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Changing Role Of Librarian In Knowledge Management: A Survey Of Public Sector Universities, Naila Siddiqua, Hafsa Ansari, Muneera Nasreen Ansari

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In the current era, libraries have been more advanced and known as a place where wider access to information is available in many formats and from different sources. Thus, it also changed the role of the librarian in the premises of the library. Now the librarian has become more resourceful by using a modern tool in the library to provide quicker, complete, and more refined information to students. Researchers identified the roles of a librarian in knowledge management is to identify the categories of knowledge needed by the student and to use information technology to help organize, store, and retrieve …

Research Output Of Government College University Lahore, Pakistan: A Bibliometric Study Based On Scopus Database From 1908 To 2020, Khurram Shahzad, Abid Iqbal, Shakeel Ahmad Khan Dr., Irfan Ali, Muhammad Naeem, Yasir Javed, Samreen Lateef

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Purpose – The main purpose of the current study was to explore the research output of Government College University, Lahore Pakistan in terms of publications, citation trends, major research areas, co-authorship patterns, preferred journals, keywords used, and funding sponsored.

Design/methodology/approach – Current study used bibliometric analysis methodology for achieving the objectives. Data were extracted from the Scopus database through a query. Query was executed in June 2021 at Prince Sultan University; Saudi Arabia and 6085 publications were retrieved. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were also defined. The results were filtered according to the inclusion/exclusion criteria. Finally, 6008 records were included …

Impact Of Social Networking Sites On School-Going Adolescent Boys In Kashmir, India, Aadil Bashir, Sarafaraz Ahmed, Unjum Bashir, Sumeer Gul, Fayaz Ahmad Loan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The adolescent age group is one of the most vulnerable periods of life span. It is the period that develops identity and integrity among individuals. The environmental influx to this group includes the SNS’s as one of the major components, having a direct impact on the transition of adolescents to adults. It is in this backdrop, the need is to critically study the impact of SNS’s on adolescent’s life and identifying the key consequences that are emerging out of either using or misusing of same. Ranging from initial exposure of SNS’s to disturbed social life a detailed assessment has been …

The Effects Of Covid-19 On The Spaniards’ Reading Habit, Marta Magadan-Diaz, Jesús I. Rivas-García

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The general objective of this work is to analyze the reading habit of Spaniards during and after COVID-19 confinement in the same period of the following year. The specific goals are: first, study the purpose of reading; second, know the type of book form read; third, assess the time spent reading during and after confinement and fourth, identify the motivating factors of reading during the COVID-19 isolation. This research used the online survey method through the Microsoft Forms tool and applied a simple random sampling to 1,251 Spanish citizens of legal age and residents in the country with social networks …

Awareness And Usage Of Ict Tools Among Postgraduate Students’ In The University Of Ghana And The University Of Cape Coast, Samuel Ankamah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper aims to identify the awareness and utilisation of ICT applications to facilitate research of postgraduate students. With the survey design, 346 respondents were selected out of 4907 postgraduate students from the University of Ghana and the University of Cape Coast using the stratified and convenience sampling techniques to participate in this study. Using the TAM3 theory, the study identified that most students were aware that ICT use in research can facilitate their scientific inquiries. Most students were aware of ICT tools. The results further indicated that ICT tools were well publicised. Again, most of the respondents indicated that …

The Interdisciplinary, Multidisciplinary And Transdisciplinary Natures Of Library And Information Science: An Analysis, Sodeeq Abdulakeem Sulyman,, Samson Adebowale Adeyefa, Basirat Omolara Amzat

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The term Library and Information Science (LIS) was borne out of the need to merge two closely related fields – Library Science (LS) and Information Science (IS) – that deal with the management and handling of information. This paper discusses the context of LIS by using the Crossing Path five (5) metrics of identifying interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary disciplines. It further argues that LIS is an interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary branch of knowledge because its theories and practices required learning from other areas, shares areas of common interest with other fields, have a range of disciplines working together, converges approaches …

