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Full-Text Retrievals And Ebsco Discovery Service: Assessing Usage Of E-Journals Across Multiple Platforms, Simon Robins

Roesch Library Faculty Publications

This study utilizes COUNTER 5 data from the University of Dayton (UD) to measure full-text retrievals of e-journal articles from five major academic journal publishers (Taylor & Francis, SAGE, Oxford, Wiley, and Springer). Usage data from these publishers’ e-journals within EBSCO is compared to the same content when accessed from publisher platforms such as Wiley Online Library or SpringerLINK. Building on previous studies that have largely focused on links (or referrals) from the library discovery layer to publisher platforms, this study analyzes usage of full text-articles stored within EBSCO Discovery Service and EBSCOhost subject databases to consider how these full-text …

Influence Of Information Sources On Farmers’ Indigenous Knowledge Of Soil Fertility Management In Nigeria, Friday O. Idiku, Emmanuel Ohara Eremi, Oliver Effiong Ntui, Mary Chinwe Nwogu, Precious Jabe Besong

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study assessed the influence of information sources on farmers’ indigenous knowledge on soil fertility management in Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was employed to select one hundred and eighty respondents and the instrument for data collection was the questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of simple frequency and percentage. The findings show that majority of the farmers sampled were female 57.2%, single 50.5%; and tertiary education 39.5%. The result on the sources of farmers’ information about soil fertility management indicated that television was 31.7%, and social media accounted for 31.1% of the total respondents while extension agents accounted …

Bridging The Technical Issues For Successful Research: Role Of Librarians In Bangladesh, Md. Shafiur Rahman

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Very simply, research is the systematic investigation to explore new knowledge for scientific achievement. Research comprises "creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of humans, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications” (OECD, 2015). Research carried out by scientists and researchers has made an enormous impact on the world over the centuries specially for developing countries like Bangladesh. Research can make a significant contribution to the growth and development of any nation. Research and the library are closely interconnected with one another. Libraries especially academic and …

The Assessment Of Information Literacy Skills Among Faculty Members Of The Medical Colleges In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan, Saeed Ullah Jan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Purpose of the study: The main theme of this study is to assess faculty members' information literacy skills in public sector medical colleges in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Design/Methodology/approach: The quantitative research approach was used to conduct and accomplish the study's objectives. The faculty members serving at public sector medical colleges in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa southern region. was the population of the study. The adapted questionnaires of (Jan & Bahtti, 2018; Ullah, 2015; Sharma & Lata, 2019; and Rafique, 2014) were used to collect data from the respondents.

Key findings: Majority of the public sector medical college faculty recognizes …

Use Of Online Databases By Nuclear Scientists Of Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Ghana: A Review, Albert Paa Kojo Ebi Bilson Mr., Andy Tandoh Mr., Christabel Torshie Torto Ms.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ICT has greatly changed how research, teaching and learning is done. In the past, these activities were aided mainly by manual databases consisting of paper or print material records. However, over the period of time this has dramatically changed to digital electronic formats such as portable document format (PDF). The goal of this paper was to examine the use of online databases by Nuclear Scientists of Ghana Atomic Energy Commission and review the literature available. A systematic review of 20 articles from 1970 to 2021 was conducted. The review covered studies on both quantitative and qualitative research approaches both locally …

Information Literacy Programs And The Public Library: Users’ Views On Information Literacy, Shahid Mehmood, Rais Ahmed Samdani

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The primary goal of this study is to learn about the challenges and problems that information literacy programs face from the perspective of library users and how these programs might be improved for the benefit of library users. There are two main aspects to this study: one focuses on user perceptions, and the other focuses on the planning of library information programs that fulfill the needs and wants of users.

Use Of Electronic Resources By Law Academics In India, Dr. Sunita D. Mane (Saware), Subaveerapandiyan A

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated e-resources use, storage, the preferred format for reading, and difficulties faced while accessing e-resources. Electronic resources are playing a crucial role all over the world, and they are increasing widely in all age groups of the academic community. The main aim of the law academics' role is to know the effective use of electronic resources. For this study, we adopted a descriptive survey research design that was used to collect feedback from the respondents through the survey and Google form. The study samples are Progressive Education Society's Modern Law College affiliated with Savitribai Phule Pune University. BA …

Content Based Retrieval Of Lecture Video Repository: Literature Review, Arun Adrakatti, K R Mulla Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Multimedia has a significant role in communicating the information and a large amount of multimedia repositories make the browsing, retrieval and delivery of video contents. For higher education, using video as a tool for learning and teaching through multimedia application is a considerable promise. Many universities adopt educational systems where the teacher lecture is video recorded and the video lecture is made available to students with minimum post-processing effort. Since each video may cover many subjects, it is critical for an e-Learning environment to have content-based video searching capabilities to meet diverse individual learning needs. The present paper reviewed 120+ …

