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Visualization Of Journal Ranking Using A Scimago: An Analytical Tool, Sabha Ali, Shohar Bano

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Information Access Towards The Conduct Of Free, Fair And Credible Elections In Nigeria, Modupe Oluwabiyi, Albert O. Adetunji

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

This study seeks to bring to the fore, the roles of information towards the conduct of free, fair and creditable elections in Nigeria. It traces the historical perspectives of democracy which serves as the most veritable vehicle for credible election as well as the chronological outlook of elections in Nigeria since 1959. The work looks at what constitutes free, fair and credible elections as well as voters’ education and Rights. A critical look is taken at the attributes of information as well as the critical and major players of information in the electioneering processes in Nigeria. The study also …

Effects Of Blackboard On The Preparatory Students At Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, Shakil Ahmad, Fazal Hakan Choudhry, Yahia Alhassan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study is aimed at analyzing the effects of blackboard on preparatory students. A blackboard is a learning tool that allows students to use the course whenever they want. Blackboard allows students to access information of the study, the books needed on the course for IAU 101 or 102 books, deadlines for assignments, the assignment framework, quizzes, discussion subjects, voice presentations, and all the marks they have obtained during their session. Furthermore, students can attend live lectures, review material and discussions via a virtual environment from anywhere provided they have a stable internet connection. This research aims to determine the …

Spartan Daily, May 5, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 156, Issue 39

Blockchain-Based Healthcare Portal – A Bibliometric Analysis, Aditi Goyal, Aditya Banerjee, Aniket Mulik, Yashika Chhabaria, Sonali Kothari Tidke Dr, Vijayshri Khedkar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

User privacy has been a topmost priority and one such domain where this is neglected is the area of healthcare. Our solution focuses on the idea of using blockchain to provide a platform for healthcare experts and patients, giving patients full control over the data that will be shared. This paper focuses on identifying current research that has been conducted in this area in the form of a bibliometric analysis. A bibliometric study on a research area involves a detailed analysis of citations and papers across a domain of study. The purpose of this study is a statistical analysis of …

Spartan Daily, May 4, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 156, Issue 38

Impact Of Ict In College Libraries In Karnataka: A Survey, Jayamma K V Dr, Madaiah Krishnamurthy

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information Technology has created revolutionary in the field of Library and Information Science. Library housekeeping activities introduced many applications since 1980 onwards. Libraries are applying few techniques to introduce new services to its clients to access, search, and browse through computerized activities like acquisition, automation and OPAC so on. In this context implementation of Library Automation in Colleges particularly in Government First Grade colleges in Karnataka, India. This study shares some of the experiences and an attempt is made to survey and assess the library automation status, problems, prospects and procedures in various Government First Grade College libraries across …

Adoption And Functionality Of Koha Integrated Library Management System In Indian Institute Of Technology: A Comparative Study Between Bombay And Bhubaneswar, Ram Bhawan, K L. Mahawar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study explores the adoption of Koha ILMS in the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) and Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (IITBBS). The particular study researcher adopted the survey method and questionnaire tool used for data collection. The finding of the study shows both institutes are using commercial software before adopting Koha. Institutes migrate their data from old ILMS to Koha; Only IITBBS faces data quality problems during migration. Almost all of Koha modules have well received by both institutes. They are satisfied with only the acquisition module. The function of serial modules is unclear to IITB; however, open-source, …

Research Visualization On Teaching, Language, Learning Of English And Higher Education Institutions From 2011 To 2020: A Bibliometric Evidences, Dr. Muhammad Shoaib, Mr. Nusrat Ali, Dr. Behzad Anwar, Dr. Shamshad Rasool, Dr. Raza-E Mustafa, Mr. Shi Zici

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

No abstract provided.

