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Scientometric Study Of Literature Output On Internet Addiction In Children From 1999-2018, Janarthanan Pichai, Nithyanandam Kannan Dr.

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Internet addiction. Phone addiction. Technology addiction, now a days all the parents are expressing worries that their children are addicted to their devices. Children, who become addicted to the Net, are mostly allured by online games initially. However, they may eventually be exposed to unwanted or obscene content on the Net or even commit a cybercrime. The data is collected from PubMed database using keyword search. The collected data is analyzed for total number of publications on Internet addiction in children, authorship pattern, geographical wise contribution, most prolific author contributions, most affiliated institute, relative growth rate and so on. From …

Instagramable Politics: Indonesian Celebrities Politicians Campaign, Nur'annafi Farni Syam Maella, Rd. Funny Mustika Elita, Edwin Rijal, Slamet Mulyana

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In the digital era, Instagram is used by celebrities to participate in political contestation. Starting from incumbent celebrities to new celebrities who are running for politics, they use Instagram as a campaign media in the 2019 election. The presence of Instagram is a new alternative to revolutionizing political campaigns. Their popularity as a celebrity and celebgram made it easier for them to be able to built their image themselves and be able to win votes in their constituents. This study aims to see the use of Instagram by Indonesian celebrity politicians in influencing public attitudes and views that not only …

Role Of Public Libraries In The Creation Of Social Capital: A Study Of Northern Nigeria, Abubakar Ladan, Rajendran P, Manickaraj J

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ABSTRACT

Public Libraries play a vital role in the creation and bridging Social Capital. They offer a space for education, socialization and debate, which are open to the members of the society. This paper presents an overview of public libraries in Nigeria and their role, the challenges associated with the activities and programs of Nigerian Public Libraries in the creation of Social Capital. A total of 59 Public Libraries working in 12 State of Library Boards of Northern Nigeria and Federal Capital Abuja has been considered for the pilot study. The analysis has been done by frequency distribution, percentage and …

Information Visualization Research Publications During 1990-2018: A Scientometric Analysis, Kunwar Singh, Abhishek Ranjan, Somesh Rai

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To understand the history and research status of information visualization, information visualization research citation data has been collected from the Scopus expanded during the period from 1990 to 2018. Results indicated that the research of information visualization has increased during the studied 29-year period. The country with the highest research output was the United States with 1996 publications, while the institution with the highest research output was the CNRS Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. The majority of research articles have been contributed from developed countries. It also revealed that developed countries have more research advantages in comparison to developing …

Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction Among Library And Information Science Educators In South South, Nigeria, Violet Ikolo

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Significantly, job satisfaction is influenced by different factors. This study assessed the factors influencing job satisfaction among LIS educators in South South Nigeria. Specifically, this study sought to determine the extent of satisfaction amongst LIS educators as well as identify the motivator and hygiene factors that influenced job satisfaction among LIS educators. The study used the descriptive survey design with the population made up of LIS educators from six Library Schools in South South Nigeria. The sample of 79 LIS educators were conveniently selected for the study from Library Schools in South South Nigeria. A structured questionnaire adapted from the …

Customer Relations Twitter @Indonesiagaruda Of Garuda Indonesia Airlines In The Social Customer Era, Ira Purwitasari, Engkus Kuswarno, Uud Wahyudin, Ninis Agustini Damayani

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The purpose of this research is to be able to analyze in depth the airlines of. Garuda Indonesia and its public customers in establishing good relations by utilizing social media Twitter. In the current era of digital communication where the use of social media is community-based media, companies inevitably have to deal with social customers. Customer relations is a process of building long-term relationships with customers to maintain satisfaction and to keep them coming back. The research method used is descriptive qualitative. Data collection in this study consist of primary and secondary data. Primary data were carried out through in-depth …

Controlled Vocabularies Versus Social Tags: A Brief Literature Review, Arindam Sarkar, Prof. Udayan Bhattacharya

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The present study is a literature review, based on the comparative study between controlled vocabularies and social tags from various perspectives. Critical comments of experts on similarities, co-relationship, uses, trends between controlled vocabularies and social tags have found their manifestation in this literature review. Through this study an effort has been made to portray the overall picture of previous research regarding this topic.

Journal Of Information And Communication Technology (Jict): A Bibliometric Analysis, Rajev Mkg Dr., Salah Alkafaji Dr.

