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Users’ Satisfaction With Library Facilities And Attitude Of Staff In National Library, Martina Ekpenyong Ekeng Dr., Jacob Effiong Esin Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

The study investigated users’ satisfaction with library facilities and the attitude of staff in the national library of Cross River State, Nigeria, was the focus of this investigation. The survey research design was adopted and the population of the study was five thousand five hundred and forty, while a sample of five hundred and fifty-four users of the national library were selected through random sampling technique and used for the study. The reliability value obtained instrument was established through the split-half reliability method. Population t-test was the statistical analysis technique was adopted for the study. The findings revealed that: …

Influence Of Demographic Factors On Interest Of Lis Undergraduates In Infopreneurship: A Comparative Analysis, Temitope Kehinde Bamgbose Msc

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Infopreneurship is a lucrative skill that can create self-employed job opportunities for the LIS undergraduates, even before graduation, to curb the unemployment rate that keeps growing in our society. It is critical to be able earn profit without sole dependence on traditional librarian jobs. However, the effectiveness of this skill is determinable by some factors. This study examined and conducted a comparative analysis of the influence of demographic factors on UI and TASUED LIS undergraduates' interest in infopreneurship. A descriptive survey research design was employed for the study using a systematic sampling technique to select 226 respondents that represented the …

Awareness And Perception Of The Academic Staff Of Private Universities Towards The Use Of Institutional Repositories In Nigeria, Joseph Kehinde Fasae, Clement Ola Adekoya

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper investigated the awareness and perception of the academic staff of private universities towards the use of institutional repositories in Nigeria. Four research questions were formulated and three hypotheses were tested in the study. The descriptive survey research design of correlation type was adopted for the study with a population of 259 academic staff randomly selected from six selected universities in the three geo-political zones that make up Southern Nigeria. Stratified and convenience sampling techniques were used for the study. Out of 259 copies of the questionnaire administered, 182 were retrieved and found useable, representing a 70.3% response …

Research Information Needs And Constraints That Hinder Use Of Library Resources And Services Among Postgraduate Students In Southwest Federal Universities, Nigeria, Mausi Ajoviyon Bokoh Mr, Kareem Omozaphue Akhalumhe Mr., Morenikeji Modinat Bello Miss

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Research exposes students and lecturers to the availability of information resources for research. Students require quality information resources in order to conduct research. Libraries are meant to serve the students, lecturers and other members of the university community. However, libraries have been the source of keeping and disseminating information through books, journals, maps and other resources that are used by students and lecturers in the universities. The need of library resources and services is indispensable to students in order to achieve their set goals. Hence, this study evaluated the information needs and constrains that hinder use of library resources and …

Scientometric Analysis Of Scholarly Publications Of University Of Mumbai From 2001 To 2019, Santosh Chaturbhuj, Sadik M. Batcha Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study deals with the analysis of research output by the University of Mumbai from 2001 to 2019. The University has published 3362 articles, out of which 3205 research articles, proceeding articles, and reviews are taken for study. The year-wise distribution shows the highest publications found in 2008 with 260 articles. The study used Domestic Collaboration Index (DCI) and International Collaboration Index (ICI). It shows the highest domestic collaboration in 2011 (112.36) and the highest international collaboration in 2006 (179.15). The study used the specialisation index (SI), and as per SI, the University of Mumbai has specialised in Engineering with …

Analysis Of Authorship Pattern And Collaborative Research In The Field Of Laparoscopic Surgery Literature, Jagannathan Ramakrishnan Dr, Govindan Ravi Sankar Dr, Kotti Thavamani

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper helps a bibliometric analysis of the authorship pattern and collaborative research in the field of Laparoscopic Surgery literature in the MEDLINE database which covered in PubMed throughout the years i.e. 2010 to 2019. The maximum number of 9118 publications was published in the year 2019. A total of 94.97% of publications are covered by multi-authors’ papers. The ratio of single and multi-authors’ contributions is 1:20 in the field of Laparoscopic Surgery. The year-wise Degree of Collaboration shows the ratio in-between 0.92 to 0.97 in the field of Laparoscopic Surgery. The study exposed that the multi-authors’ papers are dominated …

An Overview And Content Analysis Of Ugc-Net With Reference To Lis Discipline And New Pattern, Beerappa G, Madhu S, Dr Kannappanavar B. U.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study is an effort to bring out an overview of “UGC’s National Eligibility Test (NET) for Assistant Professorship and awarding of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)” which is being held twice a year. The attempt has been made to discuss briefly the nature and new pattern of this exam and further, the analysis has been made in terms of the latest trends being focused in LIS subject with reference to qualifying of this NET exam. The study has been restricted to December 2018 to June 2020 since NTA has taken over conducting this exam from Dec 2018 and introduced a …

