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Library Services Through Social Media During Lockdown Due To Covid-19 With Special Reference To University Libraries Of Assam, Shekharjyoti Neog

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Libraries have been under closure due to lockdown enforced as a measure to tackle COVID-19. This study has been conducted with an aim to investigate the status of the University Libraries of Assam in providing library services through Social Media during lockdown. Structured questionnaire were sent to the University Librarians of 4 Universities of Assam ranked amongst top 100 universities of India in the India Rankings, 2019 by NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework). It is found from the results that WhatsApp is the most used social media for delivering library services during lockdown. The study also revealed that ‘Access to …

Changes In Web Content In First 20 Nirf Ranking Institutes During 2010-19: An Analysis, Subrata Gangopadhyay

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Web content is an important source for education and research. At present it is a mandatory requirement for higher learning institutes of India to present information on their institutional home page. Due to dynamic nature of web content and increase use of emerging technology, the new ways of presenting information on higher education web sites become complex. In this paper, we try to study the changes in web content during last decade in first 20 NIRF ranking institute. The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine has been used to get the web site update dates and the content of archived web pages.

Public Libraries In Nigeria And The Development Agenda, Victoria O. Okojie Phd, Rose B. Okiy Phd

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper examined the services of public libraries in Nigeria, including the National Library of Nigeria with a view to ascertaining which services aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the African Union Agenda 2063 as well as knowing their level of awareness of the AFLIA Cape Town Declaration, 2015. A lot of training has been carried out for librarians by many international non-governmental organizations. However, the visibility of the development work of public libraries in Nigeria is still low. For instance, while many countries have uploaded stories on IFLA Library Map of the World (LMoW), there is no story …

The Manuscript Collection Values Of Radya Pustaka Museum, Surakarta, Indonesia, Margareta Aulia Rachman Mar

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The purpose of this paper is to identify the value of the manuscript belonging to the Radya Pustaka Museum Library and explore the fundamentals of collecting the manuscript in the museum by describing the history of the manuscript for the Javanese community. The manuscript collection of Radya Pustaka Museum Library is one of the cultural heritages of Indonesia. The collection of such manuscripts has historical, cultural, archeological, artistic and educational values; therefore, all these are valuable for education to be preserved. The history of Radya Pustaka Museum functioning as a site to store manuscripts has significance, especially, to Javanese and …

Librarians’ Perceptions And Knowledge Of The Use Of Whatsapp For The Enhancement Of Library Services In University Libraries In South- South, Nigeria, Gloria Ogheneghatowho Oyovwe-Tinuoye, Lucky Oji Akpojotor, Patrick Osaze Ijiekhuamhen

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This study examined the librarians’ perceptions and knowledge of the use of WhatsApp for the enhancement of service in university libraries in South-South, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey design and a questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. Total enumeration (purposive sampling) technique was used to gather data from 169 librarians in 6 federal, 4 state and 3 private university libraries in South-South, Nigeria. This sample population size was considered appropriate because from the study the above mentioned institution uses WhatsApp in service delivery. However, only 141 librarians answered and returned the questionnaire at the specified time. …

Use Of Social Networking Sites By Karnatakites For Finding Information Regarding Covid-19 - An Investigation, Somanagouda Shankargouda Patil, Vysakh Chingath

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The focus of this paper is to study the usage of social networking sites by the Karnatakites for finding information regarding COVID-19. A web survey was distributed among the targeted participants to collect data for the study. The study findings reported that cent percent of the participants were users of social networking sites in whichWhatsApp, YouTube, and Facebook were the most used SNSs for finding information regarding the COVID-19. The respondents used SNSs mainly to search for information regarding the status of COVID-19 in India as well as at the global level. Most of the respondents (48.8%) agreed that the …

E-Learning Research In Asia During 1996-2018 And The Four Country Indicators, Abdul Syahid

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study views the Asian research performance in e-learning during 1996-2018 from the number of documents, citable documents, citations, and self-citations along with the citations per document and Hirsch index. It also measures the correlation between the six research indicators and the four country indicators commonly associated with research performance of some countries, i.e. the Gross Domestic Product per capita, Research and Development expenditure along with the numbers of university and internationally indexed journals. The data on the six research indicators and journals were obtained from the SCImago Journal and Country Rank. Whereas those on the first two country indicators …

Plurality Of Traditions And Metatheories In Information Science, Taufik Asmiyanto, Muhamad Prabu Wibowo

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Information science presupposes multi traditions because of its close relationship to the convergence of several fields of science that saw epistemic and practical needs and demands due to the phenomenon of the information revolution and information and communication technology (ICT). The multi traditions in information science are relevant to explain limitless study objects in information science in understanding reality and ways of gaining knowledge throughout the development of science. A previous study on ontology and epistemology shows that there is a limitation on human reasoning on the understanding reality that affects further development of science. The plurality of traditions enables …

