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Malasian Journal Of Library And Information Science: An Analysis Of Author Collaboration, Meera Yadav, Ruchi Kushwaha

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This article presents the analysis of collaboration pattern for the articles published in the journal: Malasian Journal of Library and Information Science during the period 2011-2015. Several indicators of collaboration including authorship pattern, collaboration index, degree of collaboration, and collaboration coefficient has been studied. Average authors per paper, productivity per author, most prolific authors, single authored and multi-authored articles are investigated. During the period of study MJLIS has published 110 articles by 289 authors, out of which 18 single authored, 42 double authored, 33 triple authored, 9 four author, 3 five author and 5 more than 5 authored papers have …

Improving Clinical Diagnosis In Public Hospitals In Nigeria: Influence Of Health Information Use In Decision-Making, Yacob Haliso Professor, Olayemi Adefunke Nwogbe

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The aim of the study was to determine health information use in the decision-making process in clinical practice by physicians in public hospitals, South West, Nigeria. To achieve the objectives of the study, two research questions raised and answered in the study were; What are the health information sources used by physicians in public secondary hospitals in Lagos State Nigeria? What is the purpose of health information use among physicians in public secondary hospitals in Lagos State Nigeria? This study is a hospital-based survey conducted across 10 public secondary hospitals in a State in South West, Nigeria. A total of …

Gender Difference In Electronic Resources Usage Among The Faculty Members Of Arts And Science College Libraries In Kumbakonam Taluk, Soniya R, Kavitha S

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper investigate the Gender difference in electronic resources usage among the faculty members of arts and science college libraries in Kumbakonam Taluk. The study selected only 4 arts and science colleges. Questionnaire method has been adapted to data collect from faculty members arts and science colleges and 300 questionnaires were distributed among the faculty members. 263 questionnaires were returned back. Gender wise respondent’s frequency of using library, purpose of using electronic resources and use of various types of electronic resource.

Use Of E-Resources: Opinion About The Growth Of Academic Development Among The Engineering College Faculty Members In Tamilnadu, India, Dr.Sathivel Murugan Bomman, Ramesh K

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This study has made an attempt to analysis the engineering college faculty members use of electronic resources and its impact of academic growth in Namakkal district in Tamilnadu. Based on the aim, survey method is applied and standard, structured and pretested questionnaire as a tool of this study. Percentage analysis, one-way ANOVA and post-host statistical tools are used for data analysis. Pie and bar charts also used for data representation. 1070 fully filled questionnaires received from the respondents. Among the total sample, 618(57.767) respondents are male and 425(42.243) respondents are female faculties who participated in this research. According to the …

Research Enrichment Of The Faculty Members In Alagappa University, India: The Metrics Based On Wos (Web Of Science) And Scopus, C. Baskaran

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The proposed study aims to analyze that Citations and h-Index variations analyzed based on records of Web of Science (WoS) and Google Scholar Metrics (GSM). The citations and h-Index for research credential of the faculty members in Alagappa University based on both WoS and GSM during 1989-2018. It is found form the analysis the highest output of 262(10.90%) of the publications. in the year 2018, whereas citations found to be 298 for h-Index only 7 acquired by the whole faculty members of Alagappa University for the year 2018. It is analyzed maximum 290 (12.20%) of the publications contributed by the …

A Study On Utilization Of Information And Communication Technology By The Faculty Members Of Arts And Science Colleges In Mayiladuthurai Taluk- A Gender Approach, Mohana Devi R, Dr.K. Vijayakumar

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This study aims at a study on utilization of information and communication technology by the faculty members of Arts and Science colleges in Mayiladuthurai Taluk- A gender approach. Totally 335 questionnaires were distributed among the faculty members of Arts and Science College. Out of 335 questionnaires, 290 questionnaires were received back. This study found that gender wise distribution of the respondents, preference of ICT based resources, frequency of ICT based resources. It is found that majority of the respondents are female, majority of the respondent’s access resources very often.

