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Phase Locked Loop Using Vlsi Technology: A Bibliometric Survey And Future Research Directions, Ujwala Kshirsagar, Ayushi Kamboj Ms.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

: For the design of high frequency networks power has been one of the most significant specifications. Power usage is therefore one of the most significant challenges to microprocessor design. If we lower the supply voltage, this immediately leads to a decrease in static and dynamic power usage in order to reduce the circuit's power dissipation. Decreasing the voltage of the supply, however, often decreases the circuit's output, which is not reasonable.

The low power proposed phase locked loop (PLL) is therefore built using microwind 3.1, 45nm CMOS/VLSI technology, which, in practice, at low power, delivers high intensity output. The …

Waste Water Treatment: A Bibliometric Study Of Scopus And Web Of Science Publications, Shilpa Malge, Dipika Jaspal, Smita Jadhav

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A bibliographic study of the different publication trends in waste water treatment have been carried out from 2000-2019, and presented in the manuscript. The study revolves around publications considering waste water treatment of insecticide, pesticide, dyes, heavy metals, containing waste water. The growth of research in waste water treatment in the past decade, as evident from the publication databases, has led to the development of interest and curiosity in the growing area of water treatment. The reference points for the analysis in the present study have been Scopus and Web of Science databases, which have been considered and referred to …

Study On Gender Differences In Information Literacy Skills Among Research Scholars Of Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, Jeyshankar -. Ramalingam -, Nachiappan N

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The study investigates the gender differences in information literacy skills among research scholars of Alagappa University. We collected 430 samples was from a population of 812 using simple random sampling. The questionnaire designed based on Big6 Skills and data were collected by using structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics of frequency counts, simple percentages, mean, standard deviation and Independent‘t’ Test were used for data analysis. The analysis found that “Information task definition skills is 4.26 with S.D. of 0.18”, “Information seeking strategy skills is 4.02 with S.D. of 0.32”, and “Location and Access Skills is 3.82 with S.D. of 0.386”. “Information Use …

Webometric Analysis Of Bengali Language Newspaper Websites In India: An Evaluative Study Using Alexa Internet, Ankit Das, Laltu Aich

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The main concern of this study is to conduct an evaluation of Bengali newspaper websites from West Bengal, Tripura and Assam in India based on the eight Alexa indexes from Alexa Internet. A total of 30 Bengali newspaper websites are selected from web directory of world newspapers, magazines, news sites, and newspaper publishers (w3newslive.com) for evaluation in the present study. Each newspaper websites were searched in Alexa databank and relevant data using Alexa indices including traffic rank (India and Global), pages viewed, links, bounce percentage, time on site, search percentage, and percentage of Indian/foreign users were collected. The collection of …

A Bibliography On Users’ Perception And Expectation Of Services And Facilities In Public Libraries, Cebile Nokukhanya Khumalo, Simeon Ambrose Nwone (Phd)

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The study is a bibliographic compilation of literature sources on users’ perception and expectation of services and facilities in public libraries around the world. Paucity of bibliographic information on this topic necessitates this compilation. The bibliography contributes to the body of knowledge in bibliographic research in the Library and information Science (LIS) field, and provides in one volume, a resource to aid researchers and academics undertaking similar topics to easily locate current and relevant information sources. The bibliographic sources were retrieved using the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) library databases such as Sabinet, Emerald insight, EBSCOhost, Google Scholar, JSTOR, and ProQuest. …

Preservation Of Traditional Medicinal Knowledge: Initiatives And Techniques In Rural Communities In Kwazulu-Natal, Petros Pn Dlamini, Khanyile Nokwanda Nokwanda

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The aim of this study is to evaluate and assess the initiatives and techniques of preserving traditional medicinal knowledge. The dependence on indigenous knowledge in communities is continuous as it was years back. Thus indigenous knowledge remains the primary foundation for local decision making in developing countries and it signifies an imperative component of worldwide knowledge on development issues. Research in indigenous knowledge has shown enormous growth over the years while most of the indigenous knowledge is still found in its tacit form. It is necessary to evaluate these initiatives and techniques of preserving traditional medicinal knowledge because of the …

