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Web Based Library Services, Prof. Bhagvan Keshav Gavit

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

With the emergence of the web and associated technologies, especially the planet Wide internet has opened up a wholly new medium for providing improved info services and resources for the users. Library services provided by mistreatment internet technology area unit referred as internet primarily based library services. The present paper mainly discusses that what are the web based library services, their features, advantages and disadvantages. Different web based services i.e. library webpage, Web OPAC, ask-a-librarian, email have been highlighted.

Awareness Of The Usefulness Of Icts As Correlate Of Attitude Towards Use In Collection Development By Librarians, Joseph Chukwusa

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Personal Information Management By Ph.D. Scholars Of Library And Information Science In India, Sarika Sawant, Bharati Manchekar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Scholars are intensive users of information and study of their work has long been important to information science. For the field of personal information management (PIM), the study of scholars’ behavior has been less central, yet in the course of their work, scholars generate large collections of information and managing this material must at least in part determine their effectiveness. The present research study focused how scholars manage their information which is collected during Ph.D. work in print and digital format using different tools as well as their own skills. Such as web 2.0 tools, Information and communication technology (ICT) …

Assessing The Information Literacy Skills Among Undergraduate Students At The University Of Mines And Technology (Umat), Tarkwa, Ghana, Raphael Kwame Kavi Mr, Peter Anafo Mr., Kwabena Asiedu Bugyei Mr., Yaw Ofori Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information literacy skills have become a topical issue in the academic lives of university students. It is a skill needed to be able to identify an information need, knowing the sources of information, effectively searching for information and ethically using information in this era of the information age. Various studies have observed that university students lack the basic skills needed to make them effectively search for academic information and how to apply them. This situation, if not checked, would negatively affect the academic lives of students. This paper, therefore, sought to examine the level of information literacy skills among incoming …

Assessment Of New Academic Programmes At The University Of Ghana And Their Implication On Library Services: Case Study, Kennedy Andoh Mr., Raphael Kwame Kavi Mr., Grace Obeng-Koranteng Mrs., Kwabena Asiedu Bugyei Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study focused on the implication of the introduction of new academic programs on the resources of Balme Library in the University of Ghana, Legon. The case study methodology was used with a study population of 47 staff constituting both senior members and senior staff of Balme Library and the Director of Academic Affairs respectively. Data collection instruments used were questionnaire and interview. The responses were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). The study revealed that the Balme Library was not consulted or involved during the introduction of new academic programs. In addition, student enrolment was increasing …

Privacy Awareness Among The Academic Social Network Users, Krishanu Dey, Parikshit Mondal Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study aims to find out the level of privacy awareness among the users of the Academic Social Networks (ASNs). To accomplish the study some relevant literatures were studied and an online survey was conducted. The study showed that most of the academicians were not aware of their online privacy. The study was conducted on the basis of responses collected from 457 respondents only. Depending on the findings of the online survey a framework of guidelines was proposed for the social media service providers and the academicians to ensure better online privacy and thus promote the trustworthiness of the ASNS. …

E-Lawyering And Virtual Law Practice: A Paradigm Shift For Law Library System, Wisdom Okereke Anyim

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper investigated the e-lawyering and virtual law practice as an innovative approach in rendering legal services and how the innovation has influenced a new system of library operation. Specifically, the paper aimed at giving an overview of e-lawyering and virtual law practice, characteristics of e-lawyering and virtual law practice, law library system in the era of virtual advances, overlapping significance of virtual law practice and virtual law library, cloud-based legal technologies in virtual libraries for effective legal practice, advantages of cloud technologies in virtual law library system, features of cloud management software for virtual law practice and challenges of …

The Modus Operandi Of Creating An Online Directory Of Lis Professionals Of Tamilnadu, India : A Live Web Project In Wordpress Domain, Ramasamy K, Padma P Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study is an online endeavour by the researchers to create a web directory to give a brief account of library and information science professionals working in different institutions in Tamilnadu. The researchers have chosen Wordpress – an open source blogging software and domain – to create an online directory of LIS professionals because of its simplicity and powerful features. The researchers who have a good understanding of Wordpress blogs, collected data about 50 LIS professionals working in universities and arts and science colleges of about 10 districts. They have created the online directory with the URL www.tnlisdirectory.wordpress.com. …

Mapping Of The Research Output On ‘Wireless Communication (2010 - 2018)’: A Web Of Science Based Scientometric Evaluation, Padma P (Dr.), Ramasamy K (Dr.)

