Evaluative Study On The Skills Developed And Used For Medical Information Retrieval By Traditional Medical Practitioners In Katsina State, Nigeria, Lawal Mohammed Tukur, Mrs Bilkisu Lawal

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The study intends Evaluative the skills developed and used for medical information retrieval by traditional medical practitioners in Katsina State, Nigeria. The study used a purposive sampling technique, specifically convenience sampling to select participants and unstructured interview was used to collect data from the participants. The findings from the study indicated that the Traditional medical practitioners use Biological- herbs, and Special Quranic prayers to cure disease, there is no formal documented information on traditional medical practices The procedures and search skills used by the traditional medical practitioners included visiting bushes, plucking of leaves, uprooting relevant plants for their stems …

Indian Contribution In Covid-19: A Scientometric Mapping Of Research Publications, Surulinathi Muthuraj, Jayasuriya T Mlis, Balasubramani R Associate Professor, Arputha Sahaya Rani Y Research Scholar, Salini T Research Scholar

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The study examines India’s performance based on its publication output in Covid-19 during 2020-2021, based on several parameters, including the publications share and rank, the institutional profile of selected institutions, international collaboration profile and major collaborative partners, patterns of communication in national and international journals, Highly cited papers and most productive authors. The study uses 2 years of publications data in Covid-19 drawn from the Web of Science international multidisciplinary bibliographical database. It is interesting to note that the prolific authors belong to All India Institute of Medical Science with 489 Publications (1266 Citations), Post Grad Inst Med Educational & …

Management Of Students' Academic Records In Tertiary Institutions In North-East Nigeria: The New Media Imperative., Idris A. Dano, Muhammad Murtala Ibrahim

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This study examines the Management of Students’ Academic Records in Institutions of Higher Learning in Nigeria. Qualitative research method and semi-structured interview was adopted. The population of the study comprised twelve (12) record managers dealing with students’ academic records and five participants were selected as sample size because they operate the same procedure in managing their students’ academic records. The study identified type of students’ academic records generated/received, Procedure for organization, arrangement, storage and preservation, retention and disposal as well as challenges associated with management of students’ academic records in Institution of higher Learning in Bauchi State, Nigeria. The findings …

Determinants Of Utilization Of Online Library Resources Among Post-Graduate Economics Students, Amos Nnaemeka Amedu Phd

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In this stage of modern technology, online libraries have made it possible for post-graduate students to source information for their academic research across the globe from the comfort of their homes. Hence, this study developed a structural model that explains the determinants of Economics students’ behavioural intention and utilization of online libraries using social influence, self-efficacy, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, self-efficacy, and attitude. The study adopted a correlational design. The study randomly selected 150 post-graduate students from five universities in South-East Nigeria. The instruments for data collection were self-report questionnaires. Path model and paths coefficient were used to …

Research Output On Ict During The Period 2016-2020: A Scientometric Analysis, Victoria P

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The purpose of this study was to measure the number of contributions and highlight the contributions made by the researchers in the field of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and published on the Web of Science database during 2016-2020 using scientometric analysis. Data were interpreted by using software such as Bibexcel, Vosviewer, and tabulated using MS Excel. The results indicated that 8103 papers were published during 2016 - 2020 and the highest number of publications 2067 (25.51%) was produced in 2020. The trends in multi-authored papers have tremendously increased (90.40%) compared to (09.60%) single-authored papers. The relative growth rate (0.84) …

An Appraisal On The Types Of Sickness Treated By Traditional Medical Practitioners And Knowledge Documentation Practices A Case Study Of Matazu Local Government Of Katsina, Nigeria, Lawal Mohammed Tukur, Mr Bilkisu Lawal

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The study sought to explore documentation of traditional medical information in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. The study used a purposive sampling technique, specifically convenience sampling to select participants and unstructured interview was used to collect data from the participants. The findings from the study indicated that: (1) traditional medical practitioners in Matazu Local Government Area addressed the issues of common diseases and psychological diseases; they use Biological- herbs, and Special Quranic prayers to cure diseases. The study showed that there is no formal documented information on traditional medical practices in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. …

Use Of Digital Resources Among Medical Students In The Age Of Digital Technology: A Survey Of Bmcri, Bangalore, India, Lokesha Naik

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Purpose:

The purpose of the study is to investigate the use of the internet and digital information sources among the graduate and under graduate students in Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute Library, because most of medical students are exposed to personal tabs throughout their education.

