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Postgraduate Students' Perception Towards The Use Of Ict In Research In Ghanaian Public Universities, Samuel Ankamah, Harry Akussah, Musah Adams

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The use of ICT in research has become significant among postgraduate students. However, available literature shows that there is little research on the perception and adoption of this technology in developing countries. This problem has created gap in the existing literature. This, therefore, make it necessary to find out more about the perceptions of postgraduate students on the use of ICT in research. The paper intents to discuss these. The paper adopted the survey methodology by using the stratified and convenience sampling techniques to select 346 postgraduate students from University of Ghana and University of Cape Coast to participate in …

Scholarly Open Access Publishing: Growth Of Lis Open Access Journals Visible Through Directory Of Open Access Journals, Prerna Singh

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Open access is an effective way for the dissemination of the scholarly publishing. Open access opens new vistas of access and dissemination of scholarly communication to wider readers. Library and Information Science field also witnessed the ever growing trends of open access and its growth in the form of Open Access Journals (OAJ), Open Access Repositories (OAR), Open Source Software (OSS), Open Educational Resources (OER) and MOOC’s. The present study highlights the position of LIS open access journals indexed in DOAJ. Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is an indexing service indexes high quality peer-reviewed journal of Science & technology, …

Self-Knowledge, Business-Information Preference And Use As Determinants Of Sales Performance Of Managers In Petroleum Marketing Companies In Oyo State, Nigeria, Odion Evans Kakulu Mr, David O. Okhakhu Mr.

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Purpose: Preliminary investigation into the management of petroleum marketing companies in Oyo State revealed that the sales performance of managers in petroleum industry is drastically poor and the industry is facing a lot of challenges in the Nigerian environment. Consequently, the study investigates the level of self-knowledge, business information preference and use as determinants of sales performance of managers in petroleum marketing companies in Oyo state, Nigeria.

Methodology: The study adopted the descriptive research design to determine the direction and degree of relationship between variables. The target population for the study was the managers in petroleum marketing companies. Total enumeration …

The Study Of The Relationship Between Perceived Richness Of Information Resources At Academic Library And Attitude Towards Using Them, Mohammad Reza Farhadpoor

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This study aimed to investigate the relationship between perceived richness of information resources at academic library and the attitude to use them by students' of Islamic Azad University of Ahvaz; and conducted by an analytical survey method. Using stratified random sampling 380 students were selected and data were collected using researcher made questionnaire. Results showed that the students have no tendency (mean=3.2281) to use the information resources of library. Meanwhile, the library information resources in terms of update (mean=3.2281), accessibility (mean=3.1702), quality (mean=3.1342), transparency (mean=3.1325) and quick feedback ability (mean=3.1325) are above average and in a relatively favorable level; but, …

Library And Information (Lis) Research Topics In Indonesia From 2006 To 2017, Nove E. Variant Anna, Endang Fitriyah Mannan, Dyah Puspitasari Srirahayu, Fitri Mutia

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Library and information research (LIS) has grown significantly asmore and more library and information science programs were established. The oldest LIS program in Indonesia is the Library and Information Department at the University of Indonesia (DIP UI) which was established in 1942. Since then, LIS at University of Indonesia has become a barometer for many other LIS programs in Indonesia. Other reputable LIS programs are Library & Information Science (JIIP) at Padjadjaran University, Department of Information and Library (DIIP) at Universitas Airlangga, and Library and Information Science at Diponegoro University, which are all located in big capital cities in Java …

Assessing The Different Dimensions Of The Portal Quality Of Provinces Of Public Libraries Based On The Delone And Mclean Intelligence Success Model, Elahe Amir Inanloo, Fatemeh Mohammad Beigi

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Method: The purpose of this research is applied research and based on the method of data collection, there is a descriptive (non-experimental) survey. The main tool for collecting data is the check list. The reliability of the check list was 0.854 by Cronbach's alpha, which indicates the reliability of the check list and the validity of the check list was confirmed through content validity and structural validity. The statistical population consists of 31 provincial portals affiliated with public libraries. RESULTS: The results of the research indicate that the quality of the system of the portal of public libraries has been …

Evaluation Of Library And Information Science (Lis) Professional Skills: A Case Study Of Dr. B R. Ambedkar Central Library, Jnu, New Delhi, India, Ajit Kumar

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Skills are very essential for every professional, which help them to deliver services on time and in efficient manner to their users. In this article skills of the Library and Information Science Professionals of Dr. B. R. Amberdkar Central Library, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi has been evaluated based on the predefined skills required for the LIS professionals in new age’s library. It has been noticed that the LIS professional of this library has up to date their skills as per the demand of digital age.

