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Cognisance, Access, And Utilization Of Electronic Scholarly Resources In Knustspace: The Case Of Staff And Students At Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science And Technology, Frank Mensah Bonsu, Harry Barton Essel, Akosua Tachie-Menson, Anna Hasan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Institutional Repository (KNUSTSpace) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) plays an essential role in meeting the information needs of scholars by providing free, instant, and endless online access to the full content of scholarly resources. The study investigated users’ cognisance, access and usage effectiveness of electronic academic resources in KNUSTSpace to determine how it has satisfied the information needs of users. Thirty-five lecturers and 113 students responded to the survey. The study discovered that the majority of users are aware of the existence of KNUSTSpace; the results show a growing interest in the usage of …

An Analysis On Contributions Of Indian Medical Universities/Institutions Ranked By National Institutional Ranking Framework (Nirf) In Researchgate(Rg), Sivakumaren K. S., Rajkumar Thangavel

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper examines the contributions of various academic works by medical Institutions/Universities ranked by National Institutional Ranking Frameworks(NIRF) in the ResearchGate(RG).The study has considered the top ten NIRF Ranking Medical Universities/Institutions. The relevant data were extracted from the websites of NIRF (https://www.nirfindia.org/Home) and ResearchGate (https://www.researchgate.net/). The study has mainly focused on ResearchGate (RG) Score, Memberships and Publications of top NIRF Ranking Universities/Institutions. The results show that the All India Institute of Medical Sciences contributions are found high (RG Score: 25775.82, Membership: 1970 and Publications: 15410) and Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research are …

Knowledge Sharing For Knowledge Retention And Growth Among Lis Educators In Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic Ebonyi State, Basirat Olubukola Diyaolu Mrs, Margaret K. Owunezi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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The LIS educators need adequate and accurate knowledge of information to enhance effectiveness as well as productiveness of their teaching profession, most especially as a result of the emergence of ICT in library and information studies. In line with this, knowledge sharing practice for knowledge retention and growth was investigated among the LIS educators in Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic Ebonyi State. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 32 respondents who represented the sample size for the study. Data was obtained through the use of a structured questionnaire. Frequency counts, percentages, means, standard deviations and PPMC were …

Perception As A Correlate Of Enrolment And Use Of Library Among Fresh Undergraduates In Adeyemi College Of Education, Ondo, Johnson Ayodeji Akerele

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Library resource is one of those essential tools needed by fresh undergraduates in tertiary institutions. Observation shows that they rarely register and make effective use of the library arising from the negative perception they had from secondary schools. This study therefore investigated perception as a correlate of enrolment and use of library in the Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo. Simple random sampling technique was used to distribute questionnaire to 100 fresh undergraduates of Physics, Physical and Health Education and Economics Departments in the College. Out of the 100 questionnaires distributed, 92 were returned and found useful. The response rate …

Use Of Social Media By Librarians In Promoting Library And Information Resources And Services In Academic Libraries In Ekiti And Ondo States, Nigeria, Blessing A. Akporhonor Dr., Joseph Kehinde Fasae

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study aims to investigate the use of social media for promoting library and information resources and services in academic libraries in Ekiti and Ondo States, Nigeria. A descriptive research design was used for the study. The population of the study was fifty-seven (57) academic librarians. A total enumeration sampling technique was adopted for the study. A structured questionnaire was the research instrument used. Data extracted from the 40 correctly filled and returned questionnaire was analysed using descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that librarians rarely use social media to promote library and information resources, but to promote library and information …

Electronic Resources Collection Development In University Libraries: An Empirical Review Of Selected Literature., Flora Ifeoma Okogwu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Collection development of electronic resources has come to stay in library development to complement the development of prints. But it has its challenges especially in developing countries. In developing libraries with electronic resources, it involves a lot of practices which are slightly different from the collection development of prints. More research has been carried out in the development of prints rather than electronic resources. This study reviewed published articles on electronic resources collection development practices of university libraries and other practices of building electronic resources in libraries. This study was restricted to empirical works on the collection development practices of …

