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Federated Research Information Management In R&D Organizations: Analysis Of Indian Research Information Network System (Irins), Sunil Tyagi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: The present study sought to analyze the IRINS implemented Research & Development Organizations in India, their top departments, scientist’s publications and citations of individual organization.

Methodology: The data were collected from the website of Indian Research Information Network System (IRINS) and the data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel and using simple calculations.

Findings: The analysis finds that the CSIR-NAL has the highest scientist/faculty members 386 (47.02%). The CSIR-NIIST has the highest Scopus citation 39180(26.96%) and cross ref citation 43238(32.60%). The CSIR-NIIST ranks first with 2223 scholarly resources. The Clinical Research Centre, ACTREC has the highest scholarly resources 1289(38.88%) with …

Mapping The Metadata Challenges In Libraries: A Systematic Review, Imran Ghaffar Sulehri, Nosheen Fatima Warraich Dr

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Background. In the information and knowledge world, libraries always played their important role and found as early adopters of new techniques and technologies for dissemination of information.

Purpose. If we understand the metadata as a researcher’s perspective, it is exploratory in its nature which provides guidance to the further data which is explanatory. There are many metadata challenges which affect the execution and accessibility of relevant data. These challenges must be recognized at one place so that LIS professionals having interest in metadata could be able to understand these challenges and hurdles concerning with libraries. So, this this study is …

Next Generation Data Analytics: Text Mining In Library Practice And Research, Muhammad Arshad, Amjid Khan, Pervaiz Ahmed, Nadia Abbas Shah

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Text mining is the process and technique used for searching, retrieving and extracting high quality, useful and purposeful information from the ocean of unstructured and unclassified data and information in the form of text written in natural language. It is also referred to as text engineering, text data mining or text analytics. Text mining is an emerging field of research. The purpose of this paper is to review text mining in general and with special context to library and information science. Text mining involves artificial intelligence. Hence, this system is very efficient in its work as compared to human capabilities …

Scientometric Analysis Of Indian Physics Literature During 2004-2018, S C. Hosamani, C Krishnamurthy

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The paper deals with the Indian physics literature published in resources as reflected in Web of Science (WOS) during the period 2004-2018. The study analyses India’s performance based on its publication output in physics, few Scientometric indices, such as the number of publications, number of citations, activity index, relative growth rate, doubling time, patterns of communication in national and international journals, are considered for portraying the different dimensions, Most prolific scientists and Institutions, and national & international collaboration from India were also considered. It was examined that during 2004-2018 there was a substantial increase in yearly output of Indian physics …

Educational Use Of Smartphone Among University Students: A Survey Of World-Ranked Universities In Pakistan, Sadaf Rafiq, Shakeel Ahmad Khan, Tahira Yasmin, Awais Rafiq

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the usefulness of smartphones in achieving educational goals. Moreover, this study also explores the required library services that should be accessible via smartphone. A quantitative research approach was adopted and a self-administered questionnaire was distributed among those students who currently using smartphones to answer the survey. Descriptive statistics were applied to analyze the purpose of the students in relation to use their smartphones. The findings indicate that the university students had a positive attitude to use the smartphone for academic purposes on average and across the board. They used the smartphones on …

Relevance Of Availability Of Information Resource Centres On Rural Development In Akure North Local Government Of Nigeria, Adewusi Akinola, Felix Akinola Adewusi Mr

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This study attempts to x-ray relevance of availability of information resource centres on rural development in Akure North Local Government, Ondo State, Nigeria. The study reveals that information resource centres are not available in the communities under the local government. The essence of rural development, appraisal of various initiatives in Nigeria, information needs of rural dwellers and information resource centre were discussed in the study. The need for provision of information resource centres in rural communities was also discussed. It is revealed that with valuable up-to-date information resources in the centres it would empower and enable the people irrespective …

Research Productivity Of Chemistry Department, Tezpur University: A Scientometric Study, Nayana Borah Research Scholar

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The purpose of the study is to evaluate the research publication of Chemistry department, Tezpur University. The SCOPUS database has been used to extract the data published during 2000 to 2020. The retrieved data has been analyzed on the following parameters; year-wise distribution of publication, form-wise distribution, authorship pattern, degree of collaboration, most productive authors, collaborative institution and preferred source for publication. A total of 1148 records have been retrieved and MS Excel is used to analyze the data. During the time period, the highest number of publication was in 2014, 95.56% of the publication were published in the form …

Towards An Organizationally Sensible Hr Risk Assessment In Academic Libraries: A Case Of A University Library, Chaminda Chiran Jayasundara Dr.

