Showing papers in "SRELS Journal of Information Management in 2017"
TL;DR: A bibliometric analysis of Library and Information Science research publications in India for the period 1951-2010 found that information centres contributed 6% of total LIS research output whereas highest contribution was made by LIS professionals working in technical institutions.
Abstract: This paper is based on a bibliometric analysis of Library and Information Science (LIS) research publications in India. The data for the period 1951-2010 was extracted from the Science Citation Index (SCI) and grouped into six blocks each covering a period of ten years. Apart from papers, the present study also touched upon production of Ph.Ds in library and information science in India. The average annual growth of Ph.Ds is 31.05% in the total span of sixty years, whereas average annual growth was found to be 26.07% in the same period. Information centres contributed 6% of total LIS research output whereas highest contribution (34%) was made by LIS professionals working in technical institutions. Over 50% papers were of single authorship. The low productivity and quality of research output in library and information science is also discussed.
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TL;DR: The distribution of articles in journals was found nearly acceptable to the Bradford's law of scattering making it obvious that there are a few core journals contributing significantly on Azadirachta indica.
Abstract: Purpose : The study outlines the growth of scientific literature on Azadirachta indica in journals applying bibliometric analysis. The purpose is to provide an overview of the research activities on the subject, exploring different aspects of scientific literature. Methodology : The data was accessed in the month of August 2015 using the 'PubMed'. An advanced search was conducted in the database using the phrase ' Azadirachta indica' and alternative search terms including ' neem ', 'indian lilac' and 'margosa'. The search results were filtered for journal articles, English language and up to the year 2014. A total of 1198 results were found fulfilling the search criteria. The data was downloaded in Excel format and then analyzed. The data analysis was performed using frequencies and percentages of publications. Besides, Lotka's law had been applied to assess the author productivity and Bradford's law of scattering was used to ascertain the distribution pattern of articles. Findings : A high degree of research/ authorship collaboration (.9472) on Azadirachta indica was found. All except 05.28% articles were works of joint authorship. Author productivity considering first author as well as all authors did not fit Lotka's law with a value of n=2. The distribution of articles in journals was found nearly acceptable to the Bradford's law of scattering making it obvious that there are a few core journals contributing significantly on Azadirachta indica . Originality : The paper provides an overview of the research activities on Azadirachta indica .
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TL;DR: The characteristics of highly cited papers from India in Web of Science from 1989-2015 are analyzed and Scientometric analysis of paper that have been cited at least 2000 times, their citation counts in 2015 and average citations per year and subject category are computed.
Abstract: The characteristics of highly cited papers from India in Web of Science from 1989-2015 are analyzed. The papers that have been cited at least 100 times till the 31st December 2015 are examined. Scientometric analysis of paper that have been cited at least 2000 times, their citation counts in 2015 and average citations per year and subject category are computed. Major contributing institutions, total papers and citation counts per paper are identified. The major collaborating countries, their total papers and their citation counts were also investigated. The most productive journals and their citation counts and the most prolific authors with at least 50 papers are identified.
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TL;DR: Assessment of the extent of Indian medical journals covered by the IndMed comparing the list of medical and allied sciences journals cover by Indian Science Abstracts and Suggestions are made as to how the Ind med can improve its coverage.
Abstract: India has the legacy of Susrutha and Charaka, its ancient medical practioners but the scholarly literature on modern medicine is scanty. The bibliographic work carried out by Dr John Shaw Billings is unmatched. Due to his contribution the Index Medicus (now-MEDLINE) stands as the most important database of biomedical literature. The services of MEDLINE were extended to all countries over the years and India had its services through MEDLARS Centre at NIC. The coverage of Indian medical literature in MEDLINE was not comprehensive and this affects visibility of Indian medical research output. So Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) launched IndMed and MedInd. There are no studies investigating the coverage, the services and the gaps in coverage of IndMed. This study seeks to assess the extent of Indian medical journals covered by the IndMed comparing the list of medical and allied sciences journals covered by Indian Science Abstracts. Suggestions are made as to how the IndMed can improve its coverage.
