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Influence Of Promotion And Prompt Salary Payment On Job Performance Of Library Personnel In University Libraries In Nasarawa State, Nigeria., Agada Eric Ojobo, Ogbole Ibrahim, Tofi Simon Ternenge

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

The study investigated the influence promotion and prompt salary payment on job performance of library personnel in university libraries in Nasarawa State. Two (2) specific objectives with corresponding research questions guided the study and two hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a survey research design and was carried out in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The population of the study was 150 library personnel in the University libraries in Nasarawa State which were made up 44 library personnel in federal university Lafia, 66 library personnel in Nasarawa State University Keffi and 40 library personnel …

To What Extent Pakistani Citizens Are Enjoying The Right Of Access To Information? An Exploratory Study, Ammara Yousaf, Khalid Mahmood

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this study was to explore and explain the provision of the right of access to information (RAI), a remarkable development particularly in the field of human rights and information management in Pakistan. This study has two objectives: (1) to track the practice and propensity of public information officers (PIOs) in providing information under the Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act, 2013; (2) to examine the perceptions of information seekers in retrieving the information under the Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act, 2013 (PTRIA, 2013). A mixed-method, sequential design with a parallel database variant was used …

Access To Library Facilities And Resources By Students With Visual Impairment At University Of Education, Winneba., Nana Opoku Acheampong, Samuel Kweku Hayford, Gifty Nana Yaa Rockson, Daniel Dogbe

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This case study focused on how students with visual impairment access library facilities and resources at the University of Education, Winneba. Data were gathered through focus group interviews from 48 out of 99 undergraduate students with visual impairment. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the participants for the study. Data were analyzed thematically using color coding for the categorization of themes. The results indicated that students with visual impairment had some difficulties accessing the physical infrastructure of the libraries. It was revealed that learning materials of the University libraries were not in accessible formats, and the braille library only …

Seeing Through The Eyes Of Users About Information Products And Services Practice By Allopathic Medical College Libraries In Assam, Anjuma Saikia, Amit Kumar, Dibanjyoti Buragohain

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract:

Purpose – The concept of marketing has caught the eye of LIS professionals as it has plenty of possibilities to uplift the profession’s image ensuring the quality of services. Keeping the focus of the concept of marketing, the present paper intends to explore the users’ opinion about use and practice of marketing concept in medical college libraries in Assam with special reference to allopathic medicine.

Design/methodology/approach – Firstly, a thorough literature search was done to understand the concept/areas of study like concept of marketing, how it can be practiced and how it can be beneficial for users and libraries …

Spartan Daily, November 24, 2020, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2020

Volume 155, Issue 40

Rethinking Cataloguing In The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Madireng Monyela

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study upon which this article is based was to explore the Cataloguing Practices in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Libraries (CCTML). Cataloguing is a structured arrangement of the bibliographic details of all the information sources available in a library. It produces an inventory that serves as access points to the library resources. Focus group discussion and document analysis were used to collect data. The findings revealed some missing data on the catalogue records. Quality control mechanism used was peer review. The study recommended introduction of artificial intelligence in cataloguing to minimize human error and enhance production and the …

Scientometric Analysis Of Citation Impact Of Six Indian Institutes Of Technology During 2006-2015, Banalata Pradhan Mrs

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study analyzed 72940 papers indexed by Scopus and published by six Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT Delhi, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur and IIT Roorkee) during the period 2006-2015, which indicates that 72940 papers received 572583 citations in all during the period 2006-2015 in an average rate of citation per paper for six IITs is 7.85. Highest 4 authors are from IITKGP, followed by 3 authors each from IITR, IITD and IITB are highly cited by others. It evident that the output of six IITs is well connected with prime channel science as more than four …

Mapping Indian Contribution In Rice Beer Research: A Bibliometric Assessment, Dhan Maya Chetry Mrs, Nabin Chandra Dey Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Alcoholic drinks have been prepared and consumed in India from ancient times. Many techniques are applied to brew alcohol locally, out of which rice beer is very prominent. Scientific research has been conducted to standardize the brewing technique of local tribes for mass production and storage. This study aims to explore India's publication pattern in rice beer research during 1990-2019. This study analyzes a total of 84 papers on rice beer obtained from the Web of Science database. The distribution of literature on rice beer has been analyzed year-wise, document wise, favoured research areas frequently occurred keywords. Data were extracted …

A Systematic Literature Review With Bibliometric Meta-Analysis Of Deep Learning And 3d Reconstruction Methods In Image Based Food Volume Estimation Using Scopus, Web Of Science And Ieee Database, Prachi Kadam, Nayana Petkar, Shraddha Phansalkar Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose- Estimation of food portions is necessary in image based dietary monitoring techniques. The purpose of this systematic survey is to identify peer reviewed literature in image-based food volume estimation methods in Scopus, Web of Science and IEEE database. It further analyzes bibliometric survey of image-based food volume estimation methods with 3D reconstruction and deep learning techniques.

