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Use Of Karnataka Digital Public Library By The Agriculturists In Mysore Region: A Study, Siddaramu P, Dr. Padmamma, S

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Public Library is serving as a community information center by providing information to the society, individual and agricultural communities to solve their existing problems. It is the democratic institution which plays a major role in social, economic and cultural development of the various communities by providing information, educational and entertainment facilities. Today, Public libraries are started to upgrade its collections from print form to digital form for reaching new generation. Department of Karnataka Public library initiated Karnataka Digital Public Library Services to fulfill the information needs of the people. Karnataka State has four Region, Mysore, Bangalore, Gulbarga and Belgaum. The …

Access And Use Of Information Resources, Services And Facilities By Faculty Members Of Futminna (Futm) Nigeria, Lawal Mohammed Tukur, Rukkayya Mohammed Yunusa

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract: This study access and use of information resources, services and facilities by faculty members of FUTMinna (FUTM) Nigeria. The study also investigated the usage of these resources, and services. The main objective of the study was to determine the level access and use of information resources, services by faculty members in the library. Major findings testify that, the agricultural information available, accessible and utilized is not much available. Current information resources particularly e-journals, e-books, databases, text books were the information needs by the users in the library. The study therefore, recommended the improvement of the existing information resources, and …

Financial Literacy In The Community Reading Park Teras Baca Guyub Rukun Indonesia, Fery Wahyu Ramadhan, Kusubakti Andajani, Moh Safii

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

TBM is currently growing rapidly as many as 4028 TBMs throughout Indonesia and TBM has become a community mobilizer especially in the field of empowerment along with the launch of the National Literacy Movement program by the Ministry of Education and Culture in 2017 which consists of six basic literacy and TBM Teras Baca Guyub Rukun became the designated TBM as a Financial Literacy Residency in 2019. The purpose of this research is to analyze the implementation of financial literacy that comes from the six spheres of financial literacy such as the introduction of the concept of financial literacy and …

Growth And Development Of Research Data Management In India: A Visual Analysis Of Published Literature Indexed In Scopus, Manu T R, Bhakti Gala

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present paper identifies and presents a visual analysis of Research Data Management (RDM) literature published by Indian researchers and indexed in Scopus – the bibliographic and citation database. The researchers have used standard bibliometric methods of measurements to conduct the study such as Bradford’s law, Lotka’s law and Zipf’s Law among other parameters. The study findings indicate that India is rapidly focusing on RDM with its contribution of 136 publications to the global output of 4929 publications over a period of 1945 to 2021, ranking 12^th globally. Out of 136 publications, 35.29% (48) were published as open access …

Students Health Records Management In Academic Institution: A Survey Of Practices At Federal College Of Education (Special), Medical Center, Oyo, Oyo State, Oladotun Ayowumi Osunkentan, Abass Bello, Moyosore Adegboye

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper explores Students Health Records Management in Academic Institution, using the practices at Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo Medical Centre. Its specific objectives was to determine the available students health records, ascertain the level of effectiveness of the students’ health records management practices and investigate the challenges faced by the records officers in the effective management of students health records in the surveyed. Also, the paper utilizes simple percentage method to analyze data from 20 health officials of the surveyed institutional medical center in Oyo State. The major challenges faced in handling health records in the medical center …

Utilization Of Library And Information Centres In Promoting Sustainable Development Goals (Sdgs) In Nigeria, Bolaji Oladokun, Oladimeji Eyitayo Yemi-Peters, Kehinde Abayomi Owolabi Phd

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This paper examines the utilization of library in promoting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria. The paper argues that libraries as important resources for achieving these goals must provide relevant and adequate information to the public in an accessible way. This paper, therefore, outline the roles library and information centres play in promoting sustainable development goals. This paper also highlights the challenges associated with libraries towards promoting sustainable development goals. The paper, among others, recommends that libraries should regularly organize seminars, government should ensure that libraries and information centre are fully integrated into the scheme of activities at both the …

