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Social Media And Smart Phone Usage Among Students In Nigeria: The Implications To Their Academic Activities, Chika Phoebe Madumere Dr. (Mrs), Vincent O. Ekwelem Mr., Chinenyenwa Joy Anike Mrs

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

No abstract provided.

How To Negotiate With Publishers And Keep Your Copyright, Michael Rodriguez, Carolyn Mills

UConn Library Presentations

How do you get the best possible terms when signing a publishing contract? Of what should you be careful? Should you try to keep your copyright? Can you license your work instead? Come learn the ins and outs of making sure your publishing contract works for you before you sign it.

Frequency Of Use And Awareness Of Electronic Databases By University Lecturers In South-West, Nigeria, Kennedy Arebamen Eiriemiokhale Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

The introduction of electronic databases by university libraries has presented university lecturers with opportunities of obtaining accurate, timely and up-to-date information with little effort. However, research reports have revealed that there is low level of use of electronic databases by university lecturers. Hence this study investigated the frequency of use and awareness of electronic databases by lecturers in universities in South-west, Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to: i. examine the extent of awareness of electronic databases for teaching and research by university lecturers in South-west, Nigeria; ii. identify the means through which awareness of electronic databases are …

Older Adults And Information And Communication Technologies In The Global North, Molly-Gloria R. Harper, Barry Wellman, Anabel Quan-Haase

FIMS Publications

At all ages, people are incorporating information and communication technologies (ICTs) into their lives. It is not that they have stopped talking with each other in-person, it is that ICTs complement their interactions when they cannot be together face-to-face. Since the 1990s, email has provided a routine way to stay in touch and sustain meaningful contact over distance. But not all age groups have adopted ICTs with the same enthusiasm. Research in the Global North has consistently reported that age plays an important role in ICT adoption and use (Anderson and Perrin 2017). For example, older adults have been the …

Agricultural Information Sources, Channels And Strategies For Sharing Agricultural Research Findings Among Farmers In Iringa District In Tanzania, Andrew Malekani, Christian Mubofu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The aim of this research was to investigate the agricultural information sources and strategies for disseminating agricultural research findings to farmers in Iringa District, Tanzania. A total of 90 farmers were interviewed by using self-administered questionnaire. The statistical Package for Service Solutions (SPSS) software and Spreadsheet were used as instruments to analyse the findings. Results of this study indicate that radios, church leaders, village leaders and seminars are the main channels of information used by extension officers to disseminate agricultural information to farmers. With regard to strategies the study revealed that, the use of religious leaders and government officials; use …

Availability Of Electronic Theses And Dissertations (Etds) Of State Universities Of Tamil Nadu In Inflibnet Shodhganga Project: An Analysis, Sivakumaren K.S, Swaminathan S

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper investigates the contributions of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) by 16 State Universities of Tamil Nadu in INFLIBNET-Shodhganga project. It is found that 41870 Electronic Theses and Dissertations were uploaded by 16 State Universities. Among these Universities, Anna University, Chennai and University of Madras were contributed highest number of ETDs in this project.The Department of Information and Communication, Anna University and Department of Tamil Studies, Bharathidasan University, Trichy were the top two departments, which contributed more number of theses in the respective domains. Further, the study has analyzed the number of theses uploaded on various disciplines. The result …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 044, Number 14, March 23, 2020, Grand Valley State University

2019-2020, Volume 44

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Une Ufa Aac Library Subcommittee Resource Highlight: Distance Services, Une Library Services

UFA AAC Library Sub-Committee Library Resource Highlights

March 2020 library resources highlight compiled for the University Faculty Assembly Academic Affairs Committee's Library Sub-committee at the University of New England. Focus on: Resources offered by UNE Library Services as UNE temporarily converts to online learning, including digital materials and distance communication.

Introduction To Sociolinguistics, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

Textbook Affordability Efforts At The University Of Central Florida, Katy A. Miller

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Presentation to the Textbook Affordability/Open Educational Resources Standing Committee of the Members Council on Library Services.

