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A Review Of Information Behaviour Literature On Professoriates Across Disciplinary Fields, Simeon Ambrose Nwone (Phd), Stephen M. Mutula (Prof)

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper reviewed empirical literature on information behaviour of academic faculty across disciplinary fields with particular reference to studies whose demography included the professoriate in the context of their information needs, purposeful information seeking and use of information for teaching and research. Paucity of literature focusing on the professoriate prompted this study. Literature focusing on the professoriate will provide a rich theoretical and contextual background for researchers embarking on studies that focus specifically on the professoriate in related information context, besides filling the knowledge gap in library and information science literature. The scope of the literature review covers scholarly journals …

Reading Culture And Use Of Library Information Resources Among The Undergradaute Students In University Of Ilorin, Mojisola Odewole

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study examined reading culture and use of library information resources among the undergraduate students in University of Ilorin. Five research questions were developed and two null hypotheses were formulated which were tested at 0.05 level of significant. The study adopted descriptive survey research design and the population of the study consists of all the undergraduate students in University of Ilorin while stratified random sampling technique was used to select 382 respondents. A questionnaire titled “Questionnaire on Reading Culture and Use of Library Information Resources among Undergraduate Student” (QRCULIRUS)” was used to collect data from the respondents. The instrument was …

Information Seeking Behaviour Of Women Library Users In The University Libraries Of South Tamil Nadu - A Study, S. Bindhu, Dr. P. Balasubramanian

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Today, information has become a least necessity of everyday life. For anything and everything information is required. Information can be gathered from a variety of sources. Libraries serve as a center for providing the right information to the right people at all times. User studies are to be recognized as an important part of the information packages. Information providers such as libraries need to be aware of their information seeking methods in order that they might be able to provide better services. This paper intents to study the Information Seeking Behaviour of Women Library users in the university libraries Southern …

Accessibility And Decay Of Web Citations In Computer Science Journals, Mohsen Jalali

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The aim of this research is to scrutiny the accessibility and decay of web citations (URLs) used in refereed articles published by 27 Computer Science open access journals as indexed by Scopus. To do this, at first, we downloaded 1000 articles of Computer Science open access journals from 2009 to 2018. After acquiring articles, their web citations are extracted and analyzed from the accessibility and decay point of view. Moreover, for initially missed web citations complementary pathways such as using Google search engine are employed. Then, data collected are analyzed using descriptive statistical methods. Research findings indicated that 80.7% of …

Social Media And Academic Libraries Of Kashmir In Technological Era, Ansaar Hussain, Tabasum Zehra

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This research considers how academic libraries in kashmir are using social media platforms for the pro-active awareness and training, to educate the LIS professionals as well as patrons. It aims to explore the pattern of social media usage by library clients and then highlights the current status of social media usage in academic libraries of kashmir for the effective and efficient dissimination of information.

Scientometric Analysis Of Graphene, Raashida Amin, Arshia Ayoub, Zahid Ashraf Wani

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose

The unique properties of graphene and its extensive applications has turned it an emerging area of research. Therefore, this study is an attempt to analyse the research output trends in graphene during the period 2010 – 2012 for the publications indexed by Web of Science.

Methodology

The study maps the parameters of output, journal productivity and the impact strength of publications. The Institute for Scientific Information Web of Science database core collection was used to retrieve the data. Quantitative analysis of quantity and quality of research out-put was undertaken to attain the objectives.

Findings

The analysis revealed a steep …

Library And Information Science Courses In India: Issues And Suggestions, Khushpreet Singh Brar, Bhupinder Singh, Amandeep Kaur

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library and information science courses are professional and job oriented. Due to this, these courses are much popular in India and neighbored developing countries. This paper discussed the various library and information science courses offered by different institutes in India. The paper also highlighted some core issues related to library and information science education with some vital suggestion. The paper is comprehensive sketch of library and information science education in India.

Publication Trends Of Pakistan Heart Journal: A Bibliometric Study, Saeed Ullah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Objective:This paper aims to describe bibliometric study of scholarly literature published in Pakistan Heart Journalcoveringperiod from 2005 to 2015 and to explore publication trends.

Methodology:This quantitative study applied required bibliometric methods to analyze Originalarticles, authorship pattern, citations, contributions from different regions and other relevant parameters of Pakistan Heart Journal covering period from January 2005 to June 2015. The data is collected from Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI) Library.