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TL;DR: This paper attempts to conceptualize a model for a smart library information system that utilizes the smart features of the recent technological tools for the enhancement of library services and proposes a shared architecture for wider availability of information resources.
Abstract: Recent initiative by Government of India to develop Smart Cities has set forth a cycle of socio-economic growth and development to improve the quality of life. The focus is on to tap digital and information technology for the sustainable and inclusive development of the society. Public libraries play a crucial role in the promotion of sustainable development of a democratic society. They are capable of responding to various information needs of the community and, thus, could be evolved as a knowledge convergence center. Availability of advanced ICT tools such as smart phones and cloud computing have enabled libraries to enhance their services and improve outreach. This paper attempts to conceptualize a model for a smart library information system that utilizes the smart features of the recent technological tools for the enhancement of library services. The model proposes a shared architecture for wider availability of information resources and a system to support multi-tenants and gather people's knowledge for the development of the society at large. The study also indicates the necessity of the smart library information system for a prosperous India.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the quality and quantity of research output and current state-of-the-art of CSIR laboratories using publications output data as reflected in Web of Science and Scopus were analyzed.
Abstract: India is perhaps unique amongst developing countries in having established a distinct science identity since last few centuries The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is an autonomous body established in 1942 with the aim of providing strong S&T base for the industry, strategic sectors and advancement of fundamental knowledge The present study is to understand the quality and quantity of research output and current state-of-the-art of CSIR laboratories using publications output data as reflected in Web of Science and Scopus The study points out that during 2010 to 2015, although the yearly output has increased from 3940 papers to 5531 papers, the growth rate is neither linear nor exponential The scientists of the laboratory attach more weight to foreign journals rather than Indian journals having SCI impact factor within the range of 20 to 40 The authorship trend is completely slanted towards co-authorship and CSIR is assisting considerable financial support for conducting research The citation analysis of CSIR publications reveals that, a total of 30011 articles published during 2010-2015, received 251212 citations during 2010-2016 with an average rate of 7 citations per article Almost 10% articles did not receive any citation and 62% articles received citation in the range of 1 to 10
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TL;DR: The main objectives of the study were to assess the level of user satisfaction with regard to the following types of Electronic Information Resources relevant to agriculture and allied disciplines, viz.
Abstract: The main objectives of the study were to assess the level of user satisfaction with regard to the following types of Electronic Information Resources (EIRs) relevant to agriculture and allied disciplines, viz. Indexing and Abstracting (IA e-Journals; e-Books; and e-Theses. Seven universities were surveyed using a questionnaire for collecting data. The investigator used telephonic and e-mail communication and had a face-to-face interaction with respondents to substantiate the responses and remove ambiguities. The level of users’ satisfaction has been measured using a five point Likert scale. A great majority of respondents are satisfied about the availability of e-abstract databases (87.92%) and e-journals (89.67%). Despite the fact that only three of the surveyed libraries are found to subscribe to a single e-book collection of 600 titles, surprisingly a good percentage of the library users (69.08%) are satisfied with the availability of e-books. Same is the case with e-theses, whereof the majority of respondents (60.33%) are satisfied, despite the fact that only one e-theses database that too only of Indian coverage i.e., KrishiPrabha is made available to users.
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TL;DR: The findings help take proper preventive measures to control the presence of fungal spores in the air of the library which in turn will save library collections and reduce cause of health hazards to library personnel as well as users.
Abstract: Existence of aeromycoflora inside Institute of Agriculture library, Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan India was studied with the help of Burkard Personal one day Volumetric Sampler for eight months from August 2014 to March 2015 with variation of temperature from 11.200C to 33.390C and relative humidity (RH) 51%-86.87%. Ten fungal species namely Drechslera sp.; Aspergilli/penicillin sp.; Bispora sp.; Basidiospore sp.; Ascospore sp.; Nigropora sp.; Pericornia sp.; Fusarium sp.; Cladosporium sp.; Trichornis sp. were identified. Maximum fungal spores were identified in September (8052 spores /m-3 air) and minimum in November (1056 spore /m-3) in air. The findings help take proper preventive measures to control the presence of fungal spores in the air of the library which in turn will save library collections and reduce cause of health hazards to library personnel as well as users.
