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{"title":"An Assessment of the Information Literacy Skills of Students in Nigerian Universities","authors":"J. Chukwusa","doi":"10.51983/IJISS-2021.11.1.2649","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51983/IJISS-2021.11.1.2649","url":null,"abstract":"The Study investigated the information literacy skills of Library and Information Science students in Delta State University, Abraka and Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria. Information literacy instruction is yet to be accorded its correct place in the programmes of study in higher educational institutions. The study adopted a survey approach and a questionnaire structure on a 3-point Likert scale was used for data collection. The sample for the study was 148 (300 level) students. Frequency count and mean statistics were used for data analysis. It was found that the library and information students were information literate, but the researcher was not unmindful of Dunning-Kruger Effect on this finding. Inability of departments to make Information Literacy a compulsory course (100L - final year) for students and inability of lecturers to give students complex take home work (term papers, assignments, seminars) that could be used for the assessment of their information literacy skills were the greatest challenges. The solutions to the problems amongst others are Faculty members and librarians teaching the course should be more pragmatic in course delivery having standards and contemporary trends in mind; and adequate financial provision to libraries in order to enable constant organization of literacy programmes.","PeriodicalId":447091,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116916606","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":"Recovery of Web Citations using Time Travel in Journal of Informetrics","authors":"B. Niveditha, Mallinath Kumbar","doi":"10.51983/ijiss-2021.11.1.2809","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51983/ijiss-2021.11.1.2809","url":null,"abstract":"The present paper explores the accessibility and recovery of web citations using Time Travel in the Journal of Informetrics during the year 2008-2017. A total of 647 articles were downloaded and 24901 references were extracted. Out of 3546 web citations2084 references contained URLs, DOIs were found in 1298 references and 164 references contained arXiv, WOS article identifier, etc. It was found that 3163 web citations were accessible and the remaining 383 web citations were missing. The study also investigated the characteristic features of display and destination URLs like the path depth, URL length, file format, and top-level domain.","PeriodicalId":447091,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125516272","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":"Bibliometric Investigation on Research Productivity in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur during 2001-2020","authors":"T. Ghosh","doi":"10.51983/IJISS-2021.11.1.2654","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51983/IJISS-2021.11.1.2654","url":null,"abstract":"The study attempts to initiate a bibliometric investigation on the publication trend of research articles of the Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Kharagpur, the first of the IITs in India recognized as an Institute of National Importance and continued to play a vital role in extending quality education as well as pioneering innovative research in science and engineering. As per the data extracted from SCOPUS on 10.03.2021, IIT Kharagpur contributed 32892 research publications out of which 14130 research publications found in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM) in the form of journal articles (11919) and conference paper (2211). The study intends to measure and analyze quantitatively the research productivity of IIT Kharagpur in basic subjects of science, i.e. Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM) on the basis of the research articles indexed in SCOPUS during last 20 years (2001-2020)  with annual growth rate of publications, citations, h-index, authorship pattern, degree of collaboration and other relevant issues. The study also focused on top 15 most prolific authors in terms of productivity count as well as top most favoured sources of publication.","PeriodicalId":447091,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services","volume":"129 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116541573","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":"Webometric Analysis of Selected Universities Websites in Karnataka: An Evaluative Study Using Alexa Internet","authors":"S. Muthuraja, H. Lakshmisha, H. Nagaraja, M. Arunkumar","doi":"10.51983/ijiss-2021.11.1.2810","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51983/ijiss-2021.11.1.2810","url":null,"abstract":"The present study provides an overall picture of selected University websites in Karnataka and its status in terms of their performances on the web based on the eight indexes of Alexa internet evaluation tool. University of Mysore and Bangalore University stands top in traffic rank in India with 6,745, and 7,063 respectively. Others have weak performance and have high traffic ranks. Global traffic rank same two Universities traffic rank is less than 10,000, which projects their good performance in this attribute while compared to others. The downloading speed and bounce rate of most of the university are not satisfactory. Only few universities downloading speed is high. Kuvempu University shows the (21.20%) lowest rate of bounce percentage. The results of this study may helpful for web site