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Improving The Implementation And Sustainment Of Evidence-Based Practices In Community Mental Health Organizations: A Study Protocol For A Matched-Pair Cluster Randomized Pilot Study Of The Collaborative Organizational Approach To Selecting And Tailoring Implementation Strategies (Coast-Is), Byron J Powell, Amber D Haley, Sheila V Patel, Lisa Amaya-Jackson, Beverly Glienke, Mellicent Blythe, Rebecca Lengnick-Hall, Stacey Mccrary, Rinad S Beidas, Cara C Lewis, Gregory A Aarons, Kenneth B Wells, Lisa Saldana, Mary M Mckay, Morris Weinberger

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Implementing and sustaining evidence-based programs with fidelity may require multiple implementation strategies tailored to address multi-level, context-specific barriers and facilitators. Ideally, selecting and tailoring implementation strategies should be guided by theory, evidence, and input from relevant stakeholders; however, methods to guide the selection and tailoring of strategies are not well-developed. There is a need for more rigorous methods for assessing and prioritizing implementation determinants (barriers and facilitators) and linking implementation strategies to determinants. The Collaborative Organizational Approach to Selecting and Tailoring Implementation Strategies (COAST-IS) is an intervention designed to increase the effectiveness of evidence-based practice implementation and sustainment. COAST-IS …

A Profound Ignorance: Modern Pneumatology And Its Antimodern Redemption [Review] / Radner, Ephraim., Silvia Canale Bacchiocchi

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

Book Review

Reading The Bible With Horror [Review] / Grafius, Brandon R., Nathaniel Gibbs

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

Book Review

The Later Wittgenstein And Moral Philosophy [Review] / De Mesel, Benjamin., Kenneth Bergland

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

Book Review

The Sermon On The Mount And Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary [Review] / Pennington, Jonathan., Ernest Bursey

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

Book Review

Science Mapping For Popular Topics In Cyberbullying Prevention Articles, Nuning Kurniasih, Engkus Kuswarno, Andri Yanto, Tarkus Suganda

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

An increase in cyberbullying has been shown by various survey results. This condition raises the attention and awareness of global society towards cyberbullying. The awareness of the global community in dealing with cyberbullying generates particular thoughts and programs or anti-cyberbullying movements. In this case, this article aims to analyze the popular topics in the documents related to cyberbullying prevention. The analysis is conducted through science mapping using the Biblioshiny for Bibliometrix from the R Tool. Furthermore, 713 documents are obtained after searched through the keywords: protection OR prevention OR against AND cyberbullying, on the Scopus Database on March …

Assessing The Integration Of Ict Resources In Teaching And Learning In Selected Senior Secondary Schools In Cape Coast Metropolis, Kwaku Anhwere Barfi Mr., Alexander Amenu Mr, Valentina Arkorful Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Despite the effort Government and other stakeholders are making to support Ghanaian senior high schools in information and communication technology (ICT), most of the schools are teaching ICT as an isolated subject rather than integrating the ICT resources into the educational curriculum to improve teaching and learning. The objective of the study was to assess the integration of ICT resources in teaching and learning in senior secondary schools in the Cape Coast metropolis. A total of 270 respondents took part in the survey. Five senior secondary schools were selected. This comprised of teachers and students. Random sampling was used to …

Examining The Scientific Productivity Of Authors In Dyslexia Research: A Study Using Lotka’S Law, Muneer Ahmad, Dr. M.Sadik Batcha

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Dyslexia, or a reading disability, occurs when an individual has significant difficulty with speed and accuracy of word decoding. Comprehension of text and spelling are also affected. The diagnosis of dyslexia involves the use of reading tests, but the continuum of reading performance means that any cut off point is arbitrary. The IQ score does not play a role in the diagnosis of dyslexia. The cognitive difficulties of dyslexics include problems with speech perception, recognizing and manipulating the basic sounds in a language, language memory, and learning the sounds of letters. Dyslexia is a neurological condition with a genetic basis. …

Mapping Of Research Productivity Of College And Research Libraries News (C&Rl News) During 1996-2019: A Scientometric Approach, Dr. Gireesh Kumar Kumar T. K., Dr. Kunwar Singh, Somesh Rai, Prof. K C Das

