Showing papers in "DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology in 2020"

Conceptualising a Library Chatbot using Open Source Conversational Artificial Intelligence

Abstract: Conversational software, or chatbots in popular parlance, has been in vogue amongst organizations for a few decades now. In sync with the trend, various libraries and knowledge resource centres have also adopted them within their technological fold, with an aim to provide improved services to patrons. The only bottleneck towards such implementation has been the dearth of open source conversational software platforms. The purpose of the paper is to conceptualize a library chatbot using a recently developed, artificial intelligence-powered open source conversational software platform named Rasa Stack. It introduces the essence of chatbot technology and their present day application in libraries, illustrates how the technical underpinnings of Rasa Stack can be leveraged to develop a library chatbot, and reflects on the potential future research in this direction.

Evaluation of Institutional Research Productivity

Abstract: The quantification of scholarly performance has become an obvious necessity in many academic pursuits. Evaluation of research output is, therefore, an integral element of R&D institutions worldwide. This paper critically scrutinizes the literature on research productivity concerning scientific institutions (include universities and departments) in an informational context. It provides a thorough review to map the quantum of knowledge relating to ‘institutional research productivity’ correlating the Indian vista. The paper also offers a few recommendations to undertake evaluative studies with caution. Thus it shows a coherent picture of this emerging area in the sociology of science.

Analysis of Percentiles of Computer Science, Theory and Methods Journals CiteScore Versus Impact Factor

Abstract: Impact factor (Web of Science, Clarivate Analytics) and CiteScore (Scopus, Elsevier) are the two leading metrics for journal evaluation, assessment and ranking. The relationship between the two is now established, using their respective percentile in this paper for 105 journal in the Computer science, theory and methods (CSTM) subject category. The available studies did not consider the quartile comparison of the journal percentiles of the two database (Scopus and Science Citation Index expanded). The mean impact factor and CiteScore are 2.08 and 2.67 respectively. Pearson correlation coefficient between the impact factor and CiteScore is (0.919, p = 0.000) and between their respective journal percentiles is (r = 0.804, p = 0.000). Analysis of variance revealed that the means of the impact factor and CiteScore of the 105 CSTM journals are the same (F = 3.64, P = 0.058) but different (F = 38.94, P = 0.00) for their respective percentiles. The median test contradicts the ANOVA as the medians of impact factor and CiteScore are different at 0.05 level of significance. The median journal percentiles are the same for only 2 journal titles. The median journal percentile (SCIE) is greater than the median journal percentile (Scopus) for 5 journal titles and less than the median journal percentile (Scopus) for 98 journal titles. The same result was obtained when the percentiles were converted to quartiles, but in this case, the median journal quartiles are the same for 37 journal titles. The median journal quartile (SCIE) is greater than the median journal quartile (Scopus) for 67 journal titles and less than the median journal quartile (Scopus) in only one journal title. Only 37 (35 %) journals are in the same quartile of the two metrics. Caution is recommended in journal evaluation as conflicting different results can be obtained using the same metric.

Scientometric Profile of Biochemistry Research in India a Study Based on Web of Science

Abstract: The paper examines 25,132 biochemistry research contributions of Indian scientists covered in the Web of Science for a period of 10 years (2004-2013). It was found that the biochemistry research is gradually growing and average annual growth rate was 36.84 per cent. The solo research was not prevalent and team research is more in the Indian biochemistry research and 97.46 per cent publications were contributed by multi- authors. It was observed that the value of co- authorship index was generally increasing and it varied from 93 to 105 during the period of study. Journal articles contribute 89.43 per cent of the total output followed by reviews (7.14 %). Indian researchers collaborate largely with the researchers of USA (2.49 %). The geographical distribution shows that Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi lead the list. The study shows that, C. Abdul Jaleel (58) and L. Pai (37) are the top ranked authors in the field. ‘Plos One’ is the top ranked journal and it published 296 papers during the study period. Academic institutions contribute more number of papers (50.26 %) followed by research institutions (28.24 %). The Lotka’s law was not found fit with the observed author productivity distribution of Indian biochemistry research.