Results:The study reveals that number of articles published in each issue of the journal ranges from 09 to 44. In regard to productivity, male authors hadhighest contribution (90.84%) and majority …

Working Architecture Of Active Directory Applications In Libraries, Arumugam J, Balasubramani R

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information Technology revolutionized era offer several tools for creating; organizing; storing and visualization of information in libraries in various perspectives. This paper highlights the application of Active Directory in library and information centers. In this context, Active Directory is an extensible directory service that enables managing and storing the detailed information about each network resources efficiently and also used to record the user access count as well as the duration of time spent by the user in the library. It is also used to maintain the institutional User restriction policies in the Server-Client architecture in libraries. This paper explains the …

Challenges Of School Libraries And Quality Education In Tanzania: A Review, Andrew Malekani, Christian Mubofu Cm

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Quality education is fundamental for pupils’ advancement in any country. School libraries are said to be the second class for pupils because of the important role they play in enhancing the quality of education. School libraries are the avenues for cultivating pupils’ morals, the important facade for improving pupils’ education quality and for effective facilities for developing special technical education, serving as a friendly place for increasing pupils’ total education quality. The general idea for school libraries is to intensify the quality of education in schools through provision of adequate facilities such as chairs, tables, textbooks and qualified library staff …

User Perception Of Technologies In Libraries, Rekha Pai, Chaithra G

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information Technology is the collective term for various technologies involved in the processing and transmission of information. The various technologies like computer technology, barcode technology, RFID technology, CCTV technology, remote access technology etc. can be adopted in libraries to provide better services to the users. Manipal Academy of Higher Education, a premier higher education institute is striving hard to provide excellent library services to its stake holders. The adoption of various technologies to provide better library services is explained in the paper. An attempt is made to capture the user perception on IT applications in libraries.

The Nexus Of Information Acquisition, Ict Use And Employee Satisfaction In Microfinance Banks In South-West, Nigeria, Olusola O. Fadeyi, Yacob Haliso Prof.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study examined information acquisition and ICT use as predictors of employee satisfaction in microfinance banks in South-West, Nigeria. Survey research design was used. Multi-stage sampling techniques were used in selecting 600 employees. An average of six respondents was selected from operation and marketing staff of each of the 95 selected banks across the six states in the South western Nigeria. The instruments for data collection were employee satisfaction scale (0.78), frequency of information acquisition of employee questionnaire (0.83) and ICT use scale (0.76). The data was analysed using frequency count, percentage …

Use Of E-Journals By Library And Information Science Researchers Of India: An Empirical Analysis, Khushpreet Singh Brar, Bhupinder Singh, Amandeep Kaur

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose- The purpose of the paper is to find out the level of awareness and use of e-journal by the researchers pursuing Ph.D in library and information science.

Design/Methodology/Approach – The data is collected through a well-structured questionnaire from the research scholars of library and information science.

Findings- the study reveals that all the researchers of library and information science are aware about the availability of e-journals. The on screen reading is preferred by majority of researchers and the HTML is the preferred format. But the less number of researchers prefer or published their research paper in e-journals.

Research limitation/implications …

Development Of Ict Application In The University Libraries Of Assam: A Study, Tonmay Sabhapandit

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The 21^st century can be taken as the revolutionary age where ICT have been playing a major role in every sector. The library & information centre are not exception in such case. At this ICT age the Library and information centres are playing a major role in teaching and learning activities where students, researchers and teachers can explore the vast resources of information. The broad objective of the study is to investigate how university libraries in the state of Assam is negotiating the challenged brought forward by the contemporary information environment more particularly in the light of the opportunities …

Facebook-Cambridge Analytica Data Harvesting: What You Need To Know, Ikhlaq Ur Rehman

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In 2018, it became public knowledge that millions of Facebook users’ data had been harvested without their consent. At the heart of the issue was Cambridge Analytica (CA) which in partnership with Cambridge researcher, Aleksandr Kogan harvested data from millions of Facebook profiles. Kogan had developed an application called “thisisyourdigitallife” which featured a personality quiz and CA paid for people to take it. The app recorded results of each quiz, collected data from quiz taker’s Facebook account such as personal information and Facebook activity (e.g., what content was “liked”) as well as their Facebook friends which led to data harvesting …

Responsible Information Flow: A Discourse Of The Emerging Issues And Options Nexus, Adetomiwa Basiru, Emmanuel Layi Adebayo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper looked at the definitions of information as stated by various scholars and the aggregate of it all is that information is a kind of communication in whatever format from a source to a recipient to warrant a change in behaviour. The paper also classified information as soft and hard. Information from radio, television, image laundering, protocol and reporting of current events in magazine and newspapers are classified as soft while hard information is the one provided in libraries and other information related institutions. There are also various sources of information such as print, manuscripts, cartographic and audio-visual. The …

Health Information Literacy In Everyday Life: A Study Of Pregnant Women’S In Ekiti State, Nigeria., Mayowa Akomolafe, Rosaline Oluremi Opeke Phd

