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Patrons Of D.V.G Public Library, Kolar Are Aware Of And Using The Information Sources & Services: A Survey, Geetha C S, M S Akshay Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The most important aspect of any library is its patrons. Any library’s goal is to determine what its users need, meet those needs, and satisfy them to the best of its ability. When it comes to public libraries, they face greater challenges in meeting the requirements of their increasingly diverse readership. The present study is an attempt to analyze the awareness and usage of the information sources and services offered by the D.V.G. public library, Kolar. A well-structured questionnaire was distributed to draw the data from the users. Responses from the users show that 95% of respondents are aware of …

Spartan Daily, March 21, 2024, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2024

Volume 162, Issue 25

Public Library Service To Children In Selected State Library Boards In Nigeria, Samuel Oke Ogunniyi, Johnson Ayodeji Akerele Dr, Dare Samuel Adeleke Mr, Jesubukade Emmanuel Ajakaye Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

The paper focused on public library service to children in selected State Library Boards in Nigeria. Public library service is expected to be enjoyed by all the people living in the community where it is located. Adults, young adults, children, literates, and illiterates are being served by public libraries in all parts of the world. These categories of users have specific spaces where they are to be served in the public library. The children’s section is one of the sections to be provided for in every public library in every part of the world. This section provides resources and …

Spartan Daily, March 20, 2024, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2024

Volume 162, Issue 24

Spartan Daily, March 19, 2024, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2024

Volume 162, Issue 23

Influence Of Social Media Marketing On The Utilization Of Library Resources And Services By Undergraduate Students In Universities In Kwara State, Saliu Abdulfatai

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study was conducted on the influence of social media marketing on the utilization of library resources and services by undergraduate students in universities in Kwara State. the study formulated used four research questions and adopted simple random sampling method to select the sample population for this study out of two thousand eight hundred and ten (2810) of the entire population. A survey method was used in undertaking the study, in which answers were sought on the determine the library resources and services marketed to undergraduate students using social media in university libraries, social media used by undergraduate students for …

The Role Of Content Management Systems In Developing Library Websites, N Selvi, P Vinayagamoorthy, J Shanthi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library websites are essential in disseminating information and encouraging community participation in the digital era. Content Management Systems (CMS) have evolved as critical tools for developing and managing these websites, enabling content generation, organization, and distribution. This paper discusses the role of CMS in library website creation, focusing on its functionality, appropriateness for library purposes, and best practices for implementation. It looks at the specific needs of library websites, gives an overview of standard CMS solutions, analyses CMS selection criteria, shows case studies, and offers advice for effective implementation. Future trends and problems in CMS technology and library website creation …

Spartan Daily, March 14, 2024, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2024

Volume 162, Issue 22

Records Management Practices And Service Delivery In Private Universities: A Case Of Academic Registrar’S Department At The All-Saints University Lango, Abong Kenneth, Luyombya David

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The delivery of services in an academic department relies on its ability to manage records through good records management practices. This study was carried out to examine the records management practices in the Academic Registrar’s Department (ARD) of All Saints University Lango (ASUL), and how they impact service delivery. The objectives were to examine the types of records kept, records management practices, and the associated challenges, and recommend strategies for improvement. The study used a case study design with a qualitative approach that was employed in the study. Purposive and convenient sampling was carried out on the study participants. Data …

Spartan Daily, March 13, 2024, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2024

Volume 162, Issue 21

Spartan Daily, March 12, 2024, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2024

Volume 162, Issue 20

Judicial Libraries As Predictors For Effective Administration Of Justice In Nigeria, Emmanuel Owushi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study examined judicial libraries as predictors for effective administration of justice in Nigeria. The population involved all legal practitioners and legal educators in Nigeria. 4000 respondents were sampled. Due to unavailability of the population at the time of the study, the adopted convenience sampling technique to sample 4000 respondents across legal professional bodies in Nigeria. A structured questionnaire titled ‘Use of Judicial Library and Administration of Justice Scale’ was used for data collection. The questionnaire was structured with the 4-point Likert scale response style, designed on Google form and distributed to the respondents via various social media platforms. A …

