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Determinants Of Quality Performance Of Library Staff Of Academic Libraries, Edward Asante, Patrick Baayel, Kenneth Wilson Adjei Budu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigated the determinants of quality performance of library staff of selected academic libraries in Ghana. The study aimed at establishing the core determinants of quality performance and its sustainability in academic libraries. The study chooses a quantitative approach where the questionnaires were used as instruments to collect data on information on determinants of quality performance of library staff in selected academic libraries in Ghana. Out of 151 questionnaires administered, 146 were obtained representing 96.6%. Smart PLS3 software was used to analyse the quantitative data collected. The convergent, discriminant validity assessment were all acceptable and within the thresholds. The …

Bibliotherapy And Reduction Of Examination Anxiety Among Undergraduates Students Of Faculty Of Education, University Of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, Andrew Oshiotse Okwilagwe Professor, Francisca Uloaku Maswell Miss

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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This study investigated bibliotherapy as factor if influencing examination anxiety of undergraduate students of Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design of Expost type. The study population of 1,557 undergraduate students of the Faculty of Education from which a total of 311 undergraduate students were selected from Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria adopting the systematic random sampling technique. The questionnaire was the main instrument for data collection. It consists of 47 questions arranged in three sections. Simple percentage, mean, standard deviation and correlation were used …

Influence Of Organisational Culture On Job Satisfaction Of Library Personnel In Selected Academic Libraries In Three States In South-West, Nigeria, Esther Oluwayimika Ariyo Miss, Andrew Oshiotse Okwilagwe Professor

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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This study investigated the influence of organisational culture on job satisfaction of library personnel in selected academic libraries in three States in South-west, Nigeria. Relevant literature on organisational culture and library organization effectiveness, job satisfaction of library personnel performance; organizational culture and job satisfaction of library personnel was reviewed. The descriptive research design of the survey type was adopted for this study. The study population consisted of 265 library personnel who were selected from three academic libraries in three states in South-west, Nigeria. Data collected, were analyzed using simple percentages and Pearson Product Moment Correlation analysis. The study provides …

Use And Access Of Grey Literature By The Scholars Of Aligarh Muslim University With Reference To Arts, Social Sciences, And Sciences: A Study, Abdul Moid, M Masoom Raza, Keshwar Jahan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The aim of this study is to examine the use and access of grey literature by Scholars of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and to evaluate the grey literature contents along with general contents in AMU Repository. The study used a quantitative approach using the survey method to collect data by applying the questionnaire as a tool and analyzing the archived resources in AMU repository. Results showed that the Thesis is the highest in number among other archived resources in AMU Repository. Based on the survey, majority of the Scholars opted Theses & Dissertations as the most essential resources for their …

Change In Student Understanding Of Modeling During First Year Engineering Courses, Farshid Marbouti, Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Matthew A. Verleger

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

All engineers must be able to apply and create models to be effective problem solvers, critical thinkers, and innovative designers. To be more successful in their studies and careers, students need a foundational knowledge about models. An adaptable approach can help students develop their modeling skills across a variety of modeling types, including physical models, mathematical models, logical models, and computational models. Physical models (e.g., prototypes) are the most common type of models that engineering students identify and discuss during the design process. There is a need to explicitly focus on varying types of models, model application, and model development …

Women In Engineering: Promoting Identity Exploration And Professional Development, Maureen C. Smith, Jinny Rhee, Belle Wei

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Engineering colleges are concerned about retention of women, especially women of color, in their programs. One possible solution is to promote undergraduate women's engineering identity. This paper describes an evaluation of a one-day technical and professional development conference for undergraduate women in engineering and computer science, which focused on understanding and facilitating engineering identity. Data on the impact of the conference and engineering identity, were collected in pre- and post-conference surveys. The pre-conference survey assessed demographic information (e.g., first generation status, ethnicity), engineering student identity (i.e., commitment to engineering major; engineering competence, and engineering agency), social support, and reasons for …

Implementing Competency-Based Assessment In An Undergraduate Thermodynamics Course, Nicole Okamoto

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

This paper examines the implementation of competency-based learning assessment in an undergraduate thermodynamics course. Following a method presented for an undergraduate dynamics class at the 2018 ASEE Annual Conference, subject matter in this class was divided into three categories - preliminary, required, and supplementary topics. Each category included multiple sub-topics, with a total of 13 sub-topics for the whole semester. Students were quizzed on each subtopic. Students could not take quizzes on topics in the next category unless they received a score of 88% or better on all the quizzes in the current category. Student scores on specific final exam …

Making The Move From C To Python With Mechanical Engineering Students, Burford J. Furman, Salman Ahsan, Eric Wertz