Aim:

The study aimed at identifying the adequacy of digital information sources, the purpose and frequency of using digital resources and the dependency of the students on digital sources. The suggestion has been given to strengthen the digital sources and services. Internet evolution is injecting more competition into publishing and giving power back to …

Information Seeking Behavior And Knowledge Sharing Sources Of Rheumatology Students, Abirami V Miss, Jayaprakash M Dr.

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Objective: This study investigates that the rheumatology student’s, information-seeking behavior and knowledge sharing sources and their ways. The reason for motivating information seeking is to create the awareness of knowledge sharing, to know knowledge sharing tools, their frequency facing problems, and their satisfaction level of sharing methods.

Methods: A survey research on the population in Chennai was designed. The questionnaire was distributed to 220 students.211 questionnaires have been returned to the respondents. We have used the Chi-Square test, ANOVA, simple percentage, and cross table. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software used for data analysis.

Result: Rheumatology student’s purposes of …

Terracotta Temple In West Bengal: Designing A Prototype Retrieval System, Patit Paban Santra Library Professional Trainee, Sibsankar Jana Assistant Professor, Amit Nath Research Scholar

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This paper aims at how to create a retrieval system through designing a digital library by using open source GSDL software, which will help to store, collect, preserve and distribute all types of documents in digital format. It also describes how to create and integrate a new metadata schema (tc) for a particular domain (Terracotta) using GEMS. In this study, different types of textual information, images, and videos are collected about terracotta temples of the Bankura district of West Bengal. A domain-specific metadata schema using unique namespace 'tc' is created for describing terracotta resources and an HTML page is created …

A Bibliometric Review Of Highly Cited And Hot Papers On Coronavirus And Covid 19, Rai Khalid Farooq, Murtaza Ashiq, Nadeem Siddique, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Hafiz Muhammad Adil, Muhammad Ajmal Khan

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The main objective of the study is to identify and examine the characteristics of the highly cited and hot papers on Coronavirus and COVID 19. The distributions of highly cited and hot papers per year, country, organization and journal were analyzed, as well as authorship pattern and most frequently used keywords. The Web of Science (WOS) indexing database was selected to extract the bibliometric data of highly cited and hot papers on Coronavirus. Top cited and hot papers mainly originated from China, the United States, England, and Saudi Arabia and the majority were published from 2019 to 2020. The University …

Content Analysis Of Homepages Of Library Websites Of The Top 10 Iits In India, Sheeba Johnson Mrs, Ramasamy K Dr.

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The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are the premier autonomous public technical and research universities located across India, created to be Centres of Excellence for training, research and development in science, engineering and technology in India. Every IITs being centres of Excellence with predefined goals objectives, each one has its own exclusive achievements to boast of. Part of every successful IIT is its well-developed library and its very supportive website to assist academics in their training and research endeavour. The Homepages of the websites being the firsthand view of the quality of the website, it is imperative that …

Artificial Intelligence-Driven Remaining Useful Life Prediction Of A Machinery-A Review, Dvij Barot, Honey Sharma, Mahika Yadav, Pooja Kamat

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The Remaining Useful Life of a machine is very useful statistical information for the operator and manufacturer. It provides a very clear perspective to the user how long the machine can be operated and if any faults are detected how can they be prevented and ultimately increase the Remaining Useful Life. If the operators are aware of the forthcoming issues of the machine the downtime caused in the inspection, part delivery and eventually replacing parts is significantly reduced.

