bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Seismic Response of Torsionally Coupled Building Isolated with Multiple-Variable Frequency Pendulum Isolator
Authors: Dhaduk Riken , Patel Vishal , Panchal Dr. V.R.
Published: June 2021

The behavior of torsionally coupled structures isolated with a Multiple-variable frequency pendulum system (MVFPI) is presented. Friction pendulum system (FPS) has limitations due to constant isolator period and restoring force characteristics, while this MVFPI overcomes this limitation. The sliding surface of MVFPI was predefined as a continuous piecewise function to combine the seismic performance of MVFPI with different seismic intensities. The governing equations of motion of the building-isolation system are derived and solved by New mark's step-by-step method assuming a linear variation of acceleration over a small-time interval. Six pairs of near-fault ground motions are selected as input ground motions in this study. The coupled lateral-torsional response is obtained under different parameter variations for selected earthquake ground motions. Moreover, some parametric study of structure isolated with MVFPI has been compared with FPS. The parametric study's numerical results help to understand the torsional behavior of the structure isolated with MVFPI. It is found that the MVFPI behaves remarkably better than FPS to reduces the base shear and base torque responses.
Maternidade e velhice no romance Quarenta dias de Maria Valéria Rezende
Authors: Sant'Ana Renata Cristina
Published: June 2021

O corpo feminino em fase de envelhecimento é duplamente alvo das formas de controle, uma vez que tanto os corpos femininos quanto os corpos velhos encontram-se situados no interior de uma rede de poderes que lhes impõe limitações, proibições e/ou obrigações. Trata-se de corpos constantemente submetidos a uma forma de poder, à qual Bourdieu (2012) atribui a noção de violência simbólica, exercida pelas estruturas de dominação, que acabam por orientar as práticas sociais. Assim, a partir das considerações em torno da dualidade público/privado (BIROLI, 2014a, 2014b, 2015), este artigo busca analisar a condição feminina na velhice, as relações familiares e a temática da maternidade representadas no romance Quarenta Dias, de Maria Valéria Rezende (2014), a fim de demonstrar como a atuação da violência simbólica sobre o corpo feminino em fase de envelhecimento é naturalizada e sistematicamente reproduzida. Através deste estudo, procurei apresentar o modo como o romance possibilita repensarmos a velhice feminina para além dos estereótipos e preconceitos existentes, na medida em que rompe com estruturas socioculturais e discursivas dominantes, fazendo ecoar um tipo de voz contracultural, capaz de produzir novos valores e novas formas de pensar o feminino e a velhice.
Analysis of Low Power and High Speed Double Tail Comparator Using Gnrfet Technology
Authors:   Electrical Engineering department, Azad Institute of Engineering & Technology Lucknow, India., Dubey Vineet , Imran Dr. ,   Electrical Engineering department, Azad Institute of Engineering & Technology Lucknow, India.
Published: June 2021

Moore’s guideline has been a fundamental benchmark for patterns in the locale of microelectronics and measurements preparing. It has played an instrumental position in driving the part financial aspects and downsizing of the component time frame has been the major system for improving the general execution of the gadget. in any case, as we hold to diminish, close to the nanometre routine, various elements like line region unpleasantness, burrowing outcomes, arbitrary dopant changes, fast channel results, and numerous others have a tendency to impact its working and thereupon, its rise as of intense quintessence to investigate other open door substances that may help intensify the soaking Moore’s guideline. some of the research is as of now going inside the zone and numerous open door advances like CNFETs, FINFETs, GNRFETs. Region sway transistors the utilization of Graphene Nano-Ribbons (GNRFETs) has developed as promising innovation as a result of their stunning supplier transport homes and capacity for huge scale preparing and creation. This paper investigates the GNRFETs inverter generally speaking execution with CMOS inverter at 32nm time hub. Reproductions recommend about 2.5x upgrades inside the proliferation dispense with and 2x enhancements inside the quality put-off item (PDP). what’s more improvement of results was gotten through different the kind of Nano-Ribbons together with the convey voltage. On different the broad kind of nano-ribbons, it has turned out to be set that, spread put off reductions, at the indistinguishable time as powerful power utilization will increment. principally based definitely at the derivation, the upgraded outcome altered into chose to be 15 nano-ribbon. The outcomes imply that that GNRFET is a promising open door for Si-CMOS, making it a splendid recommendation to help intensify soaking Moore’s law. Graphene is an exciting new fabric with radiant electric properties, for the most part inside the state of graphene nanoribbons. on this educational document, we inspect steel-oxide-semiconductor and graphene nanoribbon discipline- impact transistors and recommend the proceeded with utilization of MOSFETs through 2023. This archive fills in as a top-notch initial texture for people with a legacy in semiconductors who want to find out about graphene and GNRFETs.
Pharmacognostical and Antimalarial Studies of Tamarindus indica Leaves
Authors:   Department of Pharmacognosy, Smt. Sharadchandrika Suresh Patil College of Pharmacy, Chopda, Maharashtra, India., Md. Usman Dr. Md. Rageeb , Pallavi Sunil Badgujar ,   Department of Pharmacognosy, Smt. Sharadchandrika Suresh Patil College of Pharmacy, Chopda, Maharashtra, India.
Published: June 2021