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

College and Research Libraries News (C&RL News) is an editorially reviewed publication that publishes news, case studies and other non-research material. The articles in the News do not go through peer review and are meet different standards. This study presents a systematic analysis of the publications in the C&RL News, magazine during the year 1996 to 2019. The analysis provides the understanding of features about highly cited publications. Although the articles in the magazine had been published after an editorial review only and not as other standard peer reviewed policies adopted by reputed journals, it appears in second quartile (Q2) …

Emotional Intelligence Of University Librarians In India: An Empirical Study, Mubashir Majid Baba

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study examines the level of emotional intelligence and its elements among university librarians as perceived by the library professionals in the institutions of Higher learning in North India. The study follows survey method employing structured questionnaire. Moreover, a multitude of sources like books, journals, databases, and websites of Universities were consulted to get additional insights. There is an above average level of emotional intelligence perceived for the university librarians with most positive perception for the Delhi University. Among the seven dimensions of emotional intelligence, the respondents have reported highest for value orientation and integrity followed by managing relations, emotional …

An Assessment Of Open Educational Resources By Students In Selected Academic Institutions In Southwest, Nigeria, Njeze Miracle

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper examined assessment of Open Educational Resources (OER) by students in selected Academic Institutions in Southwest Nigeria. A descriptive research design was used for this study and the instrument used for data collection was the questionnaire. The population of this study comprised two hundred and fifty two respondents from selected academic institutions and a stratified sampling technique was used to select respondents from each of the nine institutions investigated. This study assessed the use of Open Educational Resources by students in nine academic institutions in Nigeria which comprised (Federal, State and Private Universities; Polytechnics; and Colleges of Education) in …

Challenges Faced By School Teachers When Seeking Information: How Barriers Be Addressed, Chamani Gunasekera, R. Balasubramani Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study explored the challenges faced by school teachers when seeking information for teaching purposes and made suggestions to overcome these challenges. The study used a mixed-method approach, comprising a questionnaire survey and focus groups discussions. The data collected through the questionnaires were mainly quantitative and were analysed using the SPSS (21.0) while the qualitative data from the focus group discussions were analysed using thematic content analysis. For the quantitative approach, 318 school teachers were sampled in questionnaires survey where the descriptive statistics were used for analysis. The study found a variety of barriers that influenced teachers’ information seeking …

Users’ Perception Of Print Media Retention In A Digital Era., Obia Inyang, Margaret Umoh Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Print media usage presented some important qualities overtime, which have made it an advantageous medium of study regardless of the technological advancements of the contemporary times popularly described as the information age. The value, as perceived by scholars in training (users of academic libraries especially), were sort by this research to analyze why prints are still glamour for, in a digital era with all the improvements made by digital adoptions. This study revealed that 378 respondents returned their questionnaire copies out of the 500 sent out and constituted 75.6% returns. Results for objective 1, revealed among others that, clients’ have …

Measuring Growth And Impact Of Neuroscience Researches In India: A Scientometric Analysis Based On Scopus, Vinod Kumar Gautam Mr., Rajani Mishra

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Present study focuses on growth of neuroscience research in India and its impact on scholarly world. Total 4812 data were collected from Scopus database for the period of 2004-2018. Analysis of the data revealed considerable increase in Annual Growth Rate in neuroscience research with 10.52% CAGR for the entire period. Relative Growth Rate (RGR) was increasing with minor fluctuations i.e. growth in Neuroscience research is not exponential ratio rather than it is arithmetic ratio and Doubling Time is similar to RGR. Trend (Least Square) of the neuroscience publications showed an increase trend during the study period. But the prediction of …

Awareness Of Plagiarism Among Research Scholars Of Karnatak University, Dharwad: A Study, Savitha K S, Krishnamurthy C Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Plagiarism is a subject of academic misconduct among teaching and research community in higher educational institutions. Information and communication technology has immensely made easy to access information in digital form or electronic form that can lead to copying words/text from any kind of information sources such as Internet, books, magazines, journals, project reports, publications, white papers etc, without acknowledging the original author/ authors with proper citation. Plagiarism is the act of stealing someone else's work and attempting to pass it off as one’s own. In the global academic scenario plagiarism occurs due to lack of knowledge or due to ignorance. …

Do Personality Traits Matter For Work Performance? A Survey Of University Librarians, Ghulam Murtaza Rafique, Haroon Idrees Dr, Rizwana Jutt

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Personality traits are core characteristics of individuals and have been recognized as the most important elements for developing a unique and promising personality. It plays an important role to enhance the work performance of individuals. Therefore, the study intends to investigate the impact of personality traits on work performance of university librarians. For this purpose, a survey based questionnaire was used to collect data from 221 university librarians from public and private sector universities of Pakistan selected by census sampling. Major findings showed that mostly university librarians owned the personality traits of agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience …

Impact Of Knowledge Sharing On Job Satisfaction Of University Librarians In Pakistan, Ghulam Murtaza Rafique, Fakhra Khalid, Haroon Idrees

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The objectives of this study were twofold. First, it investigated the impact of knowledge sharing (KS) on job satisfaction (JS), second, this study examined the role of demographic variables (gender, age, designation, qualification, and experience) between KS-JS relationship. A cross-sectional survey questionnaire was used to collect data from 274 currently working university librarians in Higher Education Commission (HEC) recognized universities of Pakistan. The collected data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22 by applying relevant descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings of this study observed a positive association between KS and JS, where KS significantly impacted …

The Anxiety Of Covid-19 Outbreak And Its Impact On Students’ Academic Activity: A Case Study Of Nit Durgapur, India, Jitendra Kumar, Amit Kumar Verma, Rajesh Das

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Central Library National Institute of Technology (NIT) Durgapur, West Bengal, India conducted study after the announcement of nationwide lockdown in India to know the students’ awareness about COVID-19, anxiety caused, if any, due to the Pandemic and its impact over their academic activities. Central Library also tries to find out the user satisfaction and expectations during the lockdown. Authors opted Google form as a questionnaire which contains the questions of general perception and distributed via Institute email Ids. Responses were analysed using Microsoft Excel. Two hundred fifty research scholars and postgraduate students were selected randomly for the study and 135 …

Influence Of Physical Work Environment On Service Delivery By Library Personnel In Federal Universities In South West Nigeria, Bibire Nurat Badmus, Emmanuel Kunle Ogunlana

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library aimed to provide quality services and lifetime learning facilities to its users. However, there are evidences of poor service delivery due to physical work environment in federal university libraries. The study therefore, investigated the extent to which physical work environment influenced service delivery of federal university libraries in South-West, Nigeria. Descriptive research design was used. The population consisted of 218 librarians and library officers from six federal universities in South-west, Nigeria. Questionnaire with four sub-scales: Physical Work Environment (α = 0.71), Library Services Delivery (α = 0.79), was used as data collection instrument. Out of 218 copies of …

Role Of Library Professionals In Satisfying User Needs During Pandemic Phase, Sumaira Baba, Sofi Gh.Mohiuddin Jeelani, Dr Shabir Ahmed Ganaie

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Libraries are considered as treasures of knowledge providing access to huge variety of materials (books, journals, manuscripts, audio/visual etc.) with the help of institutions to which these (libraries) are associated. But, the preservation of such knowledge (material) is also of prime importance in order to make these resources (material) available for information seekers. In this whole process of collection, storage as well as dissemination of (knowledge), library professionals (librarians) has a great role to play. Which cannot be separated at any cost. Even at the time of pandemic, their (library professionals) role need to be very much vibrant to benefit …

An Appraisal Of Research Delineate Of Jordan During 2015 To 2019: A Reflection From Scopus Database, Omar Al Jaradat

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study is perceived to find the research performance of Jordanian Institutes during the last five years in scopus database. Jordan has produced a total of 14722 research articles published in national and international journals during 2015 to 2019 with a continuous gradual increase both in publications as well as in citations. The public and older universities have performed better as compared to the private and newly established universities. Although, the major chunk of articles has been published in national journals however, as far as the citations are concerned, the international journals have taken a lead. A total of 4767 …

Awareness And Usage Pattern Of Learner’S On Elearning Platform: A Survey, Vijay Kumar, Shweta Pandey Dr., Parminder Kaur

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

During this covid-19 pandemic situation, virtual e-learning environment is more effective and useful for learners’ and for any educational system to cater the needs. E-Learning provides opportunity to the learner’s regardless geographic location, independent of time and place. E-Learning platform helps the learners to enhance their learning skills, employability skill development, subject expertise, and research skills by which the teaching and learning strategy get increases. Learning through e- platforms develop the technical skills, exploring the knowledge, interest of learning and way to change teaching style. Through this paper, an attempt is made to understand the learner’s perception, their interactive pattern …