Correlating Altmetrics And H5-Index Using Google Scholar Metrics For Journals In Library And Information Science, Nkosingiphile Zungu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this paper is to correlate altmetrics and h5-index using Google Scholar metrics for journals in Library and Information Science, in order to clarify the relative significance of altmetrics in evaluating research impact. This paper adopted the behavioural bibliometrics to analyse data that was collected from Google Scholar metrics for three systematically selected journals in LIS. We obtained altmetrics scores for selected articles from Altmetrics.com. This paper focuses on: (i) the extent in which altmetrics indicators correlate with the journal’s h5-index; (ii) the disproportions amongst altmetrics indicators, and; (iii) the comparison of article altmetrics scores in journals with …

Assessment Of Teachers’ Level Of Information And Communication Technology Skills And Their Attitude To Virtual Teaching: Implication For Library And Information Science Teaching, Ifeoma Clementina Metu Phd, Ngozi Nwabugo Agu Phd, Lydia Ijeoma Eleje Phd, Mercy Ifunanya Ani Phd, Nneka Chinyere Ezeugo Phd, Christian Sunday Ugwuanyi Phd

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

To ensure effective teaching and learning of Library and information science in schools, adequate information, and communication technology skills of teachers are sacrosanct. Thus, this study assessed the level of information and communication technology abilities among secondary school teachers, as well as their attitudes about virtual teaching. In addition, the investigation was intended to see if there is a link between respondents' attitudes about virtual teaching and their ability to use virtual technologies and whether there is a location gap between the study variables. The study's participants are all secondary school teachers in Nigeria's Anambra state public schools. Multi-stage sampling …

Exploiting Virtual Realities For Library Serial Services To Nigeria Disabled Patrons, Adebowale Jeremy Adetayo, Augustine I. Enamudu, Folashade Munirat Lawal

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Disabled patrons have faced unparalleled marginalization in Nigerian libraries due to facilities designed for ordinary users, which the disabled find challenging to navigate. As a result, access to serial services supplied by these institutions is constrained. The challenge of libraries is apparent, as seen by the decline of disabled patronage. In the face of this difficulty, they must act quickly to guarantee that their primary goal of fulfilling the information requirements of all classes of people is met. Librarians must re-strategize their serial services utilizing virtual realities in order to remain relevant. The article delves into the practical application of …

Web Content And Performance Evaluation Of Animal Sciences University Library Websites In India : An Analysis, Manoj Kumar Verma Dr., Sur Chandra Singha

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library Website is considered as one of the most substantial tools to publish and disseminate the information of several activities such as mission vision, library notice, rules and regulations, new arrival, library facilities, e-resources, and services, etc. The present study is based on the information available on the Animal Sciences University Library Websites/Webpage of India. A checklist method was used for content assessment based on an earlier study conducted by several professionals on this particular topic. The findings result of the present study presented that Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Hisar website has to have highest …

Survey On The Use Of Innovative Tools Of Google Services: A Study, Basavaraj Kumbar, K R Mulla Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In this survey research, library professionals of engineering and technological institutions in Karnataka State, INDIA are examined about the awareness level of Google Services. The Google Services are ranked according to the awareness level on the basis of Mean scores. A structured questionnaire was designed in Google Form. The researcher distributed 204 institutions and received 104 responses in a stipulated time. The standard analytical tool was used for analysis and interpretation of the data. This study could give library professionals useful insight into various Google Services to adopt in library services.

The mean and standard deviation scores were used for …

Access To E-Resources By Librarians In University Libraries In Niger Delta Region, Nigeria, Vincent Osamuyimen Ekhaguosa, Mary Irughe, Efosa Egharevba

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated Access to Electronic Resources by Librarians in University Libraries in Niger Delta Region, Nigeria. The descriptive research design was adopted for this study using 73 items self-structured questionnaire to collect data. In selecting the university libraries, the researcher applied the stratified random sampling technique to select the universities. One hundred and fifty (150) librarians were selected from three (3) centrally located states which include Delta, Bayelsa, and Edo from the nine (9) Niger Delta States from a target population of four hundred and thirty-two (432) librarians. seven research questions were formulated to guide the study. A reliability …

