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Scientometric Assessment Of Publications On Electronic Resource Management And Electronic Resource Management System During 2000 - 2019, Nimesh D. Oza Dr., Saurabh Karsanbhai Prajapati

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Electronic Resource Management is an eminent research area, and Electronic Resource Management System has become now an inevitable part of any academic library system. As such, considerable literature has been published on ERM and ERMS. Therefore, this article attempts to analyze the growth of scholar’s research output in the areas of electronic resource management, electronic resource management system during the period 2000 to 2019. This article examines 347 publications across the globe on the topic of “ERM” and “ERMS”. The analysis on these topics has been done, taking into account the total research output of these main areas as reflected …

Marketing Of Library And Information Products And Services During Covid -19 Pandemic: A Study, Bala Mandrekar, Maya Carvalho E Rodrigues

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Social networking sites play a major role in promoting library services and products to its user community. In this Covid-19 Pandemic and lockdown period, physical communication was locked and online web communication technology proved a powerful tool to bridge the gap between the library and users. The users were unable to reach the libraries during this pandemic period. The librarians used social networking tools to provide information during this pandemic period. The libraries provided a variety of services to its user community. The purpose of this paper is to show how effectively the libraries used Social Networking Sites for …

Research Outputs Of The Older Indian Institutes Of Technology (Iits) During Last 50 Years – Analysis With Reference To Web Of Science, Tapas Kumar Ghosh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper attempts to study the publication trend of research articles of the Indian Institutes of Technology – IITs, the elite institutions of India established during 1950-60s (more than 50 years old) and continued to play a leading role in extending quality education and pioneering innovative research in science, engineering and technology almost up to the end of 20^th century till new institutions added to this brand. The study intends to measure and analyze the research outputs of the older IITs on the basis of the research articles indexed in Web of Science during last 50 years (1970-2019) with …

Librarians’ Emotional Intelligence As Correlate Of Effective Library Management And Performance, Emmanuel Chidiadi Onwubiko

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigated the connection between emotional intelligence and effective management of the library and librarians’ performance. The study adopted a survey research design with a sampled population of 370 selected among librarians working in different libraries in Nigeria through purposive sampling technique. The study was guided by three research questions and three hypotheses that were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The instruments used for data collection for this study were Librarians Emotional Intelligence Scale (LEIS) adopted from Adimora, Akaneme and Umeano (2013), Librarians Library Management Scale (LLMS) adopted from Turanlis (1999) and Employees Performance Scale (EPS) adopted from …

Effective Resource Sharing Services In University Libraries In North Central Nigeria, Tomi Babatunde, Jibril A. Alhassan Prof, G A. Babalola Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Albeit university libraries in Nigeria have a long history of resource sharing services, but its yield in the past have not been impactful. The passiveness of university libraries generates of syndrome of insufficiency and will linger for a long time in as much university libraries in North Central Nigeria continues to shy away from resource sharing services. This paper addresses the constraints and benefits of embracing resource sharing services. The study adopted survey research design and the population comprised a total of sixty (60) librarians’ twenty (20) universities libraries in North Central Nigeria. Findings revealed that e-books, e-journals, e-magazines, e-newspapers, …

Taxonomy Of Communication Noise Impacting The Quality Of Library Resources, Emmanuel Ifeduba, Benedette Ogoo Unuigboje Mrs

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Frequently media reports draw attention to errors in published books and other publications. Sometimes the reports emanate from libraries and schools that bicker with suppliers of flawed publications. Notwithstanding much of the noise-related research in information science literature focus on noise within and around libraries and schools; and fail to explore the breadth and depth of this phenomenon described as communication noise. This study, therefore, aims to explore the breadth and depth of communication noise by identifying, describing and classifying the various types affecting information quality with a view to finding solutions to them. This is a taxonomical study of …

