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Social Media As A Collaborative Tool For Research Among Library And Information Science (Lis) Professionals In Nigeria, Azeez Adebamgbola Adeoye, Charis Onuoha Mrs, Doris C. Obiano Dr., Olayode Motunrayo Librarian I

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The penetrating influence of the internet and information communication technology tools has brought about a boost in communication and interaction of people. Collaborative research is now seen as a key factor in achieving a set goal in any field including the field of library and information science. This study is focused on exploring the use of social media as a tool for collaborative research among librarians in Nigeria. A descriptive survey design was adopted for this study and an electronic questionnaire was used to elicit responses from one hundred and one (101) library and information science (LIS) professionals based on …

Overview Of Trends In Indian Optics Research (2008 – 2018), Mallikarjun Kappi, Biradar B S

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study deals with the assessment of Indian optics research output as reflected in Web of Science (WOS) database for the period 2008 to 2018 for identifying the research output in the field of optics literature. It also provides a comparative evaluation and performance of different types of scientometric indicators, such as number of publications, number of citations and collaboration from India. The Indian optics research has increased exponentially over the last decade.

Trends In Research On Gene Cloning During 2001-15 : A Scientometric Study, Sankha Subhra Das, Urkalamuthu K Mr, Balasubramanian P Dr, Sankha Subhra Das Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Scientometric studies are used to identify the trends in the pattern of publication, authorship, collaboration in research, author productivity, the scattering of literature and core journals over a period of time and thereby offering insight into the dynamics of the area under study. The main objective of the growth of literature on Gene Cloning is to examine the pattern of publication output in Gene Cloning literature during the study period, to identify and analyze the production of Gene Cloning literature output and to assess the extent of research carried out in India on Gene Cloning Research. This study is confined …

Mapping Of Research Productivity On Nanotechnology In Canada: A Scientometric Profile, Chandran Velmurugan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A scientometric assessment of the scientific publications has been considered in this analysis by examining annual growth rate of publications, collaborative countries, and territories, preferred subject areas and research work, prolific organizations and institutions and top-ranked journals and highly productive papers etc. This paper focuses on the literature growth and development in Nanotechnology in Canada as reflected in the web of science data database. During the period between 1994 and 2014, a total 576 scientific research papers along with cited references are 34955 were published in the field in Canada. The average number of literature output were published per year …

Authorship Pattern And Collaborative Research In The Field Of Ebola (1995 – 2014): A Bibliometric Analysis, Kotti Thavamani

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper presents a bibliometric analysis of the authorship pattern in the field of Ebola covered in the bibliographic database namely MEDLINE which covered in Pubmed for the period 1995-2014. MEDLINE covered the maximum of 2519 records during the study period i.e. 1995 to 2014. More than 52.75% of the total contributions represent collaborative research. The degree of collaboration has been arrived at 0.55.The value of Co-Authorship Index (CAI) for single author paper shows that the single author papers during first three blocks i.e. 1995-1999, 2000-2004 and 2005-2009 were below 100 which started increasing in the fourth block and the …

Perception Of Librarians Towards Collaborative Research In Academic Libraries In Nigerian Universities, Dim Chibuzor Livina, Scholastica Ukwoma, Okafor Victoria Nwamaka Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

The study is a survey of librarians’ perception towards collaborative research in South Eastern Nigeria. Four research questions guided the study, the study adopted descriptive survey method. The population of the study consists of 242 librarians in federal and state university in South East Nigeria. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire, the data collected was analysed using percentages and bar chart. The result showed that librarians are involved in collaborative research, majority of them are motivated to embrace collaborative research because of high publishing cost, and need for specialization within certain area. It was also discovered that collaborative …

Visualizing Global Nanotechnology Research On Publication Deeds, 1989-2014, Chandran Velmurugan, Natarajan Radhakrishnan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study highlights the publication analysis in nanotechnology research outputs in global level as identified the data in Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection database, Thomson Reuters, Philadelphia, USA. It is found that a total output of worldwide scholarly communications in the field of nanotechnology is 20825 during the period between 1989 and 2014. The maximum numbers of outputs of 7269 records (34.91 %) were published by USA which is placed in the first rank. The next position has got by China with 2121 research papers (=10.19%) and followed by Germany is in the third rank. The primary sources are …

A Ten-Year Bibliometric Analysis Of The Journal Review Of Palaeobotany And Palynology (2003 – 2012), Saravanan G Mr., Saravanan G Mr., Dominic J Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present work is a bibliometric analysis of a leading journal in Palaeobotany and Palynology, ‘Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology’. The study, based on Web of Science ^TM as the tool reveals that 1821 authors have contributed 903 papers during the years 2003 to 2012. Our analysis includes the publications output, exponential growth rate, authorship patterns, collaborative co-efficient and prolific authors, country wise and organization-wise distribution of contributions.

The study reveals that multiple authorship with collaboration of three (25.47%) and two authors (25.36%) was dominant. The average degree of collaboration for study period was 0.87. The Collaborative Coefficient …

Research Trends In Select Science Faculties Of University Of Jammu., Nadim Akhtar Khan Mr, Sumaira Jan Miss, Iram Amin Miss

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study attempts to analyze and report research trends in various subject fields of the faculty of Sciences, Life Sciences and Mathematical Science of University of Jammu. The analysis is based on the data gathered from SCOPUS as on March-May, 2011. The data gathered were meticulously analysed to depict research trends in different Departments and Subject areas viz: collaboration at various levels, authorship patterns, and citation profile. The findings reveal that although the faculties under study have witnessed potential growth in terms of research output. However, several departments are still lagging behind in terms of productivity and quality research, which …