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Evaluation Of The Use Of University Library Resources And Services By The Students Of Paul University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria, Emenike Chiemeka Nkamnebe, Obiora Kingsley Udem, Chibuzor Blessing Nkamnebe

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study evaluated the use of library resources and services by students of Paul University, Awka in Anambra State, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey research method and employed a structured questionnaire and observations as instruments for data collection. The entire population of 276 students of Paul University Awka was involved in the study. The study was guided by 6 research questions. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics which include percentages, frequencies and mean rating. Findings revealed that students fairly use the library for their studies. Observation shows that they use the library most during examination periods. It …

Evaluation Of Medical Librarians’ Level Of Information And Communication Technology Skills Based On Mla Statements: A Study In Iran, Mina Tavassoli-Farahi, Masoumeh Tajafari, Iman Tahamtan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Due to the importance of ICT skills, several leading associations have released guidelines on needed ICT skills for librarians. In this study, Medical Library Association (MLA) statements on ICT skills were used for evaluating medical librarians’ level of information and communication technology expertise in Iran. A census sampling method was used. Chief Librarians working in college libraries affiliated to the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME) in Iran participated in this study. Findings showed that based on MLA’s skill statements, medical LIS professionals working in medical, dental and pharmacy colleges possessed adequate skill in communications and information infrastructure including …

Accessibility And Use Of Electronic Journals At Iranian University Libraries, Masoumeh Tajafari

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Today, e-journals play a significant role in meeting information needs of scholars. On the other hand, each year publishers demand higher costs for e-journals subscription. Librarians seek ways to assess the use of e-journals in order to determine how well they meet users' needs and to justify increases in budget for e-journals acquisition. This study aimed to assess accessibility and use of e-journals by the research scholars at top ten university libraries affiliated to the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MSRT) in Iran. Questionnaire was adopted for data collection and a total of 1380 research scholars participated in this …

Application Of Citation Analysis In The Development Of Core Nigerian Languages Texts In Nigeria University Libraries, Ifeanyi J. Ezema, C.F. Ugwuanyi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this paper is to develop core books in Nigerian languages using citation analysis. A total of 449 theses and dissertations submitted to the Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages in six Nigerian universities from 1996 to 2007 constituted the population. The universities are University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), University of Ife (OAU), University of Lagos (UNILAG), University of Ibadan (UI), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (ABU) and University of Benin (UNIBEN). A bibliometric study was conducted using indicators such as types of cited sources, most frequently cited books and the most frequently cited authors. A total of 27,686 …

Postgraduate Law Students Information Needs And Seeking Behaviour: Implications For Improved Provision Of Resources And Services In Nigerian Institute Of Advanced Legal Studies Library In Lagos State, Uluocha Anyaogu Mrs.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Adequate knowledge about the information needs and seeking behaviour of users is vital for developing library resources, services and facilities to meet their information needs effectively. The purpose of this study is to find out the various legal resources available to Postgraduate law students; their information needs and seeking behaviour; the sources/services utilized by them and their level of satisfaction with the information obtained from the sources in the library. The population of study consists of 323 Postgraduate law students registered at NIALS library since year 2013. Total enumeration sampling technique was used to select all the registered students. A …

To What Extent Have Icts Contributed To E-Governance In Uganda?, Robert Waiswa, Constant Okello-Obura

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) continue to receive unprecedented attention because of their pervasive influence on society. One such sphere of influence is their role in empowering the citizenry in tackling the fundamental facets of governance which, according to the World Bank, include: graft, rule of law, government effectiveness, voice and accountability, political instability and violence, and regulatory burden – a role giving rise to the concept of e-Governance. Uganda has variously attempted to promote e-Governance; huge sums of financial resources and other factor inputs have been sunk in ICT initiatives. The question which arises is, to what extent …

Awareness And Use Of Scholarly Electronic Journals By Members Of Academic Staff: A Case Study Of Dar Es Salaam University College Of Education (Duce), Nelson Msagati

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

No abstract provided.

