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Marketing Spreads Its Wings In Library Services A Study Of Role And Strategies Of Marketing Information Products And Services, Mukesh Kumar Jha , Manohar Parrikar Institute For Defence Studies And Analyses, New Delhi, India, Shriram Pandey , Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

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In a globalized world where library and information services remain as one of the most important assets of the knowledge schemes, the marketing of library and information services has become an important professional medium to reach out to the end-users. Marketing has spread its wings to the library and information science and its strategies are proving very helpful in managing these knowledge systems. This paper focuses on the role of marketing strategies and examines the concept of 7Ps (Product, Promotion, Price, Place, People, Process and Physical Evidence) and also discusses library marketing through website outreach and client base. The paper …

Awareness And Acceptance Of Emerging Technologies For Extended Information Service Delivery In Academic Libraries In Nigeria, Williams Torubo Saibakumo

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Expanding and modernising information services are crucial to the continual existence and patronage of academic libraries in the digital era. Technological evolutions have impelled libraries to incorporate all-encompassing, user-friendly and technology-driven service delivery approaches in academic libraries. Emerging technologies seem to fill this perceived gap. This study brings to light the level of awareness, adoption, preferred and readiness for the incorporation of emerging technologies into academic libraries activities in Nigeria. Amid 18 emerging technologies, adoption is stumpy, only an infinitesimal number (WebOPAC, library website, Cybrary, social media and Institutional repository) considered, and awareness remained high. Technologies like RFID, Integrated Library …

Research Productivity Of Journal Of Librarianship And Information Science From 1999-2019: A Bibliometric Study, Sanila Aslam, Nusrat Ali, Muhammad Naveed, Dr. Muhammad Ijaz Mairaj

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Journal of Librarianship and Information Science (JoLIS) is a peer-reviewed journal that deals with the fields of Library and Information Science and serving since 1969. The journal publishes various forms of data including articles, book reviews, letters, reviews and editorial material, etc. The study aims at highlighting the research productivity of JoLIS. Bibliometric data of JoLIS have been collected through Core Collection and Web of Science. VOSviewer, Biblishiny, and MS Excel spreadsheet were used to analyze the data. This bibliometric study explores the exact figures of publications, types of documents, year-wise distribution of published documents, frequency distribution of specific productivity, …

A Case Of Pre-Implementation Of The Integrated Repository For University Administration By Academic Librarians, Marek Deja, Leszek Szafrański

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The purpose of this paper is to observe how employees of academic library administration are developing and how they comply with the internal quality assurance policy (IQA) regarding pre-implementation of the integrated repository (IR). We are interested in information practices of administration staff in the scope of cooperation and open communication with the management staff and external entities. We have studied the role of the current information practices in the successful implementation of IR at the university by academic librarians. We used the method of participant observation and unstructured interviews supported by BPMN modelling (Business Process Model and Notation) and …

Status Of Automated Circulation Services In University Libraries Of Lahore: A Survey, Majid Jahangir, Nadeem Siddique, Hafiz Muhammad Adil

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Background: University libraries are considered as the heart of the university because they perform a central role for both researchers and students. The primary responsibility of university libraries is t to provide a research environment that helps to advance the knowledge of students and researchers.

Purpose: The study aimed to examine the automated circulation services and features in the university central/main libraries of Lahore.

Method: The quantitative research approach based on the survey method was opted to meet the objectives of this study. Main / Central libraries of universities of Lahore listed on the website of Higher …

Survey And Development Of Library Collection Promotion Using Automatic Voice, Maisyatus Suadaa Irfana, Gancar Candra Premananto, Moch Yasin, Esti Putri Anugrah

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Recently, The low intensity of library visits has an impact on the low usability of collections owned by the library: the collection is not used well by the user. In this research, we conduct evaluation study of library collection promotion in 3 different school’s library using qualitative descriptive analysis and conduct action for the result in the form of automatic voice collection promotion using automatic voice. Data collection techniques conducted in this study are: a) primary data collection, which is collected by the author directly through a structured interview to the respondents by referring to the questionnaire; b) secondary data …

Availability And Remote Accessibility Of Academic Library Services In Nigerian Universities During The Covid-19 Lockdown, Helen U. Emasealu Dr. (Mrs)., Susan N. Umeozor Dr.