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Work is underway in the Mechanical Engineering Department at San Jose State University to transition the first course in computer programming (ME 30 Computer Applications) and a follow-on course, ME 106 Fundamentals of Mechatronics, from C to Python. Both courses make extensive use of a microcontroller to teach the fundamentals in both subjects, and heretofore have used the C language and the Arduino platform, but now both courses have moved to Python and to the Adafruit Feather M4 Express board, which can run Python natively on its associated microcontroller. Prior to the transition to Python, ME 30 had a relatively …

Strategies To Increase The 4-Year Graduation Rate Of Engineering Students At Xxx University, Patricia R. Backer, Cindy Kato

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

San Jos© State University (SJSU) has implemented several strategies to increase its graduation and retention rates. One of these strategies was block scheduling. Incoming freshmen students in the College of Engineering were put into at least two classes with the same students so that they formed a learning community. This effort began in Fall 2015 and the first four-year graduates received their degrees in 2019. Overall, the percent of engineering students graduating in four years has increased from 7.3% for Fall 2013 freshmen to 17.4% for Fall 2015 freshmen, our first cohort in this project. We surveyed all the engineering …

A Technology Pathway Program In Data Technology And Applications, Valerie A. Carr, Morris E. Jones, Belle Wei

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

With an exponential increase in user-generated data, there is a strong and increasing demand for employees possessing both technical skills and knowledge of human behavior. Supported by funds from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education, we have begun to address this need by developing a technology pathway program in data technology and applications at a large, minority-serving public university. As part of this program, an interdisciplinary team of faculty created a new minor in Applied Computing for Behavioral and Social Sciences. A large number of diverse students are studying behavioral and social sciences, and the ability to model …

Implementation Of Anear-Peer Mentoring Program Between A High School Technology Class And A University Senior Design Engineering Class, James S. Mokri, Nicole Okamoto, Sorin Ion Neagu

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Near-peer mentoring has been shown to result in improvements in student academic engagement and achievement in STEM fields due to the synergy between mentors and mentees. This paper discusses the elements of a program established between Independence High school (IHS) students in San Jose, CA and San Jose State University (SJSU) Mechanical Engineering students to expand hands-on education and to encourage a STEM pathway for technical education of both the IHS and SJSU students. This paper outlines an informal program where technically inclined high school students who are drawn to automotive technology work with SJSU seniors working on their senior …

Impact Of A Sketch-Based Tutoring System At Multiple Universities, Vimal Kumar Viswanathan, Josh Taylor Hurt, Tracy Anne Hammond, Benjamin W. Caldwell, Kimberly Grau Talley, Julie S. Linsey

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Large class sizes in engineering programs often prevent instructors from providing detailed and meaningful feedback to students on their homework problems. While the literature shows that frequent and immediate formative feedback has several benefits in terms of knowledge gain and academic motivation, several instructors struggle to provide any feedback. Motivated by this inability, a sketch-based virtual tutoring system, named Mechanix, has been developed and implemented. Mechanix lets the students to sketch their freebody diagram on a virtual interface and the process involved is very close to using a pencil and paper. The system provides real-time feedback on the accuracy of …

Evaluation Of A Puzzle-Based Virtual Platform For Improving Spatial Visualization Skills In Engineering Freshmen, Vimal Kumar Viswanathan, Sadaqatali Hussainali Mirza, Chitra R. Nayak, Maria Calhoun

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Being able to spatially visualize and mentally rotate is a key skill necessary to succeed in graphics and subsequent engineering courses. Recent research has focused on methods to develop Spatial Visualization (SV) skills in engineering students, as it is a key skill to succeed in most of the STEM fields. However, in most of the engineering schools, the instructors find it very difficult to develop keen SV skills in students. The major factors contributing to this challenge include, but not limited to the huge class sizes, limited time to teach the material, lack of effective demonstrations and the unavailability of …

Comparing Students' Solutions To An Open-Ended Problem In An Introductory Programming Course With And Without Explicit Modeling Interventions, Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Matthew A. Verleger, Farshid Marbouti

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Engineers must understand how to build, apply, and adapt various types of models in order to be successful. Throughout undergraduate engineering education, modeling is fundamental for many core concepts, though it is rarely explicitly taught. There are many benefits to explicitly teaching modeling, particularly in the first years of an engineering program. The research questions that drove this study are: (1) How do students' solutions to a complex, open-ended problem (both written and coded solutions) develop over the course of multiple submissions? and (2) How do these developments compare across groups of students that did and did not participate in …

Customization Of Koha Online Public Access Catalogue: An Experimental Study, Dr. Anupam Chanda

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: An online public access catalogue (OPAC) is an online database of all the resources and materials available in a particular library. OPAC could potentially replace the old fashioned card catalogue as a means of helping library users to find the resources which they want. The purpose of the study is to explore various aspects of the customization of Koha OPAC.