Indicators And Perspectives Of Bibliodiversity In The Spanish Publishing Sector, Jesús I. Rivas-García, Marta Magadán-Díaz

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In the absence of research aimed to measure the bibliodiversity of the Spanish publishing sector through indicators, the general objective of this work is to determine quantitatively whether the Spanish publishing sector is bibliodiverse. The specific goals are the following: a) analyze those necessary conditions to promote bibliodiversity, b) identify the main variables that conform bibliodiversity, and c) measure the degree of bibliodiversity. From the study of the contributions of the academic literature, this research forms an analysis model with the main necessary conditions of the bibliodiversity of the Spanish publishing sector: deconcentration, digital transformation, and glocalization. After reflecting on …

Status And Services Of Kendriya Vidyalaya School Libraries In Uttarakhand: A Study, Aradhana Gupta, Salma Khan Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library is viewed as the center of all the showing learning cycle of an organization. It gives the full scope of print and non print material to the staff and the understudies to help showing learning and other instructive capacities. This article manages a logical way to deal with users base investigations of 34 Libraries of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS). The paper discussed objectives of KVS libraries, computerization, administrations, foundation, accessible for the understudies and staff. Paper additionally presents the investigation about open access, buying system, library activity, library assortment, staffing, and library exercises and so on. On the web …

Evolving Visual Arts’ Faculty Pedagogical Skills Through Technology Integration In Higher Education, Nimra Akram Miss, Syeda Hina Batool Dr, Tauseef Hussain Mr, Muhammad Safdar, Shahid Hussain Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study is about the current status of technology’s usage by visual arts’ faculty members to enhance their pedagogical skills. It explores the impact of using technology in visual arts and the constraints in its integration. Researchers used qualitative research design to conduct this study. Data was collected, through semi-structured interviews, from faculty working in painting department of four institutions of Lahore, Pakistan. The findings of the study showed that faculty members were using technology for different purposes such as for art making, research and communications. However, at the same time, the use of technology was limited due to various …

Provision Of Library Services To Students With Physical Impairment In Gc University Lahore, Pakistan, Abid Iqbal, Khurram Shahzad

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: Major goal of this research was to know the provision of library services to physically disabled students at Government College University Lahore, Pakistan.

Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative method was adopted to meet the objectives of the study. 30 visually impaired students were selected from the GC University Lahore by using random sampling techniques. A list of questions was designed to take an interview from the target population. The required data was gathered by using the interview. Important points were noted by the researcher. Lastly, gathered data was analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).

Research limitation (s): This study …

Knowledge Sharing Among Veterinary And Medical Health Professionals On Zoonotic Diseases Control: A Social Exchange Theory Perspective, Lydia Endaben Lakan, Sarah Dauda Yani

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Two constructs of social exchange theory explain the perception of veterinary and medical health professionals about knowledge sharing on zoonotic disease control. Two research questions were raised as follows: What is the perception of veterinary and medical health professionals about knowledge sharing in managing zoonotic diseases? How do the constructs of social exchange theory explain the perception of veterinary and medical health professionals about knowledge sharing in managing zoonotic disease? A qualitative method using a case study research design was used for the study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select participants for the study. Data were collected …

Assessment Of Awareness Level Of E-Learning Classroom Strategies Of University Lecturers: Implication For Evaluation Of Library And Information Science Resources, Bianca Uzoamaka Mbonu-Adigwe, Bukar Alhaji Umate, William Okoroaja Onu, Ifesinachi Jude Ezugwu, Cliff Ikenna Okebanama, Maureen Nkolika Okoye, Christian Sunday Ugwuanyi Phd, Chinedu I.O. Okeke Phd

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The emergence of information technology has brought a drastic change in the role of university libraries. University Libraries play key role in supporting e-learning implying that Library and information science personnel can significantly assist in the integration of information resources in the process of electronic learning. Thus, this study investigated lecturers’ level of awareness of e-learning classroom strategies. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The sample comprised 149 lecturers teaching integrated science courses. Instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire titled Lecturers’ Awareness Level of E-learning Strategies (LALES). LALES was validated and the reliability index of the …