Awareness And Use Of Krishibhavan Services By The Farmers: A Study From Kerala, India, Kadeeja Banu C V, Vishnupriya M

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In this world of information explosion, everyone engaged in different activities needs information of one kind or another. Information is available in different sources and in different formats. Indian economy is an agrarian economy. Farmers are demanding various information relevant to their occupation. Krishibhavan is a social institution that is established in panchayaths in Kerala state to satisfy the timely and precise need of farmers. This study is an attempt to investigate the awareness and use of krishibhavan services by the farmers of Ramanattukara panchayath in Kozhikode district, Kerala.90 farmers were selected for the study by using stratified random sampling …

Where Does Stem Cell Research Stand In The 21st Century: Observation From The Standpoint Of A Bibliometric Analysis, Ashok Pal Dr., Arindam Sarkar

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Abstract: In this bibliometric study through the meticulous analysis of year and language wise distribution of publications, document type wise distribution of contributions, year wise citation analysis and country wise productivity in the field of stem cell research, an effort has been made to delineate a vibrant image of the present condition of stem cell research. Data have been collected from Scopus database for the purpose of the study. The study reflects that among the total 137937 publications on stem cell, the highest number of publications i.e. 11653 were published in 2016 and lowest number of publications i.e.1910 were published …

Bibliometric Survey On Zero-Knowledge Proof For Authentication, Adwait Pathak, Tejas Patil, Shubham Pawar, Piyush Raut, Smita Khairnar, Dr. Shilpa Gite

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Background: Zero Knowledge Proof is a persuasive cryptographic protocol employed to provide data security by keeping the user's identity, using the services anonymously. Zero Knowledge Proof can be the preferred option to use in multiple circumstances. Instead of using the public key cryptographic protocols, the zero-knowledge proof usage does not expose or leak confidential data or information during the transmission. Zero Knowledge Proof protocols are comparatively lightweight; this results in making it efficient in terms of memory. Zero Knowledge Proof applications can reside in authentication, identity management, cryptocurrency transactions, and many more. Traditional authentication schemes are vulnerable to attacks …

Availability And Utilization Of Information And Communication Technology (Ict) Facilities For Services In Nigeria French Language Village Library, Augustine Alhaji Adejo (Ph.D)

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This study focused on the availability and utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) facilities for services in Nigeria French language village library. A descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population of the study comprised of ten (10) library staff who are currently working in the Library. Since the number of library staff are minimal and accessible, total enumeration technique was used. The instrument used for data collection from respondents were checklist which was used to determine what are the ICT facilities are available in NFLV’s library as well as a structured questionnaire. The findings revealed …

Assessment Of The Level Of Compliance To E-Resources Collection Development Policy In Nigerian Polytechnic Libraries, Bello Sani Manzo, S Kannan Dr

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The study investigates the level of compliance to e-resource collection policy. The objective is to assess how user need assessment is conducted and to find out the selection tools used in e-resources selection process, the type of policy adopted and at what level the libraries comply with the policy. It also investigates the challenges that hinder proper acquisition of e-resources. The survey method is adopted. The study covers 12 polytechnics. Specifically, two polytechnics (Federal and State) are selected from each of the six geopolitical zone of Nigeria using the multistage cluster sampling and purposive sampling to select the chief librarians …

Mobile Phones Facilitation Of Health Promotion And Disease Prevention Initiatives: Health Students Initial Perspectives, Kwaku Anhwere Barfi Mr., Christiana Nsiah-Asamoah Dr, Rosemary Twum Dr, Daniel Kweku Ainooson – Noonoo Mr

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Students are regarded as frequent users of mobile phones which has proven to be a convenient and acceptable method to promote healthy lifestyle. Students usually engage in relatively high levels of risky behavior and make unhealthy lifestyle choices, a study that investigates how health students access health information is necessary. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional study which was undertaken among third-year nursing students from three nurses training institutions in Ghana. A total of 270 students participated in the study. Most of the respondents who were currently subscribers of the health messages reported that they usually received health information on …

