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A Survey Of Library Service Delivery In An Age Of Internet In Mountain Top University, Eunice Oluwayemisi Oloyede Dr, Aderonke Ayobami Ogungbade Miss, Opene Sunday Ozonuwe Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Modern information technology has led to significant changes in how libraries operate. This study examined how library services are provided in the age of the internet at Mountain Top University Library. It adopted a descriptive survey method, and 200 participants were chosen at random for the study. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the sampled population. Data analysis was done using SPSS, and the results were presented in a percentage and frequency table. The study found that the majority of the respondents, 192 (96%), agreed that electronic mail (e-mail) was available in the library, 187 (93.5%) agreed …

Radicalisation And Extremism On Social Media: What Steps Can Be Taken?, Emeka Williams Etumnu, Oluchi I. Williams-Etumnu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Unarguably, the social media has brought the world together in an online space and as a result of this, extremist groups utilise the social media to radicalise people especially the youths who are vulnerable and fancy their ideology towards their cause. The paper was underpinned on public sphere theory and the desk research method was employed in the course of the study. It was revealed that social media plays a tremendous role towards radicalisation and extremism. The need for digital literacy, where rules can be made to assist individuals of all ages in developing critical thinking skills and building resilience …

Computer Self- Efficacy, Computer Attitude And Internet Identification As Determinants Of Internet Use Among Librarians In Public Universities In Western Nigeria, Bruno I. Igbeneghu. Dr

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The study examined the extent to which computer self-efficacy, computer attitude and Internet identification determined the use of Internet among librarians in public universities in Western Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive research design of the ex-post facto type. The target population for the study were librarians in public universities in Western Nigeria. One hundred and seventeen librarians participated in the study. Computer self-efficacy inventory, Computer attitude inventory, Internet identification inventory and Internet use inventory were used to obtain data. Four hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson product moment correlation …

The Access And Use Of Library And Internet As Information Source By Agricultural Academics And Extension Workers Within King Cetshwayo District Municipality Of Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa, Kayode Fatokun, Abdulsalam Abiodun Salman, Eyitayo Francis Adanlawo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information plays a vital role in agricultural production, it is believed to be the foundation for improved agriculture. To improve agriculture, access and use of information is required. This study investigated the access to and use of library and internet by agricultural extension workers and academics as information source. Shannon and Weaver model theory was used to underpin the study. Purposive sampling was used to select three local municipalities within King Cetshwayo District of KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa. Quantitative technique was adopted with self-administered structured questionnaire. Convenience sampling technique was adopted to select 60 extension workers in three offices …

Role Of The Internet In Narrowing The Digital Divide Between The Members Of The Jordanian Society During The Coronavirus Crisis, Othman Obeidat, Othman Obeidat

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The goal of this research was to see how the internet helped to bridge the digital divide between Jordanians during the Coronavirus outbreak. A quantitative approach is adopted. 210 questionnaire forms were distributed randomly to the members of the sample through using: (https://docs.google.com). They were distributed using email and WhatsApp. 200 forms were analyzed. They represent 95% of the distributed forms. The questionnaire consists of 20 statements. It was found that there is a digital divide between the members of Jordanian society. It was found that the availability of smart devices and the internet enables the members of …

Analysis Of Information Communication Technology Competencies Among Distance Learning Students Of Kuvempu University: A Study, Veena Naik G, Shivalingaiah D Dr.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the Information Communication Technology competencies among distance learners. Structured questionnaire was prepared and administered to the various disciplines, namely the Social Sciences, Science/Technology, and Commerce/Management. 1650 questionnaires were distributed and 1435 completely filled questionnaires were received obtaining a response rate of 87.0 %.It was found that, 1377 majority (95.9%) of the respondents use the Smart Phone,because it has maximum mobility and convenience, 1244(86.7%) of them opined ICT facilitate Communicating with many simultaneously, Quick Response with 1090(76.0%) response, Time saving with 1064 (74.1%) response, Learning from others contribution with 960(66.9%) response. majority 1086(75.7%)users …

Electronic Health (E-Health) Literacy Among Undergraduate University Students, Kalsoom Akhtar, Shazia Yusuf Dr, Samar Fahd Dr, Imran Ajmal

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E-health literacy refers to the knowledge of electronic resources and searching techniques that are required to obtain credible health information. E-health literacy can help the general population to search, acquire, appraise, use and interpret health-related information from electronic sources, as well as to be able to apply the gained information to address and solve health-related problems.

