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The Anchor, Volume 133.01: September 18, 2019, Hope College

The Anchor: 2019

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

Reading Sport Seeing Life Eng 210, Jim Kinnie

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

Information Utilization And Risk Practices Of People Living With Hiv/Aids In South-West, Nigeria, Tajudeen Temitayo Adebayo, Michael Segun Omole Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) attending clinics accessed information from different sources within and outside the hospital to guide them from infecting close friends and family members. There was apparent reasons to believe that PLWHA still engaged in risk practices especially sexually related ones. The study therefore wished to establish level of risk related information utilization among PLWHA, as well as those risk practices they engaged in.

The study adopted survey research design of correlational type. The target population was 532,403 PLWHA in the selected four health institutions. Pooled standard error of proportion was used to determine 412 PLWHA and …

Bs In Neurosciences, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

Political Economy Of International Migration Psc 588, Michael Vocino

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

The Future Of Security, Yesterday: All About Authentication, Authorization And More…, Rachel S. Evans

Articles, Chapters and Online Publications

Rachel Evans crafts a summary of useful terminology aimed at other new CS-SIS members and attempts to demystify by way of definitions and explanations the tangled concepts of authentication and authorization.

The CS-SIS Blog Committee is charged with providing CS-SIS members with timely and useful information through an official yet informal medium about relevant subjects for the membership, including the activities of the members, committees, and Executive Board.

Use Of Electronic Resources By Postgraduate Students In University Of Cape Coast, Emmanuel Manu Agyapong Mr, Kwaku Anhwere Barfi Mr, Paulina Nana Yaa Kwafoa Ms

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigates the use of electronic resources by postgraduate students in University of Cape Coast (UCC). It specifically targets first year postgraduate students of UCC. Awareness, usage, training, and access were explored. A survey method was employed and a structured questionnaire was utilized to solicit data. The findings revealed that, though students are aware of electronic resources, they do not fully utilize them to support their academic pursuit due to poor level of information literacy skills. However, few students had not participated in all information literacy skills training organized by the library. Results from the study showed that, significant …

Self-Efficacy As An Antecedent To Students’ Behavioral Intention To Use The Internet For Academic Purposes: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach, Jyothi Mallya, Lakshminarayanan S, Valsaraj Payini

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study is based on the technology acceptance model by integrating the internet self-efficacy (ISE) as an antecedent to determine students’ behavioral intention (BI) in adopting internet for their scholarly activities. To achieve this objective a structured questionnaire composed of 26 items that represented five constructs, namely, perceived usefulness (PU) perceived ease of using (PEOU), Attitude towards using internet (ATI) behavioral intention towards internet (BI), and Internet self-efficacy (ISE) were distributed among four-hundred and forty-eight students from technical; management and health science stream. The data is further analyzed using structural equation modeling. The findings of the study suggest that ISE …

Determining Structural Relationship Between Knowledge Management And Creativity With The Mediating Role Of Psychological Empowerment Among Staff Of Departments Of Education In Qom, Iran, Reza Jafari Harandi, Zahra Torkzadeharani, Mohaddeseh Bita

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study is aimed to determine the structural relationship between knowledge management (KM) and creativity with the mediating role of psychological empowerment (PE) among the staff of departments of education in Qom Province, Iran. The present study is a correlational descriptive research. The statistical population includes all the staff of the departments of education in Qom Province, out of whom 200 are selected as the sample. Four questionnaires are used to collect the preliminary data for testing the hypotheses: Hemmati Knowledge Management Questionnaire (2010), Randsip's Creativity Questionnaire (1979), and Spritzer's Psychometric Empowerment Questionnaire (1995). The validity of these questionnaires …

