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Sub-Fields And Countries In The Literature Of Gout: An Analysis, Ramakrishnan Jagannathan, Ravi Sankar G, Kotti Thavamani

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper presents an analysis of Sub-Fields and Countries in the literature of Gout using bibliometric techniques. The literature covered in the database for the period 2008-2017 was considered. It shows that there is a growth of literature in the subject of study by year after year. 40.44% records were covered by Journal Article. 51 journals were needed to supply one-third of the cited records for zone-1. However, 223 journals were required to produce the second grouping of records in Zone-2, and 725 journals to yield the records that constitute Zone-3. Most frequently cited primary journals were General Medicine in …

Evaluation Of Research Papers On Otorhinolaryngology During The Period 1989-2018: A Scientometric Study, Dr Chinnaraj Murugan, Mrs Ravi Sringa

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The purpose of this study was to measure the number of contributions and highlight the contributions made by the researchers in the field of Otorhinolaryngology and published on the Web of Science database during 1989-2018 using scientometric analysis. Data were interpreted by using software such as Histcite, Vosviewer, and tabulated using MS Excel. The results indicated that 2039 papers were published during 1989 - 2018 and the highest number of publications 199 (9.8%) was produced in 2017. The average number of publications per year was 67.96. The major channel of communication used by the researchers was journals for thirty years. …

Records Disposal Governance At Lower Levels Of Governments In Uganda: The Case Of Arua District Local Government, Francis Ssekitto

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The study aimed at examining the methods used in disposing off records and finding out the challenges hindering proper disposal of records and suggest recommendations to improve records disposal in Arua District Local Government.

The study adopted a non-experimental, qualitative, explanatory-descriptive approach that was contextual. Data was collected by means of interviewing and observation.

It was noted whereas, it is true that there are national laws regarding records management, these seem to guide the process of disposal in passing, are too old to deal with current realities or are not suited to the needs of the lower levels of local …

In Pursuit Of 2030 Global Agenda; Awareness, Perception And Involvement Of Nigerian Youths In Achieving Sustainable Development Goals And The Role Of Libraries, Bayor Joseph Odelami, Ruth Ibukunoluwa Fasakin

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This paper examines awareness, perception and involvement of Nigerian youths in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as the roles of libraries as stakeholders in achieving SDGs. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) policy guideline and funding programme was instituted upon 17 goals and 169 targets expected to be achieved by all member countries between 2016 when it came into effect and 2030. Even though SDGs is now in its fourth year, awareness and involvement of Nigerian youths have not been encouraging compared to other countries. The study highlights some of the reasons that may …

Perceived Impact Of Information And Communication Technology In Enhancing Entrepreneurship In Sports Among Health And Physical Education Teachers In Anambra State, Nigeria, Ogwo Uzoamaka, Oliver Igwebuike Abbah, Ngozi Justina Igwe

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The growth of information and communication technology (ICT) has given rise to digitization of information. With this, more entrepreneurs are increasingly leveraging the benefits of ICT tools to improve their business. The study investigated the perceived impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in enhancing entrepreneurship in sports among Health and Physical Education (HPE) Teachers in Anambra State, Nigeria. The research design adopted for this study was a descriptive survey. The total population for the study comprised of 1378 Health and Physical Education teachers in Anambra State. The sample size of the study consists of three hundred (300) Health …

Entrepreneurship Education: A Viable Tool In Enhancing Post Basic In Awka Education Zone, Anambra State, Nigeria, Ogwo Uzoamaka, Chinedu I. Ayolugbe, Ngozi Justina Igwe

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The study investigated entrepreneurship Education as a viable tool in enhancing Post Basic Education in Awka Education Zone in Anambra State. Descriptive survey design was adopter for the study. The population of the study is 11,726 which comprised the male and female students at Post Basic Level, the male are 4,070 and the female are 6,656 all are senior students in various schools in Awka Education Zone. Disproportionate stratified sampling technique was adopted for selecting 262 respondents, 186 males and 76 females. Two research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. Questionnaire containing 16 items were the instrument for …

Perceived Impact Of Information And Communication Technology In Enhancing Entrepreneurship In Sports Among Health And Physical Education Teachers In Anambra State, Nigeria, Ogwo Uzoamaka, Oliver Igwebuike Abbah, Ngozi Justina Igwe

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The growth of information and communication technology (ICT) has given rise to digitization of information. With this, more entrepreneurs are increasingly leveraging the benefits of ICT tools to improve their business. The study investigated the perceived impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in enhancing entrepreneurship in sports among Health and Physical Education (HPE) Teachers in Anambra State, Nigeria. The research design adopted for this study was a descriptive survey. The total population for the study comprised of 1378 Health and Physical Education teachers in Anambra State. The sample size of the study consists of three hundred (300) Health …