Methodology: An experimental research method has been adopted for the study to customize the OPAC. HTML, Java and CSS coding has been used as a command to customize the front view of the OPAC.

Findings: Koha OPAC is distributed …

Hsu, Tai-Ran, San Jose State University

Emeritus and Retired Faculty Biographies

National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C., Mechanical Engineering, B.S. 1959

University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada, Mechanical Engineering, M.S., 1963

McGill University, Montreal, Canada, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., 1968

Factors Influencing Higher Similarity And Plagiarism Amongst Research Scholars: A Comparative Case Study Of Two Indian Universities- Centers Of Higher Education, Deepti Madaan, Rupak Chakravarty, Prof. Dlis

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Higher Education is gaining momentum in every domain. There is a strong passion and pressure to undertake research and find solutions to the problems plaguing Higher Education. In the pressure to enhance ones career prospects leads to instances of academic misconduct like plagiarism which is adversely affecting the academia. Different studies have brought into light different reasons behind it. This study is also an attempt to analyse the reasons/factors which create hindrance in the way of original research. The study explores various factors which are prevalent among the research scholars of social sciences and sciences of GNDU, Amritsar and PU, …

Towards Institutional Repository Sustainability: Lecturers Awareness, Patronage And Content Submission To The University Of Cape Coast Repository, Ebenezer Martin-Yeboah, Christopher Kwame Filson, Kwame Boohene

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Having been hardest hit by the crisis of inadequate funding for journal subscription, academic institutions, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa have embraced open access institutional repositories as alternative means of scholarly communication. Upon the embrace of this approach to knowledge sharing, the University of Cape Coast’s Institutional Repository, UCCSpace, like most academic repositories, has had to contend with the issues of sustainability in the area of content recruitment. The study thus assesses lecturers’ awareness and perception of institutional repositories in the context of content population and sustainability of IRs. Through the Descriptive Survey Design, the study engages 714 lecturers in a …

Research Productivity In Human Genetics During 2014 – 2018: A Scientometric Approach, Priya Saravanan, Natarajan Radhakrishnan, Abdoulaye Kaba

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

An attempt is made for bringing out the growth of literature on human genetics. Web of Science database has been used to retrieve the data of five years (2014-2018) by searching a keyword “Human Genetics" in the combined topics, abstract and keywords fields. The scientometric tools and techniques such as document type, year wise distributions, language, and country wise distribution are used for measuring the outputs. Findings of the study indicate that more than 1966 (20.51%) research articles were published in the year 2016. English was the dominant language with 9393 (97.9%) followed by German with 71(0.7%). For the contributing …

Assessment Of Research Output On Bamboo In India: A Bibliometric Study, Dr. Ashutosh Agrahari, C. P. Chaudhary, Prof. S. N. Singh, Malabika Acharjee

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study assessed the research output on Bamboo for a period of 29 years (1989-2018). The web of science database has been used to retrieve worldwide publication records on bamboo research. The records were analysed using the descriptive statistics. Based on the retrieved data, various aspect of literature on bamboo research analysed and interpreted. The performance of the most productivity countries, authors, journals, Institution wise, and Growth rate and doubling time have assessed. The articles were classified as Research, review and others and grouped under 22 subjects to identify the subject coverage of bamboo research. The study found a positive …

A Literature Review On Islamic Estate Planning From Year 2014 To 2019, Muhammad MuiʻZz Abdullah, Naimah Mohamad Nasir, Nasrul Hisyam Nor Muhamad, Muhammad Ridhwan Ab. Aziz, Abdul Bari Awang, Mek Wok Mahmud

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A systematic property planning is one of the most important processes to ensure that the accumulated property over a person's lifetime can be fully utilized for goodness especially by their heirs. However, there are many problems of neglection and postponement in islamic estate distribution among the heirs nowadays, which result in difficulties in the management process. In fact, because of the unfamiliarity of the property distribution process among the heirs has caused them to ignore existing solutions. Therefore, this article aims to study the factors leading to delays in islamic estate administration and to highlight solutions to the arising issues …

Authorship Pattern Of 21st Century Data Science Research: A Scientometric Evaluation, Arindam Sarkar, Ashok Pal, Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study tries to focus on the various facets of authorship pattern in data science during 2001-2018. Annual growth rate of articles, authorship pattern, author productivity rate, degree of collaboration, author collaboration network visualization and finally the application of Lotka’s law are the major thrust of this research. The highest AGR 46.43% was noticed in the year 2016 followed by 39.53% in 2014 and 37.67% in 2015. The lowest AGR -20.75% was noticed in the year 2002. Only 21.83% articles were published by single author whereas 78.17% articles contributed by two or more than two authors. The lowest AAPP …