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This study focused on the journal productivity by conducting bibliometric analysis on the journal named Journal of Information and Communication Technology during the period from 2011 to 2018. The objectives of this study cover distribution of contribution, length of articles, geographical distribution of articles, number of references per article, institution- wise contribution. The study analyzed and found that 118 articles were published during the period of 2011 to 2018 in JICT. The highest numbers of articles were published in the year 2018 during the period of study with 28 articles in four issues. The result showed that triple authors’ contribution …

Incorporating Social Media Into Library Services: Present Scenario At East West University Library, Dilara Begum, Shaharima Parvin

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In the third millennium, people look forward for ushering the innovations and people's rapport is getting more and more convenient with the growth of social media tools. The usages of social media by libraries encompass a vast array of platforms with many contingencies features containing new ways for library patrons in terms of promoting their information services and products. This paper delineates elaborately the incorporation of social media by East West University Library (EWU, L), Bangladesh as it is one of the precursor academic libraries in Bangladesh where all forms of contemporary technologies and services have been integrating with great …

Development Of Entrepreneur Research Trends In Garuda Indexing Agency, Anissa Lestari Kadiyono, Hanny Hafiar, Diana Harding, Hery Wibowo, Titin Nurhayati Ma'mun, Yus Nugraha, Ahmad Gimmy Pratama Siswadi

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Entrepreneurship can be an indicator of the development of a country. Unfortunately, in Indonesia the number of entrepreneurs is still low. So, it needs to be efforts to optimize various fields that are integrated with entrepreneurship. One of the aspect is education that closely related to scientific research. The existence of indexing portal for scientific publications such as the Garuda portal, which optimizes the progress of information technology can help researchers not only in the academic world, the general public can obtain various data that can be used as a basis for developing programs as a solutive form of problems …

#Hashtag: A Special Feature To Organize And Classify Unstructured Information In Social Media, Arindam Sarkar, Udayan Bhattacharya Prof.

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A web based tools that allow people or companies or organizations to create, organize and share information, documents and picture/videos in virtual communities and network is called as social media. It can also be said as medium of communication like a newspaper or a radio. The facebook, twitter, Google+, Pinterest etc. are some of the absolute examples of social media. It is becoming a serious part of life as the social sites and applications are increasing. One of the most unique yet understudied feature available on social media platforms is the hashtag (#hashtag). Hashtags is a short combination of words …

Measuring Digital Literacy Of Students With Visual Impairments, Siska Mardiana, Jenny Ratna Suminar, Dadang Sugiana, Suwatno

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Students with visual impairments turned out to be heavy internet user. They had the ability to use digital media such as smartphone and computer. They used it with the help of a screen reader on the device. Changing in communication pattern in blind children also occurs in the educational environment, especially in the learning process that has shifted not only to the use of traditional media and learning method based on printed material, but also to the use of communication technology based on digital media. Therefore, digital literacy is needed by students with visual impairments. Digital literacy is the ability …

Comparison Of Websites Based On Webometrics Index, Alexa's Traffic Rating And Estimated Value Of Sinium Case Study: Islamic Azad University (Iau), Five Units, Omran Ahmadi, Mozaffar Cheshmehsohrabi

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The purpose here is to compare the status of website of five IAU unites based on webometrics, Alexa's traffic rating and estimated value of Sinium. This applied research is run through a descriptive method, where Webometrics index, Alexa's traffic rating and estimated value of Sinium are applied. The statistical population consists of five: IAU Kerman, Shiraz, Bushehr, Bandar Abbas and Ahvaz units’ websites. The results reveal that Ahvaz unit with the average of 10356 pages is ranked the highest and the first and Bushehr unit with the lowest 4441 pages is ranked the last. As to the enriched files, Kerman …

Research Attitude And Capabilities Of Selected Academic Librarians Towards Preparation In Conducting Research, Creasel Sison

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The library is a growing micro-organism. Over time, it changes and updates its services depending on the present scenario, expectations of clients and the most “in” mode of delivery of services. There is really a great need for library researchers especially that libraries need to stay relevant to the clients. Many librarians see the importance of research, however many also experience difficulty on research. Despite these circumstances, only few consider this as starting point to study the librarians’ attitude and capabilities on research to determine areas for improvement. The study assessed the research attitude and capabilities of librarians from selected …

Dynamics, Modality, And Commodification Of Customary Title Bestowal In Local Political Communication In Gorontalo, Indonesia, Sumarjo Muna, Atwar Bajari, Soleh Soemirat, Diah Fatma Sjoraida

