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Information Needs And Seeking Behaviour Of Nursing Students Of Bhubaneswar, Odisha During Covid-19 Pandemic Outbreak, Payel Saha, Pushpanjali Jena

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In December, the outbreak of a new Corona virus disease called as Covid-19 in China triggered the infection and deaths of many including medical personnel. The disease is extremely infectious since in extreme cases it can be fatal and there are no specific medications. Being the front line workers this poses a huge risk to the lives and welfare of nurses and has a significant effect on their emotional reactions and coping with strategies. This study would also explore emotional reactions and coping with styles for nursing students. A famous parameter that motivated people to practice protective behaviour either directly …

E-Shodhsindhu Problems And Barriers Experienced By Librarians Of Higher Educational Institutions, Amit Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Purpose – The paper intends to explore e-shodhsindhu problems and barriers experienced by librarians of higher educational institutions.

Design/methodology/approach – To accomplish the objectives of the study, librarians viewpoint was collected through a well-structured questionnaire consisted several question keeping in mind the objectives of study, followed by personal interview and discussion among the consortium (e-ShodhSindhu consortium) member libraries under study. In order to strengthen the consortium practice, the opinion or suggestions provided by librarians were recorded carefully and clubbed in discussion part.

Findings – The paper discuss about the concept of consortia, its objectives and influential factors followed by …

Teaching Through A Pandemic: Classes Of Khallikote University Go On Air And Online, Raj Kishor Kampa Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

As the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the education sector and the long lockdown has closed schools, colleges and universities in India since March 2020, the paper tries to explore the possibilities of adopting synchronous and asynchronous learning methods to teach the students of Khallikote University Berhampur India during the lockdown period. Moreover, paper discusses how the open source learning management system (LMS) Moodle can be leveraged as a tool in delivering effective asynchronous learning in higher educational institutions. This paper describes how Elearning@KUB platform for Khallikote University is designed, developed and implemented using Moodle, wherein students can access to study …

Assessment Of Challenges And Prospects Of E-Marketing In The Development Of Nigerian Universities’ Education Lecturers In South-South, Nigeria, Patience Ewomaogene Okoro

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This research paper examined the role of e-Marketing for sustainable growth and development in Nigeria. It determined e-Marketing strategies, especially online marketing strategies for sustainable growth and development in Nigeria. The simple random sampling method was used to draw the sample for the study. The total sample used was 600 entrepreneurs of which 586 copies of the questionnaires were retrieved. The instrument for data collection for this study was a questionnaire with a four-point Likert-scale format of Strongly Agreed 4 points (SA), Agreed 3 points (A), Disagreed 2 points(D), and Strongly Disagreed 1 point (SD). Data collected were analyzed using …

A Bibliometric Review Of Characterization Of Outdoor Solar Pv Panel For Shading And Validation By Pv Emulator, Viplove Malik, Poojan Pavagadhi, Aman Kumar Pandey, Saharsh Vyas, Javed Sayyad, Paresh Nasikkar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Many researchers and experts have begun to work in Renewable Energy (RE) Research and Development (R&D) as an interdisciplinary area ineluctable solution to lower the use of conventional power generation or non-renewable resources. Solar photovoltaic energy has gained a lot of recognition as one of the best green alternatives. However, its firm reliance on environmental and climatic conditions makes it difficult for researchers to conduct experiments at the operational temperature (T) and Solar insolation level (G). These solar PV panels with a controllable light source are inefficient, unreliable, and unsuitable for testing PV algorithms such as Maximum Power Point Tracking …

The Adoption Of Ict By Libraries Of Teacher Colleges Of Education In Northern Ghana: Challenges And Prospects, Abass Karara Ibrahim, Dawuda Issah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study was conducted to investigate the adoption of ICT by libraries of teacher training colleges of education located in northern Ghana. The study an area covers five administrative regions located in northern Ghana. These are the Northern Region, North East Region, Upper East Region, Savanna Region and Upper West Region. The survey method was used and questionnaire was used as data gathering tool. Copies of the questionnaire were issued to eight librarians of the eight teacher college libraries in the study area. Findings of the study revealed that the adoption of ICT by libraries of teacher training colleges of …