Recognising Devanagari Script by Deep Structure Learning of Image Quadrants

Abstract: Ancient Indic languages were written in the Devanagari script from which most of the modern-day Indic writing systems have evolved. The digitisation of ancient Devanagari manuscripts, now archived in national museums, is a part of the language documentation and digital archiving initiative of the Government of India. The challenge in digitizing these handwritten scripts is the lack of adequate datasets for training machine learning models. In our work, we focus on the Devanagari script that has 46 categories of characters that makes training a difficult task, especially when the number of samples are few. We propose deep structure learning of image quadrants, based on learning the hidden state activations derived from convolutional neural networks that are trained separately on five image quadrants. The second phase of our learning module comprises of a deep neural network that learns the hidden state activations of the five convolutional neural networks, fused by concatenation. The experiments prove that the proposed deep structure learning outperforms the state of the art.

Home Libraries and their Roles in Social Changes among Rural Communities in Indonesia

Abstract: The main aim of this paper is to explore home libraries’ involvement in social changes in the rural area of Kepek, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta. These home libraries mainly work as a collection provider at every house managed by a reading centre known as TBM (Community Reading Garden). This research used conceptual frameworks of social changes based on Ogburn and Bourdieu. Qualitative method was used to collect data using observation, interview, and documentation. The collected data was analysed through Miles and Huberman model including display, reduction, and conclusion/verification. The findings show that social changes occur through four phases, namely invention/discovery, diffusion, accumulation, and adaptation. These changes also found dynamic contestation between agency and structure in the home library program. The contestation creates dynamics in education and economy among actors in Kepek communities.

Content Analysis of Library Websites of Select Colleges of Delhi University

Abstract: The paper examines the accessibility, accuracy, currency and user-friendliness in ten selected library websites of the colleges affiliated to the University of Delhi. It further, discusses services and facilities being offered by the websites. The data were collected through a well-structured checklist from the selected colleges under study. The study reveals that maximum number of college libraries have mentioned information related to introduction 9(90 %), library staff 8(80 %), library hours 6(60 %) and membership 6(60 %) on their websites. However, study also report that none of the library websites/web-pages have features of social networking tools, feedbacks, regular updates and they also lack in providing question papers, news-clippings, user manual and single window search. The study findings reveals that Deshbandhu College library scored thirty eight (38) out of43 which is highest (ranked 1st) whereas Ramjas College scored only five (05) out of 43 and stands last. The study suggests, for carrying out such evaluative studies which is the need of hour to enable the institutions to update their websites periodically and come up with flying colours on user’s expectations

The Effect of Knowledge Management Integration on E Learning System toward Lecturers Performance at University Institutions

Abstract: This study was designed to 1) measure the effect of knowledge integration and e-learning on lecturers’ performance and 2) examine the effect of work procedures and information technology on the performance of lecturers at State University of Malang, Indonesia. Anchored by a survey study and document analysis, the present study revealed that knowledge management indirectly affects lecturers’ performance. Our findings also uncovered that there is a significant influence between personal knowledge on work procedures, and the most dominant factor affecting their performance is information technology. Based on the findings, this study can be a catalyst for improving the quality of higher education through the application of knowledge management on e-learning. Furthermore, the results are worthwhile to be used as lecturers’ performance enhancement in university levels.

Gaps Between Users Expectations and their Perceptions on Service Quality of College Libraries of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, A Case Study

Abstract: The purpose of the present research is to evaluate the service quality of medical college libraries of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences from the users’ perspective based on the LibQUAL+ model. Furthermore, is to make a comparison between perceived quality in terms of users’ different education level. The data were collected from 119 questionnaires which were responded by 13 college libraries' clients by administering the LibQUAL+ questionnaire in a printed format. The findings revealed that college libraries have been failed in satisfying even the minimum expectations of their users as well as could not meet the customers’ desired expectations that make them fully satisfied with the service quality. This study also revealed a wide gap between users’ perceptions and expectations of service quality. The effect of services dimension is the most satisfying dimension. Furthermore, findings showed that the relationship between education level and satisfying with the service quality is statistically significant (P<0.001). It is necessary for the university managers to pay more attention to the quality of library services equally in all the colleges included. This will lead to help libraries to meet the user’s expectations of service quality in all colleges which will lead to academic improvements.

