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Educational Use of Smart Phone: A Study with Special Reference to the Research Scholars in Central Library, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan
Authors: Mondal Sri Jishnu , Mondal Sukumar , Tripathi Tridib , Kundu Piyali
Published: June 2021

Smartphones are becoming increasingly popular in students‟ lives for variety of purposes. Advancement in mobile technologies has demonstrated that they provide great potentials for educational and academic use. In this paper an attempt has been made to investigate into the use of smart phones for academic purposes by the Research Scholars (RS) at Visva-Bharati Central Library. The present study also investigates the perception of Research Scholars on proposed Smartphone- based resources and services if they are offered by their university. The findings suggest that smartphone can be very useful as an educational tool. The findings also reveal that the respondents‟ perception on the application of smartphone in the context of Library and Information services is found to be very positive.
Electronic Resources Access Pattern in Engineering College Libraries: An Analytical Study at Vellore District, Tamil Nadu
Authors: Palani R. , Ramesh Babu V.
Published: June 2021

This study conducted to find out the electronic information/resources access and seeking behavior of engineering college students in Vellore district. Objective- of the paper is to identify the availability of e-resources, awareness, usage level, level of satisfaction and barriers during access of the students. Methodology-a systematic questionnaire designed and distributed among the Engineering College library users. After data collection analysis of the study done. Findings – It is observed from the data analysis most of the UG Students are using Google as their search engine and they prefer DELNET also on the other hand PG students and faculty prefer all subscribed resources for their teaching and learning. There is a less awareness about the commercial resources among the students. Suggestions were given to improve the infrastructure and need orientation programme for all category of users.
A Study on the Awareness of Plagiarism Detection Tools among the Research Scholars of Periyar University, Tamil Nadu
Authors: Abirami V. , Kavitha E. S.
Published: June 2021

The present study is an attempt to analyse the status on the awareness of plagiarism detection tools among the research scholars of Periyar University. The data used for the study was collected using questionnaire method. Totally 102 respondents of randomly selected university scholars participated in this study. A self-reported questionnaire was used for the collection of primary data. Findings exposed that here was a low level of awareness around plagiarism amongst the University scholars. In addition to that the study exposed that several respondents did not know what plagiarism is. The study attempts to identify the awareness on the types of plagiarism, awareness of commercial tools and open tools, method used to avoid stand plagiarism, and to increase the knowledge about the plagiarism.
Information Literacy Skills of Science Faculty Members: A Study of First Grade Colleges Affiliated to University of Mysore, Karnataka
Authors: Asha P. , Adithya Kumari H.
Published: June 2021

The present study attempts to examine an Information Literacy Skills of Science Faculty Members of First Grade Colleges affiliated to University of Mysore, Karnataka. A simple random sampling technique was used to select the sample population. A well-structured questionnaire was designed and randomly distributed to 1000 Science Faculty Members for data collection, out of which 826 filled questionnaires was received for data analysis. The major findings of the study revealed that majority of 420(50.8%) Faculty Members generally need advance level of information for research and academic work. Out of 826 faculty members, 817 faculty members are in need of academic information representing 98.9% of the total sample. It is observed that majority of 810(98.1%) faculty members use simple search techniques for information retrieval, they are not very much acquainted with the use of wild card search to retrieve information. About 728(88.1%) faculty members have the knowledge of copyright issues.
Research Productivity from Asia in Parkinson’s Disease
Authors: Gopi Dimple , Asha B.
Published: June 2021

The paper analyses the literature produced in Parkinson’s research during the last decade (2008-2017) from the Asian countries using scientometric methods. The data was taken from the ISI Web of Science. Using Microsoft excel the data was analyzed. There was no correlation between productivity and impact factor. Though China is found to be ahead of all Asian countries in productivity, its impact factor is less than Japan and Israel. Open access articles were cited more than limited access articles.
Use and Impact of ICT Resources in St. Xavier’s College of Education, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
Authors: Viji P. , Balasubramanian P.
Published: June 2021

ICT based resources and services are resources in which information is stored electronically and which are accessible through electronic systems and networks. E-Resources are one of the products of ICT. Use of Internet and E resources are increasing among the students. Most of the educational materials are available mode. ICT based resources are e journals, e book, internet resources, e mail publishing, wireless publishing and web link etc. It can be seen that 80% of respondents are below 25 years of age and 20% of the respondents are aged above 25. It is found that the 28% of the respondents were aware of WWW, 24% of respondents e-mail, 18% of the respondents was e-journal, 16% of the respondents were e-magazines and 14% of the respondents were e-book. It was found that majority of the respondents 32% are using the E-resources for their study. The above reveals that the respondents are more interested to use e-resources for their study. Some problems and difficulties of using these facilities required for accessing e-resources were indicated by the respondents. These are slow accessibility, lack of computer and lack of knowledge, 30% of respondents stated that slow accessibility and 22% of lack of computer.
Assessing Institution’s Footprint in Web 2.0: A Comparative Analysis of University Library Websites in Bangladesh
Authors: Yesmin Shamima
Published: June 2021

