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Assessment Of Professionals’ Outlook On The Application Of Electronic Security Systems In Select University Libraries Of Northern India, Parul Gupta Ms., Madhusudhan Margam Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In a digital era, library professionals are not only responsible for efficient transaction services but also act as custodian of material in all forms. With the constraints of funding, more and more librarians are relying on different technological advances such as Electronic Security Systems (ESSs) to bring security to library material, building, and premises. The present paper uses survey methodology to assess their perception of library professionals of select libraries of Northern India on different ESSs such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Closed-circuit television (CCTV), Biometric and Burglar system and its applications, benefits, and problems. The work highlighted that most …

Visibility Of Iranian Lis Departments In Researchgate: An Altmetric Study, Rahim Alijani, Seyedeh Fahimeh Mortazavipour Mrs., Ali Akbar Khasseh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Using an altmetric study, this paper tries to investigate the visibility and activities of Iranian Library and Information Science (LIS) departments in ResearchGate. The research community of this study consisted of faculty members of LIS departments in Iran. Research data were analyzed by Altmetrics indicators from ResearchGate and then it is analyzed by SPSS software. Findings revealed that “University of Isfahan” with the mean score of 14.11 and standard deviation of 6.72 is ranked first and “Islamic Azad University of Hamedan” and “Tabriz University of Medical Sciences” ranked second and third, respectively. Also, the “University of Isfahan” ranked first in …

Awareness And Use Of Ict Among Undergraduate Students Of Rural Areas In Dindigul District: A Study, Alagu A, Thanuskodi S

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims to analyze student’s awareness and use of ICT the rural area at Dindigul. A survey of the questionnaire was distributed randomly to the total of 150 students a rural area in Dindigul district. The survey research design was a study adopted. The data for quantitative research were analyzed for both descriptive and inferential statistic usingSPSS(version 23) software. A comparison of undergraduate students between awareness and use of ICT sources and services. Independent samples t-test and ANOVA test difference were performed across two groups, which are gender and age. The results of the tests conducted indicate that ICT …

Assessment Of Information Literacy Skills Among Students Of Alagappa University, India, Alagu . A, Thanuskodi S

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study assessed and the use of information skills among the students of Alagappa University Central library users. Simple random sampling technique is used in the study. The scope of the study covered various aspects like awareness in library sources and services, both printed document and electronic documents.; Knowledge about the item usually covered in the catalogue and including Internet; familiarity use ICT and Online Database; Information literacy a determining factor in the development of the information society. The study shows that the majority of the students accessing internet in university central library and the maximum number of students are …

Social Media Utilisation, Study Habit And Undergraduate Students’ Academic Performance In A University Of Education In Nigeria, Emmanuel Olabanji Obadara Dr, Stephen Olufemi Olaopa Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper examined the correlation between social media utilisation, study habit and undergraduate students’ academic performance in Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun State, Nigeria. The study used descriptive survey design. A sample of 2 departments from each of the 4 colleges existed in the university in 2012/2013 session was drawn using simple random sampling technique, Also, a sample 2905 students out 9692 students in the university during the academic session under study was drawn using purposive sampling technique. This comprised the total number of students in all the Departments sampled. The study developed and used a questionnaire tagged “Social …

Internet Of Things: Beginning Of New Era For Libraries, Alka Bansal, Dipti Arora, Alka Suri

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Libraries have adopted information technology be that IT-enabled content development, content management tools, content access and delivery tools or long term presentation tools. Libraries are always in the fore front where the adoption and usage of new technologies are concerned. Internet of Things (IoT) is enabling objects to collect data and transfer the data over a network without human intervention by using internet, sensors, and RFID. It is being used in various fields and is still emerging. Various innovative solutions are created. This paper explores the concept of IoT, its historical background and its potential applications in libraries. Some of …

Research Scholars Attitude Towards The Use Of Social Media In Promotion Of Library And Information Sources And Services: A Study Of University Of Delhi, Delhi, Monika Singh, R K. Bhatt

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract: There are various social media platforms available for libraries to promote their library and information sources and services. The social media and its tools have emerged with potential to facilitate much nearer relationship between libraries and its users. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effectiveness of different kind of applications of social media for promoting library and information sources and services in University of Delhi. This paper looks into the user's attitude towards the worth of social media in promotion of library and information sources and services.

