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Political Communication Channels Of The Aceh Woman Legislative Member In Conveying Information To The Community, Ainol Mardhiah, Cindenia Puspasari, Maisura Maisura, Nanda Ameliany

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This research investigates the political communication channel of the Aceh’s woman legislators to the community. After the period of political conflict in Aceh, women participation in the public sphere as a legislator is shown to be increasing in quantity. However, their coverage on the media regarding their performance and activity as Aceh’s women’s legislators is still lacking. These women representatives have not been received enough recognition within the community. This study aims to reveal the political communication channel of these women’s legislator to the constituents. This study was conducted in the Aceh Legislative Body using a descriptive qualitative method. The …

Awareness And Competency Level Of Undergraduates For Entrepreneurship Opportunities In Library And Information Science Profession In University Of Nigeria, Nsukka, Ify Evangel Obim Mrs, Evangeline U. Nwankwo Mrs, Jude Chidike Onah

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The study examined the awareness and competency level of undergraduates for entrepreneurship opportunities in library and information science profession in University Of Nigeria, Nsukka. Six research questions guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised of the entire undergraduates in LIS, University Of Nigeria, Nsukka, which is 240. 43 Final year students were purposively sampled because they had spent more years in the system, are on the way to the labour market, have undertaken most of the courses in the curriculum that will prepare them for the needed skills and …

Identifying Gaps And Opportunities To Improve Performance In University Libraries Using Benchmarking And Performance Appraisal System, Wisdom Okereke Anyim

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This research presents a benchmarking and performance appraisal system used to help libraries in identifying gaps and opportunities for improving performance in university libraries. The paper identified various types benchmarking and appraisal system, and also the approaches by which gaps are identified, how to prepare for performance review session and what to do after gaps are identified to improve performance. Findings showed that benchmarking and appraisal system are effective means of discovering performance lapses which necessitate performance improvement of the university library as an organisation and quality job performance of the library staff in meeting diverse information, curriculum, recreational and …

The Use Of Internet For Seeking Health Information Among Narh-Bita College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. Tema, Ghana., Zakaria Abukari

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The Internet provides information on a variety of subjects including health-related information. Access to Internet health information could potentially promote healthy adolescents' lifestyles. Consequently, this may reduce the number of common illness among the youth and thereby reducing the overall cases at health centers. This study was carried out to examine the use of Internet for seeking health information among Narh-Bita College students, Tema, Ghana. The study was a quantitative cross-sectional survey with a convenience sampling method. The study covered one hundred and sixty-one (161) students. The findings of the study revealed that almost all the students were active users …

School Students' Computer Skills And The Use Of Online Information Resources: A Case Study Of Cbse Students Of Mysore, Bhalachandra S Deshpande, Sajana C

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Today when technology has walked into every facet of our society, education which is an indispensable and fundamental element, should be given vital importance and cannot be left behind. Mankind has always devised means to help people learn in ways that are easier, faster, surer, or less expensive than previous means. From this perspective, the present study focuses on modern technological implications in academics among students. Educational technology can be traced back to the emergence of very early tools, such as paintings on cave walls (Molenda, 2008; Nye, 2007). However, the use of media for instructional purposes is generally traced …

The Five Laws Of Reading, Fayaz Ahmad Loan, Nahida Nasreen

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Reading has played the best role in the transformation of societies from nomadic to agriculture; agriculture to industrial; industrial to information and knowledge-based societies. It has played a crucial role to transform humans from wild wanderers to world leaders. However, with the technological advances, many new hobbies have taken a greater time slice of human lives, which ultimately affects their reading habits as well. Therefore, the authors have suggested “The Five Laws of Reading” in the present study to keep the reading habits active among humans in times to come. “The Five Laws of Reading” devised are:

1. Reading …

Technological Countermeasures Of Copyright Piracy Enforcement In Nigeria: An Alternative To Creative Works Owners’ Livelihood In A Monolithic Economy Post Covid-19, Leonard Ume

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The Coronavirus pandemic is a global problem that came with its attendant economic shock that is higher than the one brought by World War 1 and 2 put together. The attendant consequences expectedly landed Nigeria economy to recession. Nigeria over the years has been grappling with the problem of diversification of her economy to forestall the ugly impact of monolithic economy. This paper investigated the effect of using technology in fighting intellectual copyright piracy which will encourage the citizens to harness their creative endowment to eke out a living with its resultant effect on the reduction of unemployment. The study …

Librarians’ Perception On The Use Of Social Media As A Tool For Preventing The Spread Of Coronavirus (Covid-19) In Benue State, Kwaghga Beetseh, Mr, Florence Nwanne Olise, Helen Famaren Tor-Akwer Dr

