Making Research Data Discoverable: An Outreach Activity Of Datacite, Surbhi Arora, Rupak Chakravarty

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Objective

The enormous growth in research data generated today has highlighted the value of data management (RDM) to make research FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interconnected and Reusable). Appropriate data instructs researchers to use and reuse that data within appropriate citations and attribute it to the author. And Data citation refers to the process of presenting a reference to data in the same way as a bibliographic reference to printed resources is regularly provided by researchers. In this regard, the objective of this paper is to investigate the activities of the Datacite website in managing research data.

Methodology

The study approached the …

Information Needs And Seeking Behavior Of School Teachers In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan, Muhammad Shehryar, Ghalib Khan, Saeed Ullah Jan, Sumera Akram

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The purpose of this study was to determine the information needs and seeking behavior of government high school teachers in District Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The study was based on the descriptive survey method. The population of this study was 125 teachers in 12 government high schools. Data was collected through questionnaires for data collection. The findings of the study revealed that teachers mostly need information for lecture preparation, teaching methods, motivating the students, keeping themselves up-to-date, for religious purposes, and administrative works. The study found that they use books, dictionaries, newspapers, magazines and held conversations with subjects` experts and colleagues …

Ontology Of Library And Information Science Theses Of The Central Universities In India, Syamili C Dr., Rekha Rv Dr.

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The study attempted to design the ontology of Library and Information Science theses of central universities of India to visualize the doctoral research output in Library Information Science. The study also attempts to develop the ontology using ‘Methontology’, which is an ontology engineering methodology to explore the method. This Ontology contains 247 concepts, 244 Individuals, 125 Object property assertions, 85 Data property assertions. The developed ontology was evaluated and made sure that it meets the information need of its users and it has been found that Ontology could answer the majority of the questions after evaluation. The evaluation results are …

A Study On The Implementation Of Institutional Repositories In The College Libraries Of Assam, Prafulla Kumar Mahanta

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The present study attempts to identify the present scenario of institutional repositories in the college libraries of Assam. For the purpose of collecting the primary data, a structured questionnaire was prepared for the respondents. The questionnaires were distributed to the targeted populations by personally or by e-mail and the same were received by personally or e-mail. The results of the study have showed that fifty-four colleges out of one hundred twenty-six surveyed college libraries have developed functional institutional repositories while twenty-three college libraries have started the process and forty-nine colleges don’t have an institutional repositories. The successful implementation of institutional …

Bibliometric Analysis Of The 200 Most Cited Articles On Antioxidant From 1976-2020, Ghouse Modin Nabeesab Mamdapur Mr., Neelesh Kumar Nema Dr., Baby Kumaranthara Chacko Dr., Jose Paul Dr.

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Antioxidant helps to reduce various disorders and control pathological conditions such as cancer, aging, cardiovascular disease, cataracts, immune system decline, and brain dysfunction etc. In this study, the top 200 highly cited articles (citations 327,657) with total 647 authors were retrieved from Elsevier’s Scopus database (105,440 hits) by the keyword “antioxidant” published across the worldwide for the timespan 1976-2020 years. The data were analysed through bibliometric indicators by using VOSviewer and biblioshiny tools to explore various parameters i.e. keywords co-occurrence, authors contribution, highly cited journals, affiliations/organization engaged and worldwide collaboration. In the year 2001 and 1996, maximum number of …

Recent Trends In Cloud Computing And Edge Computing, Sonali Deshpande, Nilima Kulkarni

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Background: This study aims to analyze the work done in domain of cloud computing and edge computing using artificial intelligence from 2015 to 2021. Recent research shows the bibliometric methods are useful for such kind of analysis. Thus in this paper analysis is carried out using the bibliometric methods.

