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Media Literacy To Overcome Cyberbullying: Case Study In An Elementary School In Bandung Indonesia, Nuning Kurniasih, Engkus Kuswarno, Andri Yanto, Dadang Sugiana

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Cyberbullying of children is a very worrying phenomenon. Media literacy is needed to avoid children from cyberbullying. This study aims to formulate media literacy in children in primary schools on several research focuses, namely on how students' understanding of cyberbullying, efforts of students and schools to overcome cyberbullying and media literacy to overcome cyberbullying in elementary school students. The method used in this study is a qualitative research method with a case study approach. We selected the 5th-grade students and the teachers from a Private Elementary School in Bandung Indonesia to become research informants. Meanwhile, the triangulation is done through …

Analysis Of The Needs Of Information About Issn For Scientific Journal Managers In Indonesia, Dwi Ridho Aulianto, Pawit M. Yusup, Yanti Setianti

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This study aims to find out what information is needed by scientific journal publishers. The method of this study was a questionnaire and interview to the participants of the ISSN workshop held by Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI). The answers of the question are processed and analyzed as the research data. The results of the study showed that the information which is needed by scientific journal managers are not only about the national accreditation but also the basic information needs regarding the use of ISSN, there are still many scientific journal publishers who published their works without any guidance or …

Rural Entrepreneurs' Information Needs Upon Entering E-Commerce, Nuning Kurniasih, Winwin Yadiati, Sukaesih, Tine Silvana, Edwin Rizal, Yunus Winoto

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To introduce e-commerce to rural entrepreneurs, we need to convey information according to their needs. This article explains the information needs for rural entrepreneurs in developing their marketing through e-commerce. The proceedings concerning information needs for rural entrepreneurs were obtained through a case study approach in Tegalmanggung village, Sumedang Regency, Indonesia. The primary data in the study was acquired through observation, Focus Group Discussion, and interview. The primary data is then processed to get a picture of rural entrepreneurs' information needs to enter e-commerce. Based on the description, we made a SWOT analysis, formulate each point of the entrepreneurs' information …

Use Of Electronic Information Resources By Post Graduate Students Of Jss Ahear Constituent Colleges, Shylendra Kumar B Librarian, Kishore Kumar S Deputy Librarian, Jeya Chitra M Library Professional

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The present work explains the E-resources utility by 200 students of JSS AHER constituent colleges and departments. A data’s were collected through a standard questionnaire. The study explores the level of understanding and usefulness of e-resources. It was identified from the study that the electronic resources are slowly replacing with print media. A sample of 200 students from the various colleges &departments of JSS AHER was evaluated and the response rate was found to be 80per cent. The aim of this study was to assess the level of information accessed by the students. The data was collected through structured questionnaires …

Indian Wheat Research Output In Two Decades: A Bibliometric Study Based On Scopus Data From 1996-2015, Anil Kumar Siwach

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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the Indian wheat research output during 1996 to 2015 from a bibliometric point of view.

Methodology: The data for the study was extracted from Scopus database for the 20 years time period from 1996-2015 using the keywords identified through MeSH. A total of 8554 Indian papers on wheat research were selected and analyzed to study the year-wise output, most prolific authors, document types, top journals, top institutions, international collaborations, funding agencies, citation profile and top cited papers.

Findings: With 8.52% of the global research output on wheat, India …

Information Literacy And Political Conflict In The Whatsapp Group, Hanny Hafiar, La Ode Herman, La Tarifu, Sitti Utami Rezkiawaty Kamil, Faturachman Alputra Sudirman, Fera Tri Susilawaty

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Conflicts can occur due to lack of information literacy. Political information disseminated through Whatsapp group often creates political conflicts. The purpose of this article is to examine the political conflict that causes members to leave a group on a whatsapp group, as well as other members' reactions in responding to it. The method used is quantitative descriptive analysis. The results showed that the comments given after the members who leave the group, among others: comments on personal leaving groups, comments on conflicts that occur, comments on problems that cause conflict, and comments on social and political conditions that occur. The …

