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Usefulness Of Library And Information Services At The Higher Education Level: A Study Of Deemed To Be University Libraries In Andhra Pradesh, Kona Ramakrishna, Rudraksha Gowridevi, Chagari Sasikala

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Study examined usefulness of library and Information Services in Deemed to be University libraries in Andhra Pradesh. In this study the questionnaires were circulated among 1164 library users (nearly 20% of the Universe) (faculty members, research scholars and postgraduate students) out of whom 1030 responses were received representing 88 percent of the total sample to whom the questionnaire was distributed. It is evident from the analysis that majority of users opinioned book lending service as effective. Among those who considered the facility as very effective and effective the percentage of users from GITAM is more compared to others. Furthers …

Library Users Opinion About Library Professional Staff Help To Users In University Libraries: A Study, Kona Ramakrishna, Rudraksha Gowridevi, Chagari Sasikala

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library users opinion about library professional staff help to users in university library: a study in deemed to be university libraries, Andhra Pradesh, India. In this study distributed 1164 questionnaires to library users and received 1030 responses, the response rate is 88%. The study revealed that the response rate among the faculty fluctuated between 71 and 100, among the research scholars it ranged between 68 and 91 percent and among Post Graduate students it varied between 84 and 95 percent. It is clearly evident from the responses of users that majority of them visited the library for borrowing library books. …

An Institutional Collaboration And Application Of Lotka’S Law To The Research Output Of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Vishal Dattatray Bapte, Mohan R. Kherde

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The article presents a scientometric picture of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University. The analysis was carried out on the data extracted in the form of 1908 records extracted from Web of Science during 2001-2019. However for testing of Lotka’s law all the records i.e. 4212 available 1989 were used. An annual growth is highlighted in the study period. The article draws attention to annual growth of publication output, co-authorship network, distribution of publication output on the basis of various subject categories, leading collaborative institutes and countries. Further, the co-authorship network and co-occurrence of keyword analysis have been depicted through VOS-viewer.

Use Of Mobile Phones In Scholarly Publications: A Review Of The Emerging Behaviour Of The 21st Century Scholars, Sudhier K G Pillai Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Scholars engage in intellectual enquiries which is why they are considered to be the cornerstones of any research geared towards solving societal problems or testing phenomena. This makes their research outputs needed to be readily available for public consumption. For quite long, scholars are rated based on the number of scholarly contributions they make. While mobile phone has diffused, adopted and used as part of our everyday life, researchers neglected the dimensions of attitudes of scholars for adopting and use of mobile phone technology in the course of their scholarly communication. The components of attitudes of scholars for adopting and …

Perspectives Of Students Of National Open University Of Nigeria (Noun) Towards Cbt And Pen On Paper Examination In Three Selected Centres In Nigeria., Isau Adewole Adegun Mr, John Olugbenga Akinola Mr, Samuel Olusegun Adepoju Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This research paper investigates the perspectives of students’ of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) towards computer and pen-on-paper examination. Questionnaires were used to generate data. The data collected targeted students of three selected Study Centre .300 questionnaires which consist of 200-400 level of students of the three selected study Centre were administered .Response rate of 240 out of 300 representing 80% of the total questionnaires obtained for data analysis. The result showed that a significant percentage of the respondents were either doing good or fairly good academically. The students’ performances measured in each question type. When comparing students’ familiarity …

Study On Image Seeking Behaviour Of Iranian Architects At Shahid Beheshti University, Amir Reza Asnafi, Mohsen Hajizeinolabedini, Faezeh Ahmadipour

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Access to the required information in all available scientific disciplines is one of the most important factors in the survival of that field. In the architecture field, the type of information format differs from other disciplines. In this field, images are important for performing architectural activities as well as training. The purpose of this study was to identify the behavior of image in the architecture of Shahid Beheshti University. Therefore, by reviewing related retrieval texts, information behavior, image retrieval, and architecture, the discovery of the importance of the image in this field and the features of image retrieval and image …

