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Measuring The Effects Of Library Anxiety & Different Forms Of Stress On Academic Performance Of University Students, Ayman Akbar, Muhammad Shahzad Chaudhry Dr., Khurram Shahzad

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library anxiety plays a critical role in academic performance of the students. Anxiety is the feeling of disturbance while doing some important work. Everybody feels anxious in a daily life routine. Anxiety affects thinking and behavior. Previous research showed that there was a negative correlation among study anxiety and educational performance of the students. Students cannot achieve their goals if they are having library anxiety. No study had been done to identify the study anxiety sources in the universities of Pakistan so there was a need to report this crucial situation. The major objective of the current study was to …

User’S Needs And Behaviour Of Information Seeking In Pure Science Departments In Burdwan University, Amit Kumar Das, Sukumar Mandal

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose

Library and information science, information needs and information seeking behavior is an important research area for finding the users’ needs and user survey on the use of information resources. University library is the hub of widely-used and available information resources. ICT, web, and advancements of arrays of application have changed today libraries system and services. University library system is the not the exception. Assessment of information seeking behaviour is very much essential for users of university library mainly the research scholars and the faculty members.

Methodology

The respondents in this present investigation were pure science departments’ (mainly Chemistry, Mathematics, …

An Analysis Of E-Collection Management In An Academic Library: A Case Study, Bala Sankar B

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The important work of the library is to select, maintenance and provide access same and represent information e- resources. Nowadays, academic libraries are in the position to change from their holdings to strategies of access due to technology developments. Hence, e-collection management and its policies are needed for meeting the changes and spreading the broad information. An e-collection policy statement is one of the frameworks and fix of parameters within the working of staff and users. This helps to act as an important role for the selection of the e- collections. The purpose of this article is describing the basic …

Social Media Tools In Promoting Library Services: The Case Of College Libraries Of Assam During Covid 19 Pandemic, Indrakshi Das, Trinayan Borgohain

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Social media have become popularly use to seek information and have fascinated the library professionals to collect information in various perspectives. In the world wide there are so many acceptance regarding social media platform in college libraries. The study’s main objective is to understand the advantages of social media and find out the use of social media by the college librarians of Assam particularly during the Covid 19 situation. This study adopted a sample of 295 librarians from the zone. The results indicate that majority of librarians used social media for delivery of services. The results also demonstrated to explore …

A Bridge Between Users And Library Professionals Amid And Post Covid-19 Pandemic: Use Of Virtual Reference Services In The Top Five University Libraries Of World, Saumya Gupta

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper discusses the importance of ICT in rendering Virtual Reference Services (VRS) in libraries during and post Covid-19. The application of ICT is not a new phenomenon in libraries. Still, the disclosure of physical buildings is a nudge for adapting technology to make the libraries relevant during and after the pandemic. The study highlights the various ways to render virtual reference services delivery that libraries can provide to their users by harnessing Information and Communication technology. The paper discusses the use of virtual reference services such as email, webform, VoIP, instant messaging, videoconferencing and online chat in libraries to …

An Introduction To Blockchain Technology And Its Application In Libraries, Anubhaw Suman , Research Scholar, Mgcub, Madhu Patel , Assistant Professor, Mgcub

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The concept of blockchain technological came into existence from the first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. It is a very new, complex and trusted technology, and researchers are working continuously to find a way to apply this disruptive technology in different areas. This paper discusses a brief concept about the blockchain and the application of blockchain technology in libraries & information centres to enhance better library and information services in the future, as well as at present. This paper provides a basic understanding of blockchain technology, like what blockchain and blockchain technology is, its features, advantages, types, and how it will be helpful …

Towards An Innovative Approach In Libraries And Information Niche During Covid-19: A Rapid Review Of Various Exercises And Endeavors By Contemporary Library Professionals, Shipra Awasthi, Shiva Kanaujia Sukula, Amar Singh Yadav, Moveen Kumar, Babar Raees, Sonam Rigzin

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: The study aims to review the literature published on the effects of COVID-19 on libraries and library professionals. It provides a glimpse of the actions taken by various kinds of libraries and associations in India and western regions. Research Methodology: The rapid review method is adopted for the study as it provides information rapidly and timely. The information obtained through this method is beneficial for the professionals and the stakeholders. It gives an insight to the libraries to follow the practices adopted by the academic libraries in western regions and India. Findings: The findings revealed that libraries …

Assessment Of Users' Satisfaction With Library Services And Resources At Tashieyio Mohammed Library Of Nurses And Midwives Training College, Tamale., Mohammed Nurudeen Yahuza, Gazale Seidu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigated users’ satisfaction with library services and resources provided by Tashieyio Mohammed Library of Nurses’ and Midwives’ Training College, Tamale. The survey design was used. Stratified random sampling was used to select a sample size of seventy-three (73) respondents out of seven hundred and thirty (730) population for the study. A self-designed questionnaire was used to gather data and the software used to analyze the data was the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS).

