Exploring Adolescents’ Critical Thinking Aptitudes When Reading About Science In The News, Marianne Bissonnette, Pierre Chastenay, Chantal Francoeur

Journal of Media Literacy Education

This research studies the critical thinking skills of six teenagers in their final years of high school. It looks at the way those students use a set of cognitive skills in order to analyze scientific and pseudoscientific information available in online news articles. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six students chosen according to their results in a questionnaire about interest in science topics. Results show a large gap between participants’ use of critical thinking skills. Most of these skills were mainly used for text comprehension, evoking general knowledge, numeracy, arguments assessment and production, and life skills (open-mindedness and metacognition). The …

A Bibliometric Perspective Survey Of Iot Controlled Ai Based Swarm Robots, Rhea Sawant, Ariz Shaikh, Chetna Singh, Aman Aggarwal, Shivali Amit Wagle, Harikrishnan R, Priti Shahane

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Robotics is the ­new-age domain of technology that deals with bringing a collaboration of all disciplines of sciences and engineering to create a mechanical machine that may or may not work entirely independently but definitely focuses on making human lives much easier. It has repeatedly shown its ability to change lives at home and in the industry. As the field of robotics research grows and reaches new worlds, the military is one area where advances can have a significant impact, and the government is aware of this. Military technology has come a long way from the days where soldiers had …

Information Literacy Competency Levels Of Social Science Researchers: A Diagnostic Study, Rajesh Singh Dr., Shailendra Kumar Prof.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study is a diagnosis of Information Literacy Competency (ILC) levels of social science researchers. The data was empirically collected from 520 researchers and analyzed using differential and inferential statistical techniques. The Information Literacy (IL) competent researchers were maximum 79.6% in ‘Information Use Ethics’, followed by 77.7% in ‘Information Need’, 76.2% in ‘Information Use’, 66.9% in ‘Information Evaluation’ and 53.8% in ‘Information Access’. The study has identified IL deficiencies on different parameters and suggests necessary improvements in the current practices for further enhancement of ILC among researchers.

Information Literacy Competency Of Researchers In Social Sciences: An Assessment From Diverse Perspectives, Rajesh Singh Dr., Shailendra Kumar Prof.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information literacy (IL) provides essential proficiency for academics and research in the networked digital information landscape. The present study is an empirical assessment of information literacy competency (ILC) levels of researchers in social sciences from varied frames of reference i.e. gender, age groups, periods of research, subjects and universities. The data collected from 520 researchers were processed and analyzed using various techniques of descriptive and inferential statistics to identify IL competent and incompetent researchers on different variables. The descriptive statistics included frequency distribution, percentage distribution, etc. and was aided by computing mean, standard deviation, and range. Inferential statistics consisted of …

Advancing Knowledge Sharing In Development Organisations: Barriers, Enablers And Strategies, Peter Gatiti

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper aims to examine the obstacles and enablers of knowledge sharing in development organisations and determine how each factor affects knowledge sharing in different organisations. It also highlights strategies for successful deployment of knowledge sharing techniques.

The paper opted for a mixed-method approach with a sequential explanatory design. Data were collected using semi-structured questionnaires administered to development practitioners (n=331) and in-depth interviews with key informants (n=11).

The paper provides empirical insights on different knowledge sharing barriers and enablers encountered in development organisations. Overall, eight categories of knowledge sharing enablers emerged from the study. These include culture, strategy, reward system, …

Trend Of Research Visualization Of Learning, Classroom, And Class Participation In Higher Education Institutions: A Bibliometric Analysis From 2001 To 2020, Dr. Muhammad Shoaib, Dr. Akhlaq Ahmad, Mr. Nusrat Ali, Mr. Farooq Abdullah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The main objective of this research is to inspect the classroom environment, student learning, interactive learning, class participation, higher education institutions using bibliometric analysis from 2001 to 2020. For the scientometric analysis, we extracted data from the Science Citation Index database, Web of Science (Core Collection) using a searched query. The data was extracted on February 27, 2021 (GMT-4:29 AM). Further, the period was 2001 to 2020. There were 6340 published documents were found. The study findings illustrate that the topic of higher education institutions was on top of the topic list and a major proportion of published documents was …

Off-Grid Solar Energy Systems Adoption Or Usage - A Bibliometric Study Using The Bibliometrix R Tool, Amartya Ghosh, Dr. V. K. Satya Prasad

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Over the years, off-grid solar energy system usage has gained traction around the world - primarily due to the environmental benefits offered, and also facilitating decentralized generation and consumption of electricity in the remote-most pockets. Subsequently, the research on the variety of solar-powered off-grid system applications has attracted much attention and has led to an expansion in the literature. Through a bibliometric analysis, this study aims to identify the most influential research done by academic stakeholders who have contributed in the field of solar off-grid system adoption or usage. To achieve the objectives of the study, peer-reviewed journal articles indexed …