Information Literacy a Scientometric Assessment of Global Research Output

Abstract: The paper attempts to measure the global research output on information literacy (IL) on the basis of data retrieved from SCOPUS database during 1975 to 2019. The total output included 7070 record and 50584 citation. The average citation per paper was 7.15 per cent. Among the most significant sources titles used for the publication of IL research, Communication in Computer and Information Science was found to be leading journal with 380 papers. However, Journal of Academic Librarianship has been recorded for receiving highest citations (6.75 %) and highest (32) h-index. Pinto, M from Universidad de Granada has been observed as the most prolific author with 48 publication. Lloyed, A got maximum 1062 citation and the highest (17) h-index was calculated for him. Out of total output in the entire subject field, the subjects in the Social Sciences have been resulted for highest quantitative yield with h-index 170. With regard to the distribution by the types of documents, ‘Article’ seemed to be most preferred source over the rest. USA accounted for 46.94 per cent research output in total publications. Purdue University from United States and Queensland University of Technology ‘OUT’ from Australia have been most prominent institutions in terms of institutional output. 7070 documents produced 22353 keyword in which the phrase ‘information literacy’ dominated the remaining terms.

Highly Cited Articles in "Coronavirus" Research: A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract: In this paper, an analysis of 806 highly cited articles was carried out based on the data retrieved from SCOPUS multidisciplinary database on 'Coronavirus' research published during 1970-2019 and 2020 The term 'Coronavirus' was used to retrieve data from the fields - title, abstract & keyword Further, an analysis was carried out for the citation life cycle of the highly cited articles, performance of authors, institutions, country, and journals During the period a total of 18,116 articles published up to 2019;and 1221 articles published in 2020 till 30 March 2020 The articles with more than 100 citations were taken as highly cited articles in coronavirus research On this basis, there were 806 articles with more than 100 citations and considered for the data analysis The highly cited articles were mostly published from the USA The 'Journal of Virology' was most productive journal publishing most of the highly cited articles These highly cited articles were published between 1973 to 2016 The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong was the most productive institute, published most number of highly cited articles Kwok Yung Yuen from the University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen was the most productive author, who has published most number of highly cited articles The seven articles had shown 'sleeping beauty' characteristics in citation trends

Fifty Years Research Output in Oral Submucous Fibrosis, A Bibliometric Analysis of Publications from 1967 to 2016

Abstract: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a precancerous state which affects the oral cavity. The etiology of OSMF is due to various factors like chilies consumption, deficiency of nutrition, areca nut chewing habits, genetic susceptibility, altered salivary constituents, and autoimmunity and collagen disorders. The present study is undertaken to find out the publication trends on OSMF during 1967-2016. The study mainly focus on distribution of research output, national and international collaborations, top journals for publications, most prolific authors, authorship pattern, citations pattern and highly cited papers on OSMF. The results indicate that highest growth rate of publications occurred between the years 1997-2006. India’s research share, citation score and h index was highest among all countries. Central South University, China topped the scene among all institutes. The maximum publications were two authored publications. CP Chiang of National Taiwan University and JJ Pindborg of University of Copenhagen were found to be the most prolific authors.

Bibliometric Analysis of papers published during 1992 to 2019 in DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology

Abstract: The study analyses papers published in DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology (DJLIT) using bibliometric techniques for the period of 1992-2019 (28 years) and citations received by these papers until 20th March 2020as reflected by Google Scholar. The study examined the pattern of growth, geographical distribution of the articles; identified the prolific authors & institutions, and their output; and the pattern of citations of the papers and identified most cited authors. The findings indicate that the highest number of articles was published during 2012-2015 followed by 2016-2019. The distribution of output by countries indicates that 39 countries contributed 1,698 articles, including India. Indian authors published the highest percentage (86.1 %) of articles followed by USA and had the highest value of CPP and RCI. Authors affiliated to different institutions of Delhi contributed the most (30.7 %) followed by Karnataka (13.1 %) and Maharashtra (10.5 %). Among the institutions, DRDO-DESIDOC and CSIR-NISTADS topped the list. Among the 26 most prolific authors, B.M. Gupta (CSIR-NISTADS) published the maximum number of articles. However, B.R. Babu (University of Madras, Chennai) had the highest value of CPP and RCI. During the studied period, 1,698 papers obtained 15,538 citations, of which 248 (14.6 %) articles did not receive any citation.

