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Scientometric Review Of Archnet-Ijar: International Journal Of Architectural Research: A Study Of Scopus Based Evidence, Md Safiqur Rahaman, Khadeeja M N Ansari

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Purpose: The study conducted to assess the Archnet-IJAR journals based on scientometric analysis, a systematic approach to the comprehensive review of research trends and productivity.

Methodology: The scientometric tools used to examine the journal's scientific research performances during 2011-2020 collected data from the Scopus database and analyzed in Vosviewer and Biblioshiny ((R language). Results: There are 424 research papers published from 2011 to 2020. A steady increase noted in the development of literature, out of 694 authors and 547 multi-authored documents found. Architecture, Architectural Education, and Design Studio found highly used author keywords. Qatar identified as the most impactful country …

The Perspectives Of Engineering College Librarians On Information Literacy Programmes For User Empowerment, Somaraya B. Tallolli Dr, K R. Mulla Dr

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This study presents the opinion survey of the librarians about information literacy programs (ILP) impact on library users. The samples were collected through a survey of librarians working in engineering colleges affiliated with Visvesvaraya Technological University. The 82 (80.39%) librarians have been responded to the study. It has been ascertained that the Information literacy programs impact the users in mastering the complex resources, search skills, need of evaluation of the programs, influences on the electronic environment, understanding economic issues, legal decisions, social problems, resource utilization, and enhancement library usage. The opinion survey has found that Information Literacy and its assessment …

A Survey On Usage Of Lista Database Among The Library Science Students Of Varanasi, Pramod Kumar, Ashwani Singh

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Through this paper researchers in detail investigate students of Library and Information science, Varanasi from session 2020 - 2021 usage patterns & attitudes toward the LISTA database. This study begins with a literature search. A lot of primary & secondary sources are reviewed to recognize the related study. The Population of the present study is 245 and the Slovin formula is employed to calculate the optimum sample size. At 95% confidence level, the calculated research sample is 151.937 rounded off to 152 library science students enrolled in the UG, PG and Ph.D. programme for session 2020-2021, in BHU, MGKVP & …

Optimal Capacitor Placement - A Bibliometric Survey, K V S Ramachandra Murthy, K Prabha Rani, Ramesh Adireddy, Nandan D.

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In this paper, Bibliometric survey has been carried out on Optimal Capacitor Placement from 1981 to 2021. Scopus database has been used for the analysis. There were total 909 documents found on the topic of Optimal Capacitor placement. The statistical analysis is carried out source-wise, year-wise, area-wise, Country-wise, University wise, author-wise, and based on funding agency. Network analysis is also carried out based on Co-authorship, Co-occurrence, Citation Analysis and Bibliographic coupling. Results are presented. During 2016, there were 77 documents published which is the highest. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems of Elsevier has published 37 documents during …

Professional Variables And Staff Readiness To Utilise Internet-Based Channels For Research Communication In An Era Of Covid-19, Valentine Joseph Owan, Levi Udochukwu Akah Phd., Mary Mark Ogbeche, Moses Eteng Obla

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This study assessed the professional variables of academic staff in African varsities and their readiness to Utilise Internet-Based Channels for Research Communication in an era of Covid-19. Drawing from Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory, the study was guided by four null hypotheses. The quantitative research method based on the virtual cross-sectional survey design was adopted. A total of 8,591 academics in African universities were the targeted demographic of this study. However, data were collected from a virtual snowball sample of 1,977 respondents (males, N = 1347; females, N = 630) from 24 African countries. A validated electronic survey, with three …

Mapping The Research Productivity Of Journal Of Chemical Sciences: A Bibliometric Study, Digbijoy Das

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The paper presents a bibliometric study of the Journal of Chemical Sciences for the period of 10 years (1987-1996) in which articles were published. The study focuses on necessary bibliometric analysis forms, authorship pattern analysis, year wise distribution of articles, issue wise distribution of articles, subject wise distribution analysis.The study revealed that that the maximum number of articles were published in the year 1993 (127) and minimum in the year 1994 (21) articles. The authorship pattern of the articles published during the period of study was contributed maximum by two authors 265 (27.20%), followed by three authors with 253 (25.98%) …

Bibliometric Analysis Of Research Productivity Of Librarians In College Library, Federal College Of Education (Special), Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria., Oladotun Ayowumi Osunkentan

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Bibliometric Analysis Of Global Research Trends On E-Waste Management From Scopus Database Seen Through Biblioshiny, Prakash Waghmare

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The present study analyzed 534 global publications in e-waste management indexed by Scopus database. The data was analyzed using biblioshiny app. Very few bibliometric studies were found on e-waste management using biblioshiny application. Further, the paper presented three fold relation viz, authors, countries and keywords, authors and source impact, word count and word growth with thematic presentation and collaborative network of documents. The highest contribution in e-waste management research is published in the form of journal articles and the publications are steadily growing. The top 10 most productive countries were identified and China topped the list with highest citations (912) …