Agricultural Information Sources, Channels And Strategies For Sharing Agricultural Research Findings Among Farmers In Iringa District In Tanzania, Christian Mubofu, Andrew Watson Malekani Awm

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The aim of this research was to investigate the agricultural information sources and strategies for disseminating agricultural research findings to farmers in Iringa District, Tanzania. A total of 90 farmers were interviewed by using self-administered questionnaire. The statistical Package for Service Solutions (SPSS) software and Spreadsheet were used as instruments to analyse the findings. Results of this study indicate that radios, church leaders, village leaders and seminars are the main channels of information used by extension officers to disseminate agricultural information to farmers. With regard to strategies the study revealed that, the use of religious leaders and government officials; use …

Indian Journal Of Pediatrics: A Bibliometric Study Based On Scopus Database (1936- 2018), Viswanathan V, Tamizhchelvan Mottaiya Chettiar, Yugapriya Satheesh

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This study was to examine the research productivity published in the Indian Journal of Pediatrics. The study was conducted based on the citable documents like articles, conference papers and review published in the journal which is indexed in the Scopus Database. The period of study is from 1936 to 2018 ie 83 years. The yearly distribution of publications with growth analysis, authorship pattern with its nature of collaboration, citation analysis with citations per paper, uncited ratio and top 20 authors ranking were statistically analyzed in this study. Further the study analyzed the geographical distribution of literature, highly cited research outputs, …

Google Scholar Versions: Errors And Implications, Daniel S. Dotson

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Google Scholar combines versions of what should be the same item into a single record with multiple versions listed and a common citation rate for all versions. However, these versions are not always the same document. A study on the citations of theses and dissertations found unusually high citation rates for some titles. On closer examination, these titles had versions that were other formats, sometimes with additional authors. A close examination of highly cited theses and dissertations revealed that nearly half of the titles were considered versions of other different formats, often much shorter and sometimes multi-authored journal articles.

Bibliometric Analysis Of The Literature In The Field Of Coronavirus, Jagannathan Ramakrishnan Dr, Govindan Ravi Sankar Dr, Kotti Thavamani Dr

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This paper presents a bibliometric analysis of the literature in the field of Coronavirus in MEDLINE data which has been covered in PubMed. The study period has been selected from the year 2000 to 2019. It is noticed that 10700 records available in the field of Coronavirus. It has been found that 41.71% of records are Research Support, Non U.S. Gov't, and 30.18% are Journal Articles. The United States is the major publisher in the field of Coronavirus followed by England, Netherlands, China, etc. It shows that 95.14% of the total records were in the English language. Relative Growth Rate …

User Satisfaction With Public Library Services In Abak Community, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, Clement Udo, Kathryn Philip

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study examined library services in relation to users’ satisfaction in the public library, Abak community in Akwa Ibom State. Abak is among the areas designated as Local Government Area (LGA) which make up Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria. It adopted survey research design with objectives and hypotheses formulated to guide the study. A structured questionnaire tagged “Questionnaire on Public Library Services and Users’ Satisfaction (QPLSUS)” was used to elicit responses from respondents. The population of the study was 133 users who consult the public library monthly. Simple random sampling technique was used to select sample size of 110. Pearson …

Indian Research Information Network System (Irins): An Analysis Of Faculty Profiles Of The Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deeded To Be University, Tamizhchelvan M, Muthuraj Anbalagan

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Indian Research Information Network System (IRINS) is a Reference Information Management (RIM) developed by the Central University of Punjab jointly with Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET). The higher education institution and research institutions are to showcase the research contribution to the scholarly community. The data has been taken from Indian Research Information Network System (http://ruraluniv.irins.org/) of the Gandhigram Rural Institute – Deemed to be University, Gandhigram. The objectives of the article are to analyze the faculty members, department and their scholarly publications with citations and its impact. It is found that the Department of Chemistry has highest publications and …

Metric Analysis Of Literature In The Field Of Community Health Nursing (1999 – 2018), Jagannathan Ramakrishnan Dr, Jayaraman Selvamani Dr, Kotti Thavamani Dr

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This paper presents a metric analysis of Community Health Nursing, the records published during the year 1999 to 2018 in the MEDLINE data which are covered in the Pubmed. It is noticed that from 1999 onwards there is a gradual increase except for some years and also observed that a total of 39140 records in the field of Community Health Nursing. It was found that 51.78% was journal articles, 21.79% was Research Support, Non U.S. Gov't and 9.07% was Review. English language (95.56%)is dominated in almost all the countries irrespective of the native language of the country. This is followed …