Empowering The Future Of Learning: Integrating Fourth Industrial Revolution (4ir) Technology In Enugu State Secondary School Libraries To Enhance Literacy Level Among Students, Cyriacus Sochinwekene Aneke

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study examined the integration of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technology in Enugu State secondary school libraries to enhance literacy level among students. The research design adopted for this study was Descriptive Survey Design. The population of the study is derived from ten (10) schools from each of the six (6) education zones in Enugu State. The intended population was 1, 044, 890 students and 60 school/teacher librarians, but Taro Yamane's formula resulted in 399 students and 52 school/teacher librarians. Structured questionnaire was used for data collection, and the collected data were analyzed using frequency, mean and standard deviation. The …

Spartan Daily, March 7, 2024, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2024

Volume 162, Issue 19

Digital Humanities Development And Innovations That Enhance Information Markets In Academic Institutions, Elisha Ondieki Makori, Hellen Gesare Omangi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose was to investigate digital humanities development and innovations that enhance information markets while expanding strategic and competitive value in academic institutions in Kenya. Objectives included examining the extent to which digital humanities and applications enhance information markets in academic institutions; exploring digital humanities and innovations that support research and learning in academic institutions; establishing emerging digital technologies and innovations that promote information management in academic institutions; and determining strategies to improve digital scholarship for information markets in academic institutions. The research applied qualitative information from information professional experts that was collected through the interview schedule. Modern transition to …

Spartan Daily, March 6, 2024, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2024

Volume 162, Issue 18

Spartan Daily, March 5, 2024, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2024

Volume 162, Issue 17

Assessing The Integration Of Information And Communication Technology (Ict) In Library Service Delivery At The Ashanti Regional Library, Akosua Boatemaa Adarkwa, Adwoa Pokua - Ababio, Chrisbel Adusei

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study assesses the integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in library service delivery at the Ashanti Regional Library. Specifically, it sought to assess the available ICT infrastructure in the library, evaluate the extent of adoption of ICT tools by the library, examine the ICT skill level of staff and users, identify challenges in the usage of ICT infrastructure, and propose measures for improving ICT in the library. A survey research design was employed to gather responses from 66 library users/patrons and 25 library staff through the use of questionnaires. Findings indicate a moderate level of ICT adoption indicating …

How Will California’S Electric Vehicle Policy Impact State-Generated Transportation Revenues? Projecting Scenarios Through 2040, Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Hannah King, H. A. “Burt” Tasaico

Mineta Transportation Institute

California faces unprecedented uncertainty about how much revenue the state will raise from a package of taxes on motor fuels and annual registration fees on light-duty vehicles that was established in 2017 by Senate Bill 1 (SB 1). The SB 1 taxes are by far the largest source of revenue that the State of California generates to support maintenance, operations, and improvements for state highways, and the funds also contribute substantially to local transportation and public transit budgets. To help policymakers navigate the uncertainty about future SB 1 transportation revenue, this study used spreadsheet models to project revenue from the …

The Transportation Sector, Cap-And-Trade And Blockchain: A Carbon Credit Trading Platform, Aditya Mankar, Forouzan Golshani

Mineta Transportation Institute

This study offers a solution that facilitates direct trading of carbon credits with no intermediaries by using blockchain technology aligned with the cap-and-trade system. With this solution, along with other major transformations in the industry, the transportation sector can take more ownership of emissions and mitigate the impact of its role as the largest contributor of greenhouse gasses. The solution sits at the confluence of the Cap-and-Trade initiative, carbon credit trading, and blockchain technology. Although the concept of blockchains has been the subject of significant curiosity, scrutiny, boosterism, investment, criticism, it most importantly is at the core of useful, rapidly …

Protect The Children, Body And Soul, Kenjus T. Watson, Tiffani Marie, Ersie Anastasia Gentzis, Dante Dixson

