A Bibliometric Analysis Of Plant Disease Classification With Artificial Intelligence Based On Scopus And Wos, Shivali Amit Wagle, Harikrishnan R

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The maneuver of Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques in the field of agriculture help in the classification of diseases. Early prediction of the disease benefits in taking relevant management steps. This is an important step towards controlling the disease growth that will yield good quality products to fulfill the global food demand. The main objective of this paper is to study the extent of research work done in this area of plant disease classification. The paper discusses the bibliometric analysis of plant disease classification with AI in Scopus and Web of Science core collection (WOS) database in analyzing the research by …

The Role Of Mass Media And Social Media In Developing Awareness Of Self-Care Behavior Against The Outbreak Of Covid-19, Alireza Atarodi, Meisam Dastani, Mohammad Ghorbani, Ahmadreza Atarodi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Background: One of the problems that human beings usually face are Crises and the spread of communicable diseases, and they occasionally appear in societies and make many problems with human beings. Human beings need ways to prevent or reduce its possible harms, one of which seems to inform and raise or improve awareness of self-care behaviors against such incidents through mass media and social media. Therefore, this study aimed to survey the role of mass media and social media in developing awareness of self-care behavior against the outbreak of COVID-19.

Methods: In this descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study, 500 …

Spartan Daily, February 2, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 156, Issue 2

Users’ Perception Of Library Facilities: Evidence From The University Of Cape Coast, Seth K. Parbie, Rita Phuti Ms, Kwaku Anhwere Barfi Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of the users’ perception of library facilities on quality of service at Sam Jonah Library University of Cape Coast, Ghana using Library Quality (LibQUAL) model approach. The survey used the LibQUAL+ model to evaluate quality of service at Sam Jonah Library University of Cape Coast, Ghana. The data were collected from library users by administering the LibQUAL+ questionnaire in a printed format. Using the survey design, both open-ended and close-ended questions were used to obtain data from 400 respondents, comprising of 310 and 50 undergraduate and postgraduate students, respectively and …

Promoting The Educational Research Through An Open Access Institutional Repository Of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (Sco) Countries: An Analytical Study, Satyajit Nayak, Ayush Kumar Patel, Avadhesh Kumar Patel, Bijayananda Pradhan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study proposed to focus on the current status of SCO countries Open Access Institutional Repositories. Nowadays, institutional repositories play a vital role in promoting higher education systems and research and development. Data were obtained from the Directory of Open Access Institutional Repositories (DOAR) website. Then collected data have been analysed and represented in graphical formats to clearly understand the study results. The researchers also assessed the SCO countries’ contribution to various parameters such as type of repository, disciplines, languages interface, and software used to build institutional repository. The study's findings revealed that out of 214 repositories, the highest …

Uncovering The Role Of Social Media Tools For Knowledge Sharing Among The Indian Library Professionals, Mahalakshmi K R, Rajendra Babu H

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Internet and its use have become ubiquitous and its tremendous growth has given way to Social networking sites evolved as the most popular medium of communication. The present study on the kind of information shared, motives and benefits for sharing information as well as the problems encountered while Sharing Knowledge through SNS. There were 652 responses obtained through an online questionnaire. The percentage approach was used for data analysis. The results found that 99.5% of the respondents from the Library and Information science access the internet for various purposes. 66.4% of respondents share valuable information with friends and 62.5% with …

Research Contribution Of Kalasalingam Academy Of Research And Education, Tamil Nadu, India: A Scientometric Evaluation, D Gnanasekaran

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study aims to evaluate the research performance of Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education (KARE), Tamil Nadu, India. The 1933 research publications produced by KARE during the year 2001-2018 were retrieved from Scopus database and taken up for the study. Ms-Excel and IBM SPSS Statistics software were used to analyze the data and bibliometric indicators were applied for evaluation. The publication production found increased year by year but the growth rate is not on par with the quantity growth. 98.2% of the total publications were multi-authored and 98.4% of the publications were produced by research collaborations with the organizations …

