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Importance Of Information Product For Economic Development, Supriya Mallik, Debasis Bera

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The collection of information and the construction of knowledge has become an inevitable part for the economic growth and development. Now we are living in an advanced world where information is becoming important for every human to upgrade as technical development. The present information age is running to face many more challenges to achieve these much-needed goals. That is rapid technological advancement, which also creates new opportunities for using information virtually in all human pursuits. The extensive development of informational technologies, the emergence of information networks, the increasing reliance of the contemporary society on collecting, processing and distribution of information …

Students’ Knowledge On Library And Information Science (Lis): An Option For Choosing A Career, Elizabeth Allan Lascano

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library and Information Science (LIS) is a degree program being offered in the different HEIs in the country though this program has been offered long time ago there are few takers of the said program. This study analyzed the level of knowledge of senior high school students on LIS as a career. Further, this study looked into significant differences in terms of knowledge when grouped according to sex and track. Also, this study explored on the possibilities of senior high school students to enrol in the LIS program. The output of this study is to assess their knowledge and to …

A Bibliometric Analysis Of 14 Private Universities Of Himachal Pradesh Between 2004 And 2019: A Publication In Scopus, Damodar Parabhoi, Rakesh Kumar, Ranjna Devi, Kritika Sharma

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Research evaluation plays a vital role to find out the strength and weakness of the given field. The current research was based on the Bibliometrics analysis of fourteen private universities of Himachal Pradesh between 2004 and 2019 using the Scopus database. A total of 3923 publications were examined in this study. In this research, we took basic parameters like year wise growth of publications, citation growth by University, year-wise citation growth, most prolific author, most favourite source and most global cited documents. The result showed that journal was the most preferred form of publication in this study. Further, the study …

The Perspectives Of Engineering College Librarians On Information Literacy Programmes For User Empowerment, Somaraya B. Tallolli Dr, K R. Mulla Dr

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This study presents the opinion survey of the librarians about information literacy programs (ILP) impact on library users. The samples were collected through a survey of librarians working in engineering colleges affiliated with Visvesvaraya Technological University. The 82 (80.39%) librarians have been responded to the study. It has been ascertained that the Information literacy programs impact the users in mastering the complex resources, search skills, need of evaluation of the programs, influences on the electronic environment, understanding economic issues, legal decisions, social problems, resource utilization, and enhancement library usage. The opinion survey has found that Information Literacy and its assessment …

Professional Variables And Staff Readiness To Utilise Internet-Based Channels For Research Communication In An Era Of Covid-19, Valentine Joseph Owan, Levi Udochukwu Akah Phd., Mary Mark Ogbeche, Moses Eteng Obla

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This study assessed the professional variables of academic staff in African varsities and their readiness to Utilise Internet-Based Channels for Research Communication in an era of Covid-19. Drawing from Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory, the study was guided by four null hypotheses. The quantitative research method based on the virtual cross-sectional survey design was adopted. A total of 8,591 academics in African universities were the targeted demographic of this study. However, data were collected from a virtual snowball sample of 1,977 respondents (males, N = 1347; females, N = 630) from 24 African countries. A validated electronic survey, with three …

Mapping The Research Productivity Of Journal Of Chemical Sciences: A Bibliometric Study, Digbijoy Das

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper presents a bibliometric study of the Journal of Chemical Sciences for the period of 10 years (1987-1996) in which articles were published. The study focuses on necessary bibliometric analysis forms, authorship pattern analysis, year wise distribution of articles, issue wise distribution of articles, subject wise distribution analysis.The study revealed that that the maximum number of articles were published in the year 1993 (127) and minimum in the year 1994 (21) articles. The authorship pattern of the articles published during the period of study was contributed maximum by two authors 265 (27.20%), followed by three authors with 253 (25.98%) …

Hospitality Students' Adoption Of E-Books During The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Developing Country Perspective, Senthilkumaran Piramanayagam Dr, Partho Pratim Seal Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Educational institutions worldwide faced a myriad of challenges and disruptions in teaching and learning due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The transition from a formal mode of teaching to online teaching created a challenge in access to library and learning resources. E-Books are considered a viable option for printed books that facilitate remote access to learning resources. The present study uses the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) to identify the factors that may influence hospitality students adoption ande behavioural intention of e-Books. Data for the study were collected from 237 hospitality students using an online survey questionnaire. …

Bibliometric Analysis Of Research Productivity Of Librarians In College Library, Federal College Of Education (Special), Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria., Oladotun Ayowumi Osunkentan