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The paper uses the descriptive survey research design. The targeted population for this study will consist of all 200 level students of University of Agriculture, Makurdi 200 level students of Benue State University and 200 level students of University of Mkar, Mkar and lecturers. Random sampling technique will be used to draw 100 students and 150 lecturers from the population making a total number of 250. The data collected use descriptive statistics analysis to generate frequencies and percentages to answer the research questions. Findings of the paper show that social media in preventing the spread of coronavirus (COVID19) tertiary institutions …

Library And Information Science Research In Pakistan: A Methodological Analysis, Saeed Ullah Jan, Muhammad Shehryar

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ABSTARCT: The main theme of this piece of scholarly document is to examine the research methodologies used by researchers in the field of the Library and Information Sciences (LIS) in Pakistan from 1990 to 2020.The study is delimited to the research productivity of those PhD Scholars who have Profiles in Google Scholar. The data was extracted manually from the profiles of these scholars to scrutinize the research methodologies used in the covered studies. Total number of 1,128 research articles were retrieved one by one. The analysis was done through MS Excel, MS Word and Mobile calculator. The result of the …

Scientometric Analysis Based On Dimension Of Research Productivity Of Faculty In Vit University From Web Of Science, Rajeswari S, Dhana Sekar N, Sathya S

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This study to be providing a quantitative evaluation of science output in VIT University. Investigations have analyzed the research productivity and global citation score of the scientist. The data are collected from Web of Science one line Database. In the scientometric, the main criterion is ranking of the scientific centers and particularly the university. It is the rate of scientific production an innovative and in all participations in the global scientific development. The study merely focuses on year wise research output, citation impact at Local and Global level, prominent authors and their total output. Top journals of publications, Collaborating countries …

Adopting Flipped Classroom Model For Effective Library User Education In Nigerian Universities: Challenges And Strategies, Jude Chidike Onah, Ebubechukwu Arinze Okonkwo, Nwando Ogochukwu Eseni, Fatima O. Momohjimoh

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Librarians’ Information And Communication Strategies For Solving Restiveness Among Secondary School Students In Enugu-North Local Government Area Of Enugu State, Angela Ngozi Nwadike Ph.D, Grace Ngozi Omeje Ph.D, Bartholomew Chinweuba Nwefuru Ph.D

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The study sought to determine Librarians’ information and communication strategies for solving restiveness among secondary school students in Enugu-North local government area of Enugu State. The study was borne out of the numerous cases of deviant behaviours among secondary school students in Enugu North, other part of the state and Nigeria at large. The study explored all the public secondary schools in Enugu North local government area of Enugu State. The study was guided with a research question. A descriptive survey was adopted for the study. The study was carried out in Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu state, …

Perception And Readiness Of Students’ Towards Online Learning In Nigeria During Covid-19 Pandemic, Olalekan Moses Olayemi, Hayatudeen Adamu Mr, Kemi Jummai Olayemi Mrs

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The coronavirus pandemic saw the abrupt shutting down of higher institutions of learning by government, and students were told to vacate campuses as one of the measures to curb further infections. In order to ensure uninterrupted educational delivery, universities across the continent are introducing online learning. This study investigated the perception and readiness of students’ towards online learning in Nigeria during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study employed descriptive survey research design and structured questionnaire was the instrument used for the data collection. A total of one hundred and forty-eight (148) undergraduate students filled the questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed …

Effect Of E-Literacy Maturity Level On Lecturers’ Information Use Behavior At Islamic University, Indonesia, Ade Abdul Hak

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This study investigated the effect of e-literacy maturity level (Information Literacy, Media Literacy, Moral Literacy, and Learning & Thinking Skills) on the lecturers’ information use behavior at UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Indonesia. The research based on Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) and Uses and Gratification Theory (UGT) had been exploring the relations and effects of the e-literacy maturity level to the information use behavior as a communication process in electronic media. A questioner survey based on a cluster sample of 91 lecturers at 11 faculties had been taken for this explanatory research. The result showed that the mean score for all …

An Exponential Trend And Mapping Of Research In Web 2.0, Baskaran C. - -

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The study analyses the research paper on the publications of Web 2.0 during 2000-2019 and total no. 7123 publications recorded over the period of study. A maximum 825 (12.08%) of the publications appeared in 2016, followed by 793(11.61%),745(10.91%), and 730(10.69%) of the publications that appeared in the year 2015,2017 and 2018. Relative Growth Rate (RGR) and Doubling Time (Dt) of the publications on Web 2.0 global data during 2000-2019. The analysis made on the records based on Web of Science (WoS). The majority of 5743 (84.12%) of the publications appeared in Journals. The study dictates that the majority 134 (1.96%) …

Constraints And Prospects Of E-Learning In Universities As Perceived By Business Education Lecturers In South-South Nigeria, Patience Okoro