Ict Usage At Rural Libraries: Does Positive Youth Development Exist?, Samsul Farid Samsuddin, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study was to discover the Positive Youth Development (PYD) dimensions towards ICT usage in rural libraries among youths in Malaysia. This is a quantitative design and descriptive study in nature, which involved 400 respondents among rural youths from 16 selected rural libraries in four states of Peninsular Malaysia were chosen based on multistage cluster and simple random sampling. Rural youth community in Malaysia exhibited a high level of PYD towards ICT usage at rural libraries especially on the level of confidence when using ICT. Based on the analysis performed, education level and employment status have significance difference, meanwhile, age …

Perceived Effect Of Telemedicine On Medical Service Delivery By Federal Medical Centers In North Central Zone Of Nigeria, Akor Solomon Obotu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigated the perceived effect of telemedicine on medical service delivery by the Federal Medical Centers in North Central Nigeria. Six objectives guided the study. The study answered six research questions and tested two null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted survey research design. The research was conducted in the North Central Zone of Nigeria. The population of the study was one thousand four hundred and seven (1407) medical staff (Doctors, Nurses, Laboratory Technologists and Pharmacists). The sample size was three hundred and eleven (311) respondents comprising 97 doctors, 178 nurses, 19 laboratory technologists and 17 …

User Perspective On Storage And Retrieval Of Multimedia Resources At Select Libraries Of Delhi, Kimi ., Meera Yadav

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to know the user perspective regarding various methods of dissemination, to ascertain frequency and purpose of use of different multimedia resources and to analyze the barriers in providing access to them in selected libraries of Delhi viz. Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA), National School of Drama (NSD) and Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum (EGMM).

Methodology/Design/Approach: An effort has been taken to record the feedback of the users by way of questionnaires duly filled up by them in order to analyze the use/retrieval of different multimedia resources available in the libraries under study. Hence this …

Use Of Social Networking Sites Among Alagappa University Students: A Study, Melvin Jebaraj C

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper reveals that use of social networking sites among Alagappa University, students, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India. In this study helps to identify the most popular social networking sites, which purpose of using social networking sites, satisfaction level, frequency of using social networking sites and problem faced user in frequency of using social networking sites.

Examining The Relationship Between Organizational Commitments Of Staffs And Providing Optimal Services To Clients Of Tabriz Public Libraries., Roghayeh Entezar Saadat

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract:

The aim of this study is to identify important and effective factors on organizational commitment and providing optimal services to clients of Tabriz public library.

This research is an applicable research and date collection methods, is descriptive of correlation kind.

In this research, the statistic population contains all staff of Tabriz Library in 2013, who are 115.

Information Seeking Behaviour Of Scientific Community At Assam, India: A Proposed Model For E-Environment, Sudip Bhattacharjee Assistant Professor, Sucheta Bhattacharjee, Manoj Kumar Sinha Professor

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study has been undertaken to know the information seeking pattern of the scientific community who belong to different universities under the study. In this study, it has been tried to find out the satisfaction after utilization of print or digital information resources available in the digital environment with a view to understand the situation of the existing library system. After evaluation and observation of the findings of the study critically, it leads to create confusion regarding the nature of information seeking pattern by the scientific community. It is found that the existing library information system is seemed to …

Webometric Analysis Of Central Universities In North Eastern Region, India. A Study Of Using Alexa Internet, Stephen G

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Webometrics is concerned with measuring aspects of the web: web sites, web pages, parts of web pages, words in web pages, hyperlinks, web search engine results. Webometrics is huge and easily accessible source of information, there are limitless possibilities for measuring or counting on a huge scale of the number of web pages, the number of web sites, the number of blogs) or on a smaller scale. This study found the traffic rank in India, especially Central Universities of North East Region, the best-ranked Central University of North East Region are NEHU and TU with traffic ranks of 8484 and …

Five Laws Of Library And Information Science Associations And Institutions, Fayaz Ahmad Loan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC) is credited with the traditional classification of the five sense organs: sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing (Zamora, 2013). In the absence of any one of the senses, a human is considered handicapped, not worth to work perfectly. Likewise, there is a need to frame the five laws for an association, institution, organization, society, etc. to carry out its work efficiently and effectively. An attempt has been made in the present paper to devise these laws using logical thinking. These laws can serve the guiding force for all the associations in general and Library …

