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Analysis Of The Utilization Of Digital Information Sources By Lecturers Of The State Islamic University Of Raden Fatah As A Reference Source, Misroni Misroni, Dewi Krisnawati

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated the usefulness of digital collections conducted by lecturers at Raden Fatah State Islamic University as a reference source. This research is a mixed method research with a total population of 537 and the authors took a research sample of 54 lecturers of UIN Raden Fatah using random sampling technique. The data technique used was a questionnaire using a Likert scale with four answer, interviews, observation, and documentation. The data obtained were analyzed using the mean and grand-mean formula. The results of study showed that the average value is categorized as high with an average value of 2.93. …

Influence Of Academic Qualification On Librarians' Proficiency Of New Media Technologies In Selected University Libraries In North-Eastern Nigeria., Abbas Adamu Lamido Gora, Ahmed Baba Gombe, Zainab Mohammed Abdullahi, Ibrahim Mohammed

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigated the influence of academic qualification on librarians' proficiency of new media technologies in selected university libraries in North-Eastern Nigeria. The study was guided by two research questions and a null-hypothesis. Descriptive survey research design was adopted. The population of the study was 144 librarians from seven selected University libraries in North-Eastern Nigeria. Total enumeration was used in the study. Questionnaire was used as research instrument. Descriptive statistics of frequency counts, percentage, mean and standard deviation as well as inferential statistics of Pearson Chi-square (X2) were used in analysing the data. SPSS version 23.0 software was used for …

Use Of Mobile Phone By Rural Women In Their Daily Activities: A Systematic Review, Farhat Jabeen

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Purpose: This study analyze the literature on the use of mobile phone by the rural women, the challenges they are being faced, the opportunities connected with this usage and mobile phone supports by the rural women in their daily Activities.

Method: A systematic review was used following the PRISMA guidelines. Three major scholarly databases such as Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus and HEC digital library Summon search were used to find the relevant material. Finally, 20 articles have been selected fulfilling the inclusion criteria for this study.

Findings: The findings revealed that Access and use of Mobile …

Hec National Digital Library: Issues And Challenges For Faculty Members In Pakistan, Izhar Muhammad Mr., Ghalib Khan Dr., Rida Anmol Miss

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Twitter Ban In Nigeria: Implications On Economy, Freedom Of Speech And Information Sharing, Wisdom Okereke Anyim

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper explored the implications of Twitter ban in Nigeria on economy, freedom of speech and information sharing. The study utilized mass media and legal documents to determine the opinion of the government officials, religious leaders, industrial experts, international organizations, legal experts and IT-based business specialists on the ban. It was discovered that Twitter ban infringes on the rights of the people to freedom of expression, access and sharing of information. It was discovered that the ban affected economy so badly that its effects have resulted to bridges on information flow between business associates, losses of jobs, investment hostilities and …

Use Of Information And Communication Technology As Correlates Of Service Delivery By Library Personnel In Ekiti State Universities, Nigeria, Jemilat Yusuf, Joseph Kehinde Fasae

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study aims to examine the nexus between ICT use and service delivery in the Universities, in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population consists of one hundred and fifteen (115) Library personnel in the three universities in Ekiti State. The library personnel were all selected using the total enumeration technique due to the small size of the population. A self-structured questionnaire was the research instrument and data collected were analysed using percentages and mean. Finding shows that the ICT facilities used for service delivery in university libraries are photocopier, printer, computer, …

Electronic Information Sources (Eis) Preferences By Faculty Members Of The Private Sector Universities In Peshawar, Pakistan, Muhammad Ismail, Amjid Khan, Abid Hussain

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Worldwide, faculty members mostly use EIS for teaching, learning, research, and professional development. Though, evidence is lacking to address the EIS preferences among the academicians of private sector universities in the study context. To fill this gap, using a convenient sample technique, a survey was conducted, and a structured questionnaire was used as a data collection tool from 630 permanent faculty members of private sector universities at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A total of 360 questionnaires were administrated, and 250 useable responses were received with a response rate of 69.44%. The major findings revealed that 38% of respondents were lecturers followed by …

Revision And Quality Analysis Of Library And Information Science Concepts In Wikipedia, Chaitali Ghosh, Prof. Udayan Bhattacharya

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Wikipedia is public encyclopedia contains articles on different subjects and different topics. The objective of the study is to evaluate the standard and status of revision of the library related articles. History page of Wikipedia article contains statistics of page from where the status and standard of the page has been derived. It has been concluded that Wikipedia covers 67 concepts of DDC 23^rd edition arrived in 020 class (Library and Information Science Class). The content of Library and Information Science (LIS) related articles in Wikipedia was not enough informative as per Wikiproject. The concepts related to information science …

