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Librarian Love And Positive Change In Student Personality Development: A Library Management Perspective, Shahbaz Sharif Mr., Muhammad Akram Mr., Korakod Tongachok Mr., Samuel Kwabla Segbefia Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Librarian behavior has brought a positive change in the students' lives. Librarian love encourages the students' stay in the public libraries of high schools. A decade ago, the world paid a high price for corporal punishment; in turn, the students faced a high level of stress and anxiety. However, UNESCO has launched a slogan, 'No punishment but love' all over the world. Therefore, this study measures the impact of librarian love on students' personality development, e.g., discipline, emotional behavior, and perceived respect. Additionally, this study sees whether the high school librarians perceive a positive impact on their discipline, emotional behavior, …

Reading And Study Habits Among Secondary School Students During Covid-19 Lock-Down In Ondo City, Michael Jato

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study is on the reading and study habits of secondary students during Covid-19 lockdown in Ondo City. The study employs survey research design and questionnaire instrument was used to elicit responses from200 respondents. Five research questions were formulated and the answers were provided through statistical mean. Findings reveal that that the reading habit of secondary school students during Covid-19 lockdown in Ondo city was good, but the study habit was poor, diverse materials were used for studying, home was used mostly for study and house chores and insufficient data were the major challenges. The study concludes that students of …

The Archival Works At Three Historic Mosques In Indonesia: The Documentation Of The Society’S Religious And Social Life, Lolytasari Lolytasari, Budi Sulistiono, Sulistyo Basuki, Maila D.H. Rahiem

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study examined the portrait of archive management activities in three historic mosques in Indonesia, namely Istiqlal Mosque, Luar Batang Mosque and Syuhada Mosque. These mosques have a profound symbolic significance for society. Luar Batang mosque is the oldest mosque in Jakarta. Syuhada Mosque is a gift from the Indonesian Government to Yogyakarta's people to fight for and preserve the country's independence. Istiqlal Mosque is the Republic of Indonesia's national mosque that has become a symbol of pride for its people. For many Muslims, the mosque is the nucleus of community life, and the written documents documented in the mosque …

Review Of Literature On Medical Librarianship In Pakistan, Ikram Ul Haq

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Background and Aim: The number of medical institutions is growing along with the development of the healthcare sector in the Pakistan. Similarly, the library and information science (LIS) professionals are rendering their valuable services in the teaching/learning process, research support and patient care in these institutions/organizations. The purpose of this study is to assess the publications’ output in the area of medical librarianship in Pakistan.

Research Methodology: The documents written by Pakistani LIS authors on medical librarianship were extracted from various print and online sources. The data covered the period from 1960 to 2020, because the first document on …

Research Trends In Annals Of Library And Information Studies (Alis): A Bibliometric Review From 2011-2021, Satyajit Nayak, Piyush Kumar Hari, Neha Verma

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study uses various bibliometric techniques to examine papers published in the Annals of Library and Information Studies (ALIS) from 2011 to 2021. Scopus database was used to gather the necessary information. Furthermore, the research productivity was measured using various parameters such as year-by-year distribution of publications with citations, RCI, AGR, ACPP, CAI, Citation analysis, and author, institution, and country collaboration. The findings of the study, the number of articles published varies with time, with the highest number of articles published in 2014. Two authors published the most research papers (152), followed by single authors (108). B. K. Sen was …

Visualization Of Woman Leadership Library Study With Bibliometric Review (1952 – 2020), Hadi Priyono, Subagyo Adam, Erna Setijaningrum

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Research on Woman Leadership continues to grow but is limited to one country and/or one field. From a bibliometric point of view, this study aims to visually study mapping and research trends in the field of Woman Leadership on an international scale. This study uses bibliometric techniques with secondary data from Scopus. Analyse and visualize data using the VOSViewer program and the search result analysis function in Scopus. The study analysed 767 scientific documents published from 1957 to 2020. According to the study, The George Washington University and Longman, K.A., has the most active institutions and individual scientists in Women …