Impact Of Resource Discovery & Technology On Satisfaction Level Of Users In Libraries, Utkarsh Dwiwedi, Dr. Rajani Mishra

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Pattern And Magnitude Of Utilization Of Information Resource Facilities And Services At Health Sciences Library In The Midst Of Covid – 19 Pandemic, Saima Aamir, Nosheen Mahmood, Zahida Anjum, Noura Bin Hewaishel, Ikram Ul Haq

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Background: Medical librarians support curriculum and research by delivering appropriate and high-quality information and facilities to students and faculty members. COVID-19 pandemic disrupted physical teaching and learning worldwide endorsing virtual education which was supported by digital information resources. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the extent of utilization of physical and digital learning resources along with customer satisfaction in a health science library before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: An online self-administered questionnaire was administered using Microsoft Forms to students and faculty members. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 24. Qualitative variables were analyzed using mean and …

Library Information Needs Of Parents Of Children Who Are Career Workers In Academic Libraries: Implication For Policy And Practice, Richard Sunday Odo Mr, Moses Onyemaechi Ede Dr., Chinedu Ifedi Okeke Professor

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The importance of information in human development and growth brought about this descriptive research study which generally determined the library information needs of parents of children who are career workers. To achieve the above aforementioned aims, four research questions guided the study. A total of 212 staff were used as participants. A structured questionnaire designed by the researcher and titled: Information Needs of Academic Staff in Academic Library Questionnaire (INASALQ) was used as an instrument for data collection. The instrument was face validated by three experts. It was trial tested using 20 staff of academic library and its internal consistency …

Research Support Newsletter (Summer 2022), Elizabeth D'Angel

The AC's Research Support Newsletter (Formerly AISR Connections)

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Participation Of Archival Institutions In Scientific Data Management：Patterns,Problems And Measures, Fang Wang, Jiayu Han, Haohao Bu

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]The participation of archival institutions in scientific data management is of great significance for optimizing the scientific data management process and realizing the collaborative management of scientific research archives and scientific data.[Method/process]Based on the DCC data curation model,this paper adopts case study method to investigate 5 cases of scientific data management practices in scientific research institutes,scientific research enterprises and higher education institutions,and summarizes three main modes of archival institutions participating in scientific data management,including function combination,resource sharing,and independent operation.[Result/conclusion]It is found that archival institutions are not involved widely in the formulation of scientific data management strategic plan currently and the …

Interdiscipliarity Evolution Of Disciplines: A Perspective Of Nsfc, Xiaolan Wu, Chengzhi Zhang

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]With the development of science and technology,disciplines crossing and permeating is increasing.Therefore,it is of great significance for the development of interdisciplinary research and science and technology planning to explore the evolution trend of interdisciplinary research.[Method/process]Based on the output of NSFC papers and the hierarchical classification of NSFC projects from 2008 to 2016,this paper analyzes the interdisciplinary evolution trend of the disciplines of VIP journals by using Brillouin index and three-dimensional indexes of balance,disparity and variety.[Result/conclusion]The research shows that the interdisciplinary of all disciplines is rising steadily in 2008-2016.In addition, the balance of most disciplines is declining,the disparity and variety of …

Cross-Functional Collaboration Model Research Between Competitive Intelligence And Product Innovation Team Within Sgs New Product Development Process, Weisi Li, Xiaojing Zhang, Xiaofen Wen, Haiqiu Zhou, Ting Liao

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]With the intensification of the globalization of the world economy, establishing a cross-functional product innovation team around the product development process will effectively promote the flow of information between functions and have a positive impact on product innovation performance.[Method/process]Based on SGS enterprise new product development management theory,this paper explores the establishment of product innovation and competitive intelligence team in the process of new product development.According to the development stage and organizational characteristics of different enterprises, research and establish cross-functional collaboration teams with different organizational models,through cross-functional collaborative teams embed new product development processes to improve the success of enterprise product …

A Review On The Application Of Machine Learning In Gdp Forecasting, Jingwen Ma, Shuqing Li, Mengyao Xia

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]With the continuous breakthrough in the research of machine learning algo-rithm，its application in the field of GDP prediction is becoming more and more extensive.Systematically combing the relevant topics in this field will contribute to the in-depth development of academic research. [Method/process]Using the method of literature analysis，this paper summarizes the published academic achievements，and combs the research progress and context of machine learning in the field of GDP prediction.[Result/conclusion]The short-term prediction function based on grey prediction model,factor model,traditional time series and dynamic factor model is gradually extended to the long-term prediction function with neural network as the core while support vector machine …

