MEASURE THE REACH OF SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS: A SCIENTOMETRIC STUDY

Citation frequency reflects the value of scientific publications. The cited papers were considered as Reach of the paper and uncited publications were considered as unreached publications. Measures of reach of scientific output were made using Reach percentage (RP); Reach Activity Index (RAI); Unreach/Reach Activity Index (URAI) and Unreach Activity Index

CHALLENGES IN SKILL DEVELOPMENT AMONG LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE PROFESSIONALS

Today’s changing environment in library and information centres looks for change in the professional skills besides the academic skill. This study examines nearly 49 criteria across the spectrum of Key Requirements; Inquisitiveness; Infrastructure environment; Work Environment; Professional Challenges and Future Skill Capacity to determine the viability of the skills for

Mobile Technology using in Library services

In the new era digital technological revaluation is the challenge for the Library Information science not only in India but also abroad. The user satisfaction in Library field is very importance and challengeable job today. Librarian must need to show the tendency for various required services to patrons. It’s the

USE OF ELECTRONIC RESOURCES AMONG STUDENTS OF SELECTED ENGINEERING COLLEGES IN TIRUNELVELI AND TUTICORIN DISTRICTS: A STUDY

In recent years, the role of the Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals are adapting themselves to changing technologies, information environment, and readers’ expectations. Library professionals are increasingly responsible not only to provide traditional library information services according to the needs of the Library users but also provide modern electronic

AUTHORSHIP PATTERNS IN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY

Presents a case study of the trends in authorship pattern and collaborative research in Jourmal of Organic Chemistry. The study concluded that out of 6689 articles, the single author contributed 1.55% of articles while 82.68%articles were contributed by more than one authors. The study reveal that most of the contributions

STUDY OF CHANGING TREND OF THE LANDING WEB PAGE OF SELECT LEADING SOCIAL SCIENCE ONLINE INFORMATION SERVICE PROVIDERS (OISPs) DURING 2005 TO 2010

The use of online information services has increased dramatically over the last decade, as consumers seek easier and more convenient access to information on the Internet. Historically, these OISPs also known as access providers sold their services to individual users, and it was to their competitive advantage to get as

Public Libraries Contribution to Social Awareness And Political Developments: With Special Reference To Vellore District

This article highlights the Public libraries contribution to social awareness and political development in vellore district. The paper analyse the utilization of public libraries in five regions of vellore district. Research Design- A systematic questionnaire have prepared and data were collected directly from the concerned libraries. Objective of the study

Information Use Pattern and Reading Habits among Students of Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha (A Deemed University) , New Delhi : A Case Study

The present paper is based on survey conducted on the information use pattern and readings habits among the students of SLBSRSV, New Delhi. This paper shows that the majority of students 97.50%preferred books for accessing information and from informal sources 81.25% preferred discussion with colleagues getting desire information. The main

PROBLEMS AND RETRIEVAL OF INFORMATION IN DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT

The present paper reports retrieval problems of information with changing digital environment. The users are more thoughtful to challenge with any new technological devices and their retrieval mechanism devices .There is need to study and explore user’s problems with changing information learning system. Keywords: Users retrieval Interface (URI), user’s information

Bibliometric Analysis of the International Journal of Web Information Systems for the Year 2005-2015

This paper deals with the analysis of the 212 original Contributions of the journal entitled “International Journal of Web Information Systems” published at the time of 2005-2015. The paper covers the bibliometric analyses of year-wise distribution of articles, category-wise classification of papers, geographical distributions and authorship patterns of the International

LAW RESOURCES CITED BY LAW STUDENTS IN NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA AND CHUKWUEMEKA ODUMEGWU OJUKWU UNIVERSITY, ULI LIBRARIES IN NIGERIA

The law resources cited by law students in law libraries of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, NAU, Awka and Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, (COOU), Uli were investigated. The objective of the study was to determine the presence and actual utilization of the recommended laws and statutes, law journals, law reports and law

Plagiarism: Study of Prevailing Systems to prevent the Plague

The problem of plagiarism is very serious and spreading day by day with a fast pace. The main reason of increasing this problem is easy access to all types of material available on internet. Plagiarism has spared no field of work may it be business, academia or research. To prevent

Scientometric Analysis of the Journal “Green Chemistry”

The Study is to examine the Journal “ Green Chemistry” during 1999 - 2017. The study covers 19 years. The research coverage includes the Year wise Distribution of Articles, Authorship pattern, Type of document, Growth Ratio, Relative Growth Rate and Country wise Distribution. This paper critically analyses 5703 articles published

Bibliometric Analysis of the Journal – Economic Affairs

The Purpose of the Study is to explore the Journal “ Economic Affairs” and the Relationship of measuring and analyzing the Articles, Authorship, Type of document, Growth Ratio, Relative Growth Rate etc.. This paper critically analyses 2313 scholarly communications published in the Economic Affairs Journal. The analysis cover mainly the

Information Resources for Law Education: An Overview

This Paper present the information resources for law education which includes primary, secondary, sources of information , digital legal information as a well as Online legal database and e-journals e-books which are useful for law education. Keywords: Primary, Secondary legal information, offline and online legal information, legal database.