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Pregnancy is a sensitive period in a woman’s life that exposes her and her unborn child to lot of risks which may affect her health. These risks are as a result of altered physiological function of the body that affects the biochemistry and anatomy of the woman’s body, which eventually affects their Quality of Life. Pregnant women need health information literacy to search for health information to manage their health to compliment the ones provided during antenatal. Information needs of pregnant women are not often met during antenatal clinic. Studies have shown inadequate communication by health care professionals during antenatal …

The Publication Trend Of Internal Medicine In Iran, The Middle East And The World: A 10-Year Bibliometric Analysis, Maryam Esmaeilzadeh, Abbas Doulani, Mohammad Gomar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: This study sought to evaluate the scientific publications of Iranian researchers in the field of internal medicine as well as to compare them with those of the countries of the Middle East and the world within 2009-2018.

Design/methodology/approach: In this bibliometric study, the Scopus database was used. All papers published in the past ten years by researchers from Iran, the Middle East and the world in the field of internal medicine were included in the study. Data analysis and drawing of scientific maps were performed using Excel and VOS viewer software.

Findings: The number of scientific …

Awareness And Use Of Research Support Tools By Researchers Of Manipal Institute Of Technology, Mahe, Manipal: An Analytical Study, Rekha Pai, Rakshatha Ms

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Research tools and data play an increasingly important role in research. The research tool can save time and add depth to qualitative work. Researchers need scholarly publications to read, study and to write a research article. As it is well known that the internet through the research tools has made this process more fruitful. Therefore it is necessary to think more critically about sources and more effectively organize all the different kinds of digital research tools they find. There are many different research support tools that are available to help and to select proper information for research. This study highlights …

An Appraisal Of Maqāsid Al-ShariʿAh Classic And Recent Literature: Systematic Analysis, Ahmad Syukran Baharuddin Asb, Wan Abdul Fattah Wan Ismail Wafwi, Lukman Abdul Mutalib Lam, Muhammad Hazim Ahmad Mha, Ruqayyah Razak Rr, Nurul Syahirah Saharudin Nss, Muhammad Aiman Abdull Rahim Maar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Maqāsid al-Shariʿah has been typically defined as the objectives behind the Islamic rulings or the Shariʿah higher intent. This knowledge is very important for the mujtahids and Islamic scholars not only to understand or interpret the Shariʿah legal texts, but also to deduce solutions for contemporary problems faced by Muslims. Maqāsid al-Shariʿah is traditionally divided into three levels of necessity, which are necessities (al-Ḍaruriyyāt), needs (al-Ḥajiyyāt), and luxuries (al-Taḥsiniyyāt). Extensive discussion of maqāsid al-shariʿah in Islamic jurisprudence has led to the classification of five elements of preservation, inter alia, protection of faith or …

Market-Base Solutions To Manage The Guarani Aquifer: Pigouvian Fee And Cap-And-Trade, Julia Hayes Vieira

Master's Theses and Capstones

The objective of this case-study is to analyze the effects and the perception of different groups in possibly implementing market-based approaches of Pigouvian tax and Cap-and-Trade to manage the Guarani Aquifer, Brazil. The Pigouvian Tax is a corrective taxation that assigns a price for the negative impacts water consumption creates to aquifers, as a way to influence a more sustainable level of water consumption. Cap-and-Trade sets a maximum quantity of water allowed to be used from aquifers, and allow economic agents to trade quantities of water they have the right to use, as a way to adapt to the cap. …

A Scientometric Study On Journal Of Climate Based On Web Of Science Databasae, Prakash M, Jayaprakash M

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study explores the Scientometric analysis of the journal on “JOURNAL OF CLIMATE”. This study covered 2787records worldwide from 2014 to 2018. The data were collected from the web of science database. In this study discussed the Journal of climate year by year in this study. The study was undertaken to examine the year wise distribution of contributions, authorship pattern, co-author index and degree of collaboration, relative growth rate and doubling time, Document wise distribution of records. A Number of publications published in the year of 2015 with 575(20.6%) records. USA ranked first in the journal of climate research …

Leadership Styles As Correlate Of Job Performance In Academic Libraries In Delta State, Nigeria, Flora Orewa

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The level of managerial input from the leadership of any organisation could directly translate into the library employees’ performance. The paper examined the role of leadership style on the performance of academic library staff in Delta State. Five academic libraries (polytechnic, college and university) were purposively selected using a sample size of 94 which was randomly drawn. A combination of the Oates leadership measurement and MLQ 5X scales were adapted to draw inferences on the leadership tendencies of the librarians. A criterion mean of 2.5 was set for job performance, while the instrument was found to be reliable using Cronbach …