User Generated Social Tags Versus Librarian Generated Subject Headings, A Comparative Study in the Domain of History

Abstract: Social tagging allows users to assign any free-form keywords as tags to any digital resources through a decentralised way. Many information scientists find that there are similarities through their studies between usergenerated social tags and the librarian-generated subject headings for the libraries. The present study was conducted to identify the similarity and dissimilarity between user-generated social tags and librarian-generated subject terms of 1000 books in the domain of History. The study also conducted to identify whether social tags can replace controlled vocabularies. The study finds that only a small portion of terms overlaps with each other (3.54 % of social tags & 56.07 % of SLSH terms) and Spearman’s rank correlation proves that there is a good association between overlapping terms. Jaccard similarity coefficient highlights that users and the librarian use different terminologies (as J = 0.13, 0.12 & 0.11). Individual title wise comparison also defines that 90 per cent (88.4 %) of all book titles where users and the librarian use at least one common term. Users use the least subject & non-subject terms but use some personal tags for personal benefit whereas the librarian use only subject & non-subject terms. Matching with each book title clarifies that for describing resources users mostly use title based keywords (696) whereas the librarian use very little title based keywords (113). The study clearly defines that social tags can enhance the experience of library users. If it can be exploited properly it can complement to controlled vocabularies but can not replace the controlled vocabularies used for libraries a long time. Overall the study explicitly identifies the viability regarding the adoption of social tags into the library databases where the resources in the field of history will be accessed.

Blockchain Research a Scientometric Assessment of Global Literature during 2010 to 2018

Abstract: The paper analyzes global publications in blockchain research on a series of quantitative and qualitative indicators, using Scopus database. Blockchain research published a total of 4629 research publications in 9-year period during 2010-18. The publications registered a fast growth of 150.24 per cent and registered average citation impact per paper of 5.04. The paper profiles most productive countries, organisation, authors and journals on select bibliometric indicators. The top 29 highly-cited papers in this area are also analysed.

Perception of Researchers & Academicians of Parul University towards Research Data Management System & Role of Library

Abstract: Research data management is a system that helps in archiving and retrieving of research data to reuse and preserving them for long term use. Many universities in developed countries have already started providing RDM services to their researchers and academicians. In India, it is still in the initial stage. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the perceptions of researchers and academicians of Parul University on research data management and research data sharing. It also explores the ways the researchers preserved their research data for future use. It also explores the ways the library can take initiatives to encourage and extend support to the researchers and academicians to the organisation, preservation, and sharing of research data. To investigate and study the problem 100 questionnaires were distributed. There are 88 responses we received out of 100. The study revealed that the majority of respondents were agreeing about the research data sharing and free accessibility of research data to browse and reuse. Researchers are very much interested and agreed in the library’s involvement in organizing and preservation of research data. Researchers and faculty members are more concerned about their intellectual property rights while sharing the data on the public domain.

Social Tags of Select Books Written by Mahatma Gandhi a Comparative Study of Library Thing Tags and OCLC Fast Subject Headings

Abstract: Retrieval to specific information is critical to user satisfaction in today’s semantic web environment. Users use various terms, nomenclatures and words for aiding mnemonic value to identify concepts for future access and sharing with community members. Social tagging has emerged as a popular option for the millennials to address this issue Tagging is a convenient way used by today’s users for naming their web resources in their own terms. In this study a comparative study was carried out between the standardised Online Computer Library Centre (OCLC) Faceted Application of Subject Terminology (FAST) Subject headings and the popular user-generated tags observed on the LibraryThing website for select books written by Mahatma Gandhi, the iconic Father of Modern India, who was also a prolific writer. M K Gandhi wrote many books, letters, newsletters, essays and edited journals on various subjects like health, vegetarianism, diet, religion and social reforms. A close examination of the subject headings and tags given by users to works authored by M K Gandhi reveal that there is a vast amount of difference between the standard terms assigned using OCLC FAST Subject Headings and tags assigned by the users. The study reveals that neither subject headings nor tags are perfect systems by themselves, but they may complement each other in library catalogues. The inclusion of user-generated keywords into catalogues will greatly enhance representation, organisation and retrieval of resources in a library environment.

Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access of Heritage Knowledge in India

Abstract: India is an ancient country and its literature in the form of manuscripts is as rich as its culture. These heritage resources need to be documented and preserved by digitizing and securing them for future generations and also to make them accessible to the larger audience. This paper reviews scholarly literature and analyses it to understand the application of standards for digitisation, access, and preservation in the digital process by Indian institutions. Further, it explores the feasibility of establishing of national standards for sustainable digital preservation and retrieval of heritage resources across the country.

Application of Conservation and Preservation Techniques to Enhance the Life of Traditional and Digital Information Resources in Libraries

Abstract: India has always been rich in knowledge from ancient times which is passed on from one generation to another. The method of passing knowledge is different in different regions of India. Due to huge advancement in ICT, there has been astronomical growth of digital resources. These resources are popular among students and researchers; hence libraries spend so much on them. Unfortunately, accessibility and use of these resources by future generations depends on technology which very rapidly evolves and changes. The fragile nature of digital resources makes its accessibility dependable on technology which is rapidly evolving. Hence, access to such resources for future users is a huge task for libraries. To use this information in daily life, we perform conservation techniques. In this research paper, we are exploring the different preservation and conservation techniques for traditional documents as well as digital resources used in selected libraries of New Delhi, India.

Contribution of Library Professionals and Libraries in Open Educational Resources in Indian Scenario

Abstract: Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning content that live in public domain and are free to use or reuse. The present study examines the contribution of Library Professionals and Libraries in dealing with OERs in India. A self-designed structured questionnaire was circulated online through blogs, discussion forums, social media groups and personal e-mails among library professionals, faculty and students for random data collection. The findings of the present study reveal that though majority (93 %) of library professionals are aware of the concept of OER but they are unable to guide the OER movement because their parent institution (70 %) have no policy guidelines on design and development of OERs. Library professionals play multiple tasks in dealing with OERs, most prominent being promotion (15.63 %) and Identification (14.02 %) of OERs. The study further reveals that 25.48 per cent library professionals believe that through use of OERs the patrons get benefit of gaining access to high quality learning material. While 21.3 per cent library professionals feels that lack of awareness on the existence of OERs because of rapid technological advancement is the major challenge faced by them. The study recommends that there is an urgent need to sensitise institutions about the benefits of OER. Keywards: Open educational resources, OERs, Librarians’ role.

Made in India SiDHELA Indias First Endangered Language Archive

Abstract: Sikkim-Darjeeling Himalayan Endangered Languages Archive (SiDHELA) created by the Centre for Endangered Languages, Sikkim University is India’s first endangered language archive. This archive is part of the ongoing language documentation initiatives of the Centre funded by the University Grant Commission. The Centre, formally established in December 2016 aims for preservation and promotion of endangered languages in Sikkim and North Bengal. The Centre carries out documentation and description of the indigenous endangered languages of the region through linguistic and ethnographic fieldwork. SiDHELA conceptualised as a platform for a linguistic resource of the languages spoken in the region, houses the primary data collected through fieldwork. One of the main aims of this archive is to preserve the data for long term usage and dissemination. Central Library, Sikkim University hosts the archive under its digital library. Through this archive the Centre for Endangered Languages, Sikkim University seeks not just to preserve and protect but also to promote the use of endangered languages spoken in the region. This paper presents the journey of this archive from idea to reality. This paper outlines the motivation behind the conceptualisation of SiDHELA as a regional archive and then discusses its development. It includes discussion on the developmental platform, theoretical issues in the conceptualisation of the archive and practical challenges in its design and development and its prospects. This paper thus primarily intends to inform scholars and researchers working with endangered languages of the region about this archive and its development. Finally, it hopes to kindle interest among researchers and librarians for developments of more such regional archives.