Scholarly Communication In Global Business Review Of The Last Decade As Reflected In Scopus: A Bibliometric Survey, Sudam Charan Sahu Mr., Gati Krushna Nayak Mr., Chandrakant Swain Dr., Sudeshna Tripathi Ms.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The research paper aims to analyse the research output of “Global Business Review” Journal during the period of 2011-2020. The SCOPUS (a product of Elsevier) multidisciplinary abstracting and citation database has been used to retrieve records. The raw bibliographic and citation retrieved data are analysed with bibliometrix R-package. Based on the retrieved data of “Global Business Review” research publication is analysed and interpreted. The performance of the annual scientific productions, most productivity countries, authors, Affiliations/Institutions –wise and citation reference is analysed. The findings reveal that total 1071 publications are there during the period of study, the most …

Use Of Social Media By Leaders Of Charismatic Churches In Ghana, Noah Darko-Adjei, Mariam Ansaa Animante, Harry Akussah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study examined the use of social media platforms by leaders of the Charismatic Churches in Ghana. This study is germane in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic where churches are embracing social media platforms to supplement the conventional face-to-face church meetings.

The study was conducted within the framework of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). A questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data from a sample size of 152 respondents. Also, 2 head pastors and their deputies, as well as 2 IT personnel, were interviewed. The study found a high level of awareness of social media platforms adopted by the …

Marketing Of Lis Product And Services By Allopathic Medical College Libraries In Assam (India), Anjuma Saikia, Amit Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Purpose – The paper intends to explore the use and practice of the marketing concept by libraries, find out their problems followed by the best possible suggestions to improve the level of practicing the concept among medical college libraries in Assam.

Design/methodology/approach – In order to accomplish the objectives of study, the librarians viewpoint was gathered through a structured questionnaire consisted several question keeping in mind the objectives of study, followed by personal interview and thorough discussion with librarians/Incharge of libraries taken for study. The quantitative and qualitative both methods were employed to analyse the collected data and conclusion …

Authorship Pattern And Growth Of Scholar Contributions Of The M S University Of Baroda: Using Scopus Database, Dr.Ranjita Niladri Dash, Ashok S Chaudhary

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present paper deals with the analysis of publications of The M S University of Baroda (MSU) that appeared in the SCOPUS database. For authorship pattern and subject-wise distribution study, MSU data has been used from the year 2016 to the end of the year 2020. A total of 1698 data has been downloaded and analyzed according to objectives. The study reveals that the growth of literature follows the exponential growth pattern, journal articles are the most published form of literature (75.15%), AIP Conference Proceedings and Chemistry Select are top journals, The M S University of Baroda and Sardar Patel …

Library Users And Their Reading Habits: Assessing The Impact Of Ict, Dr. Kumara B, Prof. B T Sampath Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present paper examines the assessing the impact of ICT on the library users and their reading habits. A total of 2463 samples were selected from 11 state universities in Karnataka State, India. A well designed questionnaire was used for the data collection and data has been analyzed using SPSS. The present study consisted of an equal number of males (51.3%) and female (48.7%) respondents and most of the them are from rural (63.0%) areas. It can be seen from the table that the majority of female (71.8%) and male (66.3%) respondents read information sources at their home. It is …

Review On Islamic Social Reporting (Isr) Research, Muhammad Syafii Antonio, Aam Slamet Rusydiana, Irman Firmansyah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims to determine the development and trend map of Islamic Social Reporting (ISR) outbreak research that is published by a reputable journal in the theme of Islamic economics and finance. The data analyzed were more than 91 publications of Scopus indexed publications. The export data is then processed and analyzed using the R Biblioshiny application program to find out the bibliometric map of the development of Islamic Social Reporting research. The results showed that the number of publications on the development of Islamic Social Reporting research experienced a significant increase. The results show that the highest number …

Iranian Authors' Contributions To The Library Philosophy And Practice, Heidar Mokhtari, Mohammad Karim Saberi, Hossein Vakilimofrad, Sana Barkhan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Objective: This study aimed to conduct a bibliometric analysis and scientific visualization of the contribution made by Iranians' authors in the Library Philosophy and Practice (LPP) from 2006 to 2019.