managers.","PeriodicalId":447091,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114096435","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":"Indigenous Knowledge Management in the Modern Day Library and Information Services","authors":"E. María, Imam Abayomi, O. A. Olusegun, R. A. Oluwafemi","doi":"10.51983/IJISS-2021.11.1.2651","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51983/IJISS-2021.11.1.2651","url":null,"abstract":"Indigenous knowledge (IK) is the knowledge which exists among the people in a given community and its beneficial towards sustainable development cannot be over-emphasized because of its importance in every society .It has been observed and supported by Greyling, (2010) that academic libraries in Nigeria are not playing the leading role in the promotion of IK in the country by organizing tours to collect cultural ideas of the people for management. This paper examines Indigenous knowledge management process in four academic libraries in Lagos, Nigeria.  Purposive sampling method was used to select four government owned tertiary institutional libraries in Lagos State. Cochran (1963) sample size table formula was used to determine sample size of 115 respondents from the total population (135) of the study. This study adopted descriptive survey design which make used of questionnaire and interview for data collection. The finding revealed that IK was available in the selected academic libraries and health information was the main reason for using IK in the selected academic libraries. It was also revealed that all the four academic libraries have no IK policy.  The challenges facing the management of IK in the selected academic libraries are the lack of relevant ICT resources that can be used to preserve Indigenous knowledge in the libraries. The study recommended that library management should make fund available for the libraries to acquaire necessary ICT tools that can be used to preserve IK and there is urgent need for IK policy, this will serve as white papers in the promotion of IK use in the selected academic library. This study has joined in the discussion in the promotion of IK in Nigeria and it has also contributed to literature on IK development.","PeriodicalId":447091,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130466419","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 Automation in First Grade Colleges Affiliated to University of Mysore: A Study","authors":"K. Chitra, Mallinath Kumbar","doi":"10.51983/ijiss.2020.10.2.492","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51983/ijiss.2020.10.2.492","url":null,"abstract":"The present paperprovides the status of library automation of first gradecollege libraries affiliated to University of Mysore. A structured questionnaire was used as the tool to collect basic inputs from college libraries to understand the present status. A total of 160 colleges were taken up for the study in which 135(84.37%)colleges responded,15 first grade college libraries did not have librarians and 10 librarians did not respond.The findings of the study reveal that 60(63.83%)college libraries are using open source software E-Granthalaya and KOHA software for library automation. Out of 135 colleges,29 (30.85%) college libraries are fully automated, 65(69.15%) college libraries are partially automated and 41(28.90%) libraries are not automated. The librarians have to attend intensive training programs on deputation or have to become proficient on their own in automation in order to provide effective and efficient services to users.","PeriodicalId":447091,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126015483","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":"Users’ Perceptions toward Library and Library Services of IISER Kolkata","authors":"S. K. Roy, S. Mandal","doi":"10.51983/ijiss.2020.10.2.487","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51983/ijiss.2020.10.2.487","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to explore the perceptions of the users related to the library and library services of IISER Kolkata library. Well designed questionnaires distributed among 1480 users PhD Scholars, Integrated PhD Scholars, MS by research students and Integrated BS-MS students and returned 1105 filled questionnaires. It is observed that a large number of users satisfied with features under library services through physically visiting of library and print and online library resources except few. The features of library services through online dissatisfied to the users. Most of the users highly interested in the resources of biological, chemical, earth, mathematics & statistics and physical sciences.","PeriodicalId":447091,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services","volume":"114 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116437546","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":"Advocacy in Academic Libraries: A Case Study of Selected Academic Libraries in Southwest Nigeria","authors":"R. A. Olurayi","doi":"10.51983/ijiss.2019.9.3.638","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51983/ijiss.2019.9.3.638","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated advocacy in selected academic libraries in the southwest in order to ascertain methods used and challenges faced in the course of advocating for their libraries with possible solutions. It has become necessary to create awareness and also make our libraries visible to the world so that they can be supported in cash and kind. This enables librarians provide the necessary service hence patronage is encouraged. The study adopted a survey research design with two sets of questionnaire(s) which had 34 and 