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Effective Utilization Of Information Resources For Research In Nursing By Student Nurses In Benue State Schools Of Nursing And Midwifery, Makurdi, Tofi Simon Ternenge

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This study investigated effective utilization of information resources for research in nursing by student nurses in Benue State School of Nursing and Midwifery, Makurdi. The study looked at the types of information resources mostly utilized by student nurses, extent of utilization by student nurses for research in nursing. Four (4) research objectives with corresponding research questions guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population for the study was 376 student nurses/midwives and a sample of 194 student nurses was gotten using Taro Yamene’s formula for sample size and were sampled using simple random sampling technique. …

Study Of Library Policies In Universities, Fahimeh Ahmadian, M. Chandrashekara, Seyedhadi Marjaei

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We aim the identification of library policies in universities in the United States with a focus on extraction the elements of policies and classification of policies into main components.

In this study, twenty library websites of universities in the United States have been inquired to extract main components of library policies using the classification and comparative analysis. The finding indicates that there are several elements of the policies in the university libraries. In this view, 70 elements are identified which can be categorized into 12 main components. Moreover, the comparative analysis reveals that out of twenty university libraries, over half …

A Study On Information Seeking Behavior Of The Medical And Allied College Students In Goa State, Dr. Jayaprakash G. Hugar, Dr. Jayaprakash G. Hugar, B U. Kannappanavar Dr,

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This paper attempts to explore the information seeking behavior of medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy and homeopathic colleges in goa state. The purpose of the study is to know the awareness and use of reference sources available in the library and to know the preference of media as a source of information for their requirement. Results found that, still 95 percent respondents refer/depend upon printed books for their information needs. Only 49 percent students are happy with the internet and online resources available in their college libraries. Further researcher suggested that, the library orientation has to be conducted regularly to convert …

Use And Perceptin Of E-Resources Among The College Students Of Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala: A Study, Mani .. M, Padma .. P

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The purpose of this study is to examine the use and perception of E-Resources by the College Students in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The present study is descriptive survey method and covers 120 students were randomly selected. Data were collected using questionnaire. The questionnaire discusses their socio-demographic information, find out that Statistical Package Social Sciences (SPSS). The researcher has used MS Excel and MS Word to create and format tables required for the study. Therefore one fourth of the male and female students visit the library daily, 25% of the respondents spend 1-2 hours for using the college library per day, 55% …

Maxqda And Its Application To Lis Research, Seyedhadi Marjaei Assistant Professor, Fahimeh Ahmadianyazdi Mrs, M. Chandrashekara Professor

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MAXQDA is a qualitative software to analyze mixed methods data and qualitative findings in the field of text, video, and photo which is used for explaining and theoretical analysis in the social and cultural phenomena. This study aims to review the software, especially for the LIS researchers to do their study in a scholastic manner. LIS researchers need to support and improve their study by preparing the qualitative data with MAXQDA, code with coding system and organize the data for analysis. Content analysis and thematic analysis are two types of the analysis which are completed by using this software. This …

A Consolidation Of Challenges Faced By School Libraries In Developing Countries, Liah Shonhe

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Achieving quality education is a challenge for many developing countries. One of the problems leading to this challenge is the inability of governments to invest in the development and management of effective school libraries. The school library is a hub of knowledge for students and teachers. Thus, it plays a paramount role in the ability of students to achieve the desired level of literacy and numeracy. As a result, school libraries need to be fully equipped and have effective library services to support the teaching and learning process. This paper enumerates the problems that hinder effective school library services in …

Availability And Utilization Of Information And Communication Technology Resources By Undergraduate Library Users In Anambra State University Libraries, Nigeria., Ferdinand Asimonye Ezekwe Cln

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Inspite of the vital role ICTs play in University libraries, it is still difficult to have access to the required resources. In this regard, it is also difficult to determine the level of availability and utilization of ICT resources in the university library of Anambra State University. This research titled "Availability and Utilization of ICT Resources by undergraduate library users is therefore necessitated by the need to create records that will serve as empirical evidence of identified level of availability and utilization of the ICT resources in the library. To investigate this, exploratory survey research design was adopted, with questionnaire …

Knowledge And Users’ Preferences Of Contemporary Marketing Strategies Used In Academic Libraries, Obia Inyang

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Purpose: This study investigated knowledge and users’ preferences of contemporary marketing strategies used in academic libraries. It is a user study innovation characterized by granting users’ with the information appropriate for better library usage and their feedback to analyze how what is presented to them makes an impact towards their attainment of academic goals.