The outcome of the study indicates that 82.2% of respondents fall between the age brackets of 21-30 which reflects the character of a college …

Enhancing Reading Among The Runaway Children: A Field Experience, Veena Thakare, Rajendra Kumbhar Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper recounts the field experience of a Read-Aloud session conducted at Children’s Observation Home, Umerkhadi, Mumbai. Importance of reading for pleasure, with regards to runaway children, is enumerated. The status of runaway children in India and various initiatives to help them are discussed, with special reference to Children’s Aid Society, an organization aided by Government of Maharashtra, and Committed Communities Development Trust, the organizers of the session. Objectives were to explain the benefits of reading to the children; to provide them a hands-on experience of specially selected story-books; to engage their attention with read-aloud; and to encourage them to …

Subject Headings List For Filipino Cultural Literature And Studies: The Case Of An Academic Library, Pacita P. Sugando, David A. Cabonero

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study aimed to determine the status, describe the importance, and identify the challenges encountered by catalogers, specifically on the subject authority files for Filipino cultural literature and studies at the University of Baguio (UB) Libraries. The study used a quantitative method to determine the status, importance, and challenges on the subject authority files using a researcher-made questionnaire and a qualitative method to analyze the existing subject headings used in the OPAC to reflect the local subject headings. The catalogers validated the use of local terms as subject headings through an interview. The primary respondents were the 13 librarians of …

The Role Of The Academic Library In Providing Outreach Services To Prison Inmates By Means Of Mobile Tools And Technologies, Anthony Chukwuma Izuchukwu Mr., Marlene A. Holmner, Bartholomew O. Agu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated the role of academic library in providing outreach services to prison inmates by means of mobile tools and technologies in Nsukka prison library. The research adopted qualitative inquiry approach for the processes and procedures of the research. It was guided by five objectives which includes – the outreach services provided by the academic library to the prison inmates by means of mobile tools and technologies, the mobile tools and technologies used for the provision of outreach services to the prison inmates by means of mobile tools and technologies, the benefits of outreach services as provided by prison …

Research Productivity Of Library And Information Science In India During 2010-2019: A Scientometric Study, Sanjeev Kalita

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The aim of this study is to analyze the Library & Information Science literatures available in the Web of Science database during 2010-2019 by the topic “Research productivity of Library and Information Science in India during 2010-2019: A Scientometric Study”. The required data is retrieved from Web of Science database using advanced Boolean search techniques. Total 778 numbers of literatures are retrieved from the database. The literatures mainly include journal articles, proceeding papers, editorial materials, etc. In the study, analysis of year wise growth rate, productive journals, articles, authors, etc are covered. Along with that three mostly used bibliometric laws, …

Access To E-Resources By Librarians In University Libraries In Niger Delta Region, Nigeria, Vincent Osamuyimen Ekhaguosa, Mary Irughe, Efosa Egharevba

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated Access to Electronic Resources by Librarians in University Libraries in Niger Delta Region, Nigeria. The descriptive research design was adopted for this study using 73 items self-structured questionnaire to collect data. In selecting the university libraries, the researcher applied the stratified random sampling technique to select the universities. One hundred and fifty (150) librarians were selected from three (3) centrally located states which include Delta, Bayelsa, and Edo from the nine (9) Niger Delta States from a target population of four hundred and thirty-two (432) librarians. seven research questions were formulated to guide the study. A reliability …

Web Impact Factor And Link Analysis Of Central University Websites Of North Eastern States Of India, Ridip Lahkar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study was conducted to observe the websites of Ten Central Universities situated in the north-eastern states of India and find out the three different Web Impact Factors viz. Simple, Revived & External Web Impact Factors of the websites under study. This paper shows the status of those websites finding out different number of hyperlinks to and from the websites. The paper also shows how the numbers of webpages in a websites as compared to the number of different links plays huge role in the utility of the website.

