The Information Needs And Use By Secondary School Teachers In Western Ahoada County High School Ahoada East Local Government Area Of Rivers State, Humphrey Igwechi Wiche, Chibueze Norbert Onwuekwe

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This paper investigated the information needs and use by secondary school teacher in Western Ahoada County High school, Ahoada East, Rivers state. The population of the study comprises of 60 teaching staff and sample of the study was 40 teachers which was selected randomly using simple random sample techniques. Four research questions were formulated to guide this study. Data was collected using the questionnaire. Data was analyzed with descriptive statistics such as frequency count and simple percentage. The findings of the study revealed that secondary schools teachers needs information for job performance, promotion in place of work, lesson plan. …

Bibliometric Survey On Flood Prediction Using Machine Learning, Seema Patil Prof., Daksh Khurana Mr., Kartik Rao Mr, Priyanshu Meena Mr, Shivendra Singh Mr

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Floods are one of the most devastating natural hazards, and modelling them is extremely difficult. Flood prediction model advancement study led to factors such as loss of human and animal life, property damage, and risk mitigation. The focus of this bibliometric survey is to recognise the few studies which have upheld on the factors affecting the floods. The analysis is done based on 254 documents such as articles, conference papers, article reviews and some reviews and notes. India contributes to the maximum number of documents followed by China and the United States of America. This bibliometric survey is conducted using …

Dea On Islamic Banking: A Bibliometric Study And Critical Perspective, Aam Slamet Rusydiana, Rafika Rahmawati, Shafitranata Shafitranata

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This study aims to determine the map of the development of Islamic Bank DEA research. DEA or Data Envelopment Analysis is one method for efficiency and productivity measurement. The data analyzed were in the form of publication of the DEA application research on Islamic banking totaling 201 articles. Map of the development of Islamic Bank DEA field research is obtained through the export process into the .txt file format. The export data is then processed and analyzed using the VOSviewer application program to determine the bibliometric map of the development of the DEA Islamic Bank application research. The results showed …

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Indian Research Output On Scientometric Literature As Indexed In Scopus: A Scientometric Exploration, Patit Paban Santra Ex-Student, Debasis Majhi Library Assistant, Anupam Bhowmick Library Assistant

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In recent decay, the scientometric study is one of the major research areas in scholarly communication. Researchers have conducted their research in the scientometric field from different core subject areas. Using bibliographic records on a scientometric field from the SCOPUS database, this paper tries to give a complete view of the evaluation of Indian research in the domain of scientometric. From 2010-2019 researchers have published 41462 publications out of the 334 number publications belongs to the scientometric domain of Indian research. Researchers have critically analyzed the collected data on various aspects like year-wise publication, author collaboration, authorship pattern, degree of …

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

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

A Bibliometric Perspective Survey Of Iot Controlled Ai Based Swarm Robots, Rhea Sawant, Ariz Shaikh, Chetna Singh, Aman Aggarwal, Shivali Amit Wagle, Harikrishnan R, Priti Shahane

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Robotics is the ­new-age domain of technology that deals with bringing a collaboration of all disciplines of sciences and engineering to create a mechanical machine that may or may not work entirely independently but definitely focuses on making human lives much easier. It has repeatedly shown its ability to change lives at home and in the industry. As the field of robotics research grows and reaches new worlds, the military is one area where advances can have a significant impact, and the government is aware of this. Military technology has come a long way from the days where soldiers had …

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

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

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

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

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

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

A Bibliometric Analysis Of Variable Displacement Pump For Optimal Control Of Operating Parameters, Anurag Ashokkumar Nema, Nagraj R. Gandhe

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A centralized lubrication system or automatic lubrication system (ALS) is a system that delivers controlled amounts of lubricant to multiple locations on a machine while the machine is operating as per machine requirement. Lubrication occurs while the machinery is in operation, causing the lubricant to be equally distributed within the bearing and increasing the machine’s availability. Proper lubrication of critical components ensures the safe operation of the machinery. Less wear on the elements results in extension of component life, lower breakdowns, reduced downtime, reduced replacement costs, and reduced maintenance costs. If we can measure lubrication amounts, we can control the …

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

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

Bibliometric Analysis Of Publications Of University Institute Of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Uips), Panjab University, Chandigarh, Vinod Kumar Thakur, Anil Kumar Siwach, Poornima Devi