Research Trends And Mapping On Social Media In Smes: A Bibliometric Analysis, Abdurrahman Rahim Thaha, Erna Maulina, R. Anang Muftiadi, Mohammad Benny Alexandri

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As the backbone of the economy from various countries, SMEs use social media in their business activities. This study aims to determine trends and maps in social media and SMEs research from the Scopus database. This study uses bibliometric analysis on the Scopus database from 2009 to 2020. Social Media and SMEs search string use in titles, abstracts, keywords, and English article in the Scopus database. Further filtering by reading article content unrelated to SMEs to eliminate irrelevant articles. Search results were processed with VOSviewer software to acquire trends and co-occurrences of article keywords. A total of 210 articles were …

Awareness Of Reference Management Software’S Among The Research Scholars Of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University And Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Avinash Kumar Singh

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Reference management software is a handy tool for researchers. In this study, the researcher checked the awareness of research scholars of the Department of Library and Information science of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) and Mahatma Gandhi Central University (MGCU). An online questionnaire was used for collecting data. The study's findings show that 97% of respondents are aware of the reference management software and Zotero are the most popular RMS among respondents. And most of the respondents are happy with the features which are offered by Reference management software.

Research Productivity And Degree Of Collaboration In Journal Of Digital Library Perspectives (2016 To 2020), Somaraya B. Tallolli Dr., K R. Mulla Dr

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The present study is a bibliometric analysis of the articles published in “Journal of Digital Library perspectives” during the year 2016 to 2020. This study examines mainly the authorship pattern, degree of collaboration, geographical distribution, and citation analysis. Results indicate that most of the papers are published by multiple authors and found 22.16% average citations per paper. The degree of collaboration is found to be 0.56. The (46.96%) USA is the highest contributor to the articles in the journal during the study period.

Effects Of Self-Concept And Use Of Information On Academic Performance Of Accounting Undergraduates In Selected Universities In South-West, Nigeria., Kehinde Omolade, Bolanle Adeleye

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This study examined effects of self-concept and use of information on academic performance of accounting undergraduates in South-west, Nigeria. It was reported that students and individuals often form their self-concept from past experience of success or failure. Some academic libraries have not been adequately stocked with study facilities to improve students’ academic performance with the resultant effects of failure which invariably influence their self-concept academically. The data for the study was collected by the use of questionnaire and statistical package for social science (SPSS) to calculate the mean and standard deviation. Pearson correlation analysis was used to test stated hypotheses. …

A Bibliometric Analysis Of E-Government Research, Darmawan Napitupulu

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E-government research has increasingly been raised since ICT was used in the public sector, but it has not yet reached the maturity stage. It contributes to the high number of research published in recent years. However, there is still limited or no bibliometric analysis conducted to analyze e-government research as a whole in the last decade. The purpose of the study is to establish bibliometric analysis as an extensive review of e-government literature. The method used in this study consists of five steps: defining search keywords, initializing search results, refining search results, compiling preliminary data statistics and analyzing data. The …

The Practice Of Hibah In Marcel Mauss’View At The National Library Of The Republic Of Indonesia, Muhammad Idris Marbawi, Taufik Asmiyanto

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This research is an attempt to conduct an in-depth analysis of the essence of hibah (grant activities) of library material at the National Library of the Republic of Indonesia. This study uses a qualitative-interpretive approach. Peirce's semiotic analysis is used as an analytical method to reveal the syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships that occur in the grant process. Marcel Mauss' Gift Theory is used as a theoretical basis to explain the ongoing practice of grants. The research focus is in the field of acquisition under the Center for Collection Development and Processing of Library Materials, the National Library of Indonesia. Purposive …

Exploring Information Seeking Behavior Of The People During Covid-19 Outbreak In India, Punam Chauhan, Mohd Shoaib Ansari, Navneet Kumar Sharma

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The world is in great chaotic condition due to the outbreak of COVID-19 caused by a novel coronavirus. People are facing havoc in every corner of the world. As it is an actual novel virus, people search everywhere on the internet and other platforms to know much about this lethal virus. This paper examines various aspects of information-seeking behavior and pattern among ordinary people in India through online mode. The data were collected from August to November 2020. This paper also seeks to identify different areas of information need among common people and their problems while searching for desired information. …

Utilization Of Ermed Consortium By The Library Users Of Jorhat Medical College & Hospital, Assam, India: An Analytical Study, Hira Kalita

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Purpose: The primary aim of this study is to find out the usages of ERMED consortium, purpose for accessing of e-journals, frequency of ERMED consortium usages, training for accessing e-journals, publisher’s wise choice in accessing e-journals, problems in accessing ERMED consortium, & satisfaction level of library users of Jorhat Medical College & Hospital (JMCH).