Research Publication Pattern Of Library Philosophy And Practice (E-Journal): A Bibliometric Analysis During 2008-2017, Manoj Kumar Verma, Sunil Kumar Yadav, S N. Singh

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The present study intends to analyse the publication pattern of papers in Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal) during 2008 to 2017. During these period, total 1478 scholarly papers has been published by LIS researchers around the world. The publication pattern was analysed by different bibliometric aspect like year wise contribution of papers, year wise growth of publication, average publication per author, geographical distribution of papers, authorship pattern, author productivity, degree of collaboration, Lotka’s Law of Scientific Productivity of papers, reference distribution pattern and length of reference distribution etc. which provide depth information about publication of pattern of Library Philosophy and …

Evaluation Of Ehealth Literacy Among Non-Clinical Graduate Students; An Iranian Experience, Meisam Dastani, Masoumeh Ansari, Masoumeh Sattari

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Background and Aim: e-health literacy is the ability to search, find, understand and evaluate health information from electronic information sources and use this information to diagnose or resolve health disorders.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the e-health literacy of non-clinical graduate students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences.

Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-survey research, 159 graduate students and 41 Ph.D. students were randomly selected and investigated. The data collection tool was a standard version of the e-Healths questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed by using the SPSS.22 software.

Results: The results showed that the …

Bibliometric Study Of Indian Open Access Social Science Literature, Deep Kumar Kirtania

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The purpose of this study is to trace out the growth and development of social science literature in open access environment published from India. Total 1195 open access papers published and indexed in Scopus database in ten years have considered for the present study. Research publication from 2008 to 2017 have been analyzed based on literature growth, authorship pattern, activity index, prolific authors and institutions, publication type, channel and citation count have examined to provide a clear picture of Indian social science research. The study shows the dominance of shared authorship and sixty percentages of total articles have been cited. …

Mapping And Analyzing The Co-Authorship And Thematic Networks Of Kurdistan University Of Medical Sciences In The Science Citation Database From 2011-2016, Masoumeh Ansari, Mostafa Karimi, Mehrdad Khaledian

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Background: Considering the importance of co-authorship and thematic networks in expanding specialization and improving the quality of scientific works, the purpose of this research is to map and analyze the co-authorship and thematic networks of the Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences in the Science Citation Database between years 2011-2016.

Method: Research society of scientific publications in Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, indexed in the science citation database between years 2011-2016. In order to analyze the data, Excel and HistCite software, and to map the networks and analyze them the Citespace and Gephi software were used.

Findings: …

Environmental Factors As Correlates Of Use Of Information Resources In Public University Libraries In Imo And Abia States, Nigeria., Okorie Ogechi Nkechinyere, Pearl C. Akanwa Ph.D

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The study examined the environmental factors as correlates of use of information resources in public university libraries in Imo and Abia States, Nigeria. It was guided by three research questions and two hypotheses. Survey and linear correlational designs were adopted for the study. A sample of 379 students was drawn from a population of 32,999 registered users of the university libraries studied. Data collected were analysed using mean scores and standard deviation for research question one and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMC) for questions two and three. The hypotheses were tested employing t-test statistics at 0.05 level of …

Open Access To Legal Resources In South Africa: The Benefits And Challenges, Siviwe Bangani

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It is a constitutional right of all South Africans to have access to information held by the state or any other person especially if the information is required to protect a right (South Africa 1996). With this right comes the obligation on the state to ensure that whatever information it has in its possession, and can be reasonably shared, is distributed widely, openly, freely and fairly to the citizenry. Since the adoption of the Constitution in 1996, the Internet’s reach in South Africa has increased significantly. The Internet has therefore become an attractive platform to distribute legal information. The South …

Development Of An Integrated Vra Core Framework For Libraries, Sukumar Mandal

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Metadata is one of the important concept in the field of digital technology throughout the higher education as well as research environment. Digital resource management is possible through open source standard and tool. This paper has select the metadata standard like Visual Resource Association (VRA) Core. Now the methodology is very simple to perform and add the different items in this system. Integrated this VRA Core metadata framework with the Omeka open source software for the better management of library resources. Apart from this it is also manage the Museum for cataloguing the different images with suitable metadata. This integrated …

Assessing The Role And Position Of The Online Public Access Catalogue (Opac) At Sam Jonah Library, University Of Cape Coast., Eugene Baah Yeboah

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The study examines the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) at the Head Library of the University of Cape Coast as an information seeking tool. The study aimed to find out the role the OPAC at the library plays in the information seeking pursuits of students and their general awareness and impressions about the facility. The descriptive survey design was used as the methodology with the population of the study totaling 1000. A simple random sampling of 110 students was chosen to represent the population. Results indicated the role the OPAC plays in facilitating access to information resources and publicizing same …

