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Green Libraries, Dr. Rakesh Parmar, Namarta Hitesh Kamdar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The making of green libraries is moving toward a tipping point, producing a Green Library Movement, which is contained administrators, libraries, urban communities, towns, school and college grounds focused on greening libraries and lessening their ecological effect. Developing a green library building utilizing an exhibition standard is a way a few libraries are deciding to become green and practical. The paper examines about the different measures for greening the library other than building green library structures. It likewise advances different ideas and techniques for greening existing libraries and furthermore examine the need and significance of executing green library ideas

Effect Of Literature In The School Library On The Social Development Of Empathy And Friendship Skills Of Children, Ngozi Ojeabulu Mrs

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

The paper examined the effect of literature in the school library on the social development of empathy and friendship skills of children. The study was done with two private primary schools in Orerokpe Educational Zone of Delta State, Nigeria. Two objectives and two research questions guided the study. The population of the study was 28,172 and the sample comprised 63 primary four pupils. Purposive and cluster sampling techniques were used to sample 32 pupils in experimental group one and 31 in the experimental group two (control group). Cluster sampling technique was further employed to draw out the two intact …

Assessment Of Healthy Lifestyle Practices Among Academics Through Access And Use Of Health Information Resources, Idayat Odunola Agboola Dr, Sarah Irhermehimena Adegbaye Dr, Kehinde Abayomi Owolabi Dr, Bosede O. Akintola Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Accessibility and utilisation of health information has become an integral part of managing and achieving healthy lives and social well-being among the elites in the society. The study adopted a survey design strategy since the expected population was over 2000 lecturers. Three federal universities in southwest, Nigeria was purposively selected. A sample size of 1,300 lecturers was drawn from the three universities. Convenient sampling was used to distribute questionnaire to academic staff in these three federal universities. Two hypotheses were used to guide the study. The results showed that healthy lifestyle pattern practised by academic staff was stress management (35.4%). …

Knowledge Management And Innovation: A Critical Literature Review, Muhammad Arif Dr., Miguel Baptista Nunes Prof., Saima Kanwal

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims at establishing the state-of-the-art link between knowledge management (KM) and innovation. For this purpose, the study critically reviewed research published in KM and innovation domain over the last ten years. A systematic search strategy was employed to retrieve relevant empirical studies from the Web of Science. Thereafter, the authors applied a critical review strategy to analyse and synthesise the findings of the selected studies. The study’s findings disclose that research in the recent past increased exponentially in KM-innovation domain. In terms of impact, KM contributes to different types of innovation associated with organisational processes, products and services. …

Newspaper Reading Culture Amongst The University Students, Sahil Bains

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Use Of K-Means Clustering Method For Books Data In Acharya Raghuveer Library, Central University Of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, India, Vishal ., Abhinandan Kumar, Dr. Pawan Kumar Saini

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose- The study formulates clusters of Library and Information (LIS) discipline books from Acharya Raghuveer Library, Central University of Himachal Pradesh. Cluster formulation aims to identify the utilization rate of books. Furthermore, the study attempts to find the direction for collection management and developing related services for the users in the library.

Design/methodology/approach- Books circulation data set is obtained, formatted and made compatible for further analysis. The Euclidean distance formula is used to find the distance between two points on a plane. Afterwards, the K-means clustering algorithm is implemented to generate the required clusters.

Findings- Three clusters of books …

Capabilities Information Technology And Knowledge Sharing : A Bibliometric Perspective, Ilham I. M, Anis Eliyana, Tri Siwi Agustina

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study was conducted with the aim of determining various bibliometric characteristics of documents published in the Scopus database. The information starts from the type of access, year, author, subject area, document type, publication stage, source title, keyword, affiliation, funding sponsor, country, source type, and language. Capabilities Information Technology and Knowledge Sharing are defined as the use of information technology capabilities and information technology management processes between business units by using the capabilities of resources together. Research on Information Technology Capabilities and Knowledge Sharing by providing a big picture that is visualized from year to year. This study aims to …

