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The Modus Operandi Of Creating An Online Directory Of Lis Professionals Of Tamilnadu, India : A Live Web Project In Wordpress Domain, Ramasamy K, Padma P Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study is an online endeavour by the researchers to create a web directory to give a brief account of library and information science professionals working in different institutions in Tamilnadu. The researchers have chosen Wordpress – an open source blogging software and domain – to create an online directory of LIS professionals because of its simplicity and powerful features. The researchers who have a good understanding of Wordpress blogs, collected data about 50 LIS professionals working in universities and arts and science colleges of about 10 districts. They have created the online directory with the URL www.tnlisdirectory.wordpress.com. …

Complaining Behavior Of Library Users Of Saint Louis University Libraries, Baguio City, Philippines, Leonila Cuevas Reyes

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Satisfaction of library users is of paramount in libraries. Attaining this requires the library dimensions of service, personnel and infrastructure to be all excellent. Library services entail first and foremost a collection that is both in print and non-print formats and that supports the curricular offerings of the university. To ensure that these materials are maximized by the users, library personnel are needed. Comfortable infrastructure that includes furniture and equipment facilitates the library’s role as partner in the university’s offering for quality education.

As users are now the focal point of library work, feedback mechanisms must be in place. Satisfaction-survey …

Impact Of Social Media On Academic Business School Libraries In India: An Empirical Study, Champeswar Mishra, Bulu Maharana Prof

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Academic libraries are progressively using social media platform to connect users, felicitate services, promote resources, reach the outreach, and enhance visibility through online presence. This exploratory study will investigate the adoption rate of social media as an innovative medium to deliver services, explores influencing factors and examines the effectiveness of using social media tools in Indian business school libraries for the benefits of users. Findings demonstrate the approaches, strategies, and challenges of adopting social media for the benefits of library users. The present study, with its ambit, has included Academic Business School Libraries based on the National Institute Ranking Framework …

Quality Of Information Literacy And Ict Skills Among The Women Students In Two Women’S Universities At Tamilnadu, India: A Study, Yasmin M

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This paper intended to explore the information literacy skill and ICT knowledge of women students in higher education. The data were retrieved from Mother Theresa Women University, Kodaikkanal and Avinashilingam University for Women, Coimbatore, and Tamilnadu, India. There are 300 questionnaires were distributed, 252 questionnaires were collected back. Data have been analyzed with simple analysis. The study found that these two women universities have good environment with Wi-Fi and providing well equipped laboratory and library. The majority of the students are using database and other electronic resources for their research work and studies. The women’s students have excellent knowledge of …

Awareness, Perception And Use Of Social Networking Sites Among Library Professionals And Semi-Professionals: A Case Study, Pooja - Ms, Dr. Shivananda Bhat, Dr. Mahabaleshwara Rao

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Academic libraries are playing an important role in promoting library resources and services. Awareness on Social Networking Sites and their use are very much essential to the library professionals and semi- professionals to promote the library resources and services and for maximum utilization of the same. Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) has 12 libraries and the current study is limited to 10 libraries. The main objective of the study was to study the awareness, perception and use of Social Networking Sites among library professionals and semi-professionals at MAHE libraries. Questionnaire method was used in the study. It is observed …

The Effective Factors On Environmentally Friendly Behavior: A Case Study, Mohammad Hassan Seif, Sareh Nematolahi M.A

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The interdependence between human and environment manifest the necessity of investigating human impact on environmental degradation or on environmental protection. The present research aims to develop a causal model of effective factors on environmentally friendly behavior among high school students in Shiraz. This is applied research with a descriptive method. Using an adapted questionnaire, we examined the effect of the variables, including environmental concern, attitude, knowledge, subjective norms, responsibility perception, and dependence on nature, on environmentally friendly behavior. The correlation coefficient was used to examine the effect of different variables on each other, and the path analysis method was used …

Skills For Law Librarian In The Digital Era., Perumal Ramasamy

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Law library is laboratory for lawyers, budding lawyers and Law faculties in the Law colleges. Collection development policy is based on user’s requirement. Law library collection consists of both print and non-print materials. The librarian who is working in the library needs to have skills like curation, leadership, subject knowledge in Law, research skill, technological skills, discipline to maintain the library and friendliness with users. In this paper the author explains the skills required for the law librarian in the digital era.