Study Of Library Automation And Computing Skills Of Library Professionals In Goa, Prayangi V. Matonkar, Munesh Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Computers have become an essential part of our daily lives. With computers' help, one can perform various tasks related to analysing, computing, and publishing tasks more efficiently. Software and computing software programs support library services in dealing with the users' needs and demands for knowledge. With the advent of advanced library software for automation and digital preservation of knowledge, libraries worldwide have transformed the services from manual to automated. There are various software and solutions available for reading and reference. This research work tries to various collect data and insights on automation, library professionals' skills in handling the computer technologies, …

Trends And Pattern On Library Marketing: A Systematic Review, Abdurrahman Rahim Thaha, Rita Purnamasari

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this paper is to analyze trends and patterns of library marketing research results using statistical and co-word analysis with a systematic review. After going through the screening results in the Scopus database, the search results yielded 287 documents in library marketing from 1977 to mid-2021. The analysis results will produce publications, citations, sources, countries, keywords, and topic clusters. The library marketing research trend tends to increase every year, with the most citations related to social media marketing in the library. The primary source of publications in the last three years has been Library Philosophy and Practice. The …

Assessment Of Service Quality Of Libraries In Higher Educations: A Review, Kakali Sarmah, Dr. Sanjay Kumar Singh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This review article compiles literature on library service quality assessment both nationally and internationally, and discusses user perceptions of library service quality in the higher education context, including why library service quality research is necessary, how customer satisfaction and library service quality are linked, and how service quality in higher education is measured using SERVQUAL, LibQUAL+, etc., The gap, according to the research, is primarily due to variances in expected and perceived service quality. While all of the great work can contribute to and be supplemented by an effective planning process, a closer look at the sources of variances might …

Book Acquisition And Technical Processing Pattern In Government First Grade College Libraries Of Karnataka, Ramesh Kuri

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study examines the book acquisition and technical processing pattern in the libraries of Government First Grade College (GFGC) of Karnataka. The study includes 249 colleges spread across the state and shows various methods of book procurement and technical processing employed in the selected college libraries. It is found that 90% of colleges procure library documents based on demand from faculty and student. Almost 45% of colleges use the publisher’s catalogue tool to select documents. At most (83.94%) colleges indicated that insufficient funding was the main obstacle to acquiring reading material. In addition, more than 51% of libraries …

Citation Analysis On The Articles Published In International Journal Of Digital Library Services(Ijodls) During 2015-2017, Sagarika Medhi, Mukut Sarmah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Citation analysis of all the journal articles published in the International Journal of Digital Library Services (IJODLS) from 2015-2017 is carried out. 144 articles published in the journal during 3 years. The highest numbers (55) of articles are published in the year 2015. The journal contained 1915 citations from 2015-2017. The average number of citations per article is the maximum in the year 2015. The study also covers the analyses of authorship patterns in citing articles. In the authorship pattern, Single author citations are dominant than others and it is 806(42.07%). Among the citations, Journal citations were the highest 1104(57.67%). …

Top 100 Cited Publications In Physics Education In The Last Thirty Years: A Bibliometric Analysis, Nadi Suprapto, Binar K. Prahani, Utama A. Deta

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study's focus is to analyze the top 100 cited papers (classic papers) in the field of physics education in the last thirty years. The study is aimed to provide insight into the citation pattern, authorship pattern, year, journals, countries of these classic papers with the help of bibliometric analysis. The data for the study was extracted from the Scopus database. The study indicated that among these top 100 papers maximum were in the form of research articles. The majority of these top-cited papers were published during the five years from 2012 to 2016. The average citation per paper …

Research Output Analysis Of The Highest Productive Department Of Mizoram University: A Study Based On Scopus Database, Nayana Borah, S. N. Singh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In this study, an attempt has been made to analyze the research productivity of the highest productive department of the Mizoram University indexed in SCOPUS database. Since it is the only central university in the state of Mizoram and scientometric profile of the highest productive department of Mizoram University is not analyzed until now. Agricultural and Biological Sciences has the highest number of publications i.e., 303 indexed in SCOPUS database. The study revealed that highest number of publications is on 2020; highest number of documents are published as research article; Hazarika, T. K. is the most productive author with 36 …

Use Of Information And Communication Technologies (Ict): A Study Of Women Entrepreneurs Of Kashmir, Shazia Manzoor Dr, Shamikhah Hamid

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In Kashmir, business is one of those spheres where women lag behind men because it is still considered to be a male preserve. However with high unemployment rates in Jammu and Kashmir, younger educated women are starting their entrepreneurial enterprises. The use of ICT in these enterprises is crucial in this era of digitalization and it has changed the overall scenario of doing business.