Cognisance, Access, And Utilization Of Electronic Scholarly Resources In Knustspace: The Case Of Staff And Students At Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science And Technology, Frank Mensah Bonsu, Harry Barton Essel, Akosua Tachie-Menson, Anna Hasan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Institutional Repository (KNUSTSpace) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) plays an essential role in meeting the information needs of scholars by providing free, instant, and endless online access to the full content of scholarly resources. The study investigated users’ cognisance, access and usage effectiveness of electronic academic resources in KNUSTSpace to determine how it has satisfied the information needs of users. Thirty-five lecturers and 113 students responded to the survey. The study discovered that the majority of users are aware of the existence of KNUSTSpace; the results show a growing interest in the usage of …

Information Seeking Behavior And User Pattern In Library By Faculties Of Engineering Colleges In South Tamil Nadu- A Study, Dr.P.Balasubramanian Subramanian Bala Subramanian, A Vanitha

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Engineers who are faculty members in engineering colleges now-a-days require not only adequate technological ability and problem solving skills, but also the necessary skills live active co-operation, effective communication and presentation, along with business ethics and inter-personal relationship. At present, engineering colleges have in common an additional responsibility properly provide excellent opportunities to every engineering student to properly utilize the technological knowledge.

The study was conducted with the help of a well structured, close-ended questionnaire. The respondents were selected on the basis of stratified random sampling method form the four southern districts of Tamil Nadu at the rate of 140 …

Innovative Use Of Information And Communication Technology (Ict) For Effective Administration, Chimeziem Chimdiadi Gabriela Udeze Phd, Joseph Oluchukwu Wogu Prof., Oluebube Amarauche Chukwu Phd

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information and communication technology has been proven by scholars globally to be a crucial factor in moderating and effecting the effectiveness and proficiency of administration worldwide. Almost all experts from all works of life have proven that innovative use of ICT is a welcome development and a call for eradicating maladministration of all sectors. Many international organizations, including UNESCO and other countries (Nigeria in particular), emphasized the importance of adopting the innovation of ICT to attend global standards of administration. This study examined the innovative use of information and communication technology for effective administration in Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo …

Citation Databases For Legal Scholarship, John R. Beatty

Law Librarian Journal Articles

Traditional citation sources, such as Web of Science, index limited numbers of law journals. Consequently, although not designed for generating scholarship citation metrics, many law scholarship citation studies use law-specific databases like Westlaw or LexisNexis to gather citations. This article compares citation metrics derived from Web of Science and Westlaw to metrics derived from Google Scholar and HeinOnline’s citation tools. The study finds that HeinOnline and Westlaw generate higher metrics than Web of Science, and Google Scholar generates higher metrics than both. However, metrics from all four sources are highly correlated, so rankings generated from any may be very similar.

Taking The Office Home: Telework With Trello & Slack, Rachel S. Evans

Articles, Chapters and Online Publications

Amidst the anxiety, fear and overwhelm we are all feeling, many of us across the country have been scrambling to figure out teleworking for our libraries while setting up physical spaces at home. Evans outlines the solutions UGA Law Library deployed as they transitioned during a time of rapid change.

Data Visualization With Tableau, Heather Rogers, Zeineb Yousif

Librarian Posters and Presentations

Interested in data visualization but not sure where to start? In this workshop we'll be discussing data visualization software with a focus on Tableau Public. Tableau Public is a free software that can be used to work with CSV files, select the type of chart best suited for the data, and publish visualizations online for sharing via social media. Its ease of use makes it a good tool to work with students and integrate into workshops for working with datasets. Participants will be asked to download Tableau Public prior to the session and provided with sample datasets to experiment with …

Archon To Aspace: Adventures In Archives Migration, Adam Stephen Guy Smith, Heidi J. Southworth, Tom Tran, Daniel Vang