Augmenting Traditional Library Services: Role Of Smart Library Technologies And Big Data, Adebowale Jeremy Adetayo, Pauline Oghenekaro Adeniran, Arinola Oluwatoyin Gbotosho

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Intrusive and disruptive technologies have given rise to information explosion, which is increasingly influencing traditional libraries. The predicament of traditional libraries is evident, based on the decreasing usage. In the face of this predicament, to maintain their position, librarians answer has to be swift. Librarians cannot plan or position themselves effectively until they grasp the existence of big data and manage it. To remain relevant, traditional libraries must reshape their services using big data and smart technologies. The article explores the practical application of big data to traditional libraries. It identifies strategies to augment library services with big data and …

Information Needs And Preferred Sources Among Engineering Lecturers Of Universities In North West Nigeria., Maryam Bako Sanusi Mrs, Jibril A. Alhassan Prof, Philip Usman Akor

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated information needs and preferred sources among engineering lecturers in North Western, Nigeria. The study was guided by three objectives they are: to determine the information needs of engineering lecturers, to examine the preferred sources of information among engineering lecturers in universities in North west Nigeria, and to find out the challenges on the provision and use of preferred sources of information in universities in North west Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive research design. The population for the study comprised of 428 engineering lecturers across universities in North Western Nigeria. Total enumeration/census method was employed and a self-designed …

Impact Of Information Literacy Skills Of Librarians On Research Productivity Of Faculty Members Of University Of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Muhammad Sakhawat, Muhammad Tariq Dr., Khurram Shahzad

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study has investigated the impact of Information Literacy Skills of Librarians to enhance the research productivity of Faculty Members of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. The main goal of the study was to measure the levels of Information Literacy of faculty members and professional librarians of the university, to investigate the programs offered by library staff of the university, and to explore the role of Librarians’ Information Literacy skills for research productivity of faculty members in the university. To achieve the objectives of the study, the Sequential Explanatory design of Mix method approach was employed and questionnaire …

Availability And Use Of Electronic Databases By Scientists In Agric Research Institutes In North Central Nigeria, Hauwa Kandi Mohammed Mrs, Jibril Attahiru Alhassan Prof, Abdulganiy Okanla Ahmed Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated the availability and use of electronic databases by scientists in agricultural research institutes in North Central Nigeria. The study was guided by four research questions and one hypothesis tested at 0.05 level of significance using Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The instruments used were a self-designed closed ended structured questionnaire and an observation checklist. The population of the study was 430, the whole of which was adopted. Findings from the study revealed that there were electronic databases with adequate resources, which were moderately used with positive effect on the research scientists of …

Swot Analysis Of The Role Of Open Educational Resources In Future Education With Special Reference To Open University Library And Librarian, Nisha G. Maharaj Ms., Ami U. Upadhyay Prof.(Dr), Mayank J. Trivadi Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Recent years have seen an immense increase in the digitization of research libraries and institutions especially of higher educational Institutes as well as higher learning. The reason for the same witnessed are E-Learning allows for more efficient learning at a lower cost, as well as expanded worldwide access to learning and explicit accountability for all participants in the learning process. The usage of Open Educational Resources (OER) in modern Indian higher education is playing an increasingly important role in improving the quality of education in both developed and developing nations. The goal of OER is to make this information freely …

Online Library Services In Government College University Lahore During Covid-19 With Zero Budget: Best Practices, Khurram Shahzad, Irfan Ali, Muhammad Naeem

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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1.1 Goal:

The main objective of this study was to investigate the usage of online library services provided by GC University Library Lahore through the implementation of the best practices to respond to COVID-19 challenges for satisfying information and research needs of the community via online tools on account of the closure of educational places countrywide having utilized smart approaches.

