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Open Access Publishing In Developed Countries: A Comparative Study Between United States Of America And United Kingdom, Irfan Ul Haq Akhoon
Open Access Publishing In Developed Countries: A Comparative Study Between United States Of America And United Kingdom, Irfan Ul Haq Akhoon
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The present study measured quantitatively the current position and growth of Open Access archives, at the first stage it gives a quantitative overview of Open Access archives established and published from different developing and developed countries. Further it focuses on a comparative study between United States of America (USA) and United Kingdom (UK) the two developed nations. Open access journals indexed in Scopus database are being surveyed for this study. As the study is based on the data collected from the Scopus database upto July 2017, which shows that the total number of journals indexed are 36377 in which 63% …
Aspects Of Author Queries And The Role Of Library Resources In Manuscript Crafting, Philip Chike Aghadiuno
Aspects Of Author Queries And The Role Of Library Resources In Manuscript Crafting, Philip Chike Aghadiuno
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Manuscripts sent to editors are often in different states of crafting or drafting. It is the task of the editor to help the author by polishing the manuscripts to the acceptable standard. Editors may seek clarifications from the authors about the missing links in the drafts. They may ask for references of strong claims, improvement of the draft, refinement of the argument, adjustment in tone, chapter re-organisation, fixing grammar points, among others. Editors raise these flags in the editorial process through author queries. The nature of queries written by the editor for the author differs from the ones written by …
The Use Of Library 2.0 And Mobile Messaging Applications: (Case Study: Central Library Of Islamic Azad University, Science And Research Branch Of Tehran), Firoozeh Dokhani Ph.D Student Of Information Science And Knowledge, Amir Reza Asnafi, Nadjla Hariri, Fatemeh Nooshinfard
The Use Of Library 2.0 And Mobile Messaging Applications: (Case Study: Central Library Of Islamic Azad University, Science And Research Branch Of Tehran), Firoozeh Dokhani Ph.D Student Of Information Science And Knowledge, Amir Reza Asnafi, Nadjla Hariri, Fatemeh Nooshinfard
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
This study aimed to investigate the familiarity of librarians and users of the Central Library of Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Tehran with Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and Librarian 2.0 and the use of mobile messaging applications. Another goal of this study was to provide practical solutions for using applications to provide library services. In essence, this study was an applied research and it was conducted with a survey approach. The population was consisted of librarians and users of the Central Library of Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch in Tehran. An electronic questionnaire was prepared …
Library As A Goldmine: Social Media Technologies (Smt) As The Way Forward, Oluwabunmi Dorcas Bakare, Stephen Mutula
Library As A Goldmine: Social Media Technologies (Smt) As The Way Forward, Oluwabunmi Dorcas Bakare, Stephen Mutula
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
There is no gainsaying that academic libraries are a natural gold mine for the University community and for the general public as a whole. Extant literature has shown that academic libraries are a source of enrichment for curriculum and research thus leading to academic productivity and global visibility of the parent institution. The realization of this fact has gone a long way in enhancing the status of academic libraries globally by changing the orientation of library clienteles and also correct the misconception in which they perceive the library as an antique, a reading place and has little or nothing to …
Research Productivity On Nephrology Output During 2007-2016: A Bibliometric Study, Dr Murugan Chinnaraj
Research Productivity On Nephrology Output During 2007-2016: A Bibliometric Study, Dr Murugan Chinnaraj
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
This study evaluates the Nephrology research output during 2007-2016. The data were downloaded from web of science database which was maintained by Thomson Reuters. Total numbers of records were 4655 with 47, 384 citations and average citations per article was 10.05. Nephrology is the adult and pediatric study of the kidneys and its related diseases. The nephrologists deals with the diagnosis and management of kidney diseases. The kidneys are vital for maintaining normal fluid and electrolyte balance in a body. The collected data were analyzed with the help of ‘Bibexcel tool’. The study also applied statistical tools such as Authorship …
Perception Of Librarians Towards Collaborative Research In Academic Libraries In Nigerian Universities, Dim Chibuzor Livina, Scholastica Ukwoma, Okafor Victoria Nwamaka Dr
Perception Of Librarians Towards Collaborative Research In Academic Libraries In Nigerian Universities, Dim Chibuzor Livina, Scholastica Ukwoma, Okafor Victoria Nwamaka Dr
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Abstract
The study is a survey of librarians’ perception towards collaborative research in South Eastern Nigeria. Four research questions guided the study, the study adopted descriptive survey method. The population of the study consists of 242 librarians in federal and state university in South East Nigeria. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire, the data collected was analysed using percentages and bar chart. The result showed that librarians are involved in collaborative research, majority of them are motivated to embrace collaborative research because of high publishing cost, and need for specialization within certain area. It was also discovered that collaborative …
Citation Analysis Of Doctoral Theses References As A Tool For Collection Management In History: A Study Of Panjab University, Chandigarh (India), Preeti Mahajan, Anil Kumar
Citation Analysis Of Doctoral Theses References As A Tool For Collection Management In History: A Study Of Panjab University, Chandigarh (India), Preeti Mahajan, Anil Kumar
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
A citation analysis study was carried out on the citations appended in the end of History discipline Ph.D. dissertations to ascertain what types of documents are the most frequently used in the research process, the most commonly consulted core journals and obsolescence rate of the journals and books. The study analysed 8488 citations appended in the 36 Ph.D. theses of History discipline submitted to Panjab University, Chandigarh, for the award of doctoral degree during 2002-2012. The results obtained from the 8488 citations revealed that the most frequently used documents were books, which accounted for 54.16 percent of the total citations …
Personal Information Sharing Behavior Of University Students Via Online Social Networks, Ghulam Murtaza Rafique
Personal Information Sharing Behavior Of University Students Via Online Social Networks, Ghulam Murtaza Rafique
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Background – With privacy concerns growing on a daily basis, it is important to understand how university students guard their personally identifiable information. Despite the students' perceived readiness and several studies on the topic, it is not fully understood what personally identifiable information university students are sharing via Online Social Networks (OSNs).
Purpose – Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the personal information sharing behavior of university students through online social networks.
Design/methodology/approach – Quantitative approach was used and a survey questionnaire was solicited to collect the data from 250 out of 712 master’s students of faculty …