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The Role Of Librarians In Health Information Provision For Depression Reduction, Julie Enamen Ilogho, Amos Alao Professor, Olujide Adekeye Professor, Abiodun Gesinde Professor, Susan Adeusi Dr, Ben Agoha Dr, Jerome Idiegbeyan-Ose Dr, Goodluck Ifijeh, Odaro Osayande, Roland Izuagbe

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper examined the role of information provision by librarians for the healthcare of depressed and non-depressed people. The objectives examined include: identifying the factors causing depression, examination of various ways in which librarians support healthcare givers and care of the depressed people with useful information. A literature search was carried out using online databases and general google search (Sciencedirect, Scopus, Jstor and Google Scholar, Jstor and general google search). The paper concludes that provision of relevant, accurate and current information promotes greater awareness and understanding among the depressed and delivery of quality healthcare. The paper recommends that government should …

Big Data Analytics : A Catalyst For Re-Energizing Lis Education, Priyanka Jaiswal

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of writing this paper is to explore a new additive approach to LIS education system. Library professionals can taps this golden opportunity of using Big Data Analytics to learning the key role of the data scientist in their academic programs. They need to be well versed with some acquired competencies such as domain expertise, data management, data warehousing, statisticians machine language and analytical expertise. For walking through the digital path, we need to acquire skills of data literacy for revitalizing traditional librarianship. This is a current need for library and information specialists is to be fully aware of …

Status Of School Libraries In State Capitals In Nigeria: A Study Of Selected Secondary And Primary Schools In Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria., Daniel Akparobore, Daniel O. Akparobore

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

This study examines status of school libraries in state capitals in Nigeria, using Asaba, Delta state, Nigeria as a case study. The total population for this study comprised of one thousand, one hundred and eighty (1,180) male and female staff who as at the time of this study are working in secondary and primary schools in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria. 118 respondents were drawn from the total population using random sampling technique. Questionnaire was used to collect data and a total of 118 questionnaires were distributed, all were duly completed and found usable therefore there was 100% response rate. …

Library Services To The Disabled In The Public Libraries Of Iran (A Case Of East Azerbaijan Province), Ali Akbar Khasseh, Soghra Rahimi-Yamchi, Hamideh Azimi, Hamid Ghazizadeh, Omid Alipour

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the status of East Azerbaijan Public Libraries' services to the users with disabilities. The population of the study consisted of 80 managers and supervisors of public libraries in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. A researcher-made questionnaire, inspired by the American Library Association checklist and the library access checklist (by IFLA) has been used for data gathering. Findings revealed that most of the public libraries in East Azerbaijan province (56.9%) lack sufficient budget for serving the disabled. There is no established policy to provide services to the users with disabilities in libraries. Most of …

Establishment Of Institutional Repository (Ir) In A Developing Country: Lessons From Landmark University, Nigeria, Jerome Idiegbeyan-Ose, Adeniyi Olayanju, James Ndako, Tunde Adebisi, Opeyemi Matiluko

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper discussed the establishment of institutional repository in a private university, Nigeria. It started with the introduction and stated that repository is a key element in institutional research agenda. It went further to discuss Eprints software used by Landmark University for her repository. The paper further discussed the current state of Landmark University (LMU) repository, how it is being managed, the practical processes and procedures involved in depositing documents into the repository. The paper went further to discussed the factors that contributed to the success of LMU repository such as institutional support, dedicated repository staff, faculty and staff support, …

Does The Gender Influence The Reading Habits, Preferences And Attitudes Of School Students? : A Case Study, Ramasamy K Dr., Padma P (Dr.)

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study aims at investigating the effect of gender on the reading habits, reading preferences and attitudes towards reading among the school students. Survey research with a well-structured questionnaire was employed by the researchers. Five matriculation schools of Madurai City, Tamil Nadu State, India are the unit of study. The secondary and higher secondary students form the sample of the study. Out of 250 questionnaires distributed, 200 duly filled questionnaires were received back. The study reveals that : More boys than girls prefer non-fiction, prefer science fiction, crime and fantasy stories, prefer biographies and autobiographies and essays, spend 1-2 …

The Social Construction Of Digital Multimedia Technology And Creation Of Political Hyper-Realities In Indonesia And Malaysia, Basa Alim Tuelaka, Burhan Bungin

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The development of media technology nowadays displays rapid progress, particularly the mainstream media that is developing towards digital media, which makes the social construction power even more flawless. This progress is very beneficial to the development of society, but it can also be used by political interests for control over powers. Against their political opponents, political parties can use this advanced mass media technology to attack and block off counterattacks through social construction or deconstruction. This study uses a narrative qualitative approach and interview method, by interviewing the informants to explore the understanding of the social construction of media in …