Internet Usage And Its Effect On Senior High School Students In Bantama Sub-Metro In Kumasi Metropolis Of Ghana, Christiana Oduraa Kwaah Ms., Akwasi Duffour Frimpong Mr., Ebenezer Ankrah Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

The internet has become the fountain of information access for senior high school students and academics. Poor telecommunication infrastructure, difficulties in accessing relevant information, inadequate computers, high cost of bundle, system failure, low internet bandwidth, power fluctuation are some challenges Senior High students find in their quest to access information on the internet. The study sought to determine internet usage and its effect on students of three Senior High schools in the Bantama Sub- Metro in the Kumasi Metropolis. The study adopted the survey research design, and the quantitative research approach was used; hence questionnaires were the main instrument …

Global Research Performance On Covid 19 In Dimensions Database, Jeyapragash Balasubramani, Muthuraj Anbalagan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: This paper examines the global research performance on COVID 19 in Dimensions Database. Dimensions contains more than 100 million publications, ranging from articles published in scholarly journals, books and book chapters, to preprints and conference proceedings.

Methodology: The data were extracted from Dimensions Website (https://app.dimensions.ai/discover/publication). The word “Covid 19” has been used to retrieve the data as on 2^nd December 2020. A total of 200852 records and 810426 citations received for the year 1871-2020. The study also analyzed top twenty researchers, source wise publications, funding wise publications, types of publications and top twenty highly cited research …

Metadata Research Development: A Bibliometric Study On Science Direct, Seno Yudhanto, Taufik Asmiyanto

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims to identify (1) the number of publications by year; (2) number of publications by type of document; (3) the top ten publications that publish metadata; (4) the distribution of metadata research topics based on subjects and keywords; and (5) mapping research trends in the discussion of metadata. The method uses a bibliometric study sourced from the Science Direct database (www.sciencedirect.com). Data is collected through published searches with the keyword "metadata" in the title, abstract or author-specified keywords area and limited to the last 10 years (2011-2020) and it is managed and analyzed using Ms. Excel. Meanwhile, metadata …

Understanding Information-Seeking Behaviour Of Undergraduate Extension Program Students In Faculty Of Administrative Science, Universitas Indonesia, Indah Perdana Kusuma, Taufik Asmiyanto, Rahmi Rahmi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The information revolution presents opportunities as well as challenges for students in finding and getting information that suits their needs. By examining information-seeking behavior in meeting information needs, especially in the undergraduate extension program students in the Faculty of Administrative Science, Universitas Indonesia, a quantitative approach with the descriptive analysis used in this research. The results showed that the information needs of students related to their role as students were to increase knowledge and final project references. Meanwhile, as workers, information is used as a means to develop themselves and meet the demands of work. Information-seeking starts from identifying the …

A Study On The Organizational Staff Structure Among The Selected College Libraries Of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya, India, Nandita Barman, Norik Ch. Marak

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Organizational structure involves a combination of relationships being operated among positions and jobs to achieve and accomplish the organization’s objectives. It is a pattern of relationships that has been generated through a conscious planning process. It operates within an environment which comprises economic, social, cultural, political, and legal subsystems. Meanwhile, any change in factors can impact the design of an organization which will necessitate a change in the structure to suit the new conditions. Generally, it can be affected by goals, strategy, environment, technology, organization size, and the psychological characteristics of workers. Since an organization is continuously interacting with its …

Publication And Collaboration Pattern Of College And Research Libraries Journal During 2009-2018: A Scientometric Analysis, Saumen Das, Kiran Kaur, Manoj Kumar Verma Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper presents a scientometric analysis of the journal titled College and Research Libraries for the period between 2009 to 2018. The analysis focused on the distribution pattern of articles, the author’s productivity, collaboration pattern and Collaborative coefficient, Relative Growth rate and doubling time. It showed that the highest 14.47% of articles were published in the year 2015. The majority of articles are singled authored with 35.02% of the total contribution. The degree of collaboration among the authors was found decent, the average growth rate was in an upward direction from beginning to latest years. Total 14942 citations were appended …