The objective of this study was to compare the availability of web 2.0 tools on selected public and private university library websites in Bangladesh. Existing studies of web 2.0 seem to have ignored the possibility of comparing public university library websites with private university library websites. Conducting a study like this will provide an overview about the existing status of Web 2.0 tools. Content analysis was adopted as the method for the study. Twenty university library websites, comprised of ten top-ranked public and ten top-ranked private universities in Bangladesh, were studied for data collection. The findings demonstrate that the use of web 2.0 tools on the selected university library websites is still in its early stage, but it has been growing rapidly. More than 90% of the university libraries apply one or more web 2.0 tools to their websites. The private university library websites are ahead of public university libraries in terms of the integration of web 2.0 tools. Internal applications that are not publicly accessible contain information that may not be collected through content analysis since these links usually cannot be found on library web sites.This study is unique in terms of comparing public and private university library’s web contents. The findings from this comparative analysis will be useful for a university to track their own position and also those are planning to develop a website.
Analyses of Awareness, Perception and Attitude towards Embedded Librarianship among Librarians in North-Eastern Universities, Nigeria
Authors: Uzoma Madu Augustine , Dawha Emmanuel M. K.
Published: June 2021

Innovations in library services and need for professional development among librarians with growth in research have brought to bear on the concept of embedded librarianship as a new research area in librarianship. It is expected that librarians in Nigeria must do all to move with the current trend in the discipline. This study aims to under the roles of awareness, attitude and perception of academic librarians in North-east Nigeria towards embedded librarianship practice. A survey of 11 university libraries in the region was undertaken with 356 conveniently selected samples. The descriptive result indicates a high level of awareness while attitude and perception recorded significant agreement to answer the research questions. The null hypothesis of non-significant effect of awareness, perception and attitude on embedded librarianship among academic librarians in university libraries in the north-east, Nigeria was rejected at F(3: 352) =2376.807, P<.0005, R2 =.953 and was replaced with the alternate hypothesis. The study concludes that academic librarians in the study area have a high awareness level, positive attitude and perception about embedded librarianship. However, the actual practice of the term is still low from the practical assessment.
Impact of Electronic Media on Reading Habits of Teenagers: A Pilot Study Done in Two Schools in Colombo District, Sri Lanka
Authors: Ratnayake R. M. S. N.
Published: June 2021

The study aimed to discover the impact of e-media on reading habits of teenagers aged 13-19 in Colombo district, Sri Lanka. A questionnaire was distributed among two schools to find out the demographic information, the nature and extent of reading habits, the media other than books that they are interested in and the attitudes towards Reading and E-media. Main conclusions of the study are that both groups using e-media as well as books and having positive attitudes towards reading, books and e-media. Using E –media does not affect their studies or social life. Since the majority of teenagers are heavy media users, the researcher suggests using e-media to enhance reading habits among them and to improve the quality of reading.
A Scientometric Analysis of Indian Research Output in Marine Drugs during 1989-2017
Authors: Jayasree V. , Baby M. D.
Published: June 2021

The study analyzes the Marine drugs research output from the year 1989-2017. The data was downloaded from the Web of Science maintained by Thomson Reuters. The findings of the study revealed that the highest number of TLCS and TGCS witnessed in the year 2010 i.e. 1131 (9.63%) and 10381 (7.29%). The study shows that a major source of publication in Marine Drugs research comes in the form of articles and India with 416 records ranked the third position among the country-wise distribution of records.
Digital Archiving and Access to Print Media Resources: A Study among Leading Malayalam Newspaper Libraries in Kerala
Authors: Sreekala P. K. , Baby M. D.
Published: June 2021

A newspaper library is a significant provider of various information sources needed for the media professionals. Librarians working in newspaper libraries have to play an outstanding role to pace with the changing scenario. The transformation of newspaper archives from print to digital is a noteworthy initiative by newspaper libraries. The paper presents a digital archiving initiative by newspaper libraries. It points out the need, purpose, and advantages of digital news archives. The paper also highlights the IT infrastructure facilities used and shares the challenges faced by librarians in the process of digital archiving.
Self-Perception of Information Literacy Skills and Confidence Level in Use of Information by Women Faculty Members: An Analysis
Authors: Deepamala M. A. , Shivraj K. S.
Published: June 2021

