Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Issues And Challenges In Accessing And Utilization Of Information Resources By Students Of Fuaa, Lawal Mohammed Tukur

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstracts

The study was conducted to analyze Issues and Challenges in Accessing and Utilization of Information Resources by students of Federal University Agriculture Abeokuta. Four research objectives guided the study. 306 copies of questionnaire were administered to the respondents in the university and in response only 217 were received from the student’s community. Simply a stratified random sampling technique was employed for the study due to the largeness of the population. In the data analysis, frequency counts, simple percentages, and charts were used for the statistical analysis. The findings revealed that the availability of information resources such as …

Awareness And Use Of Information Resources, Services And Facilities By Students In Federal University Of Agriculture Abeokuta, Nigeria, Lawal Mohammed Tukur

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

The present study provides an overview about the user’s awareness in Federal University Agriculture Abeokuta, Nigeria.. The study was conducted to ascertain the level of awareness of information resources, services and facilities by students of FUAA. Three research objectives guided the study. 306 copies of questionnaire were administered to the respondents in the university and 217 received and analyzed. Simple random and stratified sampling techniques were employed for the study due to the largeness of the population. In the data analysis, frequency counts, simple percentages, and charts was used for the statistical analysis. The study Highlight the levels of …

The Quest For Doctorate Degree (Ph.D) By Academic Librarians In Nigeria: A Survey Of Tertiary Institutions In Ekiti State., Isaac Oluwadare Busayo Mr, Isaac Oluwadare Busayo Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study takes a cursory look at why academic librarians in tertiary institutions in Ekiti State, namely: the three Universities (comprising: one federal, one state and one private), a Polytechnic and a College of Education, have the desire and quest for the acquisition of a doctorate degree as perceived by the researcher, who has worked in some of these institutions in the last three decades. All the five institutions, namely: Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State University Ado-Ekiti, Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti, Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti and College of Education Ikere-Ekiti were visited with a prepared structured questionnaire on the subject matter …

Effect Of Library Staff Attitudes On Job Performance: A Study Of The Library Of Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ebonyi State, Nigeria, Emmanuel Chidiadi Onwubiko

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Staff performance is a very crucial aspect of librarianship when it comes to provision of library services in any university library. In this context, the role of library staff of any sort is very paramount in satisfying the information needs of their teeming users. Given the nature of work, the degree of stress and the working hours that the human capital of university library have; studying factors that have an impact on their job attitude becomes a necessity for the library management. Performance of such employees is influenced by Job related attitudes like satisfaction, leadership, work commitment and job involvement. …

The Need For The Use Of Information And Communication Technology In Two University Libraries In Nigeria, Akor Solomon Obotu, Okechukwu O. Chukwuka, Sule B. Gambo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

No abstract provided.

Exploring The Use And Practice Of Open Educational Resources (Oers) In Social Science Discipline With Special Reference To University Of Delhi, Delhi, Amit Kumar, Monika Singh Ms.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract:

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to explore the use and practice of open educational resources in social science discipline at University of Delhi, Delhi.

Design/Methodology/Approach: The relevant data for the study was obtained through a well-structured questionnaire followed by personal interview wherever it was required. The well-structured precise questionnaire was distributed to the 150 social scientists (research scholars and faculty) that include 75 male & 75 female, selected through purposive random sampling. In addition to this, the bibliographical data were recorded in MS-Excel sheet 2007 for analysis and interpretation purpose with diagrams.

Findings: The response rate was …

An Investigative Study Of Information Literacy Instruction And Learning Activities Of Undergraduate Students In A Federal University Of Technology, Nigeria, Kayode Abel Afolabi Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information is a very useful asset that is indispensable in the day-to-day operations of human beings. There is the need for people to be aware of the importance of information and how to make use of it in all their endeavours. Thus, inability of students to identify, locate, evaluate and make use of information whenever the need arises for it has necessitated the need to conduct a study on information literacy instruction and undergraduate learning activities. The study was carried out among the undergraduate students of Federal University of Technology, Akure and a descriptive survey technique was employed as research …