Methods: different articles on edge computing and edge intelligence were retrieved using one of the most popular database- Scopus. The research articles are considered between 2015 to 2021. Scopus analyzer is used for getting some analysis results such as documents by year, source, country and so on. VOSviewer Version 1.6.16 is …

Investigating Users’ Experience About E-Shodhsindhu In Hunting The Relevant Information, Amit Kumar

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Abstract

Purpose – The paper intends to explore users’ opinion on use and practice of e-ShodhSindhu: Consortium for Higher Education e-Resources by the users’ i.e. library visitors in particular, of five member libraries of e-ShodhSindhu consortium namely Mizoram University (MZU); University of Delhi (DU); Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI); Central University of Haryana (CUH) and Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi (JNU).

Design/methodology/approach – To accomplish the objectives of the study, users’ survey was conducted with the help of well structure questionnaire among the library visitors of member libraries (e-ShodhSindhu consortium) under study. The population includes in the study comprised 428 respondents in …

Decades Of Advocacy: Towards Effective Utilization Of Open Educational Resources (Oer) In Universities In Nigeria: The Missing Link, Scholastica A.J. Chukwu Rev Sr Dr., Augonus N. Uhegbu

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This paper is a position article that explores the various ways that have been missing in the decades of advocacy for the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in universities in Nigeria. The paper examines both the global and Nigerian perspectives in the advocacy for the use of OER. It also explains exhaustively the concept of OER. The paper identifies institutional support, awareness of the existence of OER in the university communities, adequate bandwidth with sustained ICT capacities and facilities, sound policy framework and public-private partnership initiatives as measures that are missing in the chains of advocacy to popularize use …

Are Medical Students Information Literate? Investigation Of Skills Through A Cross Sectional Survey, Ihsan Basit, Syeda Hina Batool, Hafiz Nazeer Hussain, Imran Ghaffar Sulehri, Muhammad Fazal Khan

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Abstract

Introduction: Information literacy (IL) has great importance for medical students to make them capable of organizing and using critically accurate information from reliable sources. As the medical profession demands critical and lifelong learners due to its serious and sensitive nature, this study aims to examine the IL skills of undergraduate MBBS students of Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex (SZMC), Lahore, Pakistan. Methods: A contextual structured questionnaire, based on IL standards of Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) for higher education, was adapted to collect data. From total population of 466 enrolled students, through convenient sampling, 211 medical students …

Experiences Of Health Care Providers Using Information And Communications Technology For Maternal And Child Health Care In Selected Health Facilities In Nigeria, Obasola Ireti Obasola

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Reducing maternal and infant mortality in the sub-Sahara Africa, especially Nigeria remains a serious health challenge. Information and communication technology (ICT) interventions offer an effective approach to alleviating the health challenge, as well as improving health outcomes. To harness the value of ICT and facilitate its practicability for maternal and child health (MCH) care, it is important to explore the experiences of health care providers’ who are at the forefront of the Nigerian health system deploying ICT tools for MCH care.

Methods: The exploratory study design interviewed nine health care providers involved in ICT-based interventions for MCH in selected …

Learning Through Ict – Role Of Indian Higher Education Platforms During Pandemic, Mohana Krishna Irrinki Dr

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Pandemic situation and subsequent lockdown had forced the education system to make use of ICT tools as an alternative to continue studies. With the advent of technological advancement especially in terms of the usage of internet and web based technologies; the traditional classroom based education is posed with disruptive innovations in the way the education is delivered to the student community. The present study tries to analyze the situation in the higher education teaching due to the pandemic situation by evaluating the various pedagogies adopted along with their opportunities and respective challenges. Comparative analyses of the various methods, portals which …

A Citation Analysis Of Pakistan Library & Information Science Journal From 2004 And 2020, Ikram Ul Haq

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Aim: The citation analysis is one of the quality indicators of research publications. An attempt has been made in this study, to examine the impact of citations on the documents published in the Pakistan Library & Information Science Journal (PLISJ) from 2004 to 2020.

