Assessment Of Occupational Stress Among Library Professionals In University Libraries Of Assam, India, Pallabi Devi, Research Scholar, Dlisc., Narendra Lahkar, Former Prof. & Head, Dlisc.

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Occupational stress has become presently a vital issue for research and a major concern for human resource management in any organization. The present study intends to categorize and assess the levels of occupational stress faced by the library professionals in university libraries of Assam, India and also to identify the most powerful stressors generating occupational stress amongst them. Descriptive research design and survey method was used for this study to obtain data from 66 Library Professionals working in the libraries of Central universities, State universities, and the Institution which has been given the status of a university. A structured questionnaire …

Library Services Needed By The Disabled In Iran: A Qualitative Study, Mansoureh Feizabadi, Esmaeil Vaziri, Seyed Ali Hosseini, Nazila Akbarfahimi, Ayoub Sakhaei, Leila Ghaneifard

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Persons with Disabilities are the world's largest minority. This group, like others, needs information and skills to play a positive role in the community. Public libraries play an important role in providing services to the community, including People with Disabilities, by providing a variety of sources and services. The present study has been conducted using the qualitative content analysis method for identifying the types of library services and programs required for people with visually impaired, physically disabled, and hearing impaired using a semi-structured interview. The sample of the study consisted of 84 individuals, including librarians of public libraries and the …

News Literacy Skills Among Undergraduate Law Students In The Age Of Infodemic, Jibran Jamsheed Mr., Salman Bin Naeem Dr.

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Objectives: The objective of this study is to identify the news literacy skills of law students, their ability to encounter fake news, as well as their news sharing behavior.

Research Methodology: A survey was conducted in two public sector universities of South Punjab i.e. The Islamia University of Bahawalpur and the Bahauddin Zakariya University of Multan. The population of the study comprised of undergraduate law students of the participating universities. The three-part questionnaire was used to collect the data on demographic information, perceived news literacy skills, and news sharing behavior. The collected data were analyzed using a statistical …

Measuring Knowledge Acquisition And Knowledge Creation: A Review Of The Literature, Abdoulaye Kaba, Chennupati K. Ramaiah

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This paper presented a review of the literature related to knowledge acquisition and knowledge creation. The paper discussed the nature and types of knowledge, knowledge acquisition, theories and models of knowledge acquisition, in addition to the review of empirical studies measuring knowledge acquisition. For knowledge creation, the paper discussed the definition of knowledge creation, theories and models of knowledge creation, and review of empirical studies measuring knowledge creation. Findings of the review revealed how researchers and scholars have used a variety of variables in investigating and measuring knowledge acquisition and knowledge creation among managers, engineers, and faculty members.

Saudi Arabian Top Four Medical Journals Bibliometric Study, Manuelraj Peter, Spurgeon Anandraj Samuel, Mohamed Idhris, Arun Vijay Subbarayalu

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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to measure the progress of scientific research outcomes of four medical journals, which are indexed to National Library of Medicine (USA) PubMed published from Saudi Arabia during the period from 2000 to 2019

Methods: Scientific papers that are published under the category of original and review articles, short communications, case, and short reports were downloaded from the top four medical journals indexed in the PubMed database viz. (i) Saudi Medical Journal (SMJ) (ii) Neurosciences (iii) Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation (SJKDT) and (iv) The Annals of Saudi Medicine (ASM) and their …

A Study On Attitude Of Library Users Of Colleges Towards The Social Media Usage For Promoting Library Services, Rubi Baishya

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Purpose: Information and communication technology has influenced every aspects education including libraries. Now some modern tools and techniques have been applied in libraries for enhancing library services. Social media is most used modern tools in the age of technology, which can be also used to promote library services effectively to its user’s community. That is why the present study was conducted to explore the attitude of library users of Colleges towards the Social Media usage for Promoting Library Services.