The present study was performing to know the Antimalarial activity of Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) The plant T. indices were collected further by using methanol the extract residue diluted 10% Dimethyl sulphoxide extract from which were produced. The plate diffusion method was used as an antimicrobial test for Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax by a zone of inhibition tested.TLC standardization ensures the presence of tartaric acid in the extracted sample against the standard. leaves possess near to standard Antimalarial activity which was confirmed by its effect on experimental living organisms.
Production, characterization and applications of two distinct phytases from Thermomyces lanuginosus SSBP
Authors:   , Makolomakwa Melvin
Published: June 2021

Phosphorous (P) is an essential element which is primarily stored as phytic acid in plants and exits as dominating form of organic P in soil. The phytate anion has strong chelation properties and can bind with essential metal ions, proteins, starch and several biomolecules under physiological conditions, and accumulates in soil due to strong binding with soil solid phase. Phytases are enzymes that hydrolyse phytate in stepwise manner to release inositol phosphates and orthophosphate, thereby releasing the chelated molecule. In this study, we report two phytases (Tlphy1 and Tlphy2) from a thermophilic compost-dwelling filamentous fungus, Thermomyces lanuginosus SSBP. The total phytase production was enhanced by 8.56-fold in submerged fermentation after statistical optimization, which was further improved in fed-batch cultivations. Tlphy1 and Tlphy2 were purified to homogeneity with an overall purification of 24.7- and 18.7-fold with 5.16% and 6.4% yield, respectively. Tlphy1 was estimated to be 49 kDa and was optimally active at 55°C and pH 5.0, while Tlphy2 was purified as a 60 kDa protein showing optimal activity at 50°C and pH 2.5. Tlphy1 and Tlphy2 were stable over wide ranges of pH and temperature with a half-life of 138.6 and 58.72 min, respectively at 70°C. The applicability of these phytases was investigated for the improvement of bioethanol production using Colocasia esculenta, dephytinisation of a local non-alcoholic beverage, mageu and in improving growth promotion of common bean plants. Tlphy1 reduced phytate content in Colocasia esculenta starch from 1.43 mg/g to 0.05 mg/g that resulted in an improvement in the availability of fermentable sugars with a concomitant reduction in viscosity and 1.59-fold improvement in ethanol production. Supplementation of 50 U Tlphy2 in 100 g ical industries.of mageu efficiently reduced the total fermentation time from 24 h to 16 h with significant dephytinisation and marked enhancement of essential metal ions. Additionally, Tlphy2 also promoted germination of bean seeds, while an enzyme dose of 25 U markedly improved root and shoot length of bean plants. Overall, the two distinct phytases from T. lanuginosus SSBP have multifarious applicability, and therefore can be of major interest to several biotechnology.
Gold nanoparticle-based lateral flow kit for in vitro detection of malaria antibodies
Authors:   , Mthembu Christian Lungani
Published: June 2021

This study involves the development of three-dimensional dual lateral flow diagnostic assays. These assays were fabricated with quick response (QR) barcodes to ease the accessibility and transfer test data. The assays were designed to also improve the collection and transfer of survey from point-of-care facilities to centralized laboratories, thus, these would help to speed-up response to disease out-break. The study introduces the fabrication of two barcode based malaria diagnostic in the field of diagnostics. Two lateral flow kits were modified with two QR barcodes and three QR barcodes encoded with Google analytics codes for the detection and real-time tracking of malaria lateral flow which was designed to detect Plasmodium lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH). The fabrication of test kit was achieved by attaching two and three QR barcodes into two different test kits which were encoded with websites that were linked to Google analytics website as a tracking and performance monitor. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were used as a substrate, where optical and structural properties were studied using UV/Visible spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The anti-mouse IgG antibody was used as a secondary antibody to act as control and the anti-(pLDH) was stripped on the test line. Phosphate buffer was used as a mobile phase solution. The antibody binding with pLDH antigen showed red test line indicating a positive test. Two diagnostic kits for rapid detection of pLDH were developed and validated for the detection of malaria antigen with lowest detectable recombinant concentration of 10 ng.mL-1. The diagnostic kits were incorporated with two and three optimally angled QR barcodes for identifying positive and negative. The second three QR barcode embedded test kit identified positive, negative and invalid using tracked website. These QR barcodes enabled massive results and tracking with precise location of the test through Google Analytics.
Al Tribunal de Príncipes. An Essay for the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand, Which Initiated the Downward Spiral of Saavedra Fajardo's Career as a Diplomat (1640)
Authors: Monostori Tibor
Published: June 2021