An Argument On Collection Development And Collection Management, Ghalib Khan Dr., Rubina Bhatti Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study is an attempt to examine the concepts of collection development and collection management through extensive literature review. Though these phrases are being used interchangeable but there is hardly any consensus on which term is more comprehensive. Are these terms the same or different? Some authors see them synonyms and other the expansion and extension of one another. The evolutionary studies of collection development and collection management show that these two are overlapping terms in nature, however, the two areas together are difficult to define. This study is an effort to present an argument on these terms in a …

Digital Literacy For Covid 19 Information In Indonesian Society, Dessy Harisanty, Dyah Puspita Srirahayu, Nove E. Variant Anna, Endang Fitriyah Fitriyah Mannan, Esti Putri Anugrah, Nasa Zata Dina

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In the midst of the COVID19 pandemic situation, hoax news emerged that made people panic and make wrong decisions. The emergence of this hoax is because many people are not literate with information, so they trust all the information entered. People also do not have the social awareness to filter the information they get. This study aims to describe the level of literacy of the digital community towards COVID19 information measured on the internet. The research method used is a descriptive type with a survey method. The research location was in East Java, with a total of 500 respondents consisting …

Article-Level Classification Of Scientific Publications: A Comparison Of Deep Learning, Direct Citation And Bibliographic Coupling, Maxime Rivest Phd, Etienne Vignola-Gagné Phd, Éric Archambault Dphil

Peer Reviewed Papers

Classification schemes for scientific activity and publications underpin a large swath of research evaluation practices at the organizational, governmental, and national levels. Several research classifications are currently in use, and they require continuous work as new classification techniques becomes available and as new research topics emerge. Convolutional neural networks, a subset of “deep learning” approaches, have recently offered novel and highly performant methods for classifying voluminous corpora of text. This article benchmarks a deep learning classification technique on more than 40 million scientific articles and on tens of thousands of scholarly journals. The comparison is performed against bibliographic coupling-, direct …

A Survey On Long-Range Wide-Area Network Technology Optimizations, Felipe S. Dantas Silva, Emidio P. Neto, Helder Oliveira, Denis Rosário, Eduardo Cerqueira, Cristiano Both, Sherali Zeadally, Augusto V. Neto

Information Science Faculty Publications

Long-Range Wide-Area Network (LoRaWAN) enables flexible long-range service communications with low power consumption which is suitable for many IoT applications. The densification of LoRaWAN, which is needed to meet a wide range of IoT networking requirements, poses further challenges. For instance, the deployment of gateways and IoT devices are widely deployed in urban areas, which leads to interference caused by concurrent transmissions on the same channel. In this context, it is crucial to understand aspects such as the coexistence of IoT devices and applications, resource allocation, Media Access Control (MAC) layer, network planning, and mobility support, that directly affect LoRaWAN’s …

Influence Of Social Media On Agricultural Advisory Service: Analytical Study On The Agricultural Extension Specialists Of Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, West Bengal, Santanu Das

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Since the introduction of social media, communication is becoming more and more dynamic every day. Communication has become more virtual than physical. More and more people – young and old alike – are fascinated by social media and it is a trend that is not going down very soon. For a long period in the future, social media will shape the way people interact, share information, form opinions, and lead individual and collective actions. India has been experiencing major changes in the agricultural extension system since the beginning of the 21^st century. Social media can play a vital role …

Assessment Of Research Productivity On Cyanobacteria: A Scientometric Study, Prasanna Kumari N, Srinivasaragavan S, Gayathri S

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper attempts to highlight the growth trends on Cyanobacteria literature and make the quantitative and qualitative assessment by analyzing various features of research output and Citations impact based on the Scopus database. A total of 5686 publications were published on Cynobacteria during 2000-2020. Year 2001 has 74.72 mean time cited per article with 137 publications. USA has the highest share 2792 of publications and received 38809 Citations followed by the Peoples Republic of China with 9201 Citations for 1486 publications, Germany with 12482 Citations for 871 publications. The study found that India has recorded 5442 Citations for 632 …

Breast Cancer Detection From Histopathology Images Using Machine Learning Techniques: A Bibliometric Analysis, Shubhangi A. Joshi, Anupkumar M. Bongale Dr., Arunkumar M. Bongale Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Computer aided diagnosis has become upcoming area of research over past few years. With the advent of machine learning and especially deep learning techniques, the scenario of work flow management in healthcare sector is changing drastically. Artificial intelligence has shown potential in the field of breast cancer care. With datasets for machine learning frameworks getting eventually richer with time, we can definitely get newer insights in the field of breast cancer care. This will help in narrowing down the treatment range for patients and increasing patient survivability. The purpose of this study was to perform bibliometric analysis of the literature …