Bioinformatics Research In India During 2009-2018: A Scientometric Analysis, Shriram Pandey, Manoj Kumar Verma Dr., Ravi Kumar Shukla

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The aim of the present study is to analyze the productivity growth of Bioinformatics research publications in India during the period (2009-2018). The primary data was collected from the Scopus database. The study examine scientific productivity on various scientometrics parameters i.e. year wise growth rate of publications, most productive authors name and their no. of publications, subject wise distribution of publications, source title, significant keywords, affiliations, funding agencies, after the analysis it has been found that the highest number of 348 research papers were published in the year 2018 and Chakraborty, C. was most productive author with 20 contribution and …

A Study On Adapting Natural Language Processing For Library Services Delivery, V Jeevitha, E.S. Kaviatha

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The technological revolution brought up with the advent of Internet demands that delivery of library services stay in tune with the technological advancements. Search technologies have evolved a long way from text based searching into voice recognized natural language queries. Technology Giants like Google, Apple and Microsoft have filled this marketplace with their products and services to tap the potentials. Integration of the Natural Language tools with existing library solutions provides an exciting potential for traditional libraries to expand their service base. For the users too, this provides a very meaningful experience to access the library resources in their natural …

Webometric Analysis Of Selected University Library Websites Of India, Javaid Ahmad Wani

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Libraries all over the world are in the race to offer high quality online information sources on their websites. In this electronic age libraries are witnessing various challenges in terms of internet, which makes world linked and attached to each other. Another big challenge is survival of libraries in global world. Libraries are always at forefront to accept the challenges in order to provide the users various types of online services and sources of information, these all-online sources are being host on library websites. Users usually prefer to cater their information needs at internet; library websites provide them one stop …

Information Outlook, July/August 2019, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2019

Volume 23, Issue 4

Adopting A Logic Framework For The Evaluation Of The Operational Processes And Outcomes Of Knustspace On Research, Learning And Teaching: A Case Of Empirical Research Output By Academic Staffs And Students, Harry Barton Essel Dr, Richard Bruce Lamptey Knust, Akosua Tachie-Menson Dr, Frank Mensah Bonsu

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The study evaluates the status quo, significance and impact of KNUSTSpace on the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) academic community. The Logic Framework was adopted and adapted to measure the operational processes and service delivery of the KNUSTSpace with regards to research, learning and teaching activities. The study is based on descriptive analysis; and, it engaged a sample size (n) of 35 lecturers and 141 postgraduate students from the Faculty of Art in KNUST. Results indicated that KNUST has invested considerable resources in warranting the comprehensive operations of the KNUSTSpace. The study also revealed that the KNUSTSpace …

Scholarly Publications Of Academic Librarians In India From 1989-2018: A Bibliometrics Analysis, Lambodara Parabhoi

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Bibliometrics is an emerging area of research and it has been increasingly used in the field of library and information science. This paper examines the research output of academic librarians in India. For this study, the data was exported from Google Scholar using Publish or Perish (POP) software. The study reviewed 36 Google Scholar profiles of academic librarians. A total 683 publications found during 1978-2018. Out of 683 publications, more than half of the 458 publications had no citations. The study also found that the growth of publications was not stable. Furthermore study indicated that, majority publications published in the …

Testing Lotka’S Law And Pattern Of Author Productivity In The Scholarly Publications Of Artificial Intelligence, Muneer Ahmad, Sadik Batcha M

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Artificial intelligence has changed our day to day life in multitude ways. AI technology is rearing itself as a driving force to be reckoned with in the largest industries in the world. AI has already engulfed our educational system, our businesses and our financial establishments. The future is definite that machines with artificial intelligence will soon be captivating over trained manual work that now is mostly cared by humans. Machines can carry out human-like tasks by new inputs as artificial intelligence makes it possible for machines to learn from experience. AI data from web of science database from 2008 to …

Graduate Library Users’ Information Use Pattern And Awareness About Library And Information Resources In Chennai City: A Study, Balakrishnan R, Jeyshankar R

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This study aims to investigate the Graduate Library users’ information use pattern and awareness about Library and Information Resources in Chennai city. Descriptive survey method and random sampling methods were used to select respondents. Well structured questionnaire used for data collection. The questionnaire contained (30) thirty questions, Likert five point scale was used. Totally 300 questionnaires were distributed to the respondents, 295 filled questionnaires were received, and 290 questionnaires were selected for analysis. The finding reveals that half of the graduate users are using the library for daily / regularly and the female graduate users are using the library for …

