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Disaster Preparedness In Libraries Of Kashmir, Ansaar Hussain

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigates the state of disaster preparedness in ten (10) prominent libraries of Jammu & Kashmir [six Academic libraries (S.P. College Library, Women’s College Library, Govt. Degree College Library- Bemina, Amar Singh College Library, Gandhi Memorial College Library and College of Education Library); three Special libraries (J&K Academy of Art, Culture & languages Library- Srinagar, Govt. Medical College Library- Srinagar, and J&K High Court Library) and one Public library {Sri Pratab Singh (SPS) library}]. The examination was carried by adopting the survey research design. Data collection was done by using number of data collection tools like questionnaire, interview, examination …

Impact Of Rfid (Radio Frequency Identification) Technology On Libraries., Okesanya Roseline Omoadoni

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Implementation of Radio Frequency Identification technology in libraries in a developing country like Nigeria has brought remarkable improvements in the services such as shelf charging-discharging, automated handling of materials, security, high-speed inventory and moved beyond security to become tracking systems that combine security with more efficient tracking of materials throughout the library, reduced the data entry errors, enhanced customer service, and records updates. The purpose is to identify common applications, potential benefits, and the challenges of implementing the RFID Technology in the Library. This paper seeks to offer quick assessment of RFID in libraries and provide guidance for researchers …

Availability And Utilization Of School Library Resources In Selected Secondary Schools In Makurdi Metropolis, Tofi Simon Ternenge, Onuminya Lydia Agipu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT:

A survey research was conducted in Makurdi metropolis to find out the availability and utilization of school library resources in selected secondary schools, [stratified random sampling technique was used for the selection of the sample from all the secondary schools in Makurdi Metropolis. A sample of 399 secondary school students was selected from a population of 4124 using Taro-yamene formula. From 12 secondary schools. Five research objectives were formulated and five research questions were asked to guide the study. Two instrument for data collection were used. The research questions were answered using percentage frequencies and means. The main finding …

Spartan Daily, February 13, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2019

Volume 152, Issue 9

Library Services Provision On Academic Performance Of Nursing Undergraduates In Selected Universities In South-West Nigeria, Hafeez Folounsho Ajibona, Solomon Oluwatise Abomoge, Samuel Olusegun Adepoju, Sunday A. Oluwaniyi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

The study investigated library services provision on academic performance of nursing undergraduates in selected universities in South West Nigeria. A proportionate random sampling technique used to select three hundred and four (304) nursing undergraduates in the three selected universities and the response rate was 82.24%. The instrument for data collection was the questionnaire which was administered to the respondents. The data were analysed using simple percentage and frequency tables of SPSS. The finding shows that majority of the nursing undergraduates are frequent library users, they are aware of the availability of the library services provision and the services enabled …

Spartan Daily, February 12, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2019

Volume 152, Issue 8

Cultural Influence On Health Information Seeking Behavior Among Rural Dwellers In Atakumosa West Local Government Area Of Osun-State, Segun Michael Omole Dr, Tajudeen Temitayo Adebayo Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper examined, and reported the cultural influence, on health information seeking behavior, among rural dwellers, in Atakumosa West Local Government Area of the State of Osun. The article investigated cultural practices and their effects on information seeking behavior of rural dwellers and it aimed at highlighting the available strategies of meeting the health information seeking behavior of rural dwellers as demanded by their health information needs. The presentation started with introduction; followed by definition of culture, nature of rural dwellers and the area of study, cultural practices and their influence on information seeking behavior, and the ways of meeting …

Availability, Accessibility, And Use Of Electronic Information Resources For Research By Students In Francis Sulemanu Idachaba Library University Of Agriculture, Makurdi, Tofi Simon Ternenge, Fanafa Kashimana

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT: The study investigated availability, accessibility and use of electronic information resources for research by students in Francis Sulemanu Idachaba Library University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. The study looked at the types of electronic information resources available for research by students, extent of availability, accessibility and utilization of the available electronic information resources for research as well as problems encountered by students while accessing and utilizing the available electronic information resources for research by students. Five (5) objectives with corresponding research questions guided the study. The study adopted a survey research design, the population of the study was …

Perceived Impact Of Internet Services On Computer Science Undergraduate Research In Universities In Benue State, Nigeria, Tofi Simon Ternenge

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT: The study investigated the perceived impact of internet services on Computer Science undergraduate research in universities in Benue State, Nigeria. The study looked at the extent of availability of internet services, e-mails, World Wide Web, File Transfer Protocol and challenges that affect effective utilization of internet services. Five (5) objectives with corresponding research questions guided the study while three hypotheses were formulated. The study adopted a survey research design. The population of the study was 401 final year undergraduate students of Computer Science Department from three (3) universities in Benue State. The sample size for the study was …