Awareness Of Internet Of Things And Its Potential In Enhancing Academic Library Service Delivery In A Developing Country, Felicia Yusuf Dr, Goodluck Ifijeh, Sola Owolabi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Availability, Accessibility And Utilization Of E-Resources By Senior Acedemics In Mautech, Yola, Abubakar Mohammed Kareto

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Strategies For Reinventing Classroom Libraries In Nigerian Primary Education System, Omigie C.A Agbeniaru

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Gentrification Of Bibliotheca For The Digital Citizens, Ritu Nagpal

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Bringing together the multi-folded facets of the various disciplines across the globe, the role of Libraries, the bibliotheca is transforming. The surging demand for the information in todays’ digital world, has been substantially changing the role of libraries. The Libraries are altering their roles by providing enhanced & enriched set of services. The patrons of this Digital civilization and the fresh entries alongwith the extension to this collection of tools and services has also changed. Prabha, Chandra, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Lawrence Olszewski, and Lillie Jenkins calls todays’ world as “overloaded information environment”. This study on Gentrification of Bibliotheca for the …

Exploring Dimensional Constructs Of Digital Literacy Skills For Higher Education, Israel R. Odede, Glenrose Jiyane

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Digital literacy is essentially an indispensable skill as technology is rapidly evolving and so is advancement in information resources, especially digital resources. As the use of digital resources continue to rise within higher institutions of learning, students are expected to develop the required digital literacy skills. Digital literacy skill is a basic requirement for students to function effectively in the information society, which is experiencing a paradigm shift from print resources to digital resources. Hence, digital literacy skill becomes very important since the use of digital resources depend on the competences in using digital resources. In the fast-growing knowledge society, …

The Application Of Ict In The Circulation Services Of The University Library, Federal University, Lokoja-Kogi State, Nigeria., Oladimeji Eyitayo Yemi-Peters, Victoria Sokari, Kemi J. Olayemi, Zainab Abba Haliru, Umar G. Gama Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In this world where the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has revolutionized the way and manner in which tasks are been accomplished in most organizations. One important aspect of ICTs application in this 21^st century library services is the provision of quick and effective service delivery. The circulation/customer service unit of the library offers customer services to library clientele and performs the traditional role of charging and discharging of information resources to users, registering new users, charging of fines etc, these activities are now been undertaking by applying ICTs. Thus, this study is aim to investigate the …

The Motivation Of Senior Citizens In Visiting Public Libraries In Developing Country, Nove E. Variant Anna, Dessy Harisanty

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims to describe the motivation of senior citizens in visiting public libraries in Surabaya. This research uses a desciptive qualitative approach. Data collection is done through questionnaires and interviews with elderly respondents who ever visit the Surabaya Public Libraries. The population of this study includes elderly library users (aged 60 years and over) and they have experience visit public libraries in Surabaya. The motivation of the senior citizens can be divided into two, namely intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. The recommendation from this paper related to collection, facility, and services improvement, including providing special space for senior citizen in …

Differences Between Faculty Members And Research Scholars In Use Of E-Resources, Anil Kumar Siwach

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Purpose: The present study investigates the differences between faculty and research scholars in terms of e-resource use, methods of use, purpose, hindrances faced and search strategies.

Methodology: The study was conducted in five universities of North India using survey method. Stratified random sampling was used for selection of the samples and the final data consisted of 668 respondents including 252 faculty members and 416 research scholars. Mann Whitney test was conducted for testing of hypotheses.

Findings: In the study it was found that the faculty members used e-resources more in comparison to the research scholars. Significant differences …

Human-Machine Communication And The Burden Of Reaching Internal Publics: Does Technology Acceptance Model Play A Role?, Greg H. Ezeah, Ogechi Eucharia Okwumba, Gever Verlumun Celestine, Wogu Joseph

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The objective of this study was to examine how variablesss from Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) play a role in determining the use of digital interfaces for internal communication in public service institutions. The researchers also examined the most preferred digital interface for internal communication among employees of public service institutions as well as the relationship between internal communication and public service delivery. A total of 385 respondents working in a public service institution took part in the study. The questionnaire was the instrument for data collection. To analyse the results, the researcher used both descriptive and inferential statistics. The result …

Role Of Social Media During Kerala Floods 2018, Rekha Rani Varghese, Yadukrishnan T A

