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Reading Habits Of College Students Of Jammu & Kashmir: A Case Study Of District Anantnag, Haamid Amin Mir, Ashfaq Ahmad Rather, Mohammad Rayees Bhat

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract: Reading is an innate capacity of a person to relish the moral, cultural, social and political aspects of the life. It is the process where from one develops from being a child to a perfect man. The study sought to assess the reading habits of college students in district Anantnag. A questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection. The data collected was analyzed quantitatively and results are presented in tables and figures. From total copies of questionnaire distributed among the students of Science and Commerce departments, 303 were filled and were returned. The findings showed that majority …

Quantitative Synthesis Of Published Research: A Study Of Gujarat University, Pradip Patel, Atul Bhatt

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Research is the one of the most reliable criteria to evaluate the quality of and educational institutes. And the quality can determine by the terms of quantitative evaluation of research publications of institutional scholars with scientometric analysis, this study executed to check the performance, growth and sustainability of scholarly research work carried out at Gujarat University in between year 2008 to 2017. The basic data obtained from the bibliographic database SCOPUS where the total 1248 records searched and analyzed. The result brings up some interesting facts and figures. Study reflects Journals as the most favored publications with 81.97% coverage. Degree …

A Longitudinal Study Of Spirituality, Character Strengths, Subjective Well-Being, And Prosociality In Middle School Adolescents, Ariel Kor, Steven Pirutinsky, Mario Mikulincer, Anat Shoshani, Lisa Miller

Graduate School of Social Work Publications and Research

Using data from 1,352 middle-school Israeli adolescents, the current study examines the interface of spirituality and character strengths and its longitudinal contribution to subjective well-being and prosociality. Participants were approached three times over a 14-months period and completed measures of character strengths, spirituality, subjective well-being (positive emotions, life satisfaction), and prosociality. Findings revealed a fourth-factor structure of character strengths that included the typical tripartite classification of intrapersonal, interpersonal, and intellectual strengths together with spirituality emerging as a statistically autonomous factor. Spirituality was stable over time and contributed to higher subjective well-being and prosociality both cross- sectionally and longitudinally. Discussion focuses …

Affective Needs & Use Of Social Media: A Comparative Study Of Gratifications Sought And Gratification Obtained, Ashfaq Hussain, Dr. Taimoor-Ul-Hassan, Muhammad Ramzan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This article has been pended to compare the gratification sought and gratification obtained for affective needs from social media among information professionals in the limelight of uses and gratification theory. Affective type of needs related to sentiments, strengthening aesthetic, moods or emotional experience. This type of needs encompasses all kind of emotions & moods, strengthening aesthetic, pleasurable and emotional experience. Gratification sough and gratification obtained are two distinct components of the uses and gratification theory. For this quantitative research, study a self-administered survey questionnaire was used to collect data from the participants of the study. Sample of this study was …

Investigating The Social Media Presence Of Articles In Altmetrics Field Indexed In Scopus Database: An Altmetrics Study, Faridokht Salahshoori, Zahra Abedini

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Introduction: Altmetrics is one of the novel measures of citation in social media which can be used to investigate scientific and research output. The current study was carried out in order to determine the presence of articles in Altmetrics field in social media, determining superior articles in this field based on Altmetrics criteria and determining the relation between Altmetrics measure and citation performance of these articles.

Method: This is a descriptive study with scientometrics approach using altmetrics method. The study population consisted of 337 articles in the altmetrics field indexed in Scopus database. Among these articles, 53 lacked Digital Object …

Michigan Academician, Volume 46, Issue 1

Michigan Academician

No abstract provided.

Board 141: Engineering Identity As A Predictor Of Undergraduate Students' Persistence In Engineering, Debra A. Major, Seterra D. Burleson, Xiaoxiao Hu, Kristi J. Shryock

Psychology Faculty Publications

Improving graduation rates of students who have selected and been admitted to engineering majors is a pivotal strategy in supporting national initiatives to increase the number of engineering graduates. Research suggests that the degree to which a student is attached to or belongs to engineering as a discipline better explains persistence-related outcomes than lack of interest and ability. As a result, identity frameworks have proven useful for furthering the understanding of engineering persistence. In this paper, we examine the relationship between undergraduate students’ engineering identity and persistence as an engineering major.