Use Of Electronic Information Resources In Engineering College Libraries, Raja Suresh Kumar Pitla , Librarian, Ramakrishna Kona , Assistant Librarian, Rudraksha Gowridevi , Research Scholar & Guest Faculty

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Study examined the use of Electronic Resources in Engineering College Libraries in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. In this study collecting primary data for the present study, the investigator adopted the survey method. The tool employed for collecting data is questionnaire. The questionnaire is designed in such a way to collect the data from the library users (faculty members) of engineering college libraries. Qquestionnaires were circulated among 890 library users out of whom 705 responses were received representing 79% of the total sample to whom the questionnaire was distributed. It is evident from the analysis that 448 (63.54%) majority …

Bibliometric Analysis Of Physical Therapy Researchers With Research Exposure In Saudi Arabia, Manuelraj Peter, Mohamed Idhris

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Objectives: This study intended to examine and document the published evidence in recent years (1982-2019) regarding physical therapy research in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A bibliometric review of the original papers were conducted to assess the various aspects of physical therapy in Saudi Arabia. We performed a bibliometric analysis of data retrieval for physical therapy the keywords physiotherapy or physical rehabilitation or physical therapy or physiotherapy or manual therapy the publications from 1982 to 2019 were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database. Microsoft Excel, Thomson Data Analyzer, and VOSviewer software were used to analyze publishing trends, top …

Mapping Of Literature On Nanotechnology: A Bibliometric Study, Dr. Jayaprakash G. Hugar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims to analyse the research output performance on the Nanotechnology subject. A total of 11825 research articles published in Web of Science database were analyzed to find the performance of Nanotechnology related scientists from all over the world in terms of growth during the period 2013-2017 (last five years). Annual growth rate, global publication share, and ranking among ten countries of the world, a prolific author in the field, high productive Institutions, Journals, etc. are studied in this article. This study reveals that the maximum numbers of funding agencies are from China. The average number of publications per …

A Comparative Study Of Service Quality And User Assessment Among The Autonomous Colleges Of Thrissur District Using Libqual+® Tool, Jolly Varghese U, Dr.Thirunavukkarasu A

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library is a service organization. Being a service organization, the satisfaction of the user is the primary concern. The present scenario of human development, which is aided and driven by Information and Communication Technology (ICT), make it necessary to consider all the aspects of a library (collection as well as service) while assessing the service quality. In this paper an effort has been made to assess the quality of information resources and services offered by three autonomous colleges of Thrissur District (Kerala) using the three dimensions of LibQUAL+® tool, i.e., ‘Affect of Service’, ‘Information Control’, and ‘Library as a Place’. …

Strategies For Managing Knowledge In Organisations: A Conceptual Study, De-Graft Johnson Dei, Thomas Bingle Van Der Walt

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Strategies for managing and safeguarding knowledge are crucial for organisations, which calls for proper preservation and retention. The ability to create closer ties and better understanding between knowledge management (KM) and organisational performance is by establishing strategies. Strategies are used to plan, monitor and assess knowledge in organisations. Several factors need to be considered when deciding on a particular strategy to adopt, as the choice of strategy depends on the nature of the organisation. This study sought to analyse the strategies that organisations deploy to facilitate KM practices. It was discovered that the main strategies used to promote and safeguard …

Research Productivity Of Nigerian And Indian Authors In The Online Journal Of Library Philosophy And Practice From 2008 To 2013: A Bibliometric Study/Analysis, Anwar Muhammad Mr, Tang Zhiwei Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This research study aims to find out the research productivity of Nigerian and Indian authors to the library philosophy and practice from 2008 to 2013. The present study also finds the frequency of productivity, author collaboration,paperslength, most cited papers, and most references as well as most productive authors. The present research finds the 226 research articles have been contributed by Nigerian authors and 193 papers have been contributed by Indian authors. The highest number of papers has been written by Nigerian authors was 76 in 2010 and from the Indian 60 papers were contributed in 2013. This present study identifies …