This article is an attempt to present and publish different aspects of doctoral Thesis awarded by Anna University in the year 2018. The concept of this article is self perception of women faculty member’s information literacy skills and their confidence level in using information for their teaching and research practices. Data and analysis have been compiled as per the aspect of taken topic. Sample size 364 based on primary data collected through well structured questionnaire from 41 Engineering colleges affiliated to Anna University in Coimbatore region. Data have been tabulated and applied suitable statistical tools. Women faculty members self perceived that they do have the confident in evaluating the quality, Interpretation, use of e-format and information retrieval skills. Their confidence level on skills to handle the information is positively significantly correlates with information literacy skills towards information seeking attitudes and the same on internet sources. It is concluded that the faculty member’s information seeking attitude and the same attitude on the internet sources influences to increase effectively confidence level of their skills to handle the information. It has been proved qualitatively and quantitatively. The author suggested to requiring more course integrated information literacy program, motivation and appreciation for research, presentation and publication among women faculty members.
Use Pattern of Social Networking Sites (SNS) Among the Women Students of St.Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli
Authors: Franklin J. , Stella Mary P.
Published: June 2021

Social Networking Sites(SNS) such as Facebook, Whatsapp etc. attracted millions of users, many of whom have integrated these sites into their daily practices. In this paper an attempt is made to find the use pattern of Social Networking Sites among the women students of St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli. Data has been collected from 143 respondents using questionnaire method. The key findings are i)70.6% of the respondents are using Whatsapp ii) 38.5% of the respondents are using SNS for entertainment iii) 30% of the respondents spent 1-2 hours daily for SNS iv) 46.8% of the respondents upload videos and pictures in SNS v) 85.3% of the respondents felt SNS are useful to them. It is followed by suggestions.
Impact of Social Network Media Performance in Academic Environment
Authors: Sebastiyan R. , Rameshbabu V.
Published: June 2021

Since the tremendous growth of the internet, the social networking media have become an essential part in the everyday life of academic people. This study tries to find and fill the gap between the teaching and learning in the academic culture of engineering institution by selecting the best social network media to promote and develop online quality content of educational resources. This kind of study pulse the mentality of academic student in private engineering institution through structural questionnaire survey method have been taken and made the best situation solution. The study recommends that academic students should record scholarly accomplishment of gigantic against successive accessing social network media.
Implementation of Research Information System at Bharathidasan University
Authors: Jeyapragash B. , Muthuraj A. , Rajkumar T.
Published: June 2021

Research Information System is the most important system for higher education institutions and it helps to get faculty profiles such as faculty affiliations, publications, research projects, awards and honors, education details, etc. This helps to increase the department and institution visibility to get the funding and fellowship opportunities. This paper discusses about Implementation of Research Information System at Bharathidasan University. The outcome of the study shows that it has 170 Existing Faculty Profiles and 2554 Publications from Web of Science, 516 Research Projects and 266 Awards and also department publications, citations and research impacts.
Innovative Practices in Bishop Heber College Library: A Study
Authors: Jesmi P. J. , Swaroop Rani B. S.
Published: June 2021

Now-a-days much of innovation literature focuses fully on library services. This paper also makes an attempt to study how the advanced and innovative services are offered in college library. Libraries also require certain service innovations so that it can fulfill the need of users. Bishop Heber college library also provide the services of expertized librarians who can help in finding and organizing information and at interpreting information needs. The library always provides quiet and peaceful area for studying, and also helpful for group studies. There is a saying “customers create customers” similarly the libraries innovative practices helps in developing and establishing advanced library. This paper highlights few innovative services given in the library and the infrastructure facilities.
Social Networks as a Platform for Academic Interaction: Possibilities and Challenges for Indian Academic Libraries
Authors: Shivarama Rao K. , Subangi M. C. , Malhan I. V.
Published: June 2021