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the state of operations of academic library services in the Nigerian Federal Universities by assessing the existence of functional library websites and remote availability and remote access to library services during the COVID-19 lockdown. All the academic libraries in the 43 Federal Universities form the population of the study. A purposive sampling technique was used to sample all the 43 academic libraries. Results indicated that 10 (23.3%) of the libraries had no functional websites while 33 (76.7%) of the libraries had websites and subscribed to various e-resources some of which were library …

Local History Collection On Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu In The Public Libraries In Nabadwip, Shekhor Modak

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This study investigates the local history collection on Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in public libraries of Nabadwip. It focuses on the local history collection on Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu needed by the patron of the library, tourist, historians, writers. It also tries to find out what type of documents or resources needed by the information seeker, their frequency to visit the library to achieve their information queries and their satisfaction level towards library collection services and facilities provided by the library. A descriptive method used, and the data collected through a questionnaire from library users. Findings are made on the basis of …

Knowledge And Use Of Electronic Information Resources By Post Graduate Engineering Students Of Karnataka State: A Study, Chandrashekar K L, Dharani Kumar P

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The present study is an attempt to know the knowledge and use of electronic information resources by post graduate engineering students studying in 16 Autonomous engineering colleges of Karnataka state. The study involved 1064 post graduate engineering students and found that 100% students use electronic information resources. The study also revealed that e-journals are the most preferred e-resources and the library notice board along with library websites are the major sources of creating awareness about the availability of e-resources. However, the trial and error method was highly used to use e-resources followed by self-study and library orientation. The study found …

An Analysis Of E-Collection Management In An Academic Library: A Case Study, Bala Sankar B

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The important work of the library is to select, maintenance and provide access same and represent information e- resources. Nowadays, academic libraries are in the position to change from their holdings to strategies of access due to technology developments. Hence, e-collection management and its policies are needed for meeting the changes and spreading the broad information. An e-collection policy statement is one of the frameworks and fix of parameters within the working of staff and users. This helps to act as an important role for the selection of the e- collections. The purpose of this article is describing the basic …

Continuing Of Library Services During The Covid-19 Outbreak In Indian Academic And Research Libraries: A Survey, Saroja Kumar Panda, Atul Bhatt, Vijaykumar M, Ravindra Pratap Singh

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Libraries are considered the heart of academic and research institutions. Without a library, academics will have no progress. Though the digital library is a frequent buzzword for libraries and information centres in the present era, traditional services, especially in public and academic libraries, still exist. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all types of libraries have been equally affected. The paper discusses the impact of the COIVID-19 pandemic on the continuity of library services and access in the Indian academic and research libraries. It describes how the libraries safeguard the resources and staff and examine the difficulties and challenges faced …

Collection And Services Of Government Libraries In Delhi: A Study, Ashis Kumar Some Mr.

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The purpose of this paper is to find out the collection development and management, library services, library staff, library budget and ICT technology in the 6 government ministries’ libraries of Delhi. There are various libraries associated with government ministries in Delhi of which some has good collection and functioning while some are not up to the mark. In this study investigators have selected six libraries which are library of Ministry of Law, Corporate Affairs, Agriculture, Commerce and Industry, Urban and Housing Development and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public distribution for collecting their qualitative and quantitative data which could be directly …

Mapping The Research Output Of Journal Of Social Sciences And Humanities (Jssh): A Bibliometric Study, Muhammad Jawwad, Muhammad Shahid Soroya Dr, Pervaiz Ahmad Dr

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The aim of this study is to map the trends of research published in the Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (JSSH), currently a six-monthly research journal of the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU, Islamabad, Pakistan) being published since 1995. AIOU is a federally chartered university publishing 22 research journals. Most of AIOU’s research journals are recognized by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan including JSSH.

All the bibliographic data of 378 research articles from 27 volumes and 48 issues retrieved from print copies and journal website were filtered and analyzed employing bibliometrics with MS Excel. Data analysis and …

Information Needs And Seeking Behavior Of Pakistani Physicians, Muhammad Imran Shahid Mr., Shafiq Ur Rehman Dr., Muhammad Safdar, Asad Khan Dr.