Publication Output Of Journal ‘Clinical Cancer Research’ (2005-2018): A Bibliometric Analysis, M Muthukrishnan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper analysis, authorship productivity and collaborative research of research articles available on Clinical Cancer Research for a period of fourteen years from 2005 to 2018. The data were downloaded from the Clarivate Analytics - web of science database. The data included fourteen thousand one hundred fifty six (14156) research articles and sixty eight thousand one hundred seventy (68170) authors. This paper analysis the co-authorship network using CiteSpace Java application with the aim of the understanding of research collaboration in this journal. This paper test the appropriateness of relative growth rate and doubling time.

A Bibliometric Analysis Of Soil Pollution Due To Microplastics, Sangita Dike, Sayali Apte

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Microplastic pollution is a global problem because of its ecological and socioeconomic impacts on the environment. The large size plastic waste, under the action of ultraviolet radiation, pressure, and wind or wave action, breaks down into particles smaller than 5 mm referred to as microplastic. This huge amount of microplastic enters the ecosystem eventually leading to soil pollution. It has been established that microplastics enter the food chain when animals eat or ingest contaminated food materials.and have an adverse effect on human health The present paper investigates, past researches in the area of microplastic pollution of soil, by a detailed …

Newspaper Readership Pattern Among Nigerian University Students: Perspectives From Mass Communication Students, Oberiri Destiny Apuke, Bahiyah Omar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Reading newspaper informs readers’ as well as enhance the readers’ literacy skills. Therefore, the newspaper serves as a tool for learning, especially among communication students. However, newspaper readership among students in Nigeria has been an issue of concern. This study investigated newspaper readership among Mass Communication students in the Taraba State University, Jalingo. The research design adopted was a descriptive survey, population frame was 630 Mass Communication Students of Taraba State University, Jalingo registered in 2018/2019 session while the sample size was 242 selected via a stratified random method. It was discovered that there is low newspaper readership among the …

Mapping The Literature Using The Systematic Mapping Study Method For Customer Frustration Research, Taharuddin Taharuddin, Ria Arifianti, Tetty Herawaty, Arianis Chan, Erna Maulina, Margo Purnomo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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The primary purpose of this article is to do classification and thematic analysis of previous research on customer frustration using a systematic mapping study (SMS). The main research was carried out by combining automatic and manual search. The automatic search was through electronic journal database references: ProQuest Research Library, EBSCOhost: Academic Search Complete, Google Scholar, Emerald Insight and Scopus, while the manual one was performed on Google search with the snowball sampling method. A total of 28 studies on costumer frustration in the form of journal articles and proceedings were included in the inclusion criteria. The results of the …

Global Research Output On Eosinophilia Literature: A Scientometric Analysis, Chithiraivel S., Sivasekaran K, Jeyshankar Ramalinagam

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study analyses that research output on eosinophilia from 1998-2017 on different parameters including the literature growth, year -wise cited records, number of authors & h-index. The relative growth rate (RGR) and doubling time (Dt), the time series analysis for articles, contribution of various subject fields, highest research productivity of journals and their citation with impact factor and keyword analysis. The higher numbers of publications 793 were published in 2016, the scientists most preferred journals are Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Journal of immunology, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. The high frequency keywords were: Eosinophilia (3175), …

Identifying And Mapping The Global Research Output On Coronavirus Disease: A Scientometric Study, Muneer Ahmad, Dr. M.Sadik Batcha

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper explores and analyses the trend of world literature on “Coronavirus Disease” in terms of the output of research publications as indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-E) of Web of Science during the period from 2011 to 2020. The study found that 6071 research records have been published on Coronavirus Disease till March 20, 2020. The various scientometric components of the research records published in the study period were studied. The study reveals the various aspects of Coronavirus Disease literature such as year wise distribution, relative growth rate, doubling time of literature, geographical wise, organization wise, language …