Exploring The Information Security Practices On The Smartphone By The Postgraduate Students Of University Of Calicut, Vysakh C, Amina Jasmina K V

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper aims to report on the information security practices on the smartphone by the students of the University of Calicut, Kerala. Data were gathered by using a survey questionnaire which was administered to 344 smartphone cohorts at the postgraduate level. The study findings reported the scanty knowledge of the participants regarding the issues and risks associated with smartphones even though most of the respondents were aware of the information security practices available in the smartphones. The data analysis delineated the habit of students storing secret and sensitive information like ATM password, bank or credit card account details and personal …

Twenty-Five Years Study (1995–2019) Of Food And Bioproducts Processing: An Overview Of Research Trends, Meghana B. P. Ms, Ghouse Modin Nabeesab Mamdapur Mr, Sidhartha Sahoo Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In the current study, we presented an overview of the publication profile of Food and Bioproducts Processing (FBP), a leading international journal on food processing. The detailed analysis was made to measure its scientific progress from 1995 to 2019 by identifying publication trends, most cited articles, leading institutes, and profolic countries. The publication dataset and citations information were retrieved from the Scopus bibliographic database hosted by Elsevier. Several scientific achievements were observed in publications (n=1548), impact factor 3.726 or CiteScore 6.10, and the citations (a total of 33,663) over the 25-year time frame. The factorial analysis revealed that the …

Collaborative Measures And Authorship Pattern Of Current Science Journal – A Scientometric Analysis, M. Thamaraiselvi, Lakshmi S Dr, Manthiramoorthi M Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study examined the collaborative measures and authorship pattern of current science journal during 2014 to 2018. Data retrieved from Web of Science (WoS) bibliographical database. A total of 4298 publications appeared in current science journal during the study period. The aim of the study to illustrates various significant aspect of collaborative measures like collaborative index, degree of collaboration, collaborative coefficient, modified collaborative coefficient and authorship pattern. Relative growth rate and doubling time also analysed to find the growth of publications. Finding of the study states that 1440 (33.50%) papers contributed by single author, average value of collaborative index are …

Authorship Collaboration And Visualization On Detention Center Research: A Scientometric Study, Mithu Anjali Gayan, Dipankar Reang Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study examines the Authorship Collaboration and Visualization on Detention Center Research. In order to carry out the research, the related data were collected from “Web of Science” database. The data were analyzed and visualize using MS Excel and VOSviewer. The study covered the period from 1989 through the end of 2019. For this period, a total of 1311 records were published globally in the field of Detention Center research. The study also found that 95% of the literature in this area are scattered among English and other European languages. Holocausts, Trauma, Prevalence, Children, and Posttraumatic-stress-disorder are some of …

A Scientometric Analysis Of Global Literature On Hydroxychloroquine Based On Scopus, Gururaj S. Hadagali, Iranna M. Shettar, Lokesh Shashtri, B Ramesh Babu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper deals with the scientometric analysis of the global literature on Hydroxychloroquine as indexed in SCOPUS database from its first publication in 1946 to 2020. The objective of the study was to perform a scientometric analysis of Hydroxychloroquine publications. The study analyzed 25,163 publications which were contributed by 88,834 individual authors affiliated to 159 countries. The results showed momentum in the research publications during the 1980s and accelerated immediately from the beginning of the 21st century. It was observed a fluctuating trend for the Annual Growth Rate and CAGR recorded to 0.129635. The Relative Growth Rate recorded between 0.04 …

Webometric Analysis Of Open Access Digital Repositories Of Agricultural Sciences In Continents Of Oceania, Sanjib Ghosh, Dr. Bijan Kumar Roy