Evaluating Perception Of Users Regarding Collection And Services: A Case Study Of Kashmir Government Polytechnic College (Kgpc), Sumaira Jan Dr., Asifa Ali

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The present study attempts to offer an insight about the user’s perception regarding library collection and service in Kashmir Government Polytechnic College (KGPC). The findings of the study reveal that preponderance (91.33%) prefer to use “Textbooks” as a source of information resource in the library while as usage of e-resources have been found low among them. It emerges that majority of users visit library on “Daily” basis to “Issue books” and read “Newspapers”. On the other hand, the finding reveals that majority of user’s visits library to avail “Internet Services” followed by “Lending Services”. Furthermore, it is observed from …

Webometric Analysis Of Icssr Sponsored Research Institutions In India, Ashok Pal Dr., Sanjoy Kar, Sovan Sardar

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The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the websites of social science research institutions in India; especially Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) sponsored institutions and ranked them accordingly. Using various online SEO tools websites of these institutes have been analysed. Gujarat Institute of Development Research holds the numero uno status on the basis of Simple Web Impact Factor (0.6736) and Internal-link Web Impact Factor (0.6551). Institute for Studies in Industrial Development holds the rank one position on the basis of External-link Web Impact Factor of 0.0404. Centre for Policy Research with 53 Domain Authority score and …

Narrative Literature Review On Target Cash Conversion Cycle, Speed Of Adjustment And Determinants, Nufazil Ahangar

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The purpose of this paper is to review research on target cash conversion cycle, speed of adjustment and determinants of CCC and suggest agenda for future research. Using narrative literature review method, the present study reviews 339 journal articles. Detailed narrative review reveals that target cash conversion cycle, speed of adjustment and determinants of CCC phenomenon are not fully explored and need the attention of researchers.

Working Capital Efficiency And Firm Profitability: Narrative Literature Review, Nufazil Ahangar

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The purpose of this paper is to review research on working capital efficiency and firm profitability and suggest agenda for future research. Using narrative literature review method, the present study reviews 339 journal articles. Detailed narrative review reveals that working capital efficiency and firm profitability phenomenon reveals that results are equivocal.

Comparison Of E- Resources With Their Usage Statistics In Southern Region, Dr. Senthilkumar Kr, Maniiarsan P

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Perception is the ability to see, hear or understand things related to an awareness of information sources. The study reported that the impact of electronic resources on the higher education community has considerably increased. Consortia access of electronic resources has increased the level of library services and convenience for the patrons of large libraries with "global access". The major findings of the study were that maximum number of the respondents had good awareness and adequate knowledge with electronic resources and were satisfied with the use of electronic resources.

This study dealt with the perception of electronic resources provided by Bharathidasan …

Knowledge, Satisfaction And Challenges On Online Public Access Catalog In An Academic Library In Northern Philippines, David A. Cabonero, Rheabel M. Austria, John Mark L. Bayang, Rishel P. Bumanghat

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Information resource is meaningless without access. Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) has this role to connect with the users and provides access to all available information resources within the library. The goal of academic libraries then is to enhance information access which serves as a gateway to all learning resources. This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge, satisfaction and challenges on OPAC among students of Saint Mary’s University, Philippines using quantitative method of research. Data were gathered from the 672 undergraduate students, who are actually using the OPAC, from the School of Accountancy and Business (SAB), School of …

Use Of E-Journals Under Inflibnet In The University Of Burdwan (2015-2019): Analysis With Infistats, Debdas Mondal, Samayita Dutta

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The e-journal facility introduced in Burdwan University for its scholars is known as INFLIBNET which is under the e-sodhsindhu consortium. INFLIBNET e-journal provides with high quality content among University libraries. This study shows the popularity of e-journal with the help of INFISTATS in the optional usage period during 2015-2019. JSTOR had the maximum usage (26.8%) of total download over the period 2015-2019. 7 of the top listed e-journals had the highest percentage of use (86.33%) proving that the popularity of e-journals is in growing use in the University of Burdwan.