Bibliometric Analysis Of Indian Contribution In The Research Literature On Artificial Intelligence: A Study, Dr. Kumaran Marimuthu, Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan

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The present research paper pertains to the bibliometric analysis of literature on Artificial Intelligence during the year 1986-2015. The main objectives of the research work are to explore the academic research/review publication contributed by the Scientists and Subject experts from the Engineering background. The data/information used in this study has been proclaimed from the online database “Scopus”. The following terms were used as keywords to retrieve the data from the “Scopus” are (TITLE-ABS-KEY-AUTH (artificial intelligence) AND PUBYEAR > 1985 AND PUBYEAR < 2015 AND (LIMIT-TO (SUBJAREA,"ENGI”))). The study has revealed and discussed on the major parameters of yearly publication, citation pattern, a bibliographic form of publication, highly contributed authors, top-ranking authors, etc. The foremost results of our study have found that during the study period 2676 research publications were contributed by the Indian authors in the Engineering discipline.

"Awareness And Access To Mobile Applications In An Academic Library", Sk Abdul Gaffar, Dr.S. Kishore Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Smartphones and Mobile applications are considered as one of the dominant communication tools in every walk of life whether it is for general or professional communication in education domain. The smartphone of different kinds with powerful features through applications is available in the market; which can also be used in an academic library to promote library activities and services for the benefit of fraternity and research output. To enable such services, mobile applications related to library play a vital role in disseminating information to the users over smartphones. The purpose of this study is to find out the awareness, access, …

Fan Fiction And Readers Advisory, Sarah Donnelly

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In this article, the history of Fan Fiction is discussed, its place in the library is explained, and the roles of Readers Advisory clarified.

Level Of Job Performance Of Library Professionals In University Libraries In Varanasi Based On The Gender And Work Experience, Neha Verma, Kunwar Singh Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this present study was to determine the level of personal characteristics of library professionals on their job performance in four University libraries in Varanasi. The personal characteristics consists of gender and work experience. In this study, the survey research design was adopted to investigate the level of these variables on the job performance of a sample of library professionals from the four university library in Varanasi. The questionnaire was used for data collection. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the collected data for this study. The results revealed that most of the library and information professionals have …

Alternative Education In The Global Era: Study Of Alternative Models Of Islamic Education In Tazkia International Islamic Boarding School Malang, Wildana Wargadinata, Wahidmurni Wahidmurni, Abdussakir Abdussakir, Esa Nur Wahyuni, Iffat Maimunah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper aims to describe the model of Islamic education in Tazkia International Islamic Boarding School (IIBS) Malang which is applied in the global era and the factors that influenced the success of this institution. The authors used a descriptive qualitative research method. The results showed that the Islamic education model of Tazkia IIBS Malang had organized a well-structured education program. This can be seen in the vision and mission manifested in several excellent programs, such as; al-Qur'an teaching with an al-Muyassar method, the international curriculum is guided by the Cambridge and al-Azhar Egypt curriculum, enrichment and extension programs as …

Mapping Of Major Ict Initiatives In School Education Of India: An Overview, Navneet Kumar Sharma, Aditya Tripathi

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The shifting of teacher-centric education system (primitive) to student-centered education system (modern) invites many changes that are directly or indirectly affects the scenario of education worldwide. In India, lots of changes have been made in school education system as far as ICT tools and techniques are concerned. Many applications and devices have been designed and produced to fulfil the needs of not only teachers and students but also parents and other stakeholders for the betterment of the society as a whole. The ICT initiatives taken by Government of India are effective in disseminating information to its clientele. This paper presents …