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study aimed at examining the quantitative and qualitative aspects of literature output on Wireless Communication as available and indexed in Web of Science database covering a nine year period i.e from 2010 to 2018. A total of 8482 records were downloaded from Web of Science core collection database. The downloaded records, in txt format, were exported to Bibexcel software for analyzing the data for certain quantitative and qualitative indicators. MS Excel programme was used to do all the necessary calculations and preparation of cross tables with Pivot Table options. The findings were presented under the major heads as …

Collaboration Analysis Networks In The Technical And Engineering Research Institutes Of Iran Ministry Of Science, Research And Technology In Tehran (2011-2015), Maryam Fouladian, Sedigheh Mohammad Esmaeil

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This research intends to study the status of scientific outputs, core journals in the fields of technical and engineering, and the scientific collaboration between Technical and Engineering Research Institutes of Iran Ministry of Science, Research and Technology in Tehran. Data were obtained from Scopus and WOS databases during 2011 and 2015.

This scientometrics research has been carried out by Social Network Analysis. The community is scientific products of 7 different institutes related to MSRT in Tehran. These data needed in this research…..were collected databases in November 2015. The analysis result indicates that Iran's Institute of Polymer and Petrochemicals ranked first …

Research Performance Of Top Universities In Karnataka: Based On Scopus Citation Index, Kodanda Rama, C. P. Ramasesh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Paper furnishes the results of the analysis of citations of research papers covered by Scopus database of Elsevier, USA. The coverage of the database is complete; citations depicted by Scopus upto June 2019 are considered. Study projects the research performance of six well established top universities in the state of Karnataka with regard the number of research papers covered by scholarly journals and number of scholars who have cited these research papers. Also projected is the average citations per research paper and h-Index of authors. Paper also projects the performance of top faculty members who are involved in contributing research …

E-Learning Platform In Saarc Countries, Rajesh Das, Uttam Kumar Hazra, Sinjini Mukherjee

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present paper deals with the e-Learning platform in SAARC countries. There are eight SAARC countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Srilanka) but among them only 5 countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Srilanka) have their own e-learning platform for their citizens.

Purpose: To acquire information about each and every e-learning platform which includes name, year of origin, sponsoring authority, aims, subject area covered, learning path, learning quadrant and type of the courses offered by each e-learning platform.

Methodology: e-Learning platforms of each SAARC countries have been studied and filled a questionnaire. The collected data are tabulated …

Infrastructure And Facility Readiness For Providing E-Learning And Allied Services In The Engineering College Libraries Of Kerala, Joseph Jestin K J, S Ally Sornam Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Over the last decade, rapid reforms have been undertaken in the higher education sector such as policy framing, pedagogical transformations, accreditations, faculty standardisations and, most importantly, e-learning. Institutions, especially engineering colleges were quick and steady to admit the concepts of e-learning and its applications in the teaching and learning process. Online repositories and subscribed contents are no more an unfamiliar notion among the concerned users in engineering colleges. Though the majority of colleges are willing to embrace the new changes, academic circles are quite sceptic on the adequacy and suitability of infrastructural facilities available in the respective colleges. Many are …

Complaining Behavior Of Library Users Of Saint Louis University Libraries, Baguio City, Philippines, Leonila Cuevas Reyes

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Satisfaction of library users is of paramount in libraries. Attaining this requires the library dimensions of service, personnel and infrastructure to be all excellent. Library services entail first and foremost a collection that is both in print and non-print formats and that supports the curricular offerings of the university. To ensure that these materials are maximized by the users, library personnel are needed. Comfortable infrastructure that includes furniture and equipment facilitates the library’s role as partner in the university’s offering for quality education.

