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Significance Of Open Science Approaches Towards The Fight Against Covid-19 Pandemic, Rajkumari Sofia Devi, Gyanajeet Yumnam, Ibohal Singh Ch

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Open science approach is based on collaborative knowledge generation, and it makes accessible scientific development to the public domain through networks using advanced technologies and collaborative tools. COVID-19 pandemic put the global scientific community from different disciplines to contribute their disciplinary perspectives and research approach to address the complex issues. This pandemic has witnessed a changing scientific culture among the scientists and scholarly publishers towards a more open science approach through sharing scientific data or statistics, adoption of quick review and more accessibility by lifting paywall by journal publishers to fight the pandemic more collaboratively. The present study aims …

Impact Of E-Resources Literacy On E-Resources Consumption Habits Among College Students: An Experimental Study, Gervasius Nongkseh Mr., Moses Mark Naga Professor, Kamaljit Chirom Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

E-resources and its usages are escalating rapidly today. This study is an attempt to assess the consumption of e-resources and the impact of e-literacy on the college students of Shillong. For this an experimental method was adopted. Students were given guidance on e-resources and the data was collected on different stages using a structured questionnaire to see the impact on their consumption habits. One premier institute, that is, St. Anthony’s College was selected for the study. It is spectacular to find that there is a significant difference in e-resources consumption among college students at the beginning and at the end …

An Analysis Of University Grants Commission - Consortium Of Academic And Research Ethics (Ugc-Care) Quality Journals In Library And Information Science By Indian Higher Education System, Muthuraj Anbalagan, Jeyapragash Balasubramani

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: This paper examines the Library and Information Science (LIS) Journals in University Grants Commission – Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics (UGC-CARE) of Indian Quality journals for Academic and Research.

Methodology: The data were extracted from UGC-CARE List (https://ugccare.unipune.ac.in/Apps1/Home/Index). The study also analyzed source wise LIS journals, Scopus indexed LIS journals with Cite Score, Web of Science indexed LIS journals with Impact factor and UGC-CARE recommended LIS Journals.

Results: The study analyzed 292 Library and Information Science Journals of UGC-CARE Quality Journals by Indian Higher Education System and these journals are indexed in various online databases such …

Understanding User Perceptive And Satisfaction Level Towards Moocs: A Comparative Analysis Of Swayam And Coursera, Sarita Gulati, Ritu Sharma, Amanpreet Kaur Research Scholar, Rupak Chakravarty

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In distance education, e-learning platforms are providing exciting learning opportunities and enhanced learning experiences to teach massive learners of all age groups, race, and gender without any geographical barriers using MOOCs (Massive open online courses) such as SWAYAM and Coursera are to educate the learners of all age groups, race, gender without any geographical barriers. The present study aims to understand the users’ perspective and satisfaction level towards MOOCs, explore features of MOOCs, particularly to compare the SWAYAM and Coursera. In this contribution, we seek to answer several research questions on sentiment analysis related to SWAYAM and Coursera mobile apps. …

Analysis Of Publication Profile Of Academic Librarians In Maharashtra, Amol Babasaheb Sawai, Subhash Pundalikrao Chavan .

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Research has always been regarded as the most important intellectual activity in the higher education system; therefore this research article aims to provide a comprehensive picture of research productivity in symposia, seminars, conferences, journals, book chapters, research projects and patents carried out by various academic librarians during 2004 to 2013. A questionnaire was designed for data collection and the same was sent to the academic librarians by e-mail/in print. The results indicate that there were total 1325 research productivity in symposia, seminars, conferences, journals, book chapters, research projects and patents during the year 2004 to 2013. Highest 405 (30.57%) research …

Agricultural Information Literacy Skills Of Turmeric Farmers In Shangpung Village Of Meghalaya, Tiplut Wann, Jiarlimon Khongtim

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study aims to find out (i) the agricultural information needs of the turmeric farmers in Shangpung village, (ii) how they access the required information, (iii) what tools they use to access the needed information, (iv) the level of satisfaction in terms of meeting their information needs (v) the problems they encountered in their agrarian journey. Due to the large size of Shangpung village, its vast population, and the ongoing pandemic of covid-19, only two localities have been selected for the present study, i.e., Khlieh Mushut and Moolibang. There is a total number of 275 farmers from Khlieh …

Understanding The Competencies Of Library And Information Science Professionals: An Analytical Review, Tumpa Saha, Tapan Barui Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Knowledge plays a strategically important role to success and continuous growth of our life. In information exposition coupled with the electronic or virtual era has brought a great change to libraries and its working environment. In today’s working environment the role of libraries and librarians changed from storehouse of information caretaker to information manager and at the same time the forms and distribution of information also took a new shape in a new way. This is due to the advancement of ICT as well as contemporary societal need. Due to this change, library and information science professionals also need a …