Attitude Of Librarians Towards The Use Of Information And Communication Technologies In Selected Academic Libraries In Kwara State, Hajarat Abubakar,, Grace Babafemi, Bilqees Jumai Nallah, Francis Olusanjo Oyeyemi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT This study examined librarians’ attitude towards the use of ICT in selected academic libraries in Kwara State. Descriptive survey research design was adopted. The population of the study consist of all the librarians in University of Ilorin, Kwara State University and Al-hikma University which gives a total number of 51 librarians. A structured questionnaire was developed to elicit information from the 51 librarians from the selected academic libraries in Kwara State, out of which 49 copies of the questionnaire were completely filled and return. The data collected were analyzed with the use of frequency counts, percentages and PPMC. The …

Demographic Variables And Academic Discipline As Determinants Of Undergraduates’ Use Of Electronic Library Resources In Federal Universities In South-West, Nigeria, Adefunke Sarah Ebijuwa, Iyabo Mabawonku Professor

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Undergraduates use electronic library resources for academic activities because it offers access to relevant and current information from different subject areas. Literature review indicated that undergraduates’ use of electronic library resources is low in Nigeria owing to a number of factors that are largely attributed to user’s attitude, computer literacy and information retrieval skills, but, little attention was given to factors such as demographic variables and academic discipline. This study, therefore, examined demographic variables (age, gender) and academic discipline as determinants of undergraduates’ use of electronic library resources in in federal universities in South-west, Nigeria. The descriptive survey research design …

Model Of Communication Planning For Contingency Plan Of Disaster Risk Management Of Mount Sinabung Eruption, Puji Lestari, Eko Teguh Paripurno, Sari Bahagiarti Kusumayudha, Arif Rianto Budi Nugroho

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This study aims to find communication model of contingency plan for disaster risk management of Sinabung volcano eruption, in North Sumatera. The object of the research is communication and coordination across the government, non-government organization, and community. This study used planning theory, the concept of communication planning, and types of disaster management plan. Descriptive qualitative is used as the method. Data collection was obtained from Focus Group Discussion (FGD), in-depth interviews, observation, and study documentation. An analysis was conducted qualitatively on the program and competence actors. The results found the communication model of disaster risk management through documents of contingency …

Internalization Of Multicultural Values In Learning Islamic Education, Triyo Supriyatno, Ubabuddin Ubabuddin

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Education in Indonesia is still reaping problems, including the loss of morality and character that engages students in respecting differences. As a pluralistic nation, respect for diversity is very important to maintain unity and peace. Internalization of multicultural values is carried out as an effort to introduce cultural diversity and appreciate the differences within it. Because the difference is a necessity that must be accepted by anyone. This study aims to determine the multicultural values contained in Islamic religious education learning and planting methods that have been carried out in Learning Islamic Education. The results showed that: 1) multicultural values …

Attitude And Perception Of Kabale National Teachers College Students’ Towards Use Of Library Materials, Edwin Achugbue

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigated utilization and attitude of Kabale national teachers college students towards use of library materials. The survey research design was used in the study. The population is 200 registered users randomly sampled. The questionnaire was used to collect data, 200 copies of the questionnaire were distributed, 196 were returned, while 184 were found suitable for analysis. The data were analyzed using frequency and statistical mean (x) to answer the research questions with a criterion mean of 2.50. The hypothesis was tested using Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) at 0.05 level of significance. The study found that attitude of …

Research On E-Resources In India: A Scientometric Assessment Of Publications Output On The Basis Of Scoupus Database During 1993-2018, Sunil Kumar Yadav, Manoj Kumar Verma, S N. Singh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper is a scientometric study focus on the publications on the title of e-resources based on Scopus database during the period of 1993-2018. A total 167 research articles were published on the title e-resources during the study period. The maximum numbers of publications 24 were published in 2013 followed by 21 in the year 2012. A fluctuation was found in annual growth rate during the period of study. The highest AGR is in the year 2009 with 800. The most prolific author was Bhardwaj, R.K. contributing 6 publications, followed by Bhat, N.A. and Tripathi, M. scored second rank in …