Library Services For The Visually Impaired: Case Study Of Academic Libraries In Ghana, Imoro Osman, Paulina Nana Yaa Kwafoa

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The library has always been acknowledged as the hub of information to all in the academic environment. However, library services for the visually impaired in developing countries is often constrained due to social, financial and logistical challenges (Rowland, 2008; Hopkins, 2000; Willoughby, 1990). This study therefore examined the provision of library services for the visually impaired in three public universities in Ghana. The study adopted both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the quantitative aspect of the study whiles case study research design was used for the qualitative aspect of the study. The population …

Meeting The Information Needs Of Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (Adhd): The Role Of School Libraries In Nigeria., Oyeronke Adebayo, Chidi Deborah Segun-Adeniran, Michael O. Fagbohun, Felicia O. Yusuf

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper attempted to look at how school libraries in Nigeria can meet the information needs of special children battling with the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This kind of mental disorder affects about 10% of children worldwide, it is a situation whereby the child is over hyperactive, fidgety, cannot focus or accomplish a task in record time. The paper also looked into how the school library comes in to aid these kind of children in reading and learning. A school library should cater for all its users irrespective of their disposition, therefore, some strategies that can be useful when …

Enrolment Scenario Of Library And Information Science Education In India: An Overview, Ramesh Pandita, Shivendra Singh Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: The study is based on secondary data of all India Survey on Higher Education in India, conducted by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Govt., of India and attempts to assess the overall enrolment scenario of Library and Information Education in India. The study evaluates the enrolment data of seven years viz., for the period 2011-12 through 2017-18, retrieved from the official website of the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Govt., of India.

Methodology and Scope: The study is based on the survey data collected by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Govt., of India …

Use Of Public Library Services By Differently Abled Persons: A Pilot Study Of City Central Library, Dharwad, Rohit R. Patil, B D. Kumbar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In this article, an attempt has been made to investigate whether differently abled persons effectively using public library services or not. For the study, 50 questionnaires were distributed to differently abled persons and finally 43 (86%) questionnaires were considered for analysis based on the merit of the filled questionnaires. The analysis of the data revealed that, differently abled persons use City Central Library services very rarely and majority rather all of them were physically disabled persons. Another finding is that, Information needs of differently abled persons are same as other abled persons. It is rather disappointing that majority i.e. 69.77% …

An Assessment Of Health Information Literacy Among Rural Women In Delta State, Nigeria, Onome Norah Ekoko Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Background- More than 70% of Nigerian women still live in rural communities. While a lot of women in this information age can read and write, there is still a good number of women who have difficulty with reading and writing skills. However, information about the health information literacy of rural women in Delta State is inadequate.

Objectives- This study aimed at investigating the health information literacy of rural women in Delta State, Nigeria. This was done by assessing the functional, communicative and critical health literacy competencies of the women.

Methods- The survey method was adopted for the …

Webometric Analysis Of Open Access Institutional Digital Repositories In Southern Asia, Subhas Chandra Majhi, Rajesh Das

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Website is the face of an organization or institution. This webometrics Analysis is important idea on the Institutional Digital Repositories (IDR) in Southern Asia. This paper presents to highlight the Digital Items/Total Titles with various scores and Web ranking of the IDR in Southern Asia. Google.com and SocScibot4 are Use for data collection and designing self-link, in-link, external link and mapping visualization of this sites. In this study, a selected search engine (Google) is used to find out the number of link webpages in each IDR in Southern Asia with different types of links i.e. hyperlinks (self-link, in-link and external …

Usability Evaluation Of University Library Websites In South-South Nigeria, Ebele N. Anyaoku, Lucky O. Akpojotor

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Evaluation of website usability is very essential to ensure good use and access to the content of the website. The study assessed the usability of library websites in Universities in South-South Nigeria. Eleven University library websites were identified and examined for the study. The study used an analytical survey method to collect data. A usability checklist was adopted for the study. The checklist has five usability attributes usefulness, Efficiency, Effectiveness, Learnability, and Accessibility. Result shows that six of the eleven University Library websites examined have a total usability score of 50% and above. One library website obtained the highest usability …

Imperatives Of Entrepreneurship Education Amongst Library And Information Science Undergraduate In Nigeria: The Case Study Of Lis Undergraduates In South-East And South-South Geopolitical Zones Of Nigeria, Nneka C. Agim

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Entrepreneurship education and its training is an important skill oriented education with prospects of creating self employment amongst students upon graduation and national development.