Roles Of Health Information Managers In Building A Healthy Nation, Tajudeen Temitayo Adebayo Dr, Michael Segun Omole Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper reported on the roles of health information managers in building a health nation in Nigeria. The article examined the roles of health information managers as determinant of a healthy nation building in Nigeria; through objective identification of the specific roles of health information managers and their influence on healthy nation building in Nigeria. This paper started with introduction, review of related literature, methodology summary of findings, conclusion and recommendation. The paper is a literature review and a theoretical discussion of the roles of health information managers in the context of building a healthy nation. Theoretical discussions have been …

Bibliometric Study Of The M.Phil. Dissertations In Library & Information Science Awarded Under The University Of Calcutta During The Period From 2004 To 2016, Nilofer Nishat, Kaustuv Chakrabarti, Deep Kumar Kirtania

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this study is to attempt a bibliometric analysis of M.Phil. Dissertations awarded from Department of Library & Information Science, University of Calcutta. Total 136 M.Phil. dissertations were awarded covering the period from 2004 to 2016. These selected dissertations considered for the present study have been analyzed based on session wise distribution of dissertations and citations, guidance pattern and subject. The study shows the positive growth of dissertations in a number of areas and the most preferred research areas done on the topics are Community Information Services, Information Communication Technology and Bibliometrics.

Correlational Analysis Of Self-Efficacy And Job Satisfaction Of Librarians In Public Universities In South-West, Nigeria, Chinyere Nkechi Ikonne Dr., Vincent Enyeribe Unegbu Dr., Opeyemi Deborah Soyemi Dr., Adeola Adesoji Arinola Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Job satisfaction of employee is crucial in any organization, particularly in the public university libraries. However, the general opinion was that job satisfaction of librarians in public universities in South-West Nigeria has been on the decline. This is because there appears to be total neglect of librarians in the aspect of job security, recognition for a job well done, career development opportunities, conducive work environment, promotion and improved salary package. These occurrences may have contributed adversely to the level of job satisfaction of librarians. The study, therefore, investigated self-efficacy and job satisfaction of librarians in public universities in South-West Nigeria. …

Impact Of Ict On Information Retrieval System In Academic Libraries: The Experience Of Federal University Gashua Library, Yobe State, Nigeria, Bukola Agboola

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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A Survey On Health Science Researchers: Their Need And Information Seeking Behavior In Academic Context, Manoj Mishra "Dr.", Priyambada Das

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

E-resources are now commonly used for academic and research activities. The present health science researchers are interested for CAS and SDI services. This study is designed about to know the information sources, use habits of researchers and mostly the preference of online resources. The output result of this study indicates that the researchers up-date / up-grade themselves for learning habit with information development skill through e-library also.

Use Pattern Of Digital Library In Educating Engineering Graduates Around Tirunelveli District– A Case Study, Rama Subramanian, K Vinitha, A Thirumagal

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Due to information explosion, textual information is scattered in the various electronic format. In the rapid digital era, users can access any type of information from any place at any time. To provide such a integrated environment to access information, Digital library plays a vital role in disseminating digital information simultaneously in a single place to large number of user society. In the digital era, it is very essential to measure the use pattern of Digital Library among engineering graduates which help them to overcome their academic challenges. In this study, questionnaire is structured and issued to 150 Post Graduates …

Spartan Daily, February 7, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2019

Volume 152, Issue 7

Spartan Daily, February 6, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2019

Volume 152, Issue 6

Information Seeking Behavior Of Pg Students In National Institute Of Rural Development And Panchayati Raj (Nirdpr), Hyderabad: A Study, Tanveer Khan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

We are now live in the electronic environment and a number of information resources are available in Library or Information Resource Centres or Knowledge Centres. We should know and aware of information needs and information resources which are available in the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) Library. This paper has made an attempt to know the information needs and use pattern on information resources for students of National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) at Hyderabad. This study is carried out to know the information seeking behavior of students at National Institute of Rural …

Spartan Daily, February 5, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2019

Volume 152, Issue 5

American Journal Of Biochemistry And Biotechnology: A Bibliometric Study, Shamili N, Silambarasan D

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study reveals the bibliometric study of the “American journal of biochemistry and biotechnology” the study covers the growth of literature and authorship pattern of the journal. Further, it analyzed various other bibliometrics aspects such as subject wise distribution of article, intuition wise distribution article, country wise distribution of article, bibliographical wise distribution of citation and self citation.

Perspectives Of Users’ Satisfaction On Library Resources And Services In Oyo State College Of Health Science And Technology Ibadan, Samuel Olukayode Olukayode Awotona Mr., Oluwaseun Lekan Ipadeola Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Users’ satisfaction is always paramount to the existence of any academic library. The need to meet the information needs of its users, the staff attitude to encourage client’s patronage and an inviting environment that is conducive for reading. Against this backdrop, the study was designed to gauge the perception on the relevance of the library resources, satisfaction of the library staff attitudes and perceived barriers to satisfaction. The study survey was conducted among the students of Oyo State College of Health Science and Technology Ibadan.