Librarian Perception On The Influence Of Social Networking On The Behaviour Of Secondary School Students In Benue State, Beetseh Kwaghga, Tor-Akwer Helen Famaren

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This study was designed to examine librarian perception on the Influence of Social Networking on the Behaviour of Secondary School Students in Benue State. The research design is descriptive survey. The Population of the study includes all the students in some selected secondary schools in the three LGAs of Benue state that were randomly selected. The population of students in some selected secondary schools in Logo L.G. A is 10,000, while the population of students in some selected secondary schools in Gboko LG.A. is 15,000 and the population of students in some selected secondary schools in Otokpo LG.A. 8,000 making …

Research Performance In The Field Of Big Data In India: A Scientometric Analysis Based On Scopus Database, Dr.Suchetan Kumar, Md Safiqur Rahaman

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Abstract: The present study has been carried out to find out the research performance in the field of big data in India during 2010-2019 as indexed in the Scopus database. A total 7502 research publication has been found in the Scopus during the 10 years period of 2010-2019 and were downloaded for analyze with the help of Microsoft excel and vosviewer. The study also provide comparative performance of different Scientometric parameters including total research productivity, yearly research output, authorship pattern, International collaboration, Institution wise collaboration, Degree of collaboration, RGR & DT, Source wise research publication, Subject wise publication, and most …

Designing Geographic Map Enabled Search Interface In Koha Opac, Sukumar Mandal

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Geographic map is an inevitable and indispensible in the geographic environment. It consists of lot of features in global environment. This concept is being applied in bibliographic search environment. Koha is a popular open source software in integrated library management and retrieval system. It is based on LAMP archietecture in open source environment. Generally Koha gives the bibliographic search facilities of different facets such as author, title, subject, and other related areas. But this paper has discussed the map based search facilities in Koha OPAC in geographic search environment. Users can easily be idientified the documents relating to different countries …

Article Level Metrics Of Plos: A Case Study Of Top Five Nirf-2017 Institutes In Engineering, Ramani Ranjan Sahu Librarian Grade -Iii, Lambodara Parabhoi Professional Assistant

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Altmetrics can be used for research evaluation of an original publication as well as the organization level. Several studies have documented on Altmetrics. However, there are very few studies conducted on an organizational level. This paper set out to examine how the papers published by the top five NIRF-2017 institutes were shared, saved, views on different social media platforms. This study used PLOS Altmetrics data to identify article-level metrics (ALM) of theses 5 institutes. A total of 208 documents retrieved from the PLOS database. Results showed that IIT Delhi contributed the highest 54 documents between 2008 and 2017. Similarly, the …

The Management Of Health Records Libraries Through The Lens Of Ranganathan’S Theory, Jacob Kehinde Opele Dr, Michael Segun Omole Dr., Tajudeen Temitayo Adebayo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A good health records management requires adequate attention to its preservation and conservation for the benefits of the patients, care providers and the hospital. This paper takes a look at the relevance of the five laws of library and information science in the management of health records library. The paper differentiated between a record and a health records. The paper highlighted the internal structure of a health record library and how Ranganathan’s five laws of librarianship can be applied in the management of a health records library. The paper concluded that the five laws in the context of health …

Role Of Stakeholder Communication In Sustainability Of Indonesia's Conservation Area, Indriyati Kamil, Oekan Abdullah, Herlina Agustin, Iriana Bakti

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Indonesia's environmental policy in the conservation area is carried out by establishing the nature reserve as the highest conservation area in addition to wildlife reserves. The high level of damage in the nature reserve area requires collaboration integrated multi-party. Therefore, preservation activities of nature reserves require stakeholder involvement and multi-stakeholder communication in conservation area management. This study aims to: 1) identify the roles and relationships of stakeholders in preserving the nature reserve area 2) formulating a communication model suitable for conservation of the nature reserve. The research method uses survey methods with qualitative and quantitative descriptive approaches obtained from secondary …