RESUMEN: Se edita en este artículo un ensayo diplomático escrito por don Pedro de Villa al Cardenal-Infante don Fernando en 1640. Se presentan varios argumentos para demostrar que fue este discurso que inició una larga lista de decisiones tomadas por el gobierno de los Países Bajos españoles que terminaron con la carrera diplomática de Diego de Saavedra Fajardo. Además, el ensayo es una fuente ejemplar y excepcional para mostrar que la percepción sobre la Monarquía Católica en el Sacro Imperio Romano era múltiple: si bien los enemigos superaban a los aliados, había una detallada y larga lista de príncipes y líderes políticos que apoyaban firmemente o condicionalmente Madrid incluso a finales de 1640. ABSTRACT: A political-diplomatic essay written by don Pedro de Villa and sent to the cardinal-infante Ferdinand in 1640 is edited here. A number of arguments are presented to prove this discourse spurred the government of the Spanish Netherlands to take a long series of actions that lead to the ruin of Saavedra Fajardo’s diplomatic career. In addition, the essay is an exemplary and exceptional source showing that the perceptions of the Spanish Monarchy in the Holy Roman Empire were varied. The enemies outweighed the allies, but there was a long and detailed list of princes and political leaders who were strongly or conditionally supportive, even at the end of 1640.
Collaborative Research Trends and Authorship Patterns in North Eastern Hill University from 2000 to 2010
Authors: Nongrang Khrawbok
Published: June 2021

Authorship trends and collaborative research are studied in the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) based on the data collected from Annual Report and NEHU Institutional Repository published during the year 2000-2010. Outcome of the study shows that multi authored articles 64.93% prevail the single authored articles 35.07%. The degree of collaboration in NEHU is 0.65. Average number of authors per paper varies from 2.29 to 3.44. In 10 years from 2000 to 2010 the average no. of authors per paper is 2.72. . This study is in support for the fact that NEHU faculty members preferred collaborative trends for their research and publication work.
Research Productivity of Ultrasonics in USA: A Scientometric Study
Authors: Jamuna Rani L. , Jayachithra C.
Published: June 2021

Scintometric is a branch of library and information science. Scintometric tools can be used to measure and compare the scientific activities at various levels of aggregation including institutions, sectors, provinces and countries. They can also be used to measure research collaborations, to map scientific networks and to monitor the evolution of scientific fields. In this paper mainly visualizing the scientific publication of ultrasonics during 2004-2014, indexed in the Web of Science (WoS), a renowned database published online by the Thomson International, (formerly Institute for Scientific Information), Philadelphia. Scientometrics is the study of quantitative aspect of science as a discipline. These refers to component fields related to the study of dynamics of disciplines as reflected in the production of their literature.
Changing Scenario of Information Use Pattern in the Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu
Authors: Devadhas T.
Published: June 2021

This paper analyses the changing scenario of information use pattern in the academic libraries of Tamilnadu. Libraries play a vital role in higher education and research. In fact, it collects a number of printed documents such as books, journals, magazines, encyclopedia, dictionaries, yearbooks, news papers and non-printed materials like CDs, Microfiche, Microfilms, Databases, e-learning resources related to the courses offered in the college/university in order to meet the various information requirements of users at graduate, post graduate and research levels. The ancient libraries preserved and circulated the information sources in the printed or written forms. But, the development of science and technology have modernized the form of documents and changed the information use pattern of users. It is seen that the present users prefer non-printed materials to printed one. In other words, the demand for non-printed materials is more than the printed one and the time utilized in the information communication technological based information sources and services is more than that in printed documents circulation section. It shows that there is a change in the information use pattern of users in higher educational libraries. Hence an attempt is made to find out the changing scenario of information use pattern and factors motivating it in the higher educational libraries of Tamilnadu.
An Analytical Study on the Use of Electronic Resources by the Students and Research Scholars of Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu
Authors: Vijayakumar K.
Published: June 2021

This paper deals with E-resources such as E-book, E-journals, E-papers. Most of the students and scholars using the E-resources. E-resources plays an important role in the library and information science. Opinions regarding Frequency of library visit of the users, E-resources usage were gathered from 250 users out of which 200 valid questionnaire received from the scholars.
Impact of ICT on Reading Habits of Students: A Survey
Authors: Kumara B. , Sampath Kumar B. T.
Published: June 2021

