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Reward System And Service Delivery Of Librarians In Federal Universities In South West Nigeria, Jemilat Yusuf, Oluwaseyi Overcomer Fehintola

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study aims to examine the nexus between reward system and service delivery of librarians in federal universities in Southwest Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was adopted for this study and the population consisted of 120 librarians in six federal universities in Southwest Nigeria. The total enumeration technique was adopted in the study. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts, simple percentages, mean and standard deviation while inferential statistics of Pearson’s Moment Product Correlation and regression were used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings showed that …

Accessibility Of Library Resources At Kiet Group Of Institutions, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India., Ravi Kumar .. Annabathuni Dr., Raja Suresh Kumar .. Pitla Dr., Doraswamy Naick .. B. R. Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper highlighted the availability and accessibility of library information resources and services, library user attitude, working hours of library, physical facilities of KIET(Kakinada Institute of Engineering and Technology) Group of Institutions libraries, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. The collection, library membership, students and faculty strength, opening and closing timings, library automation, sources and services offered, and accessibility of online resources are also examined. A well-structured questionnaire was circulated to Nine Hundred and seventy-seven Under Graduate and Post Graduate students to collect the primary data from respondents. Total number of Nine Hundred and Fifteen filled-in questionnaires were acknowledged, showing on the whole …

Students Awareness About Online Classes During The Pandemic Of Covid 19 With Special Reference To Affiliated Colleges Of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Dr.P.Balasubramanian Subramanian Bala Subramanian, Shanmugam A.P

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

“Purpose of education is to moralise and socialise the people,” said Dr B. R. Ambedkar. The role of education in the holistic development of a society is immeasurable because good education shapes people right from their childhood and thus the entire society. That’s why every developed civilisation had given keen importance to education in any form. The way people get educated is a reflection of the culture of that period. It has travelled through rock carvings, manuscripts, papers and today it has reached our smartphones due to the Covid’19 Pandemic situation. So, the researcher attempted to study the College Students …

Curbside Book Pick-Up Services During A Time Of Crisis In South African University Libraries, Dina Mashiyane, Mahlaga Molepo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose

This paper sought to determine the implementation of curbside/book pick-up services within South African University libraries. This study seeks to quantify South African university libraries that use curbside book pick-up services during the COVID-19 pandemic

Design/methodology/approach

The study employed a quantitative approach where informetrics has been used as the primary data collection method to analyse the implementation of curbside/book pick-up services on the web pages of 26 South African University Libraries.

Findings

This study indicates that only a few South African university libraries have implemented curbside/book pick-up services. The study further reveals that those libraries that have implemented this …

Citation Analysis Of Economics Thesis Submitted To Goa University, Bala Mandrekar, Dr. Jayaprakash G. Hugar, Dr. Maya Carvalho E Rodrigues

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Research may be applied or fundamental, quantitative or qualitative, whatever be the type of research, its purpose is to discover answers to question through the application of scientific procedures. The present study aims to citation analysis of the Ph.D. thesis submitted to Goa University in the Department of Economics for the period 1995 -2019. Total 27 theses submitted during this period are taken up for the study. The total citations generated is 5405. From this study, it is found that Books are the most preferred source of information used by research scholars in the field of economics. The citations pertained …

Early Detection Of Wildlife Morbidity And Mortality Through An Event-Based Surveillance System, Terra R. Kelly, Pranav S. Pandit, Nicole Carion, Devin F. Dombrowski, Krysta H. Rogers, Stella C. Mcmillin, Deana L. Clifford, Anthony Riberi, Michael H. Ziccardi, Erica L. Donnelly-Greenan, Christine K. Johnson

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

The ability to rapidly detect and respond to wildlife morbidity and mortality events is critical for reducing threats to wildlife populations. Surveillance systems that use pre-diagnostic clinical data can contribute to the early detection of wildlife morbidities caused by a multitude of threats, including disease and anthropogenic disturbances. Here, we demonstrate proof of concept for use of a wildlife disease surveillance system, the 'Wildlife Morbidity and Mortality Event Alert System', that integrates pre-diagnostic clinical data in near real-time from a network of wildlife rehabilitation organizations, for early and enhanced detection of unusual wildlife morbidity and mortality events. The system classifies …