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This study aimed at analyzing the commodification of identity politics through customary title bestowal (Pulanga) in local politics in Gorontalo Province, Indonesia. This study referred to the critical approach with the critical ethnographic methodology. The data were obtained through in-depth interview with customary title recipients, customary stakeholders, and cultural observers, and gained from customary documents and news archives of the pros and cons of customary title bestowal from local mass media coverage in Gorontalo Province. Validity testing of the data was conducted through triangulation process. The politicization of customary title bestowal occurred because the process of customary title bestowal was …

Communication Pattern With Sulapa Eppa In The Single-Parent Family In Makassar City, Indrayanti Indyayanti, Jenny Ratna Suminar, Ahmad Gimmy Prathama Siswadi, Yanti Setianti

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Siri’ na pesse as a philosophy of life for Bugis people who have noble values that make humans worthy of being said to be human (tau sipakatau). This value is obtained through hereditary that parents teach their children. One of the values taught by parents, known as sulappa eppa (the four main values) that parents must have as leaders in their families is primarily a single parent. This value is very important for single parents because parents are automatically examples and role models for their children.

This study applied a qualitative method with a case study approach in …

The Internet Of Things: Opportunities And Challenges For Libraries, Abdoulaye Kaba, Chennupati K. Ramaiah

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With the necessity to be connected to the Internet, the Internet of Things (IoT) will receive more and more attention. By using RFID technologies, IoT will be able to connect everyday devices and transfer data between them. Like other service providers, IoT technologies will offer many opportunities for libraries, from tracking room usage and program attendance to monitoring humidity levels for special collections, and many more applications. In this paper, we are discussing about the nature of IoT, opportunities and challenges of using IoT in libraries. Despite of having challenges, IoT will contribute effectively to the transformation and innovation of …

Investigation On Virtual Reference Services (Vrs) Provided By Selected Universities From Tamil Nadu, Sankha Subhra Das, Arpita Roy Chowdhury

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With the advancement of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) development is taking place at a rapid rate. Hence in order to stay in the limelight one must keep themselves updated with the latest technological trend. This chapter focuses on the Virtual Reference Service (VRS) provided by eight universities from Tamil Nadu. Various services that can be provided under VRS have been identified based on minimal cost and maximum benefit approach. We have made a comparison of these Universities right from their NAAC grade to NIRF ranking 2019 and eventually the VRS. The amount of funds utilized has also been discussed …

Research Productivity And Impact Of Library And Information Science Teachers Of Karnataka State, India, Nagesh R, Chandrashekara M

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This study aims to investigate the research productivity and impact of LIS teachers in Karnataka state through the citation analysis using Google Scholar. This study also analyzes the research productivity of schools and teachers of LIS to rank them. The study confined its scope to the present working LIS teachers in LIS schools of Karnataka state. In this paper, research productivity and impact of LIS teachers is carried out with number of articles published, number of citations received, h-index and i10 index. The data was collected from the Google Scholar database because it is a known fact that google scholar …

Problems Of Collection Development In Anambra State Library Board, Norbert A. Agbanu Phd, Ndidi Grace Nwankwo Cln, Ifesinachi Rita Ogalue Cln, Emmanuel A. Olorunfemi Cln

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This study is a case study. The study sought to establish the problems of collection development in Anambra State Library Board. The study was conducted in Awka Local Government Area of Anambra state which is in South East Geopolitical Zone of Nigeria. The population of the study consists of 10 librarians working in Kenneth Dike Library (KDL) in Awka Anambra State. The entire population was used as such there was no sampling. This is because the population was small and manageable. Four research questions guided the study. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire designed by the researchers based …

Best Practice Of Google Site Usage In Noble Group Of Institutions Library And Information Center, Sridhara R N, Dr. Raghunandana M

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This paper mainly focuses on Google Sites, it is a structured Web page-creation tool offered by Google. The goal of Google Sites is for anyone to be able to create simple web sites that support collaboration between different editors. This study is noble college library and information center web page and manages the resource to the user community of free of cost. Google helps of library and information centers built an institutional webpage.

A Study Of Preservation Aspects Of Libraries In Srinagar, Dr. Mohammad Ishaq Lone, Abdul Wahid, Abdul Shakoor

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Although libraries are in existence from the time writing got evolved. However, preservation aspects were not taken into consideration seriously till recent times when the damage by different factors was noticed. The damage by insects, human, environmental factors and others could cause a vacuum to the already accumulated knowledge over the centuries of human history. The present study is an effort in this direction to ascertain the various facts related to preservation in different libraries in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir. The situation can be considered to be threatening as there is lack of awareness among the …

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever: A Scientometric Study, Janarthanan Pichai, . Prabakar Stanleay Dr., . Nithyanandam Kannan Dr.