Bibliometric Analysis Of The E-Journal Of Library Philosophy And Practice During The Period Of 2014-2018, Md. Armanul Haque, Md. Aminul Islam, Md. Nazmul Hasan, A.K.M.Eamin Ali Akanda

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study is based on the Bibliometrics analysis of the articles published in Library Philosophy and Practice (E-Journal) for the period 2014–2018. During this period, a total of 1046 scholarly papers have been published by LIS researchers around the world. The study analyzes the documents based on various bibliometric aspects like year wise contribution of articles, year wise growth of publication, average publication per author, subject wise distribution of articles, the geographical distribution of articles, authorship pattern, author productivity, degree of collaboration, reference distribution pattern and length of reference distribution. In all with an average 209.2 articles were published …

Possible Uses Of Web 3.0 In Websites Of Libraries Of Academic Institutions Of Pakistan., Dr. Muhammad Waseem Muhammad Zia, Faiz Ahmed Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

Since the invention of World Wide Web, the technology has got strong developments. The web of documents has emerged into different databases. This development is a result of three phases of web evolution. The first phase is termed as web 1.0 which was a read only or a one-way communication between user and website. The second phase is termed as web 2.0 which initiated in the start of 2003. This generation provides facility to read and write or two-way communication. Now users are enable to participate in websites. The current and third phase of web i.e. web 3.0, is …

Academic Use Of Smart Phones For Social Development Of Visually Impaired Students Of University Of Karachi: A Study Of Android Smartphone Applications By Vi Students., Dr. Muhammad Waseem Muhammad Zia, Syeda Shireen Zehra Miss

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Smart phones are very common in Pakistan since last 5 years. Smart phone is a mobile phone that performs many of the functions of a computer, typically having a touch screen interface, internet access, and an operating system capable of running downloaded apps. (Woyke,2014) states that the first true smart phone actually made its debut earlier in 1992. Smart phone has now captured the human life at a very large extent. Smart phone has become a part of daily, professional, social and academic life. Students are dependent on smart phones for their academic and social activities. It could be used …

Senior High School Students’ Use Of Library Resources And Services, Dessy Harisanty

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Purpose – School library plays an important role in meeting the information needs of students. Students of Senior High School require information to support their personal, study, and environmental needs. Therefore, to meet their needs, high school students conduct information seeking. This study aims to determine the information seeking behavior of high school students in Surabaya.

Design/methodology/approach – The method applied in this study is a descriptive quantitative approach. The samples of this study were high school students in Surabaya-East Java-Indonesia, selected by using multistage random sampling. The data collection was conducted through questionnaires. The sample size is 200 …

Test Article, Mary Bolin

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

No abstract provided.

Special Libraries’ Services For Governmental Institutions In Indonesia, Dessy Harisanty

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the implementation of the library service instances in Surabaya-Indonesia reviewed through a national standard library (SNP) 006: 2011.

Design/methodology/approach – This study used a descriptive type. The population targeted in this study is the Special Libraries Government Agencies in Surabaya-Indonesia. The sampling technique used was accidental sampling.

Findings – The results of this study are many of the services provided by special libraries owned by government have not fulfilled the minimum standards of the Libraries’ National Standards (Standar Nasional Perpustakaan—SNP) 006:2011. It is expected to provide recommendations to special libraries …

Exploration Of Level Of Computer Anxiety Among Veterinary Students, Nirmal Singh, Sanjay Chandwani, Jaswinder Singh, Dhiraj Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: The study was executed to have an insight to the computer anxiety of veterinary science students pursuing bachelor and masters’ degree programmes, respectively, at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Punjab (India).

Design/ Methodology: A pretested and validated Computer Anxiety Rating Scale (CARS) was applied to examine the computer anxiety level of veterinary students. Stratified random sampling method was used to choose sample for study. The data analysis was performed using percentage, frequencies and via Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS).