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Employees can be a resource of sustained success and a competitive advantage in any orgnisation, reliant on skilled workforce. However, dearth of trained labour force to drive the manpower requirement of local industries has become a long lasting burden in some small counties. These countries do not have adequate professional advancement opportunities for librarians and support staff to become professionals or paraprofessionals due to lack of openings for specialist education in the field of librarianship. Thus, human resource risks in libraries of such countries are comparatively higher. It is therefore needed to identify and assess the severity and impact of …

Bibliometric Analysis Of Chemistry Nobel Laureate George Pearson Smith, Abhay Maurya

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The scientometric analysis of Nobel Laureate George P. Smith, who had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2018, reveals that the author has published 55 papers in various fields between 1971 and 2019. The subjects included 26 articles in Biomolecular Interactions, 17 papers in Genomics, 10 in Protein, and 2 in Evolutionary Biology. The forms of publications included 45 article papers, 1 book chapter, 2 editorials, 6 reviews, and 1 short survey. 17 of his publications were single-authored, 18 two authored, 9 three and four authored, and 1 five and six authored. The highest no papers were published …

The Perceptions Of Library Professionals Towards Technological Trends In Public Sector Universities Of Pakistan, Mr. Muhammad Ishtiaq Deputy Librarian, Prof.Dr. Rais Ahmed Samdani, Dr.Asstt. Prof. Shehzad Ahmed

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Purpose: This study explores the perceptions of Library professionals towards the technological trends used in the Public Sector Universities of Pakistan.

Methodology/Approach: The quantitative research method was adopted while using a questionnaire as a data collection tool. A total of 106 questionnaires were distributed among the Head librarians working in the public Sector Universities of Pakistan. All questionnaires were sent through emails except a few which has been sent through post. Some 73 surveys were received back, and all were found usable. The overall response rate of the study was 68.4% percent; a bit low due to …

Linking Students Anxiety And Their Academic Achievements In The Subject Of Statistics At Ms-Library And Information Sciences Level In Pakistan, Saeed Ullah Jan

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Anxiety plays a very dynamic role in the academic performance of the students. A normal level of anxiety is beneficial for students. It motivates students for study and hard work that results into a prosperous future, but high level of anxiety badly affects the students learning process. This study explains the students’ anxiety and academic achievements of the MS-Library and Information Science students of Sarhad University of Science and IT, Pakistan. Survey based quantitative approach was applied for data acquisition. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data. Lack of motivation from teachers, class tests, and assignments were regarded as …

Bibliometric Review Of Mppt Algorithms For Wind Energy Conversion Systems, Jayshree Ashok Pande, Paresh Nasikkar

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The existing conventional fuels are going up in prices and going down in availability. This has boosted the demand for renewable resources like wind energy. Wind energy being abundantly available is becoming very popular as it is a freely available pollution-free green energy. Some technical aspects like the tracking of maximum power from the wind energy conversion systems have a very high impact on the efficiency of the wind energy conversion systems. Several algorithms have been implemented for tracking the maximum power point of the wind energy conversion systems. The main objective of this paper is to study the extent …

Mimo Antenna For Fifth Generation Mm-Wave Applications: A Bibliometric Survey, Rajeshwari R. Malekar, Laxmikant K. Shevada, Hema D. Raut, Amruta S. Dixit, Sumit Kumar

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Nowadays most discussed technology is mm-wave and 5G communication. The requirement of 5G technology is high bandwidth, high data rate, and low latency. To fulfil these requirements for the current growth in mobile communication multiple input multiple output antenna is used. This bibliometric paper throws light on the various methods used to improve mutual coupling between multiple antennas. Various mutual coupling reduction techniques that are used in MIMO antennas like Dielectric resonator antenna, Electromagnetic Bandgap Structure, Neutralization lines, Defected Ground Structures, Metamaterial, etc. are explained. Scopus database is used for this bibliometric review on mm-wave MIMO 5G technology from the …

Interacting With Digital Contents: Understanding The On-Screen Reading Behavior Of Young Adults, Saira Hanif Soroya, Kanwal Ameen

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In Pakistan, the use of electronic gadgets like Ipad, smartphones, laptops, etc. is on the rise. With the exponential growth and availability of digital reading contents, it is also a matter of concern that how readers interact with digital contents? And whether they are aware of features associated with electronic reading devices? The current study aims to examine the level of students’ digital information literacy skills and to understand the status of their interaction with digital contents. A survey was conducted using a questionnaire as a data collection tool. The data were collected from the students of the Higher Education …

An Analytical Study Of Lis Topics Covered On Wikipedia, Medha Rajesh Mangurkar Mrs., Dinesh B. Khandvi Mr

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One of the objectives of UGC is to conduct efficient, transparent standard tests to evaluate the ability of the candidate for the purpose of admission and recruitment. UGC conducts National Eligibility Test (NET) to determine eligibility for lectureship and for award of Junior Research fellowship (JRF) in Social Sciences, Humanities, Forensic Science, Environmental, Computer Science and Electronic Science.