Public Library Scenario Of Ghatal Subdivision: A Survey, Avijit Mallik, Debabrata Maity

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Survey is necessary to study the various aspects of libraries that is average number of readers, number of books issued, other services available, the level of satisfaction of library ‘users’ and ‘non-users’ and about the role played by the libraries in terms of their traditional role as readership promoters as well as their new role as service and information providers and the impact of public libraries on the quality of life and economic gains of local people. There are twenty seven government registered public libraries in Ghatal Subdivision. A suitable questionnaire is being framed to collect data from each library. …

Use Of Information Communication Technology College Libraries: A Study, Naveen C L, Dr. B U Kannappanavar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The concept “Information Explosion” is developed in this world. ICT (Information & Communication Technology) is playing a significant role in housekeeping activities and information retrieval in libraries. ICT consists of three terms Information, Communication & Technology. The paper highlights the use of ICT in college libraries. For collecting data, questionnaire method is adopted. The findings of the study shows that, the highest percentage of libraries (80.56%) have printer in libraries followed by photocopy machines (75%), CD/CD-ROM drive (72.22%), scanners (70.37%), and barcode scanners (54.63%). Further, 39.29% libraries have partially automated. Only 32.94% have completely automated and 15.48% college libraries have …

Critical Information Literacy And Participatory Democracy: An Analysis Of The Role Of Libraries In Jos Metropolis, Plateau State, Vicki Lawal

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Critical Information Literacy is a commitment to social justice by which people can be empowered through various information sources to question dominant values and beliefs in the society thereby enabling an awareness on issues of democracy and good governance. This article investigated some of the critical challenges faced by libraries with respect to information skills empowerment of the citizens of Jos, Plateau State in the democratic process . The paper is set within the context of the 2019 general elections in Nigeria. It examined the ways that libraries in the city of Jos facilitate knowledge of political issues and awareness …

Scientometric Analysis Of The Research Output Of Biochemistry, Genetics And Molecular Biology Of Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Jignesh Amin, Yogesh R. Parekh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper presents a scientometric analysis of research output of biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology from the Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. The research article was published during 1980-2018. However, the data was collected and indexed in Scopus were considered for the analysis included a total of 400 publications. Various scientometric indicators have been calculated to acquire an appropriate perception of the growth and current status of research output of Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. The paper also analysed the publication trend of Gujarat University. The other aspects that were identified in the paper were the most prolific authors, collaborative authorship patterns and trends, …

Do The Global Scholarly Publications On Bronchitis Rely On Collaborative Research? : An Evaluative Study, S.Roselin Jahina, Dr. M.Sadik Batcha

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper represents the Authorship Pattern in the field of Bronchitis research dependent on the productions indexed in the Web of Science during the period from 2014 to 2018. By and large all out 21147 records were accessed. Bibexcel and MS-Excel were utilized to break down the records. Pajek was used to make the mapping. It is discovered that the Degree of Collaboration shows a growth with fluctuation. The collaborative index for widespread degree of 28.81 shows a supportive tool towards synergistic research design than single research in Bronchitis look into. The author Chang AB has recorded 115 papers. The …

E-Resources And Its Adoption Among Engineering College Faculty Members Pertaining To Kerala State, Joseph Jestin K J, S Ally Sornam Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Matching with the many strides made in higher education, the engineering institutions in our country are devoting heavily on academic resources, specifically e-resources, since the quality of engineering institutions are also assessed in terms of availability of quality library references, collections, repositories and ICT tools for facilitating knowledge proliferation and its usage. An extensive study has been conducted among the Faculty of Engineering colleges in Kerala aimed to find the availability, infrastructure support and consumption status of various types of e-resources. As part of study predesigned and well-structured questionnaire was distributed among the librarians and faculty members of the selected …

So What Made You Choose Librarianship? Reasons Teachers Give For Their Career Switch., Franklin Gyamfi Agyemang