Undergraduates’ Perception Of Library Service Quality And Value In The 21st-Century In Southeast Nigeria: A Case Study, Obiora Kingsley Udem, Joy Iguehi Ikenwe, Ethel Chinenye Ugwuamoke

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this study is to explore the undergraduates’ perception of the quality and value of library services offered to them in the 21^st-century in federal universities in Southeast Nigeria. Prof. Festus Aghagbo Nwako Library (PFANL) in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka was used as a case study. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. From a population of 14,196 registered regular undergraduates’ users of the library, a sample of 120 was selected through an accidental sampling technique. From 120 questionnaires distributed, 103 copies received were valid, 17 responses were either incomplete or not answered, …

Journal Of The Association For Information Science And Technology (Jasist): Bibliometric Analysis From 2014-2019, Ikram Ul Haq, Mumtaz Hussain Satti, Zia Ahmed, Fouzia Yasmin

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The parent study was conducted with an aim to determine the various bibliometric characteristics of the documents published in Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST) for 2014 to 2019. A retrospective study method was used and the data of JASIST were retrieved from Web of Science – Clarivate Analytics database. A total of 1,196 documents were found, contributed by the authors of 62 countries with average of 199 documents per annum. These documents received 11,941 citations with an average of 9.98 citations per documents. More than half of research were contributed by two countries, and amongst …

Social Sciences Research In Pakistan; Bibliometric Analysis, Ikram Ul Haq

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Aim. The study aimed to explore the progress of social science research carried out by Pakistan for the duration of 59 years.

Method: This retrospective study was carried out on the data retrieved from the Scopus database to determine the research output in the area of social science by Pakistani authors from 1961 to December 2019. The word “Pakistan” has been written in the main search box and “Affiliation” has been selected in the subsequent box. The targeted time duration was selected, further, the social sciences documents were selected and downloaded for data-analysis. Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and SPSS …

Empowering The Girl-Child Through Digital Media Literacy: The Role Of Academic Libraries, Opeyemi R. Oboh Mrs

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The girl child in times past has suffered marginalization due to the patriarchal sentiment that is pervasive in the society most especially in the developing countries. However, a ray of hope has shone on them as more voices of advocacy have risen to defend and project the value of a girl child towards societal development and the need to empower this class of gender for sustainable development. Technology is a great enabler for the empowerment of the girl-child, however, there are still traces of inadequate of opportunities, skills and the fear of discrimination which serve as stumbling block to the …

Information Needs And Seeking Behaviour Of Pregnant Women In Selected Hospitals In Ile-Ife Metropolis, Osun State. Nigeria, Nike Yetunde Akindeji, Olawumi Rukayat Jimoh, Ibukun Isiaka, Rhoda Osebhahiemen Isiwele-Ishola, Bolanle Clifford Ishola

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The random sampling technique was adopted to sample 120 respondents, representing 100% of the population target for the study. The gathered information was analyzed using frequency table, simple percentage, pie chart, and bar chart. The result was given along with the data which aid clarity of the result and made it easy for the drawing of the conclusion of the information gathered. Findings showed inter alia that information needs of pregnant women in Ile-Ife needs include: breastfeeding, disease prevention and control, environment cleanliness, after delivery, sickness during pregnancy, and immunization. The …

Research Support Services Of Panjab University Library During Lockdown Period Due To Covid-19: A Survey, Suman Sumi, Jatinder Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study explores the problems and prospects of newly introduced service “RemoteXs” by the A.C. Joshi library for the faculty of Panjab University during the lockdown due to COVID-19. The paper discusses expectations and experiences of users, advantages of new research support services, challenges faced by faculty while accessing literature through RemoteXs service. An online survey was carried out; framed questionnaire was sent to 650 academicians through Whatsapp and e-mail. 148 respondents submitted their views on access and usage of e-resources through RemoteXs service of University Library. Data on most frequently used resources and documents type has been analysed. Some …