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Panjab University in pharmacy discipline ranked 2nd in NIRF-2019 rankings. The University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS) of Panjab University Chandigarh is a premier institute of pharmaceutical education and research in India. The present study attempts to analyze research output and publication trends of authors of the UIPS during 2009-2018. The study is based on the data extracted from Scopus database and mainly examines the year-wise research output, major subject-wise contributions, national and international collaborations, most preferred journals, types of publications, authorship pattern, highly cited paper, most prolific authors, keywords and citations pattern of the UIPS during the period of …

Research Productivity Of First Ten Nirf Ranking Academic Institutes In India During 2015-19: A Scientometric Analysis, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Bhaskar Mukherjee

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This scientometric study analyses the research productivity of the first ten NIRF ranking academic institutes in India using Web of Science (WoS) data. In particular, this study focused on research output in terms of the total number of publications as indexed in the Web of Science database, citations received, and research area. We examined 42300 publications downloaded from the Web of Science. The results show that the publications output of each institute is in increasing trend but yearly citations per publication are uniform. On the other hand, articles per journal statistics show that publications are scattered distributed in various journals, …

Impact Of Covid-19 On Central University Of Gujarat Research Scholars’ Access To Library And Resources: An Objective Study, Sudam Charan Sahu, Dr. Rashmi Kumbar

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Currently, the world is under seize by COVID-19 pandemic. The subsequent lockdown due to the pandemic has affected all the sectors across the globe. Higher education is one of the sectors that has been majorly impacted, like never before. Due to the shutdown of Educational institutions, students are not able to access the print resources and digital resources provided in the physical Libraries of their institutions. The present paper is an attempt to study the problems faced by the research scholars of the Central University of Gujarat (CUG) with regard to their access to information resources due to the on-going …

Evaluating The Research Funding Opportunities For Library & Information Science Professionals: An Evaluative Study, Parvin S L Kureshi Miss, Navin Upadhyay Dr, Kanu Chakraborty Mr

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This research paper highlights the top twenty research funding agencies of the world in the discipline of Information Science and Library Information Science. The citation analysis method has been adopted for the present study and used the database Web of Science and InCites. The aim of this research paper is to make aware research scholars, faculty members, LIS professional and Practitioners, and policymakers about the various National and International top-level funding agencies available to fund their research proposals. The research and academic fraternity and particularly the library professionals who always face problems to get funds to work on any project …

Explored Publication Pattern Of The Top Twenty Nirf-2020 Ranked Indian Institutions: An Evaluative Study, Kanu Chakraborty Mr, Navin Upadhyay Dr, Shambhu Raj Upadhyay

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Institutions ranking are getting more attention nowadays, as it shows institutions' status globally and influences students' decisions in selecting Institutions for admissions. Open access publications in scholarly research communication are important, but its significance in institutions' ranking is yet to explore. In this study, the authors tried to demonstrate and compare open access and commercial publication documents of the top twenty institutions (overall category) as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2020 report. According to NIRF-2020, maintaining their last year's positions, IIT Madras and IISc Bangalore bagged the first two ranks, followed by IIT Delhi on the third …

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

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

Breast Cancer Detection From Histopathology Images Using Machine Learning Techniques: A Bibliometric Analysis, Shubhangi A. Joshi, Anupkumar M. Bongale Dr., Arunkumar M. Bongale Dr.

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Computer aided diagnosis has become upcoming area of research over past few years. With the advent of machine learning and especially deep learning techniques, the scenario of work flow management in healthcare sector is changing drastically. Artificial intelligence has shown potential in the field of breast cancer care. With datasets for machine learning frameworks getting eventually richer with time, we can definitely get newer insights in the field of breast cancer care. This will help in narrowing down the treatment range for patients and increasing patient survivability. The purpose of this study was to perform bibliometric analysis of the literature …

Mapping Of The Global Productivity On Covid-19 Since The Origin Of The Pandemic, Dr.R. Santhakumar, Dr.K. Kaliyaperumal, Dr.P. Balasubramanian

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The novel corona virus disease (COVID-19) is one of the most infectious diseases that primarily affect the lungs, which inflicted huge losses to the human beings of the globe. As its spread savagely, the literature of is also proliferated within a few months. It is the prime duty of this study to map the different aspects of this scientific literature by applying scientometrics techniques. The data related to this study are recorded in the Web of Science core collection, since the origin of the dreadful virus to January 2, 2021. Thus, 55049 articles have been published on COVID-19 in 22518 …

