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Validating And Developing The User Engagement Scale In Web-Based Visual Information Searching, Qiong Xu

Publications and Research

Guided by the theoretical frameworks of interactive information searching and user engagement (UE), this study proposed sense discovery (SD) as a UE attribute and suggested a refined four-factor user engagement scale (UES) model for the measurement of users’ psychological involvement in web-based visual information searching. Using a mixed-methods approach based on a survey, this study confirmed the inter-item reliability of the original six-factor UES in three visual contexts—a general visual context, image searching on Google (ISG), and video searching on YouTube (VSY). Principal component analyses (PCA) partially confirmed the internal consistency of the original six UE subscales and suggested conceptual …

Teaching Synthesis, Sarah P C Dahlen, Jacqui Grallo, Kenny Garcia, George Station, Shwadhin Sharma, Amir Attia

Activities and Assignments Collection

Students will learn how to synthesize information from sources.

Fighting Infobesity: Creating A Healthy News Diet, Aisha Conner-Gaten, Jennifer Masunaga, Elisa Acosta

Librarian Publications & Presentations

We live in a continuous news culture where the average consumer must learn how to deal with information overload. We have plenty of information, but not all of it contributes to a healthy, balanced news diet. In addition to snacking on morning news and grabbing afternoon sound bites, there’s misinformation and fake news, packaged and sold in confusing ways. How can we get the news we need to become informed and engaged? In this activity, students are tasked with (a) placing a range of media sources on a grid whose axes are reliability and type of sources, and (b) articulating …

The Routledge Companion To Accounting In Emerging Economies, Leticia Camacho

Faculty Publications

Weetman (emer., Univ. of Edinburgh, UK) and Tsalavoutas (Univ. of Glasgow, UK) divide this book into four sections: "IFRS [International Financial Reporting Standards] in Emerging Economies," "The Accounting Profession in Emerging Economies," "Audit, Governance and Accountability," and "Researchers' Experiences and Reflection." The first section covers Brazil, Russia, China, Malaysia, and Vietnam and includes a chapter on the corporate reporting environment and IFRS adoption in eight South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries.

Regional Connections To National Authority Files, Jeremy Myntti, Nicole Lewis, Allison M. Mccormack, Ken Rockwell

Faculty Publications

Local and regional authority files exist to cover gaps in national and international authority files. These types of authority files should not exist alone if they are going to be fully utilized by other institutions that may have resources about the same individuals or topics. This article discusses how the Western Name Authority File, a regional controlled vocabulary of personal names and corporate bodies, can link to larger authority files such as the Library of Congress Name Authority File and Wikidata. Workflows and issues encountered with linking this local authority file to larger authority files are discussed.

Writing Buffet, Joseph R. Matson, Anne Shelley

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

Students identify and articulate differences between three contrasting writing styles, then apply their knowledge in their own brief writing examples. This activity can be used to prepare students for an upcoming writing assignment, such as program notes or a research paper.

Lights, Camera, Action: Tips And Tricks For Librarian Videographers And Video Managers, Rachel L. Edford

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Published conference proceedings for 2020 Charleston Conference.

As librarians, we are often asked to fill roles outside of our areas of expertise, and that is particularly true now when we are trying to find innovative ways to engage with our users. While my institution has created library videos in the past, there is certainly an increased demand now to create and also manage our video collection. This paper will provide practical advice and tips for librarians who find themselves serving as videographers, producers, or video administrators. We will explore the different types of instructional video options as well as the …

Research Libraries, Emerging Technologies—And A Pandemic, Scout Calvert

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

Last October, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), and EDUCAUSE partnered to explore how research libraries can leverage emerging tech-nologies to meaningfully and productively support research and learning, given ongoing evolutions of digital tools and data collections. Even while we were working on the slippery task of identifying and predicting technologies and processes that could have big impacts on research library objectives, we did not anticipate that a pandemic with world-stopping power might be a scenario we should consider.