Chat Metric For Li(Fe)Brary At Home Whatsapp Forum With User Satisfaction Of Nielit – Itanagar Library, Arunachal Pradesh, G Stephen

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Good Library User service is like an analog clock where all the gears work seamlessly in a coordinated manner. The mechanism is reliable and effective but malfunctioning of just one gear can bring the whole clock to a standstill. Although the performance of library user service might not be dependent on just one factor, tracking key live chat metrics can help avoid common issues like long waiting queues, missed chats, bad user experience, and ultimately frustrated Library Users. WhatsApp is the third most used social media app in the world. As the user base continues to grow, so does the …

Delineating Knowledge Domains In Scientific Domains In Scientific Literature Using Machine Learning (Ml), Abhay Maurya, Smarajit Paul Choudhury Mr., Kshitij Jaiswal Mr.

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The recent years have witnessed an upsurge in the number of published documents. Organizations are showing an increased interest in text classification for effective use of the information. Manual procedures for text classification can be fruitful for a handful of documents, but the same lack in credibility when the number of documents increases besides being laborious and time-consuming. Text mining techniques facilitate assigning text strings to categories rendering the process of classification fast, accurate, and hence reliable. This paper classifies chemistry documents using machine learning and statistical methods. The procedure of text classification has been described in chronological order like …

Influence Of Self-Concept On Undergraduates’ Computer Literacy Skills In Selected Federal Universities In Southwestern Nigeria, Rachael Oyeranti Oyedapo, Samson Oyeniyi Akande Dr.

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Computer literacy skills are indispensable to all undergraduates irrespective of their disciplines. Computer technologies influence all facets of human life ranging from education, leisure, and work related activities. Studies have found that the computer literacy skills of the Nigerian undergraduates is inadequate. The study investigated the influence of self-concept on computer literacy skills of undergraduates in federal universities in southwestern Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted for the selection of 300L undergraduates, faculties and departments for the study. Twenty-seven (27) departments were involved in the study. A mixed method was employed for the study which involved quantitative and qualitative methods. …

Library And Information Science Research On Web Of Science Database From 2014 To 2018: An Overview, Dhruba Jyoti Borgohain, S.N. Singh

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A country's progress in all aspects like economic, educational, medical, defense, living standards of citizens is possible only through research and the platform for quality research is a university. The generation of knowledge and its transmission has been a requirement for long term progress of a university which is having a direct impact on a nation's development. Universities through research make the highest contribution to a nation's industrial and business growth than any other academic institutions. Library Science evolving as an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary field applying the practices, perspectives, and tools of management, information technology,education, in two …

Librarians’ Ict Attitude And Library Policy As Correlates For The Utilization Of Ict Based Library Consortium In University Libraries In North Central Nigeria, Aliyu Muhammad'rabiu

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Librarians’ ICT Attitude and Library policy as Correlates for the Utilization of ICT based Library Consortium in University libraries in North Central Nigeria

ABSTRACT

The study investigated librarians’ ICT attitude and the strength and direction of relationship between librarians’ ICT attitude, library policy and the utilization of ICT based library consortium in University Libraries in North Central, Nigeria. The study was guided by three research purposes and research questions with two hypotheses. Related literature reviewed was conducted. The study adopted correlation research design, with a population of 210 respondents drawn from the study area and it is made up of …

Influence Of Information Behaviour On Substance Use Of Undergraduates In Universities In Ogun State, Nigeria, Ruth Owolabi, Chinyere Nkechi Ikonne Dr., Adebowale Ifeoluwa Ojo Dr.

