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Assessment Of Cervical Cancer Health Literacy Among Female Secondary School Teachers In Anambra State. Nigeria., Ejeagwu Nwafor-Orizu, Obiageli Fidelia Emelumadu Prof, Achunam Simeon Nwabueze Dr

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Abstract

Background: cervical cancer health information equips women with basic knowledge that enables them to take informed decisions to prevent and control infection. Cervical cancer awareness will help curtail the raising trend of cervical cancer disease among Nigerian women.

Purpose: the research was carried out to assess the cervical cancer literacy level of female secondary school teachers in Anambra State, Nigeria.

Design: it is a descriptive survey of 3,031 female secondary school teachers.

Findings: the research outcome shows that the respondent’s cervical cancer health literacy level is low. This is in terms of their knowledge and awareness of the risk …

Evaluation Of Students’ Perceptions Of Library Service Quality Using Libqual Model: The Case Study In Hospitality Institute In India, Jyothi Mallya, Valsaraj Payini

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the hospitality students’ perception of library service quality provided by the institute using a well-known measurement model LibQUAL. A structured questionnaire with 22 items on three dimensions of LibQUAL was distributed to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) students using Google forms. The mean differences between the UG and PG were analyzed using independent sample t-test. The findings suggest that there is a significant difference in the mean perception of undergraduate and postgraduate students about the library services provided by the institute. This study provides practical insight to library managers about the perception …

Effect Of Teamwork On Health Records Management Practices In Local Government Areas Of Osun State, Nigeria, Segun Michael Omole Dr, Tajudeen Temitayo Adebayo Dr.

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The study reported the influence of teamwork on health records management practices in local government areas of Osun State, Nigeria, with a view to contributing to finding solutions to problems associated with teamwork in relation to health records management practices in local government areas.

Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was three hundred and six (306) medical and health officers in the 30 local government areas of Osun State. Total enumeration technique was used to cover all the 306 health care professionals in the 30 local government areas. A validated questionnaire was the …

Status Of Children In Care Homes In Odisha A Socio-Legal Analysis, Annapurna Pattnaik, Navaneeta Rath Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Children are the future of every country. They are presumed to be the backbone of every country. They have to enjoy their rights and should not be neglected and should not be suffered from the cruel and heartless society. Children happen to be the potential human resource of a country.so, providing an enabling environment to the children is the priority area in all national agenda. Children constitute the supreme assets of all the countries. The main motto of the country is to develop the national human resources. The population of children in India are more in number than the world. …

Right To Privacy And Surveillance In The Library Services, Perumal Ramasamy

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Right to privacy is necessary for the users to inquire, access, read and discuss the information in the library. The information available in the digital format via network. When the users search information from the net, the personal data of the users accessed by the internet provider. Whenever personal data accessed or provided to third parties, the users are surveilled by the third party. The user’s privacy includes freedom of expression. The surveillance acts both, positively and negatively. The student get safety from the unknown person against loss of materials and any problem at the time of using library, at …

Authorship Pattern And Collaborative Research In Astrophysics, Hitendra Patil

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The study presents the trends in authorship pattern and authors collaborative research in Astrophysics with a sample of 411 articles during the period 2008-2017. The study found single author has contributed 133 with (32.3 %), Multi authored articles are dominant i.e. 278 (67.6 %). The mean value for the overall degree of collaboration for the 2008-2017 is found to be 0.67, the collaboration index increased from 5.18 in 2008 to 8.22 in 2017 with an average of 4.00. The collaborative co-efficient for the year 2008 is 0.51 which increased gradually to 0.54 in 2017 with an average of 0.49. The …

User Perception Of Library Services In Public Libraries In Western Tamilnadu With Special Reference To Salem District: A Case Study, N Sundareswaran

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Public libraries are always called ‘People’s University’ as it provides education to all and to improve Information literacy, empowerment, and cultural heritage. Public libraries facilitate a variety of services to the user community. This study has made an attempt to investigate the current trends of user perception in terms of library services and availability of resources in public libraries in western Tamilnadu particularly in District Central Public Library at Salem. This study tried to focus to evaluate regarding the gender and age wise distribution, Marital status and Educational qualifications, Occupation wise distribution, and Membership status, Residence wise distribution, Availability of …

Repositioning Of Libraries Services Toward National Integration And National Development In Nigeria, Komolafe Ranmilowo Saidat, Oyeyemi Francis Olusanjo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

National integration and national development are the important tools for the growth and existence of the nation. This cannot be possible without reliable and adequate information resources and services. One of the social institutions that responsible for the delivery of information resources and services are libraries. From the literature reviewed, the study showed that for library to easily achieve these goals, they need to tailored their collection and services toward Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which will help them to easily achieve these goals. The study also suggest different ways by which library could reposition their services to contribute to …