Material and Methods: This bibliometric analysis used Scopus database for retrieving data on all papers published by Iranians in LPP during the study time span. VOSviewer and Microsoft Excel software packages were used for data analysis.

Findings: Out of 139 papers authored by Iranians in LPP, the first published paper belonged to 2006. An increasing trend can be seen in annual publication number, with 1 and 64 papers in …

The Impact Of Covid-19 On The Halal Economy: A Bibliometric Approach, Nisful Laila, Aam Slamet Rusydiana, Aisyah Assalafiyah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims to determine the map of the development of research on the halal economy's theme during the COVID-19 pandemic published by digital object identifier-equipped journals. The study was conducted in November 2020. The data analyzed were more than 200 published papers. The object of the study is a published journal in 2020. The data is then processed and analyzed using the VOSviewer application program to determine halal economic research development's bibliometric mapping. The results showed halal finance, halal banking, halal philanthropy, and halal food were the most popular topics used. The research development map of this theme is …

Attitudes Of Female Librarians Towards The Use Of Social Media (Whatsapp): A Study Of Balochistan, Pakistan., Tang Zhiwei Dr, Anwar Muhammad Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: the Prime objective of this research is to examine the attitudes of Female Librarians towards the (SM) use of WhatsApp.

Design/methodology/approach: Quantitative research design and survey method were used where data have been collected using an online Google doc survey. A total of 31Female Librarians have participated in this study. All the participants were using WhatsApp and have created their own WhatsApp group. The collected data has been analyzed using SPSS and MS excel.

Findings of the study: the findings of the study revealed the majority of the Female Librarians were with 97% were having a degree of …

Knowledge, Perception And Attitude Of Science And Social Science Undergraduates To Plagiarism In University Of Ibadan, Nigeria, Osarobu E. Igudia Dr, Doyinsola Olagunju Miss

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

It is a common knowledge that undergraduates in the discipline of science and social science consult a wide variety of information materials to carry out researches, assignments, prepare for examinations and accomplish their terminal projects. As such, they are prone to unethical use, which may constitute plagiarism; hence this study investigated knowledge, perception and attitude of science and social science undergraduates to plagiarism in University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population consisted of 3,459 undergraduates during 2016/2017 academic session. A two stage sampling technique was adopted. A stratified sampling was first employed to …

Open Access And Self-Publishing In The Academic Communication: A Case Study, Vimal Kumar, Dhanya P

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Commercial publishing houses dominate the academic publishing sector, and they discourage the sharing culture to protect business interests. Authors and institutions have no control over the publishing processes and lost the copyright on the works after publishing. The traditional model of publishing gives more financial commitment to authors. Self-publishing gives full control to the authors over the publishing processes. Open Access model gives the publications faster impact and greater user engagement. This article shares the experience of self-publishing an Open Access book in a higher education institution.

Empirical Investigation Of The Extent Of Utilization Of Social Media For Effective Library And Information Service Delivery In Selected University Libraries In Abia State, Nigeria, Innocent O. Adayi Mr, Dogara Kudu Mr, Ishaya Lami Dutse Mrs, Nathaniel Agbo Oche Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study empirically investigated the extent of utilization of social media for effective Library and Information Service delivery in selected university libraries in Abia State, Nigeria. five research questions guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. Using multi-stage sampling technique 350 library users and staff were sampled from the entire population. Questionnaire and Observation Checklist was the instrument for data collection constructed for the study. The data collected was analyzed using frequency distribution table, charts, percentage and mean. The findings revealed that, both ABSU, Library and MOUAU, Library has no official facebook, twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, Nairaland, Skype, …