A large scale cross-sectional survey was conducted to appraise the e-health literacy skills among undergraduate psychology students. The population of the study comprised of undergraduate psychology students enrolled in the public sector universities. A questionnaire was developed by conducting a thorough review of the …

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 …

A Cross-Sectional Survey Of Online Health Information Seeking Behavior Pattern Of Undergraduate Students In A Nigerian Private University, Oluwaseun Eniola Adegbilero-Iwari, Tunrayo Oluwadare, Idowu Adegbilero-Iwari

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Given the wide-ranging influence of the internet on people in this digital age and the extensive reliance of young people on internet-enabled mobile devices, our study aimed to assess the pattern of online health information seeking behavior among undergraduate students in a Nigerian private university. Employing the cross-sectional survey design and purposive sampling technique, three hundred and four (304) undergraduates took part in the study. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect information on the socio-demographic characteristics, participant’s use of the internet, online health information seeking behaviour and use of online health information. The results showed that the mean age …

Open Access And Free Resources On The Internet: Awareness And Use During Covid-19 Pandemic, Prayangi Vishal Matonkar Ms, Keshav R. Dhuri Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Internet is a huge source of free and openly available information. However, the awareness about open source information amongst faculty and students is not known. The objective of this study is to explore the awareness and use of open access resources (OARs) by Faculty and students of Ponda Education Society’s (PES’s) colleges. A questionnaire-based survey method has been used in this research. A questionnaire was designed in Google Forms and was sent to 400 library users. A total of 278 (69.5%) library users filled in the form. The findings shows that 110 (39.6%) of respondents are not aware of …

Influence Of The Use Of The Internet On The Reading Culture Of Students Of Government College, Umuahia Abia State, Nigeria, Juliana Obiageri Akidi, Florence Ada Oyije Agbese, Chukwuemeka Chukwueke

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The Internet has simplified information services provided in this ICT era. One can easily acquire the required knowledge and information on a single click, thus, making information generation and dissemination timely. Regrettably, this may not be so for categories of individuals who seemed to have deviated from the original plan of the Internet for academics. Hence, this study was necessitated to investigate the influence of the use of the Internet on the reading culture of students of Government College, Umuahia. Three objectives guided the study. The research design adopted was a survey research design. The population of the study comprised …

Internet Information Retrieval Experiences And Challenges Of Aga Khan University Library Users, Nasra Gathoni

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study reports on internet information retrieval experiences and challenges of Aga Khan University library users. The unit of analysis was obtained through a purposive sampling method and data collected using a structured questionnaire. The data was quantitatively analyzed and descriptive statistics provided. 87% (52/60) of the members in the sample completed and returned the questionnaire. 83% indicated that they had prior computer skills and 52% had training in Internet searching. 35% of the respondents who did not use any of the search techniques indicated, was noted. Gender did not appear to affect use the retrieval of information vis-a-vis use …

Analyzing Digital Literacy (Dl) Of The Lis Students, University Of North Bengal, India, Manash Esh Mr, Saptarshi Ghosh Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The motivation behind this investigation is to look at the three variables of advanced education, digital literacy (DL), for example, level, learning, and aptitudes (or level, knowledge and skills) of the students of library and information science (LIS), University of North Bengal. The examination used the review to explore the philosophy of the survey as an exploration tool. The questionnaire was planned, designed and conveyed to 60 students in the library and Information science; out of 60 understudies, 49 (81.66%) reacted. The finding suggests that the DL level is astute in terms of gender orientation and habitation and distinguishes different …

Computer Usage In Teaching And Learning Among Indian Academics: Exploring The Gender Disparity, Kumara B, B T. Sampath Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims to explore the gender disparity in Computer usage for teaching and learning among Indian academics. A total of 2463 samples were selected from 11 state universities in Karnataka, India. A well designed questionnaire was used to collect the data from the respondents. The result shows that, half of the male (50.2%) and female (49.8%) respondents used computer. Further, most of the male respondents used computer every day (58.0%) compared to female (42.0%) respondents. The present study found that majority of the respondents used computer for the research purpose (Male=55.6%, female=44.4%), followed by to read the e-books/e-journals, (Male=54.7%, …

Experiences Of Online Reading, Hira Ashfaq Librarian, Dr Munira Nasreen Ansari Associate Professor

