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Prevalence And Levels Of Information Seeking Anxiety Among Business Students, Sana Khan, Mumtaz Ali Anwar, Muhammad Asif Naveed

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This research assessed the prevalence and levels of information seeking anxiety among business students at Lahore School of Economics, Lahore, Pakistan so that remedial measures could be taken to reduce anxiety. The data were collected from 283 students using a survey questionnaire, containing an Information Seeking Anxiety Scale along with certain demographic and academic variables, and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results indicated the prevalence of information seeking anxiety among these students across different dimensions and overall scale at mild to moderate levels. There was no significant relationship between nature of MBA program, gender, school background, geographical origin, …

A Bibliography On Users’ Perception And Expectation Of Services And Facilities In Public Libraries, Cebile Nokukhanya Khumalo, Simeon Ambrose Nwone (Phd)

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study is a bibliographic compilation of literature sources on users’ perception and expectation of services and facilities in public libraries around the world. Paucity of bibliographic information on this topic necessitates this compilation. The bibliography contributes to the body of knowledge in bibliographic research in the Library and information Science (LIS) field, and provides in one volume, a resource to aid researchers and academics undertaking similar topics to easily locate current and relevant information sources. The bibliographic sources were retrieved using the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) library databases such as Sabinet, Emerald insight, EBSCOhost, Google Scholar, JSTOR, and ProQuest. …

Phase Locked Loop Using Vlsi Technology: A Bibliometric Survey And Future Research Directions, Ujwala Kshirsagar, Ayushi Kamboj Ms.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

: For the design of high frequency networks power has been one of the most significant specifications. Power usage is therefore one of the most significant challenges to microprocessor design. If we lower the supply voltage, this immediately leads to a decrease in static and dynamic power usage in order to reduce the circuit's power dissipation. Decreasing the voltage of the supply, however, often decreases the circuit's output, which is not reasonable.

The low power proposed phase locked loop (PLL) is therefore built using microwind 3.1, 45nm CMOS/VLSI technology, which, in practice, at low power, delivers high intensity output. The …

Waste Water Treatment: A Bibliometric Study Of Scopus And Web Of Science Publications, Shilpa Malge, Dipika Jaspal, Smita Jadhav

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A bibliographic study of the different publication trends in waste water treatment have been carried out from 2000-2019, and presented in the manuscript. The study revolves around publications considering waste water treatment of insecticide, pesticide, dyes, heavy metals, containing waste water. The growth of research in waste water treatment in the past decade, as evident from the publication databases, has led to the development of interest and curiosity in the growing area of water treatment. The reference points for the analysis in the present study have been Scopus and Web of Science databases, which have been considered and referred to …

Study On Gender Differences In Information Literacy Skills Among Research Scholars Of Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, Jeyshankar -. Ramalingam -, Nachiappan N

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigates the gender differences in information literacy skills among research scholars of Alagappa University. We collected 430 samples was from a population of 812 using simple random sampling. The questionnaire designed based on Big6 Skills and data were collected by using structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics of frequency counts, simple percentages, mean, standard deviation and Independent‘t’ Test were used for data analysis. The analysis found that “Information task definition skills is 4.26 with S.D. of 0.18”, “Information seeking strategy skills is 4.02 with S.D. of 0.32”, and “Location and Access Skills is 3.82 with S.D. of 0.386”. “Information Use …

Webometric Analysis Of Bengali Language Newspaper Websites In India: An Evaluative Study Using Alexa Internet, Ankit Das, Laltu Aich

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The main concern of this study is to conduct an evaluation of Bengali newspaper websites from West Bengal, Tripura and Assam in India based on the eight Alexa indexes from Alexa Internet. A total of 30 Bengali newspaper websites are selected from web directory of world newspapers, magazines, news sites, and newspaper publishers (w3newslive.com) for evaluation in the present study. Each newspaper websites were searched in Alexa databank and relevant data using Alexa indices including traffic rank (India and Global), pages viewed, links, bounce percentage, time on site, search percentage, and percentage of Indian/foreign users were collected. The collection of …

A Bibliography On Users’ Perception And Expectation Of Services And Facilities In Public Libraries, Cebile Nokukhanya Khumalo, Simeon Ambrose Nwone (Phd)

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study is a bibliographic compilation of literature sources on users’ perception and expectation of services and facilities in public libraries around the world. Paucity of bibliographic information on this topic necessitates this compilation. The bibliography contributes to the body of knowledge in bibliographic research in the Library and information Science (LIS) field, and provides in one volume, a resource to aid researchers and academics undertaking similar topics to easily locate current and relevant information sources. The bibliographic sources were retrieved using the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) library databases such as Sabinet, Emerald insight, EBSCOhost, Google Scholar, JSTOR, and ProQuest. …

