of online journals to meet the information needs of its users such as faculty members, post graduate students and research scholars etc. The results showed that the maximum number of respondents was female with 58.33 percent whereas the minimum number of respondents was male. The highest number of age group is between 21-30 ages. The majority of users (40.38%) was postgraduate students and ranked …

Application Of Cloud Computing In University Libraries: Case Study Of Selected University Libraries In Gujarat, Pradipsinh Chudasma, Atul Bhatt, Dharmendra Trivedi

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The purpose of this paper is to determine the awareness and use of cloud computing services and technology among library personnel and library users in selected university libraries in Gujarat, India. A detailed survey was piloted using structured set of questionnaires among 210 library users which comprised of post graduate students, research scholars and faculty of the respective university and 15 senior library professionals participated in the survey. Study discovered that 78.57% of library users and 80% of library staff are aware about cloud technology. They are using multiple devices for cloud computing and 65.71% of library users using Laptop …