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Research Trends And Mapping On Social Media In Smes: A Bibliometric Analysis, Abdurrahman Rahim Thaha, Erna Maulina, R. Anang Muftiadi, Mohammad Benny Alexandri

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As the backbone of the economy from various countries, SMEs use social media in their business activities. This study aims to determine trends and maps in social media and SMEs research from the Scopus database. This study uses bibliometric analysis on the Scopus database from 2009 to 2020. Social Media and SMEs search string use in titles, abstracts, keywords, and English article in the Scopus database. Further filtering by reading article content unrelated to SMEs to eliminate irrelevant articles. Search results were processed with VOSviewer software to acquire trends and co-occurrences of article keywords. A total of 210 articles were …

A Bibliometric Analysis Of E-Government Research, Darmawan Napitupulu

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E-government research has increasingly been raised since ICT was used in the public sector, but it has not yet reached the maturity stage. It contributes to the high number of research published in recent years. However, there is still limited or no bibliometric analysis conducted to analyze e-government research as a whole in the last decade. The purpose of the study is to establish bibliometric analysis as an extensive review of e-government literature. The method used in this study consists of five steps: defining search keywords, initializing search results, refining search results, compiling preliminary data statistics and analyzing data. The …

Effects Of Self-Concept And Use Of Information On Academic Performance Of Accounting Undergraduates In Selected Universities In South-West, Nigeria., Kehinde Omolade, Bolanle Adeleye

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study examined effects of self-concept and use of information on academic performance of accounting undergraduates in South-west, Nigeria. It was reported that students and individuals often form their self-concept from past experience of success or failure. Some academic libraries have not been adequately stocked with study facilities to improve students’ academic performance with the resultant effects of failure which invariably influence their self-concept academically. The data for the study was collected by the use of questionnaire and statistical package for social science (SPSS) to calculate the mean and standard deviation. Pearson correlation analysis was used to test stated hypotheses. …

Exploring Information Seeking Behavior Of The People During Covid-19 Outbreak In India, Punam Chauhan, Mohd Shoaib Ansari, Navneet Kumar Sharma

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The world is in great chaotic condition due to the outbreak of COVID-19 caused by a novel coronavirus. People are facing havoc in every corner of the world. As it is an actual novel virus, people search everywhere on the internet and other platforms to know much about this lethal virus. This paper examines various aspects of information-seeking behavior and pattern among ordinary people in India through online mode. The data were collected from August to November 2020. This paper also seeks to identify different areas of information need among common people and their problems while searching for desired information. …

Sustainable Development Goal On Quality Education: A Review Of E-Learning Resources And Pedagogy In The University System, Wisdom Okereke Anyim

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The aim of this research was to review Sustainable Development Goal on quality education in line with e-learning resources and pedagogy that can be found in the university system. The review of the learning resources in the higher institution is based on the goal of the United Nations to build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, nonviolent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all. Knowing that learning resources are vital part of quality education, the researcher identified different library e-learning resources, instructional learning tools and how they are employed in several cases. …

User Satisfaction About Information Literacy Skills And Training Needs Among University Students Of Islamabad, Pakistan, Khurram Shahzad, Malik Muhammad Yasir Iqbal, Arif Khan, Haroon Idrees Dr.

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The information age has compelling reasons for university students to seek information literacy (IL) skills. IL skills are more challenging for students at the undergraduate level when they are prone to academic and scholarly literature. This study examined the students’ satisfaction level with their IL skills. The study also investigated the importance of IL programs as perceived by the students. Undergraduate and postgraduate students, currently enrolled at engineering universities in Pakistan, participated in this research. A quantitative research approach was adopted to conduct this study and the data were collected from 352 participants using a self-administered structured questionnaire. Data were …

Use Of Social Media In Libraries: A Perspective Of A Developing Country, Asif Altaf, Abid Iqbal Iqbal, Muhammad Ramzan, Mohamad Noorman Masrek, Shakil Ahmed

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Social Media (SM) provides a range of possibilities for libraries to provide services out from traditional ways and means as modern life has been influenced greatly and massively by the internet. Owing to the amazing advancement of services given through the internet, libraries and information centers have to change and perform efficiently to convene the information needs of modern users. Libraries must use modern SM tools to enhance and thrive in this age of the internet. Currently, libraries are adopting these tools in their services to satisfy the information and research needs of the users. SM applications in libraries drive …

The Role Of Academic Library Towards Economic Development In Nigeria, Musa Muhammed Assistant University Librarian, Kabiru Garba Danladi University Librarian, Abubakar Ibrahim Assistant Lecturer