Web-Based Sources And Services For Sustainable Development In Academic Libraries: A Longitudinal Approach, Dr. Sudharma Haridasan, Dr. Shamama Firdaus

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The current study presents an insight into trends, modifications and innovations that have taken place on the engineering institute library websites within a span of ten years (2011- 2021) in the provision of web-based sources and services through content analysis method. Findings reveal that the provision of various web-based sources and services have improved over time generally, though some of the services have not improved as expected even after a decade. Social media services provided by the libraries are an area of concern as not much change was observed regardless of a period of ten years. A major change was …

Perceived Information Literacy Skills Among University Students At Azadjammu&Kashmir, Muhammad Ramzan, Prof.Dr Rubina Bhatti, Dr. Salman Bin Naeem Associate Prof

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study was conducted with an aim to determine the perceived information literacy skills among university students at Azad Jammu & Kashmir. A survey research design was used to collect data from the participants. The population of this study was post-graduate students enrolled in public sector universities of AJ&K. A convenience sampling technique was used to collect the data. A statistical package for social sciences (SPSS-20) was used for the analysis of data. Descriptive statistics was used to determine the percentage, frequency, mean and standard deviation, and the inferential statistic was used to determine relationships among variables. The result …

Building Assistive Technology (At) Competency In Academic Librarians: Perceptions Of Library Personnel And Students With Visual Impairments From Three Zimbabwean Universities, Jonathan Munyoro, Takawira Machimbidza, Stephen Mutula

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This qualitative study reflects on the perceptions of library professionals and students living with visual impairments from three Zimbabwean universities about the need for and ways of creating Assistive Technology (AT) competency in academic librarians. Some of the measures that may be used to increase the AT competencies of academic librarians are discussed. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from 19 participants comprising 13 library personnel and six students living with visual impairments. The study highlights important types of AT for individuals living with visual impairments, emphasises the importance of competencies in AT for academic librarians and suggest appropriate …

The Attitude Of Undergraduate Students Towards Plagiarism: The Case Of Bindura University Of Science Education., Stephen Tsekea, Joyce Zivanai, Innocent Madziko

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The extent of plagiarism has been rising globally and many universities are trying hard to eradicate this practice. The challenge is being exacerbated by the availability of information due to technological advancements such as the Internet. Researchers and students become exposed to too much information but sometimes disregard the copyright and intellectual issues surrounding use of such. This exposure has contributed to the rise in plagiarism. Students at universities have had difficulties in understanding plagiarism and avoiding it. While most effort has been on designing detection tools and punitive measures, there has been little research on why students practice plagiarism …

Spaceflight And Differential Gene Expression Analysis Of Mice Quadriceps Exposed To Microgravity, Tommy Nguyen

Master's Projects

he trip to Mars and back is planned for the next 20 years. Improvement in technology and research has allowed data analysis, at a larger scale, on spaceflight specimen. However, research involving spaceflight is decentralized, as research is spread across laboratories with different methodologies. NASA’S GeneLab is a public repository for spaceflight-related omics data and promotes centralizing spaceflight RNA-Seq studies using NASA’s RNA-Seq pipeline. Jonathan Oribello, a SJSU’s Bioinformatics graduate and now an employee at GeneLab, has implemented Nextflow to NASA’s RNA-Seq pipeline. The Nextflow RNA-Seq pipeline was ran on San Jose State University’s College of Science High Performance Computing …

Privacy Preserving For Multiple Computer Vision Tasks, Amala Varghese Wilson

Master's Projects

Privacy-preserving visual recognition is an important area of research that is gaining momentum in the field of computer vision. In a production environment, it is critical to have neural network models learn continually from user data. However, sharing raw user data with a server is less desirable from a regulatory, security and privacy perspective. Federated learning addresses the problem of privacy- preserving visual recognition. More specifically, we closely examine and dissect a framework known as Dual User Adaptation (DUA) presented by Lange et al. at CVPR 2020, due to its novel idea of bringing about user-adaptation on both the server-side …