Availability And Remote Accessibility Of Academic Library Services In Nigerian Universities During The Covid-19 Lockdown, Helen U. Emasealu Dr. (Mrs)., Susan N. Umeozor Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the state of operations of academic library services in the Nigerian Federal Universities by assessing the existence of functional library websites and remote availability and remote access to library services during the COVID-19 lockdown. All the academic libraries in the 43 Federal Universities form the population of the study. A purposive sampling technique was used to sample all the 43 academic libraries. Results indicated that 10 (23.3%) of the libraries had no functional websites while 33 (76.7%) of the libraries had websites and subscribed to various e-resources some of which were library …

Influence Of Job Satisfaction On Librarians' Job Performance In Federal University Libraries In South East Nigeria, Patrick C. Igbokwe Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study was designed to ascertain the influence of job satisfaction on performance of librarians in federal university libraries in South East Nigeria. The study was guided by six specific objectives which include identifying factors that constitute job satisfaction and performance, determine the extent job satisfaction influences librarians’ performance, find out the extent the librarians are satisfied with their jobs, and find out the strategies for enhancing job satisfaction and performance of librarians in federal university libraries in South East Nigeria. The instrument for the study was a questionnaire. The research design was a survey design and the population comprises …

Awareness And Use Of E-Journals By The Research Scholars And Faculty Members In The Department Of Political Science Of Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh: A Study, Kasam Ali

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Electronic-journals are playing an essential role in today’s digital world for higher academic education and institutions. The aim of the study was to ascertain the level of awareness and use of e-journals by the research scholars and faculty members in the department of political science of Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. A well structured questionnaire was prepared for the research scholars and faculty members of political science to gather data related to the use of e-journals. The study revealed that most of the research scholars and faculty members were aware of e-journals and largely uses them for reference purposes in their …

Ethnicity In Nigeria In Post Colonial Era And Implications For Reader-Centred Library Collections, Frances Jumoke Oloidi, Leonard Ilechukwu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The existing information and researches on the causes, challenges, and solution on ethnic issues in Nigeria’s post colonial era holds some implications for creating a reader-centred library collection. This paper focuses on ethnicity in Nigeria and the challenges of integration and unity and its implications for reader-centred library collections. Nigeria is the most diverse in terms of ethnic, linguistic, cultural and religious differences, just as it is the most populous in Africa. Nigeria embodies all the challenges which ethnic cleavages posed to post-colonial societies anywhere in the world. The article traces the causes, challenges and proffer solutions to ethnicity to …

Human Rights In Nigeria And The Implications Of Human Rights Education For Resource Collection By Libraries, Nkechinyere Omumu Anyadike, Stephen Tochukwu Nwachukwu, Joseph O. Wogu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper theorizes the concept of human rights as contextually determinable and posits that the potency of the empirical trajectories of such rights is setting-dependent. The methodology of the presentation is logical argumentation and the theoretical framework is the interest theory of rights. The West African state of Nigeria has been chosen for the discussion. The paper’s thesis is that human rights milieus are expandable. The normative designs of the work necessitate framing the illustrations on a nation state. This paper also underscores the roles of libraries as institutions for expanding access to human rights education and resource collection on …

Bibliometric Analysis Of Research Trends In Rice Straw/Husk Reinforced Polymer Composites, Deepak D Dr., Abhishek S. Madival, Anupkumar M. Bongale Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Bibliometric research is statistical analysis of publications to identify the most influencing sources of research pertaining to a specific area of research. This paper presents an overview research on rice straw/husk (RS/RH) reinforced polymer composites by using the bibliometric indicators to establish the research framework and to identify the essential research. The relevant journals, authors, institutions and countries which have significantly contributed to research on RS/RH based composite is focused. The bibliometric data is generated through Scopus database. It is observed that the number of publications on characterization of RS/RH based composites are consistently increasing over the last few years …

Digital Content Collection Development: A Case Study Of The Asian Cultural Documentation Center, Hamidreza Radfar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The growth and influence of cyberspace in people's daily lives and their efforts to access valuable digital content is evident. Therefore, the issue of how to prepare, produce and develop digital content is also of great importance. The purpose of this study is how the Asian Cultural Documentation Center (ACDC) prepares, produces and develops different types of digital content according to its goals and missions. The present research has been done by descriptive survey method with a case study approach. The results show that the ACDC still does not use an intelligent system to assess the needs of the audience. …

Measuring Impact Of ‘E-Shodh Sindhu’ In Scholarly Publications, Geeta Gadhvi, Roshni S. Yadav

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Publication quantity and quality are regarded as a measure of the success of individual scientists, researchers, academic institutes, or any universities in general. Therefore, ‘Publish or Perish’ pressure is seen among scientists and academicians. They prefer to publish their research in reputed journals. The main purpose of this study is to determine the usage of e-resources and determine the contribution of the universities to the academic community. E-resources play a valued role in research activity and it has quicken growth in usage of the research items in academic libraries. This study focuses on the usage and the impact of the …

Comprehensive Evaluation Of The Library: A Case Study, Amir Torab-Miandoab, Afsoon Asadzadeh, Shafi Habibi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Introduction

Libraries have an important role in improving the quality of education, research, and the knowledge-producing process by maintaining and distributing knowledge and information, particularly in universities, so evaluation of libraries according to determined standards should be considered. This study was conducted to evaluate the central library of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences based on Iranian library standards.