A Scientometric Assessment of Global Publications in E Learning Research during 2003 to 18

Abstract: The paper provides quantitative and qualitative assessment of global publications output in the domain of e-learning research (1809 publications). The data was sourced from Scopus database during 2003-18. The study finds that global e-learning research registered 18.92 per cent annual average growth, averaged 6.90 citations per paper in a 16-year window. The distribution of global research in the subject is highly skewed as 10 out of 94 participating countries account for 62.58 per cent global publications share. A total of 449 authors from 387 organisations contributed to global e-learning research. The top 15 organisations collectively contributed 14.81 per cent global publication share and 24.52 per cent global citation share respectively. The top 15 authors contributed 7.89 per cent global publication share and and 33.45 per cent global citation share respectively during the period. Carnegie Mellon University, USA (49 papers) is the most productive organisations in the world, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan (23.29 and 3.37) is the most cited organisation. M. Vivou (24 papers) is most prolific author in the world and C.M. Chen (103.0 and 14.93) the most cited author in the subject. Computers and Education and Computers in Human Behavior (20 papers) were the leading journals publishing on this theme.

Open Standards used in Oceanography Research Spatial Data Repositories in Spain

Abstract: Spatial data repositories specialised in geographic information systems (GIS) are an extension of map libraries and archives where much of the increase in use and citation for its geo-spatial data comes from making them available through Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) web services. In this paper, resource needs and teaching perspectives of these open standards will be described and explained as they have become a domain of application in spatial data repositories and, marine data literacy. The research is based on checking ocean research data rules and contexts in Spain within the European obligations as defined by the EU directive INSPIRE. On that premise, Spanish spatial data infrastructures (SDI) are shown integrating OGC Web Services (OWS) with repositories for ocean observation data, a typical kind of big data. The study revealed that the broad European support to the big data open standards (OGC) implementation in the oceanographic community, is conducted with a model suitable for library management systems. However, Spanish participation in European ocean data spaces is limited and a likely explanation is that this question has not been discussed for about a decade. These findings strengthen the links between spatial data repositories and OGC standards, to identify requirements for interoperability work.

Language Analysis in Library OPAC designing an Open Source Software based Framework for Bibliographic Records in Mainstream and Tribal Languages

Abstract: It reports the development of an enhanced library OPAC prototype through integration of language analysis tool and book reader in the retrieval interface. Language analysis or text analytics is considered as one of the components of language documentation and when integrated with library OPAC can extend supports to analyse corpus of the retrieved document in terms of word/phrase frequency, term circus, term links, term context etc through visual representation in a single-window along with the other datasets generally expected in a typical library OPAC. The open source software based integration mechanism is tested with English and Bengali as mainstream languages and a Unicode-compliant Indian official tribal language Santali (Ol Chiki script) as minority language.

Use of Open Access Publishing by Researchers an Analysis of Open Access Availability of Research Literature in the field of Digital Library

Abstract: This paper aims to examine the availability of Open Access (OA) research literature in the field of digital library. In order to analyse the availability of OA research literature in the field of digital library, a search was conducted on Web of Science’s Core collection database on June 11, 2019. In response to a topic search TS = “Digital Library” using the advanced search option, 849 articles were retrieved. Of the 849 articles examined, the details of 26 articles were not found in the Google Scholar. Therefore, 823 articles were selected for further analyses. After examining the Websites of OA articles, they were classified into three categories: gold OA, green OA, and both gold and green OA. Furthermore, all the green OA articles were systematically organised into six groups for the examination of the self-archiving venues used by the researchers for self-archiving. Out of 823 articles analysed, OA versions were found for 64.76 per cent of articles. This study found that 26.68 per cent of OA articles were available through gold OA and 60.39 per cent articles were available through green OA, while 36.53 per cent articles were accessible via both OA journals and self-archiving (gold & green OA). Although researchers used various OA platforms for self-archiving of their research work, publishers’ Websites were found as the most preferred choice for self-archiving of research work by the authors in the field of digital library. Computer Science discipline has the highest share of OA copies available through self-archiving. However, it is important to point out that more than 78 per cent of self-archived articles were found as the final publisher’s PDF versions of the article which publishers never allow for self-archiving.