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TL;DR: The study reaffirms pervasive nature of mathematics owing to the existence of large array of multi-disciplinary OA journals and highlights various facets of open access publishing like growth, publishing country, language, publisher, funding model and licensing.
Abstract: Present study focuses on analysis of open access journals in the field of mathematics based on data collected from DOAJ. It highlights various facets of open access publishing like growth, publishing country, language, publisher, funding model and licensing. Open access journals in mathematics are published in 22 languages from 64 countries by 394 publishers across the globe. It was seen that mathematics OA journals started appearing in DOAJ during 2002; afterwards there has been incessant flow of new titles; 96 new titles were added in 2011. Interestingly developing countries like India, Egypt, and Brazil have embraced OA. English is the most preferred language, Professional's organisations, commercial publishers are involved in OA mathematics publishing, of which Hindawi Publishing Corporation (9%) is the leading contributor. The study also reaffirms pervasive nature of mathematics owing to the existence of large array of multi-disciplinary OA journals. It is seen that majority of OA journals do not charge APC.
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TL;DR: It was found that half of the job ads came with full job description whereas half mentioned a link to the original ad appearing in respective universities website/newspaper.
Abstract: The main aim of the study was to explore how marketing of LIS jobs is done through Mailing list/Portal. Content analysis method was applied considering job advertisements for Library and Information professionals that appeared from January 2014 to December 2014 in mailing lists & Portal. The analysis of jobs were done by considering pointers such as number, month-wise, state-wise, nature of appointment, job description etc. It was observed that maximum number of job ads were posted during first half of the year, January receiving high number of job ads. The maximum number of ads posted was of General category. It was observed that more than half of job ads posted were of temporary/contractual nature. It was noted that almost 3/4 job ads were posted for Academic Libraries. It was found that half of the job ads came with full job description whereas half mentioned a link to the original ad appearing in respective universities website/newspaper.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the perceptions and attitudes towards Institutional Repositories (IR) and open access publishing among the faculty members in the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Abstract: The main objective of the study was to examine the perceptions and attitudes towards Institutional Repositories (IR) and open access publishing among the faculty members in the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Survey method was adapted and a questionnaire was distributed among all permanent academics in the Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. The results revealed that only 40% of the respondents were aware of open access publishing and nearly 15% of them had never heard of "open access". These results gave an insight that majority of the respondents are not familiar with 'open access'. The results further revealed that 15% of the respondents learnt about institutional repositories through web search engine while 13% learnt from information provided at faculty or meeting held in the university and by working in subject based archives. Only 44% of the respondents were aware of the university digital repository and 47% mentioned that they were not aware of it. The interesting finding is that 55% of the respondents reported their willingness to contribute to the university digital repository in future while 18% of them were not willing to contribute. Most of the respondents contributed to IR because they support the principle of open access and the major barrier to contribute to IR is fear of plagiarism.
TL;DR: Gender-wise, male generally use social networking websites more than their female counterparts and they also respond more to any kind of survey, which will help the associations / organizations in the field of Library and Information Science in identifying core areas of their activities.