Librarians’ Ict Competencies And Utilization Of Emerging Technologies In Academic Libraries In Rivers State, Nigeria, Anthonia Omehia, Emmanuel Okwu, Onyema Nsirim

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The main purpose of this study was to determine the extent of the relationship between Librarians’ ICT competencies and utilization of emerging technologies in academic libraries in Rivers State, Nigeria. The study was carried out using a correlational design. Three research questions, three objectives guided the study and three null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study was 55 librarians in four academic libraries in Rivers State. A census sampling technique was used for this study, where all the 55 librarians were used as respondents. A structured questionnaire titled: Librarians’ ICT Competencies …

Information Literacy Competency Of Researchers In Social Sciences: An Assessment From Diverse Perspectives, Rajesh Singh Dr., Shailendra Kumar Prof.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information literacy (IL) provides essential proficiency for academics and research in the networked digital information landscape. The present study is an empirical assessment of information literacy competency (ILC) levels of researchers in social sciences from varied frames of reference i.e. gender, age groups, periods of research, subjects and universities. The data collected from 520 researchers were processed and analyzed using various techniques of descriptive and inferential statistics to identify IL competent and incompetent researchers on different variables. The descriptive statistics included frequency distribution, percentage distribution, etc. and was aided by computing mean, standard deviation, and range. Inferential statistics consisted of …

Advancing Knowledge Sharing In Development Organisations: Barriers, Enablers And Strategies, Peter Gatiti

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper aims to examine the obstacles and enablers of knowledge sharing in development organisations and determine how each factor affects knowledge sharing in different organisations. It also highlights strategies for successful deployment of knowledge sharing techniques.

The paper opted for a mixed-method approach with a sequential explanatory design. Data were collected using semi-structured questionnaires administered to development practitioners (n=331) and in-depth interviews with key informants (n=11).

The paper provides empirical insights on different knowledge sharing barriers and enablers encountered in development organisations. Overall, eight categories of knowledge sharing enablers emerged from the study. These include culture, strategy, reward system, …

Trend Of Research Visualization Of Learning, Classroom, And Class Participation In Higher Education Institutions: A Bibliometric Analysis From 2001 To 2020, Dr. Muhammad Shoaib, Dr. Akhlaq Ahmad, Mr. Nusrat Ali, Mr. Farooq Abdullah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The main objective of this research is to inspect the classroom environment, student learning, interactive learning, class participation, higher education institutions using bibliometric analysis from 2001 to 2020. For the scientometric analysis, we extracted data from the Science Citation Index database, Web of Science (Core Collection) using a searched query. The data was extracted on February 27, 2021 (GMT-4:29 AM). Further, the period was 2001 to 2020. There were 6340 published documents were found. The study findings illustrate that the topic of higher education institutions was on top of the topic list and a major proportion of published documents was …

Integrative Leadership Style Of Libraries At Islamic Universities In Indonesia, Aras Satria Agusta, L Nurdin

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This article was aimed at describing the integrative leadership styles concerning library performance. This study used a descriptive-qualitative method with a constructivist and critical interpretive paradigm on the phenomena of library leadership in the current Covid-19 pandemic era. Data were collected through observation and interview techniques with 9 informants, including the head of the library and librarians at Muhammadiyah University library of North Sumatera. Both observation and interview were conducted online because of health crisis conditions making it not possible to do them offline. The results showed that the role of the integrative leadership style, which employed democratic and transformative …

Information Literacy Competency Levels Of Social Science Researchers: A Diagnostic Study, Rajesh Singh Dr., Shailendra Kumar Prof.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study is a diagnosis of Information Literacy Competency (ILC) levels of social science researchers. The data was empirically collected from 520 researchers and analyzed using differential and inferential statistical techniques. The Information Literacy (IL) competent researchers were maximum 79.6% in ‘Information Use Ethics’, followed by 77.7% in ‘Information Need’, 76.2% in ‘Information Use’, 66.9% in ‘Information Evaluation’ and 53.8% in ‘Information Access’. The study has identified IL deficiencies on different parameters and suggests necessary improvements in the current practices for further enhancement of ILC among researchers.