1.2 Design/methodology/approach:

The current study was based on best practices of online services provided by GC University Library, Lahore during COVID-19. In March 2020, the university was suddenly closed due to COVID-19. In this uncertain situation, Chief Librarian …

Relationship Between Students’ Information Literacy Skills And Availability Of Digital Information Resources In Universities Library Of Azad Jammu And Kashmir, Muhammad Ramzan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study was conducted with an aim to determine the relationship between students’ information literacy skills and availability information resources in universities library of Azad Jammu & Kashmir. A survey research design was used to collect data from the participants. The population of this study were post-graduate students enrolled in public sector universities of AJ&K. A convenience sampling technique was used to collect the data. A statistical package for social sciences (SPSS-20) was used for the analysis of data. The descriptive statistics was used to determine percentage, frequency, mean and standard deviation, and inferential statistic was used to determine …

Highly Cited Papers In Library And Information Science Field In The Web Of Science From 1983 To 2018: A Bibliometric Study, Mohammad Kharabati-Neshin, Nayyer Yousefi, Seyedeh Zahra Mirezati, Mohammad Karim Saberi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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This bibliometric study set out to evaluate and analyze highly cited papers in Library and Information Science field (LIS) in the Web of Science database from 1983 to 2018. In this bibliometric study, the required data were extracted from the Web of Science database. First, all documents under the rubric of LIS subject area, including 366,756 documents, were retrieved. The search was then limited to the highly cited papers. Of these papers, 433 ones were in the top-1% percentile rank. Finally, after the bibliometric data of the highly cited papers were extracted in plain text format, Excel and VOSviewer …

Role Of Library And Information Science Virtual Classrooms In Curriculum Delivery: Nigerian Teachers’ Perception, Patience Chioma Patrick, Ekwutosi Monica Nnadi Phd, Pricilla Chika Ukwueze, Valentine Obum Aneshie-Otakpa

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigated teachers’ perception of the use of Library and Information Science virtual classrooms in curriculum delivery in Nigeria in post COVID 19 era. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. Simple random sampling technique was used to draw a sample of 150 (68 male and 82 female) secondary school teachers in Nsukka LGA. Teachers Perception of Use of Library and Information Science virtual classrooms Questionnaire was used to collect data. The reliability of the instrument was 0.76. Data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions and t test to test the hypotheses …

A Bibliometric Review On Information Seeking Behaviour Research Literature In Library And Information Science Using Histcite And Vosviewer, Abhijit Thakuria, Indranil Chakraborty

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study provides a bibliometric review of 920 research studies on Information Seeking Behaviour (ISB) in the discipline of Library and Information Science of last thirty years i.e., 1991-2020, published in 68 academic journals, authored by 1614 authors. We extracted the bibliographical data from the Web of Science database and analyzed using HistCite for citation counts and VOSviewer for bibliographic coupling and cartography analysis of network visualization. The main purpose of the study is to find out the most influential authors, articles, journals, institutions and countries of last thirty years. Furthermore, by applying bibliographic coupling and co-occurrence of keywords analysis, …

Awareness And Use Of Drdo E-Journal Consortium By The Scientists Of Bengaluru Based Drdo Labs In India, V Senthil Mr, Margam Madhusudhan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

To examine and evaluate the use of e-journals covered under DRDO e-journals consortia by the Bengaluru based DRDO lab scientists. This study is beneficial for the administering/implementing body (DESIDOC) of the DRDO e-journal consortium, improving access to e-journal service based on the results and suggestions. Analyses revealed that the majority of the users are well aware of e-journals and consortia and consult them for research and development, finding relevant information for the projects, and update their subject knowledge. The study findings reveal that the lack of free Wi-Fi connectivity slows downloading were reported the barriers linked to access of …

Big Data Analytics In Public Sector University Libraries In Pakistan, Sadaf Shahid, Rafat Parveen Siddiqui

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study examines librarians' perceptions, capabilities, and understandings of Big Data analytics in public sector university libraries in Karachi, Pakistan. To acquire the desired results, a survey was conducted and using a quantitative approach. The study's target audience was library administrators at public sector university libraries in Karachi, all of which are recognized by Pakistan's Higher Education Commission and chartered by the Sindh Government. All respondents were sent an e-mail inviting them to participate in the survey on their own time. This study is important because it fills a large vacuum in the literature about the perspectives of Karachi's public …