Research Methodology: A retrospective research method was applied on the bibliographic detail of documents published in PLISJ and indexed in Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) - EBSCO Host. The publication data of PLISJ consisted of 17 years from 2004 to 2020 was available on the website of EBSCO (http://web.b.ebscohost.com/). A total of …

Trend Of Research Visualization Of Sociology Of Education From 2001 To 2020: A Bibliometric Analysis, Dr. Hazir Ullah, Mr. Muhammad Shoaib

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This paper is designed to evaluate sociology of knowledge, sociology of education, educational sociology, sociology, and education using bibliometric analysis from 2001 to 2020. The main purpose is to consolidate the published scholarship on the sociology of education in the Web of Science indexed documents. There was a lack of measurable quantities on the subject. We used the bibliometric analysis and a total of 1698 published documents were found. The study findings showed that the topic of 'sociology of knowledge' was on top with a total number of 1698 publications, 1392 articles as a type of published documents, 1236 publications …

A Scientometric Portrait Of Daniel Funk: Publication Productivity, Collaboration Patterns, And Citation Analysis, Alireza Elahi, Sajad Gholampour, Geoff Dickson

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Scientometrics summarise and analyse the work of eminent researchers. In this paper, we analyse and to some extent celebrate, the infuence of Dan Funk on sport marketing and sport consumer behaviour scholarship. We summarise 1) the scientific indicators of his contribution; 2) research themes; 3) co-authorship patterns (i.e. key collaborators, country, university affiliation, author group size) 4) journals that have published his research; 5) his ideational influencers and influencees. This scientometric profile depicts a 20-year publishing career, the pursuit of complementary research themes, a large number of co-authors and a relatively small number of high-value collaborators, and a willingness to …

Information Communication Technology Usage In Limpopo Public Libraries, Itumeleng Aaron Khanya

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Background: Most libraries are still rendering services without incorporation of ICT facilities.

Aim: This study sought to examine usage of Information Communication Technology in Limpopo public libraries.

Method: The study adopted quantitative research approach, and data was collected through questionnaires comprising of open and closed ended questions.

Results: Majority of public libraries in Limpopo are not ICT equipped, however, those that are ICT equipped do render digitalised service. Challenges found pertaining lack of ICT systems in public libraries were: lack of funds; outdated technology; untrained staff and low staff morale. Libraries should source funds from Department of Sports, Arts and …

Discourse On Digital Government And Regulation: A Bibliometric Analysis, Prakoso Bhairawa Putera, Amelya Gustina

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This study aims to discuss digital government and regulation, analyzed through the bibliometric approach with the Scopus database for the last 20 years and visualized through the VOSviewer software version 1.6.16. The results indicate that the topic of e-government has become essentially prominent and has been the most discussed in the past two decades. Approximately 41.1% of digital government and regulation articles are classified under the subject area of 'Computer Science', continued by Social Sciences (18.3%), and Business, Management and Accounting (10.2%), with the majority of being 'All Open Access' (46%). The trend of publication in this field includes the …

Research Output Of The Library Quarterly: A Bibliometric Analysis During 2010-2019, Muhammad Naveed, Nusrat Ali, Sanila Aslam, Nadeem Siddique

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The Library Quarterly (LQ) is an academic journal that covers various fields of education including library science. It is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal, serving from 1931 with quarterly frequency. LQ publishes various document types’ cutting-edge articles, book reviews, editorial material, biographical items, and reviews. This analysis is meant to find out the present status of exploration on LQ publications. The interest in this field can be drawn from an expanding number of academic works here but lack of research in this timespan is the reason for this analysis. The main objective of this research was to explore the documents published …

Bats Are The Only Flying Mammal: A Scientometric Analysis, Sivasekaran K, Sivankalai S Dr., Prabakar Stanleay Dr.

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Objectives: The paper explores five years of global research publications output on ‘Bats’. The research study includes retrievement of various types of publication, authorship pattern; most cited authors with their respective countries and Hirsch index, highly cited publications with total citations and author’s contribution, productivity and blow of leading institutions, identification of major participating countries contribution on bats and separated by continents Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Australia.