Remote Access to digital resources of Mysore University Library: a Practical Approach

Remote access to library’s digital resources is both an expectation and need of today’s user community. This paper gives a glimpse of remote access service provided by Mysore University Library, usage of digital resources & services by using EZ Proxy through residential lines by faculty/ research scholars & students of

ICT Impact on ISB of Users in State Agricultural University Libraries in Karnataka: A Study

This study investigates the Information and Communication Technology impact on Information Seeking Behaviors of users in State Agricultural University libraries in Karnataka. For the present study a well structured questionnaire has been formulated and distributed among the postgraduate students, research scholars and faculty members of Agricultural Universities in Karnataka in

Scientometric Profile of Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine Research in India with reference to Web of Science (WoS) citation database during 2007 -2016

Objective: This study analyzes the research activities of India in Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine Research during 2007–2016, based on the total publication output, its growth rate, quality of papers published and rank of India in the global context. Patterns of international collaborative research output and the major partner countries

Usage of Digital Resources by the Faculty Members of Medical College Libraries in the Central Kerala

An medical college library aims to provide wide an efficient information sources and services to the medical professionals as well as students and user community ,This study focuses the faculty members of medical colleges to gather information for their general knowledge purpose, this study found that pen drive and OPAC

Reference Management TOOLS: A special reference to Endnote in R & D Libraries

Reference management tools can be used not only for students and academics or teachers, but start-ups, SMEs, marketers, writers, bid-writers, publishers and research agencies. Basically, anyone who is doing research by reading a lot of content on a particular project or has to keep track of a number of citations

Electronic (Digital) Resources for Engineering Education: Overview

The Article describes the Electronic, Digital Resources, The Academic and research Community largely depending on electronic information sources. Information playing a vital role in the present knowledge society now a day’s about three lakh journals is available deferent disciplines in online. Information Communication Technology (ICT) is being increased use in

USE OF MEDICAL DATABASES BY THE FACULTY AND RESEARCHERS OF SPEECH AND HEARING INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA: A STUDY

The Paper examines the extent of use of medical databases by the faculty and research scholars working in the speech and hearing institutions in India. The study is based on the responses obtained from the faculty and research scholars. The aspects in respect of the frequency of use and the

Utilization of Health Information as a Predictor of wellness among Librarians in University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED) in Ondo City, Ondo State Nigeria.

This paper is onutilization of health information as a predictor of wellness among librarians in University of Medical Sciences in Ondo City, Ondo State Nigeria. This paper addresses Goal 3 of Sustainable Development Goals which states that Good Health and Well-being. Which relates to one of the sub-themes of this

Research output of University of Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru University in the field of Arts and Humanities: A study of Thomson Scientific Database during 2004-2016

The purpose of this study is to explore the publication trends and check the research productivity of DU and JNU in the field of Arts and Humanities through WoS citation database. Design/methodology/approach: For analysis of the study, the required data of DU and JNU was collected from the AHCI of

Indian Pharmaceutical Industrial Libraries: An Overview

This paper describes primary and secondary information sources available in the pharmaceutical industry and also attempts to highlight about the problems in retrieving the online information sources and increasing trends in the use of electronic information sources in the pharmaceutical industry. Keywords: Information Sources, Retrieving information, pharmaceutical Industry,

Reading Habits among Pre-University Students in Kalburgi City, Karnataka. -A Survey

Reading habits is very essential and very important discipline to improve the knowledge and current awareness of the students .Hence they should practice the best methods of reading habits in order to discover and explore new ideas and grow their basic knowledge .It helps them to improve there personality development

EXPLORING THE NEED AND STRATEGIES OF INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOUR OF LAW PRACTITIONERS AT HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH LIBRARY: A CASE STUDY

The purpose of this study is to explore the Information Seeking BehaviourLawpractitionersof the High Court of Karnataka Dharwad Bench. It throws light on channels used by the lawyers and information sources preferred by them, methods employed for getting the needed information and their library use. The questionnaire was used as

Bibliometric analysis of Aquatic Microbial Ecology from 2000 – 2014

No such study was carried out so far. Hence, this study is needed. This study was carried out to examine the year-wise output, collaborative patterns, author’s productivity, countries productivity, institutional productivity, document types, highly cited articles, and bibliographic coupling. The required data were collected from Web of Science database. This

Role of Information Professionals in Pharmaceutical Research

The Indian pharmaceutical industry is largely focused on generic drug products and thus an exhaustive search on the molecule and formulation to be developed is a pre-requisite to any research project. Most searches for any new project is conducted by the scientists themselves and the role of information professionals is

Marketing of Business School Libraries: A Case Study of Guru Nanak Institute of Management Studies (GNIMS)

Academic Libraries are facing challenges of rising cost of library resources, shrinking library budgets, stiff competition from networked information, and changed perception of users. To face these challenges effectively, academic libraries have started adopting marketing principles or techniques in their day-to-day working. The paper is written with the purpose to

USE OF ANTI-PLAGIARISM TOOLS BY RESEARCH SCHOLARS OF JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITYAND UNIVERSITY OF DELHI: A STUDY

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the awareness about plagiarism, Anti-plagiarism tools and use of these tools in research paper or other writings medium by scholars of both Universities (University of Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru University). Plagiarism is an act of fraud;thisinvolves both stealing someone else’s work

INTEGRATION OF INTERNET USAGE VIA MOBILE TECHNOLOGY: STUDENTS PERCEPTION IN KUCET FOR WOMEN, WARANGAL.