Information Seeking Patterns Of Small Scale Farmers For Farming Activities In Katsina State, Nigeria, Lawal Mohammed Tukur

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

This study identified Small Scale Farmers (SSF) information seeking patterns used and types of crops produced for effective farming activities. Three research questions and one hypothesis were developed to guide the study. Cross sectional survey design was adopted in which a total of seven hundred (700) registered small scale farmers’ cooperative associations from three agricultural zones of Katsina state formed the population. A total number of two hundred and eighty (280) respondents were randomly sampled using cluster sampling technique. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics in which the null hypothesis was tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation …

Availability And Utilization Of E-Resources In University Libraries For Effective Research Output By Undergraduates Of Social Studies In South East Nigeria, Joseph C. Onuoha Ph.D, , Lilian Ujunwa Ifeanyi, Abdulrahman Yakubu Yunisa

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study sought to investigate the availability and utilization of e-resources in university libraries for effective research output by undergraduates of Social Studies in south-east, Nigeria. It is a descriptive survey research design. two research questions guided the study. A sample of 191 students from four stratified randomly selected universities in south east, Nigeria, were used for the study. The instrument for data collection is the researcher’s designed and validated questionnaire, tagged: ‘The Use of E-Resources in University Libraries Questionnaire’ (UERULQ). The instrument was trial tested using Cronbach Alpha, while reliability coefficient of 0.98 was obtained, which was considered high …

University Libraries In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Ghalib Khan Dr., Saeed Ullah Jan Dr., Izhar Muhammad Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study was designed to investigate the history and administrative structure, financial management, collection, users and library staff of university libraries in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The study covered all those well-established public and private sector universities of the province which were chartered by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and recognized by HEC (Public= 18 and Private = 9, Total 27 universities). The newly established universities which were housed in rented buildings and had no proper library facilities were excluded from the study. Data was collected from the library professionals of universities through structured questionnaire. Results of the study show that …

Information Seeking Behaviour In Digital Environment : A Study Of Post Graduate Students At University Of Kashmir, Asifa Ali, Sumaira Jan Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information Seeking Behavior is a “consequence of a need perceived by an information user, who, in order to satisfy that need, makes demands upon formal or informal information sources or services, which result in success or failure to find relevant information”. The present study is an attempt to analyze the information seeking behavior of the PG students of social science faculties in University of Kashmir, Srinagar. The survey method was used as a data collection tool with the help of pre-defined questionnaire and interview was conducted during the month of November, 2019.There were 280 questionnaires distributed among PG students of …

Impact And Scope Of Open Access Research Data: Perceptions Of Library And Information Professionals, Naimat Ullah Shah, Salman Bin Naeem Dr., Rubina Bhatti Prof.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims to prove that those scholarly articles belonging to subjects with changing proportions of open-access implementation have an incredible research impact if the research articles are openly accessible online than by paid access. This study also explores the impact of open access research data in Pakistan through the library and information science (LIS) professionals' perception. The foundation of this study includes surveying the research method. The LIS professionals were surveyed to assess their perception towards the possibly better impact of open access research data than non-OA ones. This study indicates that free-access research data have a better research …

Digital Literacy Skills Among Library Professionals In Jimma University Libraries, Tadele Mulat, Munusmay Natarajan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper discussed the contemporary digital literacy skills among library professionals in Jimma university libraries of Ethiopia. The study was guided by six objectives and research questions. The design of the study is descriptive survey and the population consists of all librarians from Jimma university libraries. The instrument used to generate data is the questionnaire and the data generated was analyzed using simple percentages and frequency count for research questions and SPSS version 20.0. The findings show that electronic mailing, internet use, social networking and mobile phones use are the major digital literacy skills amongst librarians. Also found that librarians …