Scientific Productivity Of Cryogenic Research During 2014-2018:A Scientometric Study, Balaji Maddisetty

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study attempts the analysis of research output of the cryogenic during 2014-2018. The data extracted from Web of Science and analyzed and tabulated. The study analyses the author patterns, language, year, journal, continent wise distributions. This paper analyzed 8073 papers in cryogenic research output of which is 2018 topmost publication year and IEEE Transaction on Applied Superconductivity ranked first with 1104 Citations, Articles are preferred source of publications and English language got top position; Continent wise Europe occupied top position, degree of collaborations is 0.96 during the study.

Resources Availability Impacts On Reading Habit And Literacy Attitude Of College Students In Tirunelveli District Central Library, Dr.P.Balasubramanian Subramanian Bala Subramanian, M Mohammed Yasir Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The focus of the present study is to analyse the reading habit and literacy attitude of the college students who use the Tirunelveli district central library. The present study tries analyse how the reading habits has an impact upon the literacy attitude of the college students who use the library. In order to analyse the impact of the library, the resources, facilities, infrastructures and staff service of the library has been taken as a factor and how they impact the reading habit and library usage of the respondents has been analysed and how does it positively impact the literacy attitude …

Control Mechanism Of Deviant Behaviour Among Library Users: A Study Of Government Owned Universities In Delta State, Nigeria, Ufuoma Eruvwe, Okotie Anita Enite

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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This study was carried out to assess the deviant behaviours of library users and potential strategies for the control of these behaviours. The study covers Delta State University, Abraka and Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study with a population of 1216 library users which comprises both staff and students. 365 respondents were selected via the random sampling technique which is 30% of the total population. Four research questions were posed to guide the study. The instrument adopted for data collection was a structured questionnaire. Out of the 365 questionnaires …

Digital Library Challenges And Opportunities: An Overview, Vipan Kumar Sharma, Suresh Kumar Chauhan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Libraries have been long been endless sources of information for users. The face of libraries is changing as content is moving toward a digital platform and internet access is becoming more of human necessity than a privilege, which got influenced by technology. New technology has given rise to a new concept of modernization of academic libraries using digital technology and now going to become a part of daily work culture of under-developed the scenario. This paper also examines some of these challenges and opportunities in context to academic libraries. Digital library is an innovative technology to develop the learning and …

Manning Of Academic Law Libraries By Lawyers: Imperative For Best Legal Information Delivery In Nigerian Academic Law Libraries, Olubunmi Owoeye, Olubunmi Idowu Owoeye Mrs.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Academic Law Libraries are special libraries with special collections for a specialised field or discipline established to serve specific professionals and researchers who are law students, law lecturers, legal researchers, and other faculty members. Law Library is the nexus and the heart of any faculty of law; it is pivotal upon which legal education is built. Consequently, the two statutory regulatory bodies responsible for legal education in Nigeria: the National Universities Commission and the Nigerian Council of Legal Education respectively, place a high premium on Law Library building, equipment, facilities, availability of current and adequate information resources as well …

Tarawangsa As A Traditional Communication Media In The Information Dissemination Based On Local Wisdom, Suwandi Sumartias, Andi Alimuddin, Priyo Subekti, Iriana Bakti, Aat Ruchiat Nugraha, Susie Perbawasari, Rosnandar Romli

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

One of the local wisdom that characterizes the Rancakalong Sumedang community, is the art of Tarawangsa, which is in the form of music that accompanies the Ngalaksa Traditional Ceremony and Farm Tradition Culture. The interaction which occurs when the Ngalaksa Traditional Ceremony takes place is one of the communication spaces for residents in exchanging information, strengthening friendship and ritual communication infrastructure in honor of Dewi Pohaci as the Padi goddess. As a traditional communication media, Tarawangsa art is one of the local wisdom of the community in spreading information about cultural noble values, and spiritual appreciation of food, in this …