This paper examines the impact of ICT on the reading habits of the students of Tumkur University. The survey was conducted using a well design and structured questionnaire. A total of 440 postgraduate students of faculty of Arts, Science and Commerce were chosen. The result of this study showed that most of the students are female (61.6%) and most of them (72.3%) are from rural areas. The study found that students read books daily at home (69.5%) followed by classroom (51.1%). The students strongly agreed that the print books are costlier than Internet sources (32.3%). The study results also indicated that students are accessed Internet every day and the students used ICT in support of their academic work. The study recommends that the university authorities in to provide more ICT facilities to all the postgraduate students. It is also necessary to conduct more ICT based learning programmes to the students.
Mapping of Western Europe Countries Library and Information Science Publications: A Study Based on Scimago Journal and Country Rank Database
Authors: Senthilkumar R. , Ulaganathan G.
Published: June 2021

This paper discusses about the Western Europe countries Library and Information Science publications during the period of 1996-2016 and its citation available in the Scimago Journal and Country Rank data base by the authors from top 15 countries (based on publications). The relevant data are collected from Scimago Journal and Country Rank data base and it was analyzed. It shows among the Western Europe countries Library and Information Science publications totally 38394 articles were published which are indexed in Scimago database. Among the publications, maximum of 12664(32.98%) articles published by United Kingdom and followed by Germany with 5282(13.75%) publications and Spain is in 3rd place with 3947(10.28%) publications during the study period.
Reading on Paper and on Screen of Teenagers: A Pilot Study of Two Schools in Colombo District, Sri Lanka
Authors: Ratnayake RMSN.
Published: June 2021

With the development of computers, mobile phones and other digital devices with the internet, reading on screen has become an everyday activity as well as reading on paper. It is understandable that the task of reading has become more complicated with reading on screen. Therefore, the society is concerned about Reading on Paper and on Screen, especially of children and teenagers. The aim of the study is to gain an understanding of the nature of reading habits of teenagers in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Main objectives of the study are to investigate the nature and extent of reading habits of teenagers, to find out the medium that the teenagers prefer when reading and to find out the attitudes of teenagers towards reading paper and screen. Both groups use e-media as well as read books. Though the majority prefer Paper as the medium of reading, they use the Screen medium too. Since the teenagers are much used to screen, we can use it to improve reading.
An Assessment of Computer Literacy among Undergraduate Students of Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
Authors: Israel Odede
Published: June 2021

The importance of computer literacy in today’s’ information based society cannot be over emphasized as undergraduate students are expected to possess adequate knowledge and skills in using information and communication technology especially the computer to access wide range of electronic information. This study presents the computer literacy skills of undergraduate students at the Delta State University, Abraka. The study revealed that some of the computer applications were not fully utilized by the students. Hence, the study suggested the need to improve the students’ computer literacy skills through the introduction of a more practical computer related courses into the curriculum. This should be made compulsory for students irrespective of discipline to enable them acquire computer literacy skills which is vital especially in this technological age where the use of computers have become a necessity for students’ academic success. The study employed a survey research design and a well structured questionnaire was distributed for collection of data. Data collected were analysed using statistical tools such as simple percentage and were presented in table, pie chart and bar chart. The stratified random sampling strategy was applied and the population was divided into four strata. The simple random sampling technique was used to select 50 respondents each from the faculties of Education, Arts, Sciences, and Social Sciences.
Implementation of Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) in Discipline of Library and Information Science
Authors: Subhra Das Sankha , Balasubramanian P. , Chowdhury Arpita Roy
Published: June 2021

In every society education plays a significant role in building a good nation. There are numerous institutions playing this role in our country. Now they have entered into semester based system to introduce Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). Lack of relationship between education and skill development in learning phase needs redesigning of education system and globally accepted evaluation. Indian higher education institutes have been dependant on marks or percentage for evaluating students. The marks specified in the field of study acquired by this CBCS system, can help students opt their own choice based subjects and have mobility to join different institutions. This paper highlights the Choice based credit rating system in Library and Information Science, its impact on learner and Teacher, pros and cons of it. To improve the quality of education the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) took a vital step for implementing a universal system of education all over the India. Most of the disciplines in arts and science have a regular 3 years under graduate course be it in honours and general pattern. But Library and Information Science (LIS) as a subject has not been able to develop its under graduate course of three years in this specific field. However University of Calcutta has developed a 3 years BA/BSC honours in Library and Information Science. A significant amount of literature has been published in CBCS but none of them are available relating to LIS field.
Evaluation of Automated Applications and Their Effects on Cataloguing and Classification Practices in Selected Academic Libraries in Southwest, Nigeria
Authors: Odeyemi Oladele Joseph , Musa Aliyuapemi
Published: June 2021

