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The Effect Of Internet On Students Studies: A Review, Mark Quaye Affum University of Nebraska - Lincoln

The Effect Of Internet On Students Studies: A Review, Mark Quaye Affum

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper is a literature review on effects of internet use on students’ academic performance. Assessing to factors that affect students’ use of the internet is the main objective of this research. The paper additionally aims to find out the various activities that students use the internet to do and assess the various technologies students use to access the internet. Several articles were reviewed by the researcher. Articles reviewed were all on factors influencing students’ use of the internet. Out of the twelve articles, nine of them looked at the functions of the internet of students activities whiles fourteen articles …

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Effect Of Social Media On Academic Performance Of Students In Ghanaian Universities: A Case Study Of University Of Ghana, Legon., Bernard John Kolan, Patience Emefa Dzandza University of Ghana

Effect Of Social Media On Academic Performance Of Students In Ghanaian Universities: A Case Study Of University Of Ghana, Legon., Bernard John Kolan, Patience Emefa Dzandza

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This research work was conducted to investigate the effects of social media on academic performance of students in university of Ghana. The type of research adopted was descriptive survey and the instrument for data collection was the questionnaire. A total sample size of two hundred (200) using cluster sampling technique of probability sampling was used to acquire the relevant data from the population. The findings of the study showed that a number of students are addicted to social media and this was found to be detrimental to their academic life despite its importance on students’ academic life such as disseminating …

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The Use And Effect Of Smartphones In Students’ Learning Activities: Evidence From The University Of Ghana, Legon., Noah Darko-Adjei University of Nebraska - Lincoln

The Use And Effect Of Smartphones In Students’ Learning Activities: Evidence From The University Of Ghana, Legon., Noah Darko-Adjei

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The use of a smartphone is gradually becoming a compelling learning tool used to enhance teaching and learning in distance education. Its usage ensures flexible course delivery, makes it possible for learners to access online learning platforms, access course resources and interact digitally. The purpose of this study was to examine the use and effects of the smartphone as a learning tool in distance education at the University of Ghana. The study was based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and included 294 total respondents. The survey research design and questionnaires were employed for the study. The major objectives of …

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Effects Of Social Media On Students’ Academic Performance In Nigerian Universities: A Case Study Of University Of Jos, Joyce Siman Mangden, Rhoda Danladi Diyoshak CLN University of Jos, Nigeria

Effects Of Social Media On Students’ Academic Performance In Nigerian Universities: A Case Study Of University Of Jos, Joyce Siman Mangden, Rhoda Danladi Diyoshak Cln

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Internet, and in particular, social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApps, YouTube and many others, are obviously “overtaking the world” and could be regarded as “a global consumer phenomenon”. Social media usage is one of the most common activities among children, adolescents, and emerging adults nowadays. It offers today’s youth a portal for entertainment and communication and it is becoming one of the main platforms for accessing information and news. This aggressive adoption of social media among the younger generation could be attributed to their up to date knowledge of the latest technology and convenient accessibility to these social …

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The Role Of Ict In Provision Of Library Services: A Panacea For Sustainable Development In Nigeria, ODUNOLA ADEFUNKE ADEBAYO Mrs, Yakub Olayinka Ahmed Mr, R. Toyin ADENIRAN Mrs University of Nebraska - Lincoln

The Role Of Ict In Provision Of Library Services: A Panacea For Sustainable Development In Nigeria, Odunola Adefunke Adebayo Mrs, Yakub Olayinka Ahmed Mr, R. Toyin Adeniran Mrs

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper is an attempt to explore the crucial roles of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in management and provision of library services, and its implication to sustainable development in Nigeria. Despite the availability of wide opportunities offered by the advent of ICT, it has been observed that application of ICT to library services in Nigeria seems inadequate probably due to variety of challenges. With the methodology of simple literature review, the paper made effort to review related literature on ICT resources and ICT-based services in libraries, benefits of ICT and the role of library in sustainable development of Nigeria. …

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E-Library Resources And Services: Improvement And Innovation Of Access And Retrieval For Effective Research Activities In University E-Libraries In Kogi State Nigeria, Wisdom O. Anyim Salem University Library Lokoja

E-Library Resources And Services: Improvement And Innovation Of Access And Retrieval For Effective Research Activities In University E-Libraries In Kogi State Nigeria, Wisdom O. Anyim

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Purpose: The study was carried out to investigate the e-library resources and services: improvement and innovation of access and retrieval for effective research activities in university e-libraries in Kogi State Nigeria.