The impact of Information and Communication Technology has brought a tremendous change in library and information systems and services. Learning and teaching with mobile technologies is beginning to make a breakthrough. The most commonly used data application on mobile phones is SMS text messaging. The key aspire of the study is to

UTILIZATION OF E-RESOURCES BY FACULTY AND STUDENTS OF ENGINEERING COLLEGES IN COIMBATORE TAMIL NADU: A CASE STUDY

Electronic resources are the vibrant tool for the higher education and research in all subjects including the Engineering discipline. The Number of e-resources packages are available in all the approved Engineering Colleges for references. This article deals with the utilization of e-resources among the faculty and students of Engineering Colleges

Survey on Information Literacy skills among Librarians of Medical Colleges, Karnataka

Information Literacy (IL) is an area of interest to librarians and information professionals and it is pivotal to the pursuit of lifelong learning process. Information Literacy is common to all disciplines to environments and to all levels of education. The present study is an attempt to know the information literacy

USE OF E-RESOURCES BY FACULTY AND RESEARCH SCHOLARS OF SPEECH AND HEARING INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA: A STUDY

The present study is an attempt to understand the use of e-resources by faculty and researchers in the speech and hearing institutions in India. The study is based on the responses obtained from the faculty and research scholars. The aspects in respect of the use of on-line resources constitutes e-books,

Study of different factors leading to the choice of Developers and Users to participate in major Open Source Library Software (OSLS) with special emphasis on gender differences

It is almost obvious that the Open Source Library Software (OSLS) is the future for the modern libraries. While many researchers attempt to understand the process and structure of the available OSLS, their development, impact and management, few found a gender composition in participation of the development process and during

A CRITICAL REVIEW ON CONVENTIONAL AND MODERN LIBRARY SERVICES

The present review focuses on difference and transformation of services from traditional library to modern library and how the concept of digital library has revolutionized the library sector using the tool of information and communication technology mainly the bar code technology. This is so as the utility of bar coding

Use of Digital Media to Enhance Spiritual Growth by the Inhabitants of Religious Houses in Mysore Diocese

The digital media connects to a world-wide net, and offers various results. Digital media is useful irrespective age, religion. This study is to conclude how valuable digital media is in helping the Christian inhabitants of religious houses in the Mysore Diocese in obtaining information so as to enhance their spiritual

Awareness and Utilization of Library Public Access Catalogue by Undergraduate Students of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi, Bauchi State of Nigeria

This paper examined the awareness and use of library public access catalogue by undergraduate students of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi. The study employed descriptive survey research design with population of 200 undergraduate students which cut across all faculties in ATBU Bauchi using random sampling techniques. Data was collected

USE OF LIBRARY RESOURCES BY THE STUDENTS OF PRIVATE ENGINEERING COLLEGES: A CASE STUDY OF ODISHA

Libraries have played an important role in providing a variety of learning resources for study and research to the students. The present study is case study of use of library resources by the students of private engineering college libraries of Odisha. It discusses the objectives, scope and limitations of the

Information Seeking Behavior of Students of Shri Muktanand College Library, Gangapur

This study has to made a good attempt to judge the information seeking behavior of students in shri Muktanand college library. The study looked at the problems faced by students while seeking information. Analysis on the basis of study it is found that students have been shown more affection to

Assessment of Internet Resources Usage for Learning: A Case Study of NIMS University Jaipur, India.

This study examines the assessment of access and use of internet resources for learning in school of social science and humanities, “What type of Internet Resources are available for the students in the school, through which channels students in school of social science access Internet Resources for Learning, for what

A STUDY ON MANAGING KOHA OPEN SOURCE LIBRARY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KERALA

This study examined the use of open source integrated library management system in Central University of Kerala Library with the aim of highlighting the capabilities and potentials of open source software (Koha) and its practical importance to academic libraries across the globe. Library automation benefits both the library staff and

USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES BY RESEARCH SCHOLARS OF SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY, KOLHAPUR

The researcher has made an attempt to trace out the awareness, purpose of using various social networking sites by the research scholars of Shivaji University, Kolhapur. Data were collected from 95 respondents through random sampling method using structured questionnaire. The study focused on to know how the research scholars make

