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Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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2017

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Comparative Study Of Library And Internet Use As A Source Of Information By Graduate Students Of The University For Development Studies, Ghana, Franklina Adjoa Yebowaah Ms Sep 2017

Comparative Study Of Library And Internet Use As A Source Of Information By Graduate Students Of The University For Development Studies, Ghana, Franklina Adjoa Yebowaah Ms

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Source of academic information is very relevant to graduate students. Basically, academic libraries provide much relevant research materials in both printed and electronic formats to support graduate studies. Higher institutions such as the University for Development Studies have therefore, invested resources in acquiring library infrastructure to facilitate research work. This study sought to analyse graduate students use of library and internet resources for academic activities. Primary data were collected using a questionnaire from 126 graduate students who were selected using a simple random sampling procedure. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics and bivariate probit regression framework. The results indicate …


A Literature Review Of Information Dissemination Techniques In The 21st Century Era, Liah Shonhe Mar 2017

A Literature Review Of Information Dissemination Techniques In The 21st Century Era, Liah Shonhe

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Owing to advances in Information Communication Technologies (ICTs), information repositories have radically changed their information dissemination platforms and employed new techniques. Information repositories such as libraries are striving to remain relevant in the 21st century. It has become essential for libraries to meet 21st century user needs and demands. Today libraries have acquired new roles and are making use of various technologies such as mobile technology and social networks to disseminate information to library users. ICTs have been employed in information services due to their ability to provide high speed and effective access. Usage of information communication technologies …


Bibliotheca: The Road To Wisdom, Simjith V, Vasudevan T.M Jan 2017

Bibliotheca: The Road To Wisdom, Simjith V, Vasudevan T.M

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

There is a path which takes any creative intellect from the world of information to that of wisdom through the world of knowledge. This path for creative realization is indeed resonant with the 'Upanishadic' method of spiritual realization, i.e. the transformative ideology of the East, consisting of the phases of 'Sravana', 'Manana', and 'Nididhyasana' in that order, with the outcome of the phases being Information, Knowledge and Wisdom respectively. This has been seen to be true in the case of legendary literary work and unparalleled epic of the East, 'Mahabharata', inspired the master writer of India, MT Vasudevan Nair in …