Mapping Of The Global Productivity On Covid-19 Since The Origin Of The Pandemic, Dr.R. Santhakumar, Dr.K. Kaliyaperumal, Dr.P. Balasubramanian

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The novel corona virus disease (COVID-19) is one of the most infectious diseases that primarily affect the lungs, which inflicted huge losses to the human beings of the globe. As its spread savagely, the literature of is also proliferated within a few months. It is the prime duty of this study to map the different aspects of this scientific literature by applying scientometrics techniques. The data related to this study are recorded in the Web of Science core collection, since the origin of the dreadful virus to January 2, 2021. Thus, 55049 articles have been published on COVID-19 in 22518 …

A Bibliometric Analysis Of Iso 9000 Research From 2015 To 2020 Using Vosviewer Application, Ilham I

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims to map scientific publications in the field of ISO 9000 visually at the global level indexed by scopus using bibliometric analysis. This study focused on articles of ISO 9000 at the international level. Research data were obtained from the Scopus database in Januari 2021 through the publish or perish software. All the discussions and analysis in this paper is based on the 46 papers consisting of 35 article, 4 conference papers, 3 reviews, 3 chapters and 1 book. Then the paper will be analyzed using the VOSviewer application for viewing and creating the desired bibliometric maps. In …

Iso 14000 Publication: A Bibliometric Analysis (2011-2020), Ilham M.Said

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study explain about ISO 14000 itself is an international standard that discusses environmental management systems in general. This study aims to visually map publications in the field of ISO 14000 at the global level indexed by Scopus using Bibliometric analysis. This research utilizes the analysis features on the Scopus website and visualizes the bibliometric network using VOSviewer. The research data used is to use indicators in the form of keywords related to ISO 14000 in the Scopus database with the results obtained as many as 136 academic documents that have been published from 2011 to 2020 at the global …

Impact Of Coronavirus On The Performance Of Library And Information Science Professionals: A Comparative Survey, Subhajit Panda, Noble .

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The spread of the deadly disease Coronavirus has had a negative impact on every aspect of human life, including the education sector with no exception. As a preventive measure, Governments worldwide announced lockdown & closure of the educational institutions, promote a drastic change in the education environment, from conventional classroom-based to online interaction-based. As the second wave of the pandemic strikes India with a tsunami of cases, LIS professionals serve as front-line workers to keep the educational system functioning without interruption. The present study tried to analyze the performance of LIS professionals during this nightmare with thousands of barriers, like …

Analysis Of Students’ Multi-Representation Ability In Augmented Reality-Assisted Learning, Sri Jumini, Edy Cahyono, Muhamad Miftakhul Falah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Not all learning sources can directly and cheaply be presented, so augmented reality media is needed to be applied to students with various talents and intelligence. This study aims to analyze students’ multi-representation ability through the use of augmented reality media. The research method was carried out through pre-experiment with one group posttest only design. Test question items were given to see the students’ multi-representation ability. Data analysis was carried out through the percentage of the number of students achieving test scores of more than or equal to 80 on a scale of 100. The results showed that 88% (28 …

Southeastern Librarian 69(1) Spring 2021 (Full Issue)

The Southeastern Librarian

Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian Volume 69 Number 1

Steadfastly We Serve: Library Resilience During The 1918-19 Spanish Influenza Outbreak And Current Covid-19 Pandemic, Blair Stapleton

The Southeastern Librarian

Disruptions occur regularly, regardless of size of impact. Disruptions libraries face can include budget cuts, environmental disasters, building issues, and technological failures. Any type of disruption can and will dampen the level of service provided by libraries but the ability to quickly overcome the disruption while moving forward with organizational goals is vital. Resilience in organizations is not a new concept, but the high level of resilience exuded by libraries despite the disruptions they face is worth noting. The Spanish Influenza and COVID-19 pandemics have significantly disrupted library operations. The similarities between the two pandemics are astounding and in both …

Scholarly Publications On Ecocriticism: A Study Through The Web Of Science, Puspanjali Hazarika

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Environmental-related studies have been entirely essential in the current range of human civilizations. The relationship between the environment and literature is uniform. Various environmental issues and literature have revealed different aspects. One such significant aspect is ecocriticism. Ecocriticism is the study of representations of nature in literary works and the relationship between literature and the environment. As a separate movement or school of literary criticism, ecocriticism started developing in the 1990s. There is a close relation between ecocriticism and literature. It is an interdisciplinary study of Ecology and Literary Criticism, which is unusual due to natural science and humanistic discipline. …