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This study investigates the online behavior of professionals and students. This research applied the qualitative method to get the objectives. The sample consists of 50 respondents of Karachi. These are selected from various professions such as doctors, teachers, researchers, bankers, businessmen, journalists, librarians and regular students of the University of Karachi. The data was collected through face to face interviews that recorded on the smartphone. The recorded interviews were transcribed and then analyzed. The findings indicated that internet increases the reading habit. Availability and accessibility of material improve the reading amount whereas cross-references, hyperlinks, and link to link movement developed …

Information Seeking Behavior And User Pattern In Library By Faculties Of Engineering Colleges In South Tamil Nadu- A Study, Dr.P.Balasubramanian Subramanian Bala Subramanian, A Vanitha

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Engineers who are faculty members in engineering colleges now-a-days require not only adequate technological ability and problem solving skills, but also the necessary skills live active co-operation, effective communication and presentation, along with business ethics and inter-personal relationship. At present, engineering colleges have in common an additional responsibility properly provide excellent opportunities to every engineering student to properly utilize the technological knowledge.

The study was conducted with the help of a well structured, close-ended questionnaire. The respondents were selected on the basis of stratified random sampling method form the four southern districts of Tamil Nadu at the rate of 140 …

A Study On Use Of Facebook By Pg Students Of Selected Departments In Sri Ramakrisna College Of Arts And Science, Coimbatore, Dr Sivasubramanian G, Dr Gomathi P, Dr Mukunthan B, Dr Packiyaraj M

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study on use of face book by students is a paper that represents a evaluation of more than one hundred studies on the social networking website face book. The paper focuses on face book use, which is currently the most researched theme the main studies for each group are presented, with an emphasis on the most influential ones in the field. The focus of this fictional examination is on the commonalities and difference that start from the results. As a result, one could notice that face book is mainly used to keep in touch with other people, but not …

A Study On The Information Collecting Mode Of Secondary School Students In A Digital Setting, Nancy Waral

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The widespread use of the Internet has opened up a significant amount of knowledge and is available immediately upon any search at anytime and anywhere. The Internet is tremendously useful for educational purposes by teachers as well as students and educational administrators and it has superseded libraries as a source for information gathering and research. In the present scenario the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have brought tremendous changes in gathering information among the primary and secondary students. The information-gathering of the students moved from print to online. The main focus of the study was to know the various information …

Measuring Digital Literacy Of Students With Visual Impairments, Siska Mardiana, Jenny Ratna Suminar, Dadang Sugiana, Suwatno

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Students with visual impairments turned out to be heavy internet user. They had the ability to use digital media such as smartphone and computer. They used it with the help of a screen reader on the device. Changing in communication pattern in blind children also occurs in the educational environment, especially in the learning process that has shifted not only to the use of traditional media and learning method based on printed material, but also to the use of communication technology based on digital media. Therefore, digital literacy is needed by students with visual impairments. Digital literacy is the ability …

Evaluation Of Ict Impact On Reading Habits Of Students In Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Bengaluru, Prasanna Kumara Bm

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The survey aim is to analyze the impact of information communication technology on the reading habits of students in Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bengaluru. This study adopted survey methods, with a well- structured questionnaire, prepared through Google Forms, and a total of 179 UG and PG students participated in this survey. All the data collected have been analyzed and presented in the form of tables. Appropriate statistical measures like percentage and chi-square test have been applied in the analysis of the data. The classroom is the most preferable place for their reading. Students are referring textbooks for preparing exams and classroom …

E-Resources And Its Adoption Among Engineering College Faculty Members Pertaining To Kerala State, Joseph Jestin K J, S Ally Sornam Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Matching with the many strides made in higher education, the engineering institutions in our country are devoting heavily on academic resources, specifically e-resources, since the quality of engineering institutions are also assessed in terms of availability of quality library references, collections, repositories and ICT tools for facilitating knowledge proliferation and its usage. An extensive study has been conducted among the Faculty of Engineering colleges in Kerala aimed to find the availability, infrastructure support and consumption status of various types of e-resources. As part of study predesigned and well-structured questionnaire was distributed among the librarians and faculty members of the selected …

Use Of Library Resources By The Faculty And Students Of Medical And Allied Colleges In Goa State: A Study, Dr. Jayaprakash G. Hugar, B U. Kannappanavar Dr.