Abstract: Purpose: To study the usability, satisfaction and future expectation of the Library and Information Science professionals from LIS Links Social Network. Design/Methodology/Approach: A survey is conducted through questionnaire which is designed in Google Forms and distributed to 22,259 LIS Links members through LIS Links Broadcast Message. The results are analyzed and tally with statistics like LIS Links members, Google Analytics, Feedburner subscribers, Google Plus, Facebook and Twitter followers and so on to arrive at a conclusion. Findings: Gender-wise, male generally use social networking websites more than their female counterparts and they also respond more to any kind of survey. In case of Library and Information Science professionals in India, the users of LIS Links social networking site is higher and even greater than the users of other general purpose social networking site like Facebook and YouTube. Research Limitations: The LIS Links usability and satisfaction survey only cover 1.39% of the total population i.e. 310 respondents out of the total 22,259 LIS Links members. Practical Implications: The findings of the study will help the administrator of LIS Links in fine tuning some of its services and identify the priority areas for future endeavor. Originality/Value: The study will help the associations / organizations in the field of Library and Information Science in identifying core areas of their activities.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the use of library resources and services and found that 82.05% and 75.00% visit the library to use Internet, 77.50% (Engineering), 58.97% (Sciences) and 51.72% (Humanities) for study purpose, 72.5% (engineering), 69.23% (sciences), 51.6% (humanities), 35.89% (science), 5% (computer science), 5.13% (software engineering), 3.45% (technology),
Abstract: Library plays an important role in the growth and development of an institution. The present study investigates the use of library resources and services. The study reveals that 82.05% (Sciences) and 75.00% (Engineering) visit the library to use Internet, 77.50% (Engineering), 58.97% (Sciences) and 51.72% (Humanities) for study purpose, 72.5% (Engineering), 69.23% (Sciences) and 51.72% (Humanities) for the circulation of library resources, 50% (Engineering), 35.89% (Sciences) and 27.58% (Humanities) for reading purpose, 5% (Engineering), 5.13% (Sciences) and 3.45% (Humanities) for preparing lecture and very less number of users 12.5% (Engineering), 10.2% (Sciences) and 10.34% (Humanities) visit the library for other purposes.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the actual services provided by the public libraries to support social inclusion of different communities and found lack of sufficient awareness about the role of libraries in inclusive development, and a lack of training, among the library staff towards different social inclusion aspects in the studied public libraries.
Abstract: The major objectives of libraries are not just providing books. In today's world, the public library has a vital responsibility in providing services to all excluded groups in the society. This study examines the actual services provided by the public libraries to support social inclusion of different communities. This study was conducted using questionnaires in selected libraries in south Karnataka districts. This study has found lack of sufficient awareness about the role of libraries in inclusive development, and a lack of training, among the library staff towards different social inclusion aspects in the studied public libraries. Some of the social inclusion related services like employment information ; information for farmers, special services for senior citizens, training for competitive examinations, SC/ST cell, health information, awareness about community development programmes, awareness about various Govt. schemes are not being frequently provided in any of the studied libraries. Also libraries are facing shortage of fund. The Government also should provide enough autonomy and funds for such special activities.
TL;DR: The present study throws light on use of OPAC by the students of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana by discussing various aspects of OPac use such as frequency of use, ease of use and satisfaction regarding use.
Abstract: IT applications have brought changes in information storage, access and dissemination. OPAC is one of the basic services provided by libraries. The present study throws light on use of OPAC by the students of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana. A questionnaire based survey on use of OPAC was conducted. The paper discusses various aspects of OPAC use such as frequency of use, ease of use, satisfaction regarding use of OPAC etc.
TL;DR: To predict the correlation, if any, between the journal impact factor, SCImago ranking, Eigenfactor score and H-index of Analytical chemistry journals and quality of these journals, seventy five analytical chemistry journals indexed in WoS and Scopus databases were selected.