Design/Methodology/Approach: The descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study. Six objectives and six research questions were formulated to guide the study. A total population of the study was 240 users of university e-libraries in Kogi State was studied without sample and they are 15 postgraduate students and 35 academic staff of Salem University (SU) Lokoja; 70 postgraduate students and 60 academic staff of Kogi State …

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Islamic Digital Library: A Review, Ririn Riani, Aam Slamet Rusydiana, Abdillah Arif Nasution, Dwi Purwoko, Lukman Hamdani Tazkia Islamic University College, Indonesia

Islamic Digital Library: A Review, Ririn Riani, Aam Slamet Rusydiana, Abdillah Arif Nasution, Dwi Purwoko, Lukman Hamdani

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study tries to examine research on Islamic digital libraries in reputable journals. This study uses descriptive statistical analysis based on 47 publications of selected articles or papers related to Islamic digital libraries which are processed with VOSviewer software. This study finds that research that examines the theme of Islamic digital libraries is still very minimal. The library is a milestone in the history of Islamic civilization and progress in ancient times. This study also found that digital libraries that provide facilities regarding Islamic fields and studies must be developed in relation to the increasingly sophisticated era.

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Information And Communication Technologies And The Effects Of Globalization: Twenty-First Century “Digital Slavery” For Developing Countries—Myth Or Reality?, L. A. Ogunsola Obafemi Awolowo University

Information And Communication Technologies And The Effects Of Globalization: Twenty-First Century “Digital Slavery” For Developing Countries—Myth Or Reality?, L. A. Ogunsola

E-JASL 1999-2009 (volumes 1-10)

Abstract

The main goal of this paper is to examine the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) revolution and the concept of globalization as they effect developing countries. Globalization as one of the reasons for possible widening of the gap between the poor and the rich nations was examined and the emerging concept of “digital slavery” was carefully evaluated. The wide gap in availability and use of ICTs across the world and the influences ICTs exert on globalization at the expense of developing countries were carefully examined and suggestions and necessary policies were offered for developing countries to leap-frog the industrialization …

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Análisis De Las Normas Iso 9001:2015, Ntc 14001:2015, Iso 45001-2018, Ntc-Iso-Iec 27001 Frente A La Gestión Documental Del Fondo Rotatorio De La Policía, Lized Muñoz Oyuela Universidad de La Salle, Bogotá

Análisis De Las Normas Iso 9001:2015, Ntc 14001:2015, Iso 45001-2018, Ntc-Iso-Iec 27001 Frente A La Gestión Documental Del Fondo Rotatorio De La Policía, Lized Muñoz Oyuela

Sistemas de Información, Bibliotecología y Archivística

El documento presenta un análisis de la serie de normas ISO 9001:2015, NTC 14001:2015, ISO 45001-2018, NTC-ISO-IEC 27001, con sus correspondientes características y perspectivas frente a la gestión documental. El trabajo se enfoca en un estudio de caso para el Fondo Rotatorio de la Policía, donde básicamente lo que se pretendía era la viabilidad de la aplicación de estas normas en la estructura de la gestión documental de la entidad. El análisis desarrollado corresponde a una comparación de los elementos comunes determinados por las normas para facilitar la relación con las diferentes herramientas archivísticas y organizacionales hacia el cumplimiento de …

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Digital Addiction: A Conceptual Overview, Amarjit Kumar Singh, Pawan Kumar Singh Chapra Cental School (CCS), Chapra, Bihar