Social media encompasses many forms such as social networking sites like blogs, vlogs, instant messaging and virtual communities. Among the social media, Facebook appeared as a major platform and emerged as a winner because of its large user base. The rapid rise of social media provides numerous possibilities for academic institutions to exploit this media to extend its learning and teaching endeavors. Nonetheless, this has no boundary; it is suitable for administrators, managers, learners and teachers in academic institutions too. The Social networking is a medium that lets the users to interact and work collaboratively with others, including the ability to browse, search, invite friends to connect and interact across the globe. Several opportunities have been emerged for academic libraries in augmenting their basic objectives like identifying right users communities, their need and proactive teaching learning services to its users. Social software in the web 2.0 world not only enhances the practical usability in the library but also helps the diminishing librarian’s role through value addition to profession itself. In this paper, select cases of social academic networks are described and different perspectives have been given on how academic libraries are participating in this massive social networking drive. Also, an attempt has been made to analyze social media presence of select Indian academic libraries.
Agro Informatics with Reference to Features, Functions and Emergence as a Discipline in Agricultural Sciences: An Analysis
Authors: Paulz P. K. , Sinha R. R. , Aithal P. S. , Saavedra Ricardo , Aremu Bashiru
Published: June 2021

There are many interdisciplinary subjects worldwide and this trend is growing rapidly. Among these subjects, one of the important is Agricultural Information Science. Information Science deals with the nature of Interdisciplinary Sciences and falls under the category of Applied Sciences. The field is very much synonymously and treated as equal to Informatics in some countries. The branch therefore also called as Agro Informatics and consists with both practicing nature and as a field of study. The applications of IT and Computing in other subjects and areas led to the development of other subjects such as Bio Informatics, Geo Informatics, Health Informatics, etc. Agricultural Informatics is growing rapidly and emerging as a field internationally in many countries. IT and computing applications in different areas, sectors and subjects including societal areas are considered as Information Science. Thus, Agricultural Informatics is socially connected or touched. Thus, the applications of Computing including the latest technologies in agriculture and allied areas treated as Agricultural Informatics. Though it is the application of more than technologies and includes the techniques, methodologies, procedure, etc into Agriculture. Agricultural Informatics is the analysis, management, and processing of agricultural data with the help of IT Systems. Agriculture is also an interdisciplinary field and responsible for cultivating or producing the food, feed, fiber, corn, various plants, vegetables including the domesticated animals with scientific methods. Agricultural Informatics is therefore an interdisciplinary area combines with both Agricultural Sciences and allied areas with IT & Computing. This paper is theoretical as well as conceptual in nature and deals with mainly various aspects of Agricultural Informatics viz. foundation, nature and characteristics, role and functions in detail. It also briefly explores about the stakeholders and technologies of Agro Informatics.
An Assessment of the Materials Used for the Preparation of Traditional Medicine by Traditional Medical Practitioners in Nigeria
Authors: Lawal Bilkisu , Lawal Mohammed Tukur
Published: June 2021

This research was conducted to assess the materials used for the preparation of traditional medicine by traditional medical practitioners in preparing traditional medicine in Nigeria and a case study design was employed to investigate the phenomena. The study also used a purposive sampling technique, specifically convenience sampling to select participants and unstructured interview was used to collect data from the participants. A manual thematic analytical approach was done, which yielded a total of 309 codes and grouped together to form 11 sub-categories, the 11number of sub-categories were narrowed down to into 5oversearching themes(wider categories) the 5 emergent themes were narrowed down into 3 theoretical constructs. The findings from the study indicated that the Traditional medical practitioners use Biological- herbs, and Special Quranic prayers to cure diseases even though there is no formal documented information on traditional medical practice. The traditional medical practitioners visiting bushes, plucking of leaves, uprooting relevant plants for their stems and roots, cutting trees, and peeling of tree skins as primary aspect of the procedure while the secondary Procedure covers washing, cleaning, drying, chopping, pounding, packaging and preserving. In conclusion, documenting traditional medical knowledge was considered the most important factor that would encourage and patronizes these of the medicine and the ascendants’ of the traditional medical practitioners to continue with the practice. It was therefore recommended that in order to improve the use of traditional medicine and its heritage there is the need for proper documentation.
Use of Library Resources and Services at Stanley College of Engineering and Technology for Women, Hyderabad: A Case Study
Authors: . N. C. H. Varadaraju
Published: June 2021

Engineering college libraries play an important role in imparting quality education to the undergraduate and postgraduate students and researchers of engineering. This study aimed at frequency of library usage, the extent of use of library resources and services by the students and faculty. The level of satisfaction against library resources and service, the problems faced while using the library resources and services. A questionnaire was randomly given to 100 students and faculty of the college. A total of 92 filled in questionnaires returned to researcher. i.e. the response rate is 92%. It is suggested that college library should take initiative to counter problems expressed by users to provide effective and efficient library and information services to the clientele and it would in turn help faculty, students.
News Consumption on the Internet by Undergraduate Students of Public Universities in Nigeria
Authors: Adekannbi Janet O. , Agbolabori Damilola Michael
Published: June 2021