Study Design/Methodology/Approach: The area of the study was delimited to the library users of Provincialised degree colleges of Guwahati city only …

Research Trends In Hepatitis C At Pakistan From 2014 – 2018, Zia Ahmed, Zameer Hussain Baladi, Tahira Yasmin

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Purpose: This retrospective study, evaluate the publications published in PubMed Indexed journals through authors who participated as the first or as a participatory author associated with institutes functioning in Pakistan.

Methods: The information related to literature in hepatitis C was published, and retrieved on October 1^st, 2019 from the PubMed/Medline database to tabulate in Microsoft Excel 2010. Yearly growth of articles, the pattern of authorship, position and participation of the author in manuscript, subject-wise distribution of research, the involvement of institutes, and frequency of journals were objectives from the period 2014 - 2018.

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A Bibliometric Survey Of Fashion Analysis Using Artificial Intelligence, Seema Wazarkar, Shruti Patil, Satish Kumar

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In the 21^st century, clothing fashion has become an inevitable part of every individual human as it is considered a way to express their personality to the outside world. Currently the traditional fashion business models are experiencing a paradigm shift from being an experience-based business strategy implementation to a data driven intelligent business improvisation. Artificial Intelligence is acting as a catalyst to achieve the infusion of data intelligence into the fashion industry which aims at fostering all the business brackets such as supply chain management, trend analysis, fashion recommendation, sales forecasting, digitized shopping experience etc. The field of “Fashion …

Impact Of Journalists’ Twitter Use On Their Perceptions Of Job Performance In The Pakistani Context, Muhammad Arif, Maqsood Ahmad Shaheen, Saima Kanwal (Corresponding Author), Miguel Baptista Nunes

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Purpose –This study investigated factors affect the use of Twitter by Pakistani journalists and to what extent Twitter usage impact on their job performance.

Design/methodology/approach –This study opted for a quantitative survey research design. The theoretical lens used in this study was the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), extended to include the impact of Twitter usage on job performance. A pilot-tested structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the journalists working in the mainstream media houses of Pakistan.

Findings – The study’s findings revealed that the majority of the journalists leveraged the platform for tweeting and to read tweets. …

Integrating 5-Star Customer Services In Libraries And Information Centers For Efficient Smart Cities And Communities, Moses Chikezie Nwosu Phd, Ngozi Perpetua Osuchukwu Ms

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The customers in all institutions and organizations are important resources that drive the services for optimum satisfaction. They are also the important factor in library and information sectors. As the library is about people and satisfaction of needs, it makes sense that these people are accorded with the highest regards, respect and warmth for that total quality service. The 5 star customer services become pertinent and great strategy in efficient library and information centers. Today, the customers have the power to make or mar any organization through information sharing in online and offline modes. This paper highlighted the concept of …

Measuring Effectiveness Of Library Websites With User Traffic Analytics: A Review, Muhammad Arshad, Pervaiz Ahmad

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The purpose of this review is to examine the process of measuring and analyzing user traffic on academic websites including library websites. It helps improve the user experience and overall performance of library websites. User traffic analysis is also used in the internet world to analyze visitor types, user demographics, popular content, and to evaluate service strategies and campaigns. There are different tools, methods, and protocols available to analyze and handle user traffic on library websites. Types of website data analysis are discussed in this review. This review is based on relevant literature and scholarly articles on web analytics, web …

Library Services Provided During Covid-19 Pandemic: Content Analysis Of Websites Of Premier Technological Institutions Of India, Pooja P. Dadhe, Manju N. Dubey

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The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease presented unique challenges to all the stakeholders of education system. The sudden and unexpected outbreak of the virus forced the library professionals, to ascertain ways of working in a rapid time frame like shifting to digital platform wherever possible and to provide adequate remote services to the users. Given the extrinsic challenges in providing services during a public health emergency, the purpose of this paper is to find out how technology became a saviour for the premier technological institutions of India during the COVID -19 pandemic. The study explores the type of services provided by …