Methodology: This study carried out in University of Calabar Library adopted survey research design on a population of 1804 registered users. A simple random sampling technique was adopted in selecting 600 undergraduate and postgraduate registered users. Accordingly, 600 copies of questionnaire were distributed in the …

Provision Of Reference And Information Services In Public Libraries To Physically Challenged Persons In Nigeria: Challenges And Prospects, Ogagaoghene Uzezi Idhalama

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This paper examines the provision of reference and information services to the physically challenged persons in Nigeria: Challenges and prospects. The article demystifies the conceptual framework of information services and physically challenged persons, the information needs of the physically challenged as a concept was succinctly analyzed and the attention or relegation received by this group of library users discussed. The public library for instance is there to provide its services to all classes of users irrespective of age, sex, colour and disability. This paper is therefore timely as it ascertained how all libraries can help to meet up with …

Establishing Library Learning Commons In Universities Of India: A Case Study Of Bhu Library System, Dr. Punit Kumar Singh

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Traditional libraries have recognition as a physical space, as a physical collection, and as a traditional scribe in the era of industrial society and before. At present, the paradigm shift due to the advent of computer technology, information technology (IT) and information communication technology (ICT) has changed the way of information seeking, reading habits, learning methods, and even social connectivity and interactions of the society. Furthermore, these changes can be seen in the reading habits, information search, learning and teaching methods of students and faculty members engaged in higher education and research works. These transformations in users laid academic libraries …

Influence Of Attitude, Subjective Norms And Personal Innovativeness On Intention To Use Open Access Journals: A Case Of Agricultural Research Institutes, Zainabu Zuberi Massoro, Nafisat Toyin Adewale

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This study assessed the influence of attitude and subjective norm (injunctive and descriptive) on the intention to use open access journals (OAJ); and how personal innovativeness in information technology affects intention to use open access journals among researchers in Tanzanian Agricultural Research Institutes. This study employed the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) by Fishbein and Ajzen (1975), and the data was collected from 121 researchers through a cross-section survey questionnaire. The findings from the study revealed that subjective norm is the strongest predictor of the intention to use OAJ, followed by personal innovativeness. Nonetheless, further analysis showed that attitude has …

Use And Impact Of E-Resources Among The Faculty Members And Students At Salem College Of Engineering And Technology For Women, Salem, Tamilnadu, India: A Study, Jegan P Mr, Jayaprakash M Dr

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This study aims at analyzing the use and impact of e-resources among the faculty members and students at Salem college of engineering and Technology for women, in Salem. A sample of 100 questionnaires was distributed to the faculty members on first come first get basis. In the same way, 150 questionnaires were given to the students was selected by random sampling method. The well structured questionnaire was distributed among the faculty and student to collect data on the availability of use of e-resources. The findings of the study (41 %) faculty members use Internet twice a week and (13%) faculty …

Information Litreacy Skills On The Use Of Electronic Resources By Undergraduates Students Of University Of Ilorin And Kwara State University Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria, Ismaila Aliyu Yahaya

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This study examined the influence of computer self-efficacy and information literacy skills on the use of electronic information resources among the undergraduate students in University of Ilorin and Kwara State University. The study research objectives include: (i)determine the influence of computer self-efficacy on the use of Electronic Resources by undergraduates at University of Ilorin and Kwara University, Malete, Kwara state Nigeria; (ii)find whether information literacy influence use of electronic resources by undergraduates at the University of Ilorin and Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State NigeriaAlso, the study adopted descriptive survey design and used a sample of 376 undergraduate students. Data …

Analysis Of Usage Of The Ohio State University’S Electronic Theses And Dissertations, Daniel S. Dotson

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This study involves an examination of the download rates for The Ohio State University’s freely available electronic theses and dissertations. The Graduate School has required submission of doctorial (2002) and masters (2008) for over a decade, with limited exceptions, including embargos. Older digitized theses and dissertations have been made available over the past several years, resulting in over 51,000 titles in the online holdings. Download data from the OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center were analyzed to determine how well the theses and dissertations were used and what departments saw noted success for their students’ works.

Survey On Central Prison Library In Bangalore City : A Case Study., Amaravathi Amaravathi

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The present study is highlights on Library resources, services and physical facilities available for prisoners in the library, and to know the Satisfaction of library resources, services and physical facilities provided in prison.