Specifically, to be examined in this study are the available entrepreneurial courses in the curricular of library and information schools in both South-East and South-South Geopolitical zones of Nigeria, to determine the benefit of entrepreneurial courses for undergrad uates in library schools in South-East and South-South Geopolitical zones of Nigeria and to examine the factors affecting entrepreneurship education in library schools in South-East and South-South Geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Therebydiscussing the imperatives of entrepreneurship education among …

Fintech Regulations: Need, Superpowers And Bibliometric Analysis, Dr. Mugdha Kulkarni, Pallavi Lakhe

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract : This research paper describes FinTech, Need of FinTech Regulations, Superpowers that are shaping FinTech and Bibliometric Analysis on FinTech Regulations. It also discusses about Regulations that are prevailing in UK, US and China and also Regulating bodies therein. An extensive research has been done for academic publications since 2000 to 2019, focussing on country wide research publications, author statistics, top subject areas and different publication types in FinTech Regulations, using Scopus Database, Google Scholar, Research gate and tools like GPS visualizer. After all the research, has been concluded that these superpowers(UK,US and China) are leading in the …

Awareness, Accessibility And Use Of Serial Publications Among Undergraduate Students Of Adeyemi College Of Education, Ondo, Peter Olubunmi Olubiyo, Victoria Yemi Fagbemi (Mrs), Samuel Oke Ogunniyi Phd

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The research was on awareness, accessibility and use of serial publications among undergraduate students of Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo. Five research questions guided the study. 100 copies of questionnaire were administered to the respondents in the College Library through face to face method in order to collect data. Simple Random sampling technique was also used for the study. In the data analysis, frequency counts, simple percentages, mean and standard deviation were used for the statistical analysis. The findings revealed that that the level of students’ awareness of serial materials in Adeyemi College of Education Library is low. It also …

Achievement Of The Sustainable Development Goals Through Lis Education In Africa, Tolulope Balogun

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations can be achieved through teaching, research and innovation. The Sustainable Development Goals advocate that all learners will have the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development. The use of scholarly e-resources offers quality academic resources which contribute greatly to teaching, research and innovation. Thus, purpose of the study was to examine the awareness, perception and use of scholarly e-resources by Library and Information Science (LIS) students in Africa.

The paper is based on research paper related to the topic of the article. The study revealed that despite efforts by …

An Illustration Of Influence Of Socio-Economic Factors On Career Aspirations Of Library Science Graduates Of Karnataka State, India, Keshava ., Praveena Naik, Sreekrishna M. D

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper aims that choosing a profession career as Library and Information Science (LIS) in the socio-economic scenario of Karnataka. In the survey study mainly focus on Karnataka state nine general universities LIS students. The pre-structured questionnaire distributed to 350 LIS students in nine general universities of Karnataka state. Among the 350 questionnaire get 331 filled responses. Collect the data and the analysis and summarize the information thought the using Statistical package for social science (SPPS). Major finding of the paper more female students than male students sought admission to LIS course throughout the Karnataka state universities. The LIS students …

Research Productivity Of University Of Petroleum And Energy Studies During 2004-2018 : A Scientometric Analysis, Sandip Das, Anupratim Ghosh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study is a qualitative and quantitative analysis of scholarly research publications for mapping the research productivity of University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, over a 15 year period (2004-2018). This study is based on SCOPUS database, and a total of 1319 publications were retrieved in order to examine the growth of publication, access type, type of documents of publication, authorship pattern, international collaboration, highly productive subject, author and their citation count etc. We have noticed an increasing trend in the number of publication throughout the year of our study.

Exploring Reading Interests Of College Students Of University Of Delhi, Deepti Khatri, Paramjeet K. Walia

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated the reading interests of undergraduate students of select colleges affiliated to University of Delhi by studying the various aspects of reading interests and habits such as reading likeness, preference for various categories of information, purpose of reading, preference for fiction and non-fiction books and time spent on various activities per day.The structured questionnaires were distributed to get the responses from male and female respondents of different disciplines. The collected data was analysed using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science, Version-25) applying different statistical tests i.e. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Brown-Forsythe and Welch test and Weighted …

Knowledge Sharing: Key To Bridging Quality Library And Information Science Services Delivery In Rural Areas, Nneka C. Agim, Faustina Chioma Haco-Obasi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Knowledge sharing and its delivery is one of the major aspect of human existence in academic especially in library and information science service delivery. Therefore, the role librarians have in sharing knowledge are enormous given the task ahead of them. This paper focuses on knowledge sharing as key to bridging quality library and information science services delivery in rural areas. The paper discussed the concept of knowledge sharing, rural communities, impact of knowledge sharing by library and information science to rural communities, its constraints and the way forward. After which recommendations and conclusion were made.

