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Public Libraries And Access To Information In Plateau State, Nigeria, Olufunmilayo I. Fati, Idris Yelwa

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

For successful post-2015 development agenda, rural communities and individuals need to be given access to, made to understand and encouraged to use and share accurate and relevant information to solve problems and make better decisions, thereby promoting sustainable development. In the recent times, there have been various campaigns and advocacy for access to information especially for rural dwellers and hitherto, a lot of rural inhabitants are not being reached. The study reviews the responsibilities of libraries in ensuring that rural inhabitants have access to relevant information. It also reveals the status quo at the Plateau State Library Board (PLSLB) as …

The Motivation Of Senior Citizens In Visiting Public Libraries In Developing Country, Nove E. Variant Anna, Dessy Harisanty

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims to describe the motivation of senior citizens in visiting public libraries in Surabaya. This research uses a desciptive qualitative approach. Data collection is done through questionnaires and interviews with elderly respondents who ever visit the Surabaya Public Libraries. The population of this study includes elderly library users (aged 60 years and over) and they have experience visit public libraries in Surabaya. The motivation of the senior citizens can be divided into two, namely intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. The recommendation from this paper related to collection, facility, and services improvement, including providing special space for senior citizen in …

Research Productivity Of Faculty Working In Christian Institutions Of Higher Education In India: A Bibliometric Analysis, Melvin Jebaraj

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Bibliometric analysis of Research productivity of faculty working in Christian institutions of higher education in India using Web of Science database from 1989 to 2016.In this study Karunya University, Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu is in the top of all other institutions with 934 records (25.27%), followed by Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum in Kerala with 365 records (9.88. Annual Growth Rate of publication output of CHEIs is the highest in 2008 (0.96) followed by 2006(0.95) and 1992 (0.60). Top 10 author-wise research output of Indian Christian Higher Education Institution author Joe IH gets highest 7.48% out of 119 records who is …

Differences Between Faculty Members And Research Scholars In Use Of E-Resources, Anil Kumar Siwach

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: The present study investigates the differences between faculty and research scholars in terms of e-resource use, methods of use, purpose, hindrances faced and search strategies.

Methodology: The study was conducted in five universities of North India using survey method. Stratified random sampling was used for selection of the samples and the final data consisted of 668 respondents including 252 faculty members and 416 research scholars. Mann Whitney test was conducted for testing of hypotheses.

Findings: In the study it was found that the faculty members used e-resources more in comparison to the research scholars. Significant differences …

The Evaluation Of Organizational Climate In College Libraries And Its Relation With Clients’ Satisfaction, Farzad Zabani, Maryam Shekofteh (Corresponding Authour), Maryam Kazerani, Farid Zayeri

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: Healthy organizational climate have an important role in the promotion of customer services. The aim of this research is to evaluate the organizational climate of the college libraries and its relation to the clients’ satisfaction.

Methodology: Research population is the staff and the clients of the college libraries of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. The climateQUAL questionnaire was used to assess the libraries organizational climate. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to evaluate clients’ satisfaction. Descriptive statistics and Spearman’s correlation coefficient were applied in SPSS 19 for data analysis.

Findings: The organizational climate score of the libraries was more …

Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University: A Bibliometric Research Profile, Sulaiman Khalid Al Fouzan, Ikram Ul Haq, Raken Khalid Al Fouzan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Aim: To investigate the status of research productivity and publication trends of Al-Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) during the period of 2009 to 2018.

Method: A quantitative and retrospective research method was used. Publications data of IMSIU researchers have been retrieved from Scopus database published during the period of ten years from January 2009 to December 2018. The retrieved dataset has been transferred in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to analyse the bibliometric indicators, as the growth of publications by year, subject stratification, national and international collaboration, frequently used journals and productive authors.

Results: IMSIU affiliated researchers have produced 2010 …

Pharmacotherapeutic Study Of Antiretroviral Therapy For Hiv/Aids Patients At The Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria, Isiaka Adebowale Ayeni Pharm., Adelanwa Oludele Itiola Prof, Tajudeen Temitayo Adebayo Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A 6-12 months retrospective study is made of HAART utilization in cases of HIV/AIDS patients at Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Nigeria. The objective to evaluate the rational pharmacotherapeutic approach to the management of the retroviral disease. Sixty two (62) antiretroviral drug-naive HIV/AIDS patients, which comprise of (19) 30.65% males with a mean age of 37.15±8.55 years and (43) 69.35% females with a mean age of 35.68±9.75 years case files are reviewed. The data used for this study was extracted from the clinical records of the Hospital. Sixty six percent of the patients are at World Health Organization (WHO) clinical stage …

Research In Dentistry At Saudi Arabia: Analysis Of Citation Impact, Ikram Ul Haq, Khalid Al Fouzan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Aim: The study aims to assess the Saudi Arabian publications on dentistry and their citation impact as reflected in the Web of Science (WoS).