Disrupting Desalination: Novel Energy Efficient Technologies For Hypersaline Brines, Ngai Yin Yip

Sustainability Seminar Series

Management and treatment of hypersaline brines, e.g., produced water from oil and gas extraction, zero liquid discharge effluent, and flue gas desulfurization wastewater, are of growing environmental importance. Prevailing practice of distilling brines is highly energy-intensive and costly because the evaporation of water is enthalpically unfavorable. Here, we present two novel technologies for hypersaline desalination: cascading osmotically mediated reverse osmosis (COMRO) and temperature swing solvent extraction (TSSE). The first technology, COMRO, utilizes the novel design of bilateral countercurrent reverse osmosis stages to lessening the osmotic pressure difference across the membrane, thereby simultaneously depressing the hydraulic pressure needed and reducing energy …

Virtual Reality In Nuisance Protection, Anonymous

Defensive Publications Series

In the current world, online presence of individuals is continuously evolving. A host of applications exist today that are used by individuals for a variety of purposes that include lifestyle, online shopping, maintaining social presence, travel and commute, healthcare, and many more. With advancements in Virtual Reality (VR), interactions have become incredibly realistic. VR finds implementation in multiple applications like social media, gaming, online shopping experience, virtual sight-seeing tours, cinema, web pages, etc. As may be true for every technology, VR also has some drawbacks. In this disclosure, we address one such drawback of VR namely trolls, which comprises of …

Hand Of The Invisible Poet, Anonymous

Defensive Publications Series

The present disclosure describes a method for automatically superimposing content of a user’s preference on targeted portions of images captured by the user in real time. The targeted portions to display the content, also known as secondary spaces, are detected via heat maps, which are based on the user’s focus on the screen. The secondary spaces are regions, where the user’s attention is least centered, that is, the regions, where the color density is least. Moreover, the method provides the user with the content depending upon the user’s location, so that the user can relate and make use of the …

Motion Sickness Mitigation Using Vr/Ar Devices, Anonymous

Defensive Publications Series

Motion sickness is a common problem experienced by individuals travelling in enclosed vehicles. Such condition occurs in a ship/boat encountering rough waves (sea-sickness), or a land vehicle going through a rugged terrain, in aircraft, etc. It happens when there is a mismatch between the motion perceived by the human vestibular system in the ear and the motion seen by the eyes. The interior of a ship/motor vehicle is visually observed by person to be stationary, while the vestibular system (which is a fluid filled structure inside the ear) still perceives the motion of the ship/vehicle. The present disclosure aims to …

Internet Protocol Version 6 Prefix Coloring In Software Defined Access Fabric For Differentiated Policy Enforcement, Sri Gundavelli, Shree Murthy, Sudhir Jain, Indermeet Gandhi

Defensive Publications Series

Techniques are described herein for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) prefix coloring in Software Defined Access (SDA) fabric. These techniques may enable differentiated policy enforcement.

U.S. - Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership Present An Possible, Nguyen Thi Thuy Hang

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

Relations between the United States and Vietnam entered a new era in July 2013 with the conclusion of the U.S.-Vietnam comprehensive partnership agreement announced by President Barack Obama and President Truong Tan Sang. The U.S.-Vietnam comprehensive partnership is an overarching framework for strengthening and deepening cooperation across nine sectors: political and diplomatic relations, trade and economic ties, science and technology, education and training, environment and health, war legacy issues, defence and security, protection and promotion of human rights, and culture, sports and tourism. It has been four years since the U.S.-Vietnam comprehensive partnership was officially launched. It is, therefore, time …

Thucydides And Rationalism A Study Beyond Rational Choice, Spyridon N. Litsas

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

This article compares two different forms of political rationalism; The well-known Rational Choice Theory and the formula deriving from the Thucydidean analysis in the Peloponnesian War, the Thucydidean Rational Choice Theory. I argue that while Rational Choice Theory is designed to analyse domestic socio-political and economic event, the Thucydidean Rational Choice Theory is the procedure for presenting international analyses instead.

Book Review- Climate Leviathan A Political Theory Of Our Planetary Future, Chris Goldie

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

Climate Leviathan provides an account of the possible trajectories of climate politics, arguing that adaptation to rather than mitigation of global warming is the most likely scenario, a planetary management organised on the basis of new forms of political sovereignty. It is argued that Climate Leviathan’s ambition to project sovereignty globally and on the basis of existing social relations will face enormous problems, not least because of its incapacity to address issues of climate justice, equality and solidarity. Conversely, a non-capitalist form of global leviathan based on a change of policy in China and revolutionary upheaval in Asia would be …

Book Review- Is The American Century Over?, Monir Hossain Moni

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

Review of:

Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Is the American Century Over? (Global Futures Series), Cambridge and Massachusetts: Polity Press, 2015, 146 pp. + vii

The Politics Of Non-Refoulement And The Syrian Refugee Crisis, Akinrinde O. Olufemi

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

The rise of refugee problems across the globe especially the Syrian refugee crisis underlines inherently the definitional and operational deficiencies of the 1951 Geneva Refugee Convention that was designed to facilitate the protection of the rights of refugees and asylum-seekers to safety and express access to neighboring states during emergencies, wars, man-made and natural disasters. Despite the establishment of the Geneva Refugee Convention of 1951 and other International regimes, the rising numbers associated with refugees in Syria and the rest of the world are disturbing. With over five million persons internally displaced and more than two million people seeking refuge …

