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Computer Usage In Teaching And Learning Among Indian Academics: Exploring The Gender Disparity, Kumara B, B T. Sampath Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims to explore the gender disparity in Computer usage for teaching and learning among Indian academics. A total of 2463 samples were selected from 11 state universities in Karnataka, India. A well designed questionnaire was used to collect the data from the respondents. The result shows that, half of the male (50.2%) and female (49.8%) respondents used computer. Further, most of the male respondents used computer every day (58.0%) compared to female (42.0%) respondents. The present study found that majority of the respondents used computer for the research purpose (Male=55.6%, female=44.4%), followed by to read the e-books/e-journals, (Male=54.7%, …

Experiences Of Online Reading, Hira Ashfaq Librarian, Dr Munira Nasreen Ansari Associate Professor

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigates the online behavior of professionals and students. This research applied the qualitative method to get the objectives. The sample consists of 50 respondents of Karachi. These are selected from various professions such as doctors, teachers, researchers, bankers, businessmen, journalists, librarians and regular students of the University of Karachi. The data was collected through face to face interviews that recorded on the smartphone. The recorded interviews were transcribed and then analyzed. The findings indicated that internet increases the reading habit. Availability and accessibility of material improve the reading amount whereas cross-references, hyperlinks, and link to link movement developed …

User Satisfaction With Public Library Services In Abak Community, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, Clement Udo, Kathryn Philip

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study examined library services in relation to users’ satisfaction in the public library, Abak community in Akwa Ibom State. Abak is among the areas designated as Local Government Area (LGA) which make up Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria. It adopted survey research design with objectives and hypotheses formulated to guide the study. A structured questionnaire tagged “Questionnaire on Public Library Services and Users’ Satisfaction (QPLSUS)” was used to elicit responses from respondents. The population of the study was 133 users who consult the public library monthly. Simple random sampling technique was used to select sample size of 110. Pearson …

Information Seeking Behavior And User Pattern In Library By Faculties Of Engineering Colleges In South Tamil Nadu- A Study, Dr.P.Balasubramanian Subramanian Bala Subramanian, A Vanitha

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Engineers who are faculty members in engineering colleges now-a-days require not only adequate technological ability and problem solving skills, but also the necessary skills live active co-operation, effective communication and presentation, along with business ethics and inter-personal relationship. At present, engineering colleges have in common an additional responsibility properly provide excellent opportunities to every engineering student to properly utilize the technological knowledge.

The study was conducted with the help of a well structured, close-ended questionnaire. The respondents were selected on the basis of stratified random sampling method form the four southern districts of Tamil Nadu at the rate of 140 …

The Role Of Internet On Undergraduate Student’S Academic Performance In Federal University Of Technology, Minna Library, Stella Amarachukwu Onwukanjo Ph.D, Cln, Halima Onize

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study provides some perspective on the role of Internet on undergraduate Student’s Academic Performance in Federal University of Technology, Minna library The variables discussed include, internet and academic performance. the objective of this study includes; To find out how the undergraduate student performance academically with the use internet, to identify the information resources that would help them on better academic performance, to find out the availability of wireless network for students to access the internet. The research questions used includes; How do undergraduate students perform academically with the use of internet, what are the information resources to aid academic …

A Study On Use Of Facebook By Pg Students Of Selected Departments In Sri Ramakrisna College Of Arts And Science, Coimbatore, Dr Sivasubramanian G, Dr Gomathi P, Dr Mukunthan B, Dr Packiyaraj M

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study on use of face book by students is a paper that represents a evaluation of more than one hundred studies on the social networking website face book. The paper focuses on face book use, which is currently the most researched theme the main studies for each group are presented, with an emphasis on the most influential ones in the field. The focus of this fictional examination is on the commonalities and difference that start from the results. As a result, one could notice that face book is mainly used to keep in touch with other people, but not …

A Study On The Information Collecting Mode Of Secondary School Students In A Digital Setting, Nancy Waral

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The widespread use of the Internet has opened up a significant amount of knowledge and is available immediately upon any search at anytime and anywhere. The Internet is tremendously useful for educational purposes by teachers as well as students and educational administrators and it has superseded libraries as a source for information gathering and research. In the present scenario the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have brought tremendous changes in gathering information among the primary and secondary students. The information-gathering of the students moved from print to online. The main focus of the study was to know the various information …

Impact Of Web 2.0 Technologies On Academic Libraries: A Survey On Affiliated Colleges Of Solapur University, Patel Adam Burhansab, M Sadik Batcha, Muneer Ahmad

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper aims to present the results of a survey of academic libraries about the adoption and perceived impact of Web 2.0 technologies. A total of 26college libraries affiliated with Solapur University participated among the members. It was found that each library was using some form of technology, such as RSS, blogs, social networking sites, wikis, and instant messaging. Analyzing the entire college web technology usages, it is observed from the results that most of the web technologies are not used by the mainstream of the users due to lack of awareness, training, etc. Accurate and appropriate training should be …