This study investigated the pattern of news consumption on the internet and the influence of performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence and facilitating condition on use among undergraduate students in public universities in Nigeria. Both quantitative and qualitative research approaches were used. Respondents were selected from four faculties in two public universities in Lagos State, Nigeria. Findings revealed that mobile phone was the most popular device used, entertainment news was the most popular type of news consumed, while Facebook was the most popular platform used for news consumption. Poor quality of internet connection and high data cost were challenges to news consumption. Generally, all the four UTAUT constructs were found to positively influence the student’s intention and actual use of the internet for news consumption. Government and internet service providers should work together to improve the coverage and quality of internet connection, providing more affordable internet subscription rates for users.
Comparison of Electronic Resources with their Usage Statistics in Dr.N.G.P. Institute of Technology: A Study
Authors: Ganesan S. , Thirunavukkarasu N.
Published: June 2021

Technological advancements have made great amounts of information readily available in a digital format, thereby enabling faculty members to easily and remotely access information beyond the books and journals. Therefore, faculty members have reduced their visits to the library and employing information-searching and retrieval processes through the external sources. The service providers focused on journals and databases for variables such as full-text articles, searches and sessions. These usage statistics are important for the preferences of library users. This survey is helpful to learn about the level of effort involved with usage reports, how the data are used and which data are most useful to librarians in managing electronic resources. Two year data (2016 & 2017) of IEEE and Elsevier Science Direct access was downloaded from the publisher website and analyze the data of total number of logins and journal articles download. The study analyzed that the Elsevier Science Direct access is the mostly used online database compared with IEEE and also the number of articles downloaded from the Elsevier Science Direct is the highest one.
Quick Response (QR) Codes Connecting Library Patrons to Information Resources Anytime Anywhere
Authors: Bellary Ravi N.
Published: June 2021

Change management in the library and information centre is very much essential. According to forth law of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan’s library science, save the time of the reader and it is necessary for library and information science professionals to adopt new technologies in the library and information centre to provide effective services to its user and save their precious time. In this study, efforts have been made to know the application of Quick Response (QR) codes in the library and information centre and how it works to disseminate information to its user’s community.
Emerging Technology Skills among Library Professionals of Autonomous Engineering College Libraries in Karnataka
Authors: Rathna P. , Divyananda K.
Published: June 2021

Library and information centre are of perennial importance to professional education institutions through all ages. Success of any library system depends on its workforce. Skills and abilities of library professionals plays vital role in serving their users to make them successful in their academic endeavors. Emerging technology Skills of library professionals working in autonomous Engineering College of Karnataka are analyzed to find the status of their skills and to make further recommendations. It is found that library professionals are having better skills in handling emerging technologies. Recommendations are made to improve skills further through various suggested ways.
Collaborative Content Development and Management in the Library and Information Centers: An Overview
Authors: Sahoo Bedadyuti
Published: June 2021

The 20th and present 21st century is the substantial years in the internet power. The creation of data and the data processing are the two major factors for accelerating the availability of the information in the internet. It is also considered as the online resources which are most useful resources for the development of the content and related databases in different subjects as ready reference sources. Another job of the content developer is to disseminate the content through the internet to the passion professionals for fulfilling the thirsty of the knowledge. So, considering the importance of the content and content management, this article aims to elaborate providing details of information for the need of the hours. It would be helpful for the thirsty learners for digital content through different file formats, tools and technologies.
Genetic Diversity Research Publication Output in India: A Scientometric Analysis
Authors: Nair Jyothi G. , Raja S.
Published: June 2021

This paper attempts a scientometric analysis of literature in the field of genetic diversity in India over 5 years (2013-2017). A total of 1417 records and 5960 unique authors are identified. The study characterizes growth output, Authorship pattern, Collaboration pattern, Citation pattern, institutional status etc. Many of the publications have received worldwide attention of various researchers, policymakers, and planners. The number of papers was maximum in the year 2016. Average publication per year is 283. Multi-authored papers dominated over single authorship. The study was analysed by using HistCite software.
Newspaper Reading Habits among the Users of Sarvajanika Vachnalaya Belagavi, Karnataka, India: A Case Study
Authors: Kori Dayanandappa , Mulla K. R.
Published: June 2021

A habit of reading newspaper is most important life skill. It is not only boost our knowledge, but also it supports growth to our life style, thinking and personality. This paper explores the newspaper reading habits the population of the study consists of library users of Sarvajanika Vachnalaya Belagavi, Karnataka, India. Study is conducted through structured questionnaire. A total of 150 questionnaires were distributed among the users and 101 filled questionnaires were received. Around 200-300 people per day visit the library. All the newspapers received by the library are popular in nature and all in the local languages. Study shows that users mostly preference to read in the morning time. This paper also highlights point that most of the users preferred library as place to read newspaper. Suggestions in accordance with the user feedback for further improving the newspaper service have also been recorded.
Web based Community Information Services in Public Libraries using ‘Koha’: Open Source Integrated Library System
Authors: Jaba Joselin J. , Panneerselvam P.
Published: June 2021