Publication productivity analysis of University of Mysore: a study

The study is attempted to analyze the research outputs of University of Mysore covered by Scopus during 2011 to 2015. Researchers have mainly focused on citation pattern, various forms of documents, subject wise output of publications and top journals. The study also identified the extent of authorship and top most productive

Bibliometrics analysis of DJLIT with special reference to Productivity Patterns of Authors from beginning to 2015

The paper focused to measure the productivity patterns of authors in DESIDOC journal of library &information technologyduring the period of 2011-2015. It is also highlighted on proposed research, DRDO- DESIDOC, objectives, hypothesis, scope and limitations of the study, research methodology, productivity of authors: language wise distribution, length of paper,RGR and

Global Literature on Aircraft: Scientometric analysis

The present study examines the analyses of the Aircraft research output from in and around the world during 2006-2015 as reflected in SCOPUS database. SCOPUS database has been used to retrieve the data for 10 years (2006-2015) by search string is Aircraft. A total of 65275 records are retrieved and

Information Needs and Gathering Habits among Farmers in Rural areas of Mahoba District, Uttar Pradesh: A Study

The study examined the Information Needs and Gathering Habits among Farmers in Rural areas. Primary data collected through field survey with the help of Schedule, Interview, dairy and personal observation method, villages were selected by lottery method and 10 farmers were randomly selected from each village for data collection. From

Research in Telugu literature in University of Hyderabad : a bibliometric study

Bibliometric is the method of statistical analysis of written communications such as books, journal articles, theses and dissertations etc. These methods are frequently used in the field of library and Information Science with a purpose of providing a quantitative analysis of academic literature. The data collected, tabulated and percentages were

Use Pattern of Competitive Examinations and Career Information Centres of Public Libraries in Karnataka

The study focuses on the use pattern of Competitive Examination and Career Information Centres (CE&CICs) of the Public Libraries in the state of Karnataka. The researcher has obtained responses from the users pertaining to the use various sources of information. Paper mainly focuses on the use pattern of information sources

Scientometric Portrait of Prof. S Sreenivasa Murthy

An attempt has been made to highlight the research contribution of Prof. S Sreenivasa Murthy,Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering. (INAE), wherein he published 105 articles in scientific journals and 182 articles in conference proceedings. Collaborative authorship in scientific journals is found in the size of 18 single authored,11

EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA ON THE READING HABITS OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS AT SRI KALAHASTISWARA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

The objective of this study is to examine the effect of social media and electronic media on reading habits of engineering students at Sri Kalahastiswara Institute of Technology (SKIT) Srikalahasti. The required data was collected from 150 students using a questionnaire. The result shows thatthe social media has resulted in

Citation Analysis of Doctoral Theses Submitted to The University of Agricultural Science; Gandhi Krishi Vignyan Kendra (GKVK) Bangalore

Citations in Doctoral Theses submitted to The University of Agricultural Science; Gandhi KrishiVignyan Kendra (GKVK) Bangalore during the period 2001 - 2011, were analyzed for finding probable relationships between citing articles and bibliographic forms. Frequency and percentage distributions and measures of cumulative frequency isused to analyze data. Findings shows that

E-Journals: An Effective Electronic Information Resource

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) revolution is considered to be one of the marvels of the 20th century. The information has changed from print to digital form. The successful operation of any library depends to a large extent on the choice of library collection. In the current era of information

Understanding the Users EIT Library services and Instructions

We have to study about this paper how to instruct and guideline to the fresh man users students and staff members to access the library resources in words of print materials and non- print materials with using the some retrieval tools like cataloguing, classification, indexing and using any software applications

BIBLIOMETRICS STUDY ON BREAST CANCER RESEARCH DURING THE YEAR 2006-2015

This study evaluates the breast cancer research output from the year 2006-2015. The data were downloaded from web of science database which was maintained by Thomson Reuters. Total number of records were 4206. The result of such studies may be very useful for the research administrators, policy makers and funding

Productivity Patterns of Authors in DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology: A bibliometric Approach

The study analysed the author productivity, year wise productivity, year wise growth rate of publications, application of Lotka’s law, applicability of Price’s square Root law and 80/20 Rules, year wise authorship pattern and Length of paper during the period of 2011-2015. Keywords: Author productivity, Authorship patterns and DESIDOC Journal of

Reading Habits of Electronic periodicals among Engineering Students in Ranga Reddy District: A Study

This study attempts to know the students opinion, perception and usage of electronic periodicals in select engineering college students of Rangareddy District in Telangana state. This study attempts to find out preference and usage of electronic periodicals by the engineering college students. The date collected through questionnaire method for this

Requirement of training to use internet based electronic resources by medical professionals

In medical libraries, the latest technologies are increasingly used to collect, store, retrieve and disseminate a great amount of information to help medical professionals in their day-to-day education, research and clinical practices. The medical websites and databases developed by medical institutions, associations, agencies and publishers provide the latest information. In

USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH: AN OVERVIEW

Social media is gaining attraction day by day across all the age groups of users for variety of purposes. Even though at the onset, it seems to be the largest mode of quickly communicating with people and/or for entertainment but it has another perspective of being more meaningfully used. The