Academic library automation is germane to achieving the main objectives of setting it. Development of Information Communications and Technology is playing a crucial role in the restructuring of libraries. Shift from human dependent operations to machine dependency, mechanization (data processing) to knowledge processing, and astand-alone system to network computing. This study is majorly designed to evaluate the automated applications deployed and used in the selected academic library and to determine the influence of them on the cataloguing and classification in the academic library. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The purposive sampling technique was used to select a total of 75 respondents, out of which only 67 copies were retrieved and used for data analysis. The descriptive frequency counts and percentages were used to analyse and answer the three (2) formulated research questions. The following are some of the applications in cataloguing section: computer, local area network, internet connectivity, servers, printers, and bar code readers. The influence of automation in the selected academic libraries cannot be overemphasized. The extent of the influence includes positive and negative; however, the positive influence overruled the negative ones. The positive ones include the facts that: it has helped improve interpersonal relationship; cataloguers are more satisfied with their jobs; there is improved cooperation in the library; cataloguers feel like professionals even when they are yet to be one; their self-esteem is being boosted, thereby making them feel important; library para-professional routines become more routine and less flexible; and that it makes a whole lot of difference with respect to cataloguing. The negative influence includes the fact that automation results in some health hazard like technostress as a result of sitting for long. Recommendations were made, based on the findings that; automation grants should be made available to academic libraries so as to make them fully automated in all their activities; libraries that are yet to imbibe automation should do so as digitisation has become the growing trend in the world today, more importantly, because of its numerous benefits.
Scientometric Dimension of Research Productivity in Green Chemistry: A Global Perspective
Authors: Ranganathan C.
Published: June 2021

The study deals with the Scientometric study on the publication of “Green Chemistry”. The records are collected from Web of Science Databases for the period of 1991-2014. A total of 11503 publications were identified in Web of Science database. The study reveals that, most of the researchers preferred to publish their research results in journals; as such 77.8% of articles were published in journals. More numbers of articles were published in the year 2014. The authorship trend shows that, out of total 11503 publications published, 88.86% of the publication published under the joint author. Further this study also identified to analyses coverage growth rates, source wise, collaborative coefficient, co-authorship index and Geographical distribution of the literature and citation analysis is also noted
Library Staffs Perception on Library Automation in University Libraries: A Comparative Study in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Authors: . Venkatesha , Sarasvathy P.
Published: June 2021

The present study deals with an opinion of university library staff on library automation in selected university libraries in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The study reveals that, staff education and qualification for library automation process and modules handling the library automation process is dealt. Explains the library staff’s training they have undergone in handling library automation software and to know that necessary training requirement for handling the modules in library automation software as well as improving the overall performance of library computerised services. The study further explains housekeeping activities for create a library database in the university library automation process.
World Research Publications on Potato (Solanum Tuberosum): A Scientometric Assessment
Authors: Rajendran L.
Published: June 2021

This paper attempts to analyze quantitatively the growth and development of Potato (Solanum tuberosum) vegetable crop research in India in publication output as reflected in CAB Direct Online Database. During the period 1939-2017 a total of 1,27,234 papers were published by the scientists of global respectively on Potato Crop analysis. India is the top country in Agricultural research with its contribution of 7,258 papers which is nearly (7.66%) of the global research output of Agricultural research followed by the specific country are in USA with 7,056 papers (7.45%). The most preferred journals where the American Potato Journal with 1,784 papers (1.88%) followed by the Potato Research with 1,764 papers (1.86%). The study revealed that out of the world, India has the highest range the production of Potato. It covers India is a top level in the field of agricultural research as a part of the Indian country are ranked higher position of Uttar Pradesh in a northern region.
Users Attitude towards Use of Smart Phones to Access Information: A Case Study of PG Students’ of Bodoland University in Kokrajhar, Assam
Authors: Verma Manoj Kumar , Brahma Krishna
Published: June 2021

