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Information Need And Academic Achievement Of First Year Postgraduate Students Of Adeleke University, Ede Osun State Nigeria., Elizabeth Adenekan, Oluchi Precious Ogbonna Jan 2021

Information Need And Academic Achievement Of First Year Postgraduate Students Of Adeleke University, Ede Osun State Nigeria., Elizabeth Adenekan, Oluchi Precious Ogbonna

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Academic achievement is important for the successful development of students as well as young people in the society. However, postgraduate students’ academic achievement is on the decline and it is perceived to be through lack of ability to identify information needs by many postgraduate students. This study aimed at investigating how information need can influence academic Achievement of first year postgraduate students of Adeleke University, Ede. The study adopted a survey design. The population for the study comprised of 88 postgraduate students. The sample size for this study is 88 students. The study utilised total enumeration method to get a …


Modelling Of Information Seeking Behaviour Of School Teachers In Sri Lanka, Chamani Gunasekera, R. Balasubramani Dr. Jan 2021

Modelling Of Information Seeking Behaviour Of School Teachers In Sri Lanka, Chamani Gunasekera, R. Balasubramani Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Understanding information needs and seeking behaviour is essential in the provision of effective information services for school teachers. Though many seeking models have been developed over the years, most are relatively concentrated on a distinct profession or practice. However, no such definite model has been developed for school teachers particularly in Sri Lanka. Thus, the main objective of this study is to develop a model to explore the information-seeking behaviour (ISB) of teachers. The model proposed in this paper is based on Wilsons general model of ISB. The theoretical insights and empirical evidence comprehended in the study were …


Identify The Impact Of Different Parameters On National Institutional Ranking Framework (Nirf) Score In The Top 50 Ranking Management Institutes In India, Abhishek Kumar Dr., Santosh Kumar Dr., Ashish Kumar Chauhan Mr. Jan 2021

Identify The Impact Of Different Parameters On National Institutional Ranking Framework (Nirf) Score In The Top 50 Ranking Management Institutes In India, Abhishek Kumar Dr., Santosh Kumar Dr., Ashish Kumar Chauhan Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study identifies the relationship and impact between the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Score in the top 50 management institutes and their different parameters like the number of student placement; research publication score and the amount used in the library development. Correlation and Simple Regression Analysis techniques are used for the data of analysis. In the year 2018-19, we found that significant positive impact of research publication score and the amount used in the library development on the NIRF Score in the top 50 management institutes. We also found a positive relationship between the NIRF Score and the …


Changing Role Of Librarian In Knowledge Management: A Survey Of Public Sector Universities, Naila Siddiqua, Hafsa Ansari, Muneera Nasreen Ansari Jan 2021

Changing Role Of Librarian In Knowledge Management: A Survey Of Public Sector Universities, Naila Siddiqua, Hafsa Ansari, Muneera Nasreen Ansari

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In the current era, libraries have been more advanced and known as a place where wider access to information is available in many formats and from different sources. Thus, it also changed the role of the librarian in the premises of the library. Now the librarian has become more resourceful by using a modern tool in the library to provide quicker, complete, and more refined information to students. Researchers identified the roles of a librarian in knowledge management is to identify the categories of knowledge needed by the student and to use information technology to help organize, store, and retrieve …


Pre-Reading Activities And Students’ Achievement In French Oracy: Implication For Evaluation In Library And Information Science, Kenneth O. Eze Phd, Grace C. Offorma Phd, Christian S. Ugwuanyi Phd, Chinedu I.O. Okeke Phd Jan 2021

Pre-Reading Activities And Students’ Achievement In French Oracy: Implication For Evaluation In Library And Information Science, Kenneth O. Eze Phd, Grace C. Offorma Phd, Christian S. Ugwuanyi Phd, Chinedu I.O. Okeke Phd

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library and Information Science is a profession that is full of people who are passionate about making a positive change in the world. In this profession, the workers are known as Librarians whose duty is to bridge the gaps that exist between people, information and technology. Librarians work to create reader’s advisory resources to encourage young students to develop a lifelong love of reading and learning through pre-reading activities. This paper thus, investigated the effect of pre-reading activities on students’ achievement in French oracy. Using quasi-experimental research design, 154 senior secondary one students participated in the study. French Oracy Achievement …