AWARENESS AND USE OF DIGITAL LIBRARY RESOURCES BY FACULTY MEMBERS OF ENGINEERING COLLEGE LIBRARIES IN WARANGAL DISTRICT, TELANGANA: A STUDY

Electronic/ Digital information resources are becoming more and more important for the academic community. The growth of engineering colleges in Telangana is quiet significant and ahead of many states of India. Digital resources are considered as important resources of teaching, research and training. Thus, digital resources in a library play

INDIGENOUS MATERIAL OF PRESERVING MANUSCRIPTS IN LIBRARY

The manuscripts collection are important to the human society, researcher, scholar can measure the value of valuable collection, which they are able to access them. The aim of this paper is to highlight the Indigenous Material of Preserving Manuscripts in Library. The paper discuss role of NMM for Preservation and

Importance of Library Resource Guide and Role of the Librarian

This article overview the available open source options available for academic libraries for updating and maintaining pathfinders such as resource guide. The IISER Bhopal Library has developed and implemented SubjectPlus open source tool to manage contents of our library website to meet the web page publishing and site management needs

An Assessment of ICT Literacy Competencies among Research Scholars and Faculty Members of Science and Technology Departments in the Universities of Karnataka: a study

The study assessed the ICT literacy skills among research scholars and faculty members in the fiend of Science & Technology in the Universities of Karnataka State. A questionnaire was used to collect the required data from the respondents in the Universities under the study. The analysis of the collected data

Global Aurora Research: A scientometric analysis of research output during 2006-2015

This study analyses the auroral research output from all over the world during 2006-2015 and highlighted the growth, most prolific countries, sub-disciplines, most prolific journal and most prolific institutions. Data for this study retrieve from Science Citation Index-Expanded by following key term strategy for particular study period 2006-2015. Total 7606

Application of Hadoop Distributed File System in Digital Libraries

Generally we access data in digital libraries through client – server architecture. The maintenance charges of these servers and infrastructure required more amount to invest. Limited amount of data only can be stored in the server the amount of data increases replacement of server is also required. All these constraints

Forecasting of Select Search Engines: An Experiment with Result Fluctuation in the field of Library and Information Science

The paper evaluates a forecasting study on four search engines viz., Google, Bing, Yahoo, and Baidu in order to generate projected data to on collection of data series, using result fluctuation on simple keyword “Dublincore” in the field of Library and Information Science. Data was collected on daily basis for

Use and Retrieval pattern of E-Health Information by Medical Students in Pathanamthitta District: A Survey

E-health or Electronic health information is a powerful tool for health care professionals which provides information about diseases, symptoms, therapeutics procedure and pharmaceutical products, surgical operation techniques, prescriptions, etc. It also helps the students to act as an important source of studying, learning and research in patient care. This study

Extent of familiarity in using various software by the visually impaired students for accessing library resources in Karnataka for their academic use- A study

This papers deals with use of specially designed software for visually impaired like Kurzwell OCR, Jaws talking software, NVDA, Widows eye, Duxbury and magic without speech screen magnification by visually impaired students for their academic usage. Extent of familiarity of the various software used by students studying in under-graduate and

Scientometric Analysis of Black Pepper Research in India

A Scientometric study of Black Pepper literature published from 1999-2013 with respect to India using Horticultural Science Data base. Identifies the distribution of black pepper literature, forms of publication, core journals, prime authors and prime institutions was carried out for the benefit of various stakeholders at national and international level.

AWARENESS OF INFORMATION LITERACY AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF PARITALA SRIRAMULU GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE: PENUKONDA

The study investigates to find out the awareness of information Literacy Concept among undergraduate students of P.S. Government Degree College, Penukonda and emphasizes of information literacy programmes in a college library setup for better usage of resources. Keywords: Information Literacy, Users, College Library.

USE OF OUTSOURCING IN COLLEGE LIBRARIES

Paper has aim to gives brief account of use of outsourcing in libraries. It is an attempt to conceptualize the approaches of outsourcing to library and information centers, discusses the need of outsourcing. The present study discussed the numerous reasons for using outsourcing, areas of implementation of outsourcing in college

Coverage analysis of publications of University of Mysore in Scopus

This study is mainly aimed to illustrate the publication statistics of University of Mysore covered by Scopus citation indexing database with different objectives such as analyzing the types of documents covered in Scopus, faculty wise citation pattern with average journal impact factor and degree of foreign collaboration. To carry out

A STUDY ON INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOUR OF THE FACULTY MEMBERS OF THE HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN PONDICHERRY

This user studies is confined to the information seeking behaviour of the faculty members of the higher educational institutions in Pondicherry. Objectives have been framed and hypothesis have been formulated. The Total Number of Seventeen established higher education institutions in Pondicherry have taken and in this regard the sample of

A Survey of the Use of Various Sources of Information by the Visually Challenged Students Pursuing Higher Education in Karnataka State