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper focuses on the Webometric analysis and visibility of websites of digital repositories of Agricultural sciences in Oceania and also discusses several link structures and therefore the presence of the web through different indicators like Internet access, WebPages, and link count. Throughout this study, a popular search engine like Google has been used to analyze and measure the presence on the web of those agricultural repositories. The result shows that DAFWA Research Library, Australia occupies first place with 0.2719 % Self-Link WIF presence amongst 04 digital agricultural repositories in Oceania continents. aCQUIRe: CQUniversity's institutional repository ranks first position with …

Information Literacy Skills And Use Of E-Resources By Undergraduate Students In Nigeria In Relation To Kuhlthau’S Model Of Information Search Process (Isp), Aminu Ahmed Buba, Mr., Usman Muhammed Song, Mr., Zainab Mohammed Abdullahi, Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

The study investigated the level of information literacy skills and use of EIRs through the application of Kuhlthau’s Information Search Process (ISP) by undergraduate students of Federal Universities in Nigeria and developed a conceptual model framework to represent the findings. The study adopted the principles of positivist assumptions using Cross-Sectional survey and a Two-Stage Cluster sampling technique on a sampled 2,402 undergraduate students. Data were collected using questionnaire and analyzed through descriptive statistics. The study found out that the Model is effective to this study as it describes the information search process from the perspective of the user which …

Scientometric Portrait Of Child Sexual Abuse Research In 21st Century India, Soumita Mitra, Arindam Sarkar, Ashok Pal Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract: Sexual abuse during childhood can destroy the backbone of a society because children are the future citizens. Significant research in this area is desirable to increase awareness against this heinous crime. The present scientometric study has been conducted to present the growth of research in this subject domain in India. Data analysis reveals that among the total 300 articles published on this topic, the highest number of publications i.e. 42 was published in 2015 and year 2001 has published only 2 articles. Journal articles were the highest in number among different types of publication. According to chronological distribution of …

Job Satisfaction And Organisational Commitment Among Library Personnel In Public Tertiary Institution Libraries In Ogun State, Nigeria, Babatunde Ogunbanjo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated the correlation between job satisfaction and organisational commitment of library personnel in public tertiary institution libraries in Ogun State. This study made use of a descriptive research design of survey type. A total enumeration sampling technique was used to select all the librarians and library officers in the libraries for the study. Data relevant for the study was collected using a questionnaire from the respondents. 106 copies out of 130 copies of the questionnaire distributed were returned and found usable. Data were analysed by mean, percentages and frequency, person Moment Correlation Analysis and, Chi-square analysis. The findings …

Web Content And Design Trends Of Agricultural Universities’ Library Website In Rajasthan State, India: An Evaluation, Manoj Kumar Verma Dr., Sur Chandra Singha

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

With the advent of new emerging technology in the library, the library website plays an important role and making a handy tool for promoting library services to reach and disseminate information in every corner of the world without physically visiting the library. The present study evaluated the content of Agricultural University Library Websites/Webpages in Rajasthan State, India. Sixty-five criteria of a checklist method are prepared and used for data collection for analysing the feature of library website/webpage. The finding result revealed that the Swami Keshwan and Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner Library Websites/Webpage scored 35 (53.84%) out of 65, which ranked …

Impact Of Nirf Ranking On Research Publications: A Study With Special Reference To North-East Indian Universities, Pranjal Deka, Mukut Sarmah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: This study aims to trace the impact of the NIRF ranking on research publications, with special reference to North-East Indian Universities, and to evaluate the research publications, citation, and h-index of the respective universities.