As users are now the focal point of library work, feedback mechanisms must be in place. Satisfaction-survey …

Impact Of Social Media On Academic Business School Libraries In India: An Empirical Study, Champeswar Mishra, Bulu Maharana Prof

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Academic libraries are progressively using social media platform to connect users, felicitate services, promote resources, reach the outreach, and enhance visibility through online presence. This exploratory study will investigate the adoption rate of social media as an innovative medium to deliver services, explores influencing factors and examines the effectiveness of using social media tools in Indian business school libraries for the benefits of users. Findings demonstrate the approaches, strategies, and challenges of adopting social media for the benefits of library users. The present study, with its ambit, has included Academic Business School Libraries based on the National Institute Ranking Framework …

Highly Cited Papers In Medical Fields: Scientometric Indicators And Collaboration In Oic Countries, Azadeh Haseli-Mofrad, Maryam Shekofteh, Maryam Kazerani

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Some OIC countries have been growing rapidly in terms of international scientific publication.The purpose of this study was to determine the number of highly cited papers, the scholarly impact, H-index, Y-index, and the status of scientific collaboration among Islamic countries in medical fields. The research population included the highly cited papers in medical subject fields of all Islamic countries based on ESI. The Islamic world accounts for 1,338 (2.58%) of the world’s highly cited papers in medical fields, showing a rising trend from 2007–2017. Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Iran rank first to third, respectively, in terms of the number of …

What Do Agricultural And Biological Science Students Use? A Bibliometric Analysis Of Undergraduate Research Projects, Jerome Idiegbeyan-Ose, Ayooluwa Aregbesola, Sols Owolabi, Toluwani Eyiolorunshe, Ayotunde Owolabi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigate the citation pattern of undergraduate projects in a private university, Nigeria. Bibliometric method was adopted for the study to analyze the information sources cited in the research projects. The coverage of the study was from 2015 to 2018 set of graduates. Findings revealed that Animal Science programme accounted for the highest citations, while Agricultural Economics had the lowest citations. It was also discovered that an average of 49 citations per project were recorded. Journal articles and books were the most cited materials. The paper concluded and made recommendations.

Barriers In Sharing Library Resources In India: A Study, Dattatraya Trayambak Kalbande, Hemke Digambar Ambadas, Priya Ashok Suradkar, Subhash P. Chavan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Purpose – College and University Libraries in India are a privileged type of libraries with comparatively sound collections. They spend a large portion of their funds on developing in-house collections. In spite of the prevailing ICT, there is hardly any practice of sharing collections in a formal manner. The article aims to explore the challenges in sharing library resource in libraries.

Design/methodology/approach – Using a survey method, the survey followed a qualitative design based on an interview technique of data collection. Forty librarians from the state of Maharashtra India were interviewed. Structured interview were conducted at the 40 librarians’ …

Quality Of Information Literacy And Ict Skills Among The Women Students In Two Women’S Universities At Tamilnadu, India: A Study, Yasmin M

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper intended to explore the information literacy skill and ICT knowledge of women students in higher education. The data were retrieved from Mother Theresa Women University, Kodaikkanal and Avinashilingam University for Women, Coimbatore, and Tamilnadu, India. There are 300 questionnaires were distributed, 252 questionnaires were collected back. Data have been analyzed with simple analysis. The study found that these two women universities have good environment with Wi-Fi and providing well equipped laboratory and library. The majority of the students are using database and other electronic resources for their research work and studies. The women’s students have excellent knowledge of …

Awareness, Perception And Use Of Social Networking Sites Among Library Professionals And Semi-Professionals: A Case Study, Pooja - Ms, Dr. Shivananda Bhat, Dr. Mahabaleshwara Rao

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Academic libraries are playing an important role in promoting library resources and services. Awareness on Social Networking Sites and their use are very much essential to the library professionals and semi- professionals to promote the library resources and services and for maximum utilization of the same. Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) has 12 libraries and the current study is limited to 10 libraries. The main objective of the study was to study the awareness, perception and use of Social Networking Sites among library professionals and semi-professionals at MAHE libraries. Questionnaire method was used in the study. It is observed …

Skills For Law Librarian In The Digital Era., Perumal Ramasamy

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Law library is laboratory for lawyers, budding lawyers and Law faculties in the Law colleges. Collection development policy is based on user’s requirement. Law library collection consists of both print and non-print materials. The librarian who is working in the library needs to have skills like curation, leadership, subject knowledge in Law, research skill, technological skills, discipline to maintain the library and friendliness with users. In this paper the author explains the skills required for the law librarian in the digital era.