Paper depicts the result of the survey conducted to indentify the degree of use of various printed information resources like text books, subject books, magazines and news papers, grey information resources and journals by the visually challenged students and research scholars. Further researcher has endeavored to identify the assistance rendered

Mobile Library Services and Technologies: A Study

Mobile landscape had broadened significantly and now libraries are also exploring and experimenting with this technology. The present paper discusses leading strategies that innovative libraries are using to deliver services through mobile devices. It also presents an overview of trends in mobile tools and their applications for libraries, including the

ICT Skills for LIS Professional in the Digital Environment

Libraries are growing emphasis on use of information technologies have undergone major structural changes in terms of their collections, organizations and services. As the changes occurred in library environment the library and information science professionals should be acquaintance with different skills. In the Digital age need stronger Technological type of

Use of Electronic Resources in VIT University: An Empirical Study

The usage of e – journals has increased. There has been a considerable increase in awareness among the users about the library e – resources and e-services. A substantial amount has been ear marked by the academic institutions towards e-resources. In this study attempt has been made to identify the

Information seeking behavior of faculty members and research scholars of Bangalore University: A Case Study

The study reveals that information need and seeking information is an need of the hour and it facilitates the faculty members and research scholars to easy access to the information. The library staff must assist the faculty members and research scholars in locating the information. The online information systems has

Use of Electronic Resources by Faculty Members of Engineering Colleges in Jaggayyapet –A Study

The present study deals with use of electronic resources by faculty members of two engineering colleges in Jaggayyapet. A total of 168 respondents data were analyzed for assessing various factors like institution wise distribution of respondents using electronic resources, sex-wise distribution of respondents using use of electronic resources, frequency of

Use of Ayurvedic Medical College Libraries in Hyderabad Karnataka Region by students: a Study

Aim of the present study is to understand the users of ayurvedic medical college library students in Hyderabad Karnataka region, their frequency of visit, preferred time to use, purpose to visit, usage of different resources and services, and satisfaction regarding library resources and services. The findings of the study reveal

SDI service in Management Institutional Libraries: a select study of Management Institutions in Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), Pune Region

Libraries are known as the houses of literature where the information can be retrieved through the information resources. The basic role of libraries is thus to acquire, preserve and disseminate the information to those who required the same on the basis of its services. Apart from the regular circulation service,

Scientometric Analysis of Cognitive Neuroscience Research Literature: 2006-2015

The aim of this study is to analyze cognitive neuroscience research output from year 2006-2015 by using various statistical methods and scientometric tools such as growth rate, transformative activity index, relative citation impact, citation per paper. Data for this study retrieved from SCI-Expanded for the year 2006-2015. A total 6012

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES USE BY FACULTY MEMBERS OF ENGINEERING COLLEGE LIBRARIES IN RTM NAGPUR UNIVERSITY AREA: A STUDY

The engineering education is important for development of any country. The faculty members of engineering college are very much needed for the scientific advancement of the country. To make them accomplish and innovative in the workforce, information is vital to access and keeps abreast with the new developments. In this

Marketing of Library Information Products and Services In Central University Libraries of Uttar Pradesh & Uttrakhand: an evaluative study

In this paper the research scholar investigated library Information Services and Products status in central universities library of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in the name of those universities are Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Allahabad University (AU),Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar University (BBAU),Banaras Hindu University(BHU), Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (HNBGU) library

Best Library Practices Used in Dadapatil Rajale College Library, Adinathnagar

This paper covers various library practices, services given to users by Dadapatil Rajale College Library, Adinathnagar. Library services are vital forces to achieve academic standards. Libraries are backbone system to every academic institution and they are support to teaching, research and learning systems. The role o academic libraries in current

A study of Library Services, Facilities and Information Technology amongst Yoga- Science Libraries in Maharashtra

The present study makes an attempt to know the various facilities and services which are essential to the users in the Yoga-Science Libraries in Maharashtra. The research tool, questionnaire method was adopted to collect the data. The study also focused on the use of hardware, use of software, network operating

USE OF ICT AMONG WOMEN LIBRARY PROFESSIONALS: AN EMPRICAL STUDY

The aim of the study is to assess whether the development in information communication technologies have any influence among the women library professionals’ in their professional carrier development. Out of the 150 questionnaire distributed 123 were received and the response rate is 82.0%. The view on ICT has an association

Impact of e-books in academic libraries

Abstract E-books are attracting user’s attention in today ICT environment. In this paper we are discussing about the basic concept, advantage and disadvantage. Paper also highlights the Digital Right Management of e-books. Now a day’s students, wants remote information available on their desktop, laptop and mobile phone. Search the relevant

Information Seeking Behavior of the users in The Energy Resource Institute (TERI), New Delhi: A Survey

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 like the library and information centers need to be aware of their users’ information requirements as well

Measuring Users’ Perceptions of the Libraries of Management Institutions in Pune Region: a Libqual+ Study

Service quality is an important aspect of the academic libraries Basic role of academic libraries is to provide quality service to its varied academic user segments. So providing a consistent level service is a prime need for the academic libraries and meeting or exceeding the user needs is focused effectively.