Analysis Of Entrepreneurship Courses Of Library And Information Science Schools In South-East Geo-Political Zone Of Nigeria, Ngozi Maria Nwaohiri, Scholastica A.J Chukwu, Nneka C. Agim

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The study carried out an analysis of entrepreneurship courses of library and information science education in South-East Geo-political zone of Nigeria, the LIS schools in South-East Nigeria where LIS entrepreneurship courses are available and taught. These LIS business related courses are intended to equip LIS students with the necessary skills to be job and wealth creators upon graduation. The population comprised of 300 and 400 level students of library and information science students from five LIS schools in South-East Nigeria and a total of 1041 copies of questionnaire were distributes with a return rate of 735. Data collected were analysed …

Journal Of Clinical Biochemistry And Nutrition: A Bibliometric Analysis, Mr. T. Thangamani, Dr. M. Palaniappan, Mr. R. Vijayakumar

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Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition is a bi-monthly journal, currently published from Japan by the Society for free Radical Research. It publishes six issues in a year. The study examines the article published in the Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition from 2007 to 2017. This paper aimed to assess growth pattern of research output, authorship pattern, degree of collaboration, ranking of authors based on productivity and h-index, most cited references, type of items produced, keyword wise distribution, most productive countries and most productive institutions, distributions of research output and also estimate the future growth of publications using straight …

Scholarly Communication Trends In Environmental Sciences Documented In Worldcat, Asifa Ali, Afreen Niyaz

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WorldCat which is an online library catalog, the collections of libraries in our scholarly community and thousands more around the globe.With the help of WorldCat, one can get access to various research articles as well as digital items that can be directly viewed or even downloaded for later use. The present study explores the accessibility and availability of the collection in the stream of Environmental Science indexed by WorldCat. The data collected from the WorldCat database pertaining to the field of Environmental Science, in the month of May, 2019 and was then analyzed using the quantitative techniques. The results showed …

Awareness And Perception About E-Resources Among Faculty Members In Selected Self-Financing Arts And Science Colleges Of Chennai – A Study, M Thamaraiselvi, S Lakshmi Dr, M Manthiramoorthi

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The present study analyses the awareness and perception about e-resources among faculty members in selected self-financing arts and science colleges of Chennai. The major objectives of the study are to analyze the purpose, level of awareness, perception, and satisfaction towards the use of e-resources. Data was collected from designation wise faculty members like professor, associate professor, and assistant professor. The findings of the study reveals that the majority of the respondents were aware about the e-resources, and it also found that the majority (31.95%)of the respondents are using e-resources for teaching, and preparing study materials for the students, and only …

Scientometric Mapping Of Research Output Of Nirf First Ranked Institute Of India: Iisc, Bangalore, Satish Kumar, Senthilkumar R.

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The study is aimed to investigate the scientific research productivity of India’s NIRF first ranked higher academic & research institute, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore for a period of 05 years during 2014-2018. A total of 12,130 research papers were retrieved as SCIE publication from WoS bibliographical database and analyzed. The study is focused to find out the year wise institutional contribution in research, compound annual growth rate, areas of interest, collaborating institutions and countries, mode of publications, research funding agencies, prolific journals, prolific authors, authorship pattern, degree of collaborations etc. Different scientometric tools and techniques were used to …

User’S Satisfaction With Library Resources And Services In Polytechnic College Libraries In Coimbatore District, Arumugam J, Balasubramani R, Pratheepan T

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This present study is an investigation of user’s satisfaction with library resources and services in polytechnic college libraries in Coimbatore district. A survey research method was adopted to address the research questions. 150 questionnaires were distributed among final year graduate students, postgraduate students, research scholars and faculty members of polytechnic college libraries to collect relevant data regarding their satisfaction. 130 filled -in questionnaires were received and analyzed. On the basis of finding, some suggestions have included in this study to increase user’s satisfaction from libraries.

The Awareness And Understanding Of Sustainability By The Academic Library Administrators: A Micro Level Investigation In Kolkata, India, Ashes Datta, Dr. Sabuj Kumar Chaudhuri

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study tried to investigate the awareness and understanding of sustainability by the academic library administrators in Kolkata, India. For that, the study followed descriptive research design using survey method. A study population of sixteen library administrators across five universities of Kolkata participated in this study. A structured questionnaire was designed as a survey instrument consisting of mainly five sections; viz. 1. Awareness on overall Sustainability and its library related issues. 2. Information sources available on Sustainability and its library related issues. 3. Perception on ideal activities of a Sustainable Library. 4. Perceptions on potential impediments for transforming into a …

User Perception Of Dspace In Pdpu Library: A Case, Bharat M. Chaudhari Mr., Gita S. Patel Dr.