As part of an ongoing NSF IUSE project, a …

Mapping Of Research Output On Eosinophilia In India: A Scientometric Analysis, Jeyshankar -. Ramalingam -, Chithiraivel S

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study analyses the Eosinophilia research output carried out during the year 1998 – 2017 the different parameters including authorship pattern, growth, Time Series Analysis Degree of Collaboration, Institutions’ contribution, most productivity journals were analysed. The overall growth rate of literature output is found to be positive with an increasing trend in Eosinophilia research throughout the study period. Two and more authored papers constitute majority of the contribution and degree of collaboration had a maximum value of 7.14. The result shows that research development activities are increasing in Eosinophilia research in India.

Green Technology Literature From India As Reflected In Web Of Science From 2000 To 2015, Aswathy S Dr, Saravanan G Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

No abstract provided.

Mapping Of Publications Productivity On Journal Of Documentation 1989-2018: A Study Based On Clarivate Analytics – Web Of Science Database, Muneer Ahmad, Sadik Batcha M

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Present Study analyzed research productivity in Journal of Documentation (JDoc) for a period of 30 years between 1989 and 2018. Web of Science database a service from Clarivate Analytics has been used to download citation and source data. Bibexcel and Histcite application software have been used to present the datasets. Analysis part focuses on the parameters like citation impact at local and global level, influential authors and their total output, ranking of contributing institutions and countries. In addition to this scientographical mapping of data is presented through graphs using VOSviewer software mapping technique.

An Analysis Of The Quality Of Ph.D Theses: A Peep Through In-Text Citations And Bibliography, Unnikrishnan S

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study attempts to analyze the quality of Ph.D theses awarded by Mahatma Gandhi University, South India in the field of Social Sciences through their in-text citations and bibliography. This is done by foregrounding the mistakes made by the scholars in their theses. In between 2017-18, the university had awarded 69 Ph.Ds under Social Sciences of which 25 theses were selected for this study. The major finding of the study is that even though American Psychological Association (APA) style of citation is generally accepted across the academic community, none follow it strictly. This is because research guides are often permitted …

Faculties Approach Towards Assortment Measures On Digital Archives: A Study, Nanda Kumari E

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The digital archive and preservation is advantageous in comparison to traditional archive. For successful creation and maintenance of digital archive and preservation various basic principles should be followed. There are several technological, legal policies and related challenges which have to be solved for successful implementation of digital archive and preservation. The developing countries have started taking interest in digital archive and preservation but facing several challenges on the way. The study attempted to distinguish the level of consciousness on various copyright or legal issues associated with the digital collection and to get opinion from various categories of respondents about criteria …

Bibliometric Analysis Of Citation Trends And Publications On E-Government In Southern African Countries: A Human-Computer Interactions And It Alignment Debate, Patrick Ajibade (Phd), Stephen M. Mutula Prof.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Due to technology adoption, many countries are embracing e-government. This study presents the growth and pattern of research on e-government articles and conference proceedings internationally, by scholars in the Southern African countries. It presents research patterns, trends and current gaps in e-government, as well as the most prolific authors and the level of outputs’ prominence. This paper uses bibliometric tools to present the analysis of articles on Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar databases. R computational programming for big data analysis was used to generate summarized metrics. The citation sample size was (n = 33,689), µ = 625, …

Community Solar Energy Programs: A Bright Spot For Just Energy Policy?, Emily Prehoda

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

Energy systems are complex, and this complexity requires diverse regulatory forms and strategies of management. Michigan’s energy system is situated within a multi-scalar governance structure reaching from national to local levels. As a result, the process of energy system decision-making can leave out smaller, remote communities and those without the economic, political, and knowledge capital necessary to engage in complex bureaucratic processes. These communities can become subject to high electricity prices and unreliable electrical service from long transmission and distribution lines, raising energy justice concerns. Additionally, resulting from utility regulatory practices, small remote communities are often not afforded the opportunity …

Citations Analysis Of Lis Theses Submitted To Kuvempu University And University Of Mysore, Vinay Kumar D, Sangeetha M

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A Citation analysis on 8289 citations cited in 59 LIS doctoral theses submitted to Kuvempu University (15 theses) and University of Mysore (44 theses) has been carried out to know the citation pattern. The data was collected using Shodhganga e-theses database. The study found that a total of 6883 journal citations were cited in 59 theses. The journal ‘Scientometrics’ has been cited 651 times and stands first in the rank list of journals. Annals of Library and Information Studies which is an Indian LIS journal stands in the third position in the rank list with 130 citations. The Bradford’s law …

Utilization Of Library Website(S) In Higher Educational Institutions, Sumaira Jabeen Baba, Dr. Shabir Ahmed Ganaie