Methods: WoS database categorized dental research under “Dentistry Oral Surgery Medicine”. Dental sciences publications with citation impact by Saudi Arabian affiliated authors produced during 2009-2018 have been searched by using suitable searching strategy and dental research of 10 randomly selected countries has been carried out for comparison. The downloaded data was transferred into Microsoft Excel format to measure the bibliometric indicators and citation impact of publications.

Results: A total of 1,771 documents on dentistry were published …

Human-Machine Communication And The Burden Of Reaching Internal Publics: Does Technology Acceptance Model Play A Role?, Greg H. Ezeah, Ogechi Eucharia Okwumba, Gever Verlumun Celestine, Wogu Joseph

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The objective of this study was to examine how variablesss from Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) play a role in determining the use of digital interfaces for internal communication in public service institutions. The researchers also examined the most preferred digital interface for internal communication among employees of public service institutions as well as the relationship between internal communication and public service delivery. A total of 385 respondents working in a public service institution took part in the study. The questionnaire was the instrument for data collection. To analyse the results, the researcher used both descriptive and inferential statistics. The result …

A Scientometric Analysis Of Drone Technology Publications, Lakshminarasimhappa Mc, Kemparaju Td

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study focus on the growth and development of drone technology research in forms of publications reflected in Web of Science database, during the span of 1998-2017. A total 3433 publications were found and the highest 1040 (30.29%) publications published in 2017. The average number of 343.3 publications were published per year in the study field and there was a variation in Annual Growth, because there is no constant growth of publications every year in the area of study. Out of total publications, 3123 (90.97%) contributed by collaboration of multiple authors and 310 (9.03%) by single authors. Authors from United …

Exploring The Usage Of Information Technology For Library Automation, S.M Aqil Burney, Naveed Sehar, Shumaila Burney Hims, Humera Tariq

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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The basic objective of this research study is to provide a detailed perspective of the current scenario of public libraries workings and procedures in Karachi (Pakistan) and propose automation with an implementation strategy. The study elaborates on the needs of automated library management system components ideally packaging into an ALMS. Differences between the available library management system(s) and proposed ALMS have been highlighted as well. This study recommends the development as well as implementation architectures, development technologies required human resources, and Infrastructure (i.e. servers, client machines, etc.) for ALMS as a preferred system for public libraries in Karachi. In …

Incorporating Social Media Into Library Services: Present Scenario At East West University Library, Dilara Begum, Shaharima Parvin

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In the third millennium, people look forward for ushering the innovations and people's rapport is getting more and more convenient with the growth of social media tools. The usages of social media by libraries encompass a vast array of platforms with many contingencies features containing new ways for library patrons in terms of promoting their information services and products. This paper delineates elaborately the incorporation of social media by East West University Library (EWU, L), Bangladesh as it is one of the precursor academic libraries in Bangladesh where all forms of contemporary technologies and services have been integrating with great …

A Scientometric Analysis Of Literature Output In The Jounal Survey Of Ophthalmology, Santha Subbulaxmi S

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Survey of Opthalmology is an international peer reviewed journal which publishes clinically oriented surveys in the field of ophthalmology. This study is an attempt to investigate and analyse the literature corpus published in the journal during the period 2014-2018. The data was obtained from PubMed. It was found that a total of 377 literatures were published during the period 2014-2018 by 1,520 authors. Two authorship pattern was the popular authorship pattern and degree of collaboration was 0.93. Majority of the first authors were from USA. The first authors from India had contributed 3.4% in the literature corpus. Most of the …

Webometric Analysis Of Postgraduate Ophthalmic College Websites In India, Santha Subbulaxmi S

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the websites of postgraduate ophthalmic colleges in India using the Alexa Internet Website Traffic, Statistics and Analytics. A total of 263 postgraduate ophthalmic colleges in India which have the web presence are included in the study. Each college website was searched in the Alexa Internet and data of Website Traffic, Statistics and Analytics is collected. The collected data is organized, tabulated and visualized using excel. The results of the analysis give interesting insights about the colleges' websites. The colleges, Dr SN Medical College, Jodhpur and R N T Medical College, Udaipur have …

User Awareness On ‘Single Window Search’ Tool Provided By The Kmc Health Sciences Library, Mahe, Manipal: A Study, Swapna -, Mahabaleshwara Rao, Shivananda Bhat