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This paper examines the extent use of DSpace open source software and its adoption and users perceptions among PDPU libraries as an intuitional repository. Two separate questionnaires were used to gather data. 118 users are selected from stratified random sampling technique from total population of 400; questionnaires were shared to 118 users. The findings revealed that 94 responses were obtained. It is a clear sign coming out from this study is that DSpace software is becoming adoptable option to managing digital collections and building digital repository in Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University Libraries, Gandhinagar, and Gujarat. The current research is a …

Indian Research Information Network System (Irins): An Overview, Dr Chaman Sab M, Dr Dharani Kumar P, Dr Biradar B S

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Abstract

IRINS is web-based Research Information Management (RIM) service provided by the Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre, An Inter-University Centre of University Grants Commission, Gandhinagar, Gujarat developed a database called “VIDWAN: Expert database and National Research Network” which is a premier database of research profiles of scientist/ researchers and faculty members working in leading academic institutions and research & Development organisations involved in teaching and research across India. The academic, Research & Development (R&D) Organisations and faculty members, scientists to collect, curate and showcase the scholarly communication activities and provided an opportunity to create the scholarly network. The IRINS …

Trends In Research On Gene Cloning During 2001-15 : A Scientometric Study, Sankha Subhra Das, Urkalamuthu K Mr, Balasubramanian P Dr, Sankha Subhra Das Mr

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Scientometric studies are used to identify the trends in the pattern of publication, authorship, collaboration in research, author productivity, the scattering of literature and core journals over a period of time and thereby offering insight into the dynamics of the area under study. The main objective of the growth of literature on Gene Cloning is to examine the pattern of publication output in Gene Cloning literature during the study period, to identify and analyze the production of Gene Cloning literature output and to assess the extent of research carried out in India on Gene Cloning Research. This study is confined …

Promoting Global Best Practices For Sustainable Development Goals Through Library And Information Science Professionals In Nigeria, Christopher Eje Ogar Mr, Gboyega K. Oyeniran Ph.D

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The study focused on sustainable development goals in Nigeria in line with sustainable Development Goals using some world standard practices in library and information and with librarians and other information science professionals playing leading roles. Some key concepts, namely: Global best practices, sustainable development, Goals Libraries, Information science, professionals as related to library and information science, Nigeria were conceptually defined in relation to this study. The paper highlighted the needs for sustainable development in line with sustainable development goals. Brief historical developments of sustainable development goals were x-rayed. The roles of libraries and information science professionals in integrated information and …

Computer Self-Efficacy As Determinant To The Use Of Online Public Access Catalogue: A Case Study Of Selected Universities In Niger Delta Region, Rachael Ejovwokoghene Eserada, Stanley Efe Okolo, Peace Nkemdilim Ideh

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The research surveyed computer self-efficacy as determinants to the use of online public access catalogue. Based on a detailed literature review, a total of three research questions were raised: What are the available access points for the use of OPAC by the library users? What are the various search methods/technique used by users to locate needed materials through the OPAC? And what is the level of the user’s computer self-efficacy? The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The population of the study is made up of 18,332 registered under -graduate library users and the sampling size of 920. The findings …

Rejuvenating Libraries From The Cloud: A Bibliometric Analysis Of Cloud Computing, Vijay Kumar Bharati, Assistant Librarian, Mahender Pratap Singh, Professor And Head,Dlis,

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Cloud computing is a service through which we access in a remote application server and consume computing services through the internet. This modification of cloud computing has been quite popular since the last decade in enabling computing. Cloud computing plays a key role in the development of Modern Library. Modern libraries are being rejuvenated rapidly through cloud computing. The Bibliometric study of the publication on cloud computing has been done in the research paper presented. Web of Science Core collection database has been used for data collection. Total 11776 articles were retrieved on Cloud Computing through Web of Science database. …

Awareness Of Web 2.0 Among The Research Scholars Of Periyar University: A Study, Abirami V Ms, Kavitha Es Dr

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This paper highlights the results of a study on the Awareness of Web 2.0 among the Research Scholars of Periyar University. The questionnaire survey was used for gathering primary data. A well-structured questionnaire was set and 125 questionnaires were distributed to the scholars of Periyar University. Totally filled 120 questionnaires were received from the respondents. The questionnaires were analyzed, tabulated withSPSS16 software. The total response rate was 96%. The study was based on a random sampling method. WEB 2.0 has brought fabulous changes in users particularly youngsters keeping that in mind the researcher has selected this topic and carried out …