Effective Library Support For Special Education Programmes Recognised By Rci: A Comparative Study Of The Libraries In Maharashtra And Karnataka, Anand Dodamani, Assistant Librarian,, Dr Keshava Professor, Dept. Of Library And Information Science,

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper presents the results of a comparative study carried out in Maharashtra and Karnataka on effective library suport for Special Education Programmes recognised by Rehabilitation Council of India, New Delhi. The special education institutes play an important role in the education and development of people with disabilities. The libraries being an integral part of these educational institutes are expected to support the academic programmes effectively. The findings suggest that the libraries attached to the special education institutes are facing various challenges in terms of finance, infrastructure, collection and ICT facilities. These issues are critically discussed and suitable suggestions were …

Library Orientation And Information Literacy Skills As Correlate Of Scholarly Research Of Postgraduate Students In Federal University Of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Grace Dolapo Pelemo, Ayotola O. Onanuga, Olufemi O. Ilori, Chukwuemeka Peter Ugbala

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study focused on library orientation, information literacy skills as correlate of scholarly research of postgraduate students of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. The university has ten colleges with various departments. A survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised the all 1,361 postgraduates in Diploma, Masters and Doctor of Philosophy from the ten (10) colleges in the institution. Out of the population, 900 postgraduates were randomly selected using purposive sampling technique; while data were collected using questionnaire. Findings of the study revealed that there is no library orientation programme for postgraduates at FUNAAB, …

Information Sources Preference Of Post Graduate Students In Federal University Of Technology Owerri, Nigeria., Chinwe V. Anunobi Phd, Nkeiru Amauche Emezie Phd

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper investigated postgraduate students in the federal university of technology Owerri Nigeria to find out the information sources preferred for research. The descriptive survey employed a questionnaire and interviews as instruments for data collection. A total of one hundred questionnaires were distributed to postgraduate students from various departments while fifty were returned and found useable for the study. Data were analyzed with percentages while charts were employed to present the results of the findings. The study showed that postgraduate students in FUTO prefer electronic sources of information for research. Responses from both the questionnaire and interview showed that the …

Research Productivity Of Nigerian And Pakistani Authors In The Online Journal Of Library Philosophy And Practice From 2008 To 2013: A Bibliometric Study/Analysis, Anwar Muhammad Mr, Tang Zhiwei Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This research study aims to find out the research productivity of Nigerian authors and Pakistani authors to the library philosophy and practice from 2008 to 2013. The present research finds the 226 research articles have been contributed by Nigerian authors and 67 papers have been contributed by Pakistani authors. The highest number of papers has been written by Nigerian authors was 76 in 2010 and from Pakistan 18 papers were contributed in 2013. This present study identifies those 114 single authors from Nigeria and 18 from Pakistan. 116papersformNigerianauthor those range 6-10 pages while 18 from Pakistan. The total numbers of …

Awareness And Health Impacts Of Information Overload And Ict Usage In South Africa, Baldwin Obareng Manoko, Mmafani Serote Mrs, Oludele Akinloye Akinboade Prof, Trevor Taft Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose:- This study examined information overload experiences of a group of individuals who are in the social media contact list of the researchers. This covers their perceptions, experiences and impact on their health.

Design:- A survey of randomly selected individuals in the social media contact network of the researchers has been made. This has been done by administering a closed structured questionnaire which cover information ranging from demographic characteristics, time spent on ICT usage, to their experiences of information overload and the health effects of such experience.