Literature In The Field Of Spinal Cord Injury: An Analysis, Jagannathan Ramakrishnan Dr, M Meena Dr, Kotti Thavamani Dr

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ABSTRACT: Presents an analysis of the literature in the field of Spinal Cord Injury as indexed the MEDLINE database in the Pubmed for the period 2008 to the 2017. It is noticed that the total of 28303 records on the literature of Spinal Cord Injury is covered. It is also noticed that the maximum number of records was published during year 2017. It was observed that the Journal Article consists of 41.73% and other publication types with different percentages. English language forming 95.07% of the total and other languages follows with minimum records. The United States has contributed the highest …

The Effectiveness, Reasons And Problems In Current Awareness Services In An Academic Library Towards Crafting An Action Plan, David A. Cabonero, Clarizell Belingon Tindaan, Biverly Har-Op Attaban, Dyzette Anne Salajendo Manat

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Information is a very essential component in research but it can only be used when provided with access. Researchers are overwhelmed with overflowing information and they are sometimes prone to plagiarized articles, predatory journals and fake news articles. Moreover, they experienced information explosion due to rapid developments of information and communications technologies. Thus, library researchers need to be informed with updated publications and other information resources. Librarians then should be more proactive in providing them access such as the current awareness services (CAS) which is one of the important library services for fast and easy retrieval and dissemination of information. …

Perception Of Library Professionals In Kerala Towards Open Access Publications: A Gender Wise Study, Prajeesh Bhaskaran, Dineshan Koovakkai Dr

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The paper discusses the perception of library professionals in Kerala towards Open Access. It highlights the impact of open access in saving the budget of libraries, faster publication, accessibility of articles, popularity, citation, impact factor. Open access initiative has been widely implemented in academic institutions in different parts of the world. It is also make available to academic community in India through internet by various institutions. The Library professional has significant role in promoting and dissemination of the Open Access Initiatives in Kerala. The study analyses the perception of Library professionals towards Open Access (OA) in Kerala. The result of …

Level Of Awareness And Information Needs On Indiscriminate Dumping Of Solid Waste Among Staff And Students Of Nigerian Universities., Michael Chigozie Nwafor, Josephine C. Igbokwe, Adizetu A. Ali, Chioma C. Onoh

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This work examined level of awareness and information needs on indiscriminate dumping of solid waste among staff and students of Nigerian Universities. The study adopted descriptive survey and was guided by five research questions. Questionnaire, interview and observation were used for data collection. The population of the study comprised four hundred and fifteen thousand, one hundred and twenty eight (415,128) students and staff of federal universities in the six geo political zones in Nigeria. A total sample of six hundred (600) staff and students were used for the study. Convenience sampling technique was employed to select 50 students and …

Digital Literacy Skills Of The Aspirants Of Competitive Examinations In The Anna Centenary Library, Chennai: A Study, Balakrishnan R, Jeyshankar Ramalingam

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In this technological era, basic Digital literacy is essential for competitive exam aspirants (job seekers). This paper deals with Digital literacy skills of competitive exam aspirants in Anna Centenary Library at Chennai. Random sampling and questionnaire method has been used to collect the data from 315 respondents. The findings revealed that : majority of the respondents are males, aged below 25 years of age, pursing undergraduate courses and hailed from urban areas; half of them possess knowledge of file format extension and conversion while three fourth of the respondents have basic knowledge of text and image scanning, short cut keys …

User Perception And Usage Of Print And Electronic Resources In The Madurai Diraviyam Thayumanavar Hindu College Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu - A Case Study, E. Santhana Kumar, Dr. P. Balasubramanian, Sankha Subhra Das, Phd Scholar

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Libraries have supported multiple formats for decades, from paper and microforms to audiovisual tapes and CDs. However, the newest medium, digital transmission has presented a wider scope of challenges and caused library patrons to question the established and recognized multiform in a library. Within the many questions posed, two distinct factors echo repeatedly. The first one is about the need of print medium in an increasingly digital world, and the second one focuses on the dangers of relying on a still-developing technology. This paper discusses Usage of Print and Electronic Resources in Madurai Diraviyam Thayumanavar (M.D.T) Hindu College Tirunelveli, Tamil …

A Comparative Study Of Journal Of Documentation And Journal Of Knowledge Management During The Period 2005-2015, Asish Maity, Dr. Nivedita Bhattacharyya Sahu

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This paper presents bibliometric profile of Journal of Documentation during the year 2005-2015, based on the year wise productivity, subfield wise article distribution, type of research documents published, geographical distribution of articles, Institutional wise productivity, citation distribution of articles degree of collaboration of authors. The study found that total 489 research documents published during the time period 2005-2015. Most number of articles published on the topic Information seeking behaviour. The study also revealed author productivity through the implementation of Lotka's Law of productivity.