Publication Trend -Information Needs And Seeking Behavior: A Content Analysis, Saeed Ullah Jan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The main focus of this study is to evaluate the literature available on Information needs and seeking behavior by Pakistani researchers. Research articles published in local and international Journals were extracted and reviewed. It was pointed out that a reasonable amount of literature available on the subject under study. The Punjab has contributed more as compared to the rest of Pakistani territories. Dr. Saeedullah Jan, Khalid Usman, Teresa. Welsh, Dr. Ghalib khan, Dr. Rubina Bhatti, Maqsood Ahmad Shaheen, M. Arif, Syeda Bushra Naqvi, M. Asif Naveed, Mumtaz A Anwar, Surraya Bano, Shakeel A Khan, Farzana Shafique, Salman Bin Naeem Salman, …

Emerging Challenges In The Provision Of Electronic Information Services On The African Continent : The Role Of Librarians, Raliat Alabi, Adenike Omoike

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Librarians are presently operating electronically in this 21st century and there is a changing role of professional librarians in the academic libraries. Information services are therefore, provided electronically to meet the information needs of thousands of users at a go. The enormous advantage it has is the ease with which the delivery of information is being carried out around the world. Nevertheless, some challenges seems to confront the effective provision of the electronic information services. Literature was reviewed on the electronic information services, provision of electronic information services by professional librarians in African continent and emerging challenges of electronic information …

Librarians Use Of Social Media In Promoting Effective Library Service Delivery In University Libraries In Edo And Delta States, Kolawole F. Ogunbodede, Oghenetega A. Ivwighreghweta Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper examined librarian’s use of social media platforms in promoting effective library service delivery in Edo and Delta States. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised of 71librarians from twelve university libraries. Three (3) research questions guided this study. Data was collected using online questionnaire. The total enumerative sampling technique was used for this study. The validity of the instrument was determined by checking the face and content validity and the instrument proved valid because the items in the instrument are appropriate in terms of subject contents. Cronbach Alpha technique was used to determine …

Connecting With Library Science Research Scholars And Alumni Using The Facebook Page: An Empirical Study, M Leeladharan, P. V. Nileena, S Thiyagarajan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose – The Department of Library and Information Science, Pondicherry University, has a Facebook page created a decade back to reach out to its Alumni and Research Scholars. This research is to collect feedback on the FB page to improvise it.

Design/methodology/approach – A well-structured questionnaire comprising two sections: section A: demographic details and Section B: consist of questions with provisions to rank on a five-point Likert scale, circulated on the Departments Facebook Page (DLIS-Pondicherry-University). Sixty responses were recorded during data collection and analyzed using SPSS.

Findings – The present study results show that the Facebook page is used more …

Measuring Research Contributions Of Prof. Anurag Kumar: A Scientometric Analysis, Suresh Balutagi, Sidlingappa M. Huded, K Nirmala Devi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study aims to measure the contributions of Prof. Anurag Kumar, who served as the Director at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru between August 2014 to July 2020. He has contributed 181 publications during his 36 years of career. He has published his majority of publications 171 (94.48%) in collaboration; most active collaborators with Prof. Anurag Kumar are Altman E. with (17) publications, Kuri Joy (15), Anand (14), and Singh (12). His highest Collaboration Coefficient found is 0.73 in 2013, and the highest Modified Collaboration Coefficient is 1.33 in the year 2018. The highest degree of …

Statistical Analysis Of The Research Journal Of Physical Education And Sports Sciences The Shield, Saeed Ullah Jan, Dr. Saeed Ullah Jan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This quantitative study was carried out in 2018 with the analysis of eleven published issues of “Research journal; The Shield” from 2006 to 2016. The authors attempted to find the numbers of articles per year, authorship pattern, length of articles, form of cited documents, the ranking of contributors and country-wise contribution of first authors. The printed version of Shield issues along with web-based issues was consulted for the analysis. The data were entered into Excel sheets for refinement and interpretation. Journal papers are the more cited documents as per the analysis of the research articles. The contribution of Pakistani scholars …

