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Dr. Mohan Kherde
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2023-12-182023-12-18594INFORMATION SEEKING AND LITERATURE SEARCHING SKILLS AMONG PULMONOLOGIST DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has caused considerable changes in the life of all, especially among pulmonologist. The purpose of this present study is to identify the information-seeking and literature searching skills among the pulmonologist during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey was conducted through the online mode. The questionnaire was distributed to the pulmonologist, finally we retrieved 90 respondents. We followed random sampling for this study. The data were analysed using the SPSS software and tests such as frequency, correlation, and ANOVA was carried out in this study. This study results, that pulmonologist sometimes use (47.8%) human information resources, (33.3%) printed information resources and electronic information resources. This study concludes that the government should stop the spreading of fake news about COVID-19, it will help the pulmonologist. The Libraries should help the doctors for information seeking time. This would be helping to doctors improve their information seeking and literature search skills in future.</p>Abirami V
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2023-12-182023-12-18594AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT STATUS OF GOVERNMENT FIRST-GRADE COLLEGE LIBRARIES IN KARNATAKA
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<p><em>The present study was envisaged to evaluate the status of the Government First Grade College libraries in the state of Karnataka. The college library manual was used to examine the status of libraries' staffing patterns, the proportion of grants, building space, furniture and ICT equipment, services, and library automation. A survey method with a quantitative approach was used and the data was collected using a questionnaire tool. A total of 249 filled-in copies of the questionnaires were obtained showing a response rate of 89.56%. The MS Excel and SPSS packages were used to process, tabulate, and validate the data collected. Inadequate support staff, lack of space, insufficient grants, poor collection, and lack of furniture and equipment were found in most of the GFGC libraries of Karnataka state. The investigator recommends that governing bodies should appoint full-time librarians, and free up library grants for ICT implementation. The libraries already automated with proprietary software should migrate to open-source software. The study implies that there is a need to network all government and private-aided college libraries for common use to provide access to the resources of individual libraries and improve resource utilization. Participation in networking will benefit libraries in overcoming the problem of rising prices of information resources and insufficient library budgets.</em></p>Ramesh B. Kuri
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2023-12-182023-12-18594CITATION ANALYSIS OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE DOCTORAL THESES SUBMITTED TO NORTH-EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY, MEGHALAYA
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<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>The purpose of this study is to analyze the citations appended to the twenty (20) Library and Information Science (LIS) doctoral theses submitted to North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) between 1994- 2018; available in the Shodhganga, a repository of Indian university electronic theses and dissertations. A total of 2,693 citations are examined on various parameters like cited bibliographic forms of literature, chronological distribution of the journal, and book citations, the half-life of journal and book citations, rank-list, the applicability of Bradford’s law. Journals received the highest number of citations among all bibliographic forms cited in LIS doctoral theses of NEHU from 1994 to 2018. The half-life of journal and book citations is 15.98 years and 20.06 years, respectively.<em> College and Research Libraries</em> is the most frequently cited journal in LIS doctoral theses at NEHU.</p><p>Keywords: Citation analysis, Shodhganga, LIS, Doctoral theses, NEHU</p>Jaba Moni DasDipen Deka
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2023-12-182023-12-18594A Cross-Country Comparative Study of Top Library and Information Science Journals Using Scimago Journal Rank
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The main aim of this paper is to conduct a cross- country comparative study of top five journals in the field of Library and Information Science during the past five years; i.e. 2017-2021. The present study analyzed the journals using scimago journal rank (SJR) which is powered by Scopus. For the past five years i.e. from 2017 to 2021 only two countries i.e. United Kingdom and United States remained at top position for most of the time. Only 1 time Spain in year 2018 is seen in the list of top five and that too at fifth position. All the top five journals belong to quartile 1. Karl Pearson’s coefficient of correlation was used to obtained the correlation between the h-index and SJR which showed the negative and weak correlation between the two variables.Amrita Sharma
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2023-12-182023-12-18594ICT Practical Components in LIS curriculum: Trend and Advancement Analysis of Selected Indian Universities
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<p>Application of ICT in LIS field is gaining importance day by day and also the need of information about the strength of ICT applications and advancement in syllabi of various universities become higher and higher. But there is no suitable study to satisfy this gap. To remove this gap, the present study has been undertaken. Total 20 universities have been selected for this study according to the NIRF rank (2019) and availability of detailed syllabus in the official website of the concerning universities and these are tabulated and analyzed according to the objectives. The study intended to identify the faculty strength of sample universities, to find out the components in ICT practical in the syllabus of B.Lib.I.Sc. andM.Lib.I.Sc., to make a comparative study to reveal the strengths and weakness of these syllabi and to suggest some areas where improvements are necessary. Aligarh Muslim University, Mizoram University and University of Delhi have sufficient faculty strength. Goa University and University of Delhi are very rich in practical of one-year B.Lib.I.Sc. In practical of one-year M.Lib.I.Sc., Goa University and Punjab University are also very strong.Andhra University, MaharshiDayanand University and Mizoram University in practical of two-year M.Lib.I.Sc have the ability to fulfill the present need.One can extend it to evaluate the relation between syllabus and employability, syllabus and question pattern, syllabus and result etc. This research work is utterly original and ends with the expectation that it must help the students, researcher, administrators and syllabus moderators to select the suitable university for study and to remove the lacunas and improve the syllabi</p>SK ENAMUL ISLAM
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2023-12-182023-12-18594Assessment of Information Organization and Services competencies among Business school Librarians in Kerala State, India
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<p> The various technologies, media, publishing trends, information storage methods, information retrieval practices, and other factors have altered the functions of libraries and information centres. This novel paper briefly examines the assessment of skills and competencies among business school librarians in organising and delivering information services. Two hundred and fifty library professionals from eighty-four business school libraries in Kerala were taken as sample for the study. The study results revealed that majority of the libraries were automated and have OPAC facility through web. Conversely, majority of libraries have not developed library website. The study also revealed that majority of the libraries providing current awareness service, content alert service and document delivery services, while other services found unsatisfactory. The librarians have information literacy skills on information organisation and services. Based on the findings, the study has provided some recommendations.</p>Vijesh P V
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2023-12-182023-12-18594Collection, Conservation and Preservation of Manuscripts in Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, Patna.
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<p>The purpose of this paper is to focus on the manuscript collection and its care in the Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library. This paper used both qualitative and quantitative method. Quantitative data has been collected by a questionnaire, which has been given to the preservation chemist, where qualitative data from the library preservation guidelines. Result shows that an extensive collection of the manuscripts are available in the two non-Indian languages, i.e., Persian and Arabic. To preserve its cultural heritage, the library is making significant contributions by doing every required job. Hence, the findings of this study are revolving only to this library. A large number of precious manuscripts are preserved in the Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library. Besides, Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library is a manuscript library, also serves as a community center, which is also worthy for future research.</p>Abdul MoidM. Masoom RazaKeshwar Jahan
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