Preservation Of Traditional Medicinal Knowledge: Initiatives And Techniques In Rural Communities In Kwazulu-Natal, Petros Pn Dlamini, Khanyile Nokwanda Nokwanda

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The aim of this study is to evaluate and assess the initiatives and techniques of preserving traditional medicinal knowledge. The dependence on indigenous knowledge in communities is continuous as it was years back. Thus indigenous knowledge remains the primary foundation for local decision making in developing countries and it signifies an imperative component of worldwide knowledge on development issues. Research in indigenous knowledge has shown enormous growth over the years while most of the indigenous knowledge is still found in its tacit form. It is necessary to evaluate these initiatives and techniques of preserving traditional medicinal knowledge because of the …

Awareness And Use Of Krishibhavan Services By The Farmers: A Study From Kerala, India, Kadeeja Banu C V, Vishnupriya M

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In this world of information explosion, everyone engaged in different activities needs information of one kind or another. Information is available in different sources and in different formats. Indian economy is an agrarian economy. Farmers are demanding various information relevant to their occupation. Krishibhavan is a social institution that is established in panchayaths in Kerala state to satisfy the timely and precise need of farmers. This study is an attempt to investigate the awareness and use of krishibhavan services by the farmers of Ramanattukara panchayath in Kozhikode district, Kerala.90 farmers were selected for the study by using stratified random sampling …

Where Does Stem Cell Research Stand In The 21st Century: Observation From The Standpoint Of A Bibliometric Analysis, Ashok Pal Dr., Arindam Sarkar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract: In this bibliometric study through the meticulous analysis of year and language wise distribution of publications, document type wise distribution of contributions, year wise citation analysis and country wise productivity in the field of stem cell research, an effort has been made to delineate a vibrant image of the present condition of stem cell research. Data have been collected from Scopus database for the purpose of the study. The study reflects that among the total 137937 publications on stem cell, the highest number of publications i.e. 11653 were published in 2016 and lowest number of publications i.e.1910 were published …

Bibliometric Survey On Zero-Knowledge Proof For Authentication, Adwait Pathak, Tejas Patil, Shubham Pawar, Piyush Raut, Smita Khairnar, Dr. Shilpa Gite

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Background: Zero Knowledge Proof is a persuasive cryptographic protocol employed to provide data security by keeping the user's identity, using the services anonymously. Zero Knowledge Proof can be the preferred option to use in multiple circumstances. Instead of using the public key cryptographic protocols, the zero-knowledge proof usage does not expose or leak confidential data or information during the transmission. Zero Knowledge Proof protocols are comparatively lightweight; this results in making it efficient in terms of memory. Zero Knowledge Proof applications can reside in authentication, identity management, cryptocurrency transactions, and many more. Traditional authentication schemes are vulnerable to attacks …

Availability And Utilization Of Information And Communication Technology (Ict) Facilities For Services In Nigeria French Language Village Library, Augustine Alhaji Adejo (Ph.D)

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study focused on the availability and utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) facilities for services in Nigeria French language village library. A descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population of the study comprised of ten (10) library staff who are currently working in the Library. Since the number of library staff are minimal and accessible, total enumeration technique was used. The instrument used for data collection from respondents were checklist which was used to determine what are the ICT facilities are available in NFLV’s library as well as a structured questionnaire. The findings revealed …

Book Review On Marxism, China And Globalization (By Xu Changfu), Ian Hunt

Comparative Philosophy

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Assessment Of The Level Of Compliance To E-Resources Collection Development Policy In Nigerian Polytechnic Libraries, Bello Sani Manzo, S Kannan Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigates the level of compliance to e-resource collection policy. The objective is to assess how user need assessment is conducted and to find out the selection tools used in e-resources selection process, the type of policy adopted and at what level the libraries comply with the policy. It also investigates the challenges that hinder proper acquisition of e-resources. The survey method is adopted. The study covers 12 polytechnics. Specifically, two polytechnics (Federal and State) are selected from each of the six geopolitical zone of Nigeria using the multistage cluster sampling and purposive sampling to select the chief librarians …

Mobile Phones Facilitation Of Health Promotion And Disease Prevention Initiatives: Health Students Initial Perspectives, Kwaku Anhwere Barfi Mr., Christiana Nsiah-Asamoah Dr, Rosemary Twum Dr, Daniel Kweku Ainooson – Noonoo Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Students are regarded as frequent users of mobile phones which has proven to be a convenient and acceptable method to promote healthy lifestyle. Students usually engage in relatively high levels of risky behavior and make unhealthy lifestyle choices, a study that investigates how health students access health information is necessary. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional study which was undertaken among third-year nursing students from three nurses training institutions in Ghana. A total of 270 students participated in the study. Most of the respondents who were currently subscribers of the health messages reported that they usually received health information on …