Abstract: Aim of this research study is to predict the correlation, if any, between the journal impact factor, SCImago ranking, Eigenfactor score and H-index of Analytical chemistry journals and quality of these journals. JIF is considered a good parameter for evaluation of scientific journals but has been criticized on many counts such as self-citation, limitation to English language etc. Seventy five (75) analytical chemistry journals indexed in WoS and Scopus databases were selected in this research for comparison of various indices. Correlations between indices (JIF, ES, SJR, and H-index) were evaluated using Pearson and Spearson’s correlation. Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry was at the top with JIF of 8.0 and the lowest for American Laboratory journal with JIF of 0.028. In case of SCImago ranking, Eigenfactor score and H-index, highest valued journals were reported as Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry (SJR = 3.078), Analytical Chemistry (ES = 0.1588) and Analytical Chemistry (H-index = 109). Lowest valued journals were reported as American Laboratory journal (SJR = 0.106), Archeosciences-Revue D Archeometrie (ES = 0.0001) and Instrumentation Science and Technology (H-index = 0). Throughout the study, none of the journals had the same ranking to compare different indicators. Pearson’s correlation between JIF and SJR values reached a high value (0.936) as compared to either ES (0.558) or H5 (0.567).
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the users perspective about e-books and e-readers, reasons and purpose of using e-Books, preferred format for reading and downloading ebooks, awareness about ereaders and most used e-book reader by the researchers, the importance of ebooks in research, the key constraints faced by the doctoral researchers of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research.
Abstract: This study attempts to investigate the users perspective about e-books and e-readers, reasons and purpose of using e-books, preferred format for reading and downloading e-books, awareness about e-readers, the most used e-book reader by the researchers, the importance of e-books in research, the key constraints faced by the doctoral researchers of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research. It is found from the study that almost all the users are well aware of e-books, e-readers and e-book reading technologies as the Institutional Library is successful in providing most of the resources in electronic format.
TL;DR: In this article, a pilot study for setting up VICs for farmers of Odisha is presented, which covers 15 Revenue villages of Deogaon block of Balangir district, Odisha in which a total numbers of 380 farmers were surveyed.
Abstract: Present survey is a pilot study for setting up Village Information Centres (VICs) for farmers of Odisha. The survey covers 15 Revenue villages of Deogaon block of Balangir district, Odisha in which a total numbers of 380 farmers were surveyed. An attempt has been made to identify the main sources on which farmers depend for their daily information, the kinds of frequently needed information and their approaches towards setting up of Village Information Centres. Also, the study has revealed the age group, gender and educational qualifications of the farmers.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors quantitatively analyse the growth and development of Pigeonpea Pulse Crop research in India in terms of publication output as reflected in CAB Direct Online Database.
Abstract: This paper attempts to quantitatively analyse the growth and development of Pigeonpea Pulse Crop research in India in terms of publication output as reflected in CAB Direct Online Database. During the period 1974-2014 scientists of India published a total of 3534 papers on the subject. The most preferred journals were the International Pigeonpea Newsletter with 272 papers (7.69%) followed by Indian Journal of Agronomy with 214 papers (6.05%). The study revealed that Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Indian Journal of Pulses Research, Journal of Maharashtra Agricultural Universities contributed 415 papers (11.72%) of Indian research output on Pigeonpea Pulse Crop.
TL;DR: The electronic resource use pattern by DST institutes is studied and an information filtration model has been proposed for better utilization of e-resources.
Abstract: In the digital era, research scientists are predominantly dependent on electronic resources (e-resources) to fulfill their information needs. Consortia have facilitated access to numerous electronic information resources in S&T institutions. The DST, Government of India supports 20 autonomous R&D institutions that have access to information resources through a consortium. This paper studies the electronic resource use pattern by DST institutes. Institutional downloads are given and the leading publishers relevant to the institutions are listed. Finally, for better utilization of e-resources, an information filtration model has been proposed.
TL;DR: How far the research community is aware of and is making use of e-ShodhSindhu E-journals Consortium is examined, to examine the influence of Consortium on the users' research, and to identify difficulties faced by the research scholars while accessing the Consortium are examined.
