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Research Contribution Of Bibliometric Studies As Reflected In Web Of Science From 2013 To 2017, Dr. Jayaprakash G. Hugar, Mallikarjun M. Bachlapur Dr., Gavisiddappa A Dr

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An attempt has been made in this paper to identify the research productivity on the bibliometircs subject published from 2013 to 2017 in the Web of Science database. 1422 research articles on bibliometrics published in various library science journals and indexed in the web of science database is considered as a basis of data for the study. In this article we made an attempt to analyze the pattern of publication of 1422 research articles. The study involved on various bibliometric components such as annual growth rate, authorship pattern, distribution of contribution by country wise, language wise, institution wise, most prolific …

Information Needs And Imformation Seeking Behaviour Of Postgraduate Students In Kwara State University, Malete.Nigeria, Ismaila Aliyu Yahaya

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In this 21^st century is information and knowledge revolution? . Many electronic resources have been made most available in the libraries. The increase in availability of information on the Internet has improved Information seeking behavior and needs of most postgraduate students around the globe. Types of information, in a large variety of formats and from many different database, are freely accessible at one place. In the present society, the types of information and the media which present them have become manifold and multifarious, offering many postgraduates students ample opportunity to make choice of selection. Regardless of the group in …

Use Of Electronic Information Resources Among Research Scholars In Alagappa University, Karaikudi: A Case Study, Lavanya A

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The Study analysed that use of Use of Electronic Information Resources among Research Scholars in Alagappa University. The data were collected with the help of a questionnaire designed for gathering the Research Scholars opinions about the electronic information resources. Sample survey was used as the study method. It is the most commonly used convenience random sampling method. 60.71% of the respondents belong to Female category, 28.57% of the respondents belong to the age group of 29-34, 61.90, of the respondents belong to the category of Ph.D., study 36.90% respondents belong to the using the e-resource daily, 25% respondents belong to …

Improved Evolutionary Support Vector Machine Classifier For Coronary Artery Heart Disease Prediction Among Diabetic Patients, Narasimhan B, Malathi A Dr

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Soft computing paves way many applications including medical informatics. Decision support system has gained a major attention that will aid medical practitioners to diagnose diseases. Diabetes mellitus is hereditary disease that might result in major heart disease. This research work aims to propose a soft computing mechanism named Improved Evolutionary Support Vector Machine classifier for CAHD risk prediction among diabetes patients. The attribute selection mechanism is attempted to build with the classifier in order to reduce the misclassification error rate of the conventional support vector machine classifier. Radial basis kernel function is employed in IESVM. IESVM classifier is evaluated through …

Use Of Whatsapp Among The Users Of Chattisgarh Libraries: An Analytical Study, Payel Saha

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The main theme of this study is to find out the use of whatsapp in Chhattisgarh libraries. For this study a structure questionnaire were distributed among the Chhattisgarh area libraries. Because in our modern life social networking sites have a great importance. There are various types of apps to connect the people regularly but most popular app is whatsapp. Through this app everybody can interact other persons with in a second. People have to time to go and visit and collect news themselves. Whatsapp connect peoples throughout the world. They can message, talk and video call easily through this app. …

Mobile Reading Habit In The Digital Era: A Case Study Of Under Graduate Students, Tripura, India, Mithu Anjali Gayan

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Purpose: The study was carried out with an aim to understand the mobile reading behaviour among the millennials of the state of Tripura.

Methodology: The questionnaire having 35 questions was administered to 120 under graduate students of different departments from Govt. Degree College, Khumulwng and Ramakrishna Mahavidyalay. Out of 120 students, 82 have responded from Govt. Degree College, Khumulwng and the response rate is 68%. Out of 120 students, 80 have responded from Ramakrishna Mahavidyalay and the response rate is 66.66%.

Results: The study revealed that highest number of respondents from Govt. Degree College, Khumulwng belongs to Female 53 (64.63%) …

Usage Of Electronic Resources Among The Faculty Members Of Arts In Annamalai University, Soniya R

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The study aims at investigating usage of electronic resources among the faculty members of Arts in Annamalai University. Total of 125 questionnaires were distributed and 110 questionnaires received back. In this Internet era, users have a number of options to fulfill their information needs. They need not come physically to the library to use print formats but can stay at home or the office and access online a variety of library resources and services via networks or authentication methods at any time.

Where Does Data Science Research Stand In The 21st Century: Observation From The Standpoint Of A Scientometric Analysis, Arindam Sarkar Mr., Ashok Pal Mr.