Impacts Of Technology Skills On Generic Job Satisfaction, And Assessment Of Training Needs: A Case Of Pakistani Librarians, Asad Khan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Since modern librarians are urged to acquire technological skills, thus objectives of this study are; 1) to examine whether or not the acquisition of such skills affects their generic job satisfaction (GJS) and; 2) to identify the training needs. To this end, twelve research hypotheses were formulated indicating the relationship of technology skills with GJS. The findings revealed significant effects of technology functional and professional skills on GJS and accordingly, all hypotheses (H₁-H₁₂) are supported. Further, Information Assurance and Security Skills were established as the principal predictor of GJS whereas Library Content Management System skills as …

Research Output Of Indian Institute Of Science Education And Research Pune (Iiser Pune) During 2006-2020: A Bibliometric Study, Sushanta Kumar Roy, Sukumar Mandal Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study analyses the research outputs of IISER Pune during 2006 to 2020 revealed in Web of Science (WoS) database (06.03.2021). It aims to examine the growth and development of IISER Pune's research activity as reflected in publications output. A total of 3613 records have been obtained and studied in accordance with the goals. This study analyses the features of these research outputs such as year-wise, subject-wise, document types, country-wise collaboration, authorship trends, and types of language. Research outputs 546 in 2018, 1328 records in physics, 3308 in the form of articles, 959 with USA collaboration, 735 by joint authors …

Academic Staff Use Of Electronic Resources (Er) In Nigerian University Libraries During The Covid-19 Lockdown Period, Dim Chibuzor Livina (Dr), Austin Jude Mole (Prof)

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTARCT

Purpose: This study investigated the Academic staff Use of Electronic Resources (ER) in the Nigerian University of Nigeria Libraries during the Corona Virus (Covid 19) lockdown

Design/ Methodology/Approach: The study adopted a Descriptive survey research design. The total population of study was 3130. A sample size of 313 was selected for the study using the simple random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire. The data collected for the study were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The benchmark score for decision on the analysis was the real limits of numbers

Findings: The finding from the study revealed …

Factors Affecting Academic Motivation Of Medical Library And Information Science Students: A Case Study Of Hamadan University Of Medical Sciences, Iran, Hossein Vakilimofrad, Mohammad Ahmadian, Leila Masoumi, Monavvar Mohammadiani Halaj

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: Academic motivation is one of the most essential psychological concepts in education and one of the most important issues affecting academic achievement. Lack of interest and motivation is the main educational problem. Therefore, in order to improve the quality of education, studying the academic motivation and the factors affecting it seems necessary.

Methods: This study was conducted via an analytical survey method. The study population included all students of the Medical Library and Information Science at Hamadan University of Medical Sciences (Iran) who were studied by census method. The data collection was done through a questionnaire. For …

Citation Analysis Of Doctoral Theses In Science And Social Sciences Submitted To Icfai University, Dehradunduring 2012 – 2020., Tapas Roy, Rounak Biswas, Samaresh Modak

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study is based on the citation analysis of doctoral theses submitted to ICFAI University, Dehradun which was established under ICFAI University Act 2003. The main objective of this study is to determine the use of information sources by the research scholars of the University for completing their doctoral theses. There are a total of 23 numbers of doctoral theses awarded from the year 2012 to 2020.Among those thesesthirteen theses are from social science departments and remaining ten theses belong to science departments. The study is conducted on the 8979 citations appended in these theses. Bibliographical entries illustrated at the …

Sjsu Erfa Board Minutes, May 3, 2021, San Jose State University, Emeritus And Retired Faculty Association

SJSU ERFA Minutes

SJSU ERFA Executive Board Minutes

May 3, 2021

Research Output On Leprosy During The Year Of 2010-2020: A Scientometric Analysis, Victoria P

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this study was to measure the number of contributions and highlight the contributions made by the researchers in the field of leprosy and published on the Web of Science database during 2010-2020 using scientometric analysis. Data were interpreted by using software such as Bibexcel, Vosviewer, and tabulated using MS Excel. The results indicated that 4544 papers were published during 2010 - 2020 and the highest number of publications 456 (10.03%) was produced in 2020. The trends in multi-authored papers have tremendously increased (89.28%) compared to (10.72%) single-authored papers. The relative growth rate (3.13) and degree of collaboration …

