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Information And Communication Technology Infrastructures And Staff Competence As Correlates Of Effective Resource Sharing In University Libraries In North Central, Nigeria, Tomi Babatunde, Jibril A. Alhassan Prof, Gideon A. Babalola Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper examined Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Infrastructures and Staff Competence as Correlates of Effective Resource Sharing in University Libraries in North Central, Nigeria. Objectives of the study was to find out the Information and Communication Technology infrastructures available for effective resource sharing and to ascertain the competencies of staff in the use of ICT for effective resource sharing in university libraries in North Central, Nigeria. Two research questions and one null hypothesis guided the study. The study adopted survey research design and the population comprised sixty (60) librarians. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data …

Media Literacy To Overcome Cyberbullying: Case Study In An Elementary School In Bandung Indonesia, Nuning Kurniasih, Engkus Kuswarno, Andri Yanto, Dadang Sugiana

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Cyberbullying of children is a very worrying phenomenon. Media literacy is needed to avoid children from cyberbullying. This study aims to formulate media literacy in children in primary schools on several research focuses, namely on how students' understanding of cyberbullying, efforts of students and schools to overcome cyberbullying and media literacy to overcome cyberbullying in elementary school students. The method used in this study is a qualitative research method with a case study approach. We selected the 5th-grade students and the teachers from a Private Elementary School in Bandung Indonesia to become research informants. Meanwhile, the triangulation is done through …

Indian Wheat Research Output In Two Decades: A Bibliometric Study Based On Scopus Data From 1996-2015, Anil Kumar Siwach

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the Indian wheat research output during 1996 to 2015 from a bibliometric point of view.

Methodology: The data for the study was extracted from Scopus database for the 20 years time period from 1996-2015 using the keywords identified through MeSH. A total of 8554 Indian papers on wheat research were selected and analyzed to study the year-wise output, most prolific authors, document types, top journals, top institutions, international collaborations, funding agencies, citation profile and top cited papers.

Findings: With 8.52% of the global research output on wheat, India …

Use Of Electronic Information Resources By Post Graduate Students Of Jss Ahear Constituent Colleges, Shylendra Kumar B Librarian, Kishore Kumar S Deputy Librarian, Jeya Chitra M Library Professional

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present work explains the E-resources utility by 200 students of JSS AHER constituent colleges and departments. A data’s were collected through a standard questionnaire. The study explores the level of understanding and usefulness of e-resources. It was identified from the study that the electronic resources are slowly replacing with print media. A sample of 200 students from the various colleges &departments of JSS AHER was evaluated and the response rate was found to be 80per cent. The aim of this study was to assess the level of information accessed by the students. The data was collected through structured questionnaires …

Webometric Analysis Of Icssr Sponsored Research Institutions In India, Ashok Pal Dr., Sanjoy Kar, Sovan Sardar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the websites of social science research institutions in India; especially Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) sponsored institutions and ranked them accordingly. Using various online SEO tools websites of these institutes have been analysed. Gujarat Institute of Development Research holds the numero uno status on the basis of Simple Web Impact Factor (0.6736) and Internal-link Web Impact Factor (0.6551). Institute for Studies in Industrial Development holds the rank one position on the basis of External-link Web Impact Factor of 0.0404. Centre for Policy Research with 53 Domain Authority score and …

Narrative Literature Review On Target Cash Conversion Cycle, Speed Of Adjustment And Determinants, Nufazil Ahangar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this paper is to review research on target cash conversion cycle, speed of adjustment and determinants of CCC and suggest agenda for future research. Using narrative literature review method, the present study reviews 339 journal articles. Detailed narrative review reveals that target cash conversion cycle, speed of adjustment and determinants of CCC phenomenon are not fully explored and need the attention of researchers.

Componential Study Of Lis Websites And Blogs As Tools For Communication, Mohammadi Asra Sultana

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library and Information Science professionals are using technology indigenously to their benefit. Websites and blogs serve their purpose of communicating with their users and bringing to the fore the diverse resources, services and requisite information which is of immense utility to the users as utmost care is taken to create a well designed, organized and structured portal. This study is taken up to investigate the features included in LIS websites and blogs which guides and helps our fraternity to develop a state of the art site.

Use Of Customized Marc Framework For Recording Books In Koha: With Special References To Public Libraries Of West Bengal, Rounak Biswas

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library automation means a high degree of mechanization of various routine and repetitive tasks to be performed by library staffs. Presently, public libraries of West Bengal are moving towards automation with koha. Koha, being open source software, allows extensive customization. Most of the libraries are now use their own bibliographic framework for recording different type of documents to save the time of data entry work. This paper highlights the need of customized MARC framework for books in libraries with an instance of use of customized MARC framework in Public libraries of West Bengal.