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In this scientometric study through the meticulous analysis of year and language wise distribution of publications, document type wise distribution of contributions, year wise citation analysis and country wise productivity in the field of data science research, an effort has been made to delineate a vibrant image of the present condition of data science research. Data have been collected from Scopus database for the purpose of the study. The study reflects that among the total 3793 publications on data science, the highest number of publications i.e. 604, were published in 2018 and lowest number of publications i.e.42, were published in …

An Indian Based Mooc: An Overview, Lun Haumin, Margam Madhusudhan ,Associate Professor

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A massive open online course (MOOC) is a model for delivering learning content online to a large number of people. These are online courses with unrestricted numbers of participation and open accessibility. MOOC gained popularity during the early 2010s and have been presented as an alternative to the traditional instructional model, focused on the lecturing instructor and relying on digital content that is available to all students. The present study attempt to introduce all the MOOC available in India, compare them using Similarweb pro, explain why country like India needs MOOC, its challenges and provide few points to address for …

Recommender Systems For Digital Libraries: A Review Of Concepts And Concerns, Vishal Gupta, Dr. Shriram Pandey Assistant Professor

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The study hopefully has given an understanding of Recommender System (RS) concept and trends of IR systems especially in the domain of digital libraries. It unfolded the concept of RS through the review of literature and presented an outline of the concepts. Paper discussed the importance of recommender systems in the digital library domain. Study further explain the concept of different kind of RS applied to different digital library software systems. This paper shows how recommender systems functions in different library systems and how these recommender system helps to the users to find and retrieve data or information from different …

Why Users Need Internet In College Libraries? A Study Of College Libraries In India, Lokesha Naik, Dr. Kishore Kumar S

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The purpose of the study is to investigate the why users need Internet in college Libraries. For the concern of this the investigator has made a study on the use of the Internet by the students and faculty members of the colleges’ libraries in Karnataka, India. The main objective is to find out the use of the Internet, analyse the use of the Internet in relation to other information sources and how they perceive the advantages of Internet and problems for accessing them. Study results show that the academic community who participated in this survey are aware of the Internet. …

The Use Of Web And Its Resources Among Research Scholars Of Social Science At Guru Ghasidas University (A Central University), Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India: A Study, Ashwani Kumar, Ashwani Kumar

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The main purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the different use of web and its resources among research scholars at Guru Ghasidas University (A Central University), Bilaspur, India. The study mainly focused on the use of web and preferred information source as well as methods to access the web. In this study a well-structured questionnaire survey of Eighty Nine (89) full-time research scholars of various departments under the faculty of the social science reveals that the majority of the respondents access the web regularly. Most of the research scholars’ access to web based resources with simple keywords. …

Technical Processing Of University Library: A Theoretical Study, Rajib Kalita

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Technical services operations comprise of ordering, claiming and receipt of materials, cataloging and classification of materials; and serials control. Beside these, other technical services operations contain circulation, documents, foreign language and special collections, and bibliographic instruction in technical services areas. This leads me to believe that the distinction between technical services and public or reader services in individual libraries is based on custom and tradition arising out of incidental circumstances, rather than on fundamental principle. In this article, I tried to provide some basic aspect regarding technical processing which help in maintaining the library bitterly. In this article, I include …

Lotka's Law And Pattern Of Author Productivity Of Information Literacy Research Output, Manthiramoorthi Murugan, Saravanakumar Rr Dr, Thirumagal A Dr

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Bibliometric analysis was carried out in the research output of information literacy using Web of Science (WOS) from 2008-2017. The objectives of the study is to identify the authorship pattern, measure and calculate the relative growth rate and doubling time of the research output and testing of the validity of Lotka's law using Kolmogorov-Smirnov test (K-S) goodness of fit test. The result shows that the applicability of Lotka's law was fit to the research output of information literacy.

Application Of Author Bibliographic Coupling Analysis And Author Keywords Ranking In Identifying Research Fronts Of Indian Neurosciences Research, Sevukan Rathinam, Sri Amudha Sankar

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Probing research fronts identification unfailingly delivers interesting results in any field due to its decisive nature. Citation analysis is an acclaimed method used in this process among which more successful results backing Author Co-citation Analysis (ACA) and Author Bibliographic Coupling Analysis (ABCA). The current study opted to combine author bibliographic coupling network analysis and author keywords to explore and display a graphical representation of prominent research areas’ evolution over the study period in Indian Neuroscience research domain. Application of hierarchical clustering to author bibliographic coupling networks for all non-overlapping consecutive years included in the study period were performed and analysed …

Some Methodological Aspects Of Selection Serials To Be Included In The Information Environment For Researchers In A Technical Or Natural Science (By Example Of Optoelectronics And Optical Systems), Vladimir S. Lazarev, Inna V. Yurik, Pavel A. Lis, Dmitriy A. Kachan, Natalya S. Dydik