Wikipedia is a website developed collaboratively by a community of users, allowing them to change or add study material on it. The purpose of the study is to examine the extent to which the syllabus of Library and Information Science subject of …

Citation Analysis Of Scholarly Publications On Indigenous Knowledge, Sangita Sarkar, Himanish Roy, Sourav Mazumder

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Indigenous Knowledge (IK) refers to traditional knowledge that play a key role in the sustainable development of human society. Nowadays, the importance of IK is recognized significantly. We focus on a citation analysis of scholarly publications on IK during 2015-2019. The main contribution of this paper is to highlight the most productive journals; author impact; ranking of cited journals, non-journals, authors, and documents; reference spectroscopy; the shared coupling of articles; and co-citation of cited-authors. The scholarly citation data (n=2000) were collected from the Web of Science database and analyzed using bibliometrics software. The findings reveal that the “Journal of …

A Study On The Relationship Between Self-Esteem And Emotional Intelligence Among Librarians In Nigerian Universities, Emmanuel Chidiadi Onwubiko

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Librarianship requires personnel who most times should be confident, competent, social and good team players. These good interpersonal behaviors are paramount for effective and productive library services. This study was undertaken to assess the relationship between self-esteem and emotional intelligence among librarians in Nigerian universities. 140 librarians consented to and participated in the study. Roosenberg Self-Esteem scale and Schutte Emotional Intelligence Test were used to assess self-esteem and emotional intelligence respectively. Results showed significant and positive correlation between self-esteem and global emotional intelligence (r = 0.237, p = 0.001), perception of emotion (r= 0.220, p = 0.001), management of own …

A Survey On The Correlation Between Student Librarians’ Empathic Behavior And Academic Achievement, Emmanuel Chidiadi Onwubiko

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It is a survey that investigated the correlation between student librarians’ empathic behaviour and their academic achievement. The study employed correlation design with area of study covering ten universities’ library schools in Nigeria. The sampled population for this study was 200 student librarians with each library school providing 20 male and female students who were randomly selected. The data for the study were collected through the administration of two instructions empathy assessment which are Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) develop by Davis in 1980 and Empathy Assessment Instrument by Eisenberg and Lennon (1983) as well as Academic Test Reports of the …

Managing Disaster In Select Institutional Libraries In Delhi, Vikas Singh

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The present paper seeks to contribute some insights into the different potential disasters that libraries are vulnerable to. The study is primarily built upon a comprehensive review of the literature. Further, the study is divided into two parts; first part, covers different disasters, policies, insurance, and role of the government in managing such disasters. The second part of the study throw light on the level of preparedness for mitigating different disasters, frequency of inspection of the equipment’s, safety guidelines and so on, to lessen the impact of disasters, basic strategies to protect any disaster in the library, frequency of …

Research Productivity And Collaboration Pattern Of National Institute Of Science Education And Research (Niser), Bhubaneswar During 2008-2019: A Scientometrics Study, Bijayananda Pradhan, Sidhartha Sahoo, Pritam Kumar Pati, Shriram Pandey

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This paper aims to evaluate the quantitative growth and development of research productivity of National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar in terms of publications as reflected in Scopus database. This study analyzed annual growth of publications, most preferred journals, open access publishing journals, Subject wise distribution of papers, top cited papers during the year 2008-2019. The study also analyzes country, organization collaboration and funding bodies in National Institute of Science Education and Research Bhubaneswar. The study assesses the intellectual output of the researchers produce by NISER and the findings of the study will be a matter of …

Knowledge Sharing Of E-Resources Among Academic Staff College Of Central University Pondicherry., Shanmugam Ap, Balasubramanian P

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Knowledge is today viewed as a factor of production together with land, labour and capital It is of one of the innate inheritances endowed in every normal human being. Specifically, every individual has some level of knowledge. Knowledge sharing has multidimensional effects on a higher educational institution, such as improving work performance, among which creativity is one of the most important parts. This study aims to examine the effects of e-resource knowledge sharing among the members of academic staff college, Pondicherry central university Pondicherry. This study is the first research regarding the relationship between knowledge sharing and individual creativity, and …

Compliance With Functional Requirements For Electronic Records Management Systems In The Best Indonesian Academic Archives, Bachrul Ilmi, Nina Mayesti

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This study aims to review the implementation of functional requirements of electronic records management systems (ERMS) at the best Indonesian academic archive (LKPT), from the perspective of archivists and ERMS developers. This instrumental case study was conducted at three of the best academic archives in Indonesia using a checklist; the resulting data were examined and presented qualitatively. The findings show that the ERMS developed by LKPTs do not meet international functional standards, due to LKPTs and internal units are unprepared to implement the ERMS provided by the national archives. On the other hand, archivists and system developers demonstrate an acute …

How Iranian Cultural Center’S Public Libraries Use Of Information Technologies For Developing Services, Hossein Ghalavand, Reyhaneh Karimi