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper explores the reason teachers choose to go into librarianship when leaving the teaching profession from Sub-Saharan Africa. Snowball sampling method was used to locate seventeen (17) participants for this study in Ghana. Mixed methods were used for data collection; questionnaire (open-ended questions) and interview. The data was analyzed using the thematic analysis technique. The study found the following as reasons teacher choose librarianship when leaving the teaching profession: Better Salaries and Remunerations, Relatedness of librarianship to teaching, Love for books, Employment Space and scope of opportunities for librarians. By the findings, this study corroborates researches on second-career librarianship …

The Effect Of State Funeral Regulations On Cremation Rates: Testing For Demand Inducement In Funeral Markets, Kathryn Krynski, David E. Harrington

David E. Harrington

This article presents evidence that state funeral regulations affect the choice of whether to cremate or bury dead bodies. States that require either funeral directors to be embalmers or funeral homes to have embalming preparation rooms have lower cremation rates, holding other factors such as income, age, educational attainment, nativity, religious adherence, race, and region constant. These embalming regulations reduce cremation rates by roughly 16 percent, which increases the amount spent on funerals by 2.6 percent. The article also presents evidence that funeral directors induce consumers to choose burial over cremation, which supports one of the fundamental premises underlying the …

Differential Activation Of Frontoparietal Attention Networks By Social And Symbolic Spatial Cues, Andrew D. Engell, Lauri Nummenmaa, Nikolaas N. Oosterhof, Richard N. Henson, James V. Haxby, Andrew J. Calder

Andrew D. Engell

Perception of both gaze-direction and symbolic directional cues (e.g. arrows) orient an observer’s attention toward the indicated location. It is unclear, however, whether these similar behavioral effects are examples of the same attentional phenomenon and, therefore, subserved by the same neural substrate. It has been proposed that gaze, given its evolutionary significance, constitutes a ‘special’ category of spatial cue. As such, it is predicted that the neural systems supporting spatial reorienting will be different for gaze than for non-biological symbols. We tested this prediction using functional magnetic resonance imaging to measure the brain’s response during target localization in which laterally …

Moving The Needle On Diversity: Why It Matters, José M. Torres

Publications & Research

It is imperative that leadership in business, education and other fields reflects the reality of our more diverse world and the need for more multifaceted and creative thinking.

Overworked. Underpaid., Lexus P. Davis

SURGE

I am two people right now.

Split between a constant feeling of having a deep pit in your stomach from fear of not having finished something. Until that pit is anxiousness and for a second you have to take a few deep breaths because you know yourself.

“Shit, I forgot to eat.”

And the anxious feeling is gone because you forgot something as little as eating.

My eyes are on fire. I rub them and take another sip of coffee. I heard my friends talking about how they took Adderall to finish their papers. I was desperate and so I …

Columbia Chronicle (09/16/2019), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from September 16, 2019 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 16 pages and is listed as Volume 55, Issue 3. Cover story: "Confusion Surrounds Composting Initiatives". Co-Editors-in-Chief: Blaise Mesa & Alexandria Yetter.

Cybersecurity Program Receives Prestigious Abet Accreditation, Mark D. Weinstein

News Releases

Cedarville University’s computer science specialization in cyber operations has received the prestigious Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Cybersecurity accreditation.

University Research Will Benefit Soybean Harvest, Mark D. Weinstein

News Releases

Cedarville University has designated approximately 10 acres of land north of the Elvin R. King Cross Country Course as a research farm that Dr. Robert Paris, associate professor of biology, will use to conduct research on soybeans.

The Guardian, Week Of September 16, 2019, Wright State Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

News articles from The Guardian for the week of September 16, 2019. The Guardian is the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. It has been published regularly since March of 1965.