Trends Of Publications In Peshawar Islamicus Research Journal: A Bibliometric Study From 2010- 2020, Mohammad Hussain, Ms. Saddiqa

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This paper presents a bibliometric analysis of “Peshawar Islamicus” a research journal published by the Department of Islamiyat, University of Peshawar, Pakistan. The analysis covers authorship pattern, gender-wise distribution, number of articles, paper length, most prolific authors, number of references and department wise distribution etc. The data was collected from different issues of the journal which was analyzed by using MS Access and MS Excel 2016. The study found that 290 articles were published from 2010 to 2020 and highest numbers of articles (34) were published in 2019. The trend of male and two author was dominant, the volume of …

The Role Of Social Media In Collaborative Library And Information Science Education: Nigerian Perspective, Charis Onuoha Mrs, Chris Enyia Dr, Doris Obiano Dr, Peter Odeh Mr

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Collaboration is highly required in today’s educational setting to guarantee that abilities, flairs, skills and knowledge are dispersed to peers as extensively as possible. The objective of this study was to examine the assumption of social media in curriculum development, education and research in Library and Information Science (LIS) the Nigerian perspective. The study reviewed the Library and Information Science Educational scenario in Nigeria, the LIS Education in Nigeria is offered at various levels ranging from National Diploma (ND), Higher National Diploma (HND), BLS/BLIS, PGD, MLS/MLIS and Ph.D. These Library and Information Science Education programs are offered on regular basis, …

Social Media Use Among Undergraduates In Ghanaian Public Universities, Obed S.O. Dadzie, Theophilus Fiawotoafor

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This study investigated social media use among students of University of Education, Winneba and University of Cape Coast in Ghana. The purpose of the study was to investigate social media platforms and their usage among students, the purposes for students’ use of social media, the amount of time students spent on social media and the amount of time they spent studying daily. The study is a quantitative design that used survey research methodology. A sample size of Level 300 and Level 400 students was selected, out of which 390 (97.5%) responded to the questionnaire that was administered. Stratified random sampling …

Employing Bibliometric Analysis On Research Published In Pakistan Journal Of Medical And Health Sciences From 2019 – 2009., Zameer Hussain Baladi, Abdullah Alabdali

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Introduction: Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences is peer review and indexed in the Scopus-Elsevier database. This study signifies the participation of (PJMHS) in the research productivity, published from 2019 - 2009.

Material and Methods: The records of the published data retrieved from PJMHS website and Scopus-Elsevier database for tabulation in MS Office Excel Sheet. Frequency of publications, type of documents, usage of pages, citations, and association of the first author with their countries.

Results: Total 3817 documents written by 15401 (4%) authors in seven categories published in 43 issues. An average of (2.8%) pages consumed …

Highly Cited Research Efforts In Business, Management And Accounting: An Analysis, Ranjita Mishra, Dola Babu Ramesh

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The study assesses highly cited research works in the area Business, Management and Accounting retrieving data from Scopus database for the period 1998-2017. It found total 49417 publications which received 769676 citations. The study identifies about one third (32.88%) of papers have remained uncited during the period. Among rest, papers’ having one citation (10.60%) is higher. It is inferred from the analysis that older publications get more citations. Indian citation distribution is almost similar with global citation distribution pattern. The study identifies Cranfield University of UK has greater impact. International collaboration brings higher citations and Netherlands has higher citation per …

Challenges Faced By School Teachers When Seeking Information: How Barriers Be Addressed, Chamani Gunasekera, R. Balasubramani Dr.