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

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 31

College Libraries As Learning Spaces For Civil Service Aspirants: A Study Among Autonomous Colleges In Kerala, India, Kadeeja Banu C V, Abdul Azeez T A Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

College libraries are learning spaces for Civil service Aspirants as it is one of the prestigious and dream jobs of many college students. This study is conducted among autonomous colleges in Kerala to identify the resources, services, and facilities extended by these college libraries to Civil Service Aspirants. There are twenty-two autonomous colleges in Kerala, and an online questionnaire survey is conducted among the librarians of these colleges, and nineteen colleges responded to the questionnaire. The data is analyzed using Microsoft Excel. The majority of these colleges provide information resources specifically to Civil service Aspirants. The majority of the libraries …

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.

Exploring The Role Of Academic Social Networking Sites Amongst Lis Professionals: A Meta-Narrative Review, P.M. Naushad Ali, Sharaf Zehra, Priya Vaidya, Zainab Musheer

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Academic Social Networking Sites (ASNS) has revolutionized the concept of knowledge sharing and publication pattern in academia. It offers a new paradigm to interrelate research scientists globally, influencing research communities' structure and crescendos (dynamics). This changing trend has attracted considerable attention in the research domain and the consequent impact on library & information science professionals. Due to the high operationalizing ability of these networking sites, it provides online services of collaboration and knowledge sharing. The present study reviewed 23 studies from the past that highlights the methodologies, usage pattern of ASNs, impact on professionals, different categories of services, and issues …

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 …

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

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 27

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 …

Community Information Needs Of Agriculturists In Mysore Region Public Libraries, Karnataka, India: A Study, Siddaramu P

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Agriculturists need different types of community information in their day to day life. Community information helps the agriculturists to enhancing the productivity, profitability, stability and sustainability of the farming systems. Public library is the democratic institution which can accomplish the community information needs of agriculturists. This study was carried out to investigate the community information needs of agriculturists in Mysore Region. The present paper attempts to ascertain the background of the agriculturists and their community information needs in Mysore Region Public Libraries. The majority of the agriculturists said that they need always information on preparing the land for the cultivation …

Barriers For Library And Information Science Researchers From Developing Countries: What The “Library Philosophy And Practice Phenomenon” Tells Us, Brady Lund

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This short commentary introduces and discusses the “Library Philosophy and Practice (LPP) Phenomenon,” wherein a scholarly journal published in a developed country has an extremely large number of authors from developing countries, relative to the typical journal. Elements of journals that fit the LPP phenomenon are discussed, as well as what this phenomenon says about barriers to scholarly publishing for researchers from developing nations. Implications for journals that lack diverse authorship from developing nations are listed. This phenomenon may be studied in other disciplines to further illuminate divides in the scholarly realm.

The Effect Of Visual Communication On Children's Reading Interest, Endri Endri

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper aims to measure the visual communication effect of Noura storybooks on children's reading interests. Theories used in the research are family communication theory, storybook visualization, and children's reading interest. The method used is an explanatory survey method with a quantitative approach and positivistic paradigm. The study population consisted of parents of the Setya Bakti Early Childhood Education Program (PAUD). The sampling technique used was simple random sampling, with 100 respondents. The data analysis technique used is the person correlation and regression test. The analysis resulted that Noura's storybook contributed 24.5% to children's reading interest. The remaining percentage of …

Electronic Management In University Libraries Under Corona Pandemic (Covid-19): Reality And Challenges, Hanan Ahmed Farag

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study examines the experience of libraries at Imam Abdul Rahman bin Faisal University during the period of the Corona pandemic (COVID-19) since early March 2020. The paper reviewed the reality of libraries during the crisis and highlighted the unknown challenges posed by the epidemic to the university digital services. The paper examines how libraries have adapted electronic management to support the university’s full online teaching and learning processes since March 2020. The impact of the use of electronic management on the performance of human resources at the Deanship of Library Affairs at Imam Abdul Rahman bin Faisal University was …

A Categorical Review Paper On Bibliometric And Citation Studies, Sobhagyawati Gupta

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In this paper, the review process was adopted by surveying the 50 research articles in the last 9 years (2006-2014) for the extraction of information about 7 sub-issues. A categorical review was done in the area of Bibliometric & Citation Studies for various issues like Single Journal studies, Subject area based publications studies, Citation or Index databases studies, Country based publications studies, Subject area based multiple journals studies, Institution-based publications studies, and Ph.D. Thesis publications studies. From the review, it was found that these studies indicate the merits and weaknesses of the journal which will be helpful for its further …