Usage Of School Libraries By Secondary School Teachers In Mysore Block: A Study, Kavitha N, Chandrashekara M

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Teachers play a dynamic role in upbringing students in academics as well as for living successfully in today’s complex and challenging information society. But certified librarians’ play a more diverse role in student's life, among which is to support their well-being and help teachers leverage the power of technology in the classroom strategically and with purpose. The present paper attempted to study how teachers utilize the school library and other sources of information that inspire and motivate students to knowledge-based information technology-driven society. This study identified that a professional librarian is effective and library orientation programs support teachers in adopting …

Evaluation Of Famous Recommender Systems: A Comparative Analysis, Jayanta Kr Nayek, Rajesh Das

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In this era of the internet and with the easy availability of data at a very low cost, searching for information is growing at an exponential rate. So, it is now impossible to find the desired information without proper guidance. Here is the need of the recommendation system. The system will recommend which information relevant to the user according to their searching pattern. It will also explore hidden results with a minimal effect. The goal of this paper is to describe the famous recommendation systems which are used mostly and to explore what is the need of these kinds of …

Covid 19 Researches By Brics’ Nations: A Bibliometric Study, Kodandarama ., Dr Chandrashekara M

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Background: The novel corona virus (COVID 19), that is now considered as global pandemic due to its high rate of infectivity has impacted the world and caused morbidity and mortality on an unprecedented level in the era of modern medicine. In the past year, COVID 19 researches have been carried out at large by several countries across the globe. Therefore, the present study aimed to explore the researches brought out by BRICS countries in the form of publications to obliterate the COVID 19 pandemic.

Method: Scopus database was explored to collect the publications of BRICS pertaining to COVID 19. Data …

Exploring Prevalence And Psycho-Social Factors Of Library Anxiety Among The Student Category Of Users Based On University Affiliations, Rajesh Chutia, Sudeshna Nath

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

An outright fear of using library facilities has been observed among students which can hinder academic productivity among students. Library anxiety poses as a psychological barrier in effective use of library resources. Research suggests us to delve deeper in the library perspectives in order to unearth possible causes of anxiety associated with it. The present study is a descriptive cross-sectional design intended to examine library anxiety among the students' category of library users in Assam's state universities; along with investigation of probable psycho-social reasons for such an anxiety. For the study, a sample size of 160 (Gauhati University = 80 …

Awareness And Information Seeking Behavior Of Undergraduate Students Of University In Digital Environment-A Systematic Review, Sanjeev Kumar Research Scholar, Jatinder Kumar Samyal Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

University library being considered as knowledge hub caters to the information needs of diverse categories of users like students, research scholars, scientists, teachers, etc. by providing access to a wide variety of learning resources. Apart from print resources university libraries are increasingly adding electronic resources like E-Books, E-Journals, E-Theses, databases, E-Standards, Institutional repositories, consortia, online public access catalogue and other networked resources to their collections which have been widely used nowadays as primarily for teaching, learning as well as research activities. Since the undergraduate students are not involved in any kind of research work thus presumed to make use mostly …

Open Access Publishing Trends In Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia (1980-2020), Furkan Yousaf, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Murtaza Ashiq, Ammara Yousaf, Shakil Ahmad

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this bibliometric study was to examine the status of Open Access (OA) scholarly productivity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from 1980 to 2020. To meet the objectives of the study, a bibliometric method was used and data on KSA publications were retrieved from InCites tool of Clarivate Analytics. The study revealed that KSA is positioned at the 41^st place in open access publications in the world and has the highest percentage of OA publications among the countries of the world. The last ten years found a momentous increase in OA publications in KSA. The …

A Bibliometric Analysis Of Nanomedicine Research From 2009-2018, Chinmay Sarma

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper is based on the bibliometric analysis of Nanomedicine research published from 2009 to 2018. Total 6415 records were retrieved for analysis from the Web of Science database. The study covers year wise distribution of publications, identification of most prolific authors, identification of most contributing countries, application of Bradford’s law and identification of core journals in the field of nanomedicine. The study reveals that China has contributed highest publications followed by USA and India. The authorship pattern of the publications was studied. The publications are highly collaborative (DC=0.98).