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For almost 19 years social media has been used in crisis management. During the time of natural disasters like flood, earthquake or cyclone, when all the other modes of communications are found incapable, these social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube etc. are found to be the most efficient and beneficial. The present study discusses the role of social media during the Kerala Flood 2018. Results show that During the flood; Whatsapp, Facebook and Instagram are found to be used by majority of the respondents. Most of the respondents spend more than 3 hours on Whatsapp followed by …

A Scientometric Analysis Of Drone Technology Publications, Lakshminarasimhappa Mc, Kemparaju Td

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This study focus on the growth and development of drone technology research in forms of publications reflected in Web of Science database, during the span of 1998-2017. A total 3433 publications were found and the highest 1040 (30.29%) publications published in 2017. The average number of 343.3 publications were published per year in the study field and there was a variation in Annual Growth, because there is no constant growth of publications every year in the area of study. Out of total publications, 3123 (90.97%) contributed by collaboration of multiple authors and 310 (9.03%) by single authors. Authors from United …

Incorporating Social Media Into Library Services: Present Scenario At East West University Library, Dilara Begum, Shaharima Parvin

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In the third millennium, people look forward for ushering the innovations and people's rapport is getting more and more convenient with the growth of social media tools. The usages of social media by libraries encompass a vast array of platforms with many contingencies features containing new ways for library patrons in terms of promoting their information services and products. This paper delineates elaborately the incorporation of social media by East West University Library (EWU, L), Bangladesh as it is one of the precursor academic libraries in Bangladesh where all forms of contemporary technologies and services have been integrating with great …

How To Motivate Students In Using School Library, Dessy Harisanty

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The school library is a place for students to find information. Due to the various information provided inside, students have many choices in finding the information they need. Therefore, school libraries should have a strategy to maximize their services. This study aims to determine the motivation of high school students in Surabaya in utilizing their school library. The method used is descriptive quantitative approach. The sample of this research is high school students in Surabaya selected using multistage random sampling with a total of 200 respondents. The data were collected through questionnaires. The results of this study indicates that the …

Bibliometrics Study Of Mens Sana Monograph: 2007 To 2016, Abul Salam, Deep Kumar Kirtania

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Mens Sana Monograph is a peer reviewed journal of medicine and mental health which is a publication of Mens Sana Research foundation. The present bibliometrics study of 153 articles published in the Mens Sana Monograph from 2007 to 2016. This study analyzes various aspects of the journal such as growth of articles and citations, authorship pattern and collaboration, number of times cited, most productive countries and institutions, etc. of these articles. The study reveals that the journal has a positive growth in respect to publications and their citations. The authorship pattern found in this journal is towards single authorship.

Access Attitude On The Scholarly Information Through Electronic Resources Among Faculty Members In The Universities Of Southern Tamilnadu., M. Prasad, C. Baskaran

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The study analyzes the access attitude on the Scholarly Information through Electronic Resources among Faculty members in the Universities of Southern Tamilnadu. The study found that Madurai Kamaraj University and Alagappa University have respondents of each 130 (34.21%), 85 (22.36%) respondents are belonging to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. It could be seen that out of 380 respondents, 177 (46.57 %) are belonging to faculty of Science. It is understood that 104 (27.36 %) respondents are coming under faculty of Arts, 52 (13.68%) of them belonging to faculty of Management, 47 (12.39%) respondents are from faculty of Education. Out of 380 respondents, …

Analyses The Use Of Electronic Resources For Scholarly Information Among The Faculty Members In The State Universities In Southern Tamilnadu., M. Prasad -, C. Baskaran

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The study analyses the male respondents are found 263(69.21%) which is followed by female respondents 117 (30.79%).285(75%) which is followed by M.Phil. with NET qualified respondents 51 (13.42%) and PG with NET qualified respondents 44 (11.57%). it is found that Madurai Kamaraj University and Alagappa University have respondents of each 130 (34.21%), 85 (22.36%) respondents are belonging to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, 35(9.22%) respondents are from Mother Teresa Women’s University. 263(69.20%) male respondents and 117(30.80%) female respondents. Out of 263 male respondents, the majority of 259 (98.50%) respondents are got training from the University Library for accessing the E – Resources …

Quantitative Analyses For Access Of Electronic Information By The Faculty Members In The Engineering And Technology Institutions In Coimbatore District, P. Ramesh -, C. Baskaran