Voice-Related Experiences Of Nonbinary Individuals (Veni) Development And Content Validity, Grace Shefcik, Pei-Tzu Tsai

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Transgender individuals may seek a variety of gender-affirming health and educational services, including voice modification from speech-language pathologists. Measuring the client's self-perception of their communication experiences is crucial for providing client-centered services and measuring outcomes. However, there is currently no validated assessment tool for the nonbinary population, a part of the transgender population. This study explores the voice-related concerns and experiences among the nonbinary population to create a valid measure of their self-perception of voice. Ten nonbinary individuals were surveyed about their voice-related concerns and experiences. A thematic analysis of the responses led to the development of the questionnaire, titled …

Chat Metric For Li(Fe)Brary At Home Whatsapp Forum With User Satisfaction Of Nielit – Itanagar Library, Arunachal Pradesh, G Stephen

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Good Library User service is like an analog clock where all the gears work seamlessly in a coordinated manner. The mechanism is reliable and effective but malfunctioning of just one gear can bring the whole clock to a standstill. Although the performance of library user service might not be dependent on just one factor, tracking key live chat metrics can help avoid common issues like long waiting queues, missed chats, bad user experience, and ultimately frustrated Library Users. WhatsApp is the third most used social media app in the world. As the user base continues to grow, so does the …

Delineating Knowledge Domains In Scientific Domains In Scientific Literature Using Machine Learning (Ml), Abhay Maurya, Smarajit Paul Choudhury Mr., Kshitij Jaiswal Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The recent years have witnessed an upsurge in the number of published documents. Organizations are showing an increased interest in text classification for effective use of the information. Manual procedures for text classification can be fruitful for a handful of documents, but the same lack in credibility when the number of documents increases besides being laborious and time-consuming. Text mining techniques facilitate assigning text strings to categories rendering the process of classification fast, accurate, and hence reliable. This paper classifies chemistry documents using machine learning and statistical methods. The procedure of text classification has been described in chronological order like …

Influence Of Self-Concept On Undergraduates’ Computer Literacy Skills In Selected Federal Universities In Southwestern Nigeria, Rachael Oyeranti Oyedapo, Samson Oyeniyi Akande Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Computer literacy skills are indispensable to all undergraduates irrespective of their disciplines. Computer technologies influence all facets of human life ranging from education, leisure, and work related activities. Studies have found that the computer literacy skills of the Nigerian undergraduates is inadequate. The study investigated the influence of self-concept on computer literacy skills of undergraduates in federal universities in southwestern Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted for the selection of 300L undergraduates, faculties and departments for the study. Twenty-seven (27) departments were involved in the study. A mixed method was employed for the study which involved quantitative and qualitative methods. …

A Review On Literatures Of Islamic Financial Institutions And Market Between 2010 – 2020, Muhammad Ridhwan Ab. Aziz

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The objective of this article is to analyze and examine the related literatures on Islamic financial institutions and market between 2010 until 2020. The methodology of this article is through descriptive research based on document analysis on previous studies and literatures on Islamic financial institutions and market from free-of-charge and free-of-registration online journals. The journals and articles are obtained from several sources which are google scholar, science direct and researchgate.com. Data from 74 articles related in this field were collected and statistically analyzed using the Statistical Product & Services Solution (SPSS) software. This study looked at several variables which include …

Library And Information Science Research On Web Of Science Database From 2014 To 2018: An Overview, Dhruba Jyoti Borgohain, S.N. Singh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A country's progress in all aspects like economic, educational, medical, defense, living standards of citizens is possible only through research and the platform for quality research is a university. The generation of knowledge and its transmission has been a requirement for long term progress of a university which is having a direct impact on a nation's development. Universities through research make the highest contribution to a nation's industrial and business growth than any other academic institutions. Library Science evolving as an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary field applying the practices, perspectives, and tools of management, information technology,education, in two …

Librarians’ Ict Attitude And Library Policy As Correlates For The Utilization Of Ict Based Library Consortium In University Libraries In North Central Nigeria, Aliyu Muhammad'rabiu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Librarians’ ICT Attitude and Library policy as Correlates for the Utilization of ICT based Library Consortium in University libraries in North Central Nigeria

ABSTRACT

The study investigated librarians’ ICT attitude and the strength and direction of relationship between librarians’ ICT attitude, library policy and the utilization of ICT based library consortium in University Libraries in North Central, Nigeria. The study was guided by three research purposes and research questions with two hypotheses. Related literature reviewed was conducted. The study adopted correlation research design, with a population of 210 respondents drawn from the study area and it is made up of …