Pneumonia Disease Research In India: A Scientometric Study During 2004-13, Brij Mohan Gupta, Ritu Gupta

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Examines 2508 publications in Indian pneumonia research, as indexed in Scopus database during 2004-13, witnessing an annual average growth rate of 19.86%, an average citation impact per paper of 2.85 and international collaborative publication share of 14.19%. The global share of Indian pneumonia research was 2.74% during 2004-13, which increased from 1.83% to 3.39% from 2004-08 to 2009-13. Medicine contributed the largest publications share (76.28%) in Indian pneumonia research, followed by pharmacology, toxicology & pharmaceutics (16.27%), biochemistry, genetics & molecular biology (13.12%), immunology & microbiology (7.19%) and chemistry (3.99%) during 2004-13. The 15 most productive Indian organizations and authors in …

Identification Of Research Trends At Physical Research Laboratory (Prl), Ahmedabad, India, Nishtha Anilkumar Dr

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Several investigators have conducted bibliometric analysis of research productivity of different countries in the world. A few studies have also been carried out to assess the productivity and impact of a single institute. As no bibliometric study on Physical Research Laboratory, India has been done before, the researcher thought it appropriate to carry out the study for her doctoral research with the following objectives:

1. To study the division wise output of research
2. To identify the thrust areas of research at PRL

The present bibliometric study aims to measure the research output of Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) during a 10 year …

Knowledge And Use Of Social Media Among Nigerian Librarians, Adebayo Afolabi Olajide Mr, Kayode Gboyega Oyeniran Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: the purpose of the work was to investigate the knowledge of Librarians about Social Media and how they are using it. Methodology: the methodology employed for this work is descriptive research design using a self-developed questionnaire which is carefully compared with available literatures. Twenty-six different tertiary institutions (Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges of Education, school of nursing) covering four states in the south west Nigeria was used. SPSS and frequency count using tables, graph and charts were adopted for the analysis. Findings: from the analysis of the result it was found that about half of the Librarians are yet to have …

Measuring Service Quality At Tehran University Of Medical Sciences' Libraries, Amir Hosein Mardani, Soheila Alavi, Mohsen Nazarzadeh Zare

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Using the Libqual+ model, the present study aims to compare the viewpoints of students and librarians in the Tehran’s Medical Sciences University to determine the quality of library services. The results show that the users consider the current quality of services lower than what the librarians consider them to be. This difference of opinion is much more drastic when examining the information control subscale. Service superiority gap was estimated to be -2.14 for the overall library services under study and the said libraries fall fairly short of providing users with the desired level of services. From the users’ point of …

Emotional Intelligence As A Correlate Of School Library Media Centre Service Delivery In Federal Government Colleges In Nigeria, Johnson A. Akerele

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

School library media centre (SLMC) is a very important unit of the school which can help to achieve desirable educational goals. However, poor service delivery occasioned by emotional intelligence has been a major setbacks militating against such realisation. The study, therefore, investigated the extent to which school library media specialists (SLMSs) emotional intelligence predict service delivery in SLMCs of federal government colleges in Nigeria. The descriptive research design was adopted in the study. The multi-stage sampling was used to select 48 SLMCs from 16 federal government colleges in four out of the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria. The instrument …

Town-Gown Relatioship: Assessment Of Community Information Services By Academic Libraries In Ondo State Nigeria, Rotimi Adesina Egunjobi, Johnson A. Akerele, Ayotunde Omotayo Falade

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Abstract

The relevance of academic library to people outside the academic setting needs to be redefined because of restrictions and non inclusion of their information needs in collection development policy. The study therefore evaluated town-gown relationship in Ondo State Nigeria with direct cognisance to assessment of Community Information Services (CISs) by academic libraries. Complete enumeration sampling technique was adopted to distribute questionnaires to all 58 librarians working in academic libraries in the State. 52 questionnaires were returned and found useful. The response rate was therefore 89.7%. The study found that CISs were being rendered mainly to scholars who visited the …

The Effects Of Budgetary Constraints On The Operation Of Academic Libraries In Ghana, Edward Asante

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigated the relationship between budgetary constraints on the operation of academic libraries in Ghana. The study was a descriptive survey with the use of questionnaire as the main instrument to gather data. Out of two hundred and twenty copies of questionnaires distributed, two hundred copies were retrieved with a non response of twenty copies. With the use of Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) Descriptive Statistics and Correlations Analysis were done based on the main variables in the study. The result show that all the four (4) constructs; Collection Development (CD), Acquisition & Selection (AS), Service Provision …

Climate Change Research (1991–2012): Comparative Scientometric Study Of Argentina, Brazil, China, India And Mexico, Saravanan G. Mr., Rajan V.R. Dr., Prasad S. Mr., Muthusankar G. Dr.