Findings: Results revealed that irrespective of the gender, possession of personal computer and internet connection, veterinary …

Kyai Vs Internet And Media The Influence Of Media And The Internet In Health Material Learning In Traditional Islamic Boarding Schools (Tibss) In West Java, Indonesia, Atwar Bajari, Uud Wahyudin, Dedi Rumawan Erlandia

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Information technology affects the views and behavior of users and their environment. In the early decades, Traditional Islamic Boarding School (TIBSs) prohibited the use of communication and information technology. TIBSs experienced a shift to be increasingly open to the media and the internet. A strict prohibition on the use of media in Islamic boarding schools influences their insights about their health problems. To ensure the influence of media and internet on students’ life in TIBS, this research was conducted aiming at explaining the use level of media and internet by students in seeking health information, and the influence of …

The Use Of Performance Measurement In Universities Of Pakistan, Muhammad Tanveer, Asif Mahbub Karim Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: The performance measurement includes collecting the information regarding the individual’s performance to analyze for the reporting. . Performance measurement’s main aspect is to identify the exertion are being achieved or not. This is the main purpose of performance measurement in the current study of Pakistani Universities. Moreover, the focus on the performance measurement is still not very strong in Pakistani educational system. Few observations made from the recent studies are that the enrollment in the university has been raised up to a great extent from past few years.

Methodology: This research paper is focus on “The Use …

Contributions Of E-Resources In Tamil Nadu Digital Library Repository By The State Universities: A Study, Siva Kumaren, Raj Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper discuses the e-Resources deposited in the Tamil Nadu Digital Library (TNDL) project by the participating Universities .The major of objective of the study is to analysis the contributions of the e-Resources by 13 State Universities in the Digital Repository (DR).The relevant data were extracted from website of Tamil Nadu Digital Library (http://www.tndigitallibrary.ac.in). It has 158555 digital resources and 1330195 subject catalogues on various disciplines. The results show that Anna University has deposited more number of journals than the other Universities. It is also investigated that more number of subject catalogues are available on Literature. Further, it is recommended …

Digital Preservation: An Overview, Jaffer Kabir Najar, Javaid Ahmad Wani

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

All the cumulative actions undertaken by an individual or an organisation to ensure that any content is usable across generations of information technology is known as digital preservation. Although digital preservation is not a new concept for libraries as it almost started in mid 1980s, right from then the libraries have been migrating and refreshing their OPAC records as well as their databases to keep them updated with the emerging systems, software’s and technologies. The libraries are spending larger portions of their budgetary allocations either for procuring or accessing digital products and services (digital content). Archiving and preservation of digital …

The Application Of Web 2.0 Tools In University Libraries Of India, Sandip S. Patel, Atul Bhatt

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This research study aims to focus towards the application or evaluation of Web 2.0 tools in State University Libraries of India. The present study deals with the extent usage of Web 2.0 in State University Libraries of India.This research used content analysis based on quantitative and qualitative data which is collected by website observation and questionnaire method. Out of 348 Indian State University Libraries 69% of libraries are having official website and 31% of libraries are lacking any dedicated library webpage. It is found that 9.77% of the Indian State University Libraries were using Web 2.0 technologies to provide services …

Evaluation Of Selected Open Access Electronic Thesis And Dissertation Repositories, Javaid Wani, Umer Gull Khan, Aadil Ahmad Hafiz

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the selected open access electronic thesis and dissertation repositories based on the selected parameters like Visual interface, search features, format, registration and alerting services.

Design/methodology/approach: Survey method coupled with online visits to selected repository websites was carried in order to achieve the objectives of the study.

Findings: The findings show that repositories are having adequate features, but there is a need of improvement also.

Research limitations/implications: The scope of the study is limited to the open access electronic thesis and dissertation repositories of three subject domains viz General Sciences, …