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The goal of this study is describe how public libraries in Iranian cultural centers use of information technologies to developing its services. In this research paper, a structured questionnaire was used to collect data in 80 public libraries. Descriptive statistics method and Excel 2007 was used to analyzed data. In this study, libraries used of exit information technology in acceptable range but use of non-printed resources such as electronic and digital are weakness and only 12.5 percent of libraries contain this material. Librarian’s skills are suitable for used of IT in public and technical services but users need to necessary …

Research Productivity Of Lis Women Of Pakistan To The Library Philosophy And Practice: A Bibliometric Study From 2008 To 2020, Anwar Muhammad, Tang Zhiwei Dr

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The present research purpose is to investigate the LIS women of Pakistan to the LPP from 2008 to 2020. The quantitative research design and survey method have been used to retrieve data from the website of LPP with the full-text articles. The collected data has been analyzed using quantification tools. The parameters were set for this study is the frequency of publication growth, author’s collaborations, degree of author collaboration, papers length, and most productive regions, most productive authors, as well as references, were used in the contribution of Pakistani LIS women. The data revealed 83 research articles were retrieved from …

Using Instagram Museum Nasional As A Historical Education Media Through E-Publication To Engage Audiences, Fitria Ayuningtyas, Uljanatunnisa Uljanatunnisa, Vinta Sevilla

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The museum as an institution devoted to cultural preservation began to utilize social media as a medium of communication to the public. Some museums around the world since the early 2000s have used social media to create a new face or rebrand in giving an update to the public. Generally, the term for museums that utilize technology in practice, is called Museum 2.0. In this research, researchers aimed to explore Instagram content as a medium of historical education through qualitative content analysis. The formulation of the problem in this research is to know how the contents of the National Museum …

Information Needs And Use Of Non-Academic Staff In University Of Africa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, Kolawole Ogunbodede, Smart E. Ambrose Mr.

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The paper examined the information needs and use of non-academic staff in University of Africa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The researchers adopted descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised of 100 non-academic staff out of which 57 were randomly selected. Four (4) research questions guided this study. Data was collected using the questionnaire. Data was analyzed with descriptive statistics such as frequency count and simple percentage. The findings revealed that non-academic staff had diverse information needs based on their work roles and they consult multiple information sources to meet their information needs. Regarding the purpose for using information, it …

A Bibliometric Survey On Ultra Wideband Multiple Input Multiple Output Antenna With Improved Isolation, Laxmikant K. Shevada, Hema D. Raut, Rajeshwari R. Malekar, Amruta S. Dixit, Sumit Kumar

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Ultra wideband (UWB) technology remains a viable choice for very high speed data communication in future applications involving large bandwidth. For boosting the data communication efficiency and to mitigate the multipath fading issue faced by UWB system with existing narrowband systems, Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna system is used along with UWB. Mutual coupling which must be smaller in value plays a vital role in deciding the efficiency of MIMO antenna and hence it becomes as important aspect. The mutual coupling reduction techniques of various UWB MIMO antennas are surveyed in this bibliometric paper. The bibliometric survey aims to …

Research Performance Of Engineering Colleges In Karnataka As Reflected In The Scopus Database, Gangadhar K C Dr., Nagaraja A Dr.

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This paper intends to assess the growth of research publications and citations of engineering colleges affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi based on Scopus database. It is attempted to analyze parameters like the growth of research output among rural and city colleges i.e. geographical distribution of publications, pattern of research communication, share of national and international collaboration across Karnataka and high productivity institutions and top highly published journals and cited papers.

Research Productivity And Visualization Of The All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (Aiims) Bhubaneswar During 2012-2019: A Scientometric Approach, Dillip Kumar Parida, Kunwar Singh, Ramesh Kuri, Abhimanyu Pradhan, Gireesh Kumar T K, Madan Singh

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The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the productivity of research at the Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, in the first eight years (2012-2019) of its establishment. In this study, the authors used a number of Scientometric indices to assess research productivity. The results of the study showed that in the selected period of 2019, most research publications appear with an average growth rate of 46.43%. Most of the comments were written by five or more authors. In addition, R.R. Das is recognized as the most prolific author, and the Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research …

Impact Of Study Anxiety Sources On The Grade Achievements Of University Students, Muhammad Shahzad Shahzad Chaudhry Dr., Ayman Akbar Joya Ms.

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Anxiety is a common phenomenon among all kind of learners and university students. Study anxiety has been recognized by students of all educational institutes as they face new atmosphere and people in the campus. The objective of this study is to recognize the sources of study anxiety and then determine the impact of these sources on the grade achievements among university students. The results showed that exam anxiety, subject anxiety, language anxiety, library anxiety, social anxiety and presentation anxiety are sources of study anxiety. All of the sources have a great impact on grade achievements except presentation anxiety. The results …