Public Opinion Early Warning On Food Security Based On Sentiment Of Video Bullet Screen And Comments, Zhiyu Li, Liu Yang, Chunlin Deng

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]The negative public opinion warning system is constructed by sentiment of comments and bullet screen,which can analyze public opinion of food security and enhance the ability of food enterprises to respond to public opinion.[Method/process]ResNet method is used to link BERT model, BiGRU model,and feedforward neural network to construct the BERT-RGRU model,which can analyze the sentiment of bullet screen.The concept of "fake-neutral" is proposed to enhance sentiment analysis ability of the model.Method of "attention-weight" is used to process results of sentiment analysis model and calculate the value of early warning index,which can be used to determine whether there is a negative …

Dataset Of Usa Journalism Jobs From 2016 To 2021, Zhanlei Yao, Qianhao Zhou, Liyang Dai, Fu, Xin Xu

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]The dataset can provide more detailed data resources for understanding the Employment Characteristics,Employment Demand,Talent Reserve,Employment Pressure and so on,since the 2016 US presidential election.[Method/process]The dataset of USA Journalism Jobs（2016—2021）was collected by the self-developed crawler system.26 482 records had been collected,and the structured storage of the core features including Name,Description,Job Status,Salary,Specialty, Location,Industry,Company Name, Company Website and so on in the recruitment data was completed.[Result/conclusion]Finally,we have built a stable and continuously updated data acquisition and editing strategy to form a high-quality thematic data resource.

Studies On Function About Due Diligence In Eliminating Barriers Between Information And Intelligence, Feng Chen

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]Stresses that theory and method research in due diligence is very important for eliminating barriers between information and intelligence.[Method/process]Using method of literature research and case study, presentated barriers between information and intelligence,base on case studies, studies the mechanism and function for due diligence in eliminating barriers between information and intelligence.[Result/conclusion]Theory and method research on due diligence in science and technology information work and services will made great achievements in new period.

Research On An Evaluation Model Of The Impact Of Government Wechat Based On Pso-Bp Neural Network, Xiaoyu He

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]As a new government public service platform based on social media,the government WeChat plays an increasingly important role in the efforts of promoting the processes of govern-ment information-opening and building service-oriented government and digital government.This article starts from analyzing the evaluation standards of the impact of government WeChat to improve the service quality and the communication effect.[Method/process]In order to improve the level of credibility and intelligence of the evaluation, this article proposes a PSO-BP Neural Network model to evaluate the impact of government WeChat.Firstly,the model builds an index system with four first level indicators:information services,usage behavior,platform character,and influencing power based …

E-Services & E-Resources In Pandemic Covid-19: A Case Study Of Gift University Library, Qaiser Iqbal, Tahira Akbar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Purpose – The goal of this research aims to explain how a university library handled the epidemic -19 that began in March 2020. This research examines the library's state throughout the dilemma and shows how the epidemic has posed unexpected hurdles to digital services. It also clarifies why the beginning of 23 March 2020, the library has converted some existing services to an electronic format and investigates various programmes and practices to assist with all aspects of the university's online learning and teaching.

Design/methodology/approach – During the COVID-19 epidemic, Many of the libraries' digital resources were employed to address …

Job Satisfaction Among Library Professionals Of Central University Libraries In Delhi And Uttar Pradesh: A Comparative Study, Kasam Ali, Nishat Fatima Prof.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A university library has a great significance in the scheme of higher education at national and international level. It reflects the character of the university and acts as an active tool of education. The present study was designed to ascertain the job satisfaction among library professionals of central university libraries in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Census sample was used to collect data from the working library professionals of university libraries of Delhi (N=137) and Uttar Pradesh (N=200). The data was gathered through Job satisfaction scale (JSS) designed and developed by Singh and Sharma (1986). The findings of the study revealed …

Application Of The Big6 Skills Model And Information Literacy Skills Of Undergraduate Students On The Use Of Electronic Resources In Nigerian Universities, Manir Abdullahi Kamba Phd, Aminu Ahmed Buba

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study aimed at determining the information literacy skills on the use of e-resources by undergraduate students using the Big6 information literacy skills Model. Quantitative research methodology was used, and a total 2,484 sample using Sloven’s formula was obtained from a population of 61,804 undergraduate students. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data and was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that the undergraduate students were aware of the information literacy programmes in the Universities (mean=3.87) and possess the necessary information literacy skills to utilize e-resources (mean=3.45). Applying the constructs of the Big6 information literacy skills Model revealed …