Information acts as a crucial factor in the development of individuals and community. Community information is the information which is required by every human being in their day-to-day life for problem solving and decision making. In this ‘information age’, public llibraries face severe challenges from ICT developments and changing user expectations. UNESCO Public Library Manifesto defines public library as the local centre of information which makes all kinds of knowledge and information readily available to its users. Being the local gateways of knowledge, it becomes the duty of the Public Libraries to collect organize and disseminate all local information to the community it belonged to. This study explores Community Information Services in Public libraries and proposes providing web based community information services using Koha open source library system.
Information Use Pattern of Library by Faculty Members of Annapoorana Engineering College, Salem, Tamil Nadu: A Study
Authors: Chithra V. , Geetha V.
Published: June 2021

Modern libraries are increasingly being redefined as places to get unrestricted access to information in many formats and from many sources. They are extending services beyond the physical walls of a building, by providing material accessible by electronic means, and by providing the assistance of librarians in navigating and analyzing very large amounts of information with a variety of digital resources. Libraries are increasingly becoming community hubs where programs are delivered and people engage in lifelong learning. The aim of this study was to investigate the information use pattern of library by faculty members of Annapoorana Engineering College at Salem. Specifically, five purposes and research questions guided the study. It adopted a descriptive survey design and had a population of 80. From the above population questionnaire were distributed with all (80) and 75 questionnaires were returned; representing a return rate of 94%. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency tables and percentage method and to arrive at conclusion.
The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology (2008-2017): A Scientometric Study
Authors: Nabeesab Mamdapur Ghouse Modin , Hadimani Manjunath B. , Ali K. S. , Senel Engin
Published: June 2021

The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology is a bimonthly peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor and Francis. The present bibliometric analysis depends on 1059 articles distributed from 2008 to 2017 in 60 issues of the journal. An effort has been made to consider distinctive bibliometric markers, for instance year-wise conveyance of articles, length of the articles, authorship pattern, author productivity, year-wise appearance of references, dissemination of cited references, different forms of resources used and cited by authors in their research work, ranked list of prolific authors, journals and organizations.
Awareness and Use of Electronic Resources by the Faculty Members and Research Scholars with Special Reference to Alliance University, Bengaluru, Karnataka: A Study
Authors: Shivaraju T. C. , Sivasami K.
Published: June 2021

The purpose of this study is to find out the extent to which electronic resources are utilized among the faculty and research scholars at Alliance University, Bengaluru. Questionnaire method was used to make a survey of use of electronic resources by the faculty members and research scholars. The analysis of the data thus collected covers, purpose of e-resources use, most used type of e-resources, problem faced while accessing the e-resources and satisfaction level of the users. Responses received shows that electronic resources are preferred for searching the scholarly information. Study reveals that majority of the respondents are aware of electronic resources. Majority of the respondents are using e-journals for seeking the information and maximum number of users under study prefer e-resources for their research/project work. It is noteworthy that majority of users under the study reveals that electronic resources have created positive impact on teaching and research.
Evaluating Awareness and Usage of Library Services among Undergraduate Students of Silchar Medical College, Silchar, Assam
Authors: Yadav Sangita , Uraon Amit , Sinha Manoj Kumar
Published: June 2021

Information Literacy now-a -days plays a very important role in everyday life because it involves a combination of education, job related task social involvements and social cultural practice. Information literacy is important for individuals to reach their desired goal in any field. The present study has been undertaken with a view to promote information literacy among Special library users with Special reference to the Silchar Medical College, Silchar, Assam. The present work was carried out during March 2018 to July 2018. For that purpose, survey method has been adopted, which comprises of questionnaire, for knowing the opinion of the respondents in respect of Promoting Information literacy among the library users. The study result reveals that a few students were aware about the different sources of information and also the different search techniques. The study also reveals that the promotion of information literacy is required in many areas such as Library OPAC, Classification and cataloguing etc.
Accessibility of Internet Based Electronic Resources: A Content Analysis of Public and Private University Library Websites in Bangladesh
Authors: . Shamima Yesmin
Published: June 2021