Print And Digital Information Seeking Behavior Of Teachers Of International Schools In Chennai : A Gender-Based Case Study, Yagnasridevi J.S., Jeyshankar Ramalingam

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The present study examined the information seeking behaviour of male and female teachers working in the international schools located in Chennai City, Tamilnadu State, India. Descriptive research design was adopted. Well-structured, self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data. Out of 500 questionnaires randomly distributed, 300 duly-filled questionnaires were received and included for the analysis. The data was analyzed using SPSS package. The findings of the study reveal that : More male respondents seek general information often and more female respondents seek academic information often ; More female respondents seek information for preparing class notes and writing articles while more male …

Pattern Of Research Collaboration Of Six Indian Institutes Of Technology: A Scientometric Analysis, Banalata Pradhan Mrs

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The study makes an analysis of 72940 papers indexed by Scopus International database and published by six Indian Institutes of Technology during 2006 to 2015 which indicates that scientists of six IITs are more inclined to publish their research papers in collaboration with other countries and international institutions as two third (66.65%) papers of six IITs are internationally collaborated with 459 countries from almost all regions of the World. However the dominant research collaborating countries among them included USA, UK, Germany, Canada, France, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, China, Italy, etc. All the six IITs also published (33.34%) …

Open Access Computer Science Journals In The Doaj: An Analytical Study, Midhat Mehraj, Ikhlaq Ur Rehman, Shabir Ahmad Ganaie

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Open Access movement has shown tremendous growth over the years throughout the world in various regions, countries and disciplines. This paper aims to evaluate the publishing trends of the open access journals in the computer science discipline registered in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). The data collected after the in-depth examination of the directory was analysed and tabulated using simple techniques to fulfil the set objectives. The study evaluates the highest number of contributions country wise, language wise and other factors associated with journals found in DOAJ

Cloud Computing And Libraries: A Best Choice For Effective Service: A Review Note., Anwar Muhammad Muhammad Mr

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Libraries are always in transition mode and the libraries incapable of doing or adopting new technologies to the libraries. The present global publishing trends are making things easy for libraries to adopt or apply new technology to boost up their services. The current scenario of world library service is totally changed from traditional to technological trends. These trends sometimes called cloud computing that is making library users connected in the virtual environment. Cloud computing is the new technology to the library where its end-user can access the library without any problem at remote locations. However using or application of this …

Millennial Moms : Social Media As The Preferred Source Of Information About Parenting In Indonesia, Yuanita Setyastuti, Jenny Ratna Suminar, Purwanti Hadisiwi, Feliza Zubair

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This study aims to know about how social media is the preferred source of information about parenting on millennial moms or young mothers in Indonesia. This research was conducted using a quantitative approach through survey. The survey was conducted by using a questionnaire distributed online to the respondents via Facebook. The measuring is clarified by six dimensions: rejection, punishment, support, responsiveness, autonomy, and warmth. The sampling technique is done by accidental sampling techniques with strict criteria. The sample size were 443 social media users that meet the research criteria. Research criteria are a mother that born in 1980-2000s and actively …

Influence Of Leadership Style On Conflict Management In Private University Libraries In South West And South-South, Nigeria, Susan Udoaku Ogbuiyi

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The study investigated the influence of leadership style on conflict management in private university libraries in South-West and South-South Nigeria. The study employed the descriptive research design. Total enumeration was adopted because of few numbers of librarians in private and structured questionnaire were used to collect data. The instrument was validated using Cronbach’s Alpha. Data analysis involved both descriptive and inferential statistics such as percentage distributions, mean and standard deviation as well as regression analysis. The finding revealed that conflict management techniques used in the university libraries studied were collaborating and accommodating, followed by sharing. Avoidance and competing techniques were …

Assessment Of Legal Depository Practices Of The National Library Of Nigeria And Compliance Of Publishers And Authors With Legal Deposit Obligations, Juliana O. Akidi Phd, Cln, Charles O. Omekwu Phd, Cln

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The study assessed the legal depository practices of the National Library Nigeria (NLN) and compliance of publishers and authors with legal deposit obligations. Three objectives guided the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The instruments for data collection comprised questionnaire and checklist. A combination of purposive and complete census sampling techniques were used for data collection. For data analysis, the study adopted descriptive and inferential statistics, using mean and standard deviation, simple percentage was used for the observation checklist, while the null hypothesis was tested at 0.05 degree of significance using ANOVA. The findings revealed 15 available …

Impact Of Micro Finance On Decision Making Empowerment Of Shgs Women Members In Tirunelveli District, Sivasubramanian Subbiah