Design/methodology/approach- Scopus, Web of Science and IEEE citation databases are used to gather the data. Using advanced keyword search and PRISMA approach, relevant papers were extracted, selected and analyzed. The bibliographic data of the articles published in the journals over the past …

The Effect Of Information Technology Audit For E-Health Of Indonesia Using Itil Framework V.3 Domain Service Design, Eva Mufidah, Ilham M, Anis Eliyana, Tanti Handriana, Indrianawati Usman

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study explain about E-Health Surabaya is a web-based health service technology application that is used to help people register as patients in hospitals and health centers. Although its function is very useful, there are also people who still do not understand how to use this application, there are also some shortcomings that cause inconvenience in its use. So that research is conducted in which the application uses ITIL V.3 framework with Domain Service Design to conduct an audit of the maturity level of this E-Health Surabaya Web Application. ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Technology) is a framework used to manage …

Library & Information Science Education In The Universities Of India : Growth And Development Of Research, Samayita Dutta, Debdas Mondal

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The scenario of LIS education and research in India and its overall development is very much progressive today. The number of library and information science departments has been increasing from 1960s and over time this subject has gradually emerged as a stream. In this study we will review the state and institutional distribution of the subject over time. As on 2017 the review has been done on total 1225 number of theses. Research in this subject has been steadily increasing since the 1980s and has so far been largely in the states of West. Bengal, Karnataka & Maharashtra. Karnataka University …

Bibliometric Survey On Incremental Learning In Text Classification Algorithms For False Information Detection, Yashoda Narayanprasad Barve Mrs., Preeti Mulay Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The false information or misinformation over the web has severe effects on people, business and society as a whole. Therefore, detection of misinformation has become a topic of research among many researchers. Detecting misinformation of textual articles is directly connected to text classification problem. With the massive and dynamic generation of unstructured textual documents over the web, incremental learning in text classification has gained more popularity. This survey explores recent advancements in incremental learning in text classification and review the research publications of the area from Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and IEEE databases and perform quantitative analysis by …

A Bibliometric Analysis Of Chinese Literature On Competency Skills Of Library Professionals In Mainland China, Chenwei Chen, Moses Mark Naga

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Taking China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) as the source of literature, this study made a bibliometric analysis on the trend of quantity of published literature, keywords of published literature, authors of published literature, institutions of published literature and publications of published literature above five aspects on the professional competency skills of library professionals in Mainland China from 2009 to 2019, and explained the development trend of the relevant research from a scientific point of view to provide a reference for the future construction of professional competency skills required for library professionals in Mainland China.

Employment Opportunities For New Academic Librarians: Assessing The Entry Level Jobs, Sudeshna Karmakar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Finding a position in a library can be challenging for recent Library and Information Science (LIS) graduates. While LIS students are often encouraged to seek out experience, network, and improve upon their technology skills in hopes of better improving their odds in the job market, little research exists to support this anecdotal advice. This study quantifies the academic and work experiences of recent LIS graduates in order to provide a better understanding of what factors most significantly influence the outcome of their academic library job searches. The survey results demonstrate that the job outlook is most positive for candidates, who …

Personal Impact Of Media Publicity During Covid-19 Pandemic And Awareness Among Generation Z In Jakarta, Indonesia, Elsa Roselina, Taufik Asmiyanto

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has caused anxiety and fear worldwide. In Indonesia, the Government has implemented large-scale social restrictions during pandemic and it causes trauma to the society. In addition, the information about the coronavirus disease were rapidly published and shared on various media and social networking sites which confuses the public society. Information plays a very important role in society in responding to a pandemic situation appropriately. The aim of this study is to determine the public awareness in dealing with the personal impact of media publicity during COVID-19 pandemic and relating the behaviour and attitude of …