The paper presents a study on the remaining useful life of machinery as it is an emerging technique, starting from the year …

Bibliometric Analysis Of Pakistan Journal Of Pharmaceutical Sciences From 2005 To 2020, Waseem Hassan

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Background:

The major aim of this study is to evaluate the research productivity of Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (PJPS) from 2005 to 2020. For the purpose, bibliometric analysis was performed.

Methodology:

From March to April 2021, the data was retrieved from Scopus, one of the largest databases in the world. journal. Later it was analyzed by MS Excel. Based on the Scopus database, this is the 1^st bibliometric report about PJPS.

Results:

From 2005 to 2020, PJPS published 3301 articles. The per year publication and citation details are provided. In all publications (n=3301), 8066 authors, 6018 institutes or …

Multilingual Cataloguing: A Comparative Study Of The Descriptive Library Catalogue In The Higher Educational Institutions Of Kerala State, Ashok Thomas, Priya K

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A catalogue is the window of the library resources. This paper discusses the multilingual cataloguing of books in the Malayalam language and the various multilingual catalogue patterns in the top University Libraries of Kerala state. The study has also given keen importance to the issues related to information retrieval of the Malayalam books. The paper is trying to identify the cataloguer's problems when he/she is doing the non-English book's catalogue, especially Malayalam books. It reveals that, with the latest technological tools, a cataloguer can develop a better catalogue collection that will be more user-friendly. It leads to an increase in …

A Bibliometric Analysis Of Impact Energy Absorption System To Enhance Vehicle Crashworthiness, Archana Nema, Nagraj R. Gandhe

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In automotive engineering, crashworthiness is defined as an automobile's functionality to shield its occupants from critical harm or death just in case of accidents of a given proportion. The comprehensive study observed composite materials exhibit a high specific energy absorption rate in a controlled manner while crushing. Crashworthiness research has also captured attention, especially to evaluate the energy absorbing capacity of different components made from composite material while undergoing deformation. Composite materials may be custom designed to show that specific energy absorption abilities are better than the metal structures. The present study will benefit the community of engineers resulting in …

Accessibility And Usage Of Electronic Information Resource On Research Output Of Librarians In Ekiti, Ondo And Osun States (2010 – 2015), Samson Adesina Akinola, Franca Ngeme Mrs

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The accessibility and use of electronic information resources enhance librarians research output by providing various information needed for research. Librarians are regarded as academics and are expected to publish like other academic staff, but it seems that librarians record low research output when compared with lecturers or other academic staff. The aim of this study is to investigate accessibility, use of electronic information resources and research output of librarians in universities in Ekiti, Ondo and Osun States of Nigeria. The survey research design was adopted for the research. The findings reveals that there was high level of accessibility and use …

Sensitization And Promotion Of Information Literacy On Covid-19 Pandemic By Librarians In Public University Libraries In South-Western Nigeria, Adefunke Sarah Ebijuwa Dr, Adetoun Adebisi Oyelude Mrs, Abba Mabruka Abubakar Mrs, Celina Jumai Nongo Dr, Ahmad Hauwa Sani Dr

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The global spread of coronavirus and the associated lock down by various countries, communities and organizations is worrisome. However, literature has revealed that one of the biggest roles librarians can to play in the national response to the pandemic is that of information literacy specialist. This study, therefore, evaluated sensitization and promotion of information literacy on COVID-19 pandemic by librarians in Public University Libraries in South-Western Nigeria. The descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The data for the study was collected from librarians in Public University Libraries in South-Western Nigeria. A total of 315 librarians participated in …

A Methodology For Transforming Marc21 Personal Name Authority Metadata Into Linked Open Data With Integration Of Viaf And Lcnaf Datasets: An Experimental Study, Subhendu Kar, Rajesh Das

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The scope and application of present web technology in the library and information sector have been increasingly transforming in terms of storage, processing, and delivery of services. Libraries, information centers, archives, museums, etc. are being driven to add meaningful and interoperable web-based library services to address the growing information needs of the users. One of the major developments in recent times is the adoption of semantic web technologies in providing web-based library services. Semantic web technology is an advanced web interface that offers structured web-based data and allows organizations or institutions to describe, communicate, retrieve and re-distribute over the web. …