Information Seeking Patterns Of Small Scale Farmers For Farming Activities In Katsina State, Nigeria, Abubakar Magaji

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study identified Small Scale Farmers (SSF) information seeking patterns used and types of crops produced for effective farming activities. Three research questions and one hypothesis were developed to guide the study. Cross sectional survey design was adopted in which a total of seven hundred (700) registered small scale farmers’ cooperative associations from three agricultural zones of Katsina state formed the population. A total number of two hundred and eighty (280) respondents were randomly sampled using cluster sampling technique. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics in which the null hypothesis was tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient …

Regional Printed Periodicals As An Important Link In The Country's Media Space, Akniyet Zhanysbayeva, Bauyrzhan Omarov, Menlikul Shindaliyeva, Roza Nurtazina, Muratbek Toktagazin

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The article is dedicated to the study of the current state of regional print periodicals in the media space of Kazakhstan. At present, there emerged new types of media with which print press compete. To attract the readership to print press, it is necessary to carry out serious transformations. The concept and distinctive features of the modern regional press are considered. The key trends characteristic of the Kazakhstan market of periodical press, including the fall of market volume, the transition of print mass media and the Internet space are identified. The author provided an analysis of the problems arising in …

Using Silicon-Vacancy Centers In Diamond To Probe The Full Strain Tensor, Kelsey M. Bates, Matthew W. Day, Christopher L. Smallwood, Rachel C. Owen, Tim Schröder, Edward Bielejec, Ronald Ulbricht, Steven T. Cundiff

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

An ensemble of silicon vacancy (SiV−) centers in diamond is probed using two-pulse correlation spectroscopy and multidimensional coherent spectroscopy. Two main distinct families of SiV− centers are identified, and these families are paired with two orientation groups by comparing spectra from different linear polarizations of the incident laser. By tracking the peak centers in the measured spectra, the full diamond strain tensor is calculated local to the laser spot. Measurements are made at multiple points on the sample surface, and variations in the strain tensor are observed.

Career Information And Counselling Services In Academic Libraries In Selected Universities In Nigeria: Understanding Prospects And Allied Imminent Challenges., Williams Torubo Saibakumo Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Career services have become essential aspect of societal growth. Students in tertiary institutions are supposed to be equipped with the right information and counsel regarding their career. Libraries have been saddled with the responsibility of providing career-based [information and counselling] services in their parent institutions to facilitate a well-structured career decision making process and be part of student’s career development framework. It is not clear if academic libraries in Nigeria provide such services. This paper therefore highlights students’ demand for and the availability of career services, mediums through which career services are provided, the prospect after establishment of the services …

Assessing Scholarly Communication Programs, Emily K. Chan, Daina Dickman, Nicole Lawson, Suzanna Conrad

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Do you have issues quantifying the success of your scholarly communication programs? Many CSUs not only struggle with how to properly fund and staff scholarly communication programs, but also how to show their value. Sacramento State and San Jose State received an IMLS National Forum grant in 2019 to determine how similar public institutions were assessing their scholarly communication programs. In our multi-phased grant project, we used the University of Central Florida’s Research Lifecycle (https://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/scholarly-communication/overview-research-lifecycle/ ) as a framing document for all the multi-faceted services that scholarly communication encompasses. Within this presentation, we will share an assessment rubric created to …

A Scientometric Introspect Of Literary Warrants Published In Annals Of Library And Information Studies (Alis) During The Last Decade, Manash Esh Mr, Dr. Saptarshi Ghosh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Scientometric studies are enduring studies that portray an organized visual of messy data. The current study is a scientometric study based on secondary data sets included in Scopus. A corpus of 311 documents published in the journal Annals of Library and Information Studies (ALIS) from 2011 to 2020 was the population of the study. The study focused on several characteristics of the journal, including article distribution, average author per document, average document per year, authorship productivity, collaboration index, country-wise distribution of documents and citation analysis. The study retrieved the most prolific author contributing to this journal with 19 articles. The …