Trends In Annual Seminar Papers Of Ahmedabad Library Network: A Bibliometric Analysis, Shanti P Chaudhari, Atul Bhatt, Shishirkumar H. Mandalia

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A Bibliometric Study of Communications Published in Journal of Informetrics from 2012 to 2016. This research study demonstrates a bibliometric study of scholarly communication published by Ahmedabad Library Network (ADINET) in proceedings of annual conference (seminar). ADINET celebrates Librarian’s Day every year to commemorate the birthday of Dr. S R Ranganathan by organizing seminar in Gujarat, a leading state of India. This bibliometric study is intended to bring out the results of seminar proceedings published by ADINET from 2005 to 2019. This study investigated 176 papers published in Proceedings of ADINET seminar during 15 years. Study revealed that most of …

Patterns Of Authorship And Scientific Collaboration In Education: The Production Of Colombia In Esci, Alexander Maz-Machado, Bibiana Muñoz-Ñungo, David Gutiérrez-Rubio, Carmen León-Mantero

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper aims to carry out a bibliometric study on the scientific production on Education that occurs in Colombia and it is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) database. To carry out this study, the data related to the documents indexed in the ESCI database of WoS were downloaded and, by counting frequencies, the patterns of document production by journal and by year, the most productive institutions, the indicators of collaboration in authorship and the type of collaboration were identified. An increase in co-authorship and collaboration rates, as well as in international collaboration was detected for the examined …

Use And Awareness Of Reading Habits Among Ug Students Of Government College For Women Library Chintamani : A Survey, Amaravathi Amaravathi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Objectives of Present study is to Know Number of questionnaires distributed and received from UG students of government college for women’s library chinthamani, followed by Gender Wise Responses Received, Age wise responses received from the students, Membership of the library, Frequency of visit to the library, Purpose of visit to the library, Time spent in the library , Barrowing Books from the library, channels of getting awareness about reading materials, Barrowing reading materials from the library ,

Digital Literacy Skills Of Undergraduate Students Of Library And Information Science On The Utilization Of Electronic Information Resources In Two Federal Universities In Nigeria, Inemesit Udom Udoh Mr., Glory E. Ekpenyong Mrs., Olusola Olowookere Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study examined digital literacy skills of undergraduate students of Library and Information Science on the Utilization of Electronic Information Resources in Two Federal Universities in Nigeria. Five (5) objectives were framed to guide the study. The descriptive survey design was adopted. The population of the study was 250 final year students comprising 182 and 68 students from the Departments of Library and Information Science, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, (MOUAU) and University of Uyo (UNIUYO) from the 2015/2016 session, respectively. The accidental (aka convenience) sampling technique was used to select 120 respondents for the study. Data were collected …

Information And Communication Technology (Ict) And Libraries: Research Mapping And Scientometric Overview With Special Reference To Indian Research, Prakash E.R., Umesha Naik Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is of paramount importance in modern-day libraries and information centres. ICT helps in capturing, processing, storing, and communicating information. No library can still rely only on traditional printed information resources to perform effectively and efficiently (Etebu, 2010). The present study investigated the various realms of research pursued focusing on ICT with respect to libraries and made an effort to map the research scientometrically with a special reference to India. ICT and library related SCOPUS records are elicited and analysed to make a review of the research pursued by professionals in the field. A …

Scientometric Analysis Of Nanotechnology Research With Special Reference To India (2008-17), Banasri Deka, Tilak Hazarika

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Nanotechnology research covered in the Web of Science database during the period 2008-17 has been analyzed. A total of 16935 articles were retrieved and this forms the basis of this study. The growth of the article over the study window is 123 articles per year. 2017 is the most productive year with 2220 (13%, approx) articles. Journals and authors' productivity are analyzed based on their h-index and z-index. Among the 30 top productive journals taken for the study, ACS Nano is occupying the top position with 400 articles. The paired t-test showed a strong and significant correlation of h-index and …

Citation Analysis Of Doctoral Theses Submitted To The Department Of Library And Information Science, Gauhati University (2011-2017), Banasri Deka, Jitu Das

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study is done by collecting and analyzing the references from the thirty theses submitted to the Department of Library and Information Science, Gauhati University in between 2011 to 2017. The year-wise distribution of theses is tabulated. From the 30 theses, 3684 citations have been retrieved where journals are found to be the most preferable source material followed by books and conference proceedings. Among the top 40 highly cited journals, 18 journals are from the UK followed by 14 from India. DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology is on top rank with 72 citations. The citation half-life of …

Sjsu Erfa Board Minutes, June 1, 2020, San Jose State University, Emeritus And Retired Faculty Association

SJSU ERFA Minutes

SJSU ERFA Executive Board Minutes

June 1, 2020