25 items respectively and interview. Random selection of the population comprised of two hundred and seventy seven (277) librarians (professionals and paraprofessionals) and library users mostly lecturers’ from different departments from the University of Ibadan, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso, Obafemi Awolowo, University Ile Ife and Lead City University Ibadan respectively. Results showed that all the academic libraries in this study have not started advocacy, do not have advocacy plan in their strategic objectives. Therefore, librarians and other library personnel ought to be sent for trainings, workshops and seminars to equip them for advocacy activities. The study recommended that similar study be carried out in other academic libraries across Nigeria to enable librarians understand its importance.","PeriodicalId":447091,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129220670","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":"Mapping of Scientific Articles on Brain Tumors: A Scientometric Study","authors":"R. Sargunapathi, P. Vinayagamoorthy","doi":"10.51983/ijiss.2020.10.2.490","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51983/ijiss.2020.10.2.490","url":null,"abstract":"The study analyses the Brain Tumors research Publications in during 2009 to 2018 based on the Web of Science database. The objectives of the study were to perform a scientometric analysis of all brain tumors research publications by scientist. The criterion studies include an increase of publication, document wise distribution of records country-wise distribution of publications, recognition of the most prolific authors, praise highly journals and extremely motivated institutions and language wise distribution of publications. The results showed that 44604 of records were published in of records were published in the world. All most productive countries and their publications top 30 countries was top most contributed 10 places of India on Brian tumors research with 1613 (2.54%) records. Most of the articles were published in the form of articles, review, meeting abstracts, and editorial material. USA was the most productive country on Brain tumors. The study also found that only 21 authors were contributed above 100 numbers of articles and the author Wang Y with 246 publications has occupied the first position. The University Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre was topmost top most contributed institution on Brain Tumors research with 782 records.","PeriodicalId":447091,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128253349","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":"Maker Space: A Beginner Way to Imparting Library for Adani Institute of Infrastructure Engineering","authors":"Prakash V. Makwana","doi":"10.51983/ijiss.2020.10.2.488","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51983/ijiss.2020.10.2.488","url":null,"abstract":"Adani Institute of Infrastructure Engineering (AIIE) is established to equip the students to become modern-day engineers and managers primarily for the infrastructure and allied sectors. The Institute is presently conducting three Bachelor Programmes in Engineering. 1. BE- Civil & Infrastructure Engineering, 2.BE-Electrical Engineering, 3.BE -Information & Communication Technology. Adani Institute of Infrastructure Library embarked on a change journey in 2008 for services in support of the education. The concept for creating a maker space for engineering students within the library to foster activity -based learning. Maker spaces are over just places to create things; a maker space may be a physical location wherever people gather to share resources and knowledge, work on projects, network, and build. The NMC Horizon Report: 2015 higher education the paper examines the awareness and importance of library maker spaces. A questionnaire was used for collection of data. Around 50 questionnaires were distributed among the students. A total of 30 stuffed in questionnaires were selected for analysis of the data. While there is a push to include maker spaces in universities, very little is understood regarding the expertise of establishing maker spaces on engineering campuses. Typically, these maker spaces contain 3D printers and laser cutters, and offer facilities to conduct work, personal and collaborative projects. The idea for creating a maker space for engineering library is promotional activity-based learning. Maker spaces are over just places to make things; a maker space may be a physical location wherever people gather to share resources and knowledge, work practical projects, network, and build. Libraries that have lengthy been substitutable with peace and tranquillity are currently thought of as a part in which there have to be a stability between quiet surroundings and social dynamic mood. The intention of this study is to observe the importance of maker space of engineering libraries that is tremendously needed in technological advancements and alteration of ancient systems with new ones. This analysis consists of reviewing the domestic samples, conforming examples to library maker space and inspecting numerous libraries over a duration of time. The outcomes of this find out about indicate that generally, modern libraries have fewer areas for paper books and publications and individual study, instead, bigger spaces are committed to locations for cluster studies and the use of computer and maker space etc. This trade has influenced the function of the library space and maker space.","PeriodicalId":447091,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122618555","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}