Library’S Editing Service Popular With Rowansom Students, Lisa Price

Rowan-Virtua Research Day

WHY:

- Identified need for proofreading and editing assistance

- Librarian with writing and desktop publication experience and interest in clear, grammatically correct writing

RESPONSE:

- Popular , especially with students applying for residency

- Anticipate continuing this service

Effects Of Blackboard On The Preparatory Students At Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, Shakil Ahmad, Fazal Hakan Choudhry, Yahia Alhassan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study is aimed at analyzing the effects of blackboard on preparatory students. A blackboard is a learning tool that allows students to use the course whenever they want. Blackboard allows students to access information of the study, the books needed on the course for IAU 101 or 102 books, deadlines for assignments, the assignment framework, quizzes, discussion subjects, voice presentations, and all the marks they have obtained during their session. Furthermore, students can attend live lectures, review material and discussions via a virtual environment from anywhere provided they have a stable internet connection. This research aims to determine the …

The Impact Of Information Access Towards The Conduct Of Free, Fair And Credible Elections In Nigeria, Modupe Oluwabiyi, Albert O. Adetunji

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

This study seeks to bring to the fore, the roles of information towards the conduct of free, fair and creditable elections in Nigeria. It traces the historical perspectives of democracy which serves as the most veritable vehicle for credible election as well as the chronological outlook of elections in Nigeria since 1959. The work looks at what constitutes free, fair and credible elections as well as voters’ education and Rights. A critical look is taken at the attributes of information as well as the critical and major players of information in the electioneering processes in Nigeria. The study also …

Research Visualization On Teaching, Language, Learning Of English And Higher Education Institutions From 2011 To 2020: A Bibliometric Evidences, Dr. Muhammad Shoaib, Mr. Nusrat Ali, Dr. Behzad Anwar, Dr. Shamshad Rasool, Dr. Raza-E Mustafa, Mr. Shi Zici

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

No abstract provided.

Research Output Of Indian Institute Of Science Education And Research Pune (Iiser Pune) During 2006-2020: A Bibliometric Study, Sushanta Kumar Roy, Sukumar Mandal Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study analyses the research outputs of IISER Pune during 2006 to 2020 revealed in Web of Science (WoS) database (06.03.2021). It aims to examine the growth and development of IISER Pune's research activity as reflected in publications output. A total of 3613 records have been obtained and studied in accordance with the goals. This study analyses the features of these research outputs such as year-wise, subject-wise, document types, country-wise collaboration, authorship trends, and types of language. Research outputs 546 in 2018, 1328 records in physics, 3308 in the form of articles, 959 with USA collaboration, 735 by joint authors …

Research Output On Leprosy During The Year Of 2010-2020: A Scientometric Analysis, Victoria P

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this study was to measure the number of contributions and highlight the contributions made by the researchers in the field of leprosy and published on the Web of Science database during 2010-2020 using scientometric analysis. Data were interpreted by using software such as Bibexcel, Vosviewer, and tabulated using MS Excel. The results indicated that 4544 papers were published during 2010 - 2020 and the highest number of publications 456 (10.03%) was produced in 2020. The trends in multi-authored papers have tremendously increased (89.28%) compared to (10.72%) single-authored papers. The relative growth rate (3.13) and degree of collaboration …

Ignatian Information Literacy: Applying The Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm To Library Instruction, Anthony Tardiff

Foley Library Scholarship

Instruction librarians in higher education specialize in information literacy, which is the set of skills needed to interact effectively with information. The guiding document for library instruction, the Association of College & Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy, calls for imparting the foundational wisdom and self-awareness which underlie these skills. Unfortunately, most library instruction is delivered in 50- or 75-minute “one-shots” focusing on the technical skills of searching library resources, which makes deeper information literacy instruction a challenge. One way to meet this challenge is to utilize the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm (IPP), which shares with the ACRL Framework the …

Escape Reality: Reaching Your Students With Virtual Instruction And Fun (Presentation), Jenny Bruxvoort, Kate Wimer, Amanda Matthysse

Faculty Publications - George Fox University Library

Creating a virtual escape room might seem overwhelming, especially at first, but don't worry, you've got this! Focusing on instructional design from the beginning will give you a solid foundation and help you bring the project to life - you don't need any crazy tech skills to create an engaging, educational experience like this for your online students! In this session, we will share our experiences creating virtual escape rooms for first-year students at two different universities and give you our best tips and a structure for how to get started with your own.

Participants will:

• Understand the importance of …