A Vacant Approach For Ranking Of Open Access Journals Of India’S: A Scientific Evaluation, Shakil Ahmad, Abdurahiman Pattukuthu, Sameh Nour Mahfouz, Abu Waris, Isam Mohmmed Abdel-Magid Ahmed

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The aim of this research is to show the presence and effect of vacant approaches to open access journals of India’s scientific journal with a view published in 2018. The excellence of the scientific journal mainly formed bibliometric indicators; Journal Impact Factor (JIF), Eigen Factor Score (ES), SCImago Journal Rank Indicator (SJR), Cite Score rank and Google Index rank. A special vacant approach of open access journals of India was chosen from their community. JIFs and ESs were collected from the Journal citation report and the SJR and Cite Score from the Scopus database, Google index from google scholar Metrix. …

Open Educational Resources: Initiatives In India, Praveen Shukla

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper tries to discuss the concept of open education resources, creative commons licensing and the initiatives taken by India with regards to the open education resources, it presents a variety of open educational resources in India as National Digital Library of India, SWAYAM, E GYANKOSH, SWAM PRABHA, NCERT, Consortium for Educational Communication,, NPTEL etc. The paper highlights the pros and challenges of the open educational resources and the role of library professionals in the changing scenario.

Evaluating The Use Of Information Systems Among Employees In Food And Beverage Companies In Lagos, Nigeria, Nelson Ige

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information system is a collection of interrelated components that collect, process, store, organize, retrieve, manage and provide information to support business activities, decision making, and performance in an organization. Information systems use is a computerized database of information, organized, and programmed in a way that produces regular reports on the operations for every employee in the company. This paper presents findings from adapted questionnaire on the extent of information systems use by employees in Lagos State of Nigeria.. The study was carried out using a survey design to collect data from 200 respondents in 10 companies. Data collected was analyzed …

Awareness And Use Of Academic Social Networking Sites Among Library And Information Science Professionals In North Eastern Region In India, Stephen G, Pramanathan U

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A variety of Academic Social Networking (ASN) Platforms, Including ResearchGate, Academia.edu and Google Scholar, have gained popularity over the past decades. A common capability of many of these academic social networking websites is to provide an online repository to which users can upload and share research papers. Now 10 years since the launch of the three main platforms which currently lead the market (Academia.edu, ResearchGate, and Mendeley), it is timely to review how and why ASNS are used. Recently Microsoft Academic also. These sites allow uploading academic articles, abstracts, and links to published articles; track demand for published articles, and …

Applying Ifla Standards To Compile National Standards: Standardization Activities In Iran, Mohammad Karim Saberi, Fatemeh Pazooki

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is a leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. One of the objectives assumed by IFLA as an independent, international, nongovernmental, and nonprofit organization is promotion of high-level standards for presentation of library and information services. Over the past fifty years, IFLA has codified a wide range of standards at all fields of library and information services. Translating IFLA standards, different countries of the world make use of these standards in order to present enhanced library and information services. Even though, in Iran, …

Impact And Usefulness Of E-Resources On Delivering Knowledge In Contemporary Learning Environments Of Medical Colleges In Kerala: A Study, Rony Sebastian, Dr.P Muthumari

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Advances in ICT and increased availability of e-resources at affordable cost during the past few decades have brought radical changes in the way information is gathered, stored, organized, accessed, retrieved and consumed. The present study analyses the impact and usefulness of E-resources on delivering knowledge in contemporary learning environments of medical colleges in Kerala. The main objectives of the study are to identify the level of awareness, purpose, frequency, access points, key constraints and level of satisfaction towards the use of e-resources among the undergraduate students of Medical colleges. A descriptive survey method was chosen by using a well-structured questionnaire …

Assessment Of Selection And Acquisition Techniques Of College Of Education Libraries: A Case Study Of College Of Education Zuba Library, Fct Abuja, Hussaini Musa

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study was carried out to identify the assessment of selection and acquisition processes of book and other materials in College of Education Zuba Library. The research method used is survey method. The population of the study is staffs of the College of Education Zuba Library which the number twenty-eight (28) and there is no sampling since the population is manageable. Questionnaire was used to elicit data from twenty-eight (28) respondents. The data was analyzed using table, frequency and simple percentages. The following findings emerged from analysis of the data: lecturers select majority of the materials; also that the book …