Spartan Daily, January 27, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 156, Issue 1

Influence Of Information Behaviour On Substance Use Of Undergraduates In Universities In Ogun State, Nigeria, Ruth Owolabi, Chinyere Nkechi Ikonne Dr., Adebowale Ifeoluwa Ojo Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Substance use in universities in Nigeria continue to thrive despite the government and non-government effort to create awareness on the risks involved in the use of substance. This could be attributed to the inability to identify relevant information, inability to use to information appropriately to control the use of substances and the inability to determine the risks and health implication of substance use on academic performance. Empirical work exists to support health risks of substance use among undergraduates but it is not apparent that a study in Ogun State, Nigeria has addressed the influence of information behaviour and substance use. …

Electronic Health Records (Ehrs) Use And Quality Healthcare Delivery By Physicians In Tertiary Hospitals In Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Florence Ada Oyije Agbese Phd, Chinyere N. Ikonne Phd

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Quality healthcare delivery is imperative for sustainable socio-economic development and poverty reduction in any nation. It is a function of timely access to relevant and accurate patient health information by physicians, error-free prescription and medication, and the seamless transfer of patients from one level of care to another. However, the quality of healthcare delivery by physicians in Nigerian hospitals falls short of international best practices. The study investigated the influence of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) use on quality healthcare delivery by physicians in tertiary hospitals in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nigeria. The survey research design was adopted for the …

Lis Research Productivity According To Gender, Vinay R S Mr., Sampath Kumar B T Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose-The present study aims to explore the publication trend, authorship pattern and research productivity by male and female authors in the field of Library and Information Science research.

Design/Methodology/Approach- A total of 571 articles published in selected three LIS Emerald journals viz., i) Library Management, ii) New Library World iii) Performance Measurement and Metrics during 2009-2018 are downloaded from Emerald group of publishing. The data related to the author’s gender, affiliation, university and country are extracted and saved in a separate file for further analysis. Influence of gender was assessed with respect to at individual and collaborative level. The …

Research Productivity And Performance Of Journals Of Informetrics, Kunwar Singh Dr., Akhilesh Kumar Varma Dr., Madan Singh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study explores the research productivity and performance of journals of informetrics (JOI) for selected 13 years between 2007-2019. The research productivity was evaluated based on a methodology followed and used in this study: Annual growth rate (AGR), relative growth rate (RGR) and doubling time (Dt); authorship pattern and Authors productivity, degree of collaboration (DC), collaborative index (CI), most productive Institutes, and countries, year-wise distribution of the publications. The Scopus database was consulted for collecting of required data for this study. A total of 978 publications were found during the study period. The study shows that the highest numbers of …

Use Of Electronic Resources By Research Scholars And Pg Students Of Srmist-Chennai, Ganesh P, Rajendran P

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper seeks to investigate topics such as the usage of electronic resources, their awareness among users, and the places where users access these e-resources and issues while using them. In the 2019-20 academic year at SRMIST, Chennai, a survey was conducted. A total of 150 users were chosen from research scholars and PG students, and their responses were collected using a questionnaire. The findings show that users were aware of the available e-resource, and the awareness about e-resources encourages users to use such resources to the maximum. The users are using e-resources at Library, department, Lab, and hostels to …

Academic Self-Concept As It Correlates To Use Of Library Resources By Undergraduates In Tai Solarin University Of Education., Temitope A. Osisanwo Dr., Jude Chidike Jude Mr, Olufela I. Adeyeoye Mrs

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper examined academic self-concept as it correlates to use of library resources by undergraduates in Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun. The study employed a correlational survey research design. The population of the study consist of 3,544 undergraduates registered users of Otunba Gbenga Daniel Library, TASUED. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 248 sample from the population. Four research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. The data collected was analyzed using frequency distribution table and percentage for research questions and Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The …

Using Whatsapp Messenger For Improving Learners' Engagement In Teaching And Learning: A Case Of Undergraduate Students At The Sokoine University Of Agriculture, Tanzania, Wulystan Pius Mtega Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study was set to investigate how WhatsApp Messenger supported learner-centred teaching and learning. Specifically, the study evaluated the level of exchange of scholarly information resources among students through WhatsApp Messenger, determined how WhatsApp supports learner-centred learning and assessed challenges influencing students when using WhatsApp Messenger in teaching and learning. The study involved undergraduate students and instructors at the Department of Records and Information Studies. It employed random sampling techniques in selecting students and purposive techniques in selecting instructors to be included in the study. Major results indicate that WhatsApp Messenger was highly adopted and used for supporting learning. All …