Digital Addiction: A Conceptual Overview, Amarjit Kumar Singh, Pawan Kumar Singh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Digital addiction referred to an impulse control disorder that involves the obsessive use of digital devices, digital technologies, and digital platforms, i.e. internet, video game, online platforms, mobile devices, digital gadgets, and social network platform. It is an emerging domain of Cyberpsychology (Singh, Amarjit Kumar and Pawan Kumar Singh; 2019), which explore a problematic usage of digital media, device, and platforms by being obsessive and excessive. This article analyses, reviewed the current research, and established a conceptual overview on the digital addiction. The research literature on digital addiction has proliferated. However, we tried to categories the digital addiction, according …

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Supporting An Inclusive And Equitable Classroom: Student Perspectives On A Textbook Affordability Initiative, Julie A. Murphy, Rachel E. Scott, Anne Shelley, Mallory Jallas, Rachel Park 2024 Illinois State University

Supporting An Inclusive And Equitable Classroom: Student Perspectives On A Textbook Affordability Initiative, Julie A. Murphy, Rachel E. Scott, Anne Shelley, Mallory Jallas, Rachel Park

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

As academic librarians become aware of the challenges expensive textbooks pose to student success, they increasingly collaborate to provide zero-cost access to required course materials. Librarians at Illinois State University initiated a program to license e-books assigned in courses, surveying students and faculty in participating courses regarding their perspectives on textbook affordability and their experiences with the provided e-books. Student participants reported overwhelmingly positive responses and identified several ways in which the e-books enhanced their experience in the course. The findings suggest that providing assigned materials as e-books contributes to students’ engagement as learners and their academic success within courses.

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Fall Fright: Folklore, Magic, Mystic & Mystery, Jesus Tellez, Raquel Estrada, Samantha Bustillos 2023 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Fall Fright: Folklore, Magic, Mystic & Mystery, Jesus Tellez, Raquel Estrada, Samantha Bustillos

Library Display Posters

This poster collection features recommendations for ebooks, films, and documentaries, as well as juvenile books. Additionally, it includes an author spotlight on Xavier Garza.

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Lbsci 730 Archival Appraisal, Arrangement, And Access Oer Syllabus, Caitlin Colban-Waldron 2023 CUNY Queens College

Lbsci 730 Archival Appraisal, Arrangement, And Access Oer Syllabus, Caitlin Colban-Waldron

Open Educational Resources

LBSCI 730: Archival Appraisal, Arrangement, and Access is the first course in the core sequence for the Advanced Certificate in Archives and Preservation of Cultural Materials at the Queens College Graduate School of Library and Information Studies. The key principles of this course represent the hierarchy of archival practice: access to archives is dependent on the description of archives, which in turn is dependent on the arrangement of archives.

This OER and companion site is both a course tool and an evergreen hub for resources. Students can return to it at any time to revisit readings, check resources, and …

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Use Of Social Media Platforms In Disseminating Information Amid Covid-19 Pandemic In Technical University Libraries In Ghana, Jennifer Kyerewaa Antwi Ms., Akwasi Duffour Frimpong Mr. 2023 Accra Technical University

Use Of Social Media Platforms In Disseminating Information Amid Covid-19 Pandemic In Technical University Libraries In Ghana, Jennifer Kyerewaa Antwi Ms., Akwasi Duffour Frimpong Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Educational institutions have undergone tremendous changes through the usage of technology-based applications. Academic libraries however have not been left out of this transition since the libraries are instituted in the university and the heart of the institution. The study aimed to examine social media use to disseminate information amid the Covid-19 pandemic in Technical University libraries. A qualitative research approach was used with semi-structured interviews used to collect data from ten participants. The findings revealed that most of the participants made use of social media like Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and WhatsApp to disseminate information during the pandemic in both …

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“It Was As Much For Me As For Anybody Else”: The Creation Of Self-Validating Records, Michelle Caswell, Anna Robinson-Sweet 2023 UCLA

“It Was As Much For Me As For Anybody Else”: The Creation Of Self-Validating Records, Michelle Caswell, Anna Robinson-Sweet

Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies

How does it feel to create a record? What personal impact does it have to represent yourself in a record after being misrepresented in records created about you by someone else? Employing a participatory action research (PAR) research design alongside two community archives, this article answers these questions through empirical interview and focus group data collected from people who told and recorded their stories as part of participatory projects led by the Texas After Violence Project (TAVP) and the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA). Across interview and focus group data with storytellers from both SAADA and TAVP, many participants …

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Online Media Literacy Intervention In Indonesia Reduces Misinformation Sharing Intention, Trenton Ford, Michael Yankoski, Matthew Facciani, Tim Weninger 2023 College of William and Mary, USA

Online Media Literacy Intervention In Indonesia Reduces Misinformation Sharing Intention, Trenton Ford, Michael Yankoski, Matthew Facciani, Tim Weninger

Journal of Media Literacy Education

Media literacy is widely viewed as an important tool in the fight against the spread of misinformation online. However, efforts to boost media literacy have primarily focused on Western-media and Western-oriented social media platforms, which are substantively different from the media and platforms used widely in the Global South. In the present work, we focus on the media ecosystem of Indonesia and report the results of an online media literacy intervention consisting of short-videos that were targeted specifically to social media users in Indonesia (N= 656). We found that participants in our media literacy intervention were 64% more …

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Filipino Students’ Competency In Evaluating Digital Media Content Credibility: ‘Beginning’ To ‘Emerging’ Levels, Margarita Felipe Fajardo 2023 Ateneo de Naga University, Philippines

Filipino Students’ Competency In Evaluating Digital Media Content Credibility: ‘Beginning’ To ‘Emerging’ Levels, Margarita Felipe Fajardo

Journal of Media Literacy Education

This study investigates Filipino students’ reasoning competency levels in evaluating the credibility of digital media content and whether significant statistical differences exist in their competency by education status, sex, age group, Internet use, and geographical location. Four hundred twenty-four students representing the senior high school, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels responded to four modified versions of the Stanford History Education Group’s civic online reasoning tasks. The study found that most students have ‘beginning’ competency levels in author-checking, fact-checking, and bias-checking but ‘emerging’ competency levels for image-checking. Younger students and those who spend more hours online have higher mean competency levels for …

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Press Release: Brian Keith Named Dean Of Library Services At Eiu, Diane Highland 2023 Eastern Illinois University

Press Release: Brian Keith Named Dean Of Library Services At Eiu, Diane Highland

Library Publications

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Expressing Information Needs And Information Literacy Skills Amongst Final Year Undergraduate Students In Northern Nigeria, Zikrat Abdulsalam, Imoisili Ojeime Odigie 2023 Baze University Abuja

Expressing Information Needs And Information Literacy Skills Amongst Final Year Undergraduate Students In Northern Nigeria, Zikrat Abdulsalam, Imoisili Ojeime Odigie

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information literacy is the ability of an individual to locate, evaluate, and use information. This study expresses the conscious information needs and information literacy skills amongst final year undergraduate students of three Universities in Nigeria; being the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Federal University Lokoja (FUL), and Baze University. A survey research design alongside a questionnaire for the instrument were utilised on a sample size of 307 final year undergraduate students from select faculties within the above-mentioned universities. The findings of the study amongst other show that undergraduate students at the final year level had a conscious knowledge of their information …

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Digital Commons Readership Snapshots, Georgia Southern University 2023 Georgia Southern University

Digital Commons Readership Snapshots, Georgia Southern University

Digital Commons Readership Snapshots

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Preserving Family Artifacts, Ruth E. Bryan 2023 University of Kentucky Libraries

Preserving Family Artifacts, Ruth E. Bryan

Library Presentations

The Casey County Library is hosting a talk about “Preserving Family Artifacts” on Saturday July 15, 2023 at 11:00 am-Noon. Anyone interested in learning how to care for important family papers, photographs, sound and film recordings, digital information, and books and Bibles are welcome to attend. Ruth E. Bryan, the University Archivist for the University of Kentucky Library’s Special Collections Research Center, will be sharing key steps to keep your family treasures safe for future generations.