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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to determine the data collected from the respondents of the medical and allied colleges in Goa state, with the aim of improving the existing Library an Information Services offered by the medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy, homeopathic and ayurveda colleges in the state.

Methodology: Survey method adopted for the present study. A structured questionnaire was designed keeping the objectives in mind and distributed to the students and faculty members and collected the required primary data. Collected data were analyzed using statistical tools.

Findings: It is clear from the study that, English language is most …

Use Of Electronic Information Resources In Medical And Allied Colleges Of Goa State: An Analysis, Dr. Jayaprakash G. Hugar, B U. Kannappanavar Dr.

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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to know preference of electronic resources, to find out the need and satisfaction of electronic information, and to identify the respondents’ opinion about IT skills and co-operation of library staff.

Methodology: Survey method adopted for the present study. A structured questionnaire was designed keeping in view of the objectives in mind and distributed to the students and faculty members and collected the required primary data from medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy, homeopathic and ayurveda colleges in the state Goa. Collected data were analyzed using statistical tools.

Findings: It is clear from the study that, …

Impact Of Internet Among Library Users In Alagappa University: A Case Study, Ayyanar K, Thirunavukkarasu A, Jeyshankar R

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study analysed the awareness and usage of the internet among 124 Students and research scholars of Alagappa University. A well-structured questionnaire was used for data collection and MS Excel software was used for analyzing the data. The study revealed that majority of the respondents are female 93(75%) and 65(52.4 %) of respondents are PG students. research scholars and fewer respondents from Staff. Most of respondents 120(96.8%) using the Internet, Further the study found that 53(42.7%) of using Department in the University. 43(34.7%) of respondents use the University library. Most of the respondents 35(28.2%) of used the library monthly, 24(19.3%) …

Information Gathering Habits Among Students Of Affiliated Colleges In Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India, Dr.P.Balasubramanian Subramanian Bala Subramanian, P Viji Mrs

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information gathering habit is an attempt to search for information in order to satisfy the requirements that occur out of a prerequisite to attain a goal. Here, the information system can be consulted either physically or through machine interaction. Hence one needs to be updated with the current trends in information in order to be on the fore fronts of modern generation. Based on the random sampling method sampling method used a set of questionnaires were distributed among 1200 students and 1068 questionnaires were duly received and considered for sorting. The response rate was 89%. The highest numbers of respondents …

University Lecturers’ Level Of Awareness And Proficiency Of Internet Services And Resources For Academic Activities In Adamawa State, Nigeria, Tukur Abba Dr., Abbas Adamu Lamido Gora Mr.

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Internet services and resources are useful tools that facilitate effective and efficient conduct of academic activities such as teaching, learning, research, publishing, collaboration and communication. This paper determined the level of university lecturers’ awareness and proficiency of Internet services and resources for academic activities in Adamawa State, Nigeria. The study was guided by two objectives and two research questions. Survey research method was adopted. Stratified random sampling technique was used in selecting sample, while, Krejcie and Morgan (2006) was used to obtain sample size of 265 lecturers from Adamawa State University Mubi, American University of Nigeria Yola and Modibbo …

Internet Access And Information Retrieval Competencies Of High School Students In Ghana, Philip Kwaku Kankam, Zawedde Nsibirwa

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Skills Of Using Internet And Computer Communication Network Among Library Professionals Working In Selected Arts And Science Colleges: Affiliated To Bharathidasan University, Mercy Angeline X

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

We live in a computer-centric Information Age. The number of computers in-use including in libraries is growing rapidly. Computer literacy, which is the ability to operate a computer system for performing personal and job-related tasks like using web browsers and search engines on the internet to retrieve needed information and communicate with the others, is considered as a fundament part of today's library professionals skills. Library managers prefer professionals and librarians who are computer literate because they are more productive and efficient at work than those who are not computer literate. The paper seeks to investigate the use of Internet …

Use Of Whatsapp Among The Users Of Chattisgarh Libraries: An Analytical Study, Payel Saha

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The main theme of this study is to find out the use of whatsapp in Chhattisgarh libraries. For this study a structure questionnaire were distributed among the Chhattisgarh area libraries. Because in our modern life social networking sites have a great importance. There are various types of apps to connect the people regularly but most popular app is whatsapp. Through this app everybody can interact other persons with in a second. People have to time to go and visit and collect news themselves. Whatsapp connect peoples throughout the world. They can message, talk and video call easily through this app. …

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

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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. …