Collaboration And Authorship Pattern Of Research Outputs Published By Central Institute Of Plastics Engineering & Technology From 2005 To 2020: A Scientometric Analysis., Rajib Debnath , Research Scholar, Dlisc

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study focuses on the different attributes of authorship pattern in the literature published by Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET). For this purpose data is collected from Scopus database for the period from 2005 to 29.02.2020. A sum total of 591 papers were published during the period considered which is indexed in the Scopus database. The study aims to find out the pattern of publication, growth rate of publication, authorship pattern, collaborative index, collaborative coefficient, modified collaborative coefficient and co-authorship index etc. From the study it is found that the year 2019 was the most productive …

Information Diffusion On Social Media During Elections In Nigeria: Extrapolating The Constructs Of Dual Process Theory, Kenneth O. Irenoa Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper reports the findings of a qualitative case study that tested the Dual process theory in the Nigerian social setting. It reports the findings of a dissertation that sought to understand the role that social media played in the generation and diffusion of information during the 2015 general elections in Nigeria. Nine (9) respondents were purposively sampled for the research and a content analysis of their social media pages was conducted. Inductive approach was employed in analyzing the data realized from the content analyzed pages from the respondents. The findings of the study showed that there was a higher …

Use Of Mobile Technologies For Accessing Health-Related Information Among Librarians In Osun State, Nigeria, Yemisi Oluremi Oladapo, Jacob Kehinde Opele, Moses Oladele Adeoye

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Objectives: This is an exploratory study that focused on identifying the contemporary health related information needs of librarians in Osun State; types of mobile technology used for accessing health related information as well as identifying challenges experienced in using mobile technology for accessing health related information.

Methodology: This study adopted a survey research design. The population of the study consisted of 133 librarians in Osun State. Total enumeration of all the population was adopted. From the total 133 questionnaire that were administered, 126 (representing 94.74%) were duly completed and used for analysis. Frequency counts and percentage calculation were used to …

Library Services And Users’ Satisfaction: The Physically Challenged Students In Federal Universities In South-West, Nigeria, Olajumoke Williams-Ilemobola, Vincent Enyeribe Unegbu Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study examined the Use of library services and User satisfaction of the physically challenged students in Federal Universities in South-West Nigeria. A survey research was done. A total of 302 copies of self-structured and validated questionnaires were administered but 252 copies were retrieved making a total response rate of 82.8%. Based on the study, it was revealed that the physically challenged students are aware of various services rendered in the university library. Advisory service and Consultancy service is the most used services. Photocopying and lending of library materials is also used by the physically challenged students, followed by the …

Global Trends And Pattern Of Green Computing Research: A Bibliometric Analysis, Aman Verma, Harpreet Singh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The acceptance and rapid growth of Green Computing in recent years has led to an enormous number of publications comprising the achieved knowledge of this area of research. The present study aims to observe the literature growth of green computing throughout the Web of Science core collection database during the period 2010-2020. A total of 307 articles were retrieved and tabulated in excel and then analyzed as per the objectives of the study. Co-authorship network visualization of authors and countries was visualized using VOSviewer software. The results show that year 2020 has the maximum number of contributions; China has a …

A Cross-Sectional Survey Of Online Health Information Seeking Behavior Pattern Of Undergraduate Students In A Nigerian Private University, Oluwaseun Eniola Adegbilero-Iwari, Tunrayo Oluwadare, Idowu Adegbilero-Iwari

