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Student’S Perception On Information Literacy At M.D.S.D. Girls College Ambala City, Kaushal Chauhan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Paper is based on a survey conducted to study the level of information literacy at M.D. S. D. Girls College, Ambala City using questionnaire method. The literacy levels of respondents (students) in information technology, the knowledge of students in using the tools of information technology and the areas where they lack in information literacy were assessed and the most preferred/popular sources of information at M.D. S. D. Girls College among the users were identified. Further, the key issues have been identified and suggestions are made on the methods of increasing the literacy levels of the users in information technology environment.

Editing Scholarly Communication In The Age Of Information And Communication Technology, Philip Chike Aghadiuno

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The need to properly edit typed-written manuscripts before they are published is not new in the academic circles. What is relatively new is that editing tasks can be handled with the aid of a word processor through “Track Changes,” a useful feature on Microsoft Word which keeps track of the editors activities on the drafts. This paper examines the practice of editing scholarly communication vis-à-vis the application of modern technologies to ensure manuscripts meet acceptable publishing requirements in all matters of grammar, usage, style, diction, spelling, punctuation, among others.

Sjsu Erfa News, Summer 2019, San Jose State University, Emeritus And Retired Faculty Association

Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association (ERFA) Newsletter

Volume 32, Number 4

Information Literacy And Life Long Learning: The Role Of School Librarians, Elizabeth Bukunola Lateef Mrs, Ezekiel Olugbenga Adeyi Mr, Olomola R. Abosede Mrs

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

This paper conceptualizes literacy and learning as a continuum that requires appropriate placement, attitude and adjustment that should be initiated and instilled from elementary stage of learning with emphasis on the role of the school librarians. Base on the overview obtained from scholarly publications, a relationship among information literacy, lifelong learning and school librarian was established and reviewed. The paper also posited three examples of creative and innovative programmes that the School Librarians could introduce in order to foster information literacy for lifelong learning. The paper concludes on school librarians adopting information literacy as the subject they should be …

Acquisition And Provision Of Government Publications For Satisfaction Of Users’ Information Needs In Nigerian University Libraries, Roseline Ngozi Okwor Mls, Emmanuel Chukwudi Ihekwoaba Phd, Chidimma Agunwamba

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this paper is to determine the strategies for enhancing the acquisition of government publications in Nigerian university libraries. The study seeks to identify the kinds of government documents acquired in university libraries in Nigeria; ascertain the ways they are acquired; determine appropriate ways they documents should be acquired in the libraries; identify the problems affecting their acquisition, and determine strategies for enhancing their acquisition in the libraries. The design of this study is a descriptive survey. The study focused on three academic libraries in the South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria namely: Nnamdi Azikiwe Library, University of …

Appraisal Of Copyright Law Compliance Among Library Personnel In University Libraries In Nigeria, Josiah Chukwumaobi Nworie, Happiness Ogochukwu Nworie, Doris Chinyere Obiano

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigated compliance with Copyright Law among library personnel in university libraries in South-West, Nigeria. The purpose of the study was to determine the level of awareness of copyright law by library personnel and level of compliance with copyright law in selected university libraries in South West, Nigeria The study adopted the descriptive survey of the correlational design. The population of study was made up of 117 library personnel in university libraries in South West, Nigeria and the total enumeration technique was adopted, hence there was no sample. Questionnaire was used for data collection. 103 copies of questionnaire were …

Scientometric Analysis Of Quarterly E-Journals Of Health Science, Priya Ashok Suradkar, Dattatraya Trayambak Kalbande, Hemke Digambar Ambadas 7259974

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The main objective of the study is to find out most prolific authors and journals in the health medicine research output during 2001 to 2013. A total of 20724 research papers were examined by growth of contribution by year and volume, authorship pattern. Highest number of contribution i.e. 2335 (11.27%) were published in the year 2011. Issue Number 4 published articles in the maximum 1907 (09.20%) articles, Multi-authored highest articles, Findings of the analysis revealed that the majority of the publications are contributed by multiple author, Highest number of papers was published by more than three authors and it accounts …

The Prescient Librarian: Ilse Bry And "Sociobibliography", Ellen D. Gilbert

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

In the 1960s, before computers enabled people to combine myriad terms in a single search and “interdisciplinary research” was just coming into vogue, Ilse Bry (1905-1974), a German-born émigré librarian working in New York City suggested that the lines between the behavioral sciences and individual disciplines were not as rigidly drawn as was assumed. With this in mind, she founded the Mental Health Book Review Index (1956-1974), compiling and making sense of book reviews from some 255 journals that, she believed, signaled trends in literature and the discovery of new knowledge. The essays she wrote for each issue were …

Mapping Life Sciences & Biomedicine Research, Shah Salma, B. Mini Devi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: This study analyzes and highlights the research productivity and the trend in the top fields of “Life sciences and Biomedicine”.