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“Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever” is the topic selected for the Scientometric study to assess the responsibilities of the global scientists through the measurement of the impact of their research publications. “Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever” affects the health of the society and particularly the young generation are suffering a lot and many of them destined to “Early Death”. The Scientometric study in this research reveals that only 646 publications were published from 2009 to 2018, which means the research contribution on “Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever” is very low. The country wise publications show that “India” leads the table with more number of publications than …

Malaysian Journal Of Library And Information Science: A Bibliometric Study, Kailash Garg Dr, Niraj Kumar Mr, Geeta Geeta Ms

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An analysis of 241 papers published in Malaysian Journal of Library and Information Science during 2007-2018 indicates that the number of papers published as well as the reference per paper has increased in later years as compared to the initial years. The share of single authored papers decreased and multi-authored papers increased during the second block of 2013-2018. Malaysia, the country of origin of the journal published highest number of papers. However, the value of Citation per Paper (CPP) was highest for UK. Among the institutes, University of Malaya (Malaysia) contributed the highest number of papers and University of Dhaka …

Scientometric Analysis Of Pollution Control Research Publications In Indian From Scopus Database Between 2007 And 2018, Vivekanandhan S Dr, Rajendran Periyasamy Dr, Sivasamy K Dr

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This paper aims to analyze the pollution control research publications by the Indian contributions from the scopus online database between 2007 and 2018 with 33084 research publications. Out of that, 1997 publications are contributed by India. This study examine the year wise growth of research publications, relative growth rate and doubling time, bibliographic form of publications, top 10 country wise contributions and authorship pattern. During the study period, maximum of 226(0.68%) publications are contributed in the year 2018. Activity index ranges between 79.89 and 121.86 during the study period. The relative growth rate is found that, 0.61 to 0.12 between …

Drill Emergency Simulation As An Increase In Information And Skills Of Midwives In Carrying Out Assistance To Mothers And Newborns A Case Study In Karawang Regional Hospital, Siti Nursanti, Susanne Dida, Irvan Afriandi, Mien Hidayat

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Health professional’s skillin helping maternal emergency cases isa critical factor contributing to maternal and sudden infant death. Expanding Maternal and Neonatal Survival programs, therefore,initiateda training so-called emergency drill simulation. This research aims to find the effectivity of midwiferycommunication strategy in the emergency drill simulation forsharpening partnership and expertise of the midwifery in a groupdealing with childbirth emergency. This research uses qualitative methodand a case study as an approach. The informants of this research are the head division of customer care, head of the delivery room, and the paramedic mentor of Expanding Maternal Neonatal Survival in Karawang Regional Hospital. The research …

The Initiatives And Role Of Librarians Towards Open Access, Sankha Subhra Das, Arpita Roy Chowdhury

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Open Access is the free online availability of digital contents, scholarly journal articles, research results that authors publish without expectation of payment and is based on an ethical argument that research funded by the public should be available to the public. Open Access operates within the legal framework and owns the original copyrights for their work. Authors can transfer the rights to publishers to post the work on the web or else can retain the right to post their work on the archives. This article talks about the influence of open access in the present era. The objectives of the …

Organisation Of Indigenous African Knowledge: A Case Of Some Selected Indigenous African Musical Performances In Edina Bakatue Festival Of Ghana, Charles Koufie

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Technology Acceptance Models And Theories In Library And Information Science Research, Muhamad Prabu Wibowo

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There is a growing interest of studying technology implementation, acceptance, and adoption as there are a lot of new innovations regarding potential technologies that can be implemented in information institutions. This study tries to explore the application of theories and models of acceptance models in library and information science research. This study employs a systematic literature review to discuss the historical development of theories and models of technological acceptance and their potential use in the library and information science research. Models and theories of acceptance models have been continuously developed to accommodate reasons explaining users would accept and adopt new …

Information Seeking Behavior In Academic Assignments Using Smartphone Among Elementary School Students, Rahma Sugihartati

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This article discusses information seeking behavior developed by elementary school students in completing academic assignments, their reasons for using smartphone to find information related to academic assignments, and students' opinions about the role of school libraries. All data presented in this article are the results of a study on 500 elementary school students in four major cities in East Java Province, Indonesia, namely Surabaya, Malang, Madiun and Malang. This study found that there has been a change in information seeking behavior among elementary students who no longer rely solely on information from textbooks in the libraries. The students have become …