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The paper looked at academic libraries in Nigeria as a special agent of economic development in Nigeria, A nation is said to be developed economically when its citizen reaches the high possible standard of living and having a security information for their wellbeing. Academic Library is an institution that is well established to take care of the information needs of students, lecturers, researchers and other comity of scholars and communities. The Academic library is continuously bringing man in contact with the world in the fulfilment of its functions as a repository for knowledge. The paper critically focuses on National development, …

A Brief Bibliometric Survey On Night Vision Bot Using Dynamic Ir And Object Detection, Devesh Abhyankar Mr., Gurumoorty Suresh Mr., Hrithik Sambhaji Karjule Mr., Parth Bhardwaj Mr., Harish Muleva Mr., Anurag Mahajan Dr.

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This study aims to analyse the work done in the field of Night Vision Robots using IR and Object Detection from 2011 to 2021, using the bibliometric methods. This paper presents a Scopus database review on "Night Vision Bot using Dynamic IR and Object Detection". The necessity for doing this bibliometric survey is that to know how the technology in the field of mobile robotics and night vision, as well as to object detection, has evolved over the years. This paper shows the importance of Night Vision Robot from the year 2011 and continued up to 2021 April. The database …

Digital Library Readiness Of Distance Learners: The Access And Skills Imperative, Christopher M. Owusu-Ansah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Digital libraries play an integral role in the success of any distance education programme and as a result, must be adopted by distance learners. At the same time, digital skills and access are instrumental in achieving digital library readiness. This study investigates the digital library readiness of distance learners in a large public multi-mode university in Ghana. The study adopts a survey design through the use of a questionnaire to ascertain the perspectives of distance learners on their computer and digital access and consequent digital and information skills and how this improves their perception of their digital library readiness. The …

The Effect Of Infographics On Developing The International Scientific Publishing Literacy Among Graduate Students In Humanities, Saffanah Zedan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Supporting scientific research and enhancing effective scholarly communication services for graduate students and academic researchers is one of the most pivotal services of the academic libraries, especially in the context of the procedures set for publishing research results in high-impact international scientific journals. On the other hand, the repercussions of Covid-19 pandemic have cast a shadow over the academic library's services, activities, and programs intended to support scholarly communication among graduate students at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In this context, the current study aims to measure the effect of using infographics within the …

An Assessment Of Gathering Information By The Farmers Of Assam : A Survey, Indrakshi Das Assistant Librarian

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This study intended to determine the channels of communication and media that the farmers are used to impart information with the application of emerging information and communication technologies, Data collected by the farmer’s needs of information in a pre tested semi structured questionnaire by using a Google form. This paper highlights the mechanism of gathering information in order to full fill their insistency towards agricultural purposes, however what are the problems have faced that also include here. Also explore the agricultural information literacy of the farmers in all over Assam and providing certain recommendations for the improvement of information literacy …

Information Use Behaviour Of Sedentary Livestock Farmers In Egbeda Local Government Area Of Oyo State, Nigeria, Sheriff Olamide Afolabi Mr., Mutawakilu Adisa Tiamiyu Prof

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Information is important for all human activities and represents a fundamental input in knowledge creation. Just like in any other human activity, relevant, accurate, and timely information is critical to the success of livestock production and marketing. This study examined the information use behaviors of sedentary livestock farmers in Egbeda Local Government Area, Oyo State, Nigeria, specifically, the farmers’ perceived knowledge on livestock production, marketing information needs, attitude to, and preferred information sources, information seeking activities, and challenges faced when seeking for information. The descriptive survey design was used. Data were collected, using a questionnaire, from 155 sedentary livestock farmers; …

Visualization And Scientometric Mapping Of Global Public Administration Research During 2016-2020, Md Kaiyum Shaikh, Dr. Sibsankar Jana

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study is a scientometric and visualization study of Global Public Administration research. The study aims to traverse the present status of Public Administration research through network analysis and visualizations study of the Public Administration publications during the study period 2016-2020. A total number of 7383 documents has been retrieved from the Web of Science database. VOSviewer, MSExcel, Bibexcel, and RStadio statistical software are used for data analysis. The study focuses on numerous aspects of the public administration research such as document types, the growth of publications, most relevant sources, most prolific authors, authorship pattern, corresponding authors country, most …

Recent Trends In Software-Defined Networking: A Bibliometric Review, Jones Jefferson, Harikrishnan R