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In academic libraries, information resources are increasing at an alarming rate due to information explosion and development in information and communication technology. Open access resources available for access are also increasing. Academic libraries are putting their best effort to make the process of conducting literature search much easier as users find it difficult to search for literature on a given research topic through several types of resources separately. This necessitated the integration of information resources for easy access. A Web-Scale Discovery tool integrates library subscribed content, library catalogue, digital repositories, open access resources and offers a search and retrieval interface …

Staff Awareness Of Ergonomics Principles Required At The Computer Workstation: Case Study Of University Of Jos Library, Grace Iyabo Nwokedi Mrs, Gupiyem Gungsat Gupiyem Dr, David Ogbe Agbenu Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study was designed to investigate the staff awareness of ergonomics principles required at the University of Jos Library computer workstation. The methodology adopted was the case study. The target population comprised of all the library staff available as at the time of the study. Total enumeration method was used to obtain the relevant data from the respondents because the population was not too large. Out of the 129 copies of questionnaire distributed 119 were filled and retuned. However, only 36(30.25%) respondents indicated that they use the computer to perform library tasks. Therefore only 36 copies of the questionnaire …

Identifying The Decision Makers Of Women Particularly In Child Bearing And Sterilization Among The Rural Women In The Villages Of Kangpokpi District, Manipur, India, Florence Guite

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In order to identify decision makers of women particularly in child bearing and sterilization among the rural women, 213 women from four rural villages of Kangpokpi district in Manipur, India was selected. Questionnaire method was used for collection of data and descriptive statistics is used in analysis of the data collected from the 213 respondents. The study found that the women take the decision of the family members more than the medical doctors’ advice on matters regarding child bearing and sterilization.

How To Motivate Students In Using School Library, Dessy Harisanty

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The school library is a place for students to find information. Due to the various information provided inside, students have many choices in finding the information they need. Therefore, school libraries should have a strategy to maximize their services. This study aims to determine the motivation of high school students in Surabaya in utilizing their school library. The method used is descriptive quantitative approach. The sample of this research is high school students in Surabaya selected using multistage random sampling with a total of 200 respondents. The data were collected through questionnaires. The results of this study indicates that the …

Open Access Resources In Science And Technology: An Overview., Fakrudhin Ali Ahamed H Mr, Anila Sulochana Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Open access resources includes open access archives/repositories, open access journals, open access books, open access search engines and open educational resources etc., the objective of the study is to find open access resources available in Science and Technology. To achieve this objective the investigator visited several Science & Technology University library websites and research organisations websites to locate the resources. In the findings investigator discussed the several resources related to Science and Technology like open DOAR, PubMed Central, arXiv, BioMed Central, DOAJ, Bentham Open, PLOS Journals, Hindawi journals, Springer Open, Wiley open access journals, Science Direct open access journals, NISCAIR …

Influence Of Organizational Citizenship Behaviour On Job Burnout Among Librarians In University Libraries In Nigeria, Rosaline Oluremi Opeke Ph.D, Adeyemi Adewale Akinola Ph.D

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Job burnout is an important aspect of organisational behaviour that has negative impact on librarians and organisational outcome. Despite the efforts made by library management to prevent job burnout among librarians, high level of emotional exhaustion, cynicism and inefficacy remain a major challenge. Poor response to job burnout by librarians’ may be attributed to inability to exhibit citizenship behaviour in the library. The study investigated the influence of organisational citizenship behaviour on job burnout among librarians in university libraries in Nigeria. The study employed survey research design. The population of the study consisted of 624 librarians from 38 public universities …

Bibliometrics Study Of Mens Sana Monograph: 2007 To 2016, Abul Salam, Deep Kumar Kirtania

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Mens Sana Monograph is a peer reviewed journal of medicine and mental health which is a publication of Mens Sana Research foundation. The present bibliometrics study of 153 articles published in the Mens Sana Monograph from 2007 to 2016. This study analyzes various aspects of the journal such as growth of articles and citations, authorship pattern and collaboration, number of times cited, most productive countries and institutions, etc. of these articles. The study reveals that the journal has a positive growth in respect to publications and their citations. The authorship pattern found in this journal is towards single authorship.