Does Authenticity Really Matter? Exploring The Middle-Aged And Elderly Users’ Motivations To Share Information On Social Media, Chieh Liu, Ting-Yu Wu, Wayland Chang

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

With information and communication technologies’ rapid development, gradually increased have been both the number of social media users and people receiving information via various social media platforms. There was plenty of misinformation that runs alongside may have harmful effects on individuals' well-being. More importantly, the middle-aged and elderly people might serve as unintentional accomplices in spreading misinformation. To deal with these issues, more understandings should be garnered about the nature of both middle-aged and elderly users’ information sharing behavior via social media. This study examined users’ motivations through a survey questionnaire, and a total of 268 valid responses were obtained. …

Scientometric Study Of The Research Performance On Oceanography: The World Perspective, Jiaur Rahaman, Saddam Hosaain, Sadik Batcha M

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Scientometric methods and resulting citations have been applied to investigate the scientific performance of country. The study examines performance on the basis of output published in the Oceanographic Research output during the study period 2015 to 2019 at the world perspective. A total of 3212 articles were retrieved according to the selection criteria from Web of Science database. The study focuses on various aspect of the Oceanography Research such as growth of publications, prolific authors, document types and institutions involved. The highest number of publication is in the year 2016 with 1179 records, whereas the minimum records published in 2019 …

Mobile Technology In Libraries: A Survey Of Periodical Literature Published In Emerald Database, Dr.K.P Singh, Manir Uddin Ansari

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this study is to explore the growth and development of periodical literature on “Mobile Technology” from the March 2002 to March 2019. The bibliographic data of the articles has been collected from the 18 leading peer-reviewed journals by using keywords such as “Mobile Technology”, “Smartphone”, “SMS” etc. indexed in Emerald database (www.emeraldinsight.com). For analyzing and interpretation, a bibliographic detail of the articles such as author, title, year, types of paper, place of publication, source, etc has been recorded in the MS-Excel sheet (2007). The result indicates that a total 113 articles on Mobile Technology published …

An Expanded Catalogue Of Low Surface Brightness Galaxies In The Coma Cluster Using Subaru/Suprime-Cam, Adebusola B. Alabi, Aaron J. Romanowsky, Duncan A. Forbes, Jean P. Brodie, Nobuhiro Okabe

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

We present a catalogue of low surface brightness (LSB) galaxies in the Coma cluster obtained from deep Subaru/Suprime-Cam V- and R-band imaging data within a region of -4 deg2. We increase the number of LSB galaxies presented in Yagi et al. (2016) by a factor of -3 and report the discovery of 29 new ultradiffuse galaxies (UDGs). We compile the largest sample of UDGs with colours and structural parameters in the Coma cluster. While most UDGs lie along the red-sequence relation of the colour–magnitude diagram, -16 per cent are outside (bluer or redder) the red-sequence region of Coma cluster galaxies. …

Construction Of Classroom Community In A Full-Inclusion District: Comparative Case Studies With Elementary School Teachers, Tri Nguyen

Dissertations

This research documented how elementary school teachers build, structure, and maintain classroom community in a full-inclusion district. Specifically, this study applied Invitational Theory to investigate the relationship between a full-inclusion school model and the construction of classroom community. The study focused on the teachers’ behaviors to structure and maintain an environment of inclusion, care, and belonging. This qualitative comparative case study documented teachers’ behaviors over a series of 10 weeks at the start of the school year. Documentation evidence of classroom community- building were collected in two formats: classroom observations and teacher interviews. By the end of the observational period, …

Expressions, Winter 2020, San Jose State University, College Of The Humanities And The Arts

Expressions (College of Humanities and the Arts)

College of Humanities and the Arts Newsletter

Affordances And Constraints: Pre-Service Science Educators Co-Teaching In Support Of Ells, Steven Drouin, Katya Aguilar, Virginia Lehmkuhl-Dakhwe

Faculty Publications

Co-teaching has increasingly been utilized as an alternative model for the student teaching experience in pre-service education. Recent literature highlights potential for co-teachers to develop by engaging in cycles of inquiry in learning communities. The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of a science student teacher who engaged in cycles of inquiry around supporting English language learners (ELLs) in a co-teaching student teaching placement. This qualitative case study involved a science mentor teacher and a science student teacher engaged in a yearlong co-teaching placement. Data sources included surveys, interviews, and written and oral lesson plans and reflections. …

Evolution Of Integration, Build, Test, And Release Engineering Into Devops And To Devsecops, Vishnu Pendyala