Information Needs And Seeking Behavior Of Paramedical Staff In The Hospitals Of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Sumera Akram, Ghalib Khan, Saeed Ullah Jan, Muhammad Shehryar

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The main theme of this study was to examine the information needs and seeking behavior of Female Paramedical Staff in Government Hospitals of District Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Survey-based method was used to carried out the study. The population of this study was 110 Female paramedical staff in two government hospitals. Data was collected through questionnaires for data collection. The findings of the study revealed that paramedics mostly need information for clinical works, caretaking of patients, problems of patients, new medical trends and health policies, and self-development. The study found that they held conversations with medical experts, colleagues, and patients for …

Sfa Application On Islamic Economics And Finance Research, Aam Slamet Rusydiana, Lina Nugraha Rani, Rosadiro Cahyono

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This study aims to determine the map of SFA research on Islamic economics and finance (IEF). SFA or Stochastic Frontier Approach is one method for parametric efficiency measurement. The data analyzed were in the form of publication of the SFA application research on IEF, totaling 109 articles. Map of the development of SFA field research is obtained through the export process into the .txt file format. The export data is then processed and analyzed using the VOSviewer application program to determine the SFA development’s bibliometric map in Islamic finance application research. The results showed that the number of publications on …

The Importance Of Information Literacy Skills For The Effective Use Of Electronic Resources By Faculty Of The University Of Health And Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana, Hawa Osman Ms, Elias Komla Tseh Mr, Selorm Adzoa Ahlijah Ms.

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The university education system aims to preserve and enhance human knowledge by strengthening the research abilities of students, resulting in the promotion of independent learning. These goals cannot be achieved without the help and intervention of an information specialist, as well as faculty. Knowledgeable navigators (e.g. librarians and lecturers) have to locate and evaluate information before passing it on to their students for use. This study sought to examine the link between information literacy skills (ILS) and library patronage. A questionnaire survey was used to collect data from 120 faculty members at the University of Health and Allied Sciences in …

Information Needs And Information Seeking Behaviour Of Faculty And Research Scholars Of The Department Of Mathematics Under The University Of Burdwan – An Appraisal, Amit Kumar Das, Sukumar Mandal

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Purpose – The study examines the aspects of information needs and information seeking behaviour of faculties and research scholar of the mathematics departments including methods applied for finding data. The academic status and research field of users with their information seeking behaviour was investigated.

Methodology – Data has been collected usingonline questionnaire survey from faculties and regular research scholars of the Department of Mathematics under the University of Burdwan faculties (80 per cent response rate) and research scholars (response rate 61.29%) participated in the online Google form survey.

Findings – The study reveals the comparisonamong regular faculties and Regular Research …

A Systematic Literature Review : Information Technology Capital And Performance, Ilham M, Anis Eliyana, Tri Siwi Agustina

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This study aims to conduct a systematic literature review of research in the field of Information Technology Capital and Performance with data from all international research publications. The data obtained in this study amounted to 113 academic documents published from 1994 to 2020 globally. Research has discussed a lot about the causal relationship between information technology capital and company performance, the results of empirical studies vary to some extent with the exception of Information Technology business partnerships which are referred to as Information Technology business and strategic alignment. To that end, strategic alignment has emerged as one of the most …

Impact Of Social Media Usage On Academic Performance Of Undergraduate Students In Ghana Communication Technology University, Benedicta Krampah Akoto Bitherman, Afua Frempong-Kore

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ABSTRACT

The study was designed to identify the impact of social media usage on academic performance of undergraduate students of Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU), Accra. The survey method was adopted for this study. The objectives of this study were to find out the purpose of visit to these social media platforms, to analyse the average time spent on these platforms, to discover the effects of these platforms on the academic performance of students and to examine related problems in the usage of the platforms. 800 students were selected as sample for the study. Random sampling technique was employed for …

Cross-Training And Development Of Librarians For Effective Job Performance In University Libraries: Methods, Challenges And Prospects, Wisdom Okereke Anyim

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Cross-training exercise is very important in university library to get every staff conversant with diverse library operations in such a way librarian "A" can also do the task of librarian "B" when needs arise. This paper explored the methods, challenges or disadvantages and prospects of cross-training and development of librarians for effective job performance. It was concluded the the progress and pitfalls of cross-training depends on the implementation charisma which technological and organizational culture must be put into consideration.