This paper has used the qualitative research approach to explore and analyze the experiences of the women entrepreneurs with respect to the use of ICT in their business ventures. Women entrepreneurs owning and managing a micro …

Awareness And Use Of E-Resources At Chandigarh College Of Architecture, Chandigarh, India: A Study, Bhanu Partap, Manju Ranga

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper is an attempt to study the awareness and use of e-resources among the students at Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh, India. For the present study, survey method has been adopted using questionnaire as a data gathering tool. Copies of self designed questionnaire were distributed online through e-mail/WhatsApp to the 150 students during February-March, 2021. Out of total 150 administered questionnaires, 127 completely filled questionnaires were received back and found valid for analysis. The response rate is achieved @84.66 percent. The study revealed that more than 90 percent of the respondents were aware about the use of electronic resources …

Covid-19 In Latin America And The Caribbean: Experts Examining Legal Responses, Michele A.L. Villagran, Marcelo Rodríguez

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Since March 2020, a group of librarians, professors, and legal professionals have been monitoring legal responses to COVID-19 throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Each member of the project is currently following various countries within this region. In this article, the authors will describe how the project was created and highlight the initial challenges in terms of securing and evaluating trustworthy sources of information in the middle of a pandemic. The authors will summarize the legal responses and any disinformation issues within the countries they have been monitoring: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Finally, the article will conclude …

Exploring The Researcher’ Perception And Adoption Technique Of Open Access Journals In Central University Libraries Of North India: A Survey, Neha Kanojia Research Scholar, Shilpi Verma Prof. & Hod

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The research study presents the aim of the paper that open access journal is one of the most significant primary sources of information, which is helpful in the reference of scholarly publishing. A research article was undertaken to look at the accessibility and usage of perception in the library's open access journals. An effort has been made in this research paper to describe the perception and awareness of open access journals. The motive of the study explores the many resources that impact on the research scholar to select open access journals for publication. According to the methods used for the …

Student’S Challenges In Access To Digital Resources In Higher Education Institutes Of Pakistan, Qaiser Iqbal, Muhammad Tariq, Zaheer Ahmad

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose-

Consider that some high-quality learning processes in higher education are impossible without the use of technology, particularly considering its impact on the development of abilities & skills for the 21st-century. Shifting from a paper resource to a digital format enables users with a variety of access and usage options. Still, at the same time, some other challenges emerged which include the quality, cost, life, validity and credibility of digital contents. This research work is a detailed description of the challenges/ problems confronting by the researchers while accessing digital information resources.

Methodology- This study designed a quantitative research method by …

Application Of Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning In Libraries: A Systematic Review, Rajesh Kumar Das, Mohammad Sharif Ul Islam

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

As the concept and implementation of cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning has become relevant, academics, researchers and information professionals involve research in this area. The objective of this systematic literature review is to provide a synthesis of empirical studies exploring application of artificial intelligence and machine learning in libraries. To achieve the objectives of the study, a systematic literature review was conducted based on the original guidelines proposed by Kitchenham et al. (2009). Data was collected from Web of Science, Scopus, LISA and LISTA databases. Following the rigorous/ established selection process, a total of thirty-two articles were …

Transactional Patterns Of Academic E-Book Usage: The Case Of Ebook Library, Pervaiz Ahmad Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper describes the transactional patterns of Ebook Library (EBL), one of the aggregator platforms owned by ProQuest, e-book titles at the Edith Cowan University (ECU), Western Australia to know the way and extent of usage. This study is longitudinal, involving three years’ worth of EBL usage data, investigating information seeking behavior by scholarly users of e-books employing statistical log analysis of the metadata datasets (logs) that describe e-book use.

This study compares three years’ transaction logs for EBL e-book titles used by the ECU community. The metrics used include aggregate trends, views, minutes spent, titles used, users, academic calendar, …

Scientometric Analysis Of Indian Journal Of Traditional Knowledge (Ijtk), 2014-2020, Dr. Santosh Gupta, Rakesh Kumar Sahu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Traditional knowledge (TK) is indigenous knowledge, innovation, and practices developed, preserved, and passed down from one generation to other within a community, typically as a part of the community's cultural or spiritual identity. Traditional knowledge in its broadest sense encompassed both contents of knowledge and traditional cultural expressions, including specific signs and symbols associated with it. Scientometric is a technique and tool used to measure quantitative scientific activity and productivity of publication. This paper provides research trends in traditional knowledge through a critical scientometric analysis of 705 research articles published in 28 issues of the “Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge …

Librarians’ Perception Of License Agreements Of Electronic Resources: A Study, Chitra Singh, Rekha Pai

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

With the introduction of license agreements, there is no more ownership of the electronic resources, but an access based or subscription-based approach to the electronic resources came into existence. In this recent time of license agreements, the library professionals should have some legal skills. They should know the use of various terms used in license agreements like clauses, tenure, user rights etc. so that they can negotiate and communicate better with publishers and vendors and cater to the needs of the patrons. This study aims to find out the knowledge, attitude, and perception of librarians on license agreements, and to …

