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Spartan Daily, November 2, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 32

Online Reference Management Tools And Referencing Styles: A Study Of Awareness And Usage Among Research Scholars Of Aligarh Muslim University, Nahav Alam Ansari Mr., M Masoom Raza Prof.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study primarily set out to highlight the researchers’ awareness and significance of prevailing referencing styles and Referencing Management Tools (RMTs) in Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. The study used a survey method for the collection of data and a total of 240 well-constructed questionnaires were distributed to the researchers. In response, a sum of 149 questionnaires was retrieved from the researchers, constituting a 62.08% response rate. The major findings of the study communicated that majority of researchers were found to be aware of referencing styles and made significant use of available styles. Moreover, with regard to referencing management tools, …

Inclusive Education For Persons With Disabilities: A Case Study Of Resource Centre For Inclusive Education In Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Sangram A. Killedar, Namita Khot

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study is based on the Inclusive Education Resource Center at the Balasaheb Khardekar Connaught Resource Center at Shivaji University. This study reviews the services provided to students with disabilities through the Inclusive Education Resource Center. It provides information on the equipment available at the center for the disabled and its use for services. Also, information about various programs and activities conducted by the center for students with disabilities.

The Influence Of Maternal Glucocorticoids On Offspring Phenotype In High-And Low-Risk Environments, Kirsty J. Macleod, Tracy Langkilde, Cameron P. Venable, David C. Ensminger, Michael J. Sheriff

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Elevated maternal glucocorticoid levels during gestation can lead to phenotypic changes in offspring via maternal effects. Although such effects have traditionally been considered maladaptive, maternally derived glucocorticoids may adaptively prepare offspring for their future environment depending upon the correlation between maternal and offspring environments. Nevertheless, relatively few studies test the effects of prenatal glucocorticoid exposure across multiple environments. We tested the potential for ecologically relevant increases in maternal glucocorticoids in the eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus) to induce adaptive phenotypic changes in offspring exposed to high or low densities of an invasive fire ant predator. Maternal treatment had limited effects …

Mapping E-Commerce Locally And Beyond: Citt K12 Special Investigation Project, Thomas O’Brien, Deanna Matsumoto

Mineta Transportation Institute

As all aspects of the American workplace become automated or digitally enhanced to some degree, K12 educators have an increasing responsibility to help their students acquire the technical skills necessary to organize and interpret information. Increasingly, this is done through Geographic Information Systems (GIS), especially in careers related to transportation and logistics. The Center for International Trade & Transportation (CITT) at CSU Long Beach has developed this K12 Special Investigation Project to introduce ArcGIS StoryMaps, an engaging, accessible and sophisticated web-based GIS application. The lessons center on e-commerce and its accompanying environmental and economic impact. Still, the activities can be …

Informing Wetland Management With Waterfowl Movement And Sanctuary Use Responses To Human-Induced Disturbance, Fiona Mcduie, Austen A. Lorenz, Robert C. Klinger, Cory T. Overton, Cliff L. Feldheim, Joshua T. Ackerman, Michael L. Casazza

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Long-term environmental management to prevent waterfowl population declines is informed by ecology, movement behavior and habitat use patterns. Extrinsic factors, such as human-induced disturbance, can cause behavioral changes which may influence movement and resource needs, driving variation that affects management efficacy. To better understand the relationship between human-based disturbance and animal movement and habitat use, and their potential effects on management, we GPS tracked 15 dabbling ducks in California over ~4-weeks before, during and after the start of a recreational hunting season in October/November 2018. We recorded locations at 2-min intervals across three separate 24-h tracking phases: Phase 1) two …

Records Management Practices To Improve Efficiency And Service Delivery At Qalakabusha And Westville Correctional Facilities, Lungelo S. Mbatha, Lungile Luthuli

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The management of records is an important function in correctional facilities as it improves accountability, safety, security and accessibility of records pertaining to offenders and the various programmes provided. The inadequate management of records however is a wide spread issue in most South African correctional facilities, as evidenced by maladministration and the loss of important offender records. This study was conducted to ascertain the records management practices of two correctional facilities in South Africa in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. The research was conducted at Qalakabusha and Westville correctional facilities with the purpose of finding out the types of records kept, …

Spartan Daily, October 28, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 31

Collection Management And Utilization Of Electronic Resources By Postgraduate Students In The University Of Ibadan, Nigeria, Kazeem Adeshina