Assessment Of Library Services And Facilities Among Research Scholars And Pg Students At K L (Deemed To Be) University., Dr.Ramesh Rayapudi, Dr.Mohana Krishna Irrinki

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The academic libraries play a vital role in the knowledge enrichment of the students which paves the path for a strong knowledge base society. To attain such knowledgeable students, the services available at the libraries are important. In such an attempt, the present study aims to ascertain the opinion of the library users about the various services and facilities provided at K L Deemed to be University along with the user satisfaction levels. The study was conducted on 1640 users comprising of Post Graduation Students and Research Scholars to evaluate the user satisfaction levels on the currently available services and …

Influence Of Social Media On Agricultural Advisory Service: Analytical Study On The Agricultural Extension Specialists Of Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, West Bengal, Santanu Das

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Since the introduction of social media, communication is becoming more and more dynamic every day. Communication has become more virtual than physical. More and more people – young and old alike – are fascinated by social media and it is a trend that is not going down very soon. For a long period in the future, social media will shape the way people interact, share information, form opinions, and lead individual and collective actions. India has been experiencing major changes in the agricultural extension system since the beginning of the 21^st century. Social media can play a vital role …

A Bibliometric Analysis Of Iso 9000 Research From 2015 To 2020 Using Vosviewer Application, Ilham I

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This study aims to map scientific publications in the field of ISO 9000 visually at the global level indexed by scopus using bibliometric analysis. This study focused on articles of ISO 9000 at the international level. Research data were obtained from the Scopus database in Januari 2021 through the publish or perish software. All the discussions and analysis in this paper is based on the 46 papers consisting of 35 article, 4 conference papers, 3 reviews, 3 chapters and 1 book. Then the paper will be analyzed using the VOSviewer application for viewing and creating the desired bibliometric maps. In …

Iso 14000 Publication: A Bibliometric Analysis (2011-2020), Ilham M.Said

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This study explain about ISO 14000 itself is an international standard that discusses environmental management systems in general. This study aims to visually map publications in the field of ISO 14000 at the global level indexed by Scopus using Bibliometric analysis. This research utilizes the analysis features on the Scopus website and visualizes the bibliometric network using VOSviewer. The research data used is to use indicators in the form of keywords related to ISO 14000 in the Scopus database with the results obtained as many as 136 academic documents that have been published from 2011 to 2020 at the global …

A Bibliometric Analysis On Recent Classification Techniques For Alzheimer’S Disease, Sumit Dhananjay Salunkhe, Mrinal Rahul Bachute Ph.D Guide And Associate Professor

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Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been studied extensively to better understand the complexities of this disease and to address the numerous unanswered questions about prognosis and diagnosis. To be able to determine and allocate the resources appropriate to the research area, a detailed understanding of the research topic is much needed. Along with the tremendous expansion in the scope of neurodegenerative disease treatment research, the diversity of technologies to help the research continues to expand. Many studies have investigated into how AD affects different brain structures as the disease progresses, using various image processing methods to derive a variety of brain …

Prediction Of Stocks And Stock Price Using Artificial Intelligence : A Bibliometric Study Using Scopus Database, Priyanka Tupe-Waghmare, Priyanka Tupe-Waghmare

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Prediction of stocks and the prices of the stock is one of the most crucial points of discussion amongst the researchers and analysts in the financial domain to date. Every stakeholder and most importantly the investor desires to earn higher profit for his investment in the market and try to use several different strategies to invest their money. There are numerous methods to predict and analyse the movement of the stock prices. They are broadly divided into – statistical and artificial intelligence-based methods. Artificial intelligence is used to predict the futuristic prices of stocks and use wide range of algorithms …

Bibliometric Analysis Of Nutrition And Dietetics Research Activities In India Using Web Of Science Database: A Trend Across Forty Years, Srujana Medithi Dr, Arti Muley Dr, Preeti Mulay Dr

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The present bibliometric analysis studies the nutrition research activity in India. Research articles published during the years 1980-2020, under the “nutrition and dietetics” domain were retrieved from ISI Web of Science database. Entirely, 2,704 articles by 12,514 authors were identified. Karnataka published maximum papers, while USA emerged as the prominent collaborating country. An increasing trend for the number of publications and International collaborations was observed over the years. Currently, as an outcome of these nutrition research activities and with the advent of technology, IT systems along with popular mobile apps are used. Continuous innovative research will boost up IT systems …