The Faculty Members And Research Scholars Attain Academic And Research Thoughts By Accessing Electronic Information In The Universities Of Kerala, India, C. Baskaran -

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This study analyses the survey was undertaken among the academic community, they have been utilized Electronic Resources by the respondents from selected State Universities of Kerala, India. The analysis attempt to know the awareness of UGC-INFONET, purposes of use UGC-INFONET consortium resources, level of satisfaction, preference given to download the full text articles, use of databases and respondents observed constraints, barriers and limitations while access the UGC-INFONET services offered in the Select State Universities of Kerala. The respondents of the study were 421 from selected State Universities in Kerala State, India. The Respondents categorize include Teaching faculty, Research Scholars and …

Yalda, A Night For Forgiveness, John C. Lyden

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of Yalda, A Night for Forgiveness (2019) directed by Massoud Bakhshi.

A Bibliometric Study Of Global Feminism Research Based On Scopus Database, S.B. Patil

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study analyzed 11681 global publications on feminism published from 2000 to 2017. The Scopus citation database was used to extract the required data. After analysis of the data it is found that the highest contribution in feminism research takes the form of journal articles. It is observed that the publications are steadily growing. The top 15 countries accounted for as much as 83 % global publications share. The United States topped the list with highest share (37.45%) of publications. The highest Relative Citation Impact (RCI) is contributed by London School of Economics and Political Science. The highly preferred …

Reading Habits Of Filipino Community Working In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Ikram Ul Haq, Ana Melanie Pacete, Gabriel Camalig, Sahar Almosa

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Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the reading habit practices of Filipino community working in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted through a self-administrated structured questionnaire from September to November 2019 at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Fifty questionnaires have been distributed to Filipino nationals having a bachelor's degree and at least two years of stay in KSA.

Results: Out of 50 participants, 36 (72%) Filipinos have responded, comprising the age group of 28 to 59 years with mean 41.25 ± 1.46. Most of the respondents like to use mobile-phone, …

Information Communication Technology As A Factor Influencing Adolescent Students’ Behaviour In Three Secondary Schools In Ilorin Metropolis., Stella Amarachukwu Onwukanjo, Mofopefolu Toni Adeola

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This study examined the influence of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on the behaviour of Adolescent students. It is limited to the adolescent students of three secondary schools namely: Emmanuel Baptist College, Chapel Secondary School and Union Baptist Grammar School. The study was guided by five objectives which are: to examine Information and Communication Technology as a factor influencing Adolescent Students’ Behaviour in three secondary schools in the Ilorin metropolis, to identify some Adolescent Students’ Behaviours exhibited in the schools, to determine the influence of ICT on adolescent Males and adolescent females in the Ilorin Metropolis, to identify the positive …

The Role Of Internet On Undergraduate Student’S Academic Performance In Federal University Of Technology, Minna Library, Stella Amarachukwu Onwukanjo Ph.D, Cln, Halima Onize

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This study provides some perspective on the role of Internet on undergraduate Student’s Academic Performance in Federal University of Technology, Minna library The variables discussed include, internet and academic performance. the objective of this study includes; To find out how the undergraduate student performance academically with the use internet, to identify the information resources that would help them on better academic performance, to find out the availability of wireless network for students to access the internet. The research questions used includes; How do undergraduate students perform academically with the use of internet, what are the information resources to aid academic …

Scientometric Study Of Nobel Laureate Of Chemistry Department, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (Mit), Abhay Maurya

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The present study aims to bring out the contributions made by the Nobel Laureates associated with the Department of Chemistry, MIT at any time in their academic career. Further, it views the impact of the scholarly publications produced by these Nobel Laureates, all the publication data were retrieved from the Scopus database for analysis. The study focuses on Publication per year, Bibliographic forms of publications, Authorship pattern, Degree of collaboration, Co-Authorship, Citation analysis, Channel of communication, h-index and Language pattern of research publications.

Use Of Print And Electronic Journals By The Academic Community: A Survey At Gc University Lahore, Muhammad Naeem, Nadeem Siddique

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The main objectives of this study were to investigate the use of print and electronic journals by the faculty members at GC University Lahore (GCU) and to reveal problems which are faced by the faculty members while using journals at GCU. A quantitative survey method was used and the population of the study was all faculty members of GCU. After a comprehensive review of literature, a questionnaire was designed for data collection. Findings of the study reveal that majority of the participants was aware of the basics of Internet. Most of the respondents had awareness with the usage and utilization …

Applicability Of Inverse Square Law Of Scientific Productivity In Desidoc Journal Of Library & Information Technology, Mohan R. Kherde

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The popular quoted statement of Lotka’s law is attempted to apply in the domain of DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology. The authors contributed their views in the journal published since its first volume up to its 38^th volume is considered in the study. The attempt has been made to test the mathematical formula i.e. a(n) = a(1)/n² with the dataset developed during the study. Moreover, most productive authors who have contributed their views in the DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology are also identified.