The purpose of this study is to investigate users’ attitude towards the use of smart phones to access information by the students of Bodoland University in Kokrajhar, Assam. It is carried out in order to know the extent of use of the mobile phone for accessing library services and other information. A survey has been conducted in which random sampling technique has been applied for the collection of data i.e., 250 PG students of Bodoland University were asked to fill the structured questionnaires and in the same day, duly filled-in questionnaires were collected. The data were analyzed and presented in the form of tables and graphs. From the study, it revealed that the population taken for the study are all using smart phone, majority are using since 5 years, total 14 different brands were used, in which Samsung was popular among the mentioned brands and PANASONIC, NOKIA and Karbonn are the least used brand by the respondents, majority uses phone for the purpose of accessing information, paid internet service is mostly used and indicated 4G as most preferred paid internet service. It also examined the frequency of using smart phone. The study found that majority 192 students are not using smart phone for accessing any library services, only 58 students are recorded of accessing library services mostly for the purpose of searching books or checking catalogue and 46% students are satisfied, 44% are highly satisfied and the least 10% are partially satisfied.
Utilization of E-Resources of the Faculty, Staff Members and Students of Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam
Authors: Sundararajan T. , Balasubramanian P.
Published: June 2021

Intellectual activities Therefore, most of the universities in our country have started investing profusely to provide better service to their library users through easy access of e-resources for the advancement of learning and teaching and research activities. Agricultural College and Research Nowadays E-resources have essentially become part and parcel of higher education in its entire Institute, Killikulam also has provided quality e-resources for the access of its library users with all required infrastructures. The present study explores the availability of different e-resources, awareness of e-resources, the impediments encountered at the time of accessing the e-resources and the objectives of utilization of e-resources in Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam.
Issues and Challenges of Kerala University Library: An Analytical Study Based on Problems and Expectations of Users
Authors: Sofiya A. , Mini Devi B.
Published: June 2021

Kerala University Library provides various resources, services and products for its academic community. All activities in the library are centred to changing needs of users and their satisfaction. Due to the advancement of Information and communication Technology, libraries have also begun to cope with revolutionary changes in its housekeeping activities. The study examines what are the problems faced by users of Kerala University Library while accessing e- resources, what are the expectations which cater from this service oriented institution. For this purpose Structured Questionnaire based Survey method was used and data analysis done by SPSS Package, Chi Square test is used to assess the statistically significant association between services offered by the library and services get to users. The population covered under this study mainly pertaining to the research scholars and students in the library. Out of 175 distributed questionnaires, 150 were returned back with sufficient retorts consisted of 85 regular students and 65 research scholars. Which was subjected to for detailed data analysis. The result of the study revealed that there is an incongruity between the services delivered and the services offered by the library. In order to improve the quality of services in the library, in view of this study, the users in Kerala University Library have supplemented some valuable suggestions. The study also found that attitudes and perceptions in respect of Information Professionals which influences the level of utilization of resources.
A Study of Usage of Internet among the Students and Faculty of Dental Sciences in Chitradurga and Davanagere Districts, Karnataka
Authors: Manjunatha B. , Sampath Kumar B. T.
Published: June 2021

The present paper focuses on the use of Internet, experience in the use of Internet and use of various Internet applications by students and faculty members of Dental Sciences. The study found that majority (98.69%) of the respondents used Internet. The Internet is mainly used for e-mail (60.26%), teaching (43.02%), to know the trends in subject and also for doing research. Majority of respondents (59.6%) felt that Internet is more useful. 31.12% of respondents learnt the Internet with the help of friends/colleagues followed by trial and error (23.84%).
Web-Based Library Environment in the Changing Scenario: A User Survey in the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR- IGIB), Delhi, India
Authors: Gupta Shreya , Verma Shilpi
Published: June 2021

The purpose of this paper was to assess the quality of web- based library services of the CSIR- IGIB, Delhi, India. The study was conducted during the period of Sep- 2017 to Nov- 2017. A questionnaire was the main instrument for the data collection. A total of 100 questionnaires were distributed, out of which 63 filled questionnaires were received by the researcher. The questions were asked related to the awareness in respect to web-based library services, extent of using web-based services and their perception, opinion or satisfaction level towards the different attributes of web-based library services offered to them. The results of study revealed that though few obstacles hinder the full exploitation of web-based library services like slow internet connectivity sometime, lack of orientation program regularly and etc., yet the users of IGIB library have positive attitude towards web-based library services and they are very much satisfied with web-based library services.
Usage of Online Public Access Catalogue by Faculty Members of Jeppiaar Maamallan Engineering College: A Case Study
Authors: Krishnamoorthy P. , Muthusamy C.
Published: June 2021