BIBLIOMETRIC STUDY OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE THESES LITERATURE AVAILEBLE IN R. C. UNIVERSITY LIBRARY: A STUDY

This paper studies the Bibliometric study of mathematical literature PhD dissertations submitted by the students for the award of Doctor of philosophy at RCU University, Belagavi, between 1962 and 1972. This article outlines the general methodology used during the study is a quantitative analysis of references appended to theses in

SCIENTOMETRIC SCRUTINY BENEFACTION TO INDIAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY (IJBT)

The study investigates and examines the different scientometric segments of articles distributed on-line rendition of Web of Science in this field of biotechnology from 2002-2015. The different bibliometric parts of the 1050 examined records distributed in the study period were contemplated. This study covers the different parts of biotechnology examination.

Use of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) by the Research Scholars of Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur: A Study

This paper attempts to study the activities and purposes for using Social Networking Sites (SNSs) by the research scholars of Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur. The study was conducted through a questionnaire administrated among the research scholars pursuing their research at Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur. It is found that majority of

Information Needs & Information Seeking in Internet Era: A Case Study of Geographers in Maharashtra

The article deals with information needs and information seeking behavior of Geographers or Geography teacher in Maharashtra state in internet era. The nature and type of information requirements of geographer and geography teacher/ lecturers and also to discuss the methods and approaches used by geographer and geography teacher/ lecturers in

A Scientometric Analysis of “Informing Science: The International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline”. (2005-2014): on DOAJ

The present study deals a scientometric analysis of 128 papers published in Data is collected using the DOAJ ( Directory of open access journal) and analyzed using Microsoft Excel. The study focuses on various aspect of the journal such as , growth of papers (year wise), authorship pattern, degree of

A Review of Library Services with the introduction of ICT in Libraries

The advent of Information & Communication Technology has affected all spheres of life. As information technology is becoming the important part of every organization, it is bringing great changes in the organization‟s structure and management and delivery practices. ICT have transformed Library & Information services globally. This paper explores the

An Overview of Digital Challenges and Users expectation in IT era related to Library Profession

The concept of DL (digital library) library is changing in the light of advances in ICT. The increased role played by the IT in the development of society calls for active reactions to the challenges. The present day librarianship is highly complex profession requiring them scholarly and technical knowledge. Thus

INFORMATION NEEDS AND INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOUR OF FACULTY MEMBERS OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, G.B. NAGAR DISTRICT: A STUDY

The progress of modern society depends a great deal, upon the provision of the right kind of information in the light form at the right time. As information is valuable, it must be put to proper use. In order to serve the users efficiently and effectively, one must ascertain the

APPLICATION OF WEB 2.0 AND WEB 3.0: AN OVERVIEW

The paper summarizes an overview of the application of Web 2.0 and Web 3.0. It discusses the evolution of different phases of Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 in particular. Various tools, features, pros and cons of Web 2.0 are elaborated. Particularly, technologies of Web 3.0 like its need, fundamentals, structure,

Understanding Copyright Laws: Infringement, Protection and Exceptions

Copyright is a branch of Intellectual Property Rights and an exclusive legal right given by the judiciary to the creator on his creation. As a creator (he/she/group) has rights to enjoy financial and other benefits associated as per the law over the creation. Violation of copyright law would lead to

AWARENESS AND IMPLEMETATION OF INDIAN COPYRIGHT ACT: A STUDY OF UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

This paper presents the awareness and implication of Indian copyright Act in University Libraries. It includes Copyright is important to creators like writers and artists as well as those such as publishers that own rights, as it provides them with a legal right of ownership of the work that they

Development of Library Automation in University of Kalyani, West Bengal: a case study

Traditional card catalogue creates problems in document search in terms of speed and accuracy. Problems also faced by KUCL in providing access to their holdings. Automation of library catalogue is the most suitable solution for these problems. Users are more interested in an automated catalogue than the existing card catalogue

Academic Usage of Face book among the PG Students of Vikrama Simhapuri University

This study explores the academic usage pattern of Face book among the post graduate students of Vikrama Simhapuri University, Nellore. A self administered questionnaire was used for collecting data from the respondents. The results revealed that 97.56% of the respondents having face book account and 50% of the respondents used

Dynamism of Collection Development activities in Central Library, Central University of Orissa, Koraput from 2009-2015

Library is a place in which reading materials, such as books, periodicals, newspapers, and thesis and often other materials such as musical and video recordings, are kept for use or lending. These documents are made accessible to the users through different retrieval mechanisms. Collection development is about ensuring the growth

Study of Security System used in College Libraries

The present paper has aim to know the security systems applied in college libraries. The paper focused on concept of security and specified the objectives of the research, hypothesis, scope, limitations, methodology and findings of the study. The paper also discussed need of security system and different type of security