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The present study explored the challenges faced by school teachers when seeking information for teaching purposes and made suggestions to overcome these challenges. The study used a mixed-method approach, comprising a questionnaire survey and focus groups discussions. The data collected through the questionnaires were mainly quantitative and were analysed using the SPSS (21.0) while the qualitative data from the focus group discussions were analysed using thematic content analysis. For the quantitative approach, 318 school teachers were sampled in questionnaires survey where the descriptive statistics were used for analysis. The study found a variety of barriers that influenced teachers’ information seeking …

Awareness And Use Of Electronic Information Resources By Students In Nigeria Polytechnics, Bello Sani Manzo, S. Kannan

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The study examines student’s familiarity and extent of using electronic information resources in the polytechnic libraries of Nigeria. The rationale for the study was inform by the paucity of research on e-resources usage among students in polytechnics, particularly in Nigeria. The specific objectives were to identify the types of e-facilities and the availability of e-resources, students level of familiarity, the extent of use, and the purpose of utilizing the e-resources. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. Questionnaires and interviews were used as data collection instruments. the population of the study consists of regular students from 12 polytechnics in …

Impact On Social Media Among The Faculty Members And Research Scholars In Tamil Nadu Agricultural Institutions: A Study, Subangi M C, Jeyapragash B

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The present research study focuses on the awareness of Social Media among the Faculty Members and Research Scholars of different subject background in Tamil Nadu Agricultural Institutions. A Well structured questionnaire was used to collect the information from the respondents. A total number of 965 filled in questionnaire were received back out of 1200 questionnaire. It was found that majority of the respondents participated in the study had medium level of awareness on Social Media. In addition, the benefits of using Social Media at different age groups and qualifications were also assessed to find out the sources from which they …

Marketing Features On University Library Websites In Pakistan, Shkeel Ahmad Babar, Muhammad Ijaz Mairaj, Muhammad Tufail Khan

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The purposes of the study are to identify marketing key features through content analysis of university library websites in Pakistan. Also compare the public and private sectors university library websites in terms of marketing activities. Similarly, expose marketing key features that lacks in public and private sector university library websites. Based on the adopted criteria, a checklist of marketing features was designed. A purposive sample of 53 main (Central) libraries websites of public and private sector universities having at least one marketing feature was selected for detailed analysis. The study reveals that the overall situation of university library websites in …

Influence Of Ownership Structure And Leadership Styles On Turnover Intention Of Lis Professionals: Empirical Evidence From Private Universities In Osun State Nigeria, Saheed Abiola Hamzat Dr., Blessing Damilola Abata-Ebire, Tolulope Tosin Ogunjinmi, Omobola Abigail Babarinde

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This study investigated the influence of ownership structure and leadership styles on turnover intention of Library and Information Science (LIS) Professionals in private universities in Osun State, Nigeria. Descriptive and inferential statistics of frequency counts, percentages and correlational methods were employed to analyse the data gathered from 59 LIS professionals in the State. The indices of ownership structure (functional, divisional, matrix and hybrid) and leadership styles (democratic, autocratic, transactional) were found to have positive linear correlations with turnover intention of LIS professionals. Deployment of varying leadership styles, promotion of ‘entity concept’ and facilitation of inter-relationship among …

Information Literacy Instructions In University Libraries Of Lahore, Pakistan: Practices And Methods, Muhammad Rafiq, Sumaira Ali, Muhammad Tufail Khan

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Information literacy (IL) is an essential skill and play a vital role in active participation in the modern society. It is an information and a variety of skills that enable people to know when information is needed and to have the talent to accurately identify, analyse and utilize the information needed. It is knowledge and expertise of individuals to recognize when information is needed and to have the capacity to locate, assess, interpret and use effectively the needed information. This study intended to investigate the IL practices and methods used by professional librarians in university libraries of Lahore, Pakistan. A …

Challenges Of The Use Of Electronic And Print Resources By Students In Selected Tertiary Institution In Kwara State, Tunde Idris Yusuf, Funke Abosede Ayeni, Monsurat Taiye Aminu, Sulyman Olaitan Mahammuod