Gaps And Opportunities In Accessibility Policy For Autonomous Vehicles, William Riggs, Anurag Pande

Mineta Transportation Institute

Nearly 1 in 5 people in the US have a disability (more than 57 million) (U.S. Census Bureau), and people with disabilities use the automobile as a travel mode at significantly lower rates than people without disabilities (Bureau of Transportation Statistics). For example, people aged 18 to 64 with disabilities make 28% fewer trips per day (2.6 v. 3.6 trips) on average than people without disabilities. The disparity is even more significant for non-workers. These statistics highlight the notable technological, design, and policy failings in today’s transportation system - that disabled individuals have considerable suppressed demand for travel that is …

Spatio-Temporal Analysis Of The Roadside Transportation Related Air Quality (Startraq) And Neighborhood Characterization, Jaymin Kwon, Yushin Ahn, Steve Chung

Mineta Transportation Institute

To promote active transportation modes (such as bike ride and walking), and to create safer communities for easier access to transit, it is essential to provide consolidated data-driven transportation information to the public. The relevant and timely information from data facilitates the improvement of decision-making processes for the establishment of public policy and urban planning for sustainable growth, and for promoting public health in the region. For the characterization of the spatial variation of transportation-emitted air pollution in the Fresno/Clovis neighborhood in California, various species of particulate matters emitted from traffic sources were measured using real-time monitors and GPS loggers …

How Do Environmental Factors Affect Drivers’ Gaze And Head Movements?, Arash Tavakoli, Vahid Balali, Arsalan Heydarian

Mineta Transportation Institute

Studies have shown that environmental factors affect driving behaviors. For instance, weather conditions and the presence of a passenger have been shown to significantly affect the speed of the driver. As one of the important measures of driving behavior is the gaze and head movements of the driver, such metrics can be potentially used towards understanding the effects of environmental factors on the driver’s behavior in real-time. In this study, using a naturalistic study platform, videos have been collected from six participants for more than four weeks of a fully naturalistic driving scenario. The videos of both the participants’ faces …

Law Library Usage For Legal Information Seeking Among The Law Students In Public Sector Universities: An Empirical Study, Jibran Jamshed, Muhammad Kashan Jamshaid, Iram Saleemi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Objectives: The primary purpose of this study was to determine the Law Library usage patterns of law students in the public sector universities of Punjab, Pakistan. It analyzed the legal information needs of law students along with the purpose of their visits, availability of services, and major problems faced by law students in the law libraries.

Methodology: This empirical study was conducted while using a survey design. A structured questionnaire was distributed among the participants of the study using a convenience sampling technique. Collected data was analyzed and interpreted through the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS V23). …

Perception And Utilization Of Single Window Search Tool For Conducting Literature Search: A Case Study, Mahabaleshwara Rao, Shivananda Bhat

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper focuses on understanding the perception and utilization of the ‘Single Window Search’ tool at the KMC Health Sciences Library of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, India for conducting a literature search. A structured questionnaire is distributed to the participants of the workshop conducted on a single-window search tool by the KMC Health Sciences Library to get data. The study identified that the single-window search tool is extremely helpful for the users for conducting a literature search for teaching, learning, research and patient care activities. Respondents of the study perceived that the single-window search tool helps to …

Ddc-Wise Subject Mapping Of Ndli Indexed Multileveled, Multilingual Resources: A Special Reference With Indian Languages, Debasis Majhi, Sibsankar Jana, Amit Nath, Soumik Kerketta

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study helped with the subject mapping of the resources on 22 languages included in the Indian constitution that were indexed in the National Digital Library of India from 2018 and covering the different fields of arts and humanities, social sciences, science, engineering, technology, and history. The subject mapping is based on the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) 22nd edition. The relevant/required data was collected from the official website of the National Digital Library of India (https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/) on 4th April 2021, Sunday by browsing subject-wise.

(https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/result?q={"t":"subject","b":{"browse":"subject","filters":[]}}) and filtering one by one of 22 officially recognized Indian languages in the Indian constitution. …

Safeguarding The Indigenous Knowledge From Past: A Case Study In Kolkata Region, Tathagata Dhar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A manuscript is a handwritten document. It contains thousands of years of information. There are so many unrecognized histories of the year is hidden in these manuscripts. For that reason, we need to preserve and conserve this treasure of knowledge. There are numerous study has been done which deal with preservation and conservation of manuscripts of many regions. As we all know that Bengal has a rich heritage of literature, so it is our liability to protect that precious information from decay or damage, which is in the form of manuscripts. Hence, a study named " Safeguarding the Indigenous Knowledge …