Digital Rights Management (Drm) In The Libraries Of Digital-Era: Concepts, Ipr Issues & Concerns Of Lis Community, Subhajit Panda

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A rapid shifting perceived from traditional content to digital media due to increasing advantages in every step of the information life cycle: create, collect, organize, store, access, deliver & use. Along with the advantages, digital content transactions are more likely prone to effects through IPR issues. Copyright and intellectual property rights (IPR) have been established and extended over hundreds of years, but implementing the same in the digital environment faces huge challenges. This article started by introducing digital rights & digital rights management (DRM), its architectural framework & techniques, and associated IPR issues. The perception of the LIS community about …

Digital Literacy Competency Among Library Users Of Central University Of Jharkhand A Study, Jyotsna Ranjan , Research Scholar, Dr. Madhu Patel, Assistant Professor

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The literacy in digital world requires acquiring, exploring, managing, accessing, presenting, and using digital contents in easy manner. It is the skill to utilize and operate digitally enabled tools and software’s to perform effectively in digital world which requires cognitive skills, technology sound and web competency. The present study attempts to assess digital literacy skills and competencies among library users of central university of Jharkhand. An organized and structured questionnaire was framed having open and close end questions and was randomly distributed among users. It was observed that majority of users are aware of web tools and comfortable in online …

Offering Web-Based Tools Via Library Websites For Academic And Research Progression: An Analytical Study, Tanmay De Sarkar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of the present study is to explore the possibility of integrating various online tools and apps with the library website and to identify the issues and benefits of implementing these tools. Quantitative online survey method was used using Google form in the present study to investigate the perception of the academic community involving students, teachers, and research scholars across higher education institutes in West Bengal, India about the online tools and apps and how they respond while interacting with these tools. Based on the responses to a series of questions, the study analyzed user observation and found purposive …

Web Excerpt Analysis: In The Context Of Gujarat State, Dr. Rakesh D. Parmar, Mahesh M. Nandaniya

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The current analysis looks at the accessibility of web excerpts at academic writing presentation of Library and Information Science and Communication and Media Studies with regards to Gujarat and India. The current writing presentations were examined dependent on their publication from Gujarat. The excerpt styles were checked for their confirmation and accessibility. Further, the lexical highlights of URL like document expansion, way profundity, character length and the high level space were resolved. The discoveries of the analysis will be useful to creators, distributes and writing presentation staff to guarantee that web excerpts will be available at future.

Ascertaining Users’ Attitude Towards Information Technology Application: A Comparative Study Of Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla And Punjabi University, Patiala, Tarvinder Singh Handa, Jagtar Singh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study was carried out to ascertain the attitude of library users towards information technology applications in two university libraries, viz. Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla and Punjabi University, Patiala. Survey method of research was used based on random sampling. 391 responses were collected from three user categories, i.e., PG Students, Research Scholars and Faculty Members in the faculties of Social Sciences and Sciences. Five departments from each faculty were taken further to attain more insight into users' attitude. The simple percentage, Chi-square test, and Mann Whitney U test were used to analyze the data collected through a structured questionnaire. …

Ascertaining Users’ Attitude Towards Information Technology Application: A Comparative Study Of Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla And Punjabi University, Patiala, Tarvinder Singh Handa

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study was carried out to ascertain the attitude of library users towards information technology applications in two university libraries, viz. Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla and Punjabi University, Patiala. Survey method of research was used based on random sampling. 391 responses were collected from three user categories, i.e., PG Students, Research Scholars and Faculty Members in the faculties of Social Sciences and Sciences. Five departments from each faculty were taken further to attain more insight into users' attitude. The simple percentage, Chi-square test, and Mann Whitney U test were used to analyze the data collected through a structured questionnaire. …

Spartan Daily, November 18, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 39

Spartan Daily, November 17, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 38

Knowledge Conversion On Naracerita: The Students’ Inheritance Of Digital Folklore Based On Media, Riche Cynthia Cynthia, Isah Cahyani, Yudi Wibisono, Rayhan Musa Novian