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The study investigates the challenges on the use of electronic and print resources by students in selected tertiary institutions in Kwara State, Nigeria. In order to achieve the set objectives, the researcher adopted survey research design using questionnaire as the major instrument for data gathering and complimented by observation. The total population for the study was 7, 954 from which 150 students were sampled. The study finds out that undergraduate students use information resources for academic related purposes; print information resources were more available for students use in the academic libraries; the findings further indicated that most libraries do not …

Exploring The Development And Progression Of 5g: A Bibliometric Analysis Of Scholarly Production, Nida Aslam, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Irfan Ullah Khan, Muhammad Ajmal Khan

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5G (5^th Generation) and the related technologies implementation are expected in 2020. The 5G is considered to be a breakthrough of IoT devices in terms of enhanced bandwidth, efficiency, reliability and energy consumption. This study focuses on quantitative and qualitative progression of research in the field of 5G. It also provides the publishing trend, most productive and cited countries, organizations, and authors on 5G. In addition, it identifies the most frequently used keywords, authorship pattern and preferred journals. The research is based on 5G related research from Scopus database, which includes all relevant keywords of the field limiting it …

Application Of Lotka’S Law To The Research Productivity In The Field Of Thermodynamics During 2015-2019, Chaturbhuj S B, Sadik Batcha M

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The study applied Lotka’s law of the author’s productivity in the field Thermodynamic from 2015 to 2019. The Goodness of fit test Kolmogorov – Smirnov (K-S) test was applied to the data of thermodynamics research. It is found that the applicability of Lotka’s law is confirmed with 0.003 level of significance in the field of Thermodynamics. Bur Lotka’s inverse square law does not fit the present data. The study found that the most productive author is ‘Wang, J.’ with 159 articles, and the most productive journal is ‘Journal of Molecular Liquids’ with 547 published articles in Thermodynamics. The study reveals …

Application Of Bradford’S Law Of Scattering And Leimkuhler Model On Fluid Mechanics Literature Published During 2001-2019, Chaturbhuj S B, Sadik Batcha M

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The study deals with the application of Bradford’s law of scattering on Fluid Mechanics subject. It is found that verbal formulation 1: n: n² has not fit with the data on Fluid Mechanics. As Leimkuher model applied for verification of Bradford’s law and it fits with 2:57:1462 geometric series with 0.005% of error. Other Scientometrics indicators such as DCI, ICI, author’s ranking, the ranking of most preferred journals, author’s impacts are used for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of research output in Fluid Mechanics subject. The study found that major 13 highly contributed countries have international collaboration trends. ‘Tenduyar, …

Awareness Of Plagiarism Among Research Scholars Of Karnatak University, Dharwad: A Study, Savitha K S, Krishnamurthy C Dr.

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Plagiarism is a subject of academic misconduct among teaching and research community in higher educational institutions. Information and communication technology has immensely made easy to access information in digital form or electronic form that can lead to copying words/text from any kind of information sources such as Internet, books, magazines, journals, project reports, publications, white papers etc, without acknowledging the original author/ authors with proper citation. Plagiarism is the act of stealing someone else's work and attempting to pass it off as one’s own. In the global academic scenario plagiarism occurs due to lack of knowledge or due to ignorance. …

Integration Of Open Educational Resources Through Linked Data: Challenges And Benefits Review, Amna Farzand Ali, Dr.Nosheen Fatima Warraich

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Purpose of the Study: This study explores that how Linked Data (LD) technology can be implemented in educational sector to use Open Educational Resources (OERs) more effectively or what kind of benefits and challenges it retains for educational sector. Because now teaching is supported and integrated with the use of different interactive resources such as videos, blackboards and virtually available platforms in formal and informal education. The objective of this research study is to highlight the nature of LD and OERs and their associated benefits and barriers for educational sector that are related to the adoption of LD technologies in …