Patterns Of Productivity In Information Retrieval (Ir) Literature: A Study Of The Scientometric Distributions, Pramod Kumar Singh, Sangita Gupta

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present paper aims to analyse the patterns of productivity in the information retrieval literature during the period of ten years i.e. (2009-2018). The study covers a total number of 4238 records indexed in the Scopus database. Out of a total of 4238 publications, a maximum 1915 records were contributed by two authors, followed by three authors with1176 contributions. A total of 17829 citations were recorded on 4238 publications and the maximum (29.67) annual growth was recorded in 2010 from the marked period of study. The overall relative growth was shown in fluctuating trend and lie between (0.16 to 0.83) …

From Preschool To Prison: How School Resource Officers Produce Criminality, Brenda Vargas Tapia

Themis: Research Journal of Justice Studies and Forensic Science

Police officers were introduced in the American school system to provide White communities with a sense of safety. However, these police officers are not well trained to provide students with support and instead are trained to deal with situations with force. The implicit bias of police officers criminalizes and punishes Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) students unfairly. School shootings have continued to enforce the idea that officers are needed. However, this notion is untrue. Policing in schools builds a school-to-prison pipeline that is now, in the online schooling era, translating to the Zoom-to-prison pipeline, which reveals that BIPOC …

Valuing Mental Health In The Justice System, Anabel Lugo

Themis: Research Journal of Justice Studies and Forensic Science

Mental health is an issue that needs more recognition, especially within inmates and law enforcement. The mental health of incarcerated inmates, as well as law enforcement officials, has been overlooked and negatively impacted our criminal justice system. Ignoring mental health has helped create negative depictions and stereotypes about these communities. Law enforcement tends to ignore its mental health due to masculinity and police culture, feeding into the stigma that lingers around it. Although mental health has become a recurring topic in recent years, little has been done to help restore it within our justice system. Recently, there have been numerous …

Sjsu Erfa Constitution And Bylaws, San Jose State University, Emeritus And Retired Faculty Association

ERFA Documents and Policies

No abstract provided.

The Anatomy Of Inceldom: An Analysis Of Incels Through The Lens Of Gender, Jacob Scheuerman

Themis: Research Journal of Justice Studies and Forensic Science

This literature review examines the phenomena of Inceldom through the prism of hegemonic masculinity, concluding that the identity of an Incel derives from toxic masculine norms and attitudes from fringe online social movements. Incels are contradictory in that they both conform to and reject hegemonic masculinity. They conform in their aspiration to acquire goals that align with what is typically thought of as masculine—such as assertiveness or sexual dominance—while believing they are unable to do so because of their inadequacies. The dissociation between conformity and rejection leads them to adopt a defeatist worldview by not living up to the masculine …

The Effects Of Telehealth On Patient Satisfaction And Information Recall For Breast Cancer Survivors During Covid-19, Stacey Teicher

Doctoral Projects

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has changed how cancer survivorship care is delivered. (Al‐Shamsi, 2020). To protect vulnerable breast cancer patients, health care providers are moving towards telecommunication such as telephone, video, and secure messaging (electronic mail) versus in-person visits to connect with their patients (Segelov et al., 2020) during this pandemic. Breast cancer survivorship visits can be safely deferred from in-person visits to telehealth visits (Dietz et al., 2020). This doctoral project examines the impact of transitioning from in-person to telehealth (telephone or video) visits on patient satisfaction and recall of information for breast cancer survivors reviewing their Survivorship …

Creating House Sharing Programs Standards-Based Evaluation For House Sharing Programs Within California, Diem Hoang

Master's Projects

This research compared various house sharing programs in the National House Sharing Resource Center that are approved by California counties and cities and operated through nonprofit agencies with standard metrics published by Affordable Living for the Aging (ALA). The objective was to determine the most successful practices. This research paper used the standard metrics that were published in ALA to compare and analyze 11 non-profit organization operations with the expectations that were set by the publication.