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The study analyses the majority of the respondents 221 (42.5%) are assistant professors/ lecturers/senior lecturers, and 195 (37.5%) of them are associate professors followed by 104 (20%) of the respondents are professors. 331 (26.7%) of the respondents followed by the use of e-magazines by 182 (14.7%) respondents. The data shows that a large number of 263 (50.6%) of the respondents are “Highly Satisfied” with the lecturing materials followed by 257 (49.4%) of the respondents “Satisfied” with e-resources offering lecturing materials. This data presents that a large number of respondents 265 (51.0%) prefer gateway portal to a “Large Extent’ and 139 …

The Quest For Doctorate Degree (Ph.D) By Academic Librarians In Nigeria: A Survey Of Tertiary Institutions In Ekiti State., Isaac Oluwadare Busayo Mr, Isaac Oluwadare Busayo Mr

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This study takes a cursory look at why academic librarians in tertiary institutions in Ekiti State, namely: the three Universities (comprising: one federal, one state and one private), a Polytechnic and a College of Education, have the desire and quest for the acquisition of a doctorate degree as perceived by the researcher, who has worked in some of these institutions in the last three decades. All the five institutions, namely: Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State University Ado-Ekiti, Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti, Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti and College of Education Ikere-Ekiti were visited with a prepared structured questionnaire on the subject matter …

The Need For The Use Of Information And Communication Technology In Two University Libraries In Nigeria, Akor Solomon Obotu, Okechukwu O. Chukwuka, Sule B. Gambo

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Exploring The Use And Practice Of Open Educational Resources (Oers) In Social Science Discipline With Special Reference To University Of Delhi, Delhi, Amit Kumar, Monika Singh Ms.

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Abstract:

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to explore the use and practice of open educational resources in social science discipline at University of Delhi, Delhi.

Design/Methodology/Approach: The relevant data for the study was obtained through a well-structured questionnaire followed by personal interview wherever it was required. The well-structured precise questionnaire was distributed to the 150 social scientists (research scholars and faculty) that include 75 male & 75 female, selected through purposive random sampling. In addition to this, the bibliographical data were recorded in MS-Excel sheet 2007 for analysis and interpretation purpose with diagrams.

Findings: The response rate was …

Critical Information Literacy And Participatory Democracy: An Analysis Of The Role Of Libraries In Jos Metropolis, Plateau State, Vicki Lawal

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Critical Information Literacy is a commitment to social justice by which people can be empowered through various information sources to question dominant values and beliefs in the society thereby enabling an awareness on issues of democracy and good governance. This article investigated some of the critical challenges faced by libraries with respect to information skills empowerment of the citizens of Jos, Plateau State in the democratic process . The paper is set within the context of the 2019 general elections in Nigeria. It examined the ways that libraries in the city of Jos facilitate knowledge of political issues and awareness …

So What Made You Choose Librarianship? Reasons Teachers Give For Their Career Switch., Franklin Gyamfi Agyemang

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper explores the reason teachers choose to go into librarianship when leaving the teaching profession from Sub-Saharan Africa. Snowball sampling method was used to locate seventeen (17) participants for this study in Ghana. Mixed methods were used for data collection; questionnaire (open-ended questions) and interview. The data was analyzed using the thematic analysis technique. The study found the following as reasons teacher choose librarianship when leaving the teaching profession: Better Salaries and Remunerations, Relatedness of librarianship to teaching, Love for books, Employment Space and scope of opportunities for librarians. By the findings, this study corroborates researches on second-career librarianship …

Bibliometric Survey On Incremental Clustering Algorithms, Archana Chaudhari, Rahul Raghvendra Joshi, Preeti Mulay, Ketan Kotecha, Parag Kulkarni

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For clustering accuracy, on influx of data, the parameter-free incremental clustering research is essential. The sole purpose of this bibliometric analysis is to understand the reach and utility of incremental clustering algorithms. This paper shows incremental clustering for time series dataset was first explored in 2000 and continued thereafter till date. This Bibliometric analysis is done using Scopus, Google Scholar, Research Gate, and the tools like Gephi, Table2Net, and GPS Visualizer etc. The survey revealed that maximum publications of incremental clustering algorithms are from conference and journals, affiliated to Computer Science, Chinese lead publications followed by India then United States. …