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Difficulties And Motivation Of Postgraduate Students In Selected Nigerian Universities, Stella E. Igun 2010 Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria

Difficulties And Motivation Of Postgraduate Students In Selected Nigerian Universities, Stella E. Igun

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A total of two hundred questionnaires were sent to selected postgraduate schools in Nigeria. There was a 78 percent response rate. Questions inquired about difficulties encountered during the study period and motivational indices based on Maslow's theory of need were applied. The answers given were computed using percentages. Nigerian postgraduate students were found to be unmotivated and facing difficulties in their studies. The Nigerian postgraduate schools need immediate overhauling and updating to the international standard of e-study environment.


A Snapshot Of Information-Seeking Behavior Literature In Health Sciences: A Bibliometric Approach, Ahmed Bakeri Abubakar, Yahya Ibrahim Harande 2010 International Islamic University, Malaysia

A Snapshot Of Information-Seeking Behavior Literature In Health Sciences: A Bibliometric Approach, Ahmed Bakeri Abubakar, Yahya Ibrahim Harande

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study is a snapshot on the literature of information seeking behavior in the discipline of health sciences during the years 2000-2007. A total of 801 papers were identified in Medline through the PubMed database. Bibliometric analysis was conducted to explore growth of the literature, authorship patterns, and Bradford distribution of the literature and language of dispersion of the literature. The findings indicate that there is a rapid growth of information seeking behavior in health sciences from 2004 onward. On the language of dispersion of the literature, English was found to be dominant with score of 56 percent, followed by …


A Study Of The Usefulness Of Pakistan Library Automation Group's (Paklag) Services, Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Khalid Mahmood 2010 National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

A Study Of The Usefulness Of Pakistan Library Automation Group's (Paklag) Services, Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Khalid Mahmood

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper presents the results of a survey on the usefulness of the services offered by Pakistan Library Automation Group (PakLAG). A questionnaire was distributed to participants (n=207), who included LIS practitioners, faculty, and students. Most respondents found PakLAG services very useful for their work. They praised the PakLAG's efforts to help the library community in using ICTs and gave many suggestions to improve services.


Internet Use Behavior And Attitude Of College Students: A Survey Of Leadership Colleges' Network, Muhammad Safdar, Khalid Mahmood, Saima Qutab 2010 Air University

Internet Use Behavior And Attitude Of College Students: A Survey Of Leadership Colleges' Network, Muhammad Safdar, Khalid Mahmood, Saima Qutab

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This article reports on a survey on Internet use behavior and attitude of college students. Data were collected using a questionnaire developed after a related literature review. A total of 800 students from four campuses of Leadership College's network were chosen for the survey. Demographics (sex, age, educational level) and reasons for Internet use, availability of computer and Internet at home, training in Internet use, most-used search engines and email services, as well as attitudes of students were analyzed. Students acknowledge the worth of the Internet for learning and sharing.


Nigeria Public Library Service To Rural Areas: Libraries In Niger Delta States, Posigha Bassil Ebiwolate 2010 Niger Delta University Library

Nigeria Public Library Service To Rural Areas: Libraries In Niger Delta States, Posigha Bassil Ebiwolate

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The library and its services are fundamental to the socioeconomic and educational development of a nation. In the Niger Delta, a majority of the people live in rural areas and engage in fishing and farming. Library services can improve their level of literacy and education and and enhance their ability to use information relevant to their daily lives. Barriers to library service in the rural areas of the Niger Delta are poor infrastructure, inadequate funding, and inadequate staffing. Recommendations are made to improve the situation.


Friends Of Henderson Library Newsletter, W. Bede Mitchell, Mary Margaret Jones, Marvin Goss, Julie Harwell 2010 Georgia Southern University

Friends Of Henderson Library Newsletter, W. Bede Mitchell, Mary Margaret Jones, Marvin Goss, Julie Harwell

Library Publications (1999-2023)

In This Issue: "The Budget Crisis and Henderson Library", "Collection Spotlight: Oral History Collection", "Statesboro Magazine Enhanced by Index", "Henderson Heroes: Spotlight on Employees", "Limited Edition Frank Fortune Print", "national Library Week Events", "FOHL Advisory Board", "Georgia Literary Festival in Statesboro: October 22-23, 2010", "New Benefits for Friends of Henderson Library Members"


Understanding The Deep Web, Rabia Iffat, Lalitha K. Sami 2010 Government Degree College Mahagaon Cross, Gulbarga District, India

Understanding The Deep Web, Rabia Iffat, Lalitha K. Sami

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The article discusses the concept of Deep Web and differentiates between Deep and Surface Web. It also provides the tools and tips for searching the Deep Web.