Lawyers Response To Covid-19 Infodemic On Social Media, Jibran Jamshed

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Objectives: The primary objective of this study is to examine and analyze the skills and practices of lawyers in response to the misinformation/Infodemic of COVID-19 on Social Media platforms.

Research Methodology: In this quantitative study an online survey was conducted among lawyers in Pakistan. The population of the study was made up of practicing lawyers from different District Bar Associations in Pakistan. A questionnaire was distributed to collect data regarding demographic information, use of social media, response to misinformation about COVID-19 on social media and to identify the methods employed by lawyers to check the authenticity of such …

Central University Library Websites In India: Web Content Analysis, Ambika C.A., Ganesan P.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library is one of the fastest growing sectors in the modern education system. University libraries in the present era are providing high quality digital information to the user community. Most of the university libraries have either their own library website or integrated it into the home page of the parent organization. They are the channels that link library patrons with its resources and services and provide unique opportunities for the users to judge its relevance to them. Digital libraries have integrated all the resources into its website and the majority of the services can be accessed online. In order to …

Scholarly Publishing Patterns Of Medical Academics : A Case Study Of Researchgate Profile Of King George’S Medical University, Lucknow, Vinit Kumar Dr., Jaya Singh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ResearchGate, an academic social networking site, emerged as an alternative platform among the researchers to connect and disseminate their research findings to the global research community and build chances of collaborations with researchers in overlapping areas. The present study examined the ResearchGate profiles of King George’s Medical University, Lucknow in an altmetric perspective to evaluate the scholarly publishing patterns of medical academics. The data collected by manually visiting the ResearchGate profiles of the faculty members of various departments of KGMU. The study revealed that 32 departments of KGMU having profiles on ResearchGate contributed a total of 1196 publications. The ‘BMJ …

Bibliometric Analysis Of Literatures On Digital Banking And Financial Inclusion Between 2014-2020, Muhammad Ridhwan Ab. Aziz, Mohd Zalisham Jali, Mohd Nazri Mohd Noor, Syahnaz Sulaiman, Mohd Shukor Harun, Muhammad Zakirol Izat Mustafar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The fastest growing in technology in the recent many of years has changed the way of people live and the conduct of business. The existing of the internet and mobile has led to profound transformation to a various industry from manual-based to automatic-based activity and from offline to online transaction include in banking and financial industry. The objective of this study is to analyze the related literatures on Digital Banking and Financial Inclusion between 2014 until 2020. The methodology that has been applied in this study is descriptive research based on document analysis on previous studies and literatures on digital …

An Argument On Collection Development And Collection Management, Ghalib Khan Dr., Rubina Bhatti Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study is an attempt to examine the concepts of collection development and collection management through extensive literature review. Though these phrases are being used interchangeable but there is hardly any consensus on which term is more comprehensive. Are these terms the same or different? Some authors see them synonyms and other the expansion and extension of one another. The evolutionary studies of collection development and collection management show that these two are overlapping terms in nature, however, the two areas together are difficult to define. This study is an effort to present an argument on these terms in a …

Digital Literacy For Covid 19 Information In Indonesian Society, Dessy Harisanty, Dyah Puspita Srirahayu, Nove E. Variant Anna, Endang Fitriyah Fitriyah Mannan, Esti Putri Anugrah, Nasa Zata Dina

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In the midst of the COVID19 pandemic situation, hoax news emerged that made people panic and make wrong decisions. The emergence of this hoax is because many people are not literate with information, so they trust all the information entered. People also do not have the social awareness to filter the information they get. This study aims to describe the level of literacy of the digital community towards COVID19 information measured on the internet. The research method used is a descriptive type with a survey method. The research location was in East Java, with a total of 500 respondents consisting …