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A comprehensive citation analysis-based methodology for selecting the world scientific serials to be included in information environment for researchers in a specific natural or technical science is featured. The case study was fulfilled for serials to be included in information environment for researchers in optoelectronics and optical systems (OOS) with the use of Journal Citation Reports (JCR) data. The indices taken for serials evaluation were: total citedness of a serial in the selected journals specialized in OOS; the “discipline impact factor” (Hirst 1978) i.e. the impact factor which numerator is the magnitude of a serial citedness not by all the …

Accounting, Organizations And Society: A Bibliometric Study Based On The Science Direct Database During The Year, 2005-2014., Barada Kanta Mohanty

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A totalityof 1000 papers from selected journal “Accounting, Organizations and Society” from the subject area of Social sciences has beenconsideredas the major source of data collected from Science Direct Bibliographic database for the present research work as a survey of 10 years (2005-2014)a citation length of whole study.The study examines the various aspects of the journal such as: Authors productivity,degree of collaboration,authorship pattern,citation pattern,productive countries and institutions,prolific author,scholarly publications and research excellence ect. The paper highlightsinstitutions by distribution of their productivity. The research output of this study provides a better understanding of patterns, trends and several important quantitative factors in …

Study Of Library Policies In Universities, Fahimeh Ahmadian, M. Chandrashekara, Seyedhadi Marjaei

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We aim the identification of library policies in universities in the United States with a focus on extraction the elements of policies and classification of policies into main components.

In this study, twenty library websites of universities in the United States have been inquired to extract main components of library policies using the classification and comparative analysis. The finding indicates that there are several elements of the policies in the university libraries. In this view, 70 elements are identified which can be categorized into 12 main components. Moreover, the comparative analysis reveals that out of twenty university libraries, over half …

A Study On Information Seeking Behavior Of The Medical And Allied College Students In Goa State, Dr. Jayaprakash G. Hugar, Dr. Jayaprakash G. Hugar, B U. Kannappanavar Dr,

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This paper attempts to explore the information seeking behavior of medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy and homeopathic colleges in goa state. The purpose of the study is to know the awareness and use of reference sources available in the library and to know the preference of media as a source of information for their requirement. Results found that, still 95 percent respondents refer/depend upon printed books for their information needs. Only 49 percent students are happy with the internet and online resources available in their college libraries. Further researcher suggested that, the library orientation has to be conducted regularly to convert …

Use And Perceptin Of E-Resources Among The College Students Of Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala: A Study, Mani .. M, Padma .. P

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The purpose of this study is to examine the use and perception of E-Resources by the College Students in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The present study is descriptive survey method and covers 120 students were randomly selected. Data were collected using questionnaire. The questionnaire discusses their socio-demographic information, find out that Statistical Package Social Sciences (SPSS). The researcher has used MS Excel and MS Word to create and format tables required for the study. Therefore one fourth of the male and female students visit the library daily, 25% of the respondents spend 1-2 hours for using the college library per day, 55% …

Knowledge And Users’ Preferences Of Contemporary Marketing Strategies Used In Academic Libraries, Obia Inyang

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Purpose: This study investigated knowledge and users’ preferences of contemporary marketing strategies used in academic libraries. It is a user study innovation characterized by granting users’ with the information appropriate for better library usage and their feedback to analyze how what is presented to them makes an impact towards their attainment of academic goals.

Methodology: This study carried out in University of Calabar Library adopted survey research design on a population of 1804 registered users. A simple random sampling technique was adopted in selecting 600 undergraduate and postgraduate registered users. Accordingly, 600 copies of questionnaire were distributed in the …

Availability And Utilization Of Information And Communication Technology Resources By Undergraduate Library Users In Anambra State University Libraries, Nigeria., Ferdinand Asimonye Ezekwe Cln

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Inspite of the vital role ICTs play in University libraries, it is still difficult to have access to the required resources. In this regard, it is also difficult to determine the level of availability and utilization of ICT resources in the university library of Anambra State University. This research titled "Availability and Utilization of ICT Resources by undergraduate library users is therefore necessitated by the need to create records that will serve as empirical evidence of identified level of availability and utilization of the ICT resources in the library. To investigate this, exploratory survey research design was adopted, with questionnaire …

Establishing Library Learning Commons In Universities Of India: A Case Study Of Bhu Library System, Dr. Punit Kumar Singh

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Traditional libraries have recognition as a physical space, as a physical collection, and as a traditional scribe in the era of industrial society and before. At present, the paradigm shift due to the advent of computer technology, information technology (IT) and information communication technology (ICT) has changed the way of information seeking, reading habits, learning methods, and even social connectivity and interactions of the society. Furthermore, these changes can be seen in the reading habits, information search, learning and teaching methods of students and faculty members engaged in higher education and research works. These transformations in users laid academic libraries …