Scholarly Research Output Of Kumaraguru College Of Technology, Coimbatore: Scientometric Analysis, Arumugam J, Balasubramani R

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Scientometrics analysis the quantitative as well as the qualitative aspects of scientific parameters for better understanding of the mechanism of research activities. The paper attempts to present a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the publication output of Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore. Data have been collected from the Scopus database for the period 1997 to 2020. Among the 2110 papers published in the span of 24 years, the highest numbers of 404 papers were published in 2018 and 2019. 1792 papers (85.3%) were published during the last ten years from 2011 to 2020. Journal is the most preferred channel of …

Disaster Information Management On The Phreatic Eruption Of Mount Merapi, Indonesia 2018, Zein Mufarrih Muktaf 7930115, Ninis Agustini Damayani, Herlina Agustin, Nugroho Dwi Hananto

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On May 11, 2018, Mount Merapi in Indonesia erupted suddenly and then followed by three eruptions on May 21, 2018. The Department of Research and Development on Technology for Geological Disaster (BPPTKG), a governmental body for disaster and geological research, calls it as a phreatic or minor eruption. BPPTKG the announced the warning status of Mount Merapi as “Caution” . Even though the eruption was not dangerous, yet it still scared the people. BPPTKG then created Media Center to provide information for the people regarding the phreatic eruption in 2018. The methodology used was study case with BPPTKG’s Media Center …

Citation Analysis Of Ph.D Theses Awarded In Social Work By Tata Institute Of Social Sciences (Tiss), Mumbai : A Study Before The Internet Era., Brijesh Kumar Verma Mr., R. Sarangapani Dr.

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The present study is based on 6,649 (Six Thousand, Six Hundred Forty Nine only) citations cited in 46 (Forty Six) Ph.D theses awarded in Social Work by Tata Institute of Social Work, Mumbai period of before the Internet era (till 2000) has been carried out to know the citation pattern. The data was collected using Shodhganga e-theses database or SDTM Library, TISS, Mumbai. The study carried out for parameters such as age of references, bibliographical format, title of pages, abstract and references of each Ph.D thesis. The softcopy and hardcopies were examined concerning name of the citations, number of citations, …

Evaluating The Library Website Of The Indonesian Ministry Of Education And Culture Through The End-User Computing Satisfaction (Eucs) Model, Muhammad Azwar, Ika Surandari, Hasnul Insani Djohar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims to investigate the level of the use of the Ministry of Education and Culture Library website through the End User Computing Satisfaction (EUCS) model. This type of research is explanative with a quantitative approach. Data collection was carried out by distributing questionnaires to 99 users of the Ministry of Education Library who used the library website. This research questionnaire was tested for validity and reliability using Cronbach's Alpha technique and IBM, SPSS, V25, software. The results show that user satisfaction using the Ministry of Education and Culture Library website can be considered as a good website. The …

Educational Uses Of Social Media Among Medical Students: A Case Of King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan, Dr. Shakeel Ahmad Khan

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The Journey Of Doaj From 2002 To 2019: The Developing Supplier Of Scholarly Literature, Nilakshi Sharma

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Open access to journals increase visibility and its utility among the users. Different innovative research findings and developmental trends of any field is directly reflected on scholarly journals of related area. Directory of Open Access Journal (DOAJ), the community-curated online directory was started with 188 journals among which 174 were journals in English Language in 2002-03. Present study was made to analyze each and every essential aspects of DOAJ from its beginning to 2019. Till 04-05-2019, the no. of open access journal in English language is increased to 6003 from102 countries in 20 well known subjects. Metadata was collected from …

Archival Maintenance Practices For Paper-Based Archival Materials In Academic Libraries In Nigeria, Chika Phoebe Madumere Mrs, Vincent O. Ekwelem Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: This paper examines the archival maintenance practices for paper based archival materials in academic libraries in Nigeria.

Design: Two research questions and a hypothesis guided the study. The research design adopted for the study was a descriptive research design while the population of the study comprises of 277 library staff in academic libraries in South East, Nigeria. Questionnaire and structured interview was used to gather data which was analyzed using the Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Frequencies and percentages were used in determining the highest educational qualification of library staff in academic libraries while mean scores …

Use Of Information Communication Technology By School Teachers In Information Provision: An Analysis Of Sri Lankan Perspective, Chamani Gunasekera, R. Balasubramani

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The study examines the use of ICT by school teachers in Sri Lanka and it intends to understand the knowledge of ICT and the use of ICT for their information provision. The survey method was adapted and the questionnaire used as the main data collection tool for the study. The results revealed that the most preferred information source was a colleague followed by personal knowledge or experience ranked second and professional books ranked third with high preference level. With regarding the level of confidence of ICT, the results showed that the highest skill or application in the teachers’ responses was …