An Examination Of Bone Loss During Space Travel With Differential Gene Expression Analysis, Claudia Vo

Master's Projects

Spaceflight poses many risks to human health due to the harsh conditions of microgravity, cosmic radiation, and confinement. One of the impacts that spaceflight entails is bone loss, which is a risk to astronauts as future space missions will require long travel durations. To elucidate the role of genetics in spaceflight bone loss, in this study differential gene expression analysis was performed using Nextflow-RCP, an adaptation of NASA Genelab’s RNA-Seq Consensus pipeline. The dataset for this project was GLDS-241, which contained samples from mice femoral skin. To gain a comprehensive understanding of the genes involved in bone loss, the results …

Mrna-Sequencing Pipeline For Differential Gene Expression Analysis, Crystal Han

Master's Projects

Endothelial cells (ECs) line the insides of blood vessels and play a key role in the coagulation and vascular repair system. Under normal circumstances, ECs are constantly expressing anticoagulants to prevent clots and maintain healthy blood flow. But when there is an injury to the vessel, endothelial cells become centrally involved in orchestrating the complex series of events that would lead to the clotting of the wound. Thus, ECs are dynamic and respond accordingly based on changes in their local environment. Unfortunately, endothelial cells can sometimes misinterpret cues from the environment and initiate coagulation when there is no vessel damage …

Riding The Wave Of Information: Library Professionals’ Opinion Towards Information Literacy (Il) Program In Academic Libraries Of Pakistan, Shahzadi Humbhi, Munazza Jabeen, Shabbir Tareen, Alia Humbhi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study investigated status, strategies to promote the IL programs, contribution of social media, and challenges to provide IL programs in the academic libraries of Pakistan. A concurrent mixed-method technique was used and a structured questionnaire was designed to collect the data and in-depth interviews from 12 academic librarians of the capital cities of four provinces of Pakistan. A systematic sampling technique was used to collect the data from library professionals. The results reveal that academic libraries took imitative to launch IL programs at academic libraries of Pakistan but there is a need for improvement and revamp them. The …

Estimation Of Perceived Occupational Stress Among Library Professionals Of Central University Libraries Of Delhi And Utter Pradesh: A Comparative Study, Kasam Ali Research Scholar, Nishat Fatima Professor And Head

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstracts: Occupational Stress is a growing problem today that affects the well-being and health of employees and their work organizations around the globe. A university library plays pivotal role in higher studies globally; builds the academic character of the university and acts as an active tool for research and development activities for the university in particular; and nation and society in general. The present study was investigated to ascertain the occupational stress among library professionals of central university libraries in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in a comparative way. Census sample was used to collect data from the working library professionals …

Evaluation Of Medical College Websites Of North East India: A Webometric Study, Lianhmingthangi Hnamte, R. K. Ngurtinkhuma

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Webometric attempts to measure the World Wide Web to gain insight into the number and types of hyperlinks, the structure of the World Wide Web, and the patterns of its usage. This study is confined to the medical colleges affiliated under National Medical Council (NMC) in the North-eastern states of India. It was shown that 7 medical colleges were established before the year 2000 and 8 medical colleges were established after the year 2000. The most common preferred domain is (.in). The website of Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences has the highest domain authority while the Diphu Medical College …

Bridging Digital Divide And Rural E-Goverment (Smart Kampung): Evidence From Banyuwangi, Indonesia, Luhung Achmad Perguna, Bella Fadhilatus Sanah, Listyo Yudha Irawan, Ahmad Arif Widianto

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Currently humans can not be separated from using of technology. The more complex the problem, the need for technology continues to be sought. Unfortunately, even though technology is needed, digital divide still occurs. Digital divide occurs at all levels including at the local level. Villages in Indonesia require the penetration of information and communication technology in an effort to improve the quality of life. This study aims to explain the relationship and dynamics that occur with the presence of ICT at the government level with rural communities in Banyuwangi district. Furthermore, this study seeks to illustrate the impact on the …