Methods: The data were collected from Clarivate Analytic’s “Web of Science” for a period of 10 years (2006-2016). The search was further refined to the top 10 fields in the field of “Life Sciences and Biomedicine”. The data were downloaded on the following parameters: “author productivity”, “country contribution”, “organisational involvement”, “funding agencies”, “publication year”, “most preferred document type” and “language”.

Findings: No consistent growth is observed in the research activities pertinent to the fields of “Life …

Analysis Of Research Output On Hockey At Global Level: A Scientometric Study, Tharmar K, Kalidasan R

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper examines the publication of the game of Hockey at global level indexed in web of science. The relevant data for the study has been extracted from the web of science database. The search term “Hockey” has been used as a keyword. A total of 3849 unique records over the year 1989 – 2016 have been downloaded and analyzed under various categories, out of 3849 records, only the top 10 records alone have been considered for this study. More number of articles was published in the year 2016. The authorship trend shows that, out of total 3849 published publication, …

Scholarly Communication In International Journal Of Digital Curation From 2006-2017: A Doaj Based Study, Guptnath Trivedi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study is a bibliometric analysis of 328 articles from 11 volumes published in International Journal of Digital Curation published by University of Edinburgh, U.K from 2006-2017. The study is based on three basic objectives in terms of yearly distribution of articles, authorship pattern and degree of collaboration in the journal. Data collection is done from DOAJ. The result revealed that year 2009 was the most fruitful year with 46 articles, Single authorship showing highest contribution and extent of collaboration recorded is considerable with a overall value of 0.69.

Towards Indigenous Librarianship: Indian Perspective, Jangkhohao Hangshing

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Indigenous librarianship focus in providing services for propagating relevant cultural information for the indigenous peoples and environmental knowledge associated with them. This paper traces the emergent field of indigenous librarianship, draining from experience in developed countries. The study highlights the progress growth of librarianship in India to the present day. It discusses Indigenous knowledge and its intersection with the LIS sector in India, drawing attention to its significance and relevance to Indigenous Indian. It concludes with suggestions by emphasizing the need for Indigenous librarians and practitioners involvement in the LIS sector and the importance of procedures to guide and practice …

Influence Of Organizational Change On Health Records Management Practices In Local Government Areas Of Osun State, Nigeria, Michael Segun Omole Dr., Tajudeen Temitayo Adebayo Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study reported the influence of organizational change on health records management practices in local government areas, with a view to contributing to finding solutions to problems associated with organizational change in relation to health records management practices in local government areas of Osun State.

Survey research design was adopted for the study. The study population was three hundred and six (306) medical and health officers in the 30 local government areas of Osun State. Total enumeration technique was used. A validated questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The response rate of 93.1% was obtained and data …

Demographic Characteristics And Information Technology Competence Skills On The Use Of E-Portal Among Undergraduates In Adeyemi College Of Education, Ondo, Christopher Omotunde, Opeyemi Omotunde

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated the influence of demographic characteristics and information technology competence skills on the use of E-portal among undergraduates in Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo State, Nigeria. The findings revealed a positive significant relationship between IT competence skill and their use of e-portal (r= .190, p<0.05). Gender has a significant influence on the use of e-portal (t=2.071, p<0.05) also, respondents age has a significant influence on use of e-portal (F _{(3; 246)} =2.892; p<0.05). The study concluded that IT competence skills and demographic characteristics of undergraduates have an influence on the use of E-portal. It is recommended that higher institutions of learning in Nigeria should further explore the potentials of E-portal for its teaching, learning and research.