Role Of Libraries By Agricultural Extension Woker In Osun State Nigeria, Sobalaje Adewale Joel A. J

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The role of the library of agricultural extension workers in Osun State, Nigeria is very important. Structural questionnaires were used to collect data from 160 extension workers in the study area, out of which 149 (93.1%) responded and were used for analysis. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data using frequency, percentage table, and regression analysis to test the relationship between variables. Findings showed that all the respondents were educated beyond the O’ Level. The majority of extension workers do visit the public library to gather the information that is useful for farmers. Furthermore, extension workers have positive attitudes …

Strategic Information Access Tools For Dissemination Of Information In Academic Libraries In A Digital Era In Nigeria., Inemesit U. Udoh Mr., Victoria N. Okafor, Ph.D. Mrs., Glory E. Ekpenyong Mrs.

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This study examines strategic information access tools for dissemination of information in academic libraries in a digital era in Nigeria, using the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Library, Abia State, as a case study. The study was guided by four (4) specific research objectives. The descriptive survey design was adopted with a population of forty-six (46) library staff; comprising academic librarians, para-professional staff and library assistants. The complete census sampling technique was used due to the size of the population. A-4 point structured questionnaire with closed-ended questions was adopted to generate data for the study, and out of the …

Assessing The Information Literacy Skills Of Education Students In A Multi-Campus Institution, Nasir Koranteng Asiedu, Florence Plockey, Godslove Adjeiwaa Kordie

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This study seeks to assess the information literacy skills of undergraduate students in one of Ghana’s multi-campus universities. This became necessary as there was the need to know whether the students had understood or not the concepts of the information literacy programme after it had been introduced and taught, two years ago. Using the survey approach, 327 first year diploma and degree students were selected to participate in the study. x2 ≤ 0.05 is also used in the study to test the existence of associations between interested variables. The results of this study revealed that majority of the students have …

The Use Of Empiricism, Rationalism And Positivism In Library And Information Science Research, Nadia Abbas Shah, Amjid Khan, Pervaiz Ahmad, Muhammad Arshad

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This paper aims to study the significance/importance of “empiricism”, “rationalism” and “positivism” and their application in library and information science (LIS) research. The objectives of this paper covered in two parts. Part one describes the historical development of these epistemologies, explore its main characteristics and presents the criticism that has been nurtured against these views. In the second part, the importance and use of these epistemologies in the context of LIS research have been discussed. Since philosophy is the least touched subject in LIS, therefore, limited literature is available to review these epistemologies from the perspective of LIS.

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Research Output On Corona Virus (Covid-19) /Hantavirus In India:A Scientometric Study, Senthamilselvi .. A. Asst.Professor, Surulinathi .. M Asst.Professor, Karthik .. M Research Scholar, Jeyasuriya .. T Student

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This paper attempts to highlight the publication status and growth of Hantavirus/Coronavirus research in India and make quantitative and qualitative assessment by way of analysing various features of research output based on Scopus online database during the period 1975-2020. A total of 3498 publications were published and overall H-Index is 50. The publications peaked in the year 2020 with 3218 publications and most frequently cited one is “Rodriguez-Morales, A.J., Cardona-Ospina, J.A., Gutiérrez-Ocampo, E., Ahmad, T., Sah, R.. (2020) Clinical, laboratory and imaging features of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Travel Medicine and …

Scientometric Study Of Nuclear Science And Technology Research In India And China Based On Web Of Science (2000-2019), Subhodip Bid, Sukumar Mandal

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The present study attempt to compare the research output in terms of publications between two Asian giants India and china in nuclear science and technology for the period 2000 to 2019 as indexed in web of Science database under different parameters like publications size, mode of communication, research wise distribution, authorship pattern and collaboration pattern, citation pattern. The study reveals that India published 8637 research papers while China published 16879 papers which is almost twice of India’s publication. India leads China in terms of average citation per paper. China shows tremendous growth after 2012. In terms of collaboration, Germany is …