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Substance use in universities in Nigeria continue to thrive despite the government and non-government effort to create awareness on the risks involved in the use of substance. This could be attributed to the inability to identify relevant information, inability to use to information appropriately to control the use of substances and the inability to determine the risks and health implication of substance use on academic performance. Empirical work exists to support health risks of substance use among undergraduates but it is not apparent that a study in Ogun State, Nigeria has addressed the influence of information behaviour and substance use. …

Electronic Health Records (Ehrs) Use And Quality Healthcare Delivery By Physicians In Tertiary Hospitals In Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Florence Ada Oyije Agbese Phd, Chinyere N. Ikonne Phd

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Abstract

Quality healthcare delivery is imperative for sustainable socio-economic development and poverty reduction in any nation. It is a function of timely access to relevant and accurate patient health information by physicians, error-free prescription and medication, and the seamless transfer of patients from one level of care to another. However, the quality of healthcare delivery by physicians in Nigerian hospitals falls short of international best practices. The study investigated the influence of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) use on quality healthcare delivery by physicians in tertiary hospitals in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nigeria. The survey research design was adopted for the …

Lis Research Productivity According To Gender, Vinay R S Mr., Sampath Kumar B T Dr.

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Purpose-The present study aims to explore the publication trend, authorship pattern and research productivity by male and female authors in the field of Library and Information Science research.

Design/Methodology/Approach- A total of 571 articles published in selected three LIS Emerald journals viz., i) Library Management, ii) New Library World iii) Performance Measurement and Metrics during 2009-2018 are downloaded from Emerald group of publishing. The data related to the author’s gender, affiliation, university and country are extracted and saved in a separate file for further analysis. Influence of gender was assessed with respect to at individual and collaborative level. The …

Research Productivity And Performance Of Journals Of Informetrics, Kunwar Singh Dr., Akhilesh Kumar Varma Dr., Madan Singh

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This study explores the research productivity and performance of journals of informetrics (JOI) for selected 13 years between 2007-2019. The research productivity was evaluated based on a methodology followed and used in this study: Annual growth rate (AGR), relative growth rate (RGR) and doubling time (Dt); authorship pattern and Authors productivity, degree of collaboration (DC), collaborative index (CI), most productive Institutes, and countries, year-wise distribution of the publications. The Scopus database was consulted for collecting of required data for this study. A total of 978 publications were found during the study period. The study shows that the highest numbers of …

Use Of Electronic Resources By Research Scholars And Pg Students Of Srmist-Chennai, Ganesh P, Rajendran P

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This paper seeks to investigate topics such as the usage of electronic resources, their awareness among users, and the places where users access these e-resources and issues while using them. In the 2019-20 academic year at SRMIST, Chennai, a survey was conducted. A total of 150 users were chosen from research scholars and PG students, and their responses were collected using a questionnaire. The findings show that users were aware of the available e-resource, and the awareness about e-resources encourages users to use such resources to the maximum. The users are using e-resources at Library, department, Lab, and hostels to …

Academic Self-Concept As It Correlates To Use Of Library Resources By Undergraduates In Tai Solarin University Of Education., Temitope A. Osisanwo Dr., Jude Chidike Jude Mr, Olufela I. Adeyeoye Mrs

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The paper examined academic self-concept as it correlates to use of library resources by undergraduates in Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun. The study employed a correlational survey research design. The population of the study consist of 3,544 undergraduates registered users of Otunba Gbenga Daniel Library, TASUED. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 248 sample from the population. Four research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. The data collected was analyzed using frequency distribution table and percentage for research questions and Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The …

Using Whatsapp Messenger For Improving Learners' Engagement In Teaching And Learning: A Case Of Undergraduate Students At The Sokoine University Of Agriculture, Tanzania, Wulystan Pius Mtega Dr

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This study was set to investigate how WhatsApp Messenger supported learner-centred teaching and learning. Specifically, the study evaluated the level of exchange of scholarly information resources among students through WhatsApp Messenger, determined how WhatsApp supports learner-centred learning and assessed challenges influencing students when using WhatsApp Messenger in teaching and learning. The study involved undergraduate students and instructors at the Department of Records and Information Studies. It employed random sampling techniques in selecting students and purposive techniques in selecting instructors to be included in the study. Major results indicate that WhatsApp Messenger was highly adopted and used for supporting learning. All …

Nobel Laureate Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee: A Scientometric Portrait, 1987-2019, Arijit Das, Udayan Bhattacharya Dr.