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The present study attempts to analyze the impact of micro finance on decision making empowerment of SHGs women members in Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu, India. It is found that the important decision making empowerment variables among the SHGs women members having primary education are ‘repayment decision’ and ‘health of children’. Among the SHGs women members having middle school education, the important decision making empowerment variables are ‘repayment decision’ and ‘health of children’. It is concluded from this study that micro finance, micro credit through SHGs has reached the people. There is steady growth in SHGs among women and millions …

Availability And Access Of Electronic Information Resources To Medical Library Users In Universities In South-South, Nigeria, Ogwo Uzoamaka, Nwachukwu Ndubuisi Victor Professor

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The paper examined the extent of availability and accessibility of electronic information resources to medical library users in south-South, Nigeria universities. The study adopted descriptive survey design to assess the availability of different types of electronic information resources and their accessibility to different categories of medical library users. The total population of the study comprised 226 medical library users of four federal universities in the south-South, Nigerian universities. Four (4) research questions guided the study. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire instrument. The Data were analysed using descriptive statistics of percentages, mean and standard deviations. The criterion mean of …

A Scientometric Analysis Of Drone Technology Publications, Lakshminarasimhappa Mc, Kemparaju Td

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This study focus on the growth and development of drone technology research in forms of publications reflected in Web of Science database, during the span of 1998-2017. A total 3433 publications were found and the highest 1040 (30.29%) publications published in 2017. The average number of 343.3 publications were published per year in the study field and there was a variation in Annual Growth, because there is no constant growth of publications every year in the area of study. Out of total publications, 3123 (90.97%) contributed by collaboration of multiple authors and 310 (9.03%) by single authors. Authors from United …

Creative Innovation Online Relationship Marketing Islamic Fashion E-Commerce In Indonesia, Melly Maulin Purwaningwulan, Asep Suryana, Uud Wahyudin, Susanne Dida

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This research aimed to in-depth analysis and provide solutions about the processes and forms of online relationship marketing e-commerce Islamic fashion. This study used qualitative approach with case study method. Evidence or data for research purposes came from documents, archival records, interviews, direct observation, participant observation, and physical devices. Data validity test conducted through several tests which included credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability test. Relationship marketing cannot be purely online, synergies between online and offline activities are needed to be more effective. Community has become the power of relationship marketing for Islamic fashion e-commerce in Indonesia. Programs conducted by community …

Broadcasting Law 32/2002: A Case Of The Indonesian Government’S Indecisiveness Towards The Implementation Of Radio Network, Kartika Singarimbun, Siti Karlinah, Yuliandre Darwis, Dadang Rahmat Hidayat

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Even though the growth of radio networks in Indonesia has only reached number 15, these networks have branches in all major cities by transferring the ownership of local radios. Radio network is regulated but only in terms of quantity and share of ownership. Broadcast licenses are issued only for limited areas, but with the development of technology, broadcast coverage area becomes unlimited. The 2002 Indonesian Broadcasting Law No.32 manages the amount of local content percentage, and regulatory process and actions for violating local content regulations are difficult to do. The duality of regulatory authority between the Ministry of Communication and …

Scientometric Analysis Of Materials Science Research, Gururaj S. Hadagali Dr, Rudramuni S. Hiremath Dr., Gouri N. Gourikeremath Dr., Shivanand D. Bulla Shri

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The present paper provides a bird’s view about the Materials Science research at the global level by applying various Scientometric indices and indicators. The study uses Science Citation Index of ISI Thomson Reuters’ Web of Science for the period from 2002 to 2016 (for a period of fifteen years) of top fifteen countries in the field of Materials Science. The parameters used in this study are Relative Growth Rate (RGR), Doubling Time (Dt.), Activity Index (AI), Publication Efficiency Index (PEI), Relative Comparative Advantage for Publication (RCAP). The findings of the study reveal that the percentage share of Materials Science publications …

Social Media Platforms: Effective Tools To Provide Innovative Library Services In A University Environment, Gururaj S. Hadagali Dr, Anand Y. Kenchakkanavar Dr., Prahlad G. Tadasad Prof.

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The paper presents how social media platforms can be used as effective tools to provide innovative library services in a university environment. The data was collected from both the central and state universities’ websites especially to focus on the readiness of the university libraries. It is ascertained that how university libraries integrate these technologies to provide effective library services to the end users. For the present study, the Global Alexa rankings were considered as the source for the selection of popular social media platforms. Each of these platforms is further analyzed to know how these could be used to facilitate …

24/7 Library Facilities: Implications For Library Patronage In Kenneth Dike Library, University Of Ibadan, Edward Omoregbee Eguavoen Prince

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