A Bibliometric Analysis of Deep Web Research during 1997 to 2019

Abstract: This study provides a bibliometric account of global deep web research published from 1997 to 2019. A total of 1995 records were imported from the Scopus database in a bibtex file. The bibliometrix package in RStudio was used for analyses. Publication Growth, Citations, Authorship, Country and Affiliations has been analysed. It was found that deep web research had a slow growth rate. In the last four years it has seen a recovery in the growth rate. Furthermore, this study shows the distribution of highly cited papers in the field over 23 years. It shows the country and institutional affiliation pattern of prolific authors. It also presents the most preferred sources, search terms and preferred medium of research communication. It is found that deep web research had a slow growth rate, but since 2016 it is picking up. China is the leading contributor of publications followed by the United States of America, Japan, and the United Kingdom. India is the fifth largest contributor. Contribution of citable publications has been led by Canada and USA with 81.9 per cent of efficiency followed by Australia (79.7 %), France (73.4 %) and Spain (73.1 %). It is also found that most of the prolific authors (by number of publications) do not appear in highly cited publications’ list. Deep web researchers mostly preferred using conference publications to communicate their findings. ‘Machine Learning’ and ‘cryptomarkets’ are two contemporarily popular terms being used by deep web researchers also, which indicates interest towards these topics.

Scientometric Profile of the University of Madras, The Mother of South Indian Universities

Abstract: The Madras University is one of the oldest universities in India which produced many scholars, philosophers, scientists, philanthropists and so on. It has a unique position among the Indian universities in terms of academic and research pursuits. In this context, this paper made an attempt to illustrate the research productivity of the university for a period of ten years from 2009 to 2018. A total of 3283 publications of the university are downloaded from Web of Science database. The results show that the productivity has fluctuating trend in the pattern of publication growth. The overall average for references for each article was 10.89 and h-index of the university is 65 during the study period. The major findings of the study report that the university produces more number of papers in the field of chemistry and the researchers preferred to publish their research output in UK journals.

Students Perception for Adopting Marketing Tools in University Libraries on the Basis of Their Backgrounds

Abstract: This paper examines the perception range of students belonging to different backgrounds viz. urban, semi-urban and rural, for implementing various tools for marketing library resources and services. It attempts to investigate those marketing tools which according to the users could be most suitable for marketing library resources and services. This is a survey based research study conducted by administering a structured questionnaire designed for the users. The data from eight state university libraries of North Western India was collected from users belonging to different residential backgrounds. The major findings illustrated three types of marketing strategies i.e. ICT/ Web, Web 2.0 and traditional tools may be adopted for making the students aware about library resources and services. The study also revealed the fact that libraries must employ Web 2.0 technologies usually as a great majority of respondents are Web 2.0 savvy and leant towards this form of promotion. Further it was also found that despite varying backgrounds except a few marketing tools there did not exist any major difference in the opinion of the users with regard to adoption of various marketing tools.

Towards a Comprehensive Exploration and Mapping of Maturity Models in Digital Business

Abstract: Many Maturity Models (MM) in digital business were difficult to be implemented and adopted in real world due to lack of validation. In order to solve the theoretical gap, this study conducted Systematic Literature Review (SLR) to generate comprehensive exploration and mapping of MM. Out of 179 articles captured using Scopus, 28 articles were eligible. Using Kitchenham et.al’s SLR phases, this study classified type, schemes, and technique on MM creation. Nine research method attributes were employed: referred methodologies, hierarchical type, maturity status, cascading scheme, leveling, criteria sources, classification scheme, implementation technique, and evaluation/ verification/validation technique. Moreover, this study provided rationalisation on each alternative so that acceptance of MM can be increased.

Bibliometric Study of Library and Information Science Journal Articles during 2014 2018

Abstract: Library and information science education (LIS) has been spreading out all over India. Every state, one or more institutes/universities, offers LIS education. The research papers contributed by both academics and working professionally in the libraries. This paper examines the current trends of LIS publications in India from 2014 to 2018. The study reviewed 1357 documents from 2014 to 2018 indexed in the Scopus database. The study found that majority of the 342 (25.2%) papers published in the year 2018. Favorite source for publications was DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology. Similarly, LIS Indians professional more likely to published research papers collaboratively. Further noted that most frequently used keywords were scientometric, bibliometrics, India and authorship patterns, etc. The degree of collaboration (DC) for five years was 0.79. The analysis of co-citations of reference sources or cited sources indicated that “Scientometric,” and “Annals of library and information studies” mentioned in their articles.