The Shift From Conspicuous To Inconspicuous Consumption And The Messages Hidden In Plain Sight, Jaclyn Tanenbaum

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

With the growing fragmentation of the luxury consumer market, the increasing mix of conspicuous and inconspicuous products offered by luxury brands, and the overlapping motivations for (in)conspicuous consumption behavior in the marketing literature, this research investigates under which circumstances a luxury consumer will choose to engage in either conspicuous or inconspicuous consumption. Three cross-sectional studies with experimental designs are conducted to test the proposed Triple C Model of (In)Conspicuous Consumption and determine if the proposed model can be used to predict, and ultimately change, consumption behavior among certain luxury consumers. The proposed model purports that construal level, sender cultural capital …

University Libraries News, Georgia Southern University

University Libraries News Online (2008-2023)

• Henderson Library Fall Book Sale

Coping With Emotional Labor: An Intervention Study, Adam D. Weaver, Joseph A. Allen, Rebekka Erks Byrne

Psychology Faculty Publications

Purpose

Emotional labor is generally seen as a response to organizational display rules, which seek to guide the employee’s emotional expressions in such a way as to benefit the organization – generally by increasing customer satisfaction and fostering a positive regard for the organization itself. This study aims to investigate the degree to which a workshop intervention providing information about emotional labor and targeting effective coping strategies could have an effect on teachers’ burnout.

Design/methodology/approach

Using a sample of educators in primary and secondary schools, participants completed a pre-intervention survey, the training intervention and a post-intervention survey six months after …

Taking Control Of Regulations: How International Advocacy Ngos Shape The Regulatory Environments Of Their Target Countries, Andrew Heiss

PMAP Publications

A wave of legislative and regulatory crackdown on international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) has constricted the legal environment for foreign advocacy groups interested in influencing domestic and global policy. Although the legal space for advocacy is shrinking, many INGOs have continued their work and found creative ways to adapt to these restrictions, sometimes even reshaping the regulatory environments of their target countries in their favor. In this article, I explore what enables INGOs to cope with and reshape their regulatory environments. I bridge international relations and interest group studies to examine the interaction between INGO resource configurations and institutional arrangements. I …

Journalism Practice In A Country Facing Division Threats : Newspaper Framing Of Secession Agitations In Nigeria, Somtochukwu Victor Okeke, Ogechi Eucharia Okwumba, Greg H. Ezeah, Gever Verlumun Celestine

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Violent agitations for the secession of South-East from Nigeria is one of the conflict situations that has continued to persist, even after the civil war. The conflict is shredded in political and ethic alignments, thus threatening to drive the country into a second civil war. This study examined media framing of secession agitations pioneered by Indigenous People of Biafra. In doing so, a total of four newspapers- The Vanguard, The Punch, The Guardian and This Day- were content analysed while the study duration was June 1^st 2015 to June 1^st 2018. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used …

Examining Inclusive Growth: Minority-Owned Firms In The Cleveland-Elyria Msa Brief, Iryna Lendel

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

This report provides insight on minority business ownership in the 5-county Cleveland-Elyria Metropolitan Statistical Area (Cleveland MSA) using data from the 2007 and 2012 U.S. Census Bureau Survey of Business Owners. Minority-owned businesses in the Cleveland MSA represented 20% of all firms in 2012. The majority of these firms, 71%, were owned by African American entrepreneurs (24,618), while 14% (4,959 firms) were Asian-owned. Overall, Asian firms have higher combined sales than African American firms ($1.9 billion versus $972 million); resulting in higher sales per firm. Targeted public policies assisting in revenue generation in the African American business community can increase …

Strategic Source Evaluation: Addressing The Container Conundrum, Alyssa Russo, Amy Jankowski, Stephanie Beene, Lori Townsend

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Purpose

This paper argues that information containers provide valuable context clues that can help students make choices about how to engage with information content. The authors present a strategic approach to source evaluation rooted in format and authority threshold concepts.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors developed a source evaluation strategy with the objective of deciding whether to trust an information source. This strategy involves a set of cues to help readers mindfully engage with both the container and content of a given source.

Findings

When conducting research, non-experts are asked to evaluate content in the absence of relevant subject expertise. The cues …

Wgs Program Hosts 'Pop-Up' On Political Correctness, Charles Cramer

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

For the first time this semester, the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality studies (WGS) program hosted one of their ‘Pop-up Panels.’ The panelist/audience discussions address topics of a divisive and polarizing variety in a format that is open to the student body. The hour-long event, which began at noon on Wednesday in the Memorial Union’s Bangor Room, discussed the concept of ‘political correctness’ and the connotations it often evokes.