Challenges Of Lecturers In The Use Of Institutional Repositories In University Libraries In South East, Nigeria, Chiegonu Nwachi, Austin C. Mole, Chibuzor Livina Dim

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This research work studied the challenges of lecturers towards the use of institutional repositories (IRs) in university libraries in South East, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design, the population of the study was 167, 32 and the sample size was 305 lecturers respectively. Structured questionnaire was the instrument for data collection; the data collected were analyzed using SPSS, tables and frequency counts. The most used materials in the institutional repositories by lecturers are journal articles, theses and dissertations e.t.c but some find institutional repositories difficult to access and use them. Based on the study it was recommended among others …

Open Access Repositories In The World: An Overview, Dhanavandan S. S

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper discusses the availability of the open access repositories available in the World and Asian Countries which are registered in OpenDOAR. And it further deals about the repositories by country wise, organisation by country, type, content and languages and various software. The relevant data were collected from DOAR and totally 5268 repositories are available in World. It found that the among the 5268 repositories, 898 from United States of America and it is first position and Japan occupies the second position with 546. It reveals from the table, India is the sixteenth position among the countries with 92 repositories.

Utilization Of E-Resources By Students In Nigerian University Libraries, Janet Ubogu

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Modelling The Growth Of Literature In The Area Of Crystallography6, Neelamma G 75290, Gavisiddappa Anandhalli

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The present study demonstrates the growth of Crystallography literature for the period 1989-2013. A total of 45320 records were extracted from the Web of Science Database for twenty five years which is used as main source of primary data for the present study. The growth models were applied for the literature of Crystallography. The result of the study indicates that, the Relative Growth Rate (RGR) of Crystallography publication found to be decreasing trend and Doubling Time (Dt) found to be increasing trend. The growth of literature in the field of Crystallography does not follow eithers Exponential growth and Logistic models. …

A Scientometric Study On The Indian Journal Of Community Medicine, Regina Chandra W, Jayabal R Dr

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This paper exhibits the Scientometric analysis of the Indian journal of community medicine between the period 2008 and 2018. This study fundamentally covers the creation design, number of articles, references and the quantity of pages. The present investigation has been taken to know the nature and substance of articles in the Indian journal of community medicine the journal has published 411 articles during the examination time frame. This shows the commonness of group look into. The most noteworthy number of pages is recorded as 343 pages. The normal number of pages per article is five.

Financial Literacy Improvement Program For Indonesian Ex-Migrant Workers And Families, Moh Faidol Juddi, Susie Perbawasari, Feliza Zubair

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The purpose of this study aimed to find out how the program to increase financial literacy in Indonesian ex- migrant workers and families by the government through a qualitative case study approach. The consumptive behaviour of migrant workers and families had them fall into poverty again when the overseas employment contract period was over. The financial literacy improvement program through outreach program financial education activities aimed to increase the knowledge, confidence, and skills of the ex-migrant worker and families through constructive learning so that they were able to manage remittance into investments and savings. The government should pay more attention …

Emotional Intelligence Of Library Personnel And Learning Organisation Practices In Selected Academic Libraries In India, Mubashir Majid Baba

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper is aimed to study the relationship between emotional intelligence and learning organisation practices in academic libraries of select universities of Jammu & Kashmir. The purpose of the study is to analyze the perception of university library staff towards the existing emotional intelligence practices prevailing in the libraries. Moreover, the present study also aims to examine the perception of library staff towards the learning organisation practices. The sample respondents in this study comprise of 169 library staff taken from the nine universities of Jammu & Kashmir. The selection of respondents was based on simple random sampling. The data collected …

Global Trends And Emerging Technologies In Libraries And Information Science, Ayo-Olafare Funmilayo Racheal