Students’ Perceptions Of The Sub-Divisional Library, Kalimpong, Prabin Karkee Dr

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This paper is an attempt to understand and evaluate the use of Sub-Divisional Library by the students of various Government, Government Sponsored and Private Schools of Kalimpong, West Bengal with respect to their demographical detail, purpose and frequency of using library, meeting required information by the libraries, difficulty in getting information, library collections and staffs, and their overall satisfaction to the services provided by the library. Hence a survey of 81 students of various schools across the tiny hilly station Kalimpong was conducted through structured questionnaire and out of which 73 questionnaires were duly obtained with a response rate of …

Accessibility And Types Of Online Sources Cited In Scholarly Biomedical Journal In Iran, Shahram Sedghi, Masoud Roudbari Prof, Maryam Haseli, Iman Tahamtan

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One type of frequently used references in scientific papers is online references. The aim of this study is to study the prevalence, accessibility and types of online sources in biomedical journals in Iran from 2010 to 2012. We analyzed online references cited in 401 articles from 21 scientific journals indexed in PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus. Findings revealed that only 73 papers (18.2%) had cited online sources in their references. of 186 online citations, 72 (38.7%) citations were accessible, and the URLs to 114 citations did not work (61.3%). The majority of unreachable citations were unstable citations (32.3%). Most …

Influence Of Electronic Information Resources Utilization On Academic Performance Of Hnd Students In Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri, Justice Nnamdi Okorie

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The study investigated the influence of Electronic Information Resources utilization on academic performance of HND students of Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri. The research was descriptive in design and adopted the quantitative survey method using questionnaire as instrument for data collection. The population of the study was 385 students which comprised 202 students in HND 1 and 183 in HND 2 in the Department of Library and Information Science. The entire population was used for the study due to the manageable size. The data was analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The findings revealed that the HND students used Electronic Information …

Growth Of Scientific Publications: An Analysis Of Top Ten Countries, B Elango

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The aim of this study is to examine the growth of scientific publications of top ten most productive countries during the period 1996 – 2015. The data was obtained from the SCOPUS database. Compound Annual Growth Rate and Relative Growth Index have been employed. The study reveals the growth pattern of top ten countries during the period 1996-2015 and shows the research concentrations in major disciplines. China registered highest growth during the period 1996-2015 and only India registered higher growth from 1996-2005 to 2006-2015. Further, there is a contrast in the pattern of growth rate of top ten countries in …

Impact Of Internet In Academic Efficiency Of Students Among Engineering Graduates, Rama Subramanian, Vinitha Krishnan, Thirumagal A

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In the modern digital world, Internet service play a crucial role in enriching new trends among young graduates. Internet have empowered new technology to young learners to progress their academic work. It is very essential to measure the impact of internet service among engineering graduates which paved the way for higher studies and employment. Digital era may oblige to learn everything in their routine life with new techniques. In this study, questionnaire is structured and issued to 180 engineering graduates around 3 colleges in Tirunelveli district. Out of 180, 164 responded and get collected. After analyzing , we came to …

Indian Journal Of Agricultural Library And Information Services: A Bibliometric Study (2008-2016), Bhanu Partap

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The present study is based on the bibliometric analysis of 161 articles published in 09 volumes (24-32) of 18 issues of Indian Journal of Agricultural Library and Information Services (IJALIS) for the period of nine years (2008-2016). This article brings out the results of a bibliometric study carried on all the issues of the source journal (IJALIS) on various parameters such as authorship pattern, gender wise distribution of papers, length of papers, average number of references, volume & issue wise average papers, geographical distribution of articles, range of reference cited and most prolific authors of the journal. The study finds …

Work Load, Librarians Output And Satisfaction In Select Academic Institutions In South – South Zone, Nigeria, Kathryn James Philip, Ekemini S. Effiong

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This paper notes that workers in a bid to be productive in order to actualise oganisational goals, become overloaded with tasks. This naturally leads to feeling pressure which can result in stress feelings of not being satisfied with the job situation workers find themselves in. These are issues discussed in relation to library staff in six universities in three states in South – South region of Nigeria. Questionnaire was instrument used for data gathering and administered to 102 academic librarians working in the universities under study. Mean, Standard Deviation and t-tests were statistical tools used for analysing the data. …

Improving Libraries Visibility And Web Presence Using Bluecloud: A Practical Approach, Iram Zehra Mirza, Hakim Rashid Maqbool

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Libraries everywhere are excited about the possibilities created by open web accessibility, accomplished through BLUEcloud Visibility. With this leap understandably come expectations about what libraries will see from this momentous change. The goal of this research work is to bring forth a visibility solution which offers catalogue discoverability easy through the use of linked data. Observed facts reveal the transition from MARC to BIBFRAME, their implementation, precedence set for libraries from their adoption, outcomes and difference linked data is making in libraries open web visibility.