Bibliometric Review On Classification Of Alzheimer’S Disease, Nishad Vyas, Keta Modi, Saanil Khanna, Chinmay Katpatal, Mrinal Bachute Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Use Of Web Resources And Services By The Research Scholars In The Field Of Social Sciences Of Selected Central Universities (Du, Bhu, Amu, Jnu), Utkarsh Dwiwedi, Rajani Mishra (Associate Professor)

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The current study was conducted with the objective to study the usage of Web Resources and services by the Researchers in the field of social sciences of selected Central Universities (DU, BHU, AMU, JNU). A well-structured questionnaire was directed through irregular testing strategy to the Research Scholars of the Institutes to gather the information with respect to the utilization of Web Resources. This paper confines the investigation only to utilization of Web Resources by Researcher of Language and Literature in selected Central Universities (DU, BHU, AMU, JNU). The extent of the examination can be stretched out to former Indian Universities …

Personal Digital Information Archiving And Organizing Practices Of Engineering And Information Technology Students, Amna Saeed Miss, Alia Arshad Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose

The study aimed to examine the attitude of students towards organizing and safekeeping their digital documents. It also investigated students’ personal digital information archiving and organizing practices from engineering and information technology disciplines.

Design / Methodology / Approach

The design of the study was quantitative and the survey method was used to achieve the objectives of the study. The survey instrument was the questionnaire and distributed to students of the Institute of Engineering and Technology and Punjab University College of Information Technology of the University of the Punjab personally and with the help of information professionals. The questionnaire was …

Information Seeking Behavior In E-Environment: A Study Of Mass Media Professionals In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Shehzad Ahmad Dr, Sajjad Ahmad Dr, Riaz Ghafur Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: This study investigates the Information-Seeking Behavior (ISB) of mass media professionals in E-environment working in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the most important strategic area of Pakistan. To explore the perceptions of mass media professionals towards information seeking in e-environment is significant, because traditional print newspapers, radio and electronic media (TV) face a steady decline in their information sharing due to the growth of free online contents available through internet.

Research Design: A quantitative survey approach was adopted and 130 structured questionnaires were distributed and received back from the working journalists selected through snowball sampling.

Key Findings: Findings of …

Precaution Towards Access To Inappropriate Internet Content By Students With Visual Impairment, Hanny Hafiar, Nuryah Asri Sjafirah, Centurion Chandratama Priyatna, Syauqy Lukman, Fajar Syuderajat, Ari Agung Prastowo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The limited condition of visual sense functions experienced by teenagers with visual impairment does not make them safe from exposure to porn-media. Now porn-media is everywhere in various forms and types. Accidentally or unintentionally, people with visual impairment still have the risk of accessing pornographic content through internet media. This research was initiated by the existence of cases caused by the impact of porno-media on teenagers with visual impairment, so the aim of this research was to find out the condition of porn-media exposure, the origin of access and internet resources accessed by blind people who attended school in the …

Measuring Human Resource Management Practices And Job Satisfaction Of Librarians In Jammu & Kashmir, Mubashir Majid Baba

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper attempts to examine the impact of Human Resource Management (HRM) practices on the Job Satisfaction of Librarians in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K). On basis of the literature review, it is hypothesized that a positive perception among librarians regarding the HRM practices helps in developing a sense of satisfaction among them regarding their jobs. The hypothesised relationship is tested though regression analysis by using data from libraries of seven universities of J&K. The findings suggest that perception of employees regarding the HRM practices positively impacts their job satisfaction. It is recommended that university library management should continue to promote …

Applying Ifla Standards To Compile National Standards: Standardization Activities In Iran, Mohammad Karim Saberi, Fatemeh Pazooki

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is a leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. One of the objectives assumed by IFLA as an independent, international, nongovernmental, and nonprofit organization is promotion of high-level standards for presentation of library and information services. Over the past fifty years, IFLA has codified a wide range of standards at all fields of library and information services. Translating IFLA standards, different countries of the world make use of these standards in order to present enhanced library and information services. Even though, in Iran, …

Investigating The User Experience In Academic Libraries (Special Emphasis To E-Resources), Sumaira Baba, Shabir Ahmed Ganaie

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In the present era of information and communication technology wherein knowledge is increasing exponentially. At the same time learning is fundamental for the development of mankind. Which can be achieved and enhanced with the assistance of new advancements? These (technologies) increase possibilities for learning throughout life, improve access, and spread the process of knowledge creation. Although it is difficult to keep up the pace with this drastically changing phenomenon. With the result information is not being used properly for solving the problems. Thus proper strategies should be incorporated which can help users to improve the abilities for problem solving. The …