Covid-19 Information Seeking Strategies Of Rural Dwellers In Delta North, Nigeria, Rhima Tracy Efe

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The study assessed the COVID-19 information seeking strategies of rural dwellers in Delta North, Nigeria. This study adopted a survey research design. Fifty (50) respondents were randomly selected from each of the rural communities in Delta North used for the study, which amounted to 450 respondents used for the study. Out of the 450 copies of the questionnaire distributed to the respondents, the researcher was able to retrieve 418 copies of the questionnaire from the rural dwellers, thus there was 92% response rate. The method of data analysis adopted was descriptive statistics covering frequency count and percentage. The finding of …

Adaptive Technology For Supporting Persons With Disability In Selected Public Academic Libraries In Ghana, Alberta Addai-Wireko Ms., Philip Nukpe Dr., Akwasi Duffour Frimpong Mr.

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This study was to examine the barriers to access and availability of adaptive technologies in supporting Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in public academic libraries in Ghana. The study adopted the qualitative research design. The University of Cape Coast Library and the University of Ghana library were purposively selected and interview guides were used for data collection. A total of 20 respondents were selected and the interviews targeted 16 students with disabilities using the snowball approach, the 2 Librarians, and the 2 heads of the unit in the library that catered students with special needs. The thematic content analysis was …

Analyzing The Acceptance Of Digital Library System By Students And Librarians, Retno Sayekti, Mardianto Mardianto, Usiono Usiono

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This study investigates the acceptance of digital library system (Digilib system) by students and librarians of the State Islamic University of North Sumatera (UIN Sumatera Utara) Medan. It highlights the system’s rate of acceptance from the perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEOU), behavioural intention to use (IU), and actual system usage (AU). Furthermore, the study investigates the problems in using the system and the users’ strategy in coping with the problems. Data were collected using an online survey from 186 respondents, comprising 26 librarians and 160 students. A quantitative approach was applied using a TAM model to measure …

Indian Institutional Repositories (Irs) Reflected In The Directory Of Open Access Repository (Doar): A Case Study, Ramesh Kuri, Madan Singh

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Open access resources are an essential part of the academic community by which students, researchers, and even faculties get useful resources to pursue their academic requirements. Open access repositories enhance the visibility of scholarly publications and improve the collaboration among the authors with the support of global networks. Open access institutional repository provides a platform to showcase the intellectual works of an individual organisation. At present a total of 5414 repositories were found on DOAR from all countries on different subjects. Out of 5414, 96 repositories were from India. The analysis presented in this study is based on selected criteria …

The Role Of The Public Libraries In Enriching The African Rural Information Environment, Justina E. Ogbonna Dr

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Information has become a veritable currency for today's economic environment and efforts are made by every institution to enrich the information ecology for vibrant and sustainable economy. Although the entrant of information and communication technologies had altered and made great impact on information environment in other parts of the world, the situation in Africa is still bleak. Information is created every second and there is upsurge of big data on the information landscape and these developments have not only created a new society called the knowledge society but also brought about information and digital gaps in the society. In …

Cataloguing Education In The Midst Of The Coronavirus (Covid-19): The Authors Perspectives., Madireng Monyela

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The nature of cataloguing modules requires face-to-face interactions between lecturers and students for the explanation of concepts and the practical use of manuals and standards applied. Due to Covid-19 outbreak that led to lockdown in many countries and consequently to closure of the face to face universities, teaching and learning should be altered to continue with the university mandate. This paper investigated Cataloguing Education (CE) and suggest relevant approaches of CE outside the traditional classroom context. This research employed the qualitative approach grounded on documents/textual content analysis of literature and the experiences attained by the author. Findings revealed that cataloguing …

Reading Habits Of Working Mothers And Its Impact On Child Development, Humera Ilhaq, Raffat Parveen Dr.

