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Exploring Growth And Impact Of Research Productivity For Prince Of Songkla University (Psu) On Scopus Database: A Bibliometric Analysis, Pachisa Kulkanjanapiban, Tipawan Silwattananusarn

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper presents a Bibliometric analysis of Prince of Songkla University (PSU) based on the Scopus database for 1978-2021. The study aimed to explore the current state, the trends, characteristics of Prince of Songkla University (PSU), i.e., growth of research output, collaboration trends, authorship pattern, citation patterns, contributing countries, and organizations. A total of 14,644 publications consulted of PSU published during the year 1978-2021 retrieved from the Scopus database, and these articles had a total of 10,257 cited items. The method used to display the research pattern and research activity on a particular topic is the bibliometric analysis commonly used …

Reference Analysis In Biotika Journals As The Scientific Literature In The Biology Field, Mohamad Nurzaman, Hanny Hafiar, Risa Nurisani, Nurul Asiah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The quality of a scientific journal is determined by several standards. In Indonesia, one of the assessments of the quality of national journals uses the SINTA (Science and Technology Index) rating system. To obtain SINTA ranking results, it is necessary to match the contents of the journal with the assessment points contained in ARJUNA (National Journal Accreditation). Several points of assessment include primary and secondary reference ratios, the ratio of the reference source year, and the suitability of the article content with the focus and scope determined by each journal. Biotika is a Biology journal that is currently submitting for …

The Effects Of Social Marketing Techniques On Attitudes And Knowledge Of Health Scholars Of Liaquat University Of Medical And Health Sciences Hospital Hyderabad Sindh, Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Rahoo, Zameer Hussain Baladi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Purpose of the study is to examine the effect of Social Marketing Techniques on the Knowledge and Attitude of health scholars at the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Hospital Hyderabad Sindh, Pakistan. Quantitative study methods to use for analysis. The study population includes all students and faculty members of the Liaquat University Hospital, and the simple random sampling technique was used. Primary data collected through an adapted questionnaire. SPSS 20 software were used to analyze the tests like; validity and reliability, Cronbach's alpha, descriptive and inferential statistics paired t-test and test. Result of validity and reliability was …

Teaching Colon Classification Using Revised Bloom’S Taxonomy: Teachers’ Strategy, Saravanan T

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The strategy to teach the subject Colon Classification using Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy levels (Anderson,L.W., & Krathwohl, D.R., 2001) is unpacked here. Though Library and Information Science Teachers teach the Colon Classification using S.R.Ranganathan’s Steps in Classification (0-7 successive steps and 1 final step) in the class rooms to shape the classification skills of the students, the six levels of Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy make the teachers’ job easier and also help the students to learn them without much burdens. This paper unpacks the experience and teaching strategy of the teacher, who teaches the Colon Classification Scheme (6^th edition) [Course Code:19LISC202; …

Patterns Of Journals Use By Faculty At Five Diverse Universities Of Lahore, Pakistan, Abid Iqbal, Khurram Shahzad

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose:

Goals of this research were to know the usage of print and online journals by the teaching faculty members in the universities of Lahore, to explore the reasons for using print and electronic journals and to furnish the recommendations for making effective utilization of journals at the Universities of public and private sector of Pakistan.

Design/methodology/approach:

The study was conducted in four phases. Firstly, review of relevant literature was done. Secondly, tool of questionnaire was developed for data collection. The target population of this study was the all-academic faculty members of the universities of Lahore. Convenience sampling approach was …

The Pandemic Of Covid 19 And Role Of Academic Libraries, Navneet Kaur Deol, Khushpreet Singh Brar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present article highlights the role of libraries and the library staff to be played during the emergency circumstances of the community spread of the virus of the COVID-19 worldwide. The study proposes that the libraries cannot afford to close down their formal duties of providing information to the users. During the situation of lockdown, the libraries can provide the relevant information and knowledge sources to the information seekers including teachers, students and researchers through various online and web sources. The libraries should be in continuous coordination with the researchers conducting research in the field of the cure of the …

An Analysis Of Nirf Ranked Indian Institute Of Technology (Iits) Profiles: With Special Reference To Indian Research Information Network System (Irins), Muthuraj Anbalagan, Jeyapragash Balasubramani