Access And Utilization Of Information Resources By Distance Learners In North-Western Study Centre Libraries Of National Open University Of Nigeria, Dahiru Usman, Shamwil Bala Salisu, Fatima Lasisi Ibarahim

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Globally, higher institutions of learning are embracing information resources because of its support for teaching and learning in the new e-learning academic environment. National Open Universities have also embraced digital library through various national and international initiatives. This study examined access and utilization of information resources by distance learners in North-West Study Centers’ libraries of National Open University of Nigeria. The study was guided by five research questions. A Survey research design was adopted for the study with a target population of 12,614 and representative sample size of 936 using purposive sampling technique in the three Study Centres with functional …

A Scientometric Analysis And Visualization Of The Universal Reading Motivation Studies Based On Co-Word And Co-Author, Mozhdeh Salajegheh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Reading is an intellectual process that everyone for doing it, need to motivation, so that they can interrelate with the concepts of the texts that they read. Reading is the agent of wisdom and knowledge. Today is the age of information. Information is power. People who have internal motivation for reading information resources, are those who have information and change it to knowledge and knowledge is the power of readers who have internal motivation. The aim of present research is to analyze world scientific studies on reading motivation based on Scientometric and benchmarks of centrality in articles of web …

Awareness And Usage Of Electronic Resources By The Faculty Members - A Case Study, Chandran Velmurugan Dr, R Raghotham

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper aimed to explore the awareness and usage of online resources by the faculty members of Vivekanandha Arts and Science College for Women, Salem. The current study is rooted in primary data which were collected from the faculty members who are working in different departments of Vivekanandha Arts and Science College for Women. A total of 200 well structured and designed questionnaires were dispersed among the faculty members and we received only 179 filled questionnaires were returned out of 200 sample of population and the total response rate was 89.5%. The results of the study was observed and found …

Assistive Technologies Used In Canadian University Libraries For The Visually Impaired, Ramina Mukundan, Nikesh Narayanan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information has always been a catalyst for societal improvements. Libraries play a crucial role in ensuring equitable access to information resources. Enhanced accessibility helps in establishing an atmosphere that supports and promotes inclusive education. Information and resource access is quite a challenge for visually impaired people. The needs of people with varying levels of visual impairment differ in their range and magnitude. The use of assistive technologies greatly aids in closing this gap. Resource and accessibility provisions should be modified to meet the needs of visually impaired users, who need specialized equipment to access traditional and modern technology-based information resources. …

Designing A Model To Measure Information Intelligence Based On The Indices And Measures, Asefeh Asemi, Vahid Aghakishizadeh, Ahmad Shabani, Adeleh Asemi, Andrea Ko

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Measuring information intelligence is especially important in information societies. The present study aimed to identify indices and measures effective and design a model for measuring information intelligence. The research used a mixed method to achieve objectives. Data collection tools included the study of scientific literature and interviews. The research population included related published literature related to scientific theories, information science experts, and psychology experts. Based on the research findings, 14 indices and 97 measures were identified as effective for measuring information intelligence in two dimensions of management and information retrieval. After weighing and prioritizing the indices, finally, a model is …

Sociodemographic Determinants Of Librarians’ Psychological Wellbeing: An Ex-Post Facto Research, Christian S. Ugwuanyi Phd

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Considering the enormous responsibilities placed on school librarians, this study explored the sociodemographic determinants of school librarians’ psychological wellbeing in Nigeria. This study used an ex-post facto research design. Drawing from the scientific research paradigm and quantitative research approach, data were obtained on 145 school librarians using the Psychological wellbeing scale (α = .82). The 145 librarians were sampled from both Federal and state Universities in southeast Nigeria. The data were analysed using the mean and analysis of variance. The study found that, while age had no significant (p > .05) influence on librarians' psychological wellbeing, qualification had a significant …

Social And Web Presence Of Cultural Heritage Organisations In India, Harpreet Singh, Mansi Gupta

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study focuses on the Social and Web presence of 27 Cultural Heritage Organisations in India. The purpose of this study is to investigate the domain authority, number of webpages, links, calculate the web impact factors and link-mentions on Social Networking Sites of the websites of Cultural Heritage Organisations and rank them accordingly. Analysing the websites of the Cultural Heritage Organisations it was found that majority of them have '.gov.in' domain name in their URLs. The study found that the highest domain authority (63) and page authority (51) was recorded by website of the Archaeological Survey of India. Indira …