Web Content Analysis Of State University Websites Of West Bengal: An Evaluative Study, Ankit Das, Dr. Pritam Gurey

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Now-a-days websites and its services are the most growing and the fast-changing segment, play an important role as an informational gateway for every institution through online mode. The purpose of this paper is to analyse and evaluate the web contents of twenty-six state universities websites of West Bengal selected according to UGC, under Ministry of Education, Government of India and its contribution to global academic knowledge base. After preparing check list, various aspects related to the content of university website are examined; such as accessibility, currency, speed, accuracy, aesthetic value, language, user friendliness, navigation, currency, relevancy, applicability, pertinence and qualitative …

Pervasiveness Of Library Anxiety Among The Students Of Library And Information Science: An Assessment, Mahe Bushra Asghar, Rubina Bhatti, Salman Bin Naeem

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library anxiety is a real and prevalent phenomenon. Some students feel uncomfortable or discouraging while using or contemplating the use of library. These feelings may affect the academic performance of students, cause library avoidance and impede them from getting the best out of library resources. The present study is conducted with an aim to assess the pervasiveness of library anxiety among the graduate students of Library and Information Science enrolled in public sector universities of Pakistan. . The Multidimensional Library Anxiety Scale, consisting of six dimensions which are divided into 53 statements, was used for this study. The Cronbach’s alpha …

Informetrics Of Webinars Through Video Conferencing Platforms For Teaching And Learning By Different Lis Professional During Covid-19 Period: An Evaluative Study, Laltu Aich, Ankit Das

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Now-a-days education and educational resources are open to all but we are facing a terrible epidemic situation due to Corona virus (COVID-19), so we need different electronic learning platforms for e-learning. In this present study, authors have explained, how many webinars are organized by Library and Information Science (LIS) professional during this period April 2020 to June 2021, distribution of webinars based on month capacity, how many web conferencing platforms used in LIS related webinars, distribution of types of organizers of webinars, distribution of webinars based on the respective region, distribution of webinars by time duration and time schedule. The …

Opportunities For Ict Initiatives: The Biggest Challenge For Education During Covid 19 Pandemic, Anita Kumari

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

At present, not only India but the whole world is struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic. The entire educational system from the primary level to a higher level has deteriorated during the global crisis of COVID-19 lockdown. Schools, colleges, universities, and other educational institutions around the world were closed due to COVID-19. Due to the closure of all educational institutions during the lockdown, there has been a change in the form of education. During the pandemic, many types of ICT initiatives can be seen in the field of education. During the lockdown, the e-learning platform was promoted so that everyone can …

A Bibliography On The Impact Of Covid-19 Pandemic On Education And Libraries, Rejoice Ntombifuthi Mthembu, Simeon Ambrose Nwone (Phd)

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study provides bibliographic reference sources on the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on education and libraries around the world. Paucity of reference materials on this contemporary topic prompted the compilation of the bibliography thereby fill a crucial gap in LIS bibliographic literature. This enumerative bibliography is the researcher’s effort to provide a single-point reference materials to aid researchers and information seekers to easily find relevant and current literature on the topic. The bibliography puts together sources retrieved from the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s library databases: EBSCOhost, Emerald Insight, Google Scholar, Sabinet, and WorldCat and Google.com To optimise the search results, Boolean …

Impact Of Web Search Engines For Digital Reference Services In Academic Libraries In Sokoto State, Aliyu Jafaru Shinkafi, Muhammad Bande Abubakar, Abubakar Isah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

The study investigated the impact of web search engines for digital reference services in academic libraries in Sokoto. A descriptive survey design was used for the study. The study used all the professional librarians on seat of the academic libraries (27) for the study. This is because the population was manageable and as such it does not required sampling and sampling techniques. 27 structured questionnaires were administered to the respondents for data collection and 25 (92%) were returned. The data collected were analyzed using frequency and percentages. The findings of the study revealed that majority of the libraries have …