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

As the life cycle of information products has become increasingly digital from “cradle to grave,” the nature of electronic information management has dramatically changed. These changes have brought new strategies and methods as well as new issues and challenges. At the bottom line the services are increasingly delivered to a desktop from distributed publishers or information providers. Information organizations act either as primary information providers or as brokers between the user and the primary service provider. Hence, the study examines the collection management and utilization of e-resources by postgraduate students in University of Ibadan. Descriptive survey design was employed for …

Spartan Daily, October 27, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 30

Photography And Modern Public Housing In Los Angeles, Nicole Krup Oest

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

In the 1940s, Los Angeles faced an acute housing crisis. The local housing authority responded with a controversial program of slum clearance and public housing, as well as photography that presented the crisis in innovative ways. This book brings this photography together with previously unpublished sources to uncover a largely unexamined concept of home photography. Case studies from Los Angeles, New York and Berlin along with FBI records and almost forgotten bulletins invite a new understanding of the history of housing and photography, in which scientists and photographers played central roles.

Influence Of Information Sources, Needs And Gender On Information Use Of Science Undergraduate Students In University Of Ibadan, Nigeria, Kazeem Adeshina Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims at determining the influence of information needs, sources and gender on information use by faculty of science undergraduate students in universities in southwest Nigeria. In order to sample all important sub-population of the students, data were collected from seven departments which are Computer science, Chemistry, Microbiology, Industrial Chemistry, Physic, Archaeology, and Anthropology. Data was collected using a questionnaire from 500 students while data were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and T-test. It was found that a significant relationship between information needs to their major information sources used, there was significant relationship between information needs and the …

Spartan Daily, October 26, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 29

Research Process And The Value Of Publishing In High Impact Scholarly Journals: Prospect For Authors, Usman Muhammed Song Mr, Medina Mohammed Mrs, Zainab Mukhtar Yusuf Mrs

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Scholarly journals are still the most important media for disseminating product of research information concerned with transmission of correct results on right time and to right audience. Nowadays, researchers are faced with variety of challenges due to not observing ethics and rules of publication in high impact journals. Communicating research findings is an essential step in the research process. This article employed the philosophical assumptions of the Constructivism with focus on complexity, richness, multiple interpretations and meaning-making inductively through an Integrative Literature Review which was used to develop this conceptual paper. The aim of the article is to explore the …

Information Consumption Among University Of Zambia Students In The Buildup To The 2021 Zambia General Elections, Abel M'Kulma

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study assessed the information behavior and information literacy skills of individuals during the 2021 General Election in Zambia. Similar studies have been conducted in the past in the United States of America and Europe whose results revealed that information literacy and civic engagement are related and extremely important to the political process. Using the SCONUL seven pillars of information literacy (2011), this study adopted qualitative research methods to interview fifteen (15) students of Library and Information Science and Records Management to determine their information behavior and information literacy skills during the 2021 Zambia General Election. Findings revealed that information …

Spartan Daily, October 21, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 28

Spartan Daily, October 20, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 27

Nirf Ranking 2020: A Webometric Analysis Of Websites Of Top 10 Medical Institutions, Naveen Chaparwal, P.S. Rajput

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study examines the top 10 Indian Medical Institute websites ranked in NIRF (National Institutes Ranking Framework) 2020. The study focused on webometric analysis, which examines the domain, domain age, all three types of web impacts factors and Alexa traffic rank of websites etc. To collect data in this study, various small SEO tools such as smallsetools.com and dulichecker.com had used to find out domain age, page speed, domain authority, page authority and total, internal and external links of Medical Institute websites covered in this study. Findings revealed that the "All India Institute of Medical Sciences" institute website having the …

A Study Of Library Information Services Seeking Behaviour Among Students Of Adeyemi College Of Education, Ondo, Nigeria, Peter Olubunmi Olubiyo, Precious Anya Udensi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study was conducted to show Library Information Services Seeking Behaviour among Students of Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Nigeria The research design for the study was descriptive survey research design. The population comprises all the students (Degree Students) in Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo. 100 undergraduates were sampled. Random sampling technique was also used for the study. Therefore the sample size of the study was one hundred. A 6-section research instrument adapted by the researcher was used in the study. The researchers collected the data through face-to-face administration of questionnaire. The study shows that the students’ level of awareness …

Application Of Intelligence Needs For Promoting Users Patronage In Libraries Of Public Tertiary Institutions In Ondo State, Nigeria, Adewusi Akinola

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

It has been observed in recent times that most undergraduates either do not visit their campus library or do so occasionally throughout their stay in the university. Librarians and faculty members alike complain that young people too often conceive the research process as beginning and ending with an internet search. Students’ conviction that the internet provides more efficient, productive, and enjoyable paths to information may perhaps be the reason for this scenario. The question is, will librarians leave it as it currently exists or work now to make the library be as it must exist in the future? This …

Spartan Daily, October 19, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 26

Journals On The Road: Open Access Or Non-Open Access?, Fatemeh Sohani, Maryam Shekofteh, Azam Shahbodaghi, Sara Jambarsang

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Introduction: The choice of open access (OA) or non-open access (non-OA) publishing model is a serious concern and challenge for authors and journals. Therefore, the present study aimed to review the scientific literature related to the challenges and opportunities of the OA publishing model compared to subscription-based and hybrid publishing models.