This paper aims to gift the results of a survey conducted to see the effective use of online Public Access Catalogs (OPAC) at the library of Jeppiaar Maamallan Engineering College in Chennai. The paper examines the result from a questionnaire based survey conducted at the library. 50 samples of the form were distributed in a random way between the employees of Jeppiaar Maamallan Engineering College in Chennai out of which 48 completed and valid questionnaires (96.00 %) were received for analysis. The information received from the respondents through these questionnaires was analyzed. Thus, the study clearly highlighted the requirement for associate degree education programme module for users to market the effective use of OPAC. An effort is formed through this study to gift the difficulties Janus-faced by users at engineering college libraries, in looking for data victimization OPAC. This paper provides helpful empirical proof for librarians and therefore the analysis community on the usage of OPAC in libraries of engineering colleges. The results of this study are going to be helpful for librarians at Jeppiaar Maamallan Engineering College in Chennai and additionally to different librarians around the state and country. This paper provides original information from library finish users in engineering college, relating to their expertise whiles victimization OPAC.
Status of State Health Sciences Universities of India in the Era of ICT: A Webometric Analysis
Authors: Rani Sapna , Lal Payare
Published: June 2021

‘Web technology’ and its applications are matters of great concern in this highly innovative environment and shaping this world in such a way where every new possibility is having a chance of new creativity and innovation. The main objective of this paper is to present the findings of a webometric analysis of websites of state health sciences universities of India. This study was conducted in September 2018 using Alexa Traffic Rank, Google Page Rank and Google search engine for rich files of respective websites of 18 state health sciences universities of India. The results of the study indicated that as per the Alexa Traffic Ranking, Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences and Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences universities of Andhra Pradesh State were on the top. Ayush and Health Sciences University of Chhattisgarh State leads the list of universities in Google Page ranking system. The Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences of Telengana State was placed on 1st rank for rich files. The present study would provide information to eliminate the barriers to improve websites of state health sciences universities in India to make these websites more effective to fulfill the needs of users.
Application of Bradford's Law of Scattering to the Economics Literature of India and China: A Comparative Study
Authors: Savanur Kiran P.
Published: June 2021

This paper deals with the applicability of Bradford law of scattering of the publications of India and China. The data for the study collected from WOS database, 887 journals publishing 1924 economics subject publications from India and 1627 journals published 4427 Chinese economics publications. The ranked list of journals prepared for both the datasets and the applicability of Bradford’s law was tested. The journals distribution pattern of the economics literature fit Bradford’s distribution pattern. The applicability of Egghe’s model (modification of Leimkuhler’s model) was also tested and found valid for both the datasets.
Knowledge and Skill Requirements for Health Science Library Professionals in India: A Survey
Authors: . Prakash , Krishnamurthy M.
Published: June 2021

The survey method was considered most appropriate for this study because, it measures users background, experience and what they know about knowledge and skills in professional development in enhancing their knowledge in day to day working environment and it is well suited to the research questions taken up for this study. A total of 218 questionnaires were administered personally and 183 dully- filled-in questionnaire for received with response rate of 83.94% and were considered for analysis. The study findings were that 66.67% knew Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), the National Library of Medicine Classification (NLM) with 14.75%.The response “No Answer” with 15.3% connotes these libraries have not classified their collection. Only 3.28% knew Library of Congress Classification though it is not much used in Indian libraries probably the respondents’ knowledge of this would be from their study. The mean and standard deviation are computed and ranks were assigned to each of the Medical databases corresponding to the respective designations. This comparison found MedInd/IndMed ranking is much higher than MEDLINE. So the data has no uniformity and conformity with the content and therefore the ranking are not commensurate with the subject content and wider use of the databases worldwide.
Utilization and Impact of Electronic Information Resources among the Faculty Members of Arts & Science Colleges in Erode District, Tamil Nadu: A Case Study
Authors: Subha S. , Natarajan N. O.
Published: June 2021

The major purpose of this study is to find out the awareness, availability and the usability of electronic information resources by the faculty members of Arts & Science Colleges in Erode District, Tamilnadu under the survey method was used for this study. Questionnaire was used to collect the data. A total number of 780 questionnaires were distributed. Out of that 613 questionnaire were responded. The analysis of data covers the details about usage of electronic resources for developing the knowledge of the faculty members. The study resulted that almost all the users have awareness about the e-resources utility and also regularly accessing all kinds of e-resources.
Use of Electronic Information Resources among the Faculty Members of K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering, Trichy District, Tamil Nadu: A Study
Authors: Chithra V. , Geetha V.
Published: June 2021

E-Resources or “electronic resources” can be defined as the resources available on the internet which are a godown of data and information on different subjects and topics. The e-Resources are available in universities/colleges. The study aimed at finding the use of e-Resources among the faculties of K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering at Trichy with distribution to their gender. Majority of the respondents use e-Resources for teaching purpose and for research work. But they do not get any training from College library; they learn to use e- Resources either by self instructions or with guidance from colleagues and friends. The e-Resources can be accessed by the respondents at different places such as College and at home. The study therefore, recommends that efforts to improve the use of e- resources in the Library should include ways of creating user awareness, training/workshops for users and staff, and responding to the challenges confronting utilization.
Real Time Visualization of DSpace Usage: An Integrated Framework for Libraries
Authors: Mandal Sukumar
Published: June 2021