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Software engineering operations in large organizations are primarily comprised of integrating code from multiple branches, building, testing the build, and releasing it. Agile and related methodologies accelerated the software development activities. Realizing the importance of the development and operations teams working closely with each other, the set of practices that automated the engineering processes of software development evolved into DevOps, signifying the close collaboration of both development and operations teams. With the advent of cloud computing and the opening up of firewalls, the security aspects of software started moving into the applications leading to DevSecOps. This chapter traces the journey …

Prevalence And Types Of Incivility In Occupational Therapy Fieldwork, Deborah J. Bolding, Travis Dudley, Adrienne Dahlmeier, Lauren Bland, Aimee Castro, Adrianna Covarrubias

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Civility between health professions students and fieldwork educators enhances positive learning outcomes, while incivility can lead to stress, loss of confidence, mistakes, disengagement, and decreased patient outcomes. A survey of recent graduates of occupational therapy programs (N = 247) explored the prevalence and types of incivility and bullying experienced during their Level II fieldwork experiences. Respondents reported that incivility in fieldwork education was widespread, with more severe experiences of bullying reported by 16% of respondents. Occupational therapy programs and fieldwork educators must take an active role in prevention and management of uncivil behaviors, and promote positive academic and patient care …

Effect Of Geometrical Properties On Strength Of Externally Prestressed Steel-Concrete Composite Beams, Anwar B. Abu-Sena, Ibrahim G. Shaaban, Mohamed S. Soliman, Khaled Abd Allah Mohamed Gharib

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

A parametric study was carried out to investigate the structural behaviour of composite steel-concrete T-beams under different prestressing conditions. The studied parameters include different cases of loading, tendon profiles, beam spans, initial prestressing levels and different dimensions of steel sections and concrete deck. The studied beams were modelled by the finite-element software Ansys. The effect of three geometrical parameters was investigated for three different tendon profiles. It was found that straight tendon profiles are more appropriate for beams under distributed loads, whereas a draped tendon profile is more convenient for beams under concentrated loads. In addition, the ratio of the …

2020 Silicon Valley Pain Index, Scott Myers-Lipton

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

Is It Permissible To Teach Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation In A Critical Thinking Course?, Anand Jayprakash Vaidya

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

This essay argues for the permissibility of teaching Buddhist mindfulness meditation in a critical thinking course. One might object that Buddhist mindfulness meditation is part of a religion, and religions are thought to be dogmatic and uncritical, and thus inappropriate for a critical thinking course. However, I argue that there is a pathway from the importance of self-regulation for good critical thinking to the permissibility of including mindfulness meditation in a critical thinking course. I offer three arguments for the permissibility of inclusion: the self-regulation argument, the expansion by way of cognitive science argument, and the persistence through emotional volatility …

Indian Engineering Education Needs A Reboot, Claire Komives

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

Pregnancy Intentions And Outcomes Among Transgender, Nonbinary, And Gender-Expansive People Assigned Female Or Intersex At Birth In The United States: Results From A National, Quantitative Survey, Heidi Moseson, Laura Fix, Jen Hastings, Ari Stoeffler, Mitchell R. Lunn, Annesa Flentje, Micah E. Lubensky, Matthew R. Capriotti, Sachiko Ragosta, Hannah Forsberg, Juno Obedin-Maliver

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Background: Transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive (TGE) people experience pregnancy. Quantitative data about pregnancy intentions and outcomes of TGE people are needed to identify patterns in pregnancy intentions and outcomes and to inform clinicians how best to provide gender-affirming and competent pregnancy care. Aims: We sought to collect data on pregnancy intentions and outcomes among TGE people assigned female or intersex at birth in the United States. Methods: Collaboratively with a study-specific community advisory team, we designed a customizable, online survey to measure sexual and reproductive health experiences among TGE people. Eligible participants included survey respondents who identified as a man …

Globular Clusters In Coma Cluster Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies (Udgs): Evidence For Two Types Of Udg?, Duncan A. Forbes, Adebusola Alabi, Aaron J. Romanowsky, Jean P. Brodie, Nobuo Arimoto

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) reveal extreme properties. Here, we compile the largest study to date of 85 globular cluster (GC) systems around UDGs in the Coma cluster, using new deep ground-based imaging of the known UDGs and existing imaging from the Hubble Space Telescope of their GC systems. We find that the richness of GC systems in UDGs generally exceeds that found in normal dwarf galaxies of the same stellar mass. These GC-rich UDGs imply haloes more massive than expected from the standard stellar mass–halo mass relation. The presence of such overly massive haloes presents a significant challenge to the latest …