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Perception Of The Users Of The Dhanvantri Library Of University Of Jammu Regarding The E-Learning In The Current Time Of Pandemic: A Case Study, Meghabat Singh, Avinash Singh Charak

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper highlights the perception of the users of the Dhanvantri library of the University of Jammu regarding e-learning in the current time of the pandemic. The role of e-learning is to extend learning effectively in addition to the technological tools and devices to the existing learning. A total of 278 respondents responded with complete information regarding the survey. The majority of (56.47%) of the respondents were male and most of the respondents were between age group 26-29 years. Most of the students were moderately interested in the online classes. Laptops and Tablet are the most used devices for attending …

Academic Stress And Coping Mechanism Among Lis Students During The Covid-19 Pandemic – Route To Resilience And Recuperation, Mithu Dey, Satish Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The COVID-19 pandemic is considered as one of the most extraordinary disruptions, life-changing situations that had taken the entire world to an uninterrupted standstill in 2020. The pandemic had brought radically transformed the functioning of the universities globally. In India, sudden lockdown caused a move from the physical classroom to virtual learning, affecting academic stress, anxiety, fear, helplessness, and life quality among university students. A total number of 212 students of library and information science from various universities in Haryana enrolled in the study. The cross-sectional study examines the student’s socio-demographic data, attitudes towards academic stress, and adopting various coping …

Providing Information Resources To Remote Clients During The Covid-19 Pandemic: The Perspective Of The Distance Education Academic Libraries, Tinyiko Vivian Dube

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study aimed to determine the information resources provided to remote clients by the distance education academic libraries in Gauteng Province of South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. The positivism research paradigm anchored this paper and used the quantitative research approach. Microsoft Form was used to design the questionnaire to collect data from the academic library staff. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for data analysis. Cluster sampling was adopted as the actual number of the target population was not known. The findings revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic brought changes in the provision of information resources to …

Research Approaches To Coronavirus-Related Health Literacy: A Narrative Review, Sana Zandkarimi, Maryam Kazerani (Corresponding Author), Mahdieh Mottaghi, Marzieh Kazerani, Sara Jambarsang

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Introduction: One of the proposed indicators for the prevention and control of COVID-19pandemic disease; is having health literacy components in both dimension Coronavirus-Related Health Literacy and e-health literacy. This study aimed to review the scientific literature related to dimensions studied in Coronavirus-Related Health Literacy.

Methods: This study is a narrative review. The articles addressed Coronavirus-Related Health Literacy searched in Scopus and Web of Science (WoS), and then reviewed.

Results: Studies in the field of Coronavirus-Related Health Literacy are considered in 4 dimensions: covid-19 vaccine hesitancy and Impacts of coronavirus-related health literacy; Special person in societies and Observance of the items …

A Content Analysis Of Websites Of Indian Medical Research Institutions In Respect To Library Services In Covid-19 Pandemic Situation, Subhas Chandra Majhi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) unique challenges to all the educational system in present time. The unexpected and suddenly outbreak of library professionals for the COVID-19 to general working time. The library professional takes some other dission for contuning library service like digital platform wherever possible and to provide adequate remote services to the users. Given the extrinsic challenges in providing services during a public health emergency, the purpose of this paper is to find out how medicine and technology became a saviour for the medical research institutions of India during the COVID -19 pandemic. The study explores the type …

Blended Or Differentiated Instruction For Inclusive Education During Post-Covid-19 Era: The Need For Upgrading School Libraries In Nigeria, Charity Onyishi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

With the socio-educational challenges posed by COVID-19, teaching-learning is gradually moving from face-to-face to digital and online distance learning across the world. This makes it generally challenging to meet the needs of all learners in the context of inclusive education. Increasing evidence tends to show that for effective inclusive learning, the hybrid blended approaches to learning should be differentiated. Further still is the fact that school libraries need to be upgraded with resources that meet the needs of diverse learners, and speak to the present hybridization in pedagogy and learning. A major impairing problem is the documented lack of …

A Scientometric Analysis Of Scientific Publications Related To Covid-19 In Library And Information Science Research, Zhahirah Indrawati Zainuddin, Safirotu Khoir

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: As part of social sciences, Library and Information Science (LIS) has experienced development in COVID-19 discussions through the academic lens. The increasing number of research related to COVID-19 across subject areas is a response by researchers to overcome this crisis, including research in the LIS field. This research aims to describe the characteristics and trends of the keywords. It also aims to describe the most productive journals, institutions, and countries related to COVID-19 in LIS research.

Methods: We analysed 250 documents related to “COVID-19” in LIS research area indexed in Scopus during 2020-2022. VOSviewer was used to analyse the …

Pupils’ Experience With E-Learning During Covid-19 Lockdown In Delta State., Gloria Ogheneghatowho Oyovwe-Tinuoye Dr, Esharenana E. Adomi Prof

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study scrutinised pupils’ experience with e-learning during COVID-19 lockdown in Delta State. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design with five (5) research objectives of the study. The questionnaire was constructed after consultation of related literature to ensure that pertinent items were encompassed in it. A self-constructed questionnaire entitled “Pupils Experience with E-Learning during COVID- 19 Lockdown Questionnaire (PEELDC19LQ) was designed by the researchers. The population of the study comprised of all pupils in Delta State who participated in e-learning to meet up with the third curriculum and eventually used for promotion for the next class. The researchers …

Rural Healthcare Workers` Knowledge, Attitude, And Practice Toward Covid-19 Two Years After The Pandemic Onset: Is Health Literacy Training Still Necessary?, Saeideh Valizadeh-Haghi, Shahabedin Rahmatizadeh, Ali Soleimaninejad, Elaheh Ahmadi, Adel Moqaddas

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding the coronavirus disease among Iranian rural and urban healthcare workers. The study population consisted of all healthcare experts and staff working in 38 rural health centers in Iran. An online questionnaire was distributed in November 2021. The anonymous questionnaire was comprised of a series of questions about demographic information; knowledge about COVID-19, the attitudes and preventive practices toward COVID-19. The majority of the participants (92.6%) had appropriate knowledge about COVID-19 disease. Most of the participants (77.2%) had a good attitude toward COVID-19 and 60.3% showed good practice. …