Library Services Publications

In August 2018, the University Archives and Southern Minnesota Historical Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato decided to migrate our finding aids and collection information from a hidden ARCHON database to a publicly available ArchivesSpace instance. This time sensitive decision was made with no budget available and in the midst of both a library system migration (Aleph to Alma/Primo) and an entire University website migration that affected us more than we initially thought. Three migrations is no big deal, right? This session will talk about our migration from design to implementation to “Oops! Where did that go?” We will share …

An Analysis On Contributions Of Indian Medical Universities/Institutions Ranked By National Institutional Ranking Framework (Nirf) In Researchgate(Rg), Sivakumaren K. S., Rajkumar Thangavel

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper examines the contributions of various academic works by medical Institutions/Universities ranked by National Institutional Ranking Frameworks(NIRF) in the ResearchGate(RG).The study has considered the top ten NIRF Ranking Medical Universities/Institutions. The relevant data were extracted from the websites of NIRF (https://www.nirfindia.org/Home) and ResearchGate (https://www.researchgate.net/). The study has mainly focused on ResearchGate (RG) Score, Memberships and Publications of top NIRF Ranking Universities/Institutions. The results show that the All India Institute of Medical Sciences contributions are found high (RG Score: 25775.82, Membership: 1970 and Publications: 15410) and Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research are …

Review Of Reappraisal And Deaccessioning In Archives And Special Collections, Alexis Adkins

Journal of Western Archives

Review of Reappraisal and Deaccessioning in Archives and Special Collections edited by Laura Uglean Jackson.

Balancing The Art And Science Of Archival Processing Metrics And Assessment, Cyndi Shein, Sarah R. Jones, Tammi Kim, Karla Irwin

Journal of Western Archives

At the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) University Libraries, archival processing metrics are used to support value propositions, project proposals, project management, and strategic planning. When making data-driven decisions, UNLV Special Collections Technical Services staff strive to balance the art and science of archival processing metrics—to critically assess their data and look beyond the numbers for additional information that brings meaning to the metrics. In this research paper, the authors review processing metrics across the profession and place their own archival processing field data within the context of more than three decades of professional practice. They report and explore …

Uses Of Facebook, Whatsapp And Imo As Correlates Of Undergraduates’ Composition Skills In The School Of Languages, Adeyemi College Of Education, Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria, Johnson Ayodeji Akerele

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

The use of social media is contemporarily very common among Nigerian undergraduates. This in the long run is likely to affects their English composition skills. This study therefore investigated the use of WhatsApp, Facebook and Imo as a correlate of composition skills among undergraduates of English language in the Adeyemi College of Education, ACE, Ondo. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 25% of 300 level undergraduates population from each of the three degree awarding departments (English, Yoruba and French) from the School of Languages in ACE, Ondo. The sample size was 100. A questionnaire tagged Social Media …

Knowledge Sharing For Knowledge Retention And Growth Among Lis Educators In Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic Ebonyi State, Basirat Olubukola Diyaolu Mrs, Margaret K. Owunezi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

The LIS educators need adequate and accurate knowledge of information to enhance effectiveness as well as productiveness of their teaching profession, most especially as a result of the emergence of ICT in library and information studies. In line with this, knowledge sharing practice for knowledge retention and growth was investigated among the LIS educators in Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic Ebonyi State. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 32 respondents who represented the sample size for the study. Data was obtained through the use of a structured questionnaire. Frequency counts, percentages, means, standard deviations and PPMC were …

Perception As A Correlate Of Enrolment And Use Of Library Among Fresh Undergraduates In Adeyemi College Of Education, Ondo, Johnson Ayodeji Akerele

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Library resource is one of those essential tools needed by fresh undergraduates in tertiary institutions. Observation shows that they rarely register and make effective use of the library arising from the negative perception they had from secondary schools. This study therefore investigated perception as a correlate of enrolment and use of library in the Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo. Simple random sampling technique was used to distribute questionnaire to 100 fresh undergraduates of Physics, Physical and Health Education and Economics Departments in the College. Out of the 100 questionnaires distributed, 92 were returned and found useful. The response rate …

Collection Development At Two Armenian University Libraries: A Conversation With Librarians And Faculty, John Carey, D. Aram Donabedian, Arshak Balayan