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Educational efforts to maintain national culture can provide learning resources in readings obtained from certain regional cultures. With intangible cultural wealth, such as folklore or fairy tales, Indonesian culture will experience extinction or cannot be found again if the story is not collected. The narrator's folklore writing platform is a digital platform as a local cultural heritage, in this case, folklore, by converting implicit knowledge into explicit knowledge to be passed down to students as a source of learning and reference. This study uses an ex-post-facto descriptive survey approach to 95 respondents during the socialization of the storytelling platform by …

An Appraisal Of Transportation And Accommodation Facilities In Academic Performance And Utilization Of Library Resources And Services By Undergraduate Students Of Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture Abia, Nigeria, Lawal Mohammed Tukur, Bilkisu Lawal Sayaya

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study examines the transportation and accommodation facilities in academic performance and utilization of library resources and services by undergraduate students of Michael Okpara University of agriculture Abia, Nigeria. Undergraduate students from Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Abia, are the respondents. The main objective of the study is to assess the transportation and accommodation facilities in academic performance and utilization of library resources and services by undergraduate students of the studied university in order to analyze the types of transportation and accommodation facilities available. The researcher took 0.4 % of the entire respondent population= 35335= 150, so one hundred …

Analysis Of Library Book Borrower Patterns Using Apriori Association Data Mining Techniques, Lucky Zamzami, Ari Agung Prastowo, R Rulinawaty, Robbi Rahim

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The library is one of the most important facilities because it manages collections of written works, printed works, and recorded works and can provide information resources as well as be a driving force for the advancement of an educational institution. Conventional libraries will have piles of book borrowing transaction data recorded in the agenda book, which is only an archive, and the placement of books far apart, which causes members to take longer to find books when borrowing books of different types, is an issue that must be addressed. To overcome these two issues, a recommendation for an intelligent system …

A Study Of Selected Makerspaces: An Overview, Anjali Sandesh Kale Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Makerspace is a recent phenomenon. It is defined as a place where people interested in similar things come together to work and share ideas and equipment. Due to its widespread benefits, it has been incorporated in schools, colleges, universities, and libraries all over the world. In India, the number of makerspaces is increasing steadily, but not much is known about them. So to enhance the understanding of the makerspace, a study of selected makerspaces was conducted to understand its functioning. It was found that most of the selected makerspaces were established between 2010 to 2017. The majority of selected makerspaces …

Spartan Daily, November 16, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 37

Exploring The Academic Use Of Social Media By Medical Students Of Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala-India, Kavya Asok

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Purpose:-The present study aims to report the academic use of social media by medical students in the government medical college, Kozhikode, Kerala-India.

Methodology:-Electronic questionnaires using Google Forms were distributed to collect data from the targeted participants and data were analysed with the help of IBM-SPSS using descriptive statistics including frequency and percentage methods.

Results:-The results of the study reported the scanty use of social media platforms by medical students for academic purposes and the overuse for entertainment. WhatsApp was the top used social media platform by the participants. Participants opined that the use of social media platforms …

'They Are Going To Forget About Us': Translanguaging And Student Agency In A Gentrifying Neighborhood, Luis E. Poza, Aaron Stites

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

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The House Of Wisdom As A Library And Center Of Knowledge, Abdillah Arif Nasution, Aam Slamet Rusydiana, Isfandayani Isfandayani, Eva Misfah Bayuni, Dwi Ratna Kartikawati, Ihsanul Ihwan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The heyday of Islam was marked by the rapid development of Islamic science, culture, and education. This rapid development is supported by the existence of institutions that accommodate these developments. At that time, scientific institutions were established as learning science, culture, and Islamic education. Ibn Killis was a figure and pioneer of the development of education in the Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt. He founded a university and spent thousands of dinars per month to finance it. One of the most important foundations built during the Fatimid period was the construction of Dar al-Hikmah (The house of wisdom) or Dar al-'Ilm …

Library And Information Science Scholarly Journals Publishing Simulation: A Study, Priyanka Sinha, Subaveerapandiyan A

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The author's productivity is assessed based on publications, which requires a lot of motivation and time. Manuscripts get through several steps before being accepted and published. The purpose of this paper is to understand the time gap between acceptance to the publication of manuscripts in reputed journals of Library and Information Science.

