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{"title":"Role of Libraries in Implementing the New Education Policy 2020 in Higher Education in India","authors":"K. V. Jayamma, G. T. Mahesh, Mrutyunjaya Kotur","doi":"10.51983/ajist-2023.13.2.3748","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2023.13.2.3748","url":null,"abstract":"Libraries play a crucial and multi-faceted role in the implementation of the New Education Policy (NEP) of 2020 in higher education in India. They function as hubs of knowledge and are instrumental in supporting the educational goals outlined in the NEP. This article examines the intricate and significant part that libraries play in the effective execution of the NEP, specifically within the context of NEP 2020. It discusses how libraries can promote access to diverse knowledge resources, encourage research, and foster critical thinking skills among students. By utilizing the potential of libraries as centers of learning, higher education institutions can establish a more inclusive and just learning environment according to the NEP’s vision. The primary focus of this study is to comprehensively elaborate on the multi-faceted involvement of libraries, including the active promotion of digital literacy, cultivation of research efforts and innovative initiatives, and facilitation of an all-encompassing and impartial approach to acquiring information for all segments of society. The article notes that libraries can contribute to the promotion of digital literacy, which is a critical aspect of the NEP. As the use of digital technologies in education increases, libraries play a vital role in providing access to a wide range of digital resources, such as e-books, online databases, and various digital learning materials. They can provide instructional guidance and assistance to both students and faculty members on the effective use of digital tools and platforms, leading to a significant improvement in their digital literacy skills. Libraries also offer access to a vast array of scholarly resources, including academic journals, research papers, and books. This accessibility empowers students and faculty members to engage in significant research endeavors. They also provide guidance and direction for conducting literature reviews, accessing relevant research databases, and keeping up with the latest developments in various disciplines. Therefore, libraries serve as collaborative spaces for interdisciplinary research and innovation, facilitating knowledge sharing and networking among students and faculty members, which is essential for NEP 2020. This research emphasizes the expected academic roles of libraries in enhancing all educational programs and proposes specific strategies to improve their functions. Previous literature is combined with qualitative research data from semi-structured interviews with 125 faculties, including Professors, Associate Professors, and working librarians from four universities associated with higher education institutions. Questionnaires and interview tools were used to explore the relevant data collection instruments.","PeriodicalId":272634,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139236807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Usage of Open Digital Educational Resources for Teaching and Research Among Lecturers in Michael and Cecilia IBRU University, (MCIU) Agbarha-Otor, Delta State, Nigeria","authors":"Ivwighreghweta Oghenetega (CLN), O. Efevberha-Ogodo","doi":"10.51983/ajist-2023.13.2.3618","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2023.13.2.3618","url":null,"abstract":"Advancements in ICT have led to the integration of technologies in teaching, learning and research making the world a global village in information dissemination today. This study investigated the usage of digital open educational resources for teaching and research among lecturers in Michael and Cecilia Ibru university, (MCIU) Agbarha-Otor, Delta State, Nigeria. Five research objectives with conforming research questions guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The population of the study consists of One Hundred and ten lecturers from Michael and Cecilia Ibru University. The total enumerative and accidental sampling was adopted in selecting the lecturers. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire with the title “Usage of Open Digital Educational Resources (ODERQ)”. Data was analyzed, using frequency and percentage. Findings revealed that MCIU lecturers are very aware of ODER, and they know how it can be used in the classroom and their level of usage was high. They consult open access journals and open e-books amongst others for their research work and also to prepare their lecture notes. The benefit derived from ODER was that it provides free online access to the literature necessary for their research work and it also provides quality free materials which they make use of in carrying out their research work. Poor power supply, lack of retrieval skills and inadequate ICT facilities among others were the identified problems associated with the use of ODER. The study recommended among others that lecturers should make frequent digital use of open educational resources. Also, orientations, workshop and seminar should be organized by librarians and the ICT unit of the university on the use of ODER for academic purpose.","PeriodicalId":272634,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology","volume":"215 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127606588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Organizational Behavior of Private University Library Professionals: A Developing Country Perspective","authors":"A. Sultana, Md. Sakib Biswas, B. Begum","doi":"10.51983/ajist-2023.13.2.3653","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2023.13.2.3653","url":null,"abstract":"The main aim of the study is to explore the organizational behavior of selected private university library professionals in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A standardized questionnaire was used to conduct a survey among 80 library professionals from five chosen private university libraries. Organizational behavior can also assist librarians in assessing a potential job applicant’s abilities and attitude during the recruiting process, enabling private university human resources to find the most suitable library staff for the university’s library to meet the research objectives. From primary and secondary data sources, efforts