Covid 19 Information Seeking Behaviors Of Nigerian Health Practitionals: A Study Of Medical Doctors In Delta State, Ademola Ferdinand Omosekejimi Mr, Gloria Ogheneghatowho Oyovwe-Tinuoye Dr

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This study is focused on exploring COVID 19 information seeking behavior of Nigerian health practitioners using medical doctors in Delta state Nigeria as a case study. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Four objectives were laid down for the study and a structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from the respondents. The findings revealed that the COVID 19 information needs of medical doctors in Delta state in the top rank are causes of COVID 19 virus, COVID 19 symptoms, COVID 19 test procedures, how COVID 19 spread/transmission levels, COVID 19 preventive measures, COVID 19 cures, age groups more …

Awareness Of Vtu Consortium And Cloud-Based Online Resources In The Vtu Engineering College Libraries, C T Kantharaja Mr., V Bharathi Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Modern academic libraries should well be equipped with online resources along with print resources. Libraries are facing a transition period from print to electronic. The younger generation prefers to refer to the digital form of resources quickly. VTU Consortium is a blessing for readers, who are studying/working in VTU affiliated colleges. To meet the industrial requirements, one who updates his/her knowledge up to global and industrial standards. It can be achieved only by referring to current journals. VTU consortium has given that chance to library users to access world-class eJournals and eBooks on their campuses just by clicking the mouse. …

Need For Adoption Of Koha Integrated Library Management Software In Nigerian Academic Libraries, Isaac Echezonam Anyira

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The main objective of this paper is to justify the need for Nigerian libraries which have not automated their functions to adopt of Koha ILMS as their automation software. The paper therefore examined the need for automation, the reasons for the choice of Koha ILMS and potential benefits accruable to the libraries, and functions that Koha can facilitate their perform in their libraries. The paper identified the need for automation to include need to handle information explosion, for effective management of library operations, to improve operation speed, resource sharing etc; the choice of Koha was informed by its features and …

Influence Of Preservation Techniques And Access To Digital Resources On Research Outputs Of Academic Staff In Federal University Libraries In Northern Nigeria, Katamba Abubakar Saka, Gideon Adesina Babalola, Abdulganiy Okanla Ahmed, Abubakar Abdullahi Mohammed

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigated influence of preservation techniques and access to digital resources on the research output of Liberians and lecturers in Federal university libraries in Northern Nigeria. Three research questions and research objectives respectively guide the study to capture types of digital resources and preservation techniques utilized as well as access tools that facilitated the use of digital resources to enhance research output of librarians and lecturers. Descriptive survey research design was used and the target population consisted of 12,691 academic staff with breakdown of 161 librarians working in ICT unit of university libraries as well as 12,539 lecturers in …

Use Of Whatsapp Messenger Among Lis Students Of University Of Karachi, Pakistan, Rashid Ali, Muhammad Sameem Kardar, Dr. Muhammad Waseem Muhammad Zia

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This study examined the use of WhatsApp Messenger among students. It studied the reasons and the time spend by students on using WhatsApp. The research further explores that what features of WhatsApp is frequently used by students and the challenges they are facing. The survey method is used and the questionnaire was distributed among 53 students of Library Information Science Department, University of Karachi. It is found that 51 students are users of WhatsApp and 03 are non-users. The results showed that students use WhatsApp consistently in their communication and very supportive in academics. Some of the issues occurs while …

Investigation Of Information Dissemination Mechanisms (Idm) For Rural Dwellers In Bayelsa State, Southern Nigeria, Abraham Tabor Etebu

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This study focused on information dissemination mechanisms for sustainable livelihoods of rural dwellers in Bayelsa State. The purpose of the study was amongst other to examine the level of adequacy of the information dissemination mechanisms for rural dwellers. Four research questions and a formulated hypothesis guided the study. The study employed Focus Group Discussion (FDG) method for data gathering. The population for the study were rural dwellers. To test the formulated hypotheses, t-test at 0.05 level of significance was used. The major findings were: information dissemination mechanisms range from village heads to party leaders; most of the information dissemination …

Bibliometric Survey On Impact Of Sound Therapy On Blood Pressure And Covid-19., Vaishali Rajput, Preeti Mulay

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The current situation of spread of Corona Virus is really worth to worry and critical. As we are moving from stage 2 to stage 3, it is really our duty and right to prevent its spread effectually, as its threat to life of every individual. As per the expert opinion from Health Organizations, the elder people are most at risk of Corona infection. But if the people with high blood pressure or high cholesterol fail to take their prescribed medication, then they are also prone to various infections, due to low immunity levels. Along with regular medication, Sound Therapy is …