Perception Of College Librarians On Preservation Of Library Documents With Special Reference To The Aided Arts And Science Colleges Affiliated To Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu, Selvaraj Rathinam, Selvaraj Rathinam Dr, Manalan Jesudoss Dr

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The perceptions of the librarians reveal the entire functioning of the library. The quality of the library is being measured with collection building, services and other routines of the library. Printed documents are considered as important documents in the Arts and Science College libraries to support the teaching and learning in the college even though the electronic resources are enormously available in the Internet. The printed documents deteriorated due to various reasons. One of the roles of the college librarian is to preserve those and keep them available in usable condition for the present and future generations to know the …

Growth And Development Of Institutional Repository: A Literature Review, Abhilasha Priyadarshani

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This study has been conducted to review the literature on Institutional Repository. The study mainly focuses on the growth and development of IR around the world. This paper will explain how the IR started in different countries and what is the current status of institutional repositories?

User Perception And Usage Of Print And Electronic Resources In The Madurai Diraviyam Thayumanavar Hindu College Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu - A Case Study, E. Santhana Kumar, Dr. P. Balasubramanian

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Libraries have supported multiple formats for decades, from paper and micro forms to audiovisual tapes and CDs. However, the newest medium, digital transmission has presented a wider scope of challenges and caused library patrons to question the established and recognized multiform in a library. Within the many questions posed, two distinct factors echo repeatedly. The first one is about the need of print medium in an increasingly digital world, and the second one focuses on the dangers of relying on a still-developing technology. This paper discusses Usage of Print and Electronic Resources in Madurai Diraviyam Thayumanavar (M.D.T) Hindu College Tirunelveli, …

Operational Challenges Of Providing Library Services To Distance Education Learners In A Higher Education System In Uganda, Bosco Apparatus Buruga, Moses Odeke Osamai

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This study investigated operational challenges of providing library services to long distance learners at higher education institutions in Uganda. The study adopted a survey research design, and the population was drawn from distance learners and librarians at Uganda Martyrs University (UMU). Quantitative and qualitative approaches were employed, online Google Form questionnaires were sent to 50 distance learners and 5 library staff. A total of 33 and 4 filled questionnaires were received back from students and library staff respectively and registering a response rate of 74%. The study revealed that 75.8% of the student respondents were not satisfied with the library …

A Comparative Study Of Top-Ranked Asiatic Region Journals Of Library And Information Science During The Period 2013-2018, Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh ,Assistant Librarian, Dr. Shri Ram Pandey ,Assistant Professor

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The paper presents a comparative study of top-ranked Asiatic region journals of the Library and Information Science discipline. SCImago Journal and the country rank was used to determine the top-ranked Asiatic journals in the domain of library and information science. Initially, the top 10 journals were considered which filtered based on the coverage and SJR Ranked. A total of 6 Journals were considered for further evaluation and comparison, which meets different parameters and criteria. A comprehensive scientometric study was also presented of these six journals. Further, the paper presents the publication patterns of these six top-ranked journals.

Information And Communication Technology Skills As Determinants Of Utilizations Of Institutional Repositories By Lecturers In Two Universities In Nigeria, George Eromosele

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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the information and communication technology (ICT) skills as determinants of utilization of Institutional Repositories (IRs) by lecturers in Covenant University (CU) and the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Nigeria. The research method employed stratified random sampling and the sample size was 94 lecturers from the Covenant University and 285 lecturers from University of Ilorin. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire. The results from the paper revealed that there is higher utilization of institutional repository provisions among lecturers in CU and this is because many of them possess ICT skills. However, …

Gender Differences In The Multiple Intelligence Skills Of Library And Information Science Professionals In Universities In Tamil Nadu, India, Jeyshankar -. Ramalingam -

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This article examine the male and female Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals working in universities in Tamil Nadu. The study reveals that out of 441 respondents surveyed under the study, 73.7% (325) are male respondents and 26.3% (116) are female respondents. This study reveals that the male LIS professionals are very good and good at many skills while female LIS professionals are OK at many skills. The results of levene’s test for equality of variances along with descriptive statistics. The test reveals that the p-values for all the nine multiple intelligences are less than 0.05. So, null hypothesis i.e. …

Information Literacy (Il) Of College Freshmen: Implications For An Il Program In Academic Libraries, Grace D. Quijano

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Information technology steered the proliferation of information resources in different formats, thus, making available a lot of information choices for the diverse needs of all types of users. To be able to obtain quality resources, the academic libraries play a crucial role in developing the information competencies of college students. This study examined the information literacy of college freshmen using a cognitive test. Scores were analyzed using mean scores, frequency, and percentage. Findings indicate that college freshmen have above average literacy in accessing information, and average in evaluating and using information. Based on these findings, some implications for information literacy …