Role Of National Library Of India In Preservation And Promoting Reading Habit, Jaspreet Kaur, Rupak Chakravarty

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study is the first of its kind in ascertaining the role that National Library plays in promoting reading habits among its users. Reading is significant for mental stimulation, developing intellectual skills, memory improvement, stress reduction. In the modern era, an era driven by technology, the upcoming generations are outrunning the reading habit. Libraries strive on reading. Libraries become more answerable to knowledge society for their role in inculcating reading habits in this scenario. National Library is also expected to deliver in this direction. The role of various sections of libraries has been discussed based on usage statistics. The paper …

Spartan Daily, October 6, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 21

Webpage Analysis Of Indian Institute Of Management (Iim) And Indian Institute Of Technology (Iit) : A Webometric Study, Nisha Maharaj, Rohitkumar S. Parmar Mr., Ritesh J. Tandel Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this research is to look at the website analysis of the 43 Indian institutions (IIT and IIM). The research focused on webometric analysis, which looked at the domain name, domain age, external and internal linkages, as well as all three types of web effects on all responder websites. The study also looks at how stakeholders from both inside and outside the country use websites. The goal of this study is to look into the webometric elements of India's all IIT and IIM institutions. A ranking of the university websites based on several webometric variables was attempted. The …

Enhancing The Scholarly Communication Through An Open Access Institutional Repository Of Bimstec Countries: An Analytical Study, Satyajit Nayak, Mitali Mohapatra

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study analyses the current status of BIMSTEC countries' Open Access Institutional Repositories register in OpenDOAR. Required data were obtained from the Directory of Open Access Institutional Repositories website. Then collected data have been analyzed and represented in graphical formats to understand the study results. The researchers assessed the BIMSTEC countries’ contribution to various parameters such as type of repository, content, disciplines, languages interface, and software used to build institutional repository. The study findings revealed that out of 150 repositories, the highest number of registration of repositories was taken place in the year 2013 and 2019, i.e., 18(12%). Most of …

Platforms And Tools Used For Online Learning All Over The World During Covid-19: A Study, Sana Aslam, Sharad Kumar Sonkar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic has wreaked havoc across the globe. In the realm of education, this pandemic has resulted in the widespread suspension of face-to-face operations at educational institutions in over 190 countries in order to limit the virus's spread and reduce its effects. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), more than 1.2 billion students at all levels of education have quit attending face-to-face lectures by mid-May 2020. More than 1.5 billion students and learners have been affected by school and university closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, different tools and techniques for …

Information Literacy: Academic Librarians As Stakeholders In The Learning Process: With Focus On Federal University Of Technology, Owerri, Scholastica A.J. Chukwu Rev Sr Dr., Nkiru Emezie Dr, Ngozi M. Nwaohiri Dr., Faustina C. Haco-Obasi, Doris C. Obiano Dr., Ijeoma I. Bernard

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This research examined information literacy: academic librarians as stakeholders in the learning process with focus to Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO). The research adopts survey design to investigate a sample of 40 academic librarians in FUTO. The structured questionnaire was used to collect data for the research out of which 33 representing 82.5% were duly filled and returned for analysis. Findings revealed that academic librarians play a major role in promoting information literacy in FUTO. The study also identified some of the information literacy programmes available in FUTO. It discovered some of the challenges encountered by academic librarians in …

Engineering At San Jose State University, Fall 2021, San Jose State University, Charles W. Davidson College Of Engineering

Engineering at San Jose State University

No abstract provided.

Sjsu Erfa News, Fall 2021, San Jose State University, Emeritus And Retired Faculty Association

Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association (ERFA) Newsletter

Volume 35, No 1

Library News, Fall 2021, San Jose State University Library

Library News

No abstract provided.

Archeota, Fall/Winter 2021, Kelli K. Roisman, Heather Reinold, Marcus Opunui Ortiz, Katie Perry, Jennifer Pesek, Erin Sommers, Sereen Suleiman

Archeota

Archeota is a platform for SJSU iSchool students to contribute to the archival conversation. It is written BY students, FOR students. It provides substantive content on archival concerns and issues, and promotes professional development in the field of archival studies. Archeota upholds the core values of the archival profession.

Contents:

A Brief History of Kanaka Oiwi Archives: Internship at the Hula Preservation Society by Marcus Opunui Ortiz

The Fascinating and Macabre Art of Anthropodermic Bibliopegy: A Book Review of Dark Archives by Katie Perry

Building an Archive of Local History: Internship at the Convent and Stuart Hall School by Jennifer …