Abstract: At present the university libraries in India are actively engaged in incorporating electronic information resources and services Ever-increasing prices of journal have forced institutions to resort to alternatives like consortia for resource sharing that offer access to electronic resources, bibliographic databases and services through Internet and World Wide Web UGC had initiated Infonet E-journals Consortium Recently MHRD formed e-ShodhSindhu merging three consortia, namely UGC-INFONET Digital Library Consortium, NLIST and INDEST-AICTE Consortium Banasthali University library in Rajasthan is providing access to e-ShodhSindhu E-journals Consortium to its research community This study seeks to examine how far the research community is aware of and is making use of e-ShodhSindhu E-journals Consortium The study also seeks to examine the influence of Consortium on the users' research, to identify difficulties faced by the research scholars while accessing the Consortium and to make a few suggestions to strengthen the e-ShodhSindhu E-journals Consortium
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the status of collection in agricultural libraries of North India and assessed the impact of the advent of Electronic Information Resources (EIRs) on acquisition.
Abstract: Purpose : This paper is an attempt to explore the status of collection in Agricultural libraries of North India and assess the impact of the advent of Electronic Information Resources (EIRs) on acquisition. Design/Methodology/Approach : A questionnaire was used as data collection tool to collect data from the University Librarians. Telephonic interaction and e-mail correspondence was also used to clear doubts, remove ambiguities and obtain data from the respondents. Findings : The majority of the agricultural libraries in north India have a sound collection of information resources in print form, which may continue to act as a source of attraction for users in future for a long time to come. Yet the acquisition of information resources in print form across the studied libraries continues at routine pace, and as such the advent of e-resources seems to have not yet had any prominent impact on acquisition of resources in print form. E-Books have not yet been fully incorporated into the library collection and the e-journal collection 'CeRA' seems to meet the needs of users, as no additional e-journals are seen to be subscribed. Research Limitations : Only seven agricultural libraries have been taken as a sample. Moreover, the work is confined to only 2 aspects i.e. current status and the impact of EIRs on acquisition of information resources. Other aspects like that of collection development; storage and accommodation; preservation; library functionality and library services need to be studied as well. Originality/Value - This is the first work of its nature in north India and the findings should help librarians to decide on print and electronic forms of information resources that need to be acquired.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the provision of library and information services to part-time, postgraduate students in Jomo Kenyatta Memorial Library of the University of Nairobi.
Abstract: The quest for higher education in Kenya has compelled universities to redesign their academic programmes and develop different modes of study such as work-based, vocational and part-time. As universities introduce these modes of study, libraries are also obliged to redesign their information resources and services to effectively serve users enrolled in these programmes. However, little is known of how university libraries are prepared to provide services to these groups of learners. The study investigated the provision of library and information services to part-time, postgraduate students in Jomo Kenyatta Memorial Library of the University of Nairobi. The objectives were to identify the usage patterns of library and information services offered to part-time postgraduate students; determine the suitability of the regulatory framework governing the provision of library and information services; and identify the factors that influence the provision of library and information services to part-time postgraduate students. The study involved part-time postgraduate students and library staff. The study was guided by Ranganathan’s Laws of Library Science and utilized models of informationseeking behaviour and information-seeking. This was a case study in which data was collected using questionnaires and interview guides. The total population was 7,053 registered part-time postgraduate students out of which a sample of 379 students was selected through stratified random sampling using Yamane’s simplified formula, while 11 library staff was purposively chosen. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as weighted averages, frequencies and percentages while qualitative data was analyzed through content analysis. The study found that part-time postgraduate students had a low usage of Jomo Kenyatta Memorial Library, which could be attributed to lack of time. It was established that the Library had a regulatory framework governing the provision of library and information services to all readers and not specific to part-time postgraduate students. The study also found that several factors including accessibility, personal experience, and relevance, and reliability, ease of use, familiarity, cost and format were important in determining the part-time postgraduate students’ efforts to pursue information. The study further revealed that challenges including inadequate funds to design specific services that would sufficiently meet the needs of part-time postgraduate students, inadequate literacy skills among the students, lack of expertise, inadequate staff and lack of understanding of the parttime postgraduate students’ information needs were encountered in the provision of library and information services to part-time postgraduate students. The study recommended that universities should integrate information literacy in their academic programmes, review library policies, carry out user surveys, and embed librarians in postgraduate students’ environment.