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Nobel Memorial Prize in economics is selected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and first awarded in the domain in 1969; the latest in 2019 was awarded to the Indian-born American economist Prof. Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee along with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer. The present study attempted to measure and analyse the research publications of Prof. Banerjee during 1987 to 2019 based on the data available in Google Scholar database. A total of 333 documents published during this period in which 35.74 percent were published as journal articles. Till 2004 the mean relative growth rate of his publications was …

Appraisal Of Information Resources And Services In Nigerian Polytechnic Libraries (Npl): The Npl Librarian’S View, Bello Sani Manzo, S Kannan

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The study evaluates information resources, services, ICT infrastructure, staffing and sources of budget for developing the libraries. The Librarian Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN) minimum standard for establishing an academic library is use as a yardstick upon which the libraries are accessed. The survey research design is employ with a population of 12 polytechnics selected using the stratified random sampling Technique. The judgmental sampling is used to select the respondents. An interview and questionnaire are used as data collection instrument and the data was analyze using descriptive and thematic analysis. The result of the study show that print and electronic …

Research Publication Pattern On Songklanakarin Journal Of Science And Technology (Sjst) Indexed In The Scopus Database: A Scientometric Analysis During 2006-2019, Tipawan Silwattananusarn, Pachisa Kulkanjanapiban

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The Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST) founded in 1979 is dedicated to topics related to multidisciplinary science and technology. This paper aims to explore the current state of research published in SJST and employs quantitative and qualitative assessment using scientometric analysis and visualization analysis with VOSviewer. The data for this analysis consists of 1,619 documents based on data from Scopus between 2006 and 2019. In this study, the number of SJST papers, the topmost cited publications, year-wise distributions, authorship patterns, country-wise distribution, top-cited authors and their affiliation and keywords, the keywords distribution, and author co-citation maps were identified …

Enhancing The Sepsis Syndrome Understanding: A Bibliometric Analysis Of The Hundred Most Cited Articles, Mohamed Idhris, Manuelraj Peter

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Background: This bibliometric analysis aimed to identify and evaluate the 100 most-cited articles (T100 articles) on Sepsis syndrome.

Method: The 100 most cited Sepsis syndrome-related articles were downloaded from Elsevier Scopus on 03.11.2020. Each article were evaluated and described with the core information, 100 Most cited documents, The 10 articles of our list with the highest citation per year (CY), Annual total citation per year, Most cited countries, Top10 Country-wise scientific production, Top 10 Authors Production Over time, Top 10 Most relevant source and impacts are main subjects of the study.

Results: The top 100 publications with highly cited articles …

Dual Qualifications And Single Remuneration: The Pains Of Law Librarians In Nigerian University Libraries, Victor Okeoghene Idiedo Dr

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The article discussed the dual qualifications requirements of Law Librarians, single remuneration, and the pains of Law Librarians in Nigerian University. The article also suggested ways of improving the welfare of Law Librarians in Nigerian University propose a career path and structure and special salary scale for Law Librarians in line with their dual qualifications, promotion of Law Librarians in line with their career path and structure instead of those of Librarianship. Finally, Law Librarians should be involved in the teaching of Legal Methods and Legal Research among others. And finally, Law Librarians should be involved in the teaching of …

Library Anxiety: An Overview Of Re-Emerging Phenomena, Nikica Gardijan

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Since 1986, when library anxiety phenomenon was first mentioned by Mellon, numerous scientific papers have been written on this subject. The main purpose of this paper is to analyse and summarize existing scientific literature regarding library anxiety with a special emphasis on academic libraries.

By thorough review of literature authors reached two conclusions. First one being that library anxiety is a real occurrence among university library users and it impairs academic success and second that library anxiety can be prevented or alleviated by librarians.

In this paper we have listed definitions of library anxiety, scales for measuring library anxiety and …