Methods: The present study is a narrative review. Articles were searched in various databases such as Scopus and Web of Science (WoS), and articles concerning the research topic were reviewed.

Results: OA challenges were divided into five general categories: 1. Providing publishing fees 2. Fewer citations to OA articles …

Spartan Daily, October 13, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 24

Spartan Daily, October 14, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 25

Spartan Daily, October 12, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 23

Improved Shadow Correction For The Marine Optical Buoy, Moby, Kenneth Voss, Edouard Leymarie, Stephanie Flora, B. Carol Johnson, Arthur Gleason, Mark Yarbrough, Michael Feinholz, Terrance Houlihan

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

A 3-D instrument self-shading correction has been developed for the MOBY upwelling radiance measurements. This correction was tested using the 23 year time series of MOBY measurements, at the Lanai, Hawaii site. The correction is small (less than 2%) except when the sun and collectors are aligned within 20° azimuth on opposite sides of the main MOBY structure. Estimates of the correction uncertainty were made with a Monte-Carlo method and the variation of the model input parameters at this site. The correction uncertainty was generally less than 1%, but increased to 30% of the correction in the strongest shadow region.

Clinical Coding And Indexing As Indispensable Tool In Health Care, Teaching And Research: A Case Study Of Obafemi Awolowo Teaching Hospital Complex (Oauthc) Ile-Ife, Osun State, Tajudeen Temitayo Adebayo Dr, Sadiq Anifat Afolabi Mrs, Soladayo Olabisi Fajuyigbe Mrs, Olayiwola Kayode Adepoju Dr, Michael Segun Omole Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Clinical coding and indexing is the process by which medical procedure and diagnoses are represented and displayed by universal code number. It is a system that plays a key role in modern healthcare and also allow statistical analyses of diseases and treatment, diagnoses related group, reimbursement, easier observance and tracking of epidemic and production events. The study therefore aimed at examining coding and indexing as indispensable tool in healthcare, teaching and research; a case study of OAUTHC Ile-Ife, Osun State.

The target population was 152 health records officer in OAUTHC, Ile-Ife. A cross-sectional research method was adopted. Data was collected …

Assessment Of Performance Appraisal Practices In Agricultural University Libraries Of Northern India, Renu Kadian, Dr. Sanjiv Kadyan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Performance appraisal is a Process of assessing an employee’s presentation towards achieving institutional performance targets. The purpose of current investigation was to know the opinions of library staff regarding performance appraisal practices; compare the performance appraisal practices among male and female, different age group, different designation, and nature of job of library employees. Current investigation is chiefly based on primary data collected from the employees functioning in different agricultural university libraries (regular & deemed) of northern India. Descriptive survey design was employed for current investigation. Based on Taro Yamane (1970), formula for choosing sample, 96 library professionals were taken …

Undergraduate Students’ Use Of Electronic Resources In Academic Libraries In Selected Universities In Nigeria, Williams Nwagwu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The objective of this study is to investigate the factors influencing the use of electronic resources by undergraduate students in academic libraries in selected Universities in Oyo State, Nigeria. Data was collected from 352 undergraduate students, 51.42% females and 48.58% males, from three universities in Southwest Nigeria. Data was analysed using binary logistic regression to understand the odds that favour use or non-use of the resources. The model successfully distinguished between the types of electronic resources and use non-use of the e-resources, and only three of the ten variables namely e-books, reference books and reference database made unique statistically significant …

Citation Analysis Of Library And Information Science Doctoral Theses Awarded By Universities In India With Jabref Reference Management Software, Avinash Kumar Singh Mr., Vinit Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

Society's growth and progress are totally dependent on ongoing research. Citation analysis is one of the most common research methodologies used to assess the quality of research in any area of a topic. A bibliometric study would be helpful to all LIS members. To fulfil the study's goals, citation analysis techniques were utilized. The information was gathered from the Shodhganga repository, which is an online database of Indian theses. The Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology received the most citations. According to the research, it was ranked first out of 1929 national and worldwide referenced …