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Reading has a significant impact on human culture and civilization as it is one of the ways of communicating an idea and thinking. It is important for getting information, knowledge and enhancement of understanding. Reading provides a medium for languages and ideas as well as entertainment. Reading habits play an important role as a helping hand to mothers for looking after children. Working mothers faces challenges for the development of children due to dual responsibilities; professional and child development. Both responsibilities demand high quality of work from the mothers.

The aim of this study to know reading habits of working …

Library Services Through Social Networking Sites: Perception And Attitudes Of Research Scholars Of Central Universities Of Assam, Shekharjyoti Neog

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This study has been carried out with an aim to explore the perception and attitudes of Research Scholars of Central Universities of Assam towards library services through Social Networking Sites. A structured questionnaire was distributed among 250 Research Scholars of the Central Universities of Assam. It is found from the results that 93.55% Research SCholars have positive perception regarding use of SNSs for providing library services to the users. The study revealed that Facebook is the most preferred SNS preferred by 58.98% respondents and Delicious is the least preferred SNS preferred only by 0.92% respondents. It was found from the …

Trend Setters In Library & Information Studies In Pakistan A Bio-Bibliometric Study Of Professor. Hamid Rahman’S Contribution To Lis Literature, Abid Hussain

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This quantitative study presents the bio bibliometrics analysis of Prof. Hamid Rahman, and the literature produced by him from 1983 till the end of 2020. The basic aim of the study was to investigate the life and contribution to the field of the Library and Information Science in Urdu, English and Hindko, language, professor devoted in his professional career. Prof. Hamid Rahman wrote award winging papers, and won IVP (International Visitor Program) scholarship. He was remained an external/internal supervisor for undergraduate and postgraduate Library Science programs in many leading Universities of the country. He organized six library science conferences at …

Assessment Of Research Productivity Of Indian School Of Business (Isb), Hyderabad, India, Ramesh Kuri, Kunwar Singh, Madan Singh, Somanagouda Patil

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This study aimed to perform a scientometric analysis of the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, from 2002 to 2020. The study has used different scientometric dimensions to evaluate the quantitative growth of research publications. The affiliation search was performed to find out the research publications by using the Scopus database. To make the analysis complete and to get better outcomes, authors have considered total publications produced since the inception of ISB, Hyderabad. This study has analysed the year-wise growth of publications, most preferred sources, authorship pattern, subject-wise distribution of papers, etc. Furthermore, the study also explored international research collaboration. During …

Multimedia Technologies Utilisation As Correlate Of Lecturers’ Teaching Effectiveness In Colleges Of Education In South West, Nigeria., Adesanya Olusegun Oyeleye, Adeyemi Rem I Oluwafemi

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The study investigated multimedia technologies utilisation as a correlate of lecturers’ teaching effectiveness in colleges of education in south west, Nigeria. . This is for the purpose of ascertaining the relationship and contribution of multimedia technologies to lecturers’ teaching effectiveness in Nigerian colleges of education. The descriptive research design was adopted, while a multi-stage sampling procedure was used in the study. Stratified sampling technique was used to select colleges of education and simple random sampling method was employed to select lecturers from the selected colleges of education. A total of 862 lecturers (627 males and 235 females) participated in the …

Freedom Of Information Bill, A Policy For National Development: The Library’S Perspective, Patience Ebisemen Lulu-Pokubo Mrs, Andrea Akporoghene Afuedeli Mrs

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The paper examines freedom of information bill, a policy for national development: the library’s perspective. The provision of timely and accurate information from an authentic source(s) is a booster to national development. Freedom of Information is the right to access information held by government and public institutions. Libraries are positioned to provide and promote access to information which will translate to development of the society. Freedom of information is a necessity in order to salvage the nation Nigeria. This paper therefore, is an opinion paper which gives us an overview of the FOI bill …