were made to gather necessary research data. Frequencies were shown in terms of percentages and factor analysis through eigenvalue, which determined the level of organizational behavior for private universities rank or rating. Descriptive statistics, such as mean and variance, and multiple correlation analysis for ANOVA testing have been calculated using SPSS Version 22. A total of 30 variables were taken into consideration for analysis, followed by six factors along with their loading. The loading factor amounts to a total variance of 75.59%. The library of East West University ranks first in four factors: structure, working conditions, reward and warmth, and interpersonal relations. The BRAC University Library is ranked second, while the ULAB Library, DIU Library, and Stamford University Library are ranked third, fourth, and fifth, respectively. This study made certain recommendations and limitations inside Bangladesh’s private university libraries, which will spark further research in the future. For this analysis, most of the variables are the organizational behavior of private university libraries.","PeriodicalId":272634,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115574237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Proposal of a Model for Smart Library Services to Achieve SDG: A Public University Library Perspective","authors":"Md. Mozammel Bhuyan, Nusrat Jannat Bipasha","doi":"10.51983/ajist-2023.13.2.3449","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2023.13.2.3449","url":null,"abstract":"The main purpose of the study is to explore user’s basic concept about smart library at Dhaka University Library (DUL). The more specific aims of the study are to: investigate e-services those are provided by DUL to its users, observe the effectiveness of smart library, propose a smart library model for DUL, identify the problems of smart library at DUL and determine parameters for converting DUL to the smart library. The authors designed a well-structured questionnaire as well as used both online and offline survey method to collect data and retrieved responses were 353. SPSS and MS Excel have been used to analysis data. The study reveals that smart library can meet the user needs and provide necessary information to users according to their demands. The paper also presents a review of DUL services where traditional services are converted into smart library services by using advanced technologies, but the concept of smart library is still unknown to maximum library users. The study also suggests that DUL has to improve service quality, ensure user cultivation and LIS professionals training in order to transfer DUL into smart library.","PeriodicalId":272634,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123539740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Research Productivity of Prof. Sunilkumar S. Manvi: A Scientometric Portrait","authors":"B. Vasantha, M. Sangeetha","doi":"10.51983/ajist-2023.13.2.3600","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2023.13.2.3600","url":null,"abstract":" This paper attempts to scrutinise the publication productivity of Prof. Sunilkumar S. Manvi, Dean of Engineering and Technology at REVA University, Bengaluru, by data obtained from Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases. In a total of 24 productive years (1999–2022), he has 292 publications (September 2022), and the highest number of documents was published in the year 2011 with 33 publications. His publications were analysed by types of document, year-wise distribution, distribution of articles in different domains, citation productivity, authorship pattern, measure of collaborations, collaboration indices, most prolific journals with number publication, highly cited articles, and citations during the study period of 1999-2022. As per collaboration indices, his highest Collaborative Coefficient is 0.67, MCC is 1.00 in the year 1999 and 2000 respectively. The highest Degree of Collaboration is 1.00, Collaborative Index is 3.11 in the year 2007. He published 98 documents during the period of 2009–2013. His major contributions to the field of Computer Science and Engineering are numerous.","PeriodicalId":272634,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115232204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Business, Technology and the New Normal: ICT Adoption and Use among Women Traders","authors":"G. Yamson, Baffour Osei Akoto","doi":"10.51983/ajist-2023.13.1.3490","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2023.13.1.3490","url":null,"abstract":"The aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic has compelled individuals and businesses to restructure and adapt the formerly ‘established’ ways of doing things to capitalize on the opportunities presented by ICTs. This circumstance has resulted in what is known as the “New Normal”. This entails a longer-term perspective in terms of business decisions to optimize the usage of the internet to continue to stay in business. To evaluate women’s knowledge, and ICT use during the pandemic in Yilo Krobo Municipality, the survey approach was used. A total number of 20,160 women are employed constituting 5.4% in the public sector, private formal 3.5%, private informal 90.8%, semi-public/parastatal 0.1% while NGO represents 0.2%. A statistical table was used to determine the sample frame and size resulting in a sample size of 322 from a population of 20,160 women employed with a confidence level of 95%. Three hundred and fifty (350) questionnaires were distributed and only 193 were completed, returned and used for analysis. With regards to ICT devices or services, the findings revealed that about 95% of the respondents had access to mobile phones and 70% of these respondents were connected to the internet through their mobile phone hotspot. The study discovered a low level of adequacy of knowledge of ICT use across variables such as age groups, educational attainment, and marital status.","PeriodicalId":272634,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology","volume":"86 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133715105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Faculty Perceptions of the Use of Open Educational Resources in State Universities in Bayelsa and Rivers States Nigeria","authors":"E. Okwu, Kolawole Francis Ogunbodede, Awajionyi Blessing Suleiman","doi":"10.51983/ajist-2023.13.1.3485","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2023.13.1.3485","url":null,"abstract":"The