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The trending technological advancement has brought a lot of changes to library and information services as well as societal expectations from librarians/information experts. Librarians are expected to also change with the system in order to render user centric service by adapting to the trending web technologies being used globally to provide library services to people. Any librarian who fail to keep abreast of the trending issues and adopt the latest technologies in rendering services to users will be left behind and redundant in the field of information science. Therefore, it is very important Librarian/information professional to change with the system …

Farmers’ Perspective On Agricultural Information Literacy: A Case Study Of Jind District, India, Deepak Kumar, Jyoti Devi

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The primary purpose of the present study is to explore the level of information literacy among the farmers with regards to agriculture at the Jind district of Haryana state in India. Survey method with accidental sampling is used, and data were collected from a total number of 52 farmers who lived in the two selected villages by using a self-structured questionnaire. The demographic profile shows male dominancy on agriculture, and the majority of the farmers found literate. Their primary source of income is agriculture (86.54%), and 84.62% of them own the land of fewer than four acres. Rice, wheat, sorghum, …

In/Gratitude? Library Acknowledgement In Theses And Dissertations At A Distinguished African University, Siviwe Bangani, Dina Mashiyane, Mathew Moyo, Glenda Makate

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Giving credit to where it is due is common across cultures. In research, researchers widely express their gratitude to those who would have contributed to their studies in one way or the other under the acknowledgements section. In most cases, the selection of who to acknowledge remains the prerogative of the author. The purpose of this study was to review acknowledgements in Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) with a special focus on the acknowledgement accorded to the library and librarians at the North-West University in South Africa. This was done in order to determine the perceived value of librarians as …

Status Of Research Productivity And Higher Education In The Members Of Organization Of Islamic Cooperation (Oic), Ikram Ul Haq, Muhammad Tanveer

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Background: The research growth has directly linked with higher education and the number of researchers in the society. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the research productivity, the status of higher education and the estimation of scientists in the members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

Method: The data for this retrospective study has been taken from open access online sources. The records of research productivity and the number of journals & other source publications have been downloaded from SCImage Journal and Country Rank (SJR). Times Higher Education (THE) world university ranking 2020 has been used to …

Risk Management In The Indonesian Archival Institution, Dyah Srirahayu, Endang Fitriyah Mannan, Ria Triwastuti

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

An archival institution is one of the institutions that functions as an organization that does not have a priceless archive rescue organization. Like other organizations, archival institutions also experience risks that will affect their operational processes or important records they manage. The purpose of risk management is to minimize the failure received by the institution due to existing risks. This study is to understand how the conditions of risk management in archival institutions, the risks they face and the impacts that occur. This study also aims to map risks in archival institutions ranging from mild to severe impacts, so that …

Evaluation Of Virtual Reference And Information Services At University Libraries In Indonesia, Nove E. Variant Anna, Dyah Puspitasari Srirahayu

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The purpose of this paper want to evaluate virtual reference and information services at university libraries in Indonesia. Evaluation of reference services can be seen from two aspects: from the aspect of the library that provides virtual reference services and from aspects of users of virtual reference services. This paper focuses on aspects of libraries that provide virtual reference services. The number of sample in this study is all university libraries in Indonesia, which are 629 universities. We limited our samples only the university libraries considering that the university is the spearhead of research for the development of science that …

Decay Of Urls Citation: A Case Study Of Current Science, Sonia Bansal, Seema Parmar

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The present study is conducted to analyze the accessibility, deterioration and half-life of URLs of web documents cited in Current Science Journal published during 2015 -2016. A total of 1724 URLs cited in the 1564 articles were examined. It was found that 56.67 percent of URLs were accessible at the time of testing and the remaining 43.33 per-cent of URLs were not accessible. Out of all HTTP error messages, HTTP 404 – ‘file not found’ was the irresistible error message encountered and represented 59.03 percent of all HTTP error messages. Average half-life of URLs of missing URLs was estimated to …

Attitude Of Librarians’ Towards Social Media Use For Information Dissemination In Universities In South-South, Nigeria., Victor Okeoghene Idiedo

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The study investigated attitude of librarians towards social media use for information dissemination in South-South Universities Nigeria.. The population of the study comprised all the 176 librarians working in all the 12 federal and state university libraries in South-South Nigeria. The entire population was used for the study because of its relatively small size). The result indicated that librarians possess positive attitude towards social media use for information in University libraries in South-South Nigeria.