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the websites of university libraries to ascertain that libraries are effectively utilizing their respective websites to provide easy access to all electronic resources available in the library. The objective was also to a represent a comparative analysis between public and private university library websites regarding the presence of electronic resources with their easy access via the internet. For the purpose of this study, a research instrument in the form of comprehensive checklist of eighteen e-resources was developed to evaluate their accessibility in the websites of public and private university libraries. Twenty university library websites, comprised of ten top-ranked public and ten top-ranked private universities in Bangladesh, were studied for data collection using content analysis method. The findings demonstrate that the presence of e-resources on selected university library websites is still in its early stage, but it has been growing rapidly. The private university library websites are ahead of public university libraries in terms of the integration of web-resources. It is hoped that the findings of this paper will serve to assist the University librarians and other similar institutions in choosing, selecting and acquiring the most appropriate format of information resources, and making these available to their websites, which will both satisfy the needs of their library users and fit within their library budget.
Innovative Best Practices of Academic Libraries for Visually Challenged Users
Authors: Indumathi K. , Sophia R.
Published: June 2021

This article extrapolate Innovative Best Practices for accessible libraries. Many Academic Libraries striving to provide accessible resources to students with Visual Impairment. Librarians have taken measures to satisfy the needs of the Visually Challenged library users. But the library staff are not satisfied with their services rendered to the special students. Best innovative practices described in this paper may help the Library Staff to reach the fullest satisfaction of the visually impaired students of Academic Institutions. The guidelines and suggestions are to be implemented to treat the students with disabilities especially the Visually Challenged library users in an academic environment are also described.
Managerial Skill for Library Professionals in the Digital Library Environment
Authors: Balagopal Matty
Published: June 2021

This article throws light to the Skills which should be acquired by the Library Staff in the Future Library Environment. The functional areas of library is diversified to vast service areas including Research, Educational Support, Social Activities, Women Empowerment, Cultural and heritage protection, Information Technology support to clientele, Effective administration of library Resources, Utilization Staff Man Power, Preservation of national Integrity, Support to senior citizens etc. In such a situation there arise the skill sharpening process in a modern and technology based context. Librarians are the connecting point between the actual user and the information sources. In order to satisfy the user’s information thrust for knowledge, the librarian should cope with new innovations in the technology and work.
Awareness and Utilization of Electronic Resources among Junior Research Fellows with Special Reference to Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Authors: Tamil Vanan J. , Manalan J. , Joyson Soundrarajan D. , Raja T.
Published: June 2021

Electronic is the electronic depiction of information. This information is available in various forms like e-books, e-journal, e-learning tutors, etc. The study aimed at finding the awareness and utilization of e-resources by the junior research fellows Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore. A questionnaire was distributed to the end- users to collect the data. The distribution was done to the selected samples; collect the sound samples. The study aims to find the awareness about the availability of e-resources. The result as reveal what type of e-resources preferred, what searching engine was used most, problem faced during accessing the e-resources, ranking of the available e-resources and to find the percentage of received e-resources from library services. The analysis also reveals few other data which should help to improve the library services.
Initiating the Ecosystem in College Libraries: An Overview
Authors: Raja T. , Ravi Kumar Kennedy I.
Published: June 2021

Today the knowledge society associates with the paperless community and applying in all the sectors using without paper for sharing their communication and financial commitment. Government of India initiates Digital India project and it was implemented across the country through various online applications. This paper deals with initiating the ecosystem in the college libraries. Specially discussing the areas about the creation of ecosystem in college library resources collection, services offered in the library, online resources collection and preservation system in the library.
Thin Film Funding and Research Output of India and China: A Comparative Study
Authors: Hulloli Praveen B. , Savanur Kiran P.
Published: June 2021

The present study analyzes the funded and non-funded Indian and Chinese thin-film research output published from 2001 to 2019. The study reveals the different aspects of thin-film literature in top most five funding agencies in countries like India and China. China contributed the highest research publications with 41,809 records by the support of 30,523 funding agencies papers with 50, 8318 citation contributions. The countries funded papers were 73.01% and Un-Funded Papers were only 32.51%. India has contributed a total number of research publications in the field of a thin film with 16,308 by the support of 8,724 funding agencies papers with 1, 03,577 citation contributions, India has total funded papers of only 45.36% and Un-Funded total Papers of 54.64, India has 857 journals published and 646 journals supported by the funding agency., China has 1138 journals published supported by 995 funding agencies.
Uma proposta de metodologia participativa com crianças em visitas familiares a museus de ciências
Authors: Scalfi Graziele , Marandino Martha
Published: June 2021