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Software-Defined Networking is referred to as the next big thing in the field of networking. Legacy networks contain various components such as switches, routers, etc. with a variety of complex protocols. A network administrator is responsible for configuring all these various components. Apart from complex network management, network security is also a persistent issue in the field of networking. SDN promises simplicity in network management while also dramatically improving the security of networks. This paper gives an analysis of the current trends in in SDN as well as Security challenges with SDN. A bibliometric review on SDN has also been …

Awareness And Usage Of Online Journal Publishing Systems By University Academic Staff, Kelefa Mwantimwa, Evans Wema

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The extent to which academic staff and researchers are aware of and use online journal publishing systems to publish their work is not very well known. The present study examines awareness and use of online journal management and publishing systems by University of Dar es Salaam academic staff. A cross-sectional descriptive research design alongside a mixed research approach (i.e. quantitative and qualitative) was used to examine awareness and use of online journal publishing systems by the UDSM academic staff. Data gathered through questionnaires and interviews. Descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages helped to organise and summarise research data. The …

Bibliometrics Analysis And Comparison Of Global Research Literatures On Research Data Management Extracted From Scopus And Web Of Science During 2000 - 2019, Pallab Pradhan, Lavji N. Zala

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Researchers, to conduct any bibliometric analysis prefer to retrieve publications data mostly from Elsevier’s Scopus or/and Clarivate Analytics’ Web of Science (WoS) databases, though many other platforms/databases, i.e. Google Scholar, Dimensions, Crossref, PubMed, etc. are now available those are providing bibliographic data of publications. This study is based on the globally published literatures on research data management during 2000 – 2019 (20 years of duration) data extracted from the Scopus & Web of Science (WoS) databases and their Merged file. The analysis and results compares the similarity and differences in between Scopus & WoS, and further each one of them …

Library Use And Satisfaction Of Undergraduate Students Of University Of Agriculture Makurdi, Benue State, Akor Solomon Obotu Mr, Ikani Joshua Adaji, Okechukwu Obedia Chukwuka, Umar Danladi Abubakar, Mohammed Umar Galadima

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Research Growth Of Balochistan University Faculty: A Bibliometric Study Of Jehr (Journal Of Education And Humanities Research) From 2016 To 2020., Anwar Muhammad Mr, Tang Zhiwei Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This research study aims to find out the research productivity of the Journal of Education & Humanities Research (JEHR) from 2016 to 2020. The present study also finds the frequency of productivity, author collaboration, paper length, most cited papers, and most productive authors and most productive departments and universities. The present research finds the 107 research articles have been contributed by University faculty members. The highest number of papers has been published 44 in 2018 and 20 papers were published in 2017. The current study finds the vol.5 and vol.6. Contributed 21 and 23 research articles respectively. This present study …

Webpage Analysis Of Open University Websites In India: A Webometric Study, Antim Patel, Priyanki R. Vyas Dr.

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The present study aims to explore the webometric aspects of the fifteen Open Universities in India. An attempt has been made to rank the University websites according to various webometric factors. The study calculated the Domain age, Domain extension, Internal Link, External Link, Page Speed, Web Impact Factors, WISER Index Ranking, Social media Connectivity and Alexa Ranking of the websites. The researcher suggested that the websites of Open universities need to attract more external links and Web impact factor by introducing creative online sources and services and updates of news and research information.

A Comparison Of Scholarly Journal Evaluation Between Indonesia And South Korea, Ayu Shabrina, Hani Febri Mustika, Yaniasih Yaniasih, Ambar Yoganingrum, Jungyeoun Lee

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Indonesian government has succeeded in increasing the number of local scientific journals. However, in terms of quality, such as the number of citations and errors in bibliographic writing still requires to be improved. This paper aims to explore the problems in Indonesian scientific journals' evaluation system by comparing the system to South Korea. The country has local journals like Indonesia. This paper uses references desk for collecting the data. The paper is focused on discussing publishers and journal citation databases. The conclusions are drawn by making arguments and reasons based on critical thinking analyzes. At the end of the paper, …

Marketing Of Special Library Services In Ghana: The Case Of Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Eunice Adomaa

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ABSTRACT

Marketing concepts are explored in the paper with much focus on strategies that can be employed in Special Library Services. Emphasis on understanding the user’s information needs and offering customer satisfaction is stipulated. The need for marketing, developing appropriate library services and products and some marketing concepts in libraries are explored. The case study approach was used for the study and Ghana Atomic Energy Commission was used as the case. It defined the various marketing concepts such as the 7ps of the marketing mix and how libraries can do marketing of their services and resources. The results showed that …