paper explored faculty perceptions of the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in state universities in Bayelsa and Rivers States, Nigeria. The research was guided by two (2) questions. The researchers used a descriptive survey approach. The population of the study comprised 1787 faculty members from the four-state Universities in Bayelsa and Rivers State. Convenience sampling techniques were done as the study employed all of the respondents to the questionnaire from the entire population. Data was collected using an online questionnaire. Educational technology specialists evaluated the questionnaire. The Cronbach alpha value of 0.96 was discovered after analyzing the study’s data to look for internal consistency and reliability. The questionnaire was deemed credible based on the coefficient discovered. The frequency count, basic percentages, and mean were used to examine the data. The results showed that faculty opinions on the use of OER were favorable. It was also discovered that inadequate access to electricity, poor Internet connectivity, ignorance, a lack of library sensitization, and a lack of ICT skills were some of the main obstacles to the efficient use of OER. The researchers suggested that the universities should enhance their supply of electricity by providing alternative sources of power supply, provide adequate Internet facilities and encourage faculty to assist in encouraging students to use OER.","PeriodicalId":272634,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology","volume":"237 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121632293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Information Seeking Behavior among Post Graduate Science Students of KVNN, Arts, Commerce and Science College Nasik, Maharashtra","authors":"T. Avhad Sharad","doi":"10.51983/ajist-2023.13.1.3292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2023.13.1.3292","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study is to reveal the information seeking behavior of post graduate students. A well framed questionnaire was used for data collection to accomplish the objectives. The finding revealed that the majority of the students use the information resource for study and research purposes. The study recommended orientation programmes for PG students to make awareness of e-resource and better utilization of the library services.","PeriodicalId":272634,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123685200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Internet Usage among University Students in Nigeria: A Case Study","authors":"O. Sawyerr-George, Rachael Agina-Obu","doi":"10.51983/ajist-2023.13.1.3411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2023.13.1.3411","url":null,"abstract":"The study looked at how students at the University of Africa, Toru-Orua (UAT), in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, used the Internet. A descriptive survey approach was chosen, and the study’s execution was driven by five research questions. The population of the study consisted of 1300 undergraduate students, and the Taro Yamane sample size algorithm was used to select the sample size, which was set at 300 students. The instrument for gathering data was the questionnaire. Experts in research techniques and statistics approved the questionnaire. The instrument’s dependability was determined using Cronbach Alpha, which produced a result of 0.87. Frequency counts and simple percentages were used to examine the data. The research found that the majority of students have access to Internet services on campus and that most of them regularly utilize those services for learning, personal development, and pleasure. The findings also showed that most students choose to use the university library’s Internet services and that obstacles to efficient use of these services included slow Internet speed, unpredictable power supply, weak information retrieval skills, and issues identifying relevant information. The researchers’ recommendations were based on the findings, and they included an upgrade to the institution’s electrical infrastructure, Internet infrastructure, and the provision of Internet access in the students’ dorms to maintain its efficient Internet services. The university library should also instruct students in digital literacy to enhance their search techniques and strategies.","PeriodicalId":272634,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131866921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Library Network Security Measures As Determinants of Archives Preservation in Public Libraries in Rivers State, Nigeria","authors":"Hilda Eno Obi","doi":"10.51983/ajist-2023.13.1.3487","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2023.13.1.3487","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined available library network security measures as determinants of archives preservation in public libraries in Rivers state. The descriptive survey design was adopted for this study. The target population of the study comprised 514 library staff drawn from Rivers State library board and staff from Jubilee library Port Harcourt. The sample size for this study was 399 library staff comprising 227 staff from Rivers state library board and 172 library staff from Jubilee library Port Harcourt. An instrument titled library network security measures for archives preservation questionnaire was used for data collection. Face validity of the instrument was ensured by three experts. The instrument consists of 10 items of 2 sections. The instrument yielded reliability coefficients of 0.79 with the use of Cronbach Alpha reliability method. The findings indicated that, among other things, encryption technologies such as firewall protection and secure logins are part of the library’s network security measures that are employed to preserve archives in public libraries in Rivers state, Nigeria. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that public libraries in Rivers state are not lacking security features that would help preserve archives via a networked security system. However, the security measures were not effectively employed because staff members’ security training was not sufficiently available. As a result, it was recommended that more training in security should be provided to staff in all of the public libraries in Rivers state.","PeriodicalId":272634,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130466395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}