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Given the wide-ranging influence of the internet on people in this digital age and the extensive reliance of young people on internet-enabled mobile devices, our study aimed to assess the pattern of online health information seeking behavior among undergraduate students in a Nigerian private university. Employing the cross-sectional survey design and purposive sampling technique, three hundred and four (304) undergraduates took part in the study. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect information on the socio-demographic characteristics, participant’s use of the internet, online health information seeking behaviour and use of online health information. The results showed that the mean age …

Altmetric For Top Three Covid-19 Research Articles Published In 2020 - An Overview, Stephen G

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Around the world, researchers are working together to understand COVID-19. Knowing who’s talking about related research and what’s being said is critical to this effort. Altmetric put together resources to help the navigate altmetric data and evaluate the quality of discussions around corona virus literature. The objective of this study is to determine the top three research articles related with Covid-19 and published in 2020. Based on altmetric attention score “The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2” is the first rank article out of three and it’s published in Nature journal. It has highly mentioned in News Stories, blog posts …

Status, Adequacy And Use Of Library Collection: A Study Of Govind Ballabh Pant University Of Agriculture & Technology And Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Tanveer Haider Naqvi Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study aimed to explore the status, adequacy, and use of library collection at the G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology and Indian Agricultural Research Institute. A well-designed questionnaire was randomly administered to both the universities students in order to collect the relevant data. The five-point Likert scale and summated mean score have also been applied in questionnaire design and data analysis. The results presented substantial differences in the status, adequateness, use, purpose, and satisfaction in terms of library collections at both universities. Electronic resources and databases have turn out to be a major component of collection in meeting …

Investigating The Detrimental Outcomes Of Malicious Activities In The Academic College Libraries, Keshav Ramesh Dhuri Dr, Jovita Lobo Ms

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Academic libraries play a key role in encouraging literacy and cultural interest in students, staff and the community. In the present-day world, theft and vandalism has become very common and a severe problem in academic college libraries. This research paper mainly deals with work of the library professionals in investigating the book theft, vandalism, mutilation activities, and planning polices to control these malicious activities. A structured online questionnaire was prepared for the college librarians to the gather data for the research study. The research data was collected from forty library professionals. Insufficient copies of text books are the main cause …

An Intersectional Approach To Understanding The Correlates Of Depression In College Students: Discrimination, Social Status, And Identity, Miranda Worthen, Justin Menchaca, Michelle Laine

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Objective We assessed the impact of bearing multiple marginalized identities, experiencing discrimination and perceived social status on the prevalence of depression in college students using an intersectional approach.

Participants Public health students at a diverse urban public university in Northern California (N = 338, response rate = 85%; 77% women, mean age 22).

Methods We used a cross-sectional survey to assess demographics, depression, discrimination and social standing using validated scales and estimate the relations between depression and co-factors.

Results 25.4% of students reported depression. Discrimination was associated with a higher level of depression and more severe symptoms. Higher perceived social …

Temperature Dependence Of Field-Response Mechanisms In 0.4ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3-0.6(Ba0.7Ca0.3)Tio3, Chris M. Fancher, Özgür Keleṣ, Matthias Ehmke, Keith J. Bowman

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Understanding the temperature dependence of how ferroelectric materials respond to electric fields is critical for determining how best to use these materials in applications. Here, temperature dependent in situ x-ray diffraction is used to study how field-response mechanism Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3-x(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3 evolves with temperature. Increasing the measurement temperature was found to slightly reduce the extent of domain reversal and the magnitude of the 111 lattice strain. Instead, these results indicate that temperature predominantly impacted the angular dependence of the 002/200 lattice strain. We attribute the observed differences in 002/200 lattice strain to the flattening of the free-energy near the tetragonal-orthorhombic phase boundary, …

A Bibliometric Study On Research Of Cloud Computing In Libraries, Shanmugam Rajeswari, Praveena Krish

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Cloud Computing is internet based computing where virtual shared servers provide software, infrastructure, platform devices and other resources and hosting to customers on a pay-as-you-use basis. All information that a digitized system has to offer is provided as a service in the cloud computing model. Users can access these services available on the “Internet Cloud” without having any previous know- how on managing the resources involved. Publication is essential to productivity in research, the work will be recognized only when it takes a conservative, physical form which can be received , accessed and recongised by professionals. This study aims to …