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In present circumstances technology (web technologies) are offering libraries a new world of opportunities to connect patrons with numerous innovative activities to widen their field of ideas. One such activity can be usage of online resources (e.g. library website), which has become an important component in providing and extending library services. But library website(s) need to be user friendly in design, access and use. In this context the present study is focused on usability of library website, associated to a higher educational institution (University of Kashmir). To investigate the usage, frequency, satisfaction among users with regard to their institutional (university …

Engineers, Their Information Needs And Information Sources Used: A Nigerian Perspective, Oluremi Adenike Abiolu Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study explored the information needs and sources used by engineers in Nigeria with a questionnaire randomly administered to 120 respondents using a survey research approach. The quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics. There were more male (89.7%) than female engineers, the higher greater percentage (45.2%) being between 41 and 50 years, and many (40.5%) had PhD degrees, with most being senior lecturers. The main areas of specialisation were materials and metallurgy, electrical and electronic engineering and agricultural engineering. Their primary areas of information needs were research (79.8%), current developments (61.9%) and new designs (47.6%). The most popular information …

Moocs: A Case Study Of Alison Platform, Ikhlaq Ur Rehman, Shohar Bano, Midhat Mehraj

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is a recent trend in distance or e-learning, offering an opportunity to the unlimited number of students from diverse geographical areas, academic backgrounds, and professional pursuits to study high quality courses from prestigious institutions. MOOCs offer a large number of resources that have generated great results across the globe and attracted massive audience due to its free or low-cost innovative courses. It has entirely changed the way of distance-virtual learning. It offers new opportunities for imparting education over the internet and provides learning opportunities to those who aren’t able to attend conventional classes. A large …

Webometrics Of Payame Noor University Of Iran With Emphasis On Provincial Capital Branches’ Websites, Meisam Dastani, Mohammad Mohsen Sadr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The science of webometrics is the study of the quantitative aspects of the construction and use of information resources, structures and technologies on the Web. One of the most important applications of this field is university websites’ and scientific centers’ rankings which is considered as one of the most famous university ranking systems in the world. The purpose of this study is to evaluate and rank websites of Payame Noor Universities of Iran and provincial capitals. This research had employed a surveying and descriptive method, which was performed on 31 websites of provincial capitals’ Payame Noor Universities and Payame Noor’s …

Social Health And A Healthy Social Life Based On Wisdom And Intellectuality, Alireza Atarodi, Meisam Dastani, Ahmadreza Atarodi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Introduction:

Human kinds are social animals, and are pleased living together pleasantly and positively in mental and physical forms. Without positive living and to live in challenges and clashes is bad and catastrophic, but what’s the way out? One of the way that seems not so costly, with no war and seems that can direct and put the world in peace or in a good running order will be wisdom and intellectuality transfused by many scientific centers and the wise men, then we intended to survey the social health and a healthy social life based on wisdom and intellectual …

Library Facilities And Services For Differently Abled Students In Universities Of Karnataka: A Study, Chandrakanth Hg Research Scholar, K Ramakrishna Reddy Research Guide

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose – In Karnataka, there are considerable number of differently abled persons, who are studying in various educational institutions. It has been observed that some of the educational institutions provided with suitable access facilities in Libraries to the disabled, but majority of them are devoid of this facility. In this article, an attempt has been made to study on the facilities being provided to the disabled users in some of the University Libraries of Karnataka. The facilities being provided are briefed under 3 major categories – (1) Access to resources, (2) Physical access to library building, and (3) Services and …

Citations Analysis Of Jurnal Kajian Informasi & Perpustakaan Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia, Dwi Ridho Aulianto, Pawit M. Yusup, Yanti Setianti

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Scientific journals will be useful if they have any scientific impact for the scientific field, one of the way to know is through citation. The more writers cite articles, the greater the benefits of the article. This study aims to determine the development of Journal of Information & Library Study (JKIP) which has been published since 2013, citation analysis, including the distribution of articles annually, authorship patterns, the highest number of citations and visualization forms. The method used is bibliometric analysis, by collecting the data sourced from the http://jurnal.unpad.ac.id/jkip page, the data is processed and analyzed using Ms. Excel, Publish …

Social Networking Sites And Indian Students: A Study On The Usage Pattern, Dhanyasree V.K., Jaideep Sharma

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Social networking has become an inevitable part of our routine life. Such media open up a wide variety of tools that facilitate communication with fellow beings. This study tried to understand the use of social networking sites by the youth; especially the engineering students. Data was collected through survey method using a structured questionnaire. The results show that students keep profiles on multiple social networking sites, but use only one site actively. Majority of the students use them at least once a day, major purpose of visit being keeping in touch with their existing friends and finding old friends. Chat …