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Indian Research Information Network System (IRINS) which is developed by the Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET) in collaboration with Central University of Punjab, Bathinda for higher learning and research institutions to showcase their research activities to the scholarly community in worldwide. The data were retrieved from National Institutional Ranking Framework (https://www.nirfindia.org/Home) home page and Indian Research Information Network System (http://irins.org/irins/) of 17 NIRF ranked Indian Institute of Technology (IIT’s) instances for this study. The objectives of the article is to analyze the NIRF ranked IIT’s, faculty members and their publications, department and its publications with …

Career Information Needs Of Undergraduate Students And Need For Improving University Library Services, Vera Victor-Aigbodion

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The importance of meeting the career information needs of undergraduate students cannot be overemphasized. Most importantly, guided by sufficient and relevant career information, students could make informed choices about their future careers or occupation thereby reducing adverse work issues. The university library as a major source of information for undergraduate students serves as one of the most preferred sources of career information. However, it is not yet very clear the extent to which university libraries meet the career information needs of undergraduate students, especially in Nigeria. Therefore, the present study was aimed at investigating the level of students' career information …

Analysis Of The Research Output Of Iiser Kolkata With Special Reference To Web Of Science (Wos) During 2006-2020, Sushanta Kumar Roy, Dr. Sukumar Mandal

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: The aim of this analysis is to quantify the research productivity of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER Kolkata) as it appears in the Web of Science (WoS) database from 2006-2020.

Design/Methodology/Approach: The necessary data for the research was drawn from the Web of Science (WoS) database in order to achieve the study's objectives. The bibliographical data presented with MS-Excel 2007 sheet in tabular format for analysis and interpretation.

Findings: The overall research output from 2006 to 2020 was 3,495 publications, with the year 2020 appearing to have the highest research output with 504 publications …

The Intersection Of Community Engagement And Library Science, Katherine A. Laflamme

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A community is not just a place where people live, but an aggregation of folks brought together, whether by chance or design, who share like avocations. This article details frameworks for community engagement, and also identifies the discernible intersection between community engagement work and librarianship. The main focus is to look at these intersecting fields and establish what can be done to elevate a cohesive, homogeneous patron experience and embrace the larger community as a whole.

Research Trend On Robotics During 2009-2018: Ascientometric Analysis Based On Scopus Database, Ajay Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study aims to analysis the research productivity trend on the title “Robotics” research publications worldwide during 2009-2018 on the base of the Scopus database. A total of 97480 articles has been published on the title “Robotics” in the worldwide during 2008-2018. The highest 11950 (12.26%) articles were published in the year 2018and the publication pattern was gradually in increasing order during the period of study. The maximum AGR 15.36 was calculated in the year 2010, the RGR has been counted 0.77 to 0.13during the period of study. The relative growth rate was always in decreasing order and respective …

Information Systems Evaluation In Ghanaian Academic Libraries Using Dandm Is Success Model, Patience Emefa Dzandza Ocloo Dr., Lizette King Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The use of Information Systems (ISs) has been widely accepted and proven to increase the service quality in many organizations. Academic libraries have embraced the use of ISs and have implemented them to perform different activities. The efficient utilization and management of ISs in libraries will help libraries to derive maximum benefit from adopted ISs. The researchers therefore used the DeLone and McLean IS success theory to determine the impact of IS management on the quality of the IS and the use of the IS. The researchers solicited responses using questionnaire from all the staff members who use any electronic …

Impact Of Automation On Users’ Perception Of Library Services, Muhammad Shahzad Ansar, Khurram Shahzad, Rashid Siddique

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The critical destinations of this study were to inspect the impact of Automation on users' perception of library services at Government College University Faisalabad. The present study has three research objectives including (a)To assess the user's perception regarding library automation at GCU Faisalabad, (b)To check the level of satisfaction of the users regarding library services at GCU Faisalabad, and (e)To measure the problem faced by the users after automation of library services at GCU Faisalabad. To meet the objectives, the investigator used a quantitative research approach and developed a questionnaire for the data collection instrument. The convenience sampling technique was …

Utilization Of Scholarly Journals By University Teaching Faculty Members, Muhammad Naeem, Khurram Shahzad

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The main objectives of this study were to investigate the use scholarly journals by the faculty members at GC University Lahore, to investigate the preferred format of journals, and to furnish the recommendations for making effective utilization of journals at Universities. Survey method is selected for this study. The target population of this study was the all-academic faculty members of GC University Lahore. To determine the sample size of the target population, convenience sampling technique was used. The researcher designed a semi-structured questionnaire as data collection instrument on the basis of extensive literature review. The researcher used primary and secondary …

Measuring Information Literacy (Il) Skills Among University Research Scholars: A Case Study Of Gc University Lahore, Khurram Shahzad, Shakeel Ahmad Khan Dr.