A Study On The Use Of Selected Open Access Resources Among Faculty Members Of Christian Colleges In Kerala, Joicy A J Ally Sornam

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This study examines the use of Open Access resources by faculty members of Christian colleges in Kerala. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of seven hundred faculty members from Kottayam District Kerala. The analysis declared that faculty members are not using open access resources. Open access directories, institutional repositories, Courseware and Databases are not familiar with faculty members. Majority of the faculty members are not aware of open access resources. Lack of awareness and lack of guidance and support are the main impediment in the access and the benefit of open access resources. Majority of the …

Changes In Information Seeking Behavior And Reading Patterns Of Law Students In Digital Environment: A Case Study, Banalata Pradhan Mrs, Annapurna Pattnaik

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study analyzes the data collected from 65 students on their changing information seeking behavior. It is observed from the study that books and subscribed online legal databases are the main source of information to them and it is necessary to help and guide the students in using the library resources and services to meet their information requirement. Most of the students use Manupatra, WestLaw and LexixNexis online Legal databases to meet their information requirement.

Adoption Of Social Networks Media For Reference Services In Academic Libraries, Stanley Efe Okolo, Rachael Ejovwokoghene Eserada

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study was carried out to investigate the adoption of social networks media for reference services in academic libraries. Thus, the study discovered among others, the meaning of social networking media and the types of social networking media tools that can be applied in the reference section by the reference librarian for the provision of reference services in academic libraries. To achieve the objectives of this study, four (4) research questions were formulated. The study pointed out among others, that there are two major types of reference services which are: direct and indirect reference services and they are in use …

The Role Of Iran Public Libraries In Development And Promoting Of Tourism Services, Leili Seifi, Raziyeh Kazemi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

People get to know and recognize the culture of nations with a help of tourism. At the same time, the revenue generated by the tourism industry is highly significant. Public libraries are knowledge-based organizations that could be effective in providing tourist attractions through their resources and services. This systematic review of tourism studies within the library sciences is an effort to identify the role of libraries in development of tourism services and identify the research gap for future studies. To this end, the related studies were searched and identified in 10 national and international databases (1999 to 2019), out of …

Environmental Laws And Restrains Of Criminal Sanctions In India, Annapurna Pattnaik, Sabyasachi Das, Banalata Pradhan

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The Issue Protection of environment has become one of the major global issues in 21^st century. Man's conquest over the nature and his capacity to manipulate his environment through scientific and technological accomplishment has made him callous not only toward himself but towards other living creatures, plants, living organisms and macro-organisms. The technological advancement and economic developments have brought comforts to many, but unfavourable to our ecosystem in many ways. There are different kind of pollutions such as Water pollution, Air Pollution, Environmental pollution, Soil pollution, Oceanic pollution, food pollution, fossil fuel pollution etc. Many contaminations mixed in solid …

Library Web Portal For Academic Libraries In India: A Case Study, Rajesh Das

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This paper is focused on library web portal for online information services. The library web portal contains the different types of web based services. The library information professionals and researchers are taking interest to use of library web portal as a central component of their integrated online library information system constructions. In this regard, the FOSS-based library web portal has drawn a considerable attention amongst library and information professionals and researchers in the field of integrated online library and information services through internet. There is a need of library web portal which is easy to design, implement and maintain by …

Appraisal Of The Synchronous And Asynchronous Techniques Of Marketing Library Services In University Libraries, Chiegonu Nwachi, Chinedu Anozie

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For optimum utilization of information materials & access to information, libraries have changed strategically and that is the aim of this paper to appraisal of the Synchrous and asynchrous techniques of marketing library services in two university libraries. Five specific objectives guided the study which was what are the library services for marketing, techniques use in marketing library services, the extent to which the techniques have improved the services, challenges & strategies to enhance the library service. Descriptive survey design, questionnaire was used for data collection & was distributed to 74 librarians in the two universities. Mean & tables were …

Role And Support Of Libraries Towards India’S Start-Up And Stand-Up Entrepreneurship Movement Program, Susanta Kumar Khuntia, Manoj Mishra

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Now a day’s India is one of the major markets in the world which is still achieved common growth in both print and digital media. It’s start-up and stand-up movement campaigning program is based on the major action plan aimed for promoting sufficient bank finance towards a new start-up ventures to boost and generate entrepreneurship and also to promote start-ups with much more job creation facilities. Start-up India should be coincident with public libraries and will also provide the supporting infrastructures like; accessories, equipments, computer peripherals with good amenities and well accommodation for reading and learning facilities for …