Access And Use Of E-Journals By Students Of Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi, Ghana, Serwaa Akoto Acheampong Miss, Ernest Boakye Mr., Baffour Ohene Agyekum Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Advancement in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has led to an immense change in the format of resources and the structure of services of libraries worldwide. Academic libraries nowadays are seen to be collecting not only print resources but also non-print resources especially, electronic journals. In reality, electronic journals have turn out to be one of the most used technological developments in recent times. This study focused on determining the extent of awareness, access and use of electronic journals by the students of KsTU. The survey method was used with questionnaire as the major data collection instrument. A population of …

Open Access Repository: A Comparative Study Of Germany, Switzerland And Austria, Ramani Ranjan Sahu Assistant Librarian, Lambodara Parabhoi Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Open access movement has been changed dramatically in recent past years. And it has been supported by individual researchers, institutes, organizations and publishers too. The current paper is a comparative study of Open Access Repositories (OARSs) among three European countries Austria Germany, Switzerland registered in Open Access Repository Ranking (OARSR) (http://repositoryranking.org. ) website. It is also discuss and highlights about open access repositories, operational status, top ten repositories by collection wise and policy etc.. The study found that 181 unique open access repositories in three countries where as most of the open access repositories found from Germany160 …

Investigating And Proffering Solutions To The Information Seeking Behaviour Of Immigrants In The United Kingdom, Olubukola Adekanmbi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The aim of this study is to investigate the information seeking behaviour of immigrants in the United Kingdom, main focus was on the asylum seekers. The research method was extended literature review type. The literature review takes the shape of a systematic review. Past studies were used to know what has been done about the study and what is missing, which helped the researcher in creating the research questions. Data were collected from different findings of several researchers, the analysis of secondary authors were collated to form the findings of this research. International studies were mostly used because more research …

Researchgate Profiles Of Naval Architecture Scientists In India: An Altmetric Analysis, Sheeja Nk, Susan Mathew K.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims to conduct an altmetrics analysis of researchers on Indian Naval Architecture. The study covered sixty-fourfacultymembersonNaval Architecture discipline from six higher education institutions in India. The profile page of ResearchGate (RG) was visited to collect altmetrics indicators. The study also tried to perform scientometric analysis of publication outputs, citations and H-index of the researchers using the Scopus database. The study further investigated the correlation of altmetrics and scientometric indicators with Pearson correlation test. The study found that the 65 percent of the researchers has an account in RG with their publications being uploaded in RG. Most of them …

Evaluation Of Records Management Practices At The Ministry Of Health, Abia State, Nigeria, Prof. Gabriel O. Alegbeleye, Uzoma C. Chilaka

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Records in any organization is very vital and an important asset. This article evaluates records management practices at the Abia State Ministry of Health. This study reports on part of a doctoral research project by Chilaka (2018) that sought to look at the influence of records management practices and organizational culture on good governance in Abia State Civil Service, Nigeria. The aim of the study was to evaluate records management practices at the Ministry of Health and suggest ways in which these practices can be improved upon. The objectives of this study were: to establish the existing records management practices …

Webometric Analysis Of Deemed University Websites In India, Jeyshankar -. Ramalingam -

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper examines Webometric analysis the website of deemed universities in India. This study covered 125 deemed universities in India. The researcher identified and classified the four domains like State Universities, Central Universities, Deemed Universities and Private Universities. The researcher found that, out of 21 states, Tamil Nadu has a maximum of 28 (22.40%) universities, it is followed by Maharashtra 21(16.8%). The study calculated the Internal Link, External Link, back link and Size of the website. The study indicates that the numbers of backlinks are very low comparing to some of internal and external link. The researcher suggested that the …

Book Piracy And The Challenge Of Saving Nigeria's Publishing Industry, Momoh Emmanuel Omeiza, Folorunso Abubakar Lanre

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Book piracy has been an issue trending in the Nigerian publishing space recently. This is because of the ripple effects of the action on both publishers and authors alike. This action has over the years been a bottle neck for publishers and authors in achieving their aim of reaching out to the public and making sales from their respective publications.

In the light of this, this study seeks to explain certain reasons why this action has not been effectively nipped in the bud as well as the pandemic effects of this situation.

Conclusively, the study would suggest some of the …

Availability And Use Of Records For Decision Making In The Church Of Nigeria (Anglican, Bosede Adebimpe Ajiboye Phd, Mariam Kehinde Alawiye Mrs., Fauziyah Nihinlolawa Adenekan Mrs

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Records provide evidence of policies and support decision-making in an organisation. This study examined the use of records for decision-making in the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion).

Survey design of the ex-post facto type was used and premised on the records life cycle model. Stratified sampling technique was adopted to select seven (7) provinces out of 14, random sampling technique was used to select 720 administrative priests and this was followed by disproportionate random sampling technique to select 50% of them. This gave a total of 360 respondents. A questionnaire placed on a 2-point Likert scale of disagree and agree, …

Information Outlook, January/February 2019, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2019

Volume 23, Issue 1