Methods: The requisite data retrieved from a renowned bibliographic database “Web of Science” published by Clarivate Analytics from 2016 to 2020 by means of searching the keyword ‘bats’, which …

Bibliometric Analysis And Research Trends Of A Journal: Magazine Of Civil Engineering, Daniel Aristizabal, Angy Juliet Lara, Valentina Payares, Alejandro Alzate

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Magazine of Civil Engineering (MCE) is an open access scientific journal in the field of civil engineering and construction. Motivated by its more than a thousand articles published since 2008, this study aims to develop a bibliometric analysis based on the historical consolidation of publications and subject areas to identify research trends, authors, countries, and institutions with more publications. For this purpose, the Scopus database and the journal's homepage were consulted to identify the number of published issues and articles and other bibliometric indicators of interest, using open-source tools such as Bibliometrix and VOSviewer. The mapping of the scientific production …

A Bibliometric Survey On Antipodal Vivaldi Antenna, Sumit Kumar, Amruta S. Dixit

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In this paper bibliometric survey is presented on Antipodal Vivaldi Antenna. The Antipodal Vivaldi Antenna is a broad band and has symmetric E plane and H plane. It has been used extensively in radars, wireless communication and dual polarization applications. The antipodal Vivaldi antenna has significant researches in biomedical imaging, optical lens, Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) System, detecting cancer, 5G communications etc. The bibliometric analysis is done for the reason to understand the reach of antipodal Vivaldi antenna and performance enhancement analysis worldwide. The Scopus and web of science are used for accomplishing this survey. The study focuses on 449 documents …

Students’ Perception About Their Master’S Program In Information Management, Khadija Sehar, Amara Malik

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The aim of the paper is to explore the student’s perceptions about the reasons of joining the Master’s degree program in Information Management (MIM). It also seeks their insights regarding the quality of academic and professional aspects of the program along with the recommendations for further improvements. The quantitative research design, based on a self-administered survey was employed. The population of the study was consisted of MIM students from sessions (2018-2020 & 2019-2021) at the Institute of Information Management, University of Punjab. The questionnaire was designed using Google Form and distributed online through WhatsApp and Facebook groups among all 113 …

Challenges Encountered By Academic Library Staff Regarding The Processing Of Requested Information Resources, Tinyiko Vivian Dube

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This article explores the challenges encountered by academic library staff regarding the handling or processing of online requests from library clients. The researcher outlined the challenges identified by the respondents and provided suitable recommendations. This study employed a quantitative approach that enabled the researcher to generalise the findings. Data was intended to be collected from 39 library staff, but 27 responded. The questionnaire that comprised of closed and open-ended questions was used as an instrument of data collection. The findings revealed that most of the academic libraries had challenges with information technology tools that are used to process online requests …

Effects Of An Enriched Library Strategy On Teaching Mathematics Enhancing The B.Ed. Trainees ’Achievement In Mathematics, S Anbalagan

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Highly Cited Works In Animal Clinical Trials: A Scientometric Mapping Of Research Publications, Surulinathi Muthuraj, Srinivasaragavan S, Nandhini T, Jayasuriya T

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This paper analyses the 2555 publications with more than 100 citations indexed in Web of Science under research in Animal Clinical Trials. These publications have been received 556159 Citations, written by 13280 authors from 2833 institutes across the world. The most productive countries are: USA is the leading country with 1442 (56.4%), UK with 304 (11.9%), Germany 209 (8.2%), Canada 179(7%), Australia (130), Italy (132), Netherlands (116). It is noted that 13 Countries registered more than 10000 Citations, 23 with more than 5000 Citations, 38 Countries with more than 1000 Citations. The most cited Institutions are: Harvard University is leading …

The Use Of Smart Phones For Information Seeking By Undergraduate Students In Nigerian Specialized University, Atanda S. Sambo, Akanbi Mohammed Lawal, Kikiri Helen