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ABSTRACT

Purpose:

The major goal of this study was to measure the Information Literacy (IL) skills of Research Scholars engaged in research-based tasks at GC University Lahore (the most historical educational institution of Pakistan).

Design/Methodology/Approach:

A survey method was applied in this study. The population of the study consisted of the students of the Faculties of Arts & Social Sciences, Life Sciences, and Languages Sample of the study was based upon only those students who were doing research-related activities in Hons., Masters, M. Phil., and Ph. D. Programs. The purposive Sampling Technique was applied to gather data from the participants. …

Impact Of Scholarly Output On Nirf Ranking: A Study Of Top 15 Nits, Ajay Kumar Sharma Mr

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The study aims to analyze the sub-parameters Combined metric for Publications (PU) of NIRF ranking parameter Research and Professional Practice and impact of various publications' parameter on it. The study investigates the scientific research productivity and authors productivity of the top 15 National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked in the engineering category National Institute of Technology in 2021. For this purpose, the data were collected from the NIRF website and Scopus database.

The study is focused on analyzing the total number of research publications of these institutions and the authors with the highest number of papers published, their publications and …

Growth Of Open Access Scholarly Communication In Brics Countries, Amit Kumar Verma, Sharad Kumar Sonkar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper aims to investigate the present status of open access (OA) scholarly communication from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) countries from 2011 to 2020 and compare their performance in terms of scholarly communication. Articles contributed by the scholars of BRICS countries, the data collected from Scopus database. The retrieved results are limited to the “all open access, Publisher full Gold OA, Publisher Hybrid Gold OA, Publisher Free to read Bronze OA and repository Green OA”, “articles” published in the “English language” from 2011 to 2020. Total 13,943,979 papers published from BRICS countries, out of which 1578902 …

Web Content And Performance Evaluation Of Animal Sciences University Library Websites In India : An Analysis, Manoj Kumar Verma Dr., Sur Chandra Singha

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library Website is considered as one of the most substantial tools to publish and disseminate the information of several activities such as mission vision, library notice, rules and regulations, new arrival, library facilities, e-resources, and services, etc. The present study is based on the information available on the Animal Sciences University Library Websites/Webpage of India. A checklist method was used for content assessment based on an earlier study conducted by several professionals on this particular topic. The findings result of the present study presented that Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Hisar website has to have highest …

Use Of Ict In Curbing Gender Inequality And Improving Women Empowerment, Fehintoluwa E. Omosebi ., Olayode Motunrayo Librarian I

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Abstract

The nature of Nigerian society is characterized with male domination, irrespective of women’s effort, they seems to be always under appreciated. The emergence of ICT has given a ray of light and comes with lot of promising solution to this inequality, more reason why emphasis has been laid on women empowerment because they are most times at the receiving end of gender inequality. The objective of this study is to explain how ICT can help reduce gender inequality and how women can be empowered through the use of ICT. Although ICTs evidently can play an important role in Nigerian …

An Introduction To Blockchain Technology And Its Application In Libraries, Anubhaw Suman , Research Scholar, Mgcub, Madhu Patel , Assistant Professor, Mgcub

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The concept of blockchain technological came into existence from the first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. It is a very new, complex and trusted technology, and researchers are working continuously to find a way to apply this disruptive technology in different areas. This paper discusses a brief concept about the blockchain and the application of blockchain technology in libraries & information centres to enhance better library and information services in the future, as well as at present. This paper provides a basic understanding of blockchain technology, like what blockchain and blockchain technology is, its features, advantages, types, and how it will be helpful …

Predictors Of Community Physicians’ Digital Information Retrieval At Point Of Care, Jumana Antoun

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Efficient digital information retrieval at the point of care is essential for better health care delivery. The problem is the lack of knowledge about the community physician’s digital information retrieval at the point of care. The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of the community physicians’ digital information retrieval at the point of care in eight Arab countries in the Eastern Mediterranean and whether a set of factors predicted the digital information retrieval. This study was guided by the Smith model that links professional digital practices to professional competencies, digital literacy, and technological affordances. The descriptive research …

Strategies To Monitor And Deter Cyberloafing In Small Businesses: A Case Study, Veronica Pugh Dooly