Use and Search Patterns of Electronics Resources among the Faculty Members of Autonomous Engineering Colleges in Chittoor District, A.P: A Survey

This paper emphasizes on evaluation of the use of e-resources and services among the faculty in autonomous Engineering Colleges in Chittoor District. A total of 225 structured questionnaires were distributed among 175 respondents. The collected data was analyzed for various factors like institution wise distribution of respondents using e-resources, gender

E- Governance-Implementation in Indian perspective

Electronic Resources for University Library and Its Advantages

We are living in Digital Era,now availability of Electronic resource in academic Library is very common. Because the internet –in particular, the World Wide Web is rapidly Displacing the user of external storage media, such as floppy disks and CD-ROMs. Due to information revaluation the Digital Library are growing

Impact of Social Networking on Higher Education

In the modern era, 21 century is the way of communication .social Networking play a crucial role in the field of teaching and research purpose for the Various sectors like- Education, Health, agriculture , science and technologies, Modern technologies are easily use to sharing their information one person to group

Electronic Theses &Dissertations in Indian University Libraries and National Level Repository: Positions and Challenges.

Indian universities play a vital role in generation and dissemination of knowledge by conductingresearch works and producing theses & dissertationsthat area unique source of information& knowledge. Every year, about8,00010,000 PhDs are being awarded in India. The purpose of these theses and dissertations are to provide an experience to students, researchers,

Research Trends in Field of Geology A Case Study of Banaras Hindu University

In modern time, the work of the library is not confined only to the transaction of the books, but it has become the centre of dissemination of information. Research has always been regarded as the most important intellectual activity in the higher education system.

Citation Analysis of Theses and Dissertations in Chemistry Submitted to the LNB Library, Dibrugarh University, 2009-13

The Present study is conducted to find out the citation patterns used by students and scholars of Dibrugarh University in their thesis and dissertation. Based on the results of this study, it is hoped that certain conclusions about scholarly communications can be drawn such as form of citation used by

RESEARCH TRENDS IN FORENSIC SCIENCE A STUDY OF SCIENTOMETRIC ANALYSIS

The study explores and analyses the various bibliometric components of the research articles published on-line version of Web of Science in the field of forensic sciences during 2001-2015. The various bibliometric components of the 2108 research records published in the study period were studied.

Use of E-resources by the Students of CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishavidyalaya, Palampur

This paper describes the awareness, access and use of electronic resources available in CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishavidyalaya, Palampur. The usages of electronic journals and electronic books have been increased rapidly. The study focused on the use of different types of electronic information resources, awareness of users,

Recent Trends of Implementation of proprietary and Open Source Library Software

This paper importance of 20th century Digital Library, needs, model, how many material stored in the Digital Library, (video, e-documents, ejournals, e-print, microform CDs DVDs –etc) Dimensions in the nature of Libraries, Digital Library, Principles,

Marine information Exploration by Scientists and Academicians in Institutions and Universities A Comparative Study.

This paper discusses a number of these that have been successful at the departments of universities, Marine and Fishery science research institution libraries of south India. Research, particularly in the marine and fishery science disciplines, benefits from being able to scan comprehensively the content of journals and then access research

Status of Online resources in Selected Deemed University Libraries in Andhra Pradesh

The role of online resources in the library for the higher education and research in engineering, science and technology has a prominent preference in the current world. Each university has a well equipped resourced central library to hold up the academic and research activities.

Library Automation condition in University Libraries of Madhya Pradesh

Through this study, we are trying to find out library automation condition in University Libraries of Madhya Pradesh. In this paper we studied 42 University Libraries of Madhya Pradesh, it includes 2 Central universities, 20 state university, 3 deemed university and 17 private universities in Madhya Pradesh. We have excluded

Library Automation: An Overview

This article focused on the overview of library automation and the changing scenario of library management. The impact of ICT has changed the library operation and its functionality in to a fast to faster mode. Clients need not to visit shelf to shelf to find out a document. They just

Scientomatric Analysis of Annals of Library and Information Studies (ALIS): 2009-2013

Analyses 177 research papers in five volumes 56 to 60, (2009 - 2013) in Annals of library and Information studies. The study gives status of Library and information science research & importance of library science in India. Also gives account of Annals of library and Information studies, objectives & methodology

Knowledge Management and the Role of Academic Libraries

In the present information and knowledge age, knowledge has become a key resource in our society. The academic zone need to improve information units based on the advanced information tools and standards needed to facilitate efficient information management, flow, and exchange. A well established library is necessary for any academic

Information Seeking Behaviour of Palaeobotanists

User study means to learn about of the users. It is very necessary for a librarian and information professional to know about the user’s pattern of literature use. A proper and systematic user study aims at collecting all the pertinent data concerning the users with the objective of building an

Blog: A Tool For Online Library Services

"Blog" - a new online tool is being effectively used by various libraries across the world to update users regarding library resources and services. The paper highlights on types of blogs, blogs in library case, Aim or Purpose of Library Blogs , how to start a Library Blog a blog