Educated Activism, Cole G. Armstrong, Ted Butryn

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Professional athletes play an important role in addressing issues of social justice and promoting critical dialogues in society (Edwards, 2016). While the history of athlete activism can be traced back to the early twentieth century (Moore, 2017), recently athletes have spoken out about social issues that transcend sport (Modiano, 2017; Tredway, 2020). Though scholars have examined what Edwards (2016) has called the “fourth wave of athlete activism,” little is known about how various stakeholders perceive the activities of athlete activists. Specifically, scholars have yet to examine the perceptions of high school athletes regarding athlete activism. Further, little is known about …

Spartan Daily, November 23, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 40

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 …

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 …

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 …

Renewing The World: Disrupting Settler-Colonial Destruction, Kerri J. Malloy

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Destruction of the religious practices of Indigenous people strikes at the core of their identity and connection to the places they have existed in since time immemorial. Northwestern California saw the world renewal ceremonies of the Tolowas (at the Yontocket in 1853) and the Wiyots (at Tuluwat in 1860) horrifically interrupted by massacres as they prayed for a better world for all humanity. The cultural and spiritual identities of the tribes were nearly erased by settler-colonists intent on destroying people they perceived as less than human and an obstacle in their quest for land acquisition. This chapter approaches the targeting …

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 …

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 …

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

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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 …

Content Analysis Of Nirf Ranked Medical Institute’S Library Websites Of India: An Evaluative Study, Komal Sahu, Sharad Kumar Sonkar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Libraries are establishing websites to deliver information to their patrons. The purpose of this paper is to assess the top ten medical institute library websites, as determined by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), for the year 2020. The checklist-based observation method has been adopted for the study. The checklist is categorized into five major categories: general information about the library, library's printed collection, library's e-resources, library's services, and library’s sections. At the end of this study, some recommendations are being provided for improving websites. The information is gathered from only eight medical institute’s library websites because two of them …

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

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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 …

Information Needs, Sources And Barriers Of Doctors In Primary Health Centres In Haryana: A Survey, Amit ., Satish Kumar Malik University Librarian

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study was investigated among the doctors of Primary Health Centre of Haryana to assess information needs, sources and the barriers to accessing information. For which the survey method has been applied and 227 questionnaires were distributed in all strata based on the proportional number of PHC and 133 questionnaires were found appropriate for the analysis process. It is found that the main reason for the information requirements of doctors is to maintain patient records and clinical decision making for which they accessed the information commonly from the general browser and Colleagues. The study also found that the most …

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 …

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. …

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.

The Language Of Creativity: Validating Linguistic Analysis To Assess Creative Scientists And Artists, Sana Tariq Ahmed, Gregory J. Feist

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

The purpose of this study was twofold: first, to be among the first attempts to validate linguistic analysis as a method of creativity assessment and second, to differentiate between individuals in varying scientific and artistic creativity levels using personality language patterns. Creativity is most commonly assessed through methods such as questionnaires and specific tasks, the validity of which can be weakened by scorer or experimenter error, subjective and response biases, and self-knowledge constraints. Linguistic analysis may provide researchers with an automatic, objective method of assessing creativity, and free from human error and bias. The current study used 419 creativity text …

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

Continent Wise Analysis Of Library Trends Research: A Bibliometric Study, Abhilash Babu R, Dr B. Asha .

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper attempts to analyse the growth and development of Library trends, as reflected in publication output covered by Web of Science online database during 1989-2019. Among these 99 countries, China has created 515 (14.1%) Articles and it occupies the first place of Asian continent. Japan, India, South Korea and Taiwan have more than 50 articles produced in this field. UK has produced 427 (11.07 %) Articles and it occupies the first place of European Continent. Germany, Italy, Spain, France and Netherlands have more than 100 Articles produced in this field. North American Countries contributed their output 1521 in …

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 …

Application Of Artificial Intelligence In Academic Libraries In Nigeria, Augustine Alhaji Adejo Phd, Ali Yakubu Misau

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Application of Artificial Intelligence is now evidence in all spheres of life, in the educational, medical, economy sectors likewise in the library to ensure prudence of available resources for better output. This research focused on the application of Artificial intelligence in Academic libraries in Nigeria. The research design adopted was qualitative research method, using expository approach for this study. The research objective set to guide this study is how the application of Artificial Intelligence could be used in Nigerian Academic Libraries. Literatures were reviewed in relation to AI study. Findings from the present study showed that AI could be applied …