Publication Output Of The Scholars Community Of Tripura University: A Study Based On Web Of Science, Nilratan Bhattacharjee

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Present study has been set to analyse the publication output patters of the scholar’s community of Tripura University during the period from 2007 to 2018. Data for the present study has been collected from Web of Science bibliographic database. Bibliometric parameters like publication growth rate, authorship pattern, collaborative coefficient (CC), relative growth rate (RGT), doubling time (DT), degree of collaboration (DC), institutional collaborations, productivity of journals, subject categories, top cited papers etc. have been used to analyse the scholarly research contributions made by the members of the Tripura University. Result of the study reveals that during the period of study …

A Bibliometrics Literature Review On Cryptocurrency, Asefeh Asemi, Andrea Kő

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Objective: A bibliometrics literature review on Cryptocurrency and thematic clustering. The study tried to answer the following questions: What are the most active publishers in Cryptocurrency? What are the most active Authors in Cryptocurrency? What is expression count of the main categories in Cryptocurrency? What is expression count of the sub-categories in Cryptocurrency?

Q5. What is expression count of the keywords in cryptocurrency? What are the most important word occurrences in the title? What are the most thematic clusters in Cryptocurrency?

Methodology: A combined research method is applied. Research community included the published papers in cryptocurrency and retrieved from Google …

Library Patrons’ Satisfaction And Information Need Assessment Of Maritime Students, Sheryl Reyes

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library satisfaction survey is conducted on a regular basis to determine the strengths and weaknesses of its services and collections. It is believed that the result becomes baselines in the planning of library activities to include collection development programs, orientation programs, and promotional enhancements. Specifically, this survey made use of 5 Likert scales to determine the satisfaction level of the library patrons particularly in Maritime Academy. All faculty and students were encouraged to participate in the survey through an online link. Data was collected a week after and generated a total of 587 responses. …

Repositioning Libraries In Nigeria’S Educational System For Global Competitiveness, Peter Olorunleke Oye Cln, Gabriel Ameh J Cln

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

This paper gives national and international perspectives of librarianship and examined the repositioning of libraries in Nigeria’s educational system to make them competitive in line with global best practices. Library leadership, training and curriculum content for professionalism and funding were looked at as devices for competitiveness vis-à-vis international university standards. Recommendations were made for leadership training and review of library school curriculums to reflect new trends in librarianship as well as promotion of reading culture, among others, for global competitiveness.

Bibliometric Analysis Of Literature Growth And Development In Yoga, Dr.A. Thirumagal, M. Mani

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This article presents a bibliometric analysis of the literature growth and development of “yoga”. Yoga was a traditional system of about 5000 years of history and culture. Yoga is rooted in Indian philosophy and has been a part of traditional Indian spiritual practice for millennia. The Indian sage Patanjali prescribed adherence to eight limbs of yoga. It aimed at “quieting one’s mind to achieve the union of mind, body and spirit” is called as traditional yoga. Worldwide, it is estimated that yoga is regularly practiced by about 30 million people. Yoga is most often associated with physical postures (asana), breath …

Antecedents For The Utilisation Of Web 2.0 Tools For Knowledge Management Practices In Academic Libraries Of Tanzania, Neema Florence Mosha, Patrick Ngulube, Edda Tandi Lwoga

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this paper was to investigate the antecedents for the utilisation of Web 2.0 tools to enhance Knowledge Management (KM) practices in academic libraries of Tanzania. Eight out of the twelve academic libraries were selected. Data gathered through questionnaires distributed to library staff (n= 278), with a response rate of 91.36%. The study used the DeLone and McLean Information System (IS) Success Model to come up with KMS Success Model. Thus, the KMS Success Model was empirically via a Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach to examine the antecedents for the utilisation of Web 2.0 tools for the KM …

Utilisation Of Social Media Tools To Enhance Knowledge Sharing Among Knowledge Workers At The Nelson Mandela African Institution Of Science And Technology (Nm-Aist), Neema Florence Mosha, Marlene Holmner

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated the utilisation of social media tools to enhance Knowledge Sharing (KS) practices among knowledge workers at The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) of Tanzania. A case study design was used in this study. Data was collected by adopting a combination of document content analysis and semi-structured interviews from library and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) staff. Data was analysed thematically. The study showed that social media tools can be implemented effectively according to institution goal, users’ need and capacity building among knowledge workers. The findings also reviewed the strong commitment of the institution …