Existem vários métodos de pesquisa que podem ser usados com crianças e que visam incluir, ouvir e envolvê-las, buscando aprender com as próprias crianças sobre seus pontos de vista e experiências e, assim, atender às suas necessidades de forma adequada. No entanto, ainda há muitas lacunas sobre as escolhas teórico-metodológicas que procuram valorizar a participação das crianças no processo de pesquisa e, em particular, em espaços de educação não formal. Este artigo considera as dimensões metodológicas e práticas da construção de dados de pesquisa em uma investigação que estudou o processo de alfabetização científica na experiência de crianças em visitas familiares a dois museus de ciências brasileiros. Apresenta-se as etapas, escolhas e métodos centrados na criança utilizados e discute-se os desafios e as importantes conquistas alcançadas no desenvolvimento da pesquisa, em três pontos, a saber: (i) a especificidade pedagógica dos museus; (ii) a participação e autonomia no processo de pesquisa; (iii) ouvir e envolver as crianças no processo de pesquisa. A discussão desses pontos oferece insights para os pesquisadores que buscam oferecer às crianças a participação em métodos tradicionais de pesquisa em museus de ciências.
La experiencia de ser migrante. Una mirada transnacional desde la infancia venezolana en Madrid
Authors: Quintero Michelle Katherine
Published: June 2021

Venezuela actualmente enfrenta uno de los mayores flujos migratorios que se ha visto en la historia contemporánea, y dentro de ellos se encuentran miles de niños y niñas desplazadas de sus hogares. Este artículo se propone exponer los principales hallazgos de un estudio exploratorio que tuvo como objetivo poner en relieve la experiencia migratoria de la infancia venezolana en Madrid, tomando como principales informantes a los propios niños y niñas y usando el transnacionalismo como enfoque metodológico. Así mismo, se profundizó en el marco conceptual de la infancia migrante como categoría de análisis y la aproximación del contexto venezolano como referencia a la experiencia migratoria de su infancia. Los resultados obtenidos dejan ver la importancia de contar con la voz de los niños y niñas en el relato de sus propias experiencias, ya que al otorgarles el rol de co-constructores de su entorno, se alzan frente a sus sueños y anhelos, retando la visión adultocentrista que se suele tener frente a ellos, principalmente en los contextos migratorios.
Humanoid Robot Enhancing Social and Communication Skills of Autistic Children: Review
Authors: Yousif Mohammed
Published: June 2021

Autism is a neurological disease that affects people’s social, communicational and mental abilities. This makes it difficult for them to express themselves and integrate seamlessly with other people and society as a whole. With the number of autism cases steadily increasing, researchers and caretakers alike around the world are working on finding a teaching technique to help with the therapy and education of autistic children. Due to the number of resources and expertise that are required for this operation, it has proven to be quite difficult to find such a teaching technique. The results of our literature survey also show that the USA has the most research in this field, followed by England and Spain. The aim of this paper is to study the interaction of autistic children with the humanoid robot NAO. Therefore, we developed different interactive activities and materials for testing the children’s attitude and engagement.  After careful observation and experimenting, it was found that the children were much more engaged and excited during the lessons that involved the robot. This can be attributed to its simple and toy-like nature, which makes the lessons more fun and exciting. The children were also more responsive, absorbed more information overall and were even willing to learn new subjects that they previously avoided.
ECCENTRIC PEAK TORQUE OF THE KNEE FLEXORS AND EXTENSORS RELATES TO BACKWARD SOMERSAULT HEIGHT IN FEMALE JUNIOR ARTISTIC GYMNASTS
Authors: Möck Sebastian , Korrmann Alina , Nissinen Petra , Wirth Klaus
Published: June 2021

Artistic gymnastics consist of a high amount of jumping actions with rotations around one or more axes. To achieve an optimal flight height to perform the desired number of rotations, the movement pattern and the floor characteristics have to be concerted optimally. To account for the required leg stiffness to utilize the floor’s elasticity, the leg musculature has to generate high forces during the ground contact in an eccentric manner. Thus, eccentric strength of the knee musculature might play an important role for somersault height and run-up velocity in the vault. We investigated the correlation of eccentric peak torque of the knee flexors and extensors and vertical jumping height with backward somersault height and sprinting velocity in female junior artistic gymnasts. The results showed medium to strong, significant correlations between eccentric peak torque and backward somersault height as well as sprinting velocity. Vertical jumping height revealed significant correlations with somersault height and sprinting velocity. Eccentric strength seems to play an important role in joint stiffness regulation to utilize the elastic recoil of gymnastic floors and springboards. In the sprint approaching the vault, the same mechanism seems apparent and is in accordance with findings regarding the sprint in different sports.