College Library System In Pakistan: A Survey Of Government College Libraries Of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Saeed Ullah Jan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper discusses the current status of Government College libraries in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The major areas covered are: total collection of the college libraries with percentage of collection used per annum, the annual budget allocated to libraries, visits of the library users’ per day, number of colleges in which library science is being taught as an optional subject and attitude of the librarians towards library automation. The paper also highlights the views of librarians about various limitations in government college libraries of the province. Provision of sufficient funds, periodic trainings, introduction of Library Science education, and application of emerging …

Coronavirus Research Output During 2001-2020: A Scientometrics Analysis, Lambodara Parabhoi, Dr. Manoj Kumar Verma

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

COVID-19 virus originated from Wuhan city of China in December 2019. The emergence of COVID-19 the whole world and severely affected by The United States, China, Brazil, and India etc.. World Health Organization (WHO) declared it as a pandemic in March 2020. Due to COVID-19, a large number of literature published in early 2020. However, very few studies address the impact of published related to literature Coronavirus. In response to the current study conducted and reviewed 20 years' period from 2001- May 2020. A total of 14439 documents were found in the Scopus database, which was published during the study …

Libraries And Restructuring Questions In Nigeria: The South Eastern Librarian’S Perception., Adaora M. Orakpor, Obiageli M. Ilika, Nkeiruka J. Ofor

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study is a descriptive survey research design; the purpose of this study is to examine the south eastern librarians’ perception of libraries as information providers in the restructuring of Nigeria; find out the benefits of restructuring; determine the barriers to the implementation of restructuring; find out the librarians’ perception of the place of libraries in the issue of Nigerian restructuring and determine the extent to which librarians perceive libraries as information providers in restructuring Nigeria. Questionnaire was designed to collect data from a population of 300 librarians from South East Nigeria. Out of which, 260 copies were collected; the …

A Survey On The Influence Of Emotional Intelligence And Self-Esteem On Social Adjustment Of Librarians In Federal Universities, Emmanuel Chidiadi Onwubiko

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study examined the influence of emotional intelligence (EI) and self esteem on librarians’ social adjustment in federal universities in Nigeria. The study seek to ascertain whether emotional intelligence and self esteem predict social adjustment using a sample of 107 librarians drawn from 40 federal universities in Nigeria within the age range of 25 to 60 and a mean (X) age of 36.68) years and SD of 6.21. The multiple regression analysis shows that emotional intelligence has no significant relationship with social maladjustment thus showing a negative relationship. This indicates that there is a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and …

Research Productivity Of Nigerian, Pakistani And Indian Authors In The Online Journal Of Library Philosophy And Practice From 2008 To 2013: A Bibliometric Study/Analysis, Rasheed Ahmed Mr, Anwar Muhammad Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose

The prime purpose of this study is to find out the research productivity of three regions Nigeria, Pakistan, and India. The bibliometric quantification was used to analyze the data. The present research identifies the importance of this online journal. The study discloses frequency of publication growth, author’s collaborations, papers length, and most cited papers, most productive authors, and total references used.

Design/methodology/approach

The survey method was used to find out the full-text research articles on the online database of LPP. The Google scholar was used to retrieve the citations. All the collected data has been analyzed using MS excel …

Fifth Generation Antennas: A Bibliometric Survey And Future Research Directions, Amruta S. Dixit, Laxmikant K. Shevada, Hema D. Raut, Rajeshwari R. Malekar, Sumit Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

As the 5G technology is going to be deployed soon, so the research on the 5G antennas as a part of communication devices becomes an important aspect. One of the important components of the 5G communication system is an antenna that is essential for the transmission and reception of the 5G signals. The international telecommunication union (ITU) has provided different specifications for the 5G communication system. The 5G antenna should operate at frequency range 1 and 2 (FR1 and FR2) specified by the ITU. The proliferation of various 5G antenna designs is surveyed in this bibliometric paper. The bibliometric survey …