This paper is useful to contemporary researchers for knowing the journal publication duration. In this paper, we discussed the refereed and index journals in the field of library and information science. For this study, we collected the data from six LIS journals which were published from the 2020 …

Disaster Recovery System And Service Continuity Of Digital Library, Sivankalai S, Virumandi A, Sivasekaran K, Sharmila M

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper will discuss catastrophe recovery and likelihood development for digital library structures. The article establishes a foundation for establishing Library continuity and disaster recovery strategies through the use of best practices. Library continuity development and catastrophe recovery are critical modules of the planning stage for a virtual digital library. Few institutions that experience a catastrophic disaster occurrence are powerless to recover always, but libraries can suggestively boost the possibility of long-term recovery of institutional digital resources by drafting a continuity and recovery strategy in preparation. This article is intended for system designers and administrators, as well as high-ranking library …

Covid-19 Effects On Libraries Goes Beyond Books: Lead City University In Perspective, Adedoyin Johnson, Oluwabunmi Bakare Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information is a resource that is naturally needed in all aspects of human endeavors and the library, as an institution responsible for the acquisition, organization and dissemination of information is highly sought by information users. However, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the closure or restriction of access to libraries all over the world, of which the Lead City University Library was not an exception. This article contends that the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has a wide ranging impact on the library and its users that goes beyond lack of access to books and other …

An Analysis Of Contributions In Annals Of Library And Information Studies (Alis) For A Decade: 2010 To 2019, Satwinder Pal Kaur Gill, Shaveta Arora

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This paper presents the bibliometric analysis of the journal “Annals of Library and Information Studies” during the period 2010 to 2019 with the aim to offer a summary of research trends of publications in the selected journal. The study analyzes total 328 papers of 40 issues from 2010-2019. Present analysis covers article distribution pattern, authorship pattern, references, and geographical distribution of authors, etc. ALIS reveals trend of growth in contribution and average number of contributions is 32.8% per volume. Majority of the contributors prefers to do collaborative research. Maximum contributions are on Bibliometrics and sufficient numbers of papers are published …

Use Of Social Media In Delivery Of Reference Services By Librarians In Futo Library, Nancy C. Akagha

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study attempt to find out the use of social media in delivery of reference services by librarians in Federal University of Technology Library, Owerri. The study was guided with three (3) research questions. However survey research design was used for the study with questionnaire as the instrument for data collection, with the target librarians that uses social media in delivery reference services in FUTO Library. Findings from the study indicated the types social media medium employed in their services and discovered a high degree of use. The impact in the Library is without challenges, which ranges from insufficient content …

Spartan Daily, November 10, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 36

Scientometric Portrait Of Joan C. Durrance, A Respected Researcher In The Community Focused Library Services, Dr. Sudip Banerjee, Kaustuv Chakrabarti

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study attempted to prepare the scientometric portrait of Joan C Durrance, a respected researcher in the community focused library services and a pioneer in the field of community informatics. The study focused on the aspects like Year and age wise publication output, Authorship pattern, Document types, Ranking of Collaborative authors, Preferred journal for communication of research results, Distribution of citations, and Ranking of top cited papers. She has contributed 165 publications including 39 seminar presentations since 1977 to 2011. Year wise growth indicated that she contributed the maximum number of scholarly output in 1996 at the age of …

Collection Of Legal Information Resources In The Allahabad High Court, Mohd Muzzammil

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study illustrates the development and management of legal information resources (LIR) in the Allahabad High Court Judges’ Library (AHCJL). This work is based on research conducted by researchers as part of his Ph.D. Work. The AHCJL has a collection of numerous types of legal information resources. The AHCJL is accessible only by the honourable judges and court clerks. It is important to note that printed legal information resources are used more frequently than electronic legal Information resources. The study also found that a significant portion of the library's budget was spent on journal subscriptions. Books and bare acts have …