Methodology: A set of questionnaire has been distributed among the registered library users of JMCH. User’s data have been collected by using convenience sampling from different categories of library users.

Findings: Data have been received from 127 users (79%). Library users mainly access ERMED consortium for …

Citation Classics: Highly Cited Papers On Covid-19 Drugs, Vaccines And Medicines, Senthamilselvi .. A ., Surulinathi .. M, Srinivasaragavan S, Jeyasuriya T

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The number of citations of a scientific article is considered as the weight of that work in the field of interest. Bibliometric/Scientometric analysis of the most cited articles conducted in some medical disciplines has identified the most relevant scientific contributions that pushed forward knowledge and practice of that discipline. We conducted a bibliometrics/Scientometric analysis of the most cited articles in Covid-19 Drugs, Vaccines and Medicines, by extracting relevant words that identify and querying the Scopus online database. A rank with the 100, 500 and 1000 above Citations of the most cited articles was obtained, based on the absolute number of …

Analysis Of Central Universities Library Webpages In Uttar Pradesh: An Evaluative Study, Poorvi Rai, Shilpi Verma Dr

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Abstract: The Presented paper is the content analysis of the Central universities’ library WebPages of Uttar Pradesh. The method used in the analysis is the checklist method on basis of which cumulative scores were been recorded and analyzed. The Scope of the study is limited to the 6 central universities of Uttar Pradesh. The finding reveals that 66.67% of the university have a working and accessibility library webpage. Library introduction, history, membership, and hours were the most common information that was mentioned by the universities in comparison to other variables. Print and E collection details on library webpage are also …

Sustainable Development Goal On Quality Education: A Review Of E-Learning Resources And Pedagogy In The University System, Wisdom Okereke Anyim

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The aim of this research was to review Sustainable Development Goal on quality education in line with e-learning resources and pedagogy that can be found in the university system. The review of the learning resources in the higher institution is based on the goal of the United Nations to build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, nonviolent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all. Knowing that learning resources are vital part of quality education, the researcher identified different library e-learning resources, instructional learning tools and how they are employed in several cases. …

User Satisfaction About Information Literacy Skills And Training Needs Among University Students Of Islamabad, Pakistan, Khurram Shahzad, Malik Muhammad Yasir Iqbal, Arif Khan, Haroon Idrees Dr.

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The information age has compelling reasons for university students to seek information literacy (IL) skills. IL skills are more challenging for students at the undergraduate level when they are prone to academic and scholarly literature. This study examined the students’ satisfaction level with their IL skills. The study also investigated the importance of IL programs as perceived by the students. Undergraduate and postgraduate students, currently enrolled at engineering universities in Pakistan, participated in this research. A quantitative research approach was adopted to conduct this study and the data were collected from 352 participants using a self-administered structured questionnaire. Data were …

The Malaysian Journal Of Library & Information Science (2007-2020): A Bibliometric Study, Gyanajeet Yumnam, Ibohal Singh Ch Dr

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The Malaysian Journal of Library & Information Science (MJLIS) is an indexed journal of the Web of Science. Researchers from across the world are found to contribute articles and other communications to the same. It plays a crucial role in disseminating scholarly communications in the field of Library and Information Science. The present bibliometric study attempts to visualise the journal's data contents published during 2007-2020 using the bibliometrix R-package Biblioshiny tool, HistCite, and VOSviewer software. For the analysis, data has been extracted from the Web of Science Core Collection Database. Analysing the dynamics of the trends of publication pattern, …

Scientific Mapping Of Research On Digital Pulmonary Function Test: A Bibliometric Analysis, Aditya Kekre Mr., Ashutosh Desai Mr., Ashwin Sujit Mr., Dhruv Dewett Mr., Shilpa Hudnurkar Prof.

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Digital Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) is a non-invasive test that helps in evaluating the efficiency of a patient’s lungs. The test is key to keeping tabs on a patient’s health that may be suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma, Restrictive Respiratory Disease, etc, as pollution increases day by day in the world the amount of people getting affected from it and being diagnosed with respiratory diseases the importance of PFT continues to grow. The Scopus database has been used exclusively for this analysis. A key observation of this survey has been that engineering and medicine have gone hand in …

Global Research On Andragogy: A Bibliometric Analysis, Shakil Ahmad, Saghir Mehar, Nadeem Siddique, Muhammad Ajmal Khan