Research Impact On Drone By Means Of Scientometric Analysis, Pichai Janaarthanan Mr, Stanleay Prabhakar Dr, Kannan Nithayanandham Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Scientometric analysis done on “Drone” is based on the literatures indexed in SCOPUS from 1999 to 2018. The data reveals that 2902 records were published with a total of 2746 Local Citation Score and 16494 Global Citation Score. The Regression test has been conducted to test the hypothesis in an intention to check the deviation among the research publications. The year wise, language wise growth of literature and the type of documents involved in process of publications were assessed. The Bradford’s Bibliometric law was applied to identify the core journals. Top ten countries, ten journals and top five authors …

Platforms As Entrepreneurial Incubators? How Online Labor Markets Shape Work Identity, Francesca Bellesia, Elisa Mattarelli, Fabiola Bertolotti, Maurizio Sobrero

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore how the process of work identity construction unfolds for gig workers experiencing unstable working relationships in online labor markets. In particular, it investigates how digital platforms, intended both as providers of technological features and online environments, affect this process.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors conducted an exploratory field study and collected data from 46 interviews with freelancers working on one of the most popular online labor markets and from online documents such as public profiles, job applications and archival data.

Findings
The findings reveal that the online environment constrains the action of workers …

English Language Minority Students And Education Policy: A Focus On The Latinx Population, María De Los Ángeles De Santos Quezada

McNair Research Journal SJSU

Our federal government allows states to pass and ratify new laws every year. Over the last thirty years, America has experienced a polarized fight over the expansion or reduction of government involvement. In terms of education policy, local districts and governments can play an essential role in the implementation, evaluation, and development of equitable educational opportunities. This paper examines federal and state level policies in the context of English Language Learners’ (EL) educational opportunities. In particular, I focus on Mt. Diablo High School, which is located in the Mount Diablo District. According to the California State Department of Education, the …

Front Matter, Maria Cruz, Taylor-Dawn Francis

McNair Research Journal SJSU

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McNair Research Journal SJSU

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Rhetoric’S Demagogue | Demagoguery’S Rhetoric: An Introduction, Ryan Skinnell

Faculty Publications, English and Comparative Literature

Despite varying understandings of who or what a demagogue is or what a demagogue does, it is little surprise that demagoguery has long occupied rhetoricians, who are of course also interested in persuasion, argument, politics, public speech, affect, emotion, ethics, deliberative discourse, and essentially all the other realms of rhetorical action touched by the demagogue. Still, after more than two and a half millennia of deliberation on the matter, rhetoricians are still grappling with demagoguery—how to define it, how to identify who engages in it, how to explain its rhetorical character and effects, how to resist it, and how to …

Using Democracy Against Itself: Demagogic Rhetoric As An Attack On Democratic Institutions, Ryan Skinnell

Faculty Publications, English and Comparative Literature

Demagoguery is a subject of much discussion around the world in light of recent international political affairs. But since demagoguery remains a contested term, the definition invites continued deliberation as rhetoricians grapple with its usefulness, persistence, and presence in world affairs, and as they consider what, if anything, to do about it. Building from Aristotle’s famously imprecise definition of demagoguery and from contemporary definitions that locate demagoguery in culture not in a specific speaker, this essay argues that demagogic rhetoric necessarily incorporates arguments, topoi, and evidence that attack and attempt to undermine the legitimacy of democratic institutions. Specifically, demagogic rhetoric …

Impacts Of Information And Communication Technology On Libraries In Ghana: A Review, Albert Paa Kojo Ebi Bilson, Evelyn Dedei Markwei (Dr.)

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this article was to provide a review of literature on the impacts of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on Libraries in Ghana. Some of the ICT impacts identified were in the area of cataloguing and classification, online public access catalogue, acquisitions, video conferencing, web 2.0 and social media tools, online searching and retrieval, electronic resources, digitization, electronic/digital libraries and institutional repositories, library website, indexing and abstracting, technical services, bibliographic instruction/library instruction, mobile digital library, interlibrary loan and document delivery, information access and video and photo libraries. Our review indicates that despite the tremendous changes brought about by …

Scholarly Communication Trends In Environmental Sciences Documented In Worldcat, Asifa Ali, Afreen Niyaz

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

WorldCat which is an online library catalog, the collections of libraries in our scholarly community and thousands more around the globe.With the help of WorldCat, one can get access to various research articles as well as digital items that can be directly viewed or even downloaded for later use. The present study explores the accessibility and availability of the collection in the stream of Environmental Science indexed by WorldCat. The data collected from the WorldCat database pertaining to the field of Environmental Science, in the month of May, 2019 and was then analyzed using the quantitative techniques. The results showed …