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This paper aims to investigate the information need and seeking behaviour of physicians working in a well-reputed Lahore based hospital. Identification of medical professionals’ existing problems related to information searching and retrieval from the hospital library was another main objective of this study. A quantitative research approach is utilized to conduct this study and a cross-sectional survey research method is used to collect data on a self-reporting questionnaire. A total 226 medical doctors working in a Lahore based hospital participated in the survey. The findings of the study revealed that majority of the participants accessed the library information resources to …

Conservation And Preservation Of Manuscripts At National Library Of India And Rampur Raza Library: A Study, Nida Khan

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Manuscripts are the major source of information to know about the historical facts, cultural and old traditions of the past. They are scattered all over the world and in India about six million manuscripts are present in different languages and scripts. Therefore, steps have been taken to conserve and preserve the available manuscripts by every possible technique in the libraries. The present study examined the process of conservation and preservation of manuscripts adopted at National Library of India (NL) and Rampur Raza Library (RRL) along with the present conditions of manuscripts using the questionnaire and personal visit as the sources …

Use Of Ict In Collection Management Of Public Libraries In Punjab, Pakistan, Mr. Javed Iqbal Rana, Rubina Bhatti Professor Dr.

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Abstract

Objectives of the study: This study is about the assessing of use of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) in Collection Management (CM) of Public Libraries in Punjab (PLsP), Pakistan.

Research Design:The study was conducted in seventeen PLsP. Target population was the Head Librarians(HLs) of the selected PLsP. Data regarding current status of ICT apparatus, IT staff, available ICT resources and usage of ICT in CM was collected from the concerned HLs through a comprehensive questionnaire. The questionnaire having mostly closed ended questions was constructed in the light of extensive literature review. The data collected from HLs was …

Measuring Library Subscriptions To The Availability Of Scholarly Articles Published By The Academic And Research Community Of The Institution, Ishappa C. Bandi

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Any research institution needs to analyze their research output in terms of journal articles in SCI or SCImago Journal Ranking (SJR) Indicator. It is also essential at the same time to understand the library subscription quality. In this article, an attempt has been made to map the faculty and research scholarly journal publications and the library E-journals subscription. The current year articles publications by the academic staff and research scholars indexed in the SCOPUS database have been analyzed based on the full-text availability. The sources from where the academic staff refer and cite would like to publish their research articles. …

A Study Of Public Libraries In India: Pre-Independence Period, R. K. Bhatt, Kandhasamy K

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Public libraries are plays a vital role in the society in terms of social, cultural and economic developments. Availability of public libraries in a society directly and indirectly reflects the knowledge of the people. By examining the historical movement of public libraries in different regions, we are better equipped to identify the existing gaps in the field of libraries and thereby provide valuable directions in the establishment of new libraries. The scope of this study is to give a bird’s eye view and critical analysis of age-old public libraries which existed in pre-independence India. Further it provides a detailed accounts …

Analyzing The Acceptance Of Digital Library System By Students And Librarians, Retno Sayekti, Mardianto Mardianto, Usiono Usiono

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This study investigates the acceptance of digital library system (Digilib system) by students and librarians of the State Islamic University of North Sumatera (UIN Sumatera Utara) Medan. It highlights the system’s rate of acceptance from the perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEOU), behavioural intention to use (IU), and actual system usage (AU). Furthermore, the study investigates the problems in using the system and the users’ strategy in coping with the problems. Data were collected using an online survey from 186 respondents, comprising 26 librarians and 160 students. A quantitative approach was applied using a TAM model to measure …

Utilization Of Library Space In University Libraries Of Assam: A Study, Debajit Borgohain Research Scholar, Dipen Deka Assistant Professor

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Objective: This study dealt with different academic library spaces like collection space, user seating space, service & staff work area space, non- assignable space etc. The main objective of the study was to identify the library spaces of four select State University libraries of Assam and how these spaces were being identified, organized and utilized by adopting different measures. It also emphasized on the weeding out policy of the University libraries as it was the key element of library space management.

Methods: For this study, both qualitative and quantitative approach for data collection had been used. A structured questionnaire was …

The Impacts Of Covid-19 On The Use Of Academic Libraries And The Emerging Trends Of Digital Libraries In South Asia, Dr. Ghulam Shabbir, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Chawla, Ms. Faiqa Bhatti

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Human history is full of many bitter examples of natural calamities which affected mankind with heavy losses. The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most disastrous calamities which momentously impacted every sphere of life, especially, higher education and the use of academic libraries. This pandemic instigated the worldwide subsequent lockdown policies imposed by various governments. These policies badly devastated the physical use of the academic libraries. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the faculty and students who are reliant on the physical use of libraries have badly suffered. This temporary postponement of the in-person operation of libraries has opened up new challenges …

Comparison Of Health Literacy Among Academic Librarians. Case Study: Tehran Of Medical Sciences And Azad Universities Librarians, Hamid Ghazizadeh