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This paper attempts to highlight quantitatively the growth and development of climate change literature in terms of publication output as per Web of Science® (1991–2012, September).The focus of this analysis is to study the literature on climate change published from five developing countries namely Argentina, Brazil, China, India and Mexico. This paper is a comparative study on year wise, document type, most productive authors, subject wise, journal wise, institution wise, and language wise distributions.

7065 records have been retrieved for climate change for the studies countries. Country-wise climate change records and most prolific authors for the five countries have been …

Qualitative Engagement Of Nigerian Students And Librarians In The Analysis Of Deviance In Library Utilization, Adediran D. Ikuomola, Rashidi Akanji Okunola, Samuel Olabode Fabunmi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Research on library deviance in Nigeria has largely relied on librarians’ accounts, which often portray students as ‘deviants’ and the libraries as ‘victims’, however we focus on a holistic account which incorporates both students’ and librarians’ narratives in the analysis of deviant behaviours in library utilization. Through observations and interviews the paper highlighted some common trends of deviance and the implication on library utility in selected universities. The study reveals a gap in the security of students’ personal effects, inadequate electricity supply and a wide range of deviant behaviours associated with the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in …

A Feasibility Study Of Mobile Services Implementation In National Library And Archives Of Iran: User’S Trends, Ayoob Nazi, Sakineh Ghasempour, Leyla Asgari

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: This Study seeks to reveal the opinion of the users of National Library and Archives of the Islamic Republic of Iran (NLAI) about library services based on cell Phones, to recommend new services for this library.

Design/Methodology/Approach: Descriptive survey method was used in this research and the required data were collected from 150 randomly selected samples, through a questionnaire developed by researcher.

Findings: Findings showed that 68% of respondents supported the use of mobile phone in the library and did not recognize it as being a disruptive factor. Among several proposed services, over-due day reminder (in saloon, or circulation …

Analysis Of Open Access Scholarly Journals In Chemistry, Faizul Nisha Dr, Hilal Ahmad Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study has investigated the trends of open access journals appeared in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). It provides an insight to the open access publishing in the field of chemistry based on the data collected from DOAJ. The DOAJ available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Website lists Open Access Journals and is maintained by Infrastructure Services for Open Access (IS4OA). Notably, it has listed about 9804 journals across 124 countries till 8^th January 2014. Out of 9804 journals, 164 (1.67%) journals are listed under Chemistry. The data was extracted in excel format and analysis was carried out on the …

Information Searching & Use Of College Libraries By Subject Specialists (College Teachers) Teaching In Government Colleges For Elementary Teachers At Bahawalpur Division, Bahawalpur, Rubina Bhatti

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

No abstract provided.

Assessment Of The Use Of Electronic Resources Among Administrators And Faculty In The University Of Cape Coast., Paulina Nana Yaa Kwafoa, Osman Imoro, Paulina Afful-Arthur

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The importance and significance of electronic resources to teaching and research is widely recognized by many researchers. With the advent of information and communication technologies such as the internet and the web, electronic resources have become a widely accepted scholarly resource for both students and faculty. They have also been shown to be more helpful especially to faculty and distance learners who may have limited access to library resources in traditional formats. Information and communication technologies have transformed most traditional libraries into hybrid libraries storing most of their resources in both print and electronic formats. The study seeks to investigate …

Managing Access To E-Journals: A Study Of Technical University Libraries Of North India, Seema Vasishta Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Electronic journals have opened up many exciting opportunities for academic and research libraries in developing countries and have emerged as a major component of their collections. This article examines the present scenario of access management of e-journals in technical university libraries of North India. The study is based on the analysis of various facilities available for providing seamless access to e-journals. Questionnaire method was used to collect the data. Comparative data of seven technical university libraries are drawn in tabular form for presenting the results. The study endeavors to gain some insights into various issues involved in managing access to …

Bradford’S Zone To Lis Publications Published In Library Management Journal From 2010-2012: A Citation Study, Koteppa Banateppanavar Mr, Dharanikumar P Dr, Girish T. S Mr, Jayaraj A. N Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to investigate the research output performance of LIS Professionals and to study the citation analysis of all the journal articles published in the Library Management Journal during 2010-2012 is carried out.