Trends In Research On Gene Cloning During 2001-15 : A Scientometric Study, Sankha Subhra Das, Urkalamuthu K Mr, Balasubramanian P Dr, Sankha Subhra Das Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Scientometric studies are used to identify the trends in the pattern of publication, authorship, collaboration in research, author productivity, the scattering of literature and core journals over a period of time and thereby offering insight into the dynamics of the area under study. The main objective of the growth of literature on Gene Cloning is to examine the pattern of publication output in Gene Cloning literature during the study period, to identify and analyze the production of Gene Cloning literature output and to assess the extent of research carried out in India on Gene Cloning Research. This study is confined …

An Assets-Oriented, Formative Oral Language Assessment For Multilingual Students: The Oral Language Record, Adria F. Klein, Allison Briceño

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

This chapter introduces an assets-oriented oral language formative assessment tool for use with multilingual students. The assessment tool, called the Oral Language Record (OLR), was developed to help teachers listen to, record, and analyze authentic student talk in a variety of settings. It provides valuable information about the vocabulary and language structures that students use, helps determine current instructional needs, provides a frame for capturing student talk, and documents growth over time. The OLR contains a continuum based on observable behaviors and an analysis tool that helps teachers determine next steps in instruction based on their observations. Used in conjunction …

Computer Self-Efficacy As Determinant To The Use Of Online Public Access Catalogue: A Case Study Of Selected Universities In Niger Delta Region, Rachael Ejovwokoghene Eserada, Stanley Efe Okolo, Peace Nkemdilim Ideh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The research surveyed computer self-efficacy as determinants to the use of online public access catalogue. Based on a detailed literature review, a total of three research questions were raised: What are the available access points for the use of OPAC by the library users? What are the various search methods/technique used by users to locate needed materials through the OPAC? And what is the level of the user’s computer self-efficacy? The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The population of the study is made up of 18,332 registered under -graduate library users and the sampling size of 920. The findings …

Rejuvenating Libraries From The Cloud: A Bibliometric Analysis Of Cloud Computing, Vijay Kumar Bharati, Assistant Librarian, Mahender Pratap Singh, Professor And Head,Dlis,

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Cloud computing is a service through which we access in a remote application server and consume computing services through the internet. This modification of cloud computing has been quite popular since the last decade in enabling computing. Cloud computing plays a key role in the development of Modern Library. Modern libraries are being rejuvenated rapidly through cloud computing. The Bibliometric study of the publication on cloud computing has been done in the research paper presented. Web of Science Core collection database has been used for data collection. Total 11776 articles were retrieved on Cloud Computing through Web of Science database. …

The Role Of Iran Public Libraries In Development And Promoting Of Tourism Services, Leili Seifi, Raziyeh Kazemi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

People get to know and recognize the culture of nations with a help of tourism. At the same time, the revenue generated by the tourism industry is highly significant. Public libraries are knowledge-based organizations that could be effective in providing tourist attractions through their resources and services. This systematic review of tourism studies within the library sciences is an effort to identify the role of libraries in development of tourism services and identify the research gap for future studies. To this end, the related studies were searched and identified in 10 national and international databases (1999 to 2019), out of …

Music Mood Classification Using Convolutional Neural Networks, Revanth Akella

Master's Projects

Grouping music into moods is useful as music is migrating from to online streaming services as it can help in recommendations. To establish the connection between music and mood we develop an end-to-end, open source approach for mood classification using lyrics. We develop a pipeline for tag extraction, lyric extraction, and establishing classification models for classifying music into moods. We investigate techniques to classify music into moods using lyrics and audio features. Using various natural language processing methods with machine learning and deep learning we perform a comparative study across different classification and mood models. The results infer that features …

Environmental Laws And Restrains Of Criminal Sanctions In India, Annapurna Pattnaik, Sabyasachi Das, Banalata Pradhan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Issue Protection of environment has become one of the major global issues in 21^st century. Man's conquest over the nature and his capacity to manipulate his environment through scientific and technological accomplishment has made him callous not only toward himself but towards other living creatures, plants, living organisms and macro-organisms. The technological advancement and economic developments have brought comforts to many, but unfavourable to our ecosystem in many ways. There are different kind of pollutions such as Water pollution, Air Pollution, Environmental pollution, Soil pollution, Oceanic pollution, food pollution, fossil fuel pollution etc. Many contaminations mixed in solid …