Methods

This survey-descriptive study was performed on the Central Library of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran in 2019. The evaluation was performed using a checklist designed by the authors. The validity of the checklist was confirmed by the content validity index …

Faculty And Students’ Perceptions Toward Islamic And Law Information Resources And Services, Abdoulaye Kaba, Imad Ibraheem Mostafa

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this study was to investigate and understand the perceptions of faculty members and students toward Islamic and law information resources and services. The paper explored the perceptions of respondents’ toward library buildings and facilities, availability of references, provision of reference services, and digital information resources and services. A survey questionnaire was used for data collection. Respondents expressed positive perceptions toward the provision of Islamic and law information resources and services. The findings of the study supported two of the eight hypotheses and suggested the impact of respondents’ status on the perceived library buildings and facilities, and perceived …

An Analysis Of Nirf Ranked Indian Institute Of Technology (Iits) Profiles: With Special Reference To Indian Research Information Network System (Irins), Muthuraj Anbalagan, Jeyapragash Balasubramani

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Indian Research Information Network System (IRINS) which is developed by the Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET) in collaboration with Central University of Punjab, Bathinda for higher learning and research institutions to showcase their research activities to the scholarly community in worldwide. The data were retrieved from National Institutional Ranking Framework (https://www.nirfindia.org/Home) home page and Indian Research Information Network System (http://irins.org/irins/) of 17 NIRF ranked Indian Institute of Technology (IIT’s) instances for this study. The objectives of the article is to analyze the NIRF ranked IIT’s, faculty members and their publications, department and its publications with …

Webometric Study Of World’S Top Daily Newspaper Websites: An Evaluation, Atanu Mondal, Santashree Basu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims to evaluate world top daily newspaper websites selected from newspaperland.com, a web directory of world newspapers, magazines, news sites, and newspaper publishers (https://www.newspapersland.com/). A total of 20 newspaper websites are selected and are to be evaluated on the basis of selected Alexa indexes from Alexa Internet tool for the purpose of this study. Data such as the traffic rank (both home country and global), search traffic percentage, sites linking in, bounce rate percentage, daily time on site, the average number of pages viewed by users, the percentage of home country users and the percentage of foreign users …

Content Analysis Of Top View Youtube Videos On Open Educational Resources, Alekha Karadia

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

YouTube is a Web 2.0 platform of distributed video sharing, widely used by students, universities and scholars. This article looks into the Content Analysis of Top Viewed YouTube Videos on Open Educational Resources. The focus of analysis is on the sample of videos each scholar uploaded and categorized as “Open Educational Resources” in YouTube. To find out subject orientation of the videos such as business, entertainment, education etc. The data collected from the content analysis allows to understand what content is being shared and with what approach. All the videos address similar concepts and ideas regarding the integration and use …

Scientometric Study Of Indian Hydrogel Research Based On Web Of Science Database, Chaman Sab M, Mariraj Vasudev Sedam, Vitthal T. Bagalkoti

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

On the basis of the Web of Science database, through scientometrics, quantitative and qualitative research was conducted on hydrogel literature produced globally. A total of 2531 publications and 48,157 citations were received to these publications during 2011 - 2020. It was found that the number of published articles was higher in the USA, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, England, Peoples R China, etc. The highest number of publications 4, 34 (17.147%) was published in 2020. The highest number of citations 6176 was received in 2013. The majority of the researcher used journal articles 2317 (91.545%) and the majority …

Information Needs Of Mathematicians In Sri Lankan Universities, Abhirame Sivasanthiran, Mls, G D Manoja Nilanthi Samaradiwakara, Phd

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study attempts to fill an essential knowledge gap on the information needs of the mathematicians in Sri Lankan universities. As the indispensability of the teaching and research of the university mathematicians towards all the other disciplines and various sectors of the country is widely understood, it is essential for the university libraries to methodically learn the characteristics of their information requirements for their academic endeavours. However, the unavailability of any such research output on the mathematicians of Sri Lanka led to this study with the objectives of examining the purposes of information, frequency of information seeking and the factors …

Evaluation Of Resources, Services And Systems Of Tevta College Libraries In Punjab, Ayub Aslam, Arslan Sheikh, Shamshad Ahmed

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose

This study aims to evaluate the resources, services and system of TEVTA libraries in the Punjab. A total of 40 libraries are established in TEVTA colleges in Punjab. In order to evaluate these libraries, their physical, information resources, services, systems and staff was main considerations of this study.

Methodology

This study was quantitative in nature; therefore, to achieve the objectives of this study a self-structured questionnaire was designed and distributed among the respondents. The data were collected from the librarians through an online questionnaire designed in Google forms. The collected data was analyzed through SPSS software version 21.

Findings …