Pandemic Advice Not long after the novel coronavirus reached US shores in late Janu-ary 2020, …

Emerging Technologies For Research And Learning:Interviews With Experts, Scout Calvert, Mary Lee Kennedy, Clifford Lynch, John O'Brien

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

This report is a companion to Mapping the Current Landscape of Research Library Engagement with Emerging Technologies in Research and Learning,1 which was commissioned by the Association of Research Libraries, the Coalition for Networked Information, and EDUCAUSE to survey research libraries’ adoption and use of emerging technologies2 to collaborate for the benefit of research and learning. The present report complements the landscape review by summarizing and synthesizing a series of interviews conducted in late 2019 and early 2020 with experts in research and academic technologies from several allied sectors: associations, businesses, academia, and the nonprofit research sector (see Appendix A). …

Influence Of Facebook Users’ Self-Presentation Tactics On Their Response To Persuasive Political Messages, Gever Verlumun Celestine, Okoro Nnanyelugo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study examined the influence of self-presentation tactics of Facebook users on their response to persuasive political messages. The self-presentation tactics examined were supplication, ingratiation, self-promotion, success and basking. The responses to political persuasive messages among Facebook users were evaluated using measures like ignoring of posts, viewing posts, commenting on posts, clicking the like option as well as sharing of posts. A total of three null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Survey research design was used for the study. The questionnaire was the instrument for data collection. In the analysis of data for the study, the researcher …

Usage Of Visvesvaraya Technological University E-Consortium Resources By Engineering Colleges Of Udupi District, Karnataka, India: A Study, Preetham Shetty Kv, Divakara .

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Aiming at the objectives of the study is to assimilate and estimate the usage of Electronic learning Resources brought out by learned societies, publishers, and distributors to the affiliated technical institutions of the VTU, Belagavi through VTU-Consortium. The study was conducted on Students, and Faculties of the NMAM Institute of Technology (NMAMIT) Nitte, Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology and Management (SMVITM) Udupi, and Moodalakatte Institute of Technology (MIT) Kundapura, which is affiliated to VTU, Belagavi. For this, the structured questionnaires are prepared and randomly distributed to identify their skills in selecting and accessing the information for their academic activities. …

Articulating Notations For The Personality Facet Level 4 [P4 Work] Of Main Class Literature Using Colon Classification Scheme: Dr.S.R.Ranganathan’S Rules Of Thumb, Saravanan T

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper describes the way of assigning pure notations for the Personality Facet, Level 4 [P4] ie. Work Facet, in Literature subject [O]. The provisions are given by S.R.Ranganathan, who has structured various editions of Colon Classification Scheme for documents classification in the libraries. According to S.R.Ranganathan (1960), the subjects associated with the Work Facet [P4] in Literature should be constructed based on certain rules. The classifier should keep those rules in their mind while constructing work number of author for the literature related documents. The rule says that the notation should be allotted for this level [P4] based on …

Componential Study Of Lis Websites And Blogs As Tools For Communication, Mohammadi Asra Sultana

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library and Information Science professionals are using technology indigenously to their benefit. Websites and blogs serve their purpose of communicating with their users and bringing to the fore the diverse resources, services and requisite information which is of immense utility to the users as utmost care is taken to create a well designed, organized and structured portal. This study is taken up to investigate the features included in LIS websites and blogs which guides and helps our fraternity to develop a state of the art site.

Bibliometric Review Of Energy Storage System For Grid Connected Wind Power Plant, Jayshree Ashok Pande, Paresh Nasikkar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The integration of RESs like wind energy pose several problems for aggregators and grid operators majorly because of their intermittent and unstable behavior. The instability and intermittency can be reduced through accuracy in forecasting and reliable and effective storage and utilization. The main objective of this bibliometric review is to understand the extent of the available literature for the area of Energy Storage Systems for renewable energy resource specifically grid connected wind power plants. The bibliometric analysis is primarily based on Scopus, Research Gate, Mendeley and tools like GPS visualizer. It is revealed from the bibliometric analysis that major publications …

Evaluating The Use Of Information Systems Among Employees In Food And Beverage Companies In Lagos, Nigeria, Nelson Ige

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information system is a collection of interrelated components that collect, process, store, organize, retrieve, manage and provide information to support business activities, decision making, and performance in an organization. Information systems use is a computerized database of information, organized, and programmed in a way that produces regular reports on the operations for every employee in the company. This paper presents findings from adapted questionnaire on the extent of information systems use by employees in Lagos State of Nigeria.. The study was carried out using a survey design to collect data from 200 respondents in 10 companies. Data collected was analyzed …

Open Educational Resources: Initiatives In India, Praveen Shukla

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper tries to discuss the concept of open education resources, creative commons licensing and the initiatives taken by India with regards to the open education resources, it presents a variety of open educational resources in India as National Digital Library of India, SWAYAM, E GYANKOSH, SWAM PRABHA, NCERT, Consortium for Educational Communication,, NPTEL etc. The paper highlights the pros and challenges of the open educational resources and the role of library professionals in the changing scenario.