Analyzing The Theses & Dissertations To Inflibnet Shodhganga By Central And State Universities Of North East India, Nipan Haloi, Digbijoy Das

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have provided various means to the institutions in carrying out research as for the intellectual output of any academic institution is variably measured, analyzed and interpreted by the quality of contributions through research publications. Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs), its creation and use has made the way for more scholarly outreach. The academic institutions are in the process of making these research assets available for public sharing. ‘Shodhganga’ being one of the crucial projects undertaken by the INFLIBNET center provides a common space for the Indian Universities to upload and share their institutionally published theses …

Visualization Of Library And Information Science (Lis) Journals In Scimago: An Analysis Of First Quartile (Q1) Journals, Dr. Sudhi S. Vijayan, Renjith V. R

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The primary goal of the study is to analyze the sixty Q1 journals in LIS as appeared in the SCImago Journal & Country Ranking (SJR) databases for the year 2020. This article discusses the top Q1 journals in LIS in respect of their scientometric indicators such as SJR, H index, CiteScore and Impact Factor. It also examines the continent, country and publisher wise distribution of Q1 LIS journals in SCImago for the year 2020. The highest SJR value of Q1 journals is 3.507 for the journal ‘Information Systems Research’ and the journal titled ‘IEEE Transactions on Information …

Exploring The Information Needs Of Competition Inclined University Students, Vinit Kumar, Rahul Pandey

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study investigates the information needs of university students engaged in preparing for competitive examinations. Investigating the format and kinds of information sources highly considered by competition inclined students the study identifies the factors the library should consider while selecting information sources from the perspective of competition inclined students. Collecting data using a structured questionnaire, the study reveal that the majority of the respondents consider both print and electronic format of information sources. The competition inclined students use books the most, followed by newspapers, magazines and scholarly journals, Similarly, the most considerable challenges emerged to be ‘relevant information scattered …

Growth And Development Of Indian Open Access Scholarly Publications: A Bibliometric Assessment, Deep Kumar Kirtania

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The main purpose of this study is to trace out the growth and development of Indian open access scholarly publications during the period of 1970 to 2020. The data required for this study has been collected through the Lens database and analyzed on the basis of various indicators of bibliometrics assessment. This study showed that India has published a large number of articles (417887) in open access publications. The most significant findings in this study are that India ranks 13th in the world with positive growth, Indian Institute of Science has contributed the most of the papers, dominance of science …

Desidoc Journal Of Library And Information Technology (Djlit) And Annals Of Library And Information Studies (Alis): A Cumulative Scientometric Outlook, Vishal Dattatray Bapte, Jyoti Sukharam Gedam

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper is scientometric study of DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Science (DJLIT) and Annals of Library and Information Studies (ALIS). The analysis is based on 862 records retrieved from Scopus. Average growth rate for both the journals is registered as 1.64% while RGR differed from 0.32 to 3.76. B. M. Gupta with 28 contributions is identified as the most prolific authors. The fractionalized authorship revealed Sen, B. K. to be the most significant. Nevertheless, dominance ranking again produced a little bit different results. Gupta, B. M and Garg, K. C. both have highest h-index of 6. Scientometrics and …

Exploring The Etds On Shodhganga Project: A Detailed Study On The State Universities Of West Bengal, Srijan Dey, Digbijoy Das

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The intellectual output of any academic institution is variably measured, analyzed and interpreted by the quality of contributions through research publications. The creation and use of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) have paved the way for more scholarly outreach. Beside keeping the hard copies in the library book-shelves, the academic institutions are in the process of making these research assets available for public sharing. ‘Shodhganga’ being one of the crucial projects undertaken by the INFLIBNET center provides a common space for the Indian Universities to upload and share their institutionally published theses and dissertations in electronic form. In this paper, …