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This study assessed constraints and prospects of using e-learning in universities in south-south Nigeria. The descriptive survey research design adopted for the study. Two research questions and six hypotheses guided the study. The population which serves as sample comprised of 132 Business education lecturers. A questionnaire containing 35 items was used for the study. It was divided into two parts. Part A contains three (3) items of demographic variables such as type of institution, sex, job experience while Part B contains 32 items which are based on the research questions. The face and content validity of the questionnaire was done …

Bibliometric Survey On Image Processing Techniques Using Lattice Boltzmann Method For Cfd Simulations, Priyambada Praharaj Mrs, Chandrakant Sonawane Dr, Madhura Ingalhalikar Dr

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This bibliometric analysis aims to understand how Lattice Boltzmann Method could be a potential solver in integrating computational fluid dynamics with image segmentation smoothly. Cardiovascular diseases have been a major health problem in our society and have been an interesting topic for researchers to focus on. Computational Fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation on well-segmented patient-specific images could help the clinicians in diagnosing many cardiovascular diseases in the initial stages itself thereby avoiding surgery. This paper focuses on how various methods have been used since 1988 and been successfully implemented in subsequent years. The bibliometric analysis is done from Scopus and the …

Information Need And Information Seeking Behaviour Of Tangkhul Naga Community In India, Shinchuila Raising, Prabhu Gaddimani, Akhilesh K.S. Yadav

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The main objective of this research is to study the information-seeking behaviour and need of the Tangkhul Naga community in the Ukhrul district of Manipur state in India. What are the various sources and channels used for seeking information, the purpose of information seeking, problems faced by the Tangkhul Naga community while seeking the information? The survey research was conducted using a questionnaire tool from the scattered population of the Tangkhul community. Total of 211 people was responded to the questionnaire. The respondent includes student, daily-wage worker, government-employee, retired people, self-employed and unemployed persons. The print media and the Internet …

Mobile Application Development For University Library Services (Case Study: Library Of Uin Sunan Ampel Surabaya), Heri Cahyo Bagus, Firza Hardy Nugraha, Ilham M.Said, Yusuf Amrozy

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This study was conducted to develop library services at UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya by developing a system using the Rapid Application Development (RAD) method and the Mobile Library. This is done to complement the website services which can be accessed through catalog.uinsby.ac.id. Many users, especially students, experience restlessness in returning the book because there is no reminder feature for the deadline to return the book. As well as resulting in the number of fines that increase in number for each day. The purpose of this research is to make users more free to use the library services of UIN Sunan …

Information Needs Of Myocardial Infarction Patients: An Integrative Review, Nazeer Hussain, Khalid Mahmood

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Cardiovascular diseases including myocardial infarction, heart failure, heart attacks and other related risk factors are on the rise in Pakistan. This heart disease is generating a high burden of coronary artery disease on healthcare services and becoming a leading cause of death in developing countries like Pakistan. Health information is an integral part of patient education and ultimately for patient care. Thus, understanding the information needs of heart patients are seriously important and essential in ensuring quality care, controlling heart diseases and improving the self-care abilities of heart patients alongside the advanced medication and treatment strategies. This integrative review intends …

Digital Competencies Needed By Librarians And Information Professionals For Knowledge Management Of 21st Century University Libraries In Borno State, Anthonia Peace Joel, Fatima Lasisi Ibrahim

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The study determined digital competencies needed by librarians and information professionals for knowledge management of 21^st century university libraries in Borno State. Three research questions guided the study. This study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised 59 registered librarians in university libraries in Borno State. The whole population was used for the study because the size is considered manageable by the researcher. The instrument for data collection is questionnaire. The rating scale was titled “Questionnaire on Digital Competencies for Knowledge Management” (QDCKM). The instrument was sub-divided into three clusters. The instrument was face …

Academic E-Book Users’ Information Behavior: A Maturity Model, Pervaiz Ahmad Dr.

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What factors shape e-book adoption outcomes? What does the research literature on technology adoption and information behavior have to offer that informs understanding of e-book user behavior in terms of maturity model to distinguish between nascent and mature behaviors? Exploration of the literatures shows that e-book adoption behavior might be understood in terms of information behavior theory, factors in human-computer interaction and other theories. Hence, theoretical framework for this study incorporates technology acceptance model, unified theory of acceptance and use of technology, role of hedonic attributes, role of culture of use, role of facilitating conditions, familiarity, expectation confirmation theory, and …

E-Resources Utilisation Pattern Among The Faculty Of Kempegowda Institute Of Medical Sciences, Bangalore: A Study, Subhash Reddy B, Shashikala H M Dr.