Assessment Of Bibliographic Control Practices Available And Adopted By The National Library Of Nigeria In The Digital Age, Juliana Obiageri Akidi Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigated the bibliographic control practices available and adopted by the National Library of Nigeria (NLN) in the digital age. Three objectives and one hypothesis guided the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 736 staff of the National Library of Nigeria. The sample size was 178 comprising staff in the five departments purposively selected. The sampling technique used comprised a combination of purposive sampling and complete census of the sampled size. Structured questionnaire and checklist were the instruments used for data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics, using mean and standard …

Bibliometric Analysis Of The Littcrit – An Indian Response To Literature, K G Sudhier Dr., Dhanooja M N

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper presents a bibliometric study of the LITTCRIT – An Indian Response to Literature journal for the period from 2011 to 2015 (five years). The purpose of the study is to give a gist of research output in the journal and the content of the coverage in it. The study showed that, out of the 263 published documents, the highest percentage was articles (83.65%). Among the 220 contributors, 56.64% were females and the remaining 102 males (46.36%). The study identified that most of the articles were single authored (94.55%) and the rest by joint authors (6.43%). The degree of …

Collaborative Approach To Medical Information Resources Access For Education And Research, Dr. Rajendra Babu H, Dr. Mohan T A

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study assesses the effectiveness of medical consortium HELINET established in 2003 by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS). The use, productivity and impact of HELINET subscriptions to the electronic sources were analysed. 1207 responses obtained from 39 medical institutions includes 60.3% male and 39.7% female respondents includes the respondents include doctors, medical professionals, and other medical and para-medical, Clinical study practitioners, research scholars and students on HELINET resources from medical and super speciality subjects. 23.4% used e-resources for teaching and learning, 18.3% for research purpose, 10.3% and 10.2% used resources for patient care and course work respectively, …

Students’ Perception About Mphil Leading To Phd Program In Library And Information Science: A Case Study, Muhammad Jawwad, Pervaiz Ahmad

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper reports findings of three focus group interviews conducted to obtain students’ perception about MPhil (Master of Philosophy) leading to PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) program in Library and Information Science (LIS) at the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

The results represent four open-ended questions of discussion that comprise, (a) students’ opinion about the admission policy and procedure of this program, (b) students’ reflection on program of the study, (c) students’ view on the coursework curriculum and its relation with writing a research dissertation, and (d) students’ opinion about the availability of required facilities.

The key findings reveal that …

Use And Awareness Of E-Resources Among Research Scholars Of Literature Subjects In Banaras Hindu University, Mohd Shoaib Ansari

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

E-resources are a significant portion of library collections nowadays. These sources have a significant role in science and technology in comparison to social science and humanities subjects. There are not many online sources available in language and literature, and those available are scattered. Therefore, there is a necessity to study the use and awareness of e-resources of language and literature subjects. The current study is an endeavor to analyze the awareness and utilization of e-resources by the research scholars of the Faculty of Arts, Banaras Hindu University, and find out the problems and constraints the users face in accessing the …

The Utilization Of Flashcards In Children Information Literacy Development, Dessy Harisanty, Dyah Srirahayu, Tiara Kusumaningtiyas, Esti Anugrah, Islahun Permata, Dian Anggraeni

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A Flashcard is one of the media to develop student information literacy in which its application includes activities of analyzing, writing and telling stories. Storytelling is a process of reading that is useful to increase the courage to appear in public. This research used descriptive method. For preliminary research, we used experiments, making flash cards as learning media for elementary students. After that, the students were interviewed. The results of this study indicate that students are very enthusiastic to start a flashcard game that they think is fun. The benefits of a flashcard game include improving language skills, increasing the …

A Scientometric Profile Of Science Faculty Of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, India During 1990-2019, Manju N. Dubey, Pooja P. Dadhe

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Research productivity of any university is a reflection of its status quo in terms of its position in Higher Education Institution (HEI) ranking framework. This Scientometric study is an attempt to highlight the key features of research productivity of Science Faculty of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University based on the data collected from Web of Science database over a period of 30 years from 1990 to 2019.This article studied the publication trend by analysis of the 2229 research records. The major objectives of this study were to evaluate the research output in terms of number and type of publications, prolific …

A Study Of Public Libraries In India: Pre-Independence Period, R. K. Bhatt, Kandhasamy K