A Bibliometric Analysis Of Research Output, Citation Analysis, Author Productivity, Collaborations, And Institutions Of Repute In Smartphone Health Applications (Sphealth Apps)., Dwight Figueiredo, Milind Chunkhare

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Due to rapid smartphone health application growth and usage, we analyzed literature published in the field of spHealth Apps. SciVerse Scopus was used as the database of choice for this study. Research productivity, collaborations, citation analysis, authors and institutions were presented using well established bibliometric indicators.

During the study period (2000-20), 4546 documents were published in total. The average count of documents per year was 227. English was the language predominantly used in the retrieved documents (97%). The h- index of the retrieved documents was 137. Author submission of keywords used in documents pertaining to sp- Health Apps included human, …

Knowledge Sharing Among Staffs For Elderly And People With Disabilities Service At National Library Of The Republic Of Indonesia, Nisrina Fairus Widiasmara, Kiki Fauziah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study discusses the knowledge sharing activities among the library staffs for Elderly and Disability Service at National Library in Indonesia. The aim of this research is to obtain an overview of knowledge sharing activities conducted by the library staffs for Elderly and Disability Service using seven aspects of knowledge sharing. The research approach used is qualitative with case study method. The data collection method includes observation, interview, and document analysis. The results of the study indicate that there are no substantial differences in some aspects of knowledge sharing between the library staffs who do not have special needs and …

Challenges Faced By Academic Libraries Due To Resource Sharing And Networking Models, Helic Mario Barretto, Pranay Sawant Dessai

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Each day millions of books, journals and ephemera are being published and to keep track of these books and literature and to provide them to the information seeking community is a herculean task for Academic Libraries. The difference between good or bad data can be explained as to how accurately the information is dispersed to the academic community. In these circumstances, it becomes significant for libraries to collectively come together and help each other by forming a resource sharing model. Across the globe numerous such models have been formed but most of them struggled to thrive on a long …

Information Needs And Seeking Behavior: A Pakistani Perspective, Rida Anmol, Ghalib Khan Dr, Izhar Muhammad

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

No abstract provided.

Information Needs And Seeking Behavior Of Faculty Members: A Case Study Of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan, Rida Anmol, Ghalib Khan Dr, Izhar Muhammad

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

College libraries play vital role in the development of education and achievement of the institutional objectives. For the information professionals study on information needs of users is of significant importance for provision of effective information services. This study was an attempt to investigate information needs and seeking behavior of faculty members working on regular basis in the male degree colleges of District Karak. The study was aimed to identify purposes of information needs and seeking behavior, preferred sources, methods employed to obtain needed information and problems faced by them while using their college libraries. Data was collected through questionnaires using …

Gender, Age And Staff Preparedness To Adopt Internet Tools For Research Sharing During Covid-19 In African Varsities, Valentine Joseph Owan, Michael Ekpenyong Asuquo Phd., Samuel Okpon Ekaette Ph.D., Sana Aslam, Moses Eteng Obla, Daniel Clement Agurokpon, Mercy Valentine Owan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study assessed the partial as well as the collaborative impact of age and gender on academic staff preparedness to adopt Internet tools for research sharing in African universities during Covid-19. Although evidence abounds in the literature on gender and age as they affect relatively, scholars’ utilisation of digital tools for research communication, such studies did not examine scholars’ preparedness to adopt from a broad perspective of Africa. This study was conducted based on the argument that the preparedness of scholars may affect their future interest to utilize digital tools for research sharing. A quantitative method, based on the descriptive …

Use And Access Of E-Resources Among Students In The National Institute Of Engineering College Library In Mysuru: A Study, Dr. Chandrashakara J

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This research examines the factors influencing the Use and Access of e-resources among Students in the National Institute of Engineering College Library in Mysore: A Study. Provide e-resources facilities and services in the library. A well-structured questionnaire was administered to the National Institute of Engineering College Library in Mysuru and collected the data regarding use and access of e-resources in the college library. The survey reveals that use and access of e-resource among students. Library users also take advantage of the existing e-resources. These resources were found to be more than 45% satisfied with the time saving, to Access top …