Methodology: The respective universities have been selected from the list of NIRF ranking top hundred universities. Information related to research publications, citation, and h- index is retrieved from the Web of Science database. This study deals with a scientific study of ten years of research publication from the eight selected universities, five years after NIRF ranking, and five years before ranking (2011-2015 and 2016-2020). …

The Role Of Information In Availing The Benefits Of Nsap Schemes: A Study Of Murshidabad District, West Bengal, Niti Mollah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The information related to various government schemes in India is not always accessible to the rural population easily. There are a number of factors responsible for differentials in the access to information related social assistance schemes. The present study deals with one of such governments schemes i.e. NSAP. The paper aims to evaluate the availability of information related to the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) to the rural people as well as to identify the factors responsible for the unequal availability of the scheme. The study is based on data collected from the field survey during the year 2020. The …

Saudi Arabian Research Output On Big Data Publications Using The Scopus Database: A Scientometric Study, Hashem Hussein Al Attas, Md.Safiqur Rahaman, Khadeeja M.N Ansari

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This is a scientometric analysis specifically conducted to analyze the research productivity on big data in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for about five years during the period 2015 to 2019. The research data downloaded from the Scopus database and analyzed and represented using Microsoft Excel and Vosviewer. The study focused on different Scientometric tools like most prolific authors, DC, RGR & DT, AGR, year-wise research growth, subject-wise publication, International collaboration and Authorship pattern etc. The study revealed that 2019 recorded maximum research papers 230 (28.12%), the highest annual growth rate was recorded in the Year 2018 (51.724), Half (50%) …

Comparison Of Emotional Intelligence, Self-Development, Decision For Selecting A Profession And Work Productivity Between Librarian With Education In Library Science And Inpassing Librarian In Indonesia, Muhammad Azwar, Ade Abdul Hak, Muhammad Rum

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims to determine the differences in emotional intelligence level, self-development, the decision to select a profession, and work productivity between librarians with education in library science and inpassing librarians. Librarians with library science education are those with a library science education background. In contrast, inpassing librarians are those with non-library education who decide to switch professions to become librarians by following librarianship recruitment and training procedures. This study uses a comparative approach. Collecting data uses a survey method by distributing an instrument in the form of a questionnaire with a Likert scale to 126 librarians …

Enhancement Of Multimodal Traffic Safety In High-Quality Transit Areas, Yongping Zhang, Wen Cheng, Xudong Jia

Mineta Transportation Institute

Numerous extant studies are dedicated to enhancing the safety of active transportation modes, but very few studies are devoted to safety analysis surrounding transit stations, which serve as an important modal interface for pedestrians and bicyclists. This study bridges the gap by developing joint models based on the multivariate conditionally autoregressive (MCAR) priors with a distance-oriented neighboring weight matrix. For this purpose, transit-station-centered data in Los Angeles County were used for model development. Feature selection relying on both random forest and correlation analyses was employed, which leads to different covariate inputs to each of the two jointed models, resulting in …

Do Equity And Accountability Get Lost In Losts? An Analysis Of Local Return Funding Provisions In California’S Local Option Sales Tax Measures For Transportation, Jaimee Lederman, Peter Haas, Stephanie Kellogg, Martin Wachs, Asha Weinstein Agrawal

Mineta Transportation Institute

This study explores how local return provisions of local option sales taxes (LOSTs) for transportation are allocated and spent to meet local and regional transportation needs. Local return refers to the component of county LOST measures that provides funding directly to municipalities in the county to be used to meet local needs. Local return has become a fixture in LOSTs; 58 LOST measures placed on the ballot in California (as of 2019) that have included local return in their expenditure plan have an average of 35% of revenues dedicated to local return. Local return provisions in the ballot measures often …

Academic Self-Efficacy And Information Needs Satisfaction Of Undergraduates In Universities In South-West Nigeria., John I. Ogungbeni, Obiora Nwosu Prof.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Provision of information services by university libraries to patrons has been around in Nigeria since the establishment of the first university library in 1948 and users ‘satisfaction has been a subject of research. However, .studies on academic self-efficacy in relation to information needs satisfaction of patrons is rare. This study therefore investigated academic self-efficacy and information needs satisfaction of undergraduates in universities in South-West Nigeria. The design for the study was survey, involving multistage sampling technique. Two questionnaires were used to sample 1,086 undergraduates across three faculties in six universities in South-West Nigeria. 1,045 responses were analysed statistically. The study …