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Information Literacy Skills Among The Postgraduate Students At Aligarh Muslim University, India, Shamim Aktar Munshi, Priyanka Nagar Nov 2016

Information Literacy Skills Among The Postgraduate Students At Aligarh Muslim University, India, Shamim Aktar Munshi, Priyanka Nagar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this study is to examine the information literacy regarding the library resources among the postgraduate students at Aligarh Muslim University, and to know their basic needs of information and information search strategies in the library as well as in web based resources. The present study selects the descriptive survey method and covers 329 postgraduate students of five selected faculties e.g. Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Commerce, Faculty of Theology, Faculty of Social Science at AMU. The questionnaire discusses their information searching strategies on OPAC, their search engine preference, awareness of e-resources, level of information …


Availability And Usage Of Library And Information Resources And Services At K L University, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India, Ramakrishna Kona Research Scholar, Sasikala Chagari Prof., Gowridevi Rudraksha Research Scholar Jun 2016

Availability And Usage Of Library And Information Resources And Services At K L University, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India, Ramakrishna Kona Research Scholar, Sasikala Chagari Prof., Gowridevi Rudraksha Research Scholar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In this paper I studied the status and usage of library resources and services and library use opinion about library working hours, library physical facilities, library information sources and service of K L (Koneru Lakshmaiah Educational Foundation) University, Vijayawada. The collection development, library membership, staff position, working hours, library automation, services offered and availability of online resources are also discussed. A well structured questionnaire was managed to 300 faculty members, Research scholars and post graduation students to collect the primary data from respondents. A total number of 270 filled in questionnaires were received showing overall response rate of counterproductive to …


Digital Technology Acceptance In Transformation Of University Libraries And Higher Education Institutions In Kenya, Elisha O. Makori, Norah Osebe Mauti Apr 2016

Digital Technology Acceptance In Transformation Of University Libraries And Higher Education Institutions In Kenya, Elisha O. Makori, Norah Osebe Mauti

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The digital revolution is transforming and changing the nature of higher education and learning practices in Kenya. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to universities libraries in Kenya expose a variety of cutting edge digital technology systems to support the development of higher education and learning practices. This study used descriptive survey design where the target population comprised of 120 respondents drawn from three public and two private university libraries. Out of the total population, 40 were information professionals with 10 information technology systems, while 70 consisted of the digital natives or customers. The sampling technique …


Koha Enterprise Resource Planning System And Its Potential Impact On Information Management Organizations, Elisha O. Makori, Norah Osebe Mauti Apr 2016

Koha Enterprise Resource Planning System And Its Potential Impact On Information Management Organizations, Elisha O. Makori, Norah Osebe Mauti

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper focuses on Koha enterprise resource planning system and its potential impact on information management organizations in Kenya; against the risks and myths associated with the solution. The study focused on selected scan and analysis of information management organizations using Koha enterprise resource planning system in addition to document or desk review analysis. Expert opinions and ideas of information professionals especially information systems and information leaders also provided vital knowledge. Koha enterprise resource planning system as the premier and leading free and open source software is transforming and integrating information services in knowledge based organizations. Driving significant forces include …


Research And Publication On The Horticultural And Medicinal Use Of Pepper From 2005-2014: A Bibliometric Analysis, Thirumagal A Feb 2016

Research And Publication On The Horticultural And Medicinal Use Of Pepper From 2005-2014: A Bibliometric Analysis, Thirumagal A

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Pepper has been used for its flavour and as a medicine. For the Indian cooking pepper place an important role. Pepper cures constipation, diarrhea, earache, gangrene, heart disease, hernia, hoarseness, indigestion, insect bites, insomnia, joint pain, liver problems, lung disease, oral abscesses, sunburn, tooth decay, and toothaches. Black pepper is the world’s most traded spice. Black pepper is originally agriculture in south India. It is farming mainly in the tropical region. PubMed is a primary bibliographic database that covers 18 million references to journal …