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Library Building Aesthetics And Functionality: A Panacea To Low Patronage Of University Library, A Case Study Of Emily Aig-Imoukhuede Library, Benin-City, Adedoyin Esan, Blessing Ajelomohie Ifijeh Miss 2023 Wellspring University. Benin-city

Library Building Aesthetics And Functionality: A Panacea To Low Patronage Of University Library, A Case Study Of Emily Aig-Imoukhuede Library, Benin-City, Adedoyin Esan, Blessing Ajelomohie Ifijeh Miss

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Libraries in Nigeria and other developing countries have constantly decried low patronage of library services due to several reasons. Wellspring University library is not an exception but the story seem to have changed as the library started experiencing increased patronage when the library was rebuilt after the old library building was engulfed in fire. This calls for an inquiry to determine the reasons for the sudden change in users’ attitude, thus, this study set out to find out whether library building aesthetics and functionality will help solve the problem of low patronage. The authors adopted a descriptive survey method using …

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Gold Open Access Publishing Rates Spanning 10 Years In Science And Engineering Disciplines At Rowan University, Daniel G. Kipnis, Denise Brush 2023 Rowan University

Gold Open Access Publishing Rates Spanning 10 Years In Science And Engineering Disciplines At Rowan University, Daniel G. Kipnis, Denise Brush

Libraries Scholarship

Our lighting talk will share data from an analysis of 10 years of Gold open access publications at our university, a rising R2 public University in New Jersey. Our talk will show the increase in Gold Open Access publishing in the sciences of 176% over the ten years and the impact the library Open Access Publishing Fund has had in STEM. In addition, we will share STEM disciplinary differences in publication rates in Gold Open Access. Our talk will conclude by sharing the publishers with the highest rate of publishing Gold Open Access for our Science and Engineering Faculty. Our …

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Mississippi Libraries 83(4) Winter 2020 (Full Issue), 2023 The University of Southern Mississippi

Mississippi Libraries 83(4) Winter 2020 (Full Issue)

Mississippi Libraries

Complete issue of Mississippi Libraries Volume 83 Number 4 Winter 2020

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Mississippi Libraries 83(3) Fall 2020 (Full Issue), 2023 The University of Southern Mississippi

Mississippi Libraries 83(3) Fall 2020 (Full Issue)

Mississippi Libraries

Complete issue of Mississippi Libraries Volume 83 Number 3 Fall 2020

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Mississippi Libraries 83(2) Summer 2020 (Full Issue), 2023 The University of Southern Mississippi

Mississippi Libraries 83(2) Summer 2020 (Full Issue)

Mississippi Libraries

Complete issue of Mississippi Libraries Volume 83 Number 2 Summer 2020

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Mississippi Libraries 83(1) Spring 2020 (Full Issue), 2023 The University of Southern Mississippi

Mississippi Libraries 83(1) Spring 2020 (Full Issue)

Mississippi Libraries

Complete issue of Mississippi Libraries Volume 83 Number 1 Spring 2020

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Mississippi Libraries 84(4) Winter 2021 (Full Issue), 2023 The University of Southern Mississippi

Mississippi Libraries 84(4) Winter 2021 (Full Issue)

Mississippi Libraries

Complete issue of Mississippi Libraries Volume 84 Number 4 Winter 2021

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Mississippi Libraries 84(3) Fall 2021 (Full Issue), 2023 The University of Southern Mississippi

Mississippi Libraries 84(3) Fall 2021 (Full Issue)

Mississippi Libraries

Complete issue of Mississippi Libraries Volume 84 Number 3 Fall 2021

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Mississippi Libraries 84(2) Summer 2021 (Full Issue), 2023 The University of Southern Mississippi

Mississippi Libraries 84(2) Summer 2021 (Full Issue)

Mississippi Libraries

Complete issue of Mississippi Libraries Volume 84 Number 2 Summer 2021

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