Librarians And Their Distinctive Personality Traits In The 21st Century Digital Era, Shohar Bano, Midhat Mehraj, Ikhlaq Ur Rehman

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

While there is a fair extension of literature in terms of core skills required by librarians but there is rareness of research on competencies that librarians should possess in terms of their personality traits that distinguish them from the rest of the professions. The role of librarians in the 21^st century has migrated from information disseminators to the talent searchers, technological experts, innovators, strategy makers, and entrepreneur. Accordingly, they cannot rely on so-called "soft skills" of primitive nature; their skills must have a touch of dynamism. The study being theoretical type describes the personality based traits of the librarians …

Patron Behavioural Challenges: A Focus On Violence In Public Libraries Within Gweru, Zimbabwe, Mthokozisi Masumbika Ncube

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In Zimbabwe, the constitution indicates the freedom of expression, at the same time noting the need for individuals to respective individual rights, including non-violent behaviours towards others in the process of one’s expression. In addition, different legislative acts have been instituted to prevent and alleviate violence within communities. For instance, public libraries are governed by the National Library Documentation Services that stipulates conduct of library staff members and patrons. Since several public libraries are managed by local authorities, there are also bylaws that indicate the kind of behaviour that individual stakeholders are supposed to conform to. In addition, libraries have …

Scientometric Analysis And Literature Research Growth Of Lupus During 2010-2017, Mohamed Idhris, Manuelraj Peter, Abdurahiman Pattukuthu, Spurgeon Anandraj Samuel

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract:

The paper analyses the growth pattern of Lupus disease literature during 2010-2017. The data downloaded from web of science database, further interpreted and analyzed for the study purpose. Total number of publications has been identified as 38750 records. The distribution of publications based on the year of production, country wise productivity, document type of the publications, Major subject categories, Authors whose contribution is in the maximum level were studied. The study reveals a progressive increase on LUPUS research during 2010-2017. The year 2016 contributed highest number of publications. United States is the top contributor during 2010-2017. PETRI M is …

Library Management System With Topic Modelling And Its Adaptability To Open And Distance Learning Libraries, Babafemi Richard Adebayo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The adoption of Integrated Library Systems (ILS) became prevalent in the 1980s and 1990s as libraries began or continued to automate their processes. These systems enabled library staff work, in many cases, more efficiently than in the past.

However, these systems are restrictive and have thus undergone changes over the years, making processes more efficient. One area of improved capabilities is that of “search”, which in this paper, builds on integrating topic modeling as a new feature in modern integrated library systems in open and distance learning institutions. Users can now partake and explore new ways of resolving text classification …

Blended (E-Learning) Environment For Sustainable Development: The Role Of Digital Libraries, Esther Kelechi Soyele Mrs, Emeka C. Uzomba Mr., Oluwatofunmi Jesudunni Oyebola Mrs

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Rapid advances in Information Technologies (ICTs) have acted as a catalyst for educational information, and are making strides in the advancement of education. Blended learning environment improves the quality of education because it deals with designing and delivery of the right content in the right format using the right mix of media which have changed most patterns of traditional services and information processing and handling as well as information dissemination to suit the changes in the global village. This paper is an expository one that explores blended learning via digital library, reasons for blended learning, blended learning environment and national …

Scopus Citation Analysis Of Publications From Saudi Dental Colleges, Kamran Habib Awan, Hosam Ali Baeshen, Sachin C. Sarode, Nilookumari Choudhary, A. Thirumal Raj, Amit Mahuli

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: Citation analysis is frequently employed to assess the research output of individuals, departments, and institutions. Intra-country institutional analysis of bibliometric analysis is needed to formulate appropriate research policies. To assess the research output of dental colleges in Saudi Arabia

Research design: An observational study was conducted for publications from Dental Colleges in Saudi Arabia using the SCOPUS database. The data for the years 2016-18 were retrieved for 18 dental colleges of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

Key findings: The highest publication productivity was reported for King Abdulaziz University- Faculty of Dentistry (Jeddah). The highest number of publications in …

Performance Of Saudi Universities In Global Rankings And Appropriate Strategies For Its Improvement, Ahmed Al Kuwaiti Phd, Kevin Downing Phd, Arun Vijay Subbarayalu Phd

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Saudi universities are utilizing various university ranking systems to publicize their academic and research performance to the students and their parents. This study aimed to describe the ranking position of top ten Saudi universities across Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) and Times Higher Education (THE) world university rankings based on the ranking results established in 2019. Based on results, the leading position observed among such universities were King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) in QS and King Abdulaziz University (KAU) in THE. This study is not only provided an analysis of rankings of top ten Saudi universities; but also highlighted …