Librarians’ Proffessional Ethics And Reference Service Delivery In Colleges Of Education In South-South, Nigeria, Efe Francis Ejedafiru

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study examines librarian’s professional ethics and reference service delivery in Colleges of Education in Delta and Edo States in south-south, Nigeria. To guide the study, three research questions and one hypothesis have been formulated. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The purposive sampling technique has been employed in the selection of data while the instrument for data collection was the questionnaire. The reliability of the instrument was estimated using test-retest method and the coefficient of 0.88 was obtained. Simple frequency and percentage were used to analyse section A of the research instrument. Descriptive and inferential statistics such as …

Re-Positioning The 21st Century University Libraries In Nigeria: The Role Of Librarians And The Need For Innovative Services For Sustainable Development, Lawrence Arumuru

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study looked at repositioning the 21^st century university libraries in Nigeria: the role of librarians and the need for innovative services. The 21^st Century as brought about different technological innovations which has invariable turned the world into a global village or knowledge society where information can be accessed with ease from any location irrespective of the distance. These have brought about huge challenges to libraries, librarians and the library profession generally to look for more proactive ways of generating information and making the generated information available to library users. This paper has successfully discussed issues that has …

Citation Analysis Of Projects Submitted To The Library From Three Departments In A Nigerian Specialized University, Ijiekhuamhen Osaze Patrick, Enite Anita Okotie, Arapasopo Esther Arinola

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study evaluated the projects submitted to the library from Chemistry Department, Environmental Science and Toxicology and Physics Department of Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta State. The research method adopted for this study was citation analysis. A total of 348 projects were submitted to the library from departments understudy from 2015-2017. The findings showed that that physics department had the highest number of project reports submitted and highest number of citations while Chemistry department had the lowest number of citations. The study revealed that Internet/ Web Resources had the highest citations with 4446 citations, followed by Journals with …

Scholars' Mine Quick Facts January 2020, Nancy S. Krost

Scholars’ Mine Statistics

Scholars' Mine Quick Facts are monthly reports of downloads, page hits, and other information about works in the institutional repository of Missouri S&T. A map with downloads by region is also included.

The Research 101 Certificate Program At A Community College: Giving All Students The Chance To Learn Basic Information Literacy Skills, Neera Mohess

Publications and Research

Many community college students are ill prepared to do scholarly research. In order to mitigate this, librarians at our campus created the Research 101 Certificate Program in 2016. These workshops provide an access point for any student who wishes to strengthen their information literacy skill set. This essay describes the inception of the program, its pedagogical rationale, administration and participation outcomes. Suggestions for implementation at local institutions are also provided.

The Role Of University Library For Enhanced University-Industry Relationship, Charles Nwabueze Chukwuji, Ebere Celestina Umeji

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

University system is the soul of the society due to the society’s dependence on it for direction. The two has a symbiotic relationship. They are expected to solve society’s problems through provision of knowledgeable and well behaved individuals, high level skilled manpower for the workforce and also researches and innovations The University Library is vested with the responsibility of providing needed information materials to achieve this. In developing countries like Nigeria, employers of labour often complain of the un-employability of our university graduates as well as research results not being adopted by industries. A poor university-industry linkage is evident in …

Knowledge Sharing Channels Used By Medical Students In Pakistan, Ghulam Murtaza Rafique, Mumtaz Ali Anwar Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: This study aimed at exploring the preferred and effective communication channels used by medical students, and the reasons for choosing these for knowledge sharing (KS).

Method: A survey questionnaire was used to collect the data from voluntarily participated 194 undergraduate medical students selected by proportional stratified simple random sampling technique from the University College of Medicine of The University of Lahore. A total of 149 (77%) questionnaires were returned.

Findings: Some major findings showed that the medical students mostly preferred and considered face-to-face and SMS (Short Messaging Services) effective communication channels for KS. They used these channels due to …

Evaluation Of Occupational Burnout In Clinical Nurses And Emergency Technicians In Shahroud County, Hossein Ebrahimi, Mahdi Sadeghi, Arash Mohammad Seydabadi, Reza Mohammadpourhodki

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Highly challenging and unpredictable conditions in clinical setting impose excessive psychological pressure on employees who are working in these sectors. Such conditions can lead to serious consequences such as occupational burnout. This study aimed to determine the level of occupational burnout in clinical nurses and emergency technicians. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 154 clinical nurses and 114 emergency technicians in 2015. In this study we used two data collection tools including Maslach burnout Inventory and a demographic questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and independent t-test.The majority of employees in both groups had a moderate level …