Library As A Survival Effort For A Tourism Village In The Pandemic Era: A Case Study In Kampung Lawas Maspati Surabaya, Dian Yulie Reindrawati, Upik Dyah Eka Noviyanti, Wildan Taufik Raharja

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This paper aims to examine how library in a tourism village is able to help local residents to survive in the pandemic era as well as to progress to edu-tourism attraction. Since 2016, Kampung Wisata Lawas Maspati (Old Tourism Village of Maspati) has been one of featured destinations in Surabaya. The COVID-19 pandemic then brought tremendous undesirable impacts on the village. This community-based tourism village has experienced plunging number of visitors, which greatly impacted the community. To attain the research goal, qualitative research design was used in this study. In-depth interview was conducted with the residents and administrators of the …

Awareness And Implementation Of Total Quality Management: Medical Libraries’ Perspective, Abera Sial, Hafiz Nazeer Hussain, Hafiz Muhammad Adil, Muhammad Ijaz Mairaj

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The study intended to assess the level of awareness and the status of applications of total quality management (TQM) in medical libraries. A survey method was used to collect data from the library professionals serving in the libraries of medical colleges/institutes/universities of Punjab, Pakistan. The findings revealed that the majority of the respondents claimed a good level of awareness and understanding about TQM applications for medical libraries. TQM applications including “committed leadership and management support; continuous improvement; teamwork; involvement of everyone; and employee empowerment” were practiced in medical libraries to achieve “customer satisfaction”. The medical library professionals (MLPs) considered the …

Investing Digital Information Literacy In Relation With Demographic Factors: A Case Of Women In Pakistan, Munazza Mahmood, Syeda H. Batool, Mukhtar Ahmmad

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The present study aims to assess the relationship between demographic factors and the digital information literacy skills of women in Pakistan. Quantitative research approach was employed and data was collected through a questionnaire containing 12 items, adopted from Digital Information Fluency Model developed by Sarah A. Collins, Leanne M. Currie, Suzanne Bakken, David K. Vawdrey and Patricia W. Stone. All the items of the scale scored good internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha=.905). The self-reported survey questionnaire was hosted online and its link was shared with the participants through different digital means. A sample of two hundred and ninety one female (N= …

South African Academics’ Perception Of The Impact Of Work From Home (Wfh) On Effective Teaching And Learning In Universities, Christian S. Ugwuanyi, Chinedu I.O. Okeke, Thulebona G.J Shawe

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This study utilized a qualitative research approach using specifically phenomenological case study research design in a sample of 28 university lecturers in Gauteng, Free State, and Eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa. Qualitative data were collected using a validated interview schedule. Data collected were analysed using thematic analysis. The findings of the study showed that faculty of education academics perceived working from home orchestrated by COVID-19 as a negative development for the fact that it drained them mentally and thus affected negatively their teaching and learning. Besides, the research participants reported that working from home stalled their academic productivity due …

Anti-Dote-Cum-Connotation On Employment Opportunities, Job Satisfaction And Effective Information Service Delivery In The 21st Century: An Overview, Sudeshna Karmakar

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One of the factors of the success of any organization depends on the human work force. Librarians and information science professionals always play a supporting role in the teaching, learning and research in the various scopes of the discipline. Employment opportunity in the library and information science is a vital issue in this present era, especially in the present decade and decades to come due to the advancement of new technology which plays a key role in the management of library and information centers. Management factors such as recruitment, induction, promotion, job satisfaction all are affected by modern technologies. Employment …