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Students’ Information Resources During Their Involvement With Research Projects: Indonesia Setting, Heriyanto Heriyanto, Mutty Hariyati

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Students select information resources mostly influenced by their previous experiences with particular sources. This unique experience influence students’ future decisions about what and how they use information resources. This qualitative study aims to explore students’ preferences to different information sources when they completing assignments and research projects. We conducted semi-structure interview on 17 undergraduate students whom agreed to participate the study. Data analysis revealed that students’ search for information were complex activities because it involves the following key points: scope of assignment, range and type of reference needed, students’ level of knowledge (including willingness to use the available resources), databases …

Information Literacy Of Mysore South Block Students: Status And Perceptions, Kavitha Umesh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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The present study attempts to explore and analyses the role of the school library in reinforcing inclusive education. School library is essential to the growing children as it motivates the inner strength of the younger minds. This paper looks at the perceptions of the secondary school students towards utilizing the school library in Mysore South Block. During the preparation of this paper, an attempt was made to collect the required data from all available sources. The study uses sampled secondary school students in Mysore South Block. The questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. 200 questionnaires were distributed …

Availability And Utilization Of Digital Reference Resources By Postgraduate Students In University Libraries In Benue State, Nigeria., Agada Eric Ojobo (Cln), Tofi Simon Ternenge (Cln), Emmanuel Tunde Makinde

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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The study investigated availability and utilization of digital reference resources by postgraduate students in university libraries in Benue State, Nigeria. Four (4) specific objectives with corresponding research questions guided the study and hypothesis was formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a survey research design. The population of the study comprises nine (9) digital reference librarians and eight hundred and twenty six (826) postgraduate students in universities in Benue State. The sample size of 269 postgraduate students and all the 9 digital reference librarians were used for the study. The instrument for data collection was …

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 …

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)

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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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 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

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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 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 …

Mapping Of Microbial Technology Research Output At The Global Level: A Scientometric Study, P. Ashok Kumar Dr., R. Manoranjitham Dr., K. Sivasekaran Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Using the Web of Science Bibliographic database, the present study tries to give a complete view of the evolution of the field of Microbial technology research output during the period from 1990 to 2018. The study presents the growth tendency and literature output in the field of Microbial Technology. The study shows that a total of 2968 articles were published during the period by the top authorship pattern, collaborative coefficient, doubling time key word co-occurrence, co-authorship pattern etc.,. some of those research articles have been produced by single authors while multiple authors have contributed articles in most other instances,

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 …

Demystifying Artificial Intelligence Based Digital Twins In Manufacturing- A Bibliometric Analysis Of Trends And Techniques, Satish Kumar, Shruti Patil, Arunkumar Bongale, Ketan Kotecha, Anup Kumar M. Bongale, Pooja Kamat

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Nowadays, data is considered as a new life force for operations of physical systems in various domains such as manufacturing, healthcare, transportations, etc. However, the hugely generated data, which mirrors the working essence of the product life cycle, is still underutilised. Digital Twin (DT), a collective representation of active and passive captured data, is a virtual counterpart of the physical resources that could help prevent effective preventive maintenance in any applied domain. Currently, lots of research is going on about the applicability of digital twin in smart IOT based manufacturing industry 4.0 environment. Still, it lacks a formal study, which …

Awareness And Utilization Of Ict Among Undergraduate Students Of Government Dental College, Trivandrum, Kerela District, Uma T, Kavitha E.S Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper has made an attempt to explore the awareness and utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) among undergraduate students of Government Dental College in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala District. The required data were gathered from the Government Dental College in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala District. a total number of 100 questionnaires were distributed and 62 filled questionnaires were collected back. The results of the study show that 60 dental students visit their college library to study, information gathering, and searching, 91.94 percent of the undergraduate dental student has expert level proficiency in presentation tools and problems in the usage of ICT tools …

Computer Usage In Teaching And Learning Among Indian Academics: Exploring The Gender Disparity, Kumara B, B T. Sampath Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims to explore the gender disparity in Computer usage for teaching and learning among Indian academics. A total of 2463 samples were selected from 11 state universities in Karnataka, India. A well designed questionnaire was used to collect the data from the respondents. The result shows that, half of the male (50.2%) and female (49.8%) respondents used computer. Further, most of the male respondents used computer every day (58.0%) compared to female (42.0%) respondents. The present study found that majority of the respondents used computer for the research purpose (Male=55.6%, female=44.4%), followed by to read the e-books/e-journals, (Male=54.7%, …

Influence Of Ict Literacy Skills On Research Publication Of Librarians In Federal Universities In South-East Nigeria, Amuche Eunice Agbo, Margaret N. Ngwuchukwu, Phd., Emmanuel Chukwudi Ihekwoaba Phd, Roseline Ngozi Okwor Mls

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study was carried out to explore the influence of information and communication technology (ICT) literacy skills on publication output of librarians in federal universities in the south-east, Nigeria. Three research questions were used for the research. A descriptive methodology was adopted for the research. A structured questionnaire was used as data collection instrument. The population of the study was 154 academic librarians in three federal universities in the southeast, out of which a sample of 77 was selected. Librarians in key areas like Acquisition, Cataloguing and Classification were included in the sample. Frequency, mean, standard deviation and percentage were …

Usage And Awareness Of Cloud Computing Applications By Library Professionals Of Sindh Province, Liaquat Ali Rahoo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The aim of the study is examine the usage and awareness level of cloud computing applications by library professionals of Sindh province. Methods- This study was quantitative survey based. The population of the study was library professionals who are working in different types of libraries likewise academic, special and community libraries of Sindh province. Sampling technique was random simple sample size was 165 library professionals (library assistant, assistant librarian, deputy librarian, librarian. Questionnaire was prepared in google form and distributed by email to selected respondents. Results- The result declared that knowledge and awareness of library professionals regarding cloud …