Educate, Empower, Employ, Danielle L. Bernard, Marybeth Bognar, Jami Hunter

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

Since the start of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, Lebanon is estimated to have taken in more than two million Syrian refugees. Due to policy and security obstacles, many of these refugees are considered by the Lebanese government to be living in Lebanon illegally, which restricts, among other aspects, their ability to continue employment or education. Based on field research conducted in-country through interviews, surveys, and focus groups, the authors have identified areas where innovative and inclusive higher education opportunities can be provided for Syrian refugees in Lebanon to allow them to move forward with their lives in self-sufficiency …

Brazil As A Leader In The Latin American Refugees' Regime, Daniel Jatoba, Patricia Nabuco Martuscelli

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

The article presents an exploratory study of Brazil´s role in the consolidation of the Latin American refugees’ regime. Our analytical perspective considers that there is a regional refugees’ regime in Latin America, one gradually constituted since the conference in Cartagena in 1984, when the countries of this region established principles, norms, rules, and decision-making procedures related to the refugees’ issue, including in the existing regime an expanded concept of refugees, more encompassing than the UN Convention’s concept (1951). Moreover, and having examined different sources of evidence, including a set of experts’ judgments and organizational reports, we argue that the country …

Africanistan An Afghanistan In France's Backyard, Dominique Austin

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

Since the advent of the global War on Terror, we have seen the growth and spread of many transnational terrorist networks to which the United States, backed by other major powers, has sought to eradicate. For the US., the major enemy was the Taliban and now ISIS. For France, Al Qaeda of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), which operates in North and West Africa, has had growing influence, especially in Mali, which recently faced a military coup and a civil war. In 2013, France launched a military operation in conjunction with the Malian government to topple AQIM forces in the north …

Migration And Gender For Iranian Lgbt, Kameel Ahmady

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

This article specifically addresses the country of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the very important issues pertaining to LGB individuals in Iran and their migration process. LGB individuals suffer from human rights violations and are denied the basic freedom of being who they are due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. Faced with official intransigence many LGB are compelled to escape persecution in their countries of origin and seek refuge in countries that provide them greater protection. Their sexual orientation becomes an issue when seeking asylum. This article explores the relationship between gender and the migration process. The …

The Journal Of International Relations, Peace And Development Studies - 4th Edition Introduction, Patrick Clairzier

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

Introduction to Volume 4.

Pamphlet, "Are You A Good Library Board Member?", Ruth W. Brown Archive, Public Library Service Division, State Of Alabama

Ruth W. Brown Documents

2 pages. "Serving on a library board is a responsibility. It is within your province to offer a great service to your community if you are interested, conscientious, and willing to sacrifice time and energy." Pamphlet distributed by Public Library Service Division, State of Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama.

Articles Regarding Dr. Willard Goslin From Church Newsletter

Ruth W. Brown Documents

2 pages. Articles from newsletter, "The Oklahoma City Unitarian," volume 6, number 6, October 12, 1951, published by the First Unitarian Church. "Dr. Willard Goslin and O.U. Dean Speak on Eliot Forum Program"and "Excerpts from the Sermon 'You and I and the Schools'"

The Bartlesville "Voter", Bartlesville Voter, Joe Barber

Ruth W. Brown Documents

Bartlesville Voter, 1951 edition. "During the past several months, Bartlesville has seen fit to discharge from its service a person who during her 30 year tenure probably helped to educate more people than any school has done because though many people do not finish school, they read books if they are at all able to read." "This mimeographed sheet was produced by Joe Barber in the interest of better government."

Article, "Private Censors Ban Magazines", Ruth W. Brown Archive

Ruth W. Brown Documents

Newspaper clipping from unidentified paper, "Civil liberties are under severe attack in Bartlesville, Okla, where censorship of the public library's reading matter has occurred apparently because of the librarian's interest in an interracial program."

Article, "What Censorship Keeps You From Knowing" (Part 2), Collie Small

Ruth W. Brown Documents

6 pages. Continuation from article on censorship from "Redbook Magazine," July 1951.

Article, "What Censorship Keeps You From Knowing" (Part 1), Collie Small

Ruth W. Brown Documents

4 pages. First part of an article on censorship (focusing on censorship in the movies) from Redbook Magazine, 1951

Editorial, "Hush-Hush In Bartlesville", Darlene Anderson Essary

Ruth W. Brown Documents

Editorial from the Saturday Review. "During recent months Bartlesville, Oklahoma, a small Northeastern Oklahoma city with a population of around 19,000 has been the locale of a vicious attack upon American civil liberties, conducted by a group who call themselves a Citizens Committee ..." Signed Darlene Anderson Essary, Bartlesville, Okla.

Typewritten Copy Of Article, "Ruth Brown's Dismissal Shocks Former Bartlesville Resident", James W. Henderson

Ruth W. Brown Documents

2 pages. Typewritten copy of article from Library Journal, 75, no. 18, (October 15, 1950). Includes a letter written by James W. Henderson, former resident of Bartlesville, to New York Public Library.