Web analytics is also known as cloud analytics which helps to display the information regarding site metrics from massive data. This can be achieved in two ways via the user’s web browser such as statistical and visualization of a particular digital web based interface. This paper explores high level digital archiving software by integration of DSpace with web analytics popular tool Piwik. The paper discusses to create a single window web analytic interface to represent the user log and present the DSpace Usage. For this the researchers select DSpace, an open source software as it is free and popular. They integrate DSpace software with Piwik web analytic tool. Piwik, a web analytic interface tool has been chosen due to its successful integration with DSpace and it is also a free web analytics tool. The whole integration is being performed in Ubuntu operating system due to its reliability and good rate of performance. After successful integration of DSpace with Piwik in Ubuntu Operating System, researchers found that there are multiple colourful link icons showing the different community, sub-community, collection and metadata. It will also display statistical visual graph showing unique visitors, average visit duration, page views, downloads, average generation time page views, unique page views total searches on your website, unique keywords downloads, etc. Through this web analytic interface, DSpace usage may be measured easily and the users’ trend at present will be displayed to rectify any demerits behind this.
The Coverage of Library and Information Science Literature in Web of Science
Authors: Alamelu J. , Geetha V.
Published: June 2021

The main objective of this study is to explore scholarly communication trends in the field of Library and Information Science Literature. A total of 28056 records from Web of Science database, Library and Information Science collected from 1989 to 2017, were analyzed. It examines based on its publication output in Library and Information Science during 1989-2017, based on several parameters, including the country annual average growth rate, global publication share, national publication output, etc. The study uses 29 years (1989- 2017) publications data in Library and Information Science drawn from Web of Science Database.
Awareness and Use of Library Resources by the PG Students of Private Universities in Bangalore City: A Study
Authors: Biradar Kavita , Jayarama Naik K. G.
Published: June 2021

The primary aim of academic libraries is to fulfil the information needs of their user’s community. The present study intention is to know the extent of use of library resources by the PG students of Private Universities in Bangalore city. Further study has been stressed on the level awareness about various information sources as well problems faced while accessing those resources are identified. For this purpose the researcher prepared a structured questionnaire and distributed to 120 respondents and received back 100 questionnaires with the response rate being 83.33%. The study findings reveals that the still the PG Students are preferred to access print books for their study and reference and at the same time they are well aware of various information resources available their respective libraries.
Use of Social Networking Sites among Undergraduate Students of Delta State University, Abraka
Authors: Israel Odede
Published: June 2021

Social networking sites are regarded as popular social media platforms that have rapidly changed the communication setting of today’s social world. Today social networking sites have been accepted by higher institution making it a platform where students connect with their lecturers, fellow students and other higher authorities across the board. This therefore called for the study to investigate the use of social networking sites among undergraduates of Delta State University. The study employed descriptive research design, by asking 300 undergraduates across various faculties of the institution questions on their preferred social networking sites and their purpose of using social networking sites. The 300 undergraduates were selected through the systematic random sampling method from a population of 5, 300 undergraduates of the institution. The findings revealed that the students widely make use of social networking sites; however, the most preferred social networking sites used are Face book, Whats App, Twitter and YouTube. The least used social networking site as indicated by the students is My Space. As regards to the purpose of using social networking sites, the findings indicates that private messaging, photo upload and video sharing were the main purposes for which the students use social networking sites. It is important to state that this study was conducted in a single academic institution; therefore, findings may not be applicable and reasonable to be generalized on all academic institutions. However, students’ motivation that will enable students use varieties of social networking sites is highly recommended. In conclusion, students should also be motivated to use social networking sites as platforms for academic discussions such as for assignment and other course related works as well as receive and send academic information among their peers.
Information Literacy Skills among Faculty Members in the College of Horticulture, Bagalkote, Karnataka: A Study
Authors: Hemavathi K. N. , Chandrashekara M.
Published: June 2021

The present study explores the information literacy skills among the faculty members of the College of Horticulture, Bagalkote, Karnataka. A survey method was adopted in the study. The structured questionnaire was designed for data collection. A total of 110 questionnaires were distributed and 90 questionnaires were received back. The total response rate was 81.81 percent. The study found that the majority of the faculty members have better knowledge and skills about the use of different types of sources, tools, and services. The respondents suggested that the college library should conduct seminars, workshops, and training programmes from experts to improve information literacy skills.