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

This paper critically examines American schooling systems, challenges their subtractive nature, and juxtaposes it with the culturally sustaining potential of education. We problematize the current tools for evaluating trauma and stress in young people of color and emphasize the need for a comprehensive understanding of indigenous medicines as a remedy. Drawing on interdisciplinary theories, we elucidate the pervasive and evolving nature of anti-blackness, reinforcing the sociohistorical structure of inequity within schools. As a response, this study presents a unique wellness survey (comprising two newly validated wellness scales) developed from a previous four-year longitudinal study investigating the relationship between culturally relevant …

Assessing The Reliability Of Machine Learning Models Applied To The Mental Health Domain Using Explainable Ai, Vishnu Pendyala, Hyungkyun Kim

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Machine learning is increasingly and ubiquitously being used in the medical domain. Evaluation metrics like accuracy, precision, and recall may indicate the performance of the models but not necessarily the reliability of their outcomes. This paper assesses the effectiveness of a number of machine learning algorithms applied to an important dataset in the medical domain, specifically, mental health, by employing explainability methodologies. Using multiple machine learning algorithms and model explainability techniques, this work provides insights into the models’ workings to help determine the reliability of the machine learning algorithm predictions. The results are not intuitive. It was found that the …

Analysis Of Letters To The Three Wise Men: Myth And Rite Transferred To Brands, Ainhoa García-Rivero, Belén Moreno-Albarracín

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

In Spain, approximately 75% of toy sales are concentrated at Christmas (Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Juguetes, 2022). Taking into account this data, it is inevitable to talk about the importance of the Three Wise Men. Every year, boys and girls write their letters with the illusion of waking up on January 6 with gifts in their living rooms. In this context, it is opportune to analyze these letters in order to know the nature of the children's requests in their letters to the Three Wise Men. For this reason, the present work offers a content analysis of 417 letters, …

Spartan Daily, February 29, 2024, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2024

Volume 162, Issue 16

Spartan Daily, February 28, 2024, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2024

Volume 162, Issue 15

Spartan Daily, February 27, 2024, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2024

Volume 162, Issue 14

The Role Of Libraries In Bridging Gender Inequality In Nigeria: A Critical Review, Udemezue Joseph Ogugua, Julius Okeke Ofordile, Amarachi E. Agubosim, Nnaemeka Uchenna Ezeonyi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper discusses the role of libraries in bridging gender inequality in Nigeria. Gender inequality is discrimination on the basis of sex or gender where one sex or gender is placed in a more advantageous position than the other. Gender inequality is one issue that has been on the front burner but efforts to tackle it are not yielding the desired results. In the light of this, the idea of libraries wading into the matter seems a better option. The paper discusses the factors responsible for gender inequality in Nigeria as follows: socio-cultural factors, socio-economic factors, socio-religious factors, socio-political factors, …

Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Classification Of Library Resources: The Case Of Claude Ai, Sugabsen Martins

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

One of the emerging trends in the field of Information Technology and Computing is the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and in the recent past, its application in libraries is up for discuss. Many researchers have been thrilled by the prospects AI present so much such that they dwell on its pros and not considering the cons. Many papers have been presented on the application of AI in reference services, and security. This study is an attempt to discover how Claude AI responds to cataloguing and classification tasks. The objectives of the study was to determine the ability of Claude AI in …

Investigating The Integration Of Icts In Library And Information Science (Lis) Curriculum In Zimbabwe, Tinashe Mugwisi, Tinashe Mugwisi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have greatly influenced access, management and dissemination of information. ICTs have become central to education and training in Library and Information Science/Service (LIS) because of the great influence of these technologies on the professional world. Information professionals are increasingly required to adapt their skills and practice in order to gain an awareness of technological advances. It has changed their role in the workplace with new and diverse skills requirements. The purpose of this study was to examine how Library and Information Science (LIS) schools are integrating ICTs in their curriculum. The study was largely qualitative …

Spartan Daily, February 22, 2024, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2024

Volume 162, Issue 13