Use And Impact Of E-Resources Among The Faculty Members And Students At Salem College Of Engineering And Technology For Women, Salem, Tamilnadu, India: A Study, Jegan P Mr, Jayaprakash M Dr

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This study aims at analyzing the use and impact of e-resources among the faculty members and students at Salem college of engineering and Technology for women, in Salem. A sample of 100 questionnaires was distributed to the faculty members on first come first get basis. In the same way, 150 questionnaires were given to the students was selected by random sampling method. The well structured questionnaire was distributed among the faculty and student to collect data on the availability of use of e-resources. The findings of the study (41 %) faculty members use Internet twice a week and (13%) faculty …

Information Litreacy Skills On The Use Of Electronic Resources By Undergraduates Students Of University Of Ilorin And Kwara State University Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria, Ismaila Aliyu Yahaya

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This study examined the influence of computer self-efficacy and information literacy skills on the use of electronic information resources among the undergraduate students in University of Ilorin and Kwara State University. The study research objectives include: (i)determine the influence of computer self-efficacy on the use of Electronic Resources by undergraduates at University of Ilorin and Kwara University, Malete, Kwara state Nigeria; (ii)find whether information literacy influence use of electronic resources by undergraduates at the University of Ilorin and Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State NigeriaAlso, the study adopted descriptive survey design and used a sample of 376 undergraduate students. Data …

Analysis Of Usage Of The Ohio State University’S Electronic Theses And Dissertations, Daniel S. Dotson

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This study involves an examination of the download rates for The Ohio State University’s freely available electronic theses and dissertations. The Graduate School has required submission of doctorial (2002) and masters (2008) for over a decade, with limited exceptions, including embargos. Older digitized theses and dissertations have been made available over the past several years, resulting in over 51,000 titles in the online holdings. Download data from the OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center were analyzed to determine how well the theses and dissertations were used and what departments saw noted success for their students’ works.

Literature In The Field Of Spinal Cord Injury: An Analysis, Jagannathan Ramakrishnan Dr, M Meena Dr, Kotti Thavamani Dr

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ABSTRACT: Presents an analysis of the literature in the field of Spinal Cord Injury as indexed the MEDLINE database in the Pubmed for the period 2008 to the 2017. It is noticed that the total of 28303 records on the literature of Spinal Cord Injury is covered. It is also noticed that the maximum number of records was published during year 2017. It was observed that the Journal Article consists of 41.73% and other publication types with different percentages. English language forming 95.07% of the total and other languages follows with minimum records. The United States has contributed the highest …

The Effectiveness, Reasons And Problems In Current Awareness Services In An Academic Library Towards Crafting An Action Plan, David A. Cabonero, Clarizell Belingon Tindaan, Biverly Har-Op Attaban, Dyzette Anne Salajendo Manat

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Information is a very essential component in research but it can only be used when provided with access. Researchers are overwhelmed with overflowing information and they are sometimes prone to plagiarized articles, predatory journals and fake news articles. Moreover, they experienced information explosion due to rapid developments of information and communications technologies. Thus, library researchers need to be informed with updated publications and other information resources. Librarians then should be more proactive in providing them access such as the current awareness services (CAS) which is one of the important library services for fast and easy retrieval and dissemination of information. …

Level Of Awareness And Information Needs On Indiscriminate Dumping Of Solid Waste Among Staff And Students Of Nigerian Universities., Michael Chigozie Nwafor, Josephine C. Igbokwe, Adizetu A. Ali, Chioma C. Onoh

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Abstract

This work examined level of awareness and information needs on indiscriminate dumping of solid waste among staff and students of Nigerian Universities. The study adopted descriptive survey and was guided by five research questions. Questionnaire, interview and observation were used for data collection. The population of the study comprised four hundred and fifteen thousand, one hundred and twenty eight (415,128) students and staff of federal universities in the six geo political zones in Nigeria. A total sample of six hundred (600) staff and students were used for the study. Convenience sampling technique was employed to select 50 students and …

User Perception And Usage Of Print And Electronic Resources In The Madurai Diraviyam Thayumanavar Hindu College Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu - A Case Study, E. Santhana Kumar, Dr. P. Balasubramanian

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Libraries have supported multiple formats for decades, from paper and micro forms to audiovisual tapes and CDs. However, the newest medium, digital transmission has presented a wider scope of challenges and caused library patrons to question the established and recognized multiform in a library. Within the many questions posed, two distinct factors echo repeatedly. The first one is about the need of print medium in an increasingly digital world, and the second one focuses on the dangers of relying on a still-developing technology. This paper discusses Usage of Print and Electronic Resources in Madurai Diraviyam Thayumanavar (M.D.T) Hindu College Tirunelveli, …