Rural Tribal Women’S Health Information Sources And Seeking Behaviour: A Study Of Kangpokpi In Manipur, North East India., Florence Guite, Paokholun Hangsing

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

To identify the health information sources and seeking behaviour of the tribal rural women of Kangpokpi in Manipur, a north eastern state of India, 42 married women of child bearing age are randomly selected for the study. Descriptive Statistics is used to analyse the data. The study found that health information sources used most frequently by the women are the State Government-run Community Health Centre (CHC), the Pharmacy, Private Doctors, and Specialist Doctors in order of their preferences. However, the women also chose non-scientific forms of treatment and informal health information sources like Family members, Friends, Priest, etc. as their …

Librarians And Libraries As Agents Of Transformation In The Reformation Of Correctional Centres Inmates, Emmanuel Chidiadi Onwubiko

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information has remained the most sought for ingredient for development and only means through which one can clear his state of uncertainty. This study is a survey aimed at ascertaining the functions of the library as an agent of transformation of correctional centre inmates using the Abakaliki, Ebonyi State Correctional Centre as a case in point. The study was guided by five (5) research objectives and questions while the research employed descriptive survey design. The primary instruments used for data collection are a two-set questionnaire titled: Correctional Centre Facility Based Questionnaire (CCFBQ) and Inmate Questionnaire (IQ), direct observation and interview. …

Information And Attitudes Of Women Doctors Towards Ict And Digital Resources, Rajeswari A, Arockiasamy K, Samundeswari R, Sivankalai S

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Using information and communication technology (ICT) means communicating, creating, distributing and managing data. There is no sector of society that does not benefit from the use of information and communication technology. Covid-19 epidemic necessitates the repurposing of ICT systems intended for other distributed purposes to retain social connections, deliver distributed services, and fulfil corporate needs. Next to the IT field, the paradigm shift takes place in the medical field. During the pandemic situation, the usage of ICT tremendously increased in all departments of the medical field. In this situation, the research analyses women doctors' attitudes towards ICT and digital resources …

Library Services And Facilities In Higher Education Institutions In Pakistan: Satisfaction Of Patrons, Muhammad Shoaib, Rustum Ali, Arisha Akbar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper attempted to examine the academic library facilities and satisfaction of university library patrons at higher education institution in Pakistan. It is evident that library staff has also been trying their best level to facilitate the library users through different procedures in global south and global north. A quantitative study design had been opted to conduct a cross-sectional survey from two public sector university students of BS (4 years) programme. A structured questionnaire had been administered to measure the response 1275 library patrons sampled through proportionate random sampling technique. A pilot testing had been done to check the reliability …

Emerging Services For The Visually Impaired In Academic Libraries, Noor Abutayeh, Berta García-Orosa

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study sought to investigate access services that are presented to visually impaired users in academic libraries. There is a clear lack of digital resources and assistive technology in serving disabled/blind users in both libraries. Based on Mann-Whitney U-test results and p-value, there were similarities in website and databases accessibility and significant differences in providing some types of digital materials to visually impaired users. It is recommended that libraries have to continually adapt to the constantly turning cycles of technology in terms of major technology trends such as open-source software, mobile technology, and voice-activated technology. The world needs to …

Student Teachers' Usage And Access Of Electronic Resources In The National Digital Library Of India (Ndli) During The Covid-19 Outbreak, Deivam Muniyandi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Kharagpur created the National Digital Library of India (NDLI). It is a single-window portal that accumulates and collates information from prestigious Indian and international educational institutions, as well as other relevant sources. It is free and accessible to the public. The objective of the study was to find out the student teachers' usage and access of the NDLI during the Covid-19 outbreak. The online survey method was employed for the study. The investigator designed the questionnaire in Google Forms. The researcher sent the questionnaire about the National Digital Library of India via …