Findings:- Male respondents, who are largely unemployed are active ICT users, but are …

Preservation And Conservation Of Library Materials In The Digital Age: Challenges For Libraries In Nigeria., Eniekebi Ejiroghene

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper aims to clarify preservation and restoration as steps to ensure the reuse of library resources in their original format for as long as possible. To this end, the causes of the deterioration of library materials such as poor paper quality, inadequate storage, rough handling, pests and knowledge of the incidence of a disaster, electronic means of preservation, challenges and strategies for preserving digital materials have been investigated and recommended, inter alia, that federal, state, local, private and multinational companies

Perceived Impact Of University Rankings On Undergraduates’ Choice Of University: Study Of University Of Lagos, Nigeria, Medinat Dolapo Laaro

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study seeks to provide insight into the impact of university rankings on University of Lagos undergraduates' choice of university. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study and a questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. Using the Raosoft sample size calculator, a sample of 381 was selected from 43,784 students. It was revealed that these rankings had influence students ' choice of university. Results show that the students perceived the University of Lagos to have a good reputation and that influenced their choice of university. Moreover, the study showed that university rankings and have become …

Scientometric Analysis Of Literature On Gravity, Arun Kumara T S, K T Santhosh Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study explores the quantitative analysis of literature on gravity from 2015 to 2019 based on INSPEC database. Scientometric is the study of quantitative analysis of scientific documents. For the present study data was collected from the INSPEC database published by Elsevier during the period from 2015 to 2019. The study evaluated the different dimensions of the scientometric analysis like, growth of literature, institution wise distribution, most prolific author, relative growth rate and doubling time etc. Highest number (7562) of articles published in the year 2018. The relating growth rate is decreasing and doubling time is increasing over the …

Common Referencing Errors Committed By Graduate Students In Education, Joseph Marmol Yap

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this paper is to detect the common errors mistakenly formed by the graduate students in creating their reference list. These errors become the basis of the library’s reference department to improve its Information Literacy Program and to collaborate with the schools in enhancing the teaching and learning of citation and referencing. This study employed citation analysis in tracking the current status and quality of the reference list. The paper analyzed 20 master’s theses submitted in an open institutional repository. Results showed that there was an increase in error in 2019 compared with those theses submitted in 2018. …

Survey Of Information Literacy And Entrepreneurship For Employment Opportunities In Nigeria., Aju David Tyongi (Phd), Tofi Simon Ternenge (Cln)

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Many Nigerian graduates and non-graduates are unemployed in Nigerian society which has become a national problem that is threatening the security, unity, political and economic development of Nigeria, in effect, the situation has resulted to insurgency, tribal conflicts and fundamentalism among other social challenges which this paper believes that if undergraduates students in institutions of higher learning are educated along information literacy and entrepreneurship skills programmes, the situation could have been different. The paper has surveyed information literacy and entrepreneurship for employment in Nigeria and identified various information literacy skills for entrepreneurship and employment opportunities in Nigeria. There are …

Android-Based Waste Management Information System, Iriana Bakti, Feliza Zubair, Yustikasari Yustikasari, Priyo Subekti

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The garbage bank is one of the institutions that play a role in managing household waste to be more beneficial for environmental, health, and economy. For this reason, there is a need for capable management system enables to facilitate the community in the collection, withdrawal, and transactions of the garbage. The organizer of the Dahlia Garbage Bank in Margahurip Village, Banjaran District, Bandung Regency, is trying to offer a Waste-Generating Information System (SISAPU) through socialization to the community as a solution to the waste management. This study aims to explore the reasons for SISAPU socialization, the SISAPU socialization process, and …

Information Needs, Seeking Behaviour And Use Of Undergraduates In Two Nigerian Universities, Adeyalo Yetunde, Ogunniyi Samuel O

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

This study investigated the information needs, information seeking behaviour and use of undergraduates in two Nigerian universities using two-stage sampling technique namely: purposive sampling technique and random sampling technique. The population of the study was full-time 200, 300, 400 and 500 level undergraduates of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State and Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. This population was made up of 15,847 students in Obafemi Awolowo University and 19,042 students in Federal University of Agriculture. Therefore, the population of the study comprises 34,889 undergraduate students. A total of two hundred and twenty one undergraduates questionnaires …