Creative Solutions For Managing Eresources Workflow, Kelly Smith, Laura Edwards 2010 Eastern Kentucky University

Creative Solutions For Managing Eresources Workflow, Kelly Smith, Laura Edwards

Library Faculty and Staff Papers and Presentations

As the number of eResources we acquire continues to grow, Eastern Kentucky University Libraries have attempted to develop more effective ways to manage our online collections. Traditional methods for dealing with print resources do not apply to the entire eResources lifecycle, and we have been challenged to think creatively about possible solutions. Our strategies have included adjusting the staffing model of the eResources team, analyzing our workflow using process mapping to identify areas of improvement, and finding appropriate ways to incorporate support staff into the eResources workflow.


Lacuny Junior Faculty Research Roundtable Meeting Minutes, May 2010, LACUNY 2010 City University of New York (CUNY)

Lacuny Junior Faculty Research Roundtable Meeting Minutes, May 2010, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Speech At The Friends Of Alten Reception, Delivered On May 20, 2010, Arend D. Lubbers 2010 Grand Valley State University

Speech At The Friends Of Alten Reception, Delivered On May 20, 2010, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Speech at the Friends of Alten Reception, delivered on May 20, 2010 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.


Building The Infrastructure: The Ohiolink Collaborates Project, Barbara J. Strauss, Margaret Maurer 2010 Cleveland State University

Building The Infrastructure: The Ohiolink Collaborates Project, Barbara J. Strauss, Margaret Maurer

Michael Schwartz Library Publications

This presentation describes the OhioLINK CollaboraTeS project and assesses the survey used to create the CollaboraTeS Tookbox.


Oral History Workshop, Randy Williams 2010 Utah State University

Oral History Workshop, Randy Williams

Library Faculty & Staff Presentations

No abstract provided.


The Role Of The Working Space Representation And Epistemic Interactions In Map-Based Visualizations, Olga Buchel 2010 The University of Western Ontario

The Role Of The Working Space Representation And Epistemic Interactions In Map-Based Visualizations, Olga Buchel

Connections 2010

No abstract provided.


Strategic, Value-Based Ict Investment As Key Factor In Reducing Digital Divide, Adeola O. Opesade 2010 University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Strategic, Value-Based Ict Investment As Key Factor In Reducing Digital Divide, Adeola O. Opesade

Connections 2010

No abstract provided.


The European Library: Improving Cross-Cultural Web Portals, Sergey Zherebchevsky 2010 Long Island University

The European Library: Improving Cross-Cultural Web Portals, Sergey Zherebchevsky

Connections 2010

No abstract provided.


Towards A Political Ontology Of Intellectual Goods, Michael B. McNally 2010 The University of Western Ontario

Towards A Political Ontology Of Intellectual Goods, Michael B. Mcnally

Connections 2010

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of Bibliographic References Collected By A Social Computing Group, C. Sean Burns 2010 University of Missouri

An Analysis Of Bibliographic References Collected By A Social Computing Group, C. Sean Burns

Connections 2010

No abstract provided.


Google Blog Search Engine V.S. Technorati Blog Directory: A Study On User Relevance Criteria, Anamika Dasgupta 2010 Long Island University

Google Blog Search Engine V.S. Technorati Blog Directory: A Study On User Relevance Criteria, Anamika Dasgupta

Connections 2010

No abstract provided.


Tarleton Lee: A Case Study In Book Distribution, Cherié Weible 2010 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Tarleton Lee: A Case Study In Book Distribution, Cherié Weible

Connections 2010

No abstract provided.


Slighting Certain Kinds Of Readers: Searching For Comic Book And Graphic Readers In Library And Information Science Literature, Lucia Cederia Serantes 2010 The University of Western Ontario

Slighting Certain Kinds Of Readers: Searching For Comic Book And Graphic Readers In Library And Information Science Literature, Lucia Cederia Serantes

Connections 2010

No abstract provided.


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