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Research Output Of Dibrugarh University: A Scientometric Analysis Based On Scopus Database, Dhruba Jyoti Borgohain

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Scopus is the largest bibliographic (abstract and citation) database of peer-reviewed literature launched in 2004 by Elsevier. In this study the research output of Dibrugarh University, a pioneer institute of higher education in North-East India is analysed based on data collected from Scopus database for thirty years i.e., from 1982 to 2020. A total of 1642 documents with the affiliation ID of Dibrugarh University. This study endeavours to visualize year wise distribution of publication and find out Annual Growth Rate (AGR), the most prolific author on the basis of H-index and number of publications, the top collaborating nations and affiliations …

Scientometrics Of Indian Bioinformatics Research Output: A Study On Web Of Science, K G Sudhier Dr., Jahina S. Roselin

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper investigates Indian Bioinformatics research during 2011-2019 using Web of Science database. It attempts to quantify the national contribution to growth efforts and identify areas of citation, h-index and highly cited articles. Also highlighted the growth of Indian bioinformatics output using different scientometrics indicators. The results show the output for collaborative study, top ranked journals and authors, citation of the journals, h-index, p-index score and mapping of co-authorship and cited reference. PLOS One and Gene are the top ranked journals in bioinformatics. The study also covers for funding agencies in bioinformatics research. UGC, CSIR, DST and DBT are the …

Patterns Of Authorship And Scientific Collaboration In Education: The Production Of Colombia In Esci, Alexander Maz-Machado, Bibiana Muñoz-Ñungo, David Gutiérrez-Rubio, Carmen León-Mantero

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper aims to carry out a bibliometric study on the scientific production on Education that occurs in Colombia and it is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) database. To carry out this study, the data related to the documents indexed in the ESCI database of WoS were downloaded and, by counting frequencies, the patterns of document production by journal and by year, the most productive institutions, the indicators of collaboration in authorship and the type of collaboration were identified. An increase in co-authorship and collaboration rates, as well as in international collaboration was detected for the examined …

Publication Trend In Library Philosophy And Practice (E-Journal) : A Scientometric Approach, T K Gireesh Kumar, Kunwar Singh, Abhishek Ranjan, Somesh Rai

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Scientometrics is an effective method to quantitatively analyse the productivity and progress of all forms of written communication. This study aims to examine the scientific research productivity of Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal) for a selected period of 22 years between 1998 and 2019. Required data pertaining to this study under various parameters were collected from Scopus database. Further, analysis was carried out under various dimensions to measure the year wise distribution of articles published during the selected period, its relative growth rate, doubling time, collaboration coefficient, country and affiliation wise distribution of articles and its citation patterns etc. The …

The Role Of Social Media In Collaborative Library And Information Science Education: Nigerian Perspective, Charis Onuoha Mrs, Chris Enyia Dr, Doris Obiano Dr, Peter Odeh Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Collaboration is highly required in today’s educational setting to guarantee that abilities, flairs, skills and knowledge are dispersed to peers as extensively as possible. The objective of this study was to examine the assumption of social media in curriculum development, education and research in Library and Information Science (LIS) the Nigerian perspective. The study reviewed the Library and Information Science Educational scenario in Nigeria, the LIS Education in Nigeria is offered at various levels ranging from National Diploma (ND), Higher National Diploma (HND), BLS/BLIS, PGD, MLS/MLIS and Ph.D. These Library and Information Science Education programs are offered on regular basis, …

Corporate Social Responsibility (Csr) Programs In Philippine Libraries, Joseph Marmol Yap, Martin Julius Villangca Perez, Elijah John Fernando Dar Juan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Libraries are sometimes the least priority of a public school, a state university, a local government unit or an enterprise. With the efforts of its administrators and help of the innovative librarians, these libraries could solicit book donations and other information products, collaterals, library equipment and furniture if they have the right contact person – the CSR managers from the generous donors. More often than not, these libraries try to squeeze in the meager funds they get from their institutions and try to work it out based from their day-to-day needs.

This paper presents 14 organizations / corporations that are …