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Some information technology (IT) managers working for small businesses are struggling to monitor and deter cyberloafing. Strategies are needed to help IT practitioners to discourage cyberloafing and improve productivity while maintaining employee satisfaction. Grounded in adaptive structuration theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies some small business IT managers use to monitor and deter cyberloafing. The participants were nine IT managers who successfully implemented cyberloafing monitoring and deterrence strategies in the United States. Data were collected via semistructured interviews and organization employee policy handbooks (n = 4) provided by the participants. Data were analyzed using …

Table Of Contents Jitim Vol 30 Issue 1, 2021

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Table of Content

Conference Proceedings Of The 32nd Annual Iima Conference

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Conference Proceedings of the 32nd Annual IIMA Conference

Remote Access Mechanism Exploring Electronic Databases In Law Schools In India: A Lifeline During Covid-19 Lockdown, Akash Singh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Bar Council of India under Section 4 of Advocates Act 1961 passed by Indian Parliament, governs legal education and practice in India. Law Schools are approved and governed under the rules framed by Bar Council of India. Currently, India has twenty three law schools apart from more than 2000 law departments and colleges in India. Lockdown of academic institutions due to COVID 19 interrupted educational and research activities in law schools too. The paper here and now showcases a comparative study of usage of electronic contents by their patrons during pre-lockdown and lockdown period by remote access mechanism. The paper …

A Bibiliometric Analysis Of The Journal Of Computers In Human Behavior: 1985–2019, Mohsen Jalali

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Background: The Journal of Computers in Human Behavior published its first issue in 1985. This study presents a general overview of the journal from 1985 until 2019 using bibliometric indicators to assess its performance.

Methods: The data for this study, dating between 1985 and 2019, was extracted from Scopus database. All the information was exported in CSV format for data analysis. Additionally, Visualization was done by VOS viewer software and applying techniques such as Co-occurrence of keywords, Co-citation of journals, and bibliographic coupling of countries.

Results: The results show that the Journal of Computers in Human Behavior has experienced a …

Content Analysis Of Selected Iisers Library Websites In India: An Analytical Study, Sushanta Kumar Roy, Dr. Sukumar Mandal

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study analyzed the content of selected IISERs library websites data collected through the online survey of selected IISERs library websites with 57 checklists under general information, library website features, information on library resources, library services, web 2.0 features, web browser compatibility. The study presents IISER Mohali got the first rank with 48 points and IISER Bhopal and Pune on the second position with 46 points and IISER Kolkata got 37 points on third position IISER Thiruvananthapuram on the fourth position with 30 points.

Scholarly Research Trends Of State Universities Of Gujarat: A Bibliometric Study, Dr.Meghna Vyas, Dr Mayank J. Trivedi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper is describing bibliometric analysis of research publications of six state government universities of Gujarat during the year 2015-2019 indexed in SCOPUS database. The study exploring the various aspects of bibliometric analysis i.e. Number of publications and citation of the universities, the most productive author, the most productive publication source, the most preferred type of publication, the highest cited paper, and authorship pattern of 3825 bibliographic records. Analysis of the study is helpful to understand research output of the universities and which university has to do more effort to promote research activities and need to focus more on research …

Evaluation Of The Use Of University Library Resources And Services By The Students’ Of Lead City University: A Case Study Of Nursing Students, Omeiza Victor Jatto, Bakare Oluwabunmi D.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

The study was designed and conducted to evaluate the use of university library resources and services by nursing students of Lead City University, Ibadan. Descriptive survey design was use for this study and the population all nursing students was approximately 500 as at the time of this study, 20% of the population (100) was used. Close observation and a structured questionnaire were used with 100% return rate. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency counts and simple percentages). The findings shows that minority (14%) of the respondents don’t use the library on daily basis, among all the library …

Challenges Faced By Lis Postgraduate Students In Their Dissertations Writing, Sana Ul Haq, Khurram Shahzad

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The focal objective of this study was to explore the aim of students’ interest in postgraduate study of Library and Information Science (LIS) and the challenges being faced by them by while planning and writing thesis. The quantitative research method followed by survey design was used to conduct this study. The data gathering tool was questionnaire that was adapted for data collection. The population of the study was the enrolled M. Phil and Ph. D. students who were perusing their dissertations from the library schools of the Punjab province. There were 72 students who were enrolled in M.Phil programme and …