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This study presents an overview of the published research in the field of andragogy using bibliometric methods. Scopus database produced a list of 698 manuscripts that were cited 2383 times with an average of 3.41 citations per publication. More than 89% of Scopus-based research on andragogy was published in the English language while 61% of this research was published in form of journal articles. Proceeding papers followed the journal articles in preferred types of publication that researchers opted to published their research in. The University of Ottawa was the most active institution publishing the highest number of publications followed by …

Use Of Social Media In Libraries: A Perspective Of A Developing Country, Asif Altaf, Abid Iqbal Iqbal, Muhammad Ramzan, Mohamad Noorman Masrek, Shakil Ahmed

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Social Media (SM) provides a range of possibilities for libraries to provide services out from traditional ways and means as modern life has been influenced greatly and massively by the internet. Owing to the amazing advancement of services given through the internet, libraries and information centers have to change and perform efficiently to convene the information needs of modern users. Libraries must use modern SM tools to enhance and thrive in this age of the internet. Currently, libraries are adopting these tools in their services to satisfy the information and research needs of the users. SM applications in libraries drive …

The Role Of Academic Library Towards Economic Development In Nigeria, Musa Muhammed Assistant University Librarian, Kabiru Garba Danladi University Librarian, Abubakar Ibrahim Assistant Lecturer

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The paper looked at academic libraries in Nigeria as a special agent of economic development in Nigeria, A nation is said to be developed economically when its citizen reaches the high possible standard of living and having a security information for their wellbeing. Academic Library is an institution that is well established to take care of the information needs of students, lecturers, researchers and other comity of scholars and communities. The Academic library is continuously bringing man in contact with the world in the fulfilment of its functions as a repository for knowledge. The paper critically focuses on National development, …

A Brief Bibliometric Survey On Night Vision Bot Using Dynamic Ir And Object Detection, Devesh Abhyankar Mr., Gurumoorty Suresh Mr., Hrithik Sambhaji Karjule Mr., Parth Bhardwaj Mr., Harish Muleva Mr., Anurag Mahajan Dr.

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This study aims to analyse the work done in the field of Night Vision Robots using IR and Object Detection from 2011 to 2021, using the bibliometric methods. This paper presents a Scopus database review on "Night Vision Bot using Dynamic IR and Object Detection". The necessity for doing this bibliometric survey is that to know how the technology in the field of mobile robotics and night vision, as well as to object detection, has evolved over the years. This paper shows the importance of Night Vision Robot from the year 2011 and continued up to 2021 April. The database …

Digital Library Readiness Of Distance Learners: The Access And Skills Imperative, Christopher M. Owusu-Ansah

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Digital libraries play an integral role in the success of any distance education programme and as a result, must be adopted by distance learners. At the same time, digital skills and access are instrumental in achieving digital library readiness. This study investigates the digital library readiness of distance learners in a large public multi-mode university in Ghana. The study adopts a survey design through the use of a questionnaire to ascertain the perspectives of distance learners on their computer and digital access and consequent digital and information skills and how this improves their perception of their digital library readiness. The …

Library Competency And Satisfaction Of Seminarians Towards Their Formation, Rose Ann Oriao Gados, Elizabeth Allan Lascano

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This study presents the findings from the analysis of the competencies of seminary students of Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary, Inc. in using the library and online collections. It also presents the satisfaction level of seminarians towards the different library services provided in the library, as well as the library facilities and personnel. The study made used of descriptive statistics and analysis of variance in determining the competencies and satisfaction of the seminarians.

Results showed that the respondents have moderately competent rating in their information search and retrieval in using both the library and online collections. Also, the result revealed that in …

Evaluation Of Electronic Referenceservice For Online Resources: A Case Study Of Svkm's Nmims (Deemed To Be University), Sangeeta Kamble, Mayank Trivedi Dr

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This case study reports the Evaluation of electronic reference services (ERS) for online resources. It tries to find out librarians' approach of electronic reference services for online resources. It tries to find out the challenges faced by librarians while providing reference services for online help. This research study concentrates on the Evaluation of the electronic reference services of NMIMS University. It also tries to determine the adequacy of the reference services provided in the NMIMS libraries. Providing electronic reference services is the best practice of libraries, and this best practice should evaluate with user's feedback which helps librarians improve their …

The Effect Of Infographics On Developing The International Scientific Publishing Literacy Among Graduate Students In Humanities, Saffanah Zedan

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Supporting scientific research and enhancing effective scholarly communication services for graduate students and academic researchers is one of the most pivotal services of the academic libraries, especially in the context of the procedures set for publishing research results in high-impact international scientific journals. On the other hand, the repercussions of Covid-19 pandemic have cast a shadow over the academic library's services, activities, and programs intended to support scholarly communication among graduate students at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In this context, the current study aims to measure the effect of using infographics within the …