Revamping The Scholarly Publishing Landscape: A Case For Open Access, Dimple Patel Dr., Sneha Tripathi Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The for-profit publishing industry has taken over the reins of the scholarly publishing landscape which was primarily meant for the academicians and by the academicians. The developments in information communication and technology facilitated open publishing, open sharing and open access, the researchers, however, still prefer for closed access journals, which survive mostly on the metrics developed and promoted by the for-profit publishing industry for their reputation. Also, in the contemporary academe, the merit of the researchers is determined largely by the number of their publications and by the fact that these are published by the purportedly reputed publishers who predominantly …

Researcher’S Perception On Zotero And Mendeley Reference Management Tools: A Study, Rangaswamy B

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this study to understanding the researcher’s level of awareness, usage of reference management tools, benefits and obstacles of reference management tools in particularly “Zotero & Mendeley”. Structured design questionnaire randomly distributed through web 2.0 technologies (E-mail, LIS links, WhatsApp, Facebook) and finally, we received 170 dully filled respondents. A total of 51 (30%) researchers not aware of RMS, because of the reasons lack of library staff support 45%, lack of technical support, and lack of knowledge on citation styles respectively 63 (13.7%). Based on the listed reasons the investigator suggests that the library and staff should provide …

Use Of Library Resources And Services Among Undergraduates In Nigerian Universities, Christy Olabisi Adeeko, Airen Adetimirin

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

University libraries are established to meet the information needs of the university communities of which undergraduates constitute a significant portion. However, literature has shown that the level of use of the university libraries by the undergraduates is relatively low despite all the funds expended on library resources and services. This study, therefore, was designed to evaluate the level of use library resources and services by undergraduates in federal universities in the North-central, Nigeria. The five conventional federal universities in the North-central zone of Nigeria were enumerated while three homogenous faculties and six departments were purposively selected to give a …

Influence Of Demographic Factors On Interest Of Lis Undergraduates In Infopreneurship: A Comparative Analysis, Temitope Kehinde Bamgbose Msc

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Infopreneurship is a lucrative skill that can create self-employed job opportunities for the LIS undergraduates, even before graduation, to curb the unemployment rate that keeps growing in our society. It is critical to be able earn profit without sole dependence on traditional librarian jobs. However, the effectiveness of this skill is determinable by some factors. This study examined and conducted a comparative analysis of the influence of demographic factors on UI and TASUED LIS undergraduates' interest in infopreneurship. A descriptive survey research design was employed for the study using a systematic sampling technique to select 226 respondents that represented the …

Determinants In Choosing Librarianship As A Career Among The Lis Students Of Mg University, Kottayam, Prakash Abraham, Jovin K. Joy, Jafar Tijjani Umar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study examines the determinants to choose librarianship as a career among the library science students of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. Having a career in the library is shaped by a number of internal and external factors. The main objectives of the study are to identify the motivational factors to choose librarianship as a career and to find out the level of perception on LIS as a career. The Questionnaire is the instrument to collect the data and the data has been collected from the 128 LIS students of the academic year 2020-21. The study reveals that there is the …

An Overview And Content Analysis Of Ugc-Net With Reference To Lis Discipline And New Pattern, Beerappa G, Madhu S, Dr Kannappanavar B. U.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study is an effort to bring out an overview of “UGC’s National Eligibility Test (NET) for Assistant Professorship and awarding of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)” which is being held twice a year. The attempt has been made to discuss briefly the nature and new pattern of this exam and further, the analysis has been made in terms of the latest trends being focused in LIS subject with reference to qualifying of this NET exam. The study has been restricted to December 2018 to June 2020 since NTA has taken over conducting this exam from Dec 2018 and introduced a …

Exploring The Researcher’ Perception And Adoption Technique Of Open Access Journals In Central University Libraries Of North India: A Survey, Neha Kanojia Research Scholar, Shilpi Verma Prof. & Hod

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The research study presents the aim of the paper that open access journal is one of the most significant primary sources of information, which is helpful in the reference of scholarly publishing. A research article was undertaken to look at the accessibility and usage of perception in the library's open access journals. An effort has been made in this research paper to describe the perception and awareness of open access journals. The motive of the study explores the many resources that impact on the research scholar to select open access journals for publication. According to the methods used for the …

Student’S Challenges In Access To Digital Resources In Higher Education Institutes Of Pakistan, Qaiser Iqbal, Muhammad Tariq, Zaheer Ahmad

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose-

Consider that some high-quality learning processes in higher education are impossible without the use of technology, particularly considering its impact on the development of abilities & skills for the 21st-century. Shifting from a paper resource to a digital format enables users with a variety of access and usage options. Still, at the same time, some other challenges emerged which include the quality, cost, life, validity and credibility of digital contents. This research work is a detailed description of the challenges/ problems confronting by the researchers while accessing digital information resources.