Effect Of Library Staff Attitudes On Job Performance: A Study Of The Library Of Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ebonyi State, Nigeria, Emmanuel Chidiadi Onwubiko

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Staff performance is a very crucial aspect of librarianship when it comes to provision of library services in any university library. In this context, the role of library staff of any sort is very paramount in satisfying the information needs of their teeming users. Given the nature of work, the degree of stress and the working hours that the human capital of university library have; studying factors that have an impact on their job attitude becomes a necessity for the library management. Performance of such employees is influenced by Job related attitudes like satisfaction, leadership, work commitment and job involvement. …

The Need For The Use Of Information And Communication Technology In Two University Libraries In Nigeria, Akor Solomon Obotu, Okechukwu O. Chukwuka, Sule B. Gambo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Exploring The Use And Practice Of Open Educational Resources (Oers) In Social Science Discipline With Special Reference To University Of Delhi, Delhi, Amit Kumar, Monika Singh Ms.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Purpose: The purpose of the study is to explore the use and practice of open educational resources in social science discipline at University of Delhi, Delhi.

Design/Methodology/Approach: The relevant data for the study was obtained through a well-structured questionnaire followed by personal interview wherever it was required. The well-structured precise questionnaire was distributed to the 150 social scientists (research scholars and faculty) that include 75 male & 75 female, selected through purposive random sampling. In addition to this, the bibliographical data were recorded in MS-Excel sheet 2007 for analysis and interpretation purpose with diagrams.

Findings: The response rate was …

An Investigative Study Of Information Literacy Instruction And Learning Activities Of Undergraduate Students In A Federal University Of Technology, Nigeria, Kayode Abel Afolabi Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information is a very useful asset that is indispensable in the day-to-day operations of human beings. There is the need for people to be aware of the importance of information and how to make use of it in all their endeavours. Thus, inability of students to identify, locate, evaluate and make use of information whenever the need arises for it has necessitated the need to conduct a study on information literacy instruction and undergraduate learning activities. The study was carried out among the undergraduate students of Federal University of Technology, Akure and a descriptive survey technique was employed as research …

Use Of Information Communication Technology College Libraries: A Study, Naveen C L, Dr. B U Kannappanavar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The concept “Information Explosion” is developed in this world. ICT (Information & Communication Technology) is playing a significant role in housekeeping activities and information retrieval in libraries. ICT consists of three terms Information, Communication & Technology. The paper highlights the use of ICT in college libraries. For collecting data, questionnaire method is adopted. The findings of the study shows that, the highest percentage of libraries (80.56%) have printer in libraries followed by photocopy machines (75%), CD/CD-ROM drive (72.22%), scanners (70.37%), and barcode scanners (54.63%). Further, 39.29% libraries have partially automated. Only 32.94% have completely automated and 15.48% college libraries have …

Scientometric Analysis Of The Research Output Of Biochemistry, Genetics And Molecular Biology Of Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Jignesh Amin, Yogesh R. Parekh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper presents a scientometric analysis of research output of biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology from the Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. The research article was published during 1980-2018. However, the data was collected and indexed in Scopus were considered for the analysis included a total of 400 publications. Various scientometric indicators have been calculated to acquire an appropriate perception of the growth and current status of research output of Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. The paper also analysed the publication trend of Gujarat University. The other aspects that were identified in the paper were the most prolific authors, collaborative authorship patterns and trends, …

So What Made You Choose Librarianship? Reasons Teachers Give For Their Career Switch., Franklin Gyamfi Agyemang

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper explores the reason teachers choose to go into librarianship when leaving the teaching profession from Sub-Saharan Africa. Snowball sampling method was used to locate seventeen (17) participants for this study in Ghana. Mixed methods were used for data collection; questionnaire (open-ended questions) and interview. The data was analyzed using the thematic analysis technique. The study found the following as reasons teacher choose librarianship when leaving the teaching profession: Better Salaries and Remunerations, Relatedness of librarianship to teaching, Love for books, Employment Space and scope of opportunities for librarians. By the findings, this study corroborates researches on second-career librarianship …

Lanthorn, Vol. 54, No. 06, September 16, 2019, Grand Valley State University

Volume 54, July 15, 2019 - April 27, 2020

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Documenting Land-Combustion And Progressive Law Enforcement In Indonesia, Helmi Helmi, Hartati Hartati, Hafrida Hafrida, Indriya Fathni, Harry Setya Setya Nugraha, Johni Najwan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The right to obtain a good and healthy environment is a constitutional right of citizens expressly regulated in the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. However, this right has not been fully felt due to forest and land burning activities that occur every year in Sumatra and Kalimantan. For this reason, a condition for law enforcement is needed to solve the problem. This study basically answered two questions on how important is progressive law enforcement in burning forests? What is the concept of progressive law enforcement as intended?. Therefore, the findings stated that first, progressive law enforcement on forest-burning …