Design/methodology/approach – The data for this study were drawn from a selective sample from Library Management e-journal available through the Kuvempu University web site subscribed through UGC-INFONET. A total of 139 articles published during 2010 to 2012 with 3053 citations. The analysis cover mainly the number of articles, authorship pattern, subject wise distribution of articles, average number of references per articles, …

Trends Towards Internet Usage Among College Teachers Of Lodhran District, South Punjab, Pakistan, Rubina Bhatti, Mian Nazir Ahmad, Shakeel Ahmad Khan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this study was to explore the use of internet among the college teachers of district Lodhran including purposes of use, its impact on teaching and learning, usage of internet resources and to identify the problems during using internet. Survey research method has been selected for this study and well-established questionnaire was used to collect data from the college teachers of district Lodhran. Total respondent were 134 and response rate was 115 (85.82%). Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. The results revealed that college teachers frequently used internet facilities to improve their knowledge and information related …

An Assessment Of The Use Of Radio And Other Means Of Information Dissemination By The Residents Of Ado- Ekiti, Ekiti-State, Nigeria., Ezekiel Babatope Familusi Mr, Peter Olufemi Owoeye Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study assessed the use of radio and other means of information dissemination among the residents of Ado-Ekiti. It is a survey research employing descriptive research design of the survey type, the instrument used to collect data was questionnaire. The sampled population was one hundred and twenty residents of Ado-Ekiti (120) were selected to participate in the study using simple random sampling technique while the collected data was analysed using tables, bar chart, simple percentage and frequency count, mean and standard deviation. The findings revealed that radio is the most important instrument in information dissemination because it reaches larger …

The Practicality Of Resource Sharing In Academic Law Libraries In South-Western Nigeria, Chidinma Onwuchekwa Ogba

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

This study explores the practicability of resource sharing amongst Nigerian academic law libraries by looking at academic law libraries in south-west Nigeria. Judgmental sampling technique was used in selecting four law librarians while simple random technique was used in selecting four law faculties in south west, Nigeria. Phone and electronic mails were used for gathering data from these law librarians through the use of interview research method. Data was analyzed by arranging responses into facets; thus like facets were grouped together and evidences representing issues in this study were selected and used as evidences of findings. Findings from this …

Reading Habits Among Students And Its Effect On Academic Performance: A Study Of Students Of Koforidua Polytechnic, Micheal Owusu-Acheaw

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study sought to assess the reading habits among students and their effects on their academic performance. The study was conducted in Koforidua Polytechnic situated in the Eastern Region of Ghana. A questionnaire was used for the data collection. The data collected were analyzed quantitatively with the use of Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Figures and tables were used to present the results of findings. From the total of 1052 copies of questionnaire distributed, 1000 copies, representing 95.0% were filled and returned. The findings showed that majority of the respondents acknowledge the importance of reading, 81.9% of the …

Bibliometric Analysis Medicinal And Aromatic Plants Research, Siva Subramanian Manian

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

No abstract provided.

Teaching The Digital Divide: Connecting Students To Community, Knowledge, And Service Learning., Rebecca M. Marrall

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This article addresses the purpose, the organization, and results of an experimental credit-bearing upper division service-learning course at a Master’s granting university, entitled LIBR 397: The Digital Divide. In addition to reviewing collegiate efforts on teaching the Digital Divide within the United States, this article also provides an overview of the challenges and successes associated with teaching such a course. In conclusion, the unique nature of the LIBR 397 course prompted students to see firsthand the complexities inherent in the Digital Divide phenomenon within the United States. Incorporation of service learning projects into a college course takes additional effort, primarily …

Importance Of Library To Lawmakers: Case Study Of Edo State House Of Assembly., Bolanle Clifford Ishola

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

The research concern of this study was to find out the importance of libraries to lawmakers. The objectives of the study were to: To find out the importance of libraries to effective legislation; To state the indispensability of information for effective, quality and meaningful representation by the lawmaker.; To find out the reasons for the lackadaisical attitude to the use of libraries by lawmakers; To examine the state and the total organization of the libraries. Edo state House of Assembly provided the data and the institutional setting. Survey research method was used for the study. The major findings were …

A Study Of It Infrastructure In Pakistani University Libraries, Muhammad Sajid Mirza, Khalid Mahmood

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study has investigated the status of hardware, software, networking and IT support available in university libraries of Pakistan. Survey method of research was employed to collect the data through a questionnaire survey. Fifty two out of 82 chief librarians/head librarians of central libraries of the public and private universities responded. The study concluded that except few, a vast majority the university libraries have computers and other peripherals; use of ‘free and open sources’ software increase in the university libraries; only few university libraries implement standard integrated library software, while the use of in-house developed library software is common; most …