Methodology- This study designed a quantitative research method by …

Top 100 Cited Publications In Physics Education In The Last Thirty Years: A Bibliometric Analysis, Nadi Suprapto, Binar K. Prahani, Utama A. Deta

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study's focus is to analyze the top 100 cited papers (classic papers) in the field of physics education in the last thirty years. The study is aimed to provide insight into the citation pattern, authorship pattern, year, journals, countries of these classic papers with the help of bibliometric analysis. The data for the study was extracted from the Scopus database. The study indicated that among these top 100 papers maximum were in the form of research articles. The majority of these top-cited papers were published during the five years from 2012 to 2016. The average citation per paper …

Transforming School Libraries Towards Achieving Quality Inclusive Education In A Recessed Economy, Oladotun Ayowumi Osunkentan, Kamorudeen Wumi Adeleke

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper attempts to establish ways in which school libraries can be used to achieve quality inclusive education in a recessed economy. Inclusive education is a process of enhancing the capacity of the education system in any country to reach out to diverse learners, irrespective of their status, character or disabilities, while economic recession is a period of decline in economic activities of a country. This paper emphasized that school library has a vital role to play in the inclusive education programme. School libraries should help disabled people to obtain special reading materials so as to integrate them into the …

Application Of Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning In Libraries: A Systematic Review, Rajesh Kumar Das, Mohammad Sharif Ul Islam

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

As the concept and implementation of cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning has become relevant, academics, researchers and information professionals involve research in this area. The objective of this systematic literature review is to provide a synthesis of empirical studies exploring application of artificial intelligence and machine learning in libraries. To achieve the objectives of the study, a systematic literature review was conducted based on the original guidelines proposed by Kitchenham et al. (2009). Data was collected from Web of Science, Scopus, LISA and LISTA databases. Following the rigorous/ established selection process, a total of thirty-two articles were …

Use Of Information And Communication Technologies (Ict): A Study Of Women Entrepreneurs Of Kashmir, Shazia Manzoor Dr, Shamikhah Hamid

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In Kashmir, business is one of those spheres where women lag behind men because it is still considered to be a male preserve. However with high unemployment rates in Jammu and Kashmir, younger educated women are starting their entrepreneurial enterprises. The use of ICT in these enterprises is crucial in this era of digitalization and it has changed the overall scenario of doing business.

This paper has used the qualitative research approach to explore and analyze the experiences of the women entrepreneurs with respect to the use of ICT in their business ventures. Women entrepreneurs owning and managing a micro …

Librarians’ Perception Of License Agreements Of Electronic Resources: A Study, Chitra Singh, Rekha Pai

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

With the introduction of license agreements, there is no more ownership of the electronic resources, but an access based or subscription-based approach to the electronic resources came into existence. In this recent time of license agreements, the library professionals should have some legal skills. They should know the use of various terms used in license agreements like clauses, tenure, user rights etc. so that they can negotiate and communicate better with publishers and vendors and cater to the needs of the patrons. This study aims to find out the knowledge, attitude, and perception of librarians on license agreements, and to …

Trends And Pattern On Library Marketing: A Systematic Review, Abdurrahman Rahim Thaha, Rita Purnamasari

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this paper is to analyze trends and patterns of library marketing research results using statistical and co-word analysis with a systematic review. After going through the screening results in the Scopus database, the search results yielded 287 documents in library marketing from 1977 to mid-2021. The analysis results will produce publications, citations, sources, countries, keywords, and topic clusters. The library marketing research trend tends to increase every year, with the most citations related to social media marketing in the library. The primary source of publications in the last three years has been Library Philosophy and Practice. The …

Awareness And Use Of E-Resources At Chandigarh College Of Architecture, Chandigarh, India: A Study, Bhanu Partap, Manju Ranga

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This paper is an attempt to study the awareness and use of e-resources among the students at Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh, India. For the present study, survey method has been adopted using questionnaire as a data gathering tool. Copies of self designed questionnaire were distributed online through e-mail/WhatsApp to the 150 students during February-March, 2021. Out of total 150 administered questionnaires, 127 completely filled questionnaires were received back and found valid for analysis. The response rate is achieved @84.66 percent. The study revealed that more than 90 percent of the respondents were aware about the use of electronic resources …