Publications and Research

In the summer of 2016 two Hunter College librarians, working with a colleague in the Republic of Armenia, conducted an IRB-approved focus group at the American University of Armenia in Yerevan, Armenia. This group drew participants from the libraries and other academic departments of the American University of Armenia as well as Yerevan State University, a large public institution. The discussion attempted to ascertain whether these libraries have devised effective strategies to acquire materials and build collections in the face of the challenges they face (budgetary, linguistic, and sometimes political) and whether faculty at these institutions feel their library’s collection …

Organizing And Promoting Campus-Wide Workshops For Digital Badges, Victor Dominguez Baeza

Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students

Academic libraries exist in large part to support learning experiences at the university. The range of services and resources available to graduate students continues to grow in number and in format as various departments on campus develop their graduate support activities. A growing trend at universities is to create programs such as digital badges to capture the “soft skills” students gain outside of the classroom. The digital badges can be offered from the school, a department like the graduate college, or through support services like the writing center, career services, or the library. Libraries, as a department already in contact …

Big Ideas, Individual Effort: Graduate Student Writing Retreats As Accelerator For Dissertation Completion, Michael Harris

Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students

The University of Memphis promotes itself as a major, urban, research institution, but it lacks one thing: Carnegie Research 1 classification. Recently, the University has set a goal to achieve such designation by the year 2023 and has created and supported numerous programs to assist with the success, recruitment, and retention of graduate students. In support of these efforts, the offices of the Graduate School, the Center for Writing and Communication, and the University Libraries have an important role to play. Separately, each represents a phase in process towards graduation, but together, they can serve as a powerful, holistic tool …

Data Management (Or How I Learned To Love My Data): Reaching Graduate Students Through A Responsible Conduct Of Research Program, Sophia Lafferty-Hess, Ciara Healy

Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students

At Duke University there is a requirement for all graduate students to take a number of credits in courses called Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). While faculty and staff members can be approved to teach these two hour workshops, librarians at Duke have in the last few years proposed several that cross disciplinary boundaries, such as the workshop on retractions in the science and social scientific literature as well as more discipline focused, such as Scholarly Publishing in East Asian Studies.

For our presentation we would like to focus on developing, delivering and evolving the RCR courses on data management. …

Leverage Campus Resources For First Year Graduate Student Outreach, Mandy L. Havert, Mark Robison

Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students

Graduate student orientation is a time filled with a fire hose of information coming at students transitioning to new communities, new studies and trying to keep it all under control. In partnership with subject-area librarians and the graduate school administration, My colleague Mark Robison (Political Science, Global Affairs) and I are designing a first-year graduate student outreach program that will connect incoming graduate students with their subject librarians to learn resources the Hesburgh Libraries offer along with the services they may not know are available.

Helping Stem Graduate Students Fall Into Research, Diana Hartle, Kelsey Forester

Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students

Each Fall and Spring semester, the UGA Science Library hosts a series of workshops for undergraduate and graduate students during one consolidated week focused on research needs. In the past year, librarians at the Science Library noticed a large and growing need for research and wellness support for our STEM graduate students. This led us to begin to collaborate with the graduate school, University Health Center, and other science and medical librarians. Through this collaboration, we reconstructed our semesterly workshop series to be tailored specifically to STEM graduate students. We offered workshops on citation management, tools for tracking scholarly presence, …

Aligning Existing Library Services To Disciplinary Discourse Practices: Mapping The Intellectual Journeys Of Graduate Students, Elizabeth Kline

Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students

As universities struggle to find ways to attract top graduate students, one strategy colleges and departments often employ is to create new graduate program offerings. These new graduate program offerings are often driven by a need to support growth in multi-disciplinary areas and the need to stay cutting edge, as well as concerns related to changes in staffing and pressures in the marketplace. As a means of supporting campus, libraries strive to develop new services to support evolving research needs. However, despite developing user driven library offerings, library users are often unaware of said services and, by extension, unaware of …