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This paper examines the utilisation pattern of e-resources by faculty of the Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Bangalore. The purpose of the study is to understand the utilisation pattern of E-resources and frequency of access to the internet by the faculty members of KIMS. The faculty members of health science universities and/or medical colleges are engaged in teaching, research, and their information needs and expectations are diverse and varied. Realising the importance and usefulness of the E-resources, most of the colleges in India and elsewhere generously invested in procuring and create access to e-resources to support information needs, teaching, …

Scholarly Research On Serendipitous Retrieval Of Information (Information Encountering): A Bibliometric Analysis Of Literature Indexed In Scopus, Waqar Ahmad Awan Dr., Kanwal Ameen Dr., Saira Hanif Soroya Dr.

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The purpose of this paper was to map literature on accidental discovery (information encountering), and present its quantitative analysis. To achieve the purpose of the study, data from Scopus database was used. Productivity and quality of top authors, institutions and countries was investigated. Additionally, top journals and their selection by top authors was also investigated. Findings of the study indicated that the term, theory, and model of information encountering originated from the USA, and was later spilled across the world. The USA remained the most cited and most impactful country. American scholar Erdelez, who was affiliated with the University of …

Assessing The Impact Of Social Media Platforms On Students Learning Activities In The University Of Ghana Amidst Covid-19, Noah Darko-Adjei

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The study investigated the impact of social media platforms on students learning activities among distance learning students of the University of Ghana amidst COVID-19. The study was based on the following objectives; to find out some of the devices used in accessing social media platforms, to ascertain the dominant reasons for using social media by distance learning students, to assess the impact of social media platforms on students’ academic activities and to found out the challenges in the use of some social media platforms. The study made use of a survey approach and a questionnaire was used to gather data …

Awareness, Acceptance And Usage Of Mobile Banking Services By Academic Librarians In Nigeria., Ifeanyi A. Anene, Clement C. Okeji Phd

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The purpose of this paper is to determine the extent to which academic librarians are aware and use mobile banking services in Nigeria. The study used the quantitative research design. Data was collected using online questionnaire designed using SurveyMonkey. The population of the study consisted of academic librarians in tertiary institutions in Nigeria who are customers to various banks in Nigeria. In total 210 academic librarians across Nigeria responded to the survey. The study found that the majority of the academic librarians are aware and mostly used mobile banking services such as buying airtime (self), transfer money, check account balance, …

Librarians’ Generation And Social Media Adoption In Selected Academic Libraries In Southwestern, Nigeria, Adebowale Jeremy Adetayo, Olajumoke Williams-Ilemobola

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The emergence of social media has sparked a lot of interest in academic libraries especially in the area of adoption. However, there appears to be limited knowledge on whether librarians’ generation differs in the adoption levels of social media specifically in the Southwestern, Nigeria. In a bid to carrying out this focus, this study adopted the descriptive survey design. The population comprised seventy-nine (79) librarians from eight academic libraries. The total enumeration sampling technique was used to study all respondents for the study. A self-structured questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. Data gathered were analysed using descriptive (frequency, …

The Utilization Of Broadcasting Media In Meeting The Information Needs Of Prospective Regional Chief Regarding Political News, Mohammad Zamroni, Suwandi Sumartias, Soeganda Priyatna, Atie Rachmiatie

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Broadcast media is one of the electronic media that is widely used to meet the information needs of the public. One of them is television media which is currently still enjoyed by many people amid the presence of new media and social media. There are two private television stations, namely iNews TV and Metro TV as news television which are widely used by political parties and regional head candidate pairs in campaigns, building self-image, and offering work programs. Likewise, the community in fulfilling the information needs related to the 2017 Pilkada DKI Jakarta also took advantage of this television media. …

Holistic Analysis Of Global Feminism Publications: A Bibliometric Evaluation Of Feminism Literature Between 1975 And 2017, Engin Şenel Dr, Seher Doğruer Şenel Dr., Ghouse Modin Nabeesab Mamdapur Mr.

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Bibliometrics is a relatively novel statistical branch investigating academic publications in a certain field. Although there has been an increasing popularity of bibliometric studies in recent years, scientific literature lacks a holistic analysis of feminism literature. To the best of our knowledge our study was the first bibliometric analysis of the publications in feminism literature. All data of this study was obtained from Web of Science databases. All documents produced in feminism literature between 1975 and 2017 were included. A total of 44,920 published articles were found. The peak year of feminism literature was 2017 with 3378 articles. English was …

Analytical Study Of The Most Citied International Research Journals Of Library And Information Science, Saeed Ullah Jan, Abid Hussain

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The focus of this paper is on the research productivity and their relevant parameters of top twenty international journals of Library and Information Science from 2015 to 2019. The analysis of data revealed that Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JAIST) is the top cited journal followed by Scientometrics and Journal of Informetric during the mentioned period. The year 2015 was reported as the most productive year with 45% citations from the top twenty LIS journals. The average citation rate of Scholar Google is at the top followed by Scopus. “The sharing economy” was declared as the …