Awareness Of Internet Of Things And Its Potential In Enhancing Academic Library Service Delivery In A Developing Country, Felicia Yusuf Dr, Goodluck Ifijeh, Sola Owolabi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Service Quality Assessment Of Hospital Libraries: A Libqual+ Survey, Hamed Nasibi-Sis, Saeideh Valizadeh-Haghi, Soheila Zare, Abdolvahed Orazi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Objective: The purpose of this research is to evaluate the hospital libraries service quality of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences from the users’ perspectives based on the LibQUAL+ model. Furthermore, is to make a comparison between library services of general hospitals versus specialized one. Materials and methods: The survey used the LibQUAL+ model to evaluate service quality of libraries of general as well as specialized hospitals of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (12 libraries) (Iran). The data were collected from library clients by administering the LibQUAL+ questionnaire in a printed format. Results: It has been revealed that hospital …

Effective Tool For Exploring Web: An Evaluation Of Search Engines, Sabha Ali, Ubaid Ullah Shah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Evaluation of search engines is necessary to check the retrieval performance of search engines and to differentiate search engines from one another. The ability to retrieve and to rank the relevant result lists can be done by the process of evaluation and this process can take place in two ways viz; human based methods where one can evaluate search engines manually to calculate the significance of the returned results but this method is time consuming and expensive, while as the second is automatic method where one can make use of various techniques like retrieval measures can be used to assess …

Availability, Accessibility And Utilization Of E-Resources By Senior Acedemics In Mautech, Yola, Abubakar Mohammed Kareto

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

No abstract provided.

Strategies For Reinventing Classroom Libraries In Nigerian Primary Education System, Omigie C.A Agbeniaru

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Gentrification Of Bibliotheca For The Digital Citizens, Ritu Nagpal

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Bringing together the multi-folded facets of the various disciplines across the globe, the role of Libraries, the bibliotheca is transforming. The surging demand for the information in todays’ digital world, has been substantially changing the role of libraries. The Libraries are altering their roles by providing enhanced & enriched set of services. The patrons of this Digital civilization and the fresh entries alongwith the extension to this collection of tools and services has also changed. Prabha, Chandra, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Lawrence Olszewski, and Lillie Jenkins calls todays’ world as “overloaded information environment”. This study on Gentrification of Bibliotheca for the …

Exploring Dimensional Constructs Of Digital Literacy Skills For Higher Education, Israel R. Odede, Glenrose Jiyane

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Digital literacy is essentially an indispensable skill as technology is rapidly evolving and so is advancement in information resources, especially digital resources. As the use of digital resources continue to rise within higher institutions of learning, students are expected to develop the required digital literacy skills. Digital literacy skill is a basic requirement for students to function effectively in the information society, which is experiencing a paradigm shift from print resources to digital resources. Hence, digital literacy skill becomes very important since the use of digital resources depend on the competences in using digital resources. In the fast-growing knowledge society, …

Academic Disciplines And Use Of Library-Based Online Resources For Learning Activities By Undergraduates In University Of Ibadan, Nigeria, Michael Oladiran, Tolulope Balogun

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of academic disciplines on the use of library-based online resources for learning activities by undergraduates in the University of Ibadan.

The paper adopted the quantitative research method. Stratified random sampling technique was adopted in selecting the undergraduate students from each faculty and department with the sampling fraction of 2.5%. The sample size for the study is 303 undergraduates of University of Ibadan. Questionnaire was the instrument used to gather data for the research. 286 (94.4%) questionnaires were properly completed and analyzed.

The study revealed that that the Internet is the …

Website Of High Courts In India: A Webometric Study, Subhas Chandra Majhi, Rajesh Das Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Website is an electronic information wall of an organization. This paper highlights the various web impact factors, scores and ranking of the websites of high courts in India. The study also found the other important outputs like page size of the websites, access speed score of websites, load time and daily page use time of the website have been reflected in this study and give idea about quality of the websites. The webometric tools like Alexa, Google page rank, Neil Patel SEO analysis, Google search engine and SocScibot4 are used for data collection and designing In-link, Out-link and mapping visualization …