The Role Of Institutional Repositories In Making Lost Or Hidden Cultures Accessible, A Study Across Four African University Libraries, Andrew Watson Malekani, George Kavishe

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This study was undertaken to uncover the potential role that Institutional Repositories (IR) can offer to preserve in the long term the special collections (especially cultural heritage materials) so as to reap the advantages that these collections offer in terms of intellectual development in Africa.

The study involved use of scoping review which involves five stages: research question, identifying the relevant study, selecting the study, developing a narrative review (charting data), summarizing (collating) data and an optional consultation step. The study also involved a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) involving participants in the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programme at the University …

Readership Count And Its Association With Citation: A Case Study Of Mendeley Reference Manager Software, S Ravikumar, Dohtdong Basbunlang Ms

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The present study was carried out to find out the association between Mendeley readership count and citation pattern for scholarly articles. This study was carried out with the most prolific authors of 2014 from the four subject domain “Clinical medicine, Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Neuroscience” and around 4886 papers was identified and studied their Mendeley readership count and citation count. It was found that the articles of the most prolific authors in the above subject have a strong positive correlation between Mendeley readership count and citation; ρ value is .715**. The linear relationship for individual subjects was between .626** to …

An Assessment Of Preservation Activities In School Libraries, Okonkwo Ebubechukwu, Evangeline Nwankwo Mrs, Adeyemi Emmanuel Tosin

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The necessity of preservation activities in libraries cannot be over emphasized. Without preservation, no informative, educative, and historical materials of yester years cannot be made available for today’s development. Libraries will not be in existence, serving their clientele, if their collections are not preserved. This research tries to evaluate the strength and weakness of preservation activities in school libraries, using Federal Government Academy, suleja as a case study. The investigation shows factors that cause deterioration of materials in school libraries, and it also tries to proffer solution via recommendation; and how the effects of these agents can be brought to …

Ranking Of Indian Corporate Medical Institutions And Their Performance, Manoj Mishra "Dr.", Susama Nanda, Dola Babu Ramesh

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The performance index (P-index) is an interesting parameter to calculate the individual strength among the teaching hospitals. There is the determination of the Indian corporate Medical Institutions to establish themselves in both academic, patient care and research field. Healthcare, teaching and research are basic components of research activities in healthcare sector. This study highlights the research growth, comparative growth, collaboration of researchers and ranking of the teaching hospitals according to P-index.

Survey Status Of Providing Virtual Reference Services In Academic Libraries Of Tehran Universities Of Medical Sciences, Faridokht Salahshoori, Seyed Javad Ghazi Mirsaeed, Somayeh Ghaffari Heshajin

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Aim and background: Advent internet and related technologies have changed the way academic libraries provide reference services. One of the new ways providing services is virtual reference services. This study is conducted with the aim of determining the current status of providing virtual references services in college libraries of five medical science universities of Tehran.

Materials and methods: this is an applied research, which was carried out through a survey descriptive. Data was gathered using a researcher- developed questionnaire that was answered by 31 library managers of five medical science universities of Tehran. We used SPSS software version 16 …

A Comparative Study On The Marketing Status Of Library Services In Iran: A Case Study, Ali Biranvand, Saeed Ghaffari

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Purpose: The purpose of this research was to conduct a comparative study on the marketing status of library services of libraries in Qom Payame Noor University (PNU) and Qom University (QU) based on the 7P model in 2018.

Methodology: This research is an applied, a cross-sectional and comparative study. The population of this research includes 77 senior students studying “library science” in QU and Qom PNU. The data collection instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire which was designed based on the capabilities of the studied libraries and its validity was confirmed by five professors and experts. Reliability of the questionnaire was …

Self-Citations In Iaslic Bulletin, Gurjeet Kaur Kaur

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The basic purpose of this study is to investigate the self-citations appearing in IASLIC Bulletin during 2005-2017. It was found that more than 30% of the articles carry self-citations. The rate of self-citations is 5.81% only. The per-cent of author self-citations, author/journal self-citations and journal self-citations was 53.89%, 2.59% and 43.52% respectively. There were 36 authors who had self-cited only once. The highest self-citing author was P Mukhopadhyay with 10 self-citations followed by A K Bandhopadhyay and B Roy with 8 self-citations each, all from University of Burdwan, West Bengal. Journals (62.7%) were the most self-cited documents. Most of the …