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This study aims at establishing the use of smart phones for information seeking by undergraduate students in a Nigerian Specialized University. A descriptive survey design was adopted. Five objectives and five research questions were formulated to guide the study. A stratified random sampling technique was used to select one thousand four hundred and three (1,403) respondents across the two colleges for the study whereas 84% were retrieved. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistical tools such as frequency, percentage and means. The outcome of the study revealed that apple iOS topped the highest types of smart phone used …

Knowledge, Beliefs And Practices Of The Covid-19 Pandemic Among Nigerians, Kennedy Arebamen Eiriemiokhale Phd, Oluwole Akanmu Odunola Phd, Adetoun Omolola Idowu Prof.

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Nigeria has adopted unprecedented measures to control the rapid spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Citizens’ adherence to control measures is affected by their knowledge, beliefs, and Practices towards COVID-19. This study investigated the knowledge, beliefs and practices of the Covid-19 pandemic among Nigerians. The study adopted a cross-sectional web-based survey. The population of the study comprised Nigeria population of 200,000000 and a sample of 384 was drawn from the population. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics at 0.05 level of significance. The results of the study revealed that the respondents’ knowledge of the pandemic …

Metamaterials In 5g Antenna Designs: A Bibliometric Survey, Hema D. Raut, Laxmikant K. Shevada, Rajeshwari R. Malekar, Amruta S. Dixit, Sumit Kumar

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The demand of high gain and wideband compact antenna designs are gaining importance to fulfil the need of 5G communication systems. This has opened the doors for the researchers to explore 5G antennas incorporating metamaterials as they can meet the requirement of high gain and wideband compact antennas. Overview of various metamaterial-based antenna designs including Electromagnetic Band Gap (EBG), artificial Magnetic Conductor (AMC), Frequency Selective Surface (FSS) and Partially Reflective Surface (PRS) are discussed in the paper. The paper primarily focuses on bibliometric survey of various types of 5G metamaterial antennas in terms of number of documents published, leading universities …

Performance Of Vikram Sarabhai Library, Iim Ahmedabad At The Covid-19 Pandemic Period: An Analytical Study, Balasubrahmanyan R Library Trainee, Vikram Sarabhai Library, Anand Kumar Singh Library Trainee, Vikram Sarabhai Library

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By November of 2019 Covid-19 first emerged in China. After a few months by January 2020, Kerala reported India’s first Covid-19 case. Within a few weeks from all corners of the country, it started to report positive cases Central Government announced a complete lockdown in the country from March 25, 2020. The majority of the migrant workers and other state students are trapped in lockdown. In the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad(IIMA) also the situation was the same, but the Vikram Sarabhai Library(VSL) of IIMA extended its services for the trapped users inside the campus physically and for others physically …

The Use Of Structuralism And Poststructuralism In Library And Information Science, Amjid Khan, Muhammad Arshad, Pervaiz Ahmad

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The paper aims to explore the fundamental concepts of structuralism and post-structuralism as philosophical approaches, literary differences between structuralism and post-structuralism, and the implication of these two approaches in Library and Information Science (LIS). Several published literature was consulted to achieve the study objectives. It was found that structuralism and post-structuralism have a significant impact on the functioning of modern libraries and, therefore, their importance should be given consideration. Structuralism and post-structuralism as philosophical approaches provide insights into research and development in LIS. The study gives numerous recommendations for LIS professionals to adopt these two philosophical approaches in modern library …

Curriculum Framework Of Library And Information Science Education In The United States, The United Kingdom And India, Shahwar Fatima Amu, Mehtab Alam Ansari Amu

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In the present study researchers have made an analysis of the courses offered by the Schools of Library and Information Science in the United States. An effort is also made to compare the curriculum of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Syracuse University and University of Washington is compared with that of American Library Association’s (ALA) Core Competencies. Most of the core courses recommended by ALA were covered in the courses of the curriculum followed at the library and information schools. Furthermore, the comparison of the core curriculum is made with the curriculum recommended by the American Library …