Applying Ifla Standards To Compile National Standards: Standardization Activities In Iran, Mohammad Karim Saberi, Fatemeh Pazooki

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is a leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. One of the objectives assumed by IFLA as an independent, international, nongovernmental, and nonprofit organization is promotion of high-level standards for presentation of library and information services. Over the past fifty years, IFLA has codified a wide range of standards at all fields of library and information services. Translating IFLA standards, different countries of the world make use of these standards in order to present enhanced library and information services. Even though, in Iran, …

Rural Development Information Sources Of Digital Illiterates: A Study Of Kangpokpi, Manipur, India, Florence Guite, Paokholun Hangsing

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Rural development focuses on improving the living condition of people living in relatively isolated, sparsely populated areas by proving minimum basic needs to the rural people through the implementation of various developmental programs. For successful implementation of development programs, active participation of the people is needed at every stage of the development process. However, these areas have very less chances of connection from the rest of the country and have no or poor means of getting information of the outside world. Therefore, there is a need to find out the preferred and effective information communication sources and channels of …

Enhancing Literacy Learning Among Primary School Pupils In Nsukka Local Government Area Of Enugu State: The Role Of The Children’S Centre Library, University Of Nigeria, Nsukka., Ezi O. Njoku Mrs, Alice O. Okore Dr., Ngozi Eunice Osadebe Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study examines the role of the Children’s Centre, University of Nigeria, Nsukka in enhancing literacy learning among primary school age pupils of Nsukka Local Government Area. The study is a case study that employed qualitative method. Four specific objectives guided the study. Five members of the Children’s Centre were purposively selected to participate in the study. An unstructured questionnaire and oral face to face interview were used for data collation. The data collated were coded, sorted, interpreted and presented in narratives. Findings revealed that Children’s Centre contributed in enhancing literacy development among primary school pupils in Nsukka Local Government …

Characteristic Assessment Of Advancement In Duties Of Librarians And Function Of Libraries In Data Science Era, Naimat Ullah Shah Mr., Salman Bin Naeem Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Data sciences usually involve data management, its utilization, distribution as well as its re-utilization. All these components need to be focused while targeting data science. Thus data puts a significant burden on research institutes because it is the authority that decides the responsible for the whole course of the procedure. It is of prime importance for data science librarians serving in data-centric age to know regarding LIS principles, theories, and other related skills that are mandatory for management and support of data science. This paper sums up the reviews of researchers regarding the data science era. Moreover, this paper includes …

Does Authenticity Really Matter? Exploring The Middle-Aged And Elderly Users’ Motivations To Share Information On Social Media, Chieh Liu, Ting-Yu Wu, Wayland Chang

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

With information and communication technologies’ rapid development, gradually increased have been both the number of social media users and people receiving information via various social media platforms. There was plenty of misinformation that runs alongside may have harmful effects on individuals' well-being. More importantly, the middle-aged and elderly people might serve as unintentional accomplices in spreading misinformation. To deal with these issues, more understandings should be garnered about the nature of both middle-aged and elderly users’ information sharing behavior via social media. This study examined users’ motivations through a survey questionnaire, and a total of 268 valid responses were obtained. …

Mentorship In Education: A Bibliometric Analysis Of 100 Top-Cited Articles, Marzoq Bataeineh Dr., Murtaza Ashiq, Ikram Ul Haq Mr, Shafiq Ur Rehman

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This is the first study of its kind to investigate the 100 most cited articles of mentoring in education that indexed in the world-leading database, i.e., Web of Science. The objectives are to find out publishing trends, authorship patterns, principal authors, highly productive countries, commonly mentioned features in the journals (title, rate, quartile, country, age and the effect of citations) and organization within 100 most cited articles of mentoring in education. Bibliometrics analysis was used to draw the inferences. This study cover 45 years from 1970 to 2014. The result shows that the 100 most cited mentorship articles received 5448 …

Mapping Global Performance On Open Access Gis Research: A Scientometrics Study, Amit Nath, Dr. Sibsankar Jana

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

GIS has emerged in last few decades as an essential tool for mapping of geo-reference data and it can be used by researchers having different disciplines for various aspects. It represents an integration of different subject domains. The purpose of this paper is to examine the research trend in open access GIS research. This paper aims to analyze global output on open access GIS research as index in WoS database during the period 2009 to 2018, in respect of growth rate, year-wise publications and citations, major productive countries in addition to international collaborations, most productive authors and their citation impact, …