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Public libraries are plays a vital role in the society in terms of social, cultural and economic developments. Availability of public libraries in a society directly and indirectly reflects the knowledge of the people. By examining the historical movement of public libraries in different regions, we are better equipped to identify the existing gaps in the field of libraries and thereby provide valuable directions in the establishment of new libraries. The scope of this study is to give a bird’s eye view and critical analysis of age-old public libraries which existed in pre-independence India. Further it provides a detailed accounts …

A Scientometric Profile Of Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh (Assam) Through The Lens Of Web Of Science, During 1989-2020, Pranjal Deka

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Dibrugarh University(DU) is a leading higher educational institution in NE India. It has a significant impact on research and development. This study covers the research productivity of the university from 1989-2020 through the Web of Science Database. The study reveals that research publications of the university are growing day by day in different dimensions. The year 2019 is the most productive year of the university. The department of chemistry is a significant department for research productivity. The university has proper international and intranational coordination among various institutions and researchers.

The Role Of Librarians In Information Provision In Three Agriculture Libraries In Nigeria Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture, Federal University Of Agriculture Makurdi And Federal University Of Agriculture Abeokuta (Moua, Fuam, Funab), Lawal Mohammed Tukur

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study examines information resources in Agriculture University Libraries in Nigeria; the respondents are University Librarians in Federal University Agriculture Makurdi, Michael Okpara University Agriculture Abia, and Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, sampled by the researcher. The main objective of the study is to identify the information resources, in Agriculture University Libraries in Nigeria with view to examine the types of information resources available, in Agriculture University Libraries under study. Questionnaires were administered to University Librarians. The researcher has been taken the entire population of University Librarians that is three (3) of them. The questionnaires were retrieved and analyzed …

A Citation Analysis Of Chemistry Publications By Faculty Members And Research Scholars At University Of Mysore And Karnatak University, Kodandarama ., Chandrashekara M

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose-The study aims to analyse the resources used in the citations of 1365 research publications of University of Mysore and Karnatak University in the field of chemistry and prepares the core journal list and prolific authors. For any research and academic institutional libraries, books and journals are considered as key resources. As the resources are more and diverse, collection building is a tough task for librarians. Citation analysis is one of the best methods to list the most used resources by the users. The paper highlights the extent of use of different sources in the research publications of chemistry

Methodology-References …

Village Library Capacity Building For Community Empowerment: A Case Study In East Java, Indonesia, Endang Fitriyah Mannan, Esti Anugrah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The development of information and communication technology makes the process of capacity building a necessity for libraries including those located in rural areas. The purpose of this study is to analyze the capacity building process of village libraries. The research method used is a case study with a qualitative research approach to obtain detailed and in-depth data. This research was conducted in 3 village libraries located in Karanglo Village, Podoroto Village, and Tondo Wulan Village in Jombang Regency, East Java. The results showed that the village libraries had conducted capacity building with the aim of community empowerment. The capacity building …

Research On E- Resources: A Literature Analysis, Dr Indira B

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study is a literature analysis of Ph.D theses on e resources published from 2016-2019 selected randomly from Shodhganga, an open source digital repository of INFLIBNET. It is an attempt to create a generalization on the awareness, use pattern and problems faced by the users of e resources. The acquisition and management of e resources are also studied. Most of the studies concentrate on the use of e resources by the focus groups and majority of the studies are done on university libraries. Lack of awareness in using e resources is identified as a major problem and suggestions include library …

Research Contributions Of Faculty Members In State Universities Of Tamil Nadu, Jeyapragash Balasubramani, Muthuraj Anbalagan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study focuses on faculty member’s research productivity in State Universities of Tamil Nadu. The faculty member’s details were collected from 8 State Universities such as Alagappa University, Annamalai University, Bharathiar University, Bharathidasan University, Madurai Kamaraj University, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Periyar University and University of Madras. The Research productivity data were collected from Web of Science Database. It is found that total 1949 faculty members in different positions are available in State Universities of Tamil Nadu. It is also found that Annamalai University has highest number (654) of faculty members when compared to other universities. It is further analyzed that …

Transposing Public Libraries For Effective Information Services Delivery And Rural Development: The Nigerian Focus, Chukwuemeka Chukwueke

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

As day go by, the issue of information services delivery becomes very vital to the survival of the human race. However, the libraries remain the only avenue through which effective information services can be delivered. As to whether most of these libraries, especially, the public libraries, are living up to the expectation in terms of the delivery of effective information services and rural development attainment, remains a major issue. Sadly, it could be right to say that most public libraries in Nigeria are not what they should be, compared with their counterparts in the developed nations. However, the negligence of …