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Objective: Promoting health and determining the level of health literacy is one of the most important indicators in each society. This study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the health literacy status among librarians of Azad universities and medical sciences regarding the impact of librarians on their individual health and their role in disseminating health information that promotes health. This research is a descriptive survey. The statistical population consists of 90 librarians working in the libraries of the Islamic Azad universities and medical sciences in Tehran. The data were collected using TOFHLA's functional health literacy questionnaire in December …

Students And The Challenges Of Using Information Technology In Education Case Study: Azad University Iran Library Students, Hamid Ghazizadeh

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the barriers to using information technology in the education of librarian students of Tehran Iran Azad University. The purpose of this study is an applied descriptive survey. The statistical population of this study includes all students studying at Tehran Azad University. Based on Cochran's formula, 107 people were selected based on stratified random sampling criteria and the required information was collected through a researcher-made questionnaire with 27 items.

Finding: Among the five dimensions studied in this study, technical barriers with a mean of 4.067, human barriers with a mean …

The Role Of Information And Communication Technology (Ict) In Securing Books In Irish Academic Libraries., Emmanuel Oguche

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This study examined how effective the ICT gadgets are used in securing books in academic libraries and what technological approach the libraries will adopt in the future to ensure books are secured from mutilation and theft. The study was also to understand why students steal or mutilate books. A semi-structured interview was the qualitative research design used to collect data from six librarians. It was discovered that the libraries had adopted the use of ICT security gadgets like Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, surveillance cameras, self-service machine, magnetic strips. The combined use of these gadgets led to the drastic reduction of …

The Predictive Nature Of Work Motivation And Career Commitment Of Librarians In Universities In Southern Nigeria., Arodovwe Mercy Igere Mrs

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Librarians in various tertiary institution of learning require relative developmental incentives apart from their field professionalism which to a greater extent influence their commitment to librarianship career. The aforementioned is either assertive or deniable hence the investigation of motivation as predictor of career commitment of librarians in universities in South-South Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study and one hypothesis was formulated at 0.05 level of significance. A correlational survey was adopted for the study. The population comprised 197 librarians in federal and state universities in South-South, Nigeria. The entire population was used as the sample size because of the …

Users’ Perception Of Print Media Retention In A Digital Era., Obia Inyang, Margaret Umoh Dr

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Print media usage presented some important qualities overtime, which have made it an advantageous medium of study regardless of the technological advancements of the contemporary times popularly described as the information age. The value, as perceived by scholars in training (users of academic libraries especially), were sort by this research to analyze why prints are still glamour for, in a digital era with all the improvements made by digital adoptions. This study revealed that 378 respondents returned their questionnaire copies out of the 500 sent out and constituted 75.6% returns. Results for objective 1, revealed among others that, clients’ have …

Use Of Customized Marc Framework For Recording Books In Koha: With Special References To Public Libraries Of West Bengal, Rounak Biswas

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Library automation means a high degree of mechanization of various routine and repetitive tasks to be performed by library staffs. Presently, public libraries of West Bengal are moving towards automation with koha. Koha, being open source software, allows extensive customization. Most of the libraries are now use their own bibliographic framework for recording different type of documents to save the time of data entry work. This paper highlights the need of customized MARC framework for books in libraries with an instance of use of customized MARC framework in Public libraries of West Bengal.

Practice Of Library And Information Services For Differently Able Community In The University Libraries Of Assam, Rima Nath Assistant Professor, Debajit Borgohain Assistant Librarian

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The study aims to examine various Library and Information Services that are being delivered for the Differently Able Community in the selected University libraries of Assam. The study highlights the special services, different types of equipment and infrastructural facilities that the libraries have provided for the Differently Able Users. The study also focuses on the physical barriers which are faced by the Differently Able users and the purpose of Information seeking in the libraries. The finding shows that there is an urgent need and improvement of the services delivered for the Differently Able users by the surveyed libraries. The University …

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

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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 …

Usability And Return On Investment (Roi) Of Electronic Information Resources: An Evaluative Study On Selected Scientific & Research Institutes Libraries In Odisha, Sidhartha Sahoo, Rabindra Kumar Mahapatra, Shriram Pandey

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The paper outlines the perspective of electronic resources in scientific and research libraries and effective methods to utilize maximum so that the amount spend can be justifiable. Sixteen scientific & research institute libraries are surveyed for the purpose of present study. The study discuss various methods to evaluate usages of e-resources so that it can help to the management to make a wiser decision in investing huge amount of expenditures on it. The library services can be extended and customized, to reflect user interests suiting the users the most, in the light of the evaluation and analysis done. The study …