Bibliometric Analysis On Global E-Learning Literature In Web Of Science Database: With Special Reference To Sri Lankan Context, Mohamed Majeed Mashroofa, Mazuki Jusoh Prof, Karuthan Chinna Prof.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Study of existing literature on e-learning trend is a must in order to define the path for new research in the field. The objective of this study is to find the full range of scientific literature published since the emergence of the concept of e-learning. The researcher intended to get all of the literature published in the Sri Lankan context. Web of Science database search was carried out in January 2020 to understand the research trend. This study found 6934 results for e-learning after performing a basic search in Web of Science. This results covered 59784 citations. Though multilingual literature …

Authorship Pattern On Dentistry Research During 1999-2018: A Scientometric Profile, Saddam Hosaain, Dr. M.Sadik Batcha

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In recent years there have been few Scientometricstudies in Dentistry Research at the world perspective. The aim of this study is to elaborate the scientific productionof original and review articles published in the dental journals for the study period 1999 to 2018,considering qualitative and quantitative measures from all over the countries. All the records were downloaded completely from the Web of Science (WoS) online database during the period of study. The total output was 15970 records from 1635 journals. The results show that the year 2018 was considered the most productive with 1411 (8.84%) publications. Among the authors, Lang NP …

Scientometric Study Of The Research Performance On Oceanography: The World Perspective, Jiaur Rahaman, Saddam Hosaain, Sadik Batcha M

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Scientometric methods and resulting citations have been applied to investigate the scientific performance of country. The study examines performance on the basis of output published in the Oceanographic Research output during the study period 2015 to 2019 at the world perspective. A total of 3212 articles were retrieved according to the selection criteria from Web of Science database. The study focuses on various aspect of the Oceanography Research such as growth of publications, prolific authors, document types and institutions involved. The highest number of publication is in the year 2016 with 1179 records, whereas the minimum records published in 2019 …

Bibliometrics Analysis In Articles Of Verbal Bullying In Schools, Nuning Kurniasih, Savitri Wanabuliandari, Ristiyani Ristiyani

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Verbal bullying in schools has become the concern of the researcher. By using the "verbal bullying" AND “school” keywords, on the Scopus Database on March 12th, 2020, 115 documents were found. These documents were produced starting from 1999. The results of the bibliometrics analysis using Biblioshiny show that the most relevant source which has the highest H-Index for this theme is the Journal of School Violence. However, after observing each document, the article written by Wang J. in 2009 in the Journal of Adolescent Health is the one that receives the most citations. Meanwhile, Chen LM is the most productive …

Poverty Eradication: The Role Of Nigerian Libraries Towards The Achievement Of The Sustainable Development Goals (Sdgs), Happiness Chijioke Michael-Onuoha, Christopher Nkiko, Phd, Omorodion Okuonghae Cln

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Poverty has been identified as the major source of widening global inequalities and under-development at individual, organizational and national levels. The UN Sustainable Development Goals placed a great deal of priority in the eradication of all forms of poverty by the year 2030. The paper examined the roles of Nigerian libraries towards the achievement of this laudable goal. It canvasses the idea that poverty eradication is possible through the availability, accessibility and utilization of appropriate information resulting in requisite capacity building and empowerment of the Nigerian citizens. The paper identified specific interventions to be used by libraries in poverty alleviation …

Assessing The Integration Of Ict Resources In Teaching And Learning In Selected Senior Secondary Schools In Cape Coast Metropolis, Kwaku Anhwere Barfi Mr., Alexander Amenu Mr, Valentina Arkorful Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Despite the effort Government and other stakeholders are making to support Ghanaian senior high schools in information and communication technology (ICT), most of the schools are teaching ICT as an isolated subject rather than integrating the ICT resources into the educational curriculum to improve teaching and learning. The objective of the study was to assess the integration of ICT resources in teaching and learning in senior secondary schools in the Cape Coast metropolis. A total of 270 respondents took part in the survey. Five senior secondary schools were selected. This comprised of teachers and students. Random sampling was used to …

Challenges 1to Building Synergy Between Indigenous Knowledge And Academic Libraries In Ghana, Florence Dedzoe-Dzokotoe Plockey Mrs., Charlotte Yembil, Banleman Konlan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Literature on libraries in Africa have tended to focus on changing from oral culture to a written one. This article focus on the indigenous knowledge traditions and academic libraries to unveil emerging forms that forge complementarities as a basis for building synergy. The paper support the argument that academic libraries are critical contributors to knowledge generation/production. However, researchers further accords a similar role for Indigenous Knowledge (IK) and its producers. Thus, the IK community becomes a critical player rather than mere beneficiaries of knowledge production. They are essential collaborators in the production of a decolonized, inclusive and functional knowledge system. …