- By Saima Khan and Sudharma Haridasan
- Issue No. 1 (Mar.2015), Volume No.5
Use of Online Databases in the Faculty of Arts at Aligarh Muslim University and University of Delhi
This paper examines the use and purpose of use of online databases among the users of Faculty of Arts in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and University of Delhi (DU). For this study, survey method was used to find out the level of use, level of satisfaction, problems and training needed for accessing the online databases. A total number […]
Read More- By Mohamed Sageer. T. K. and Francis. A. T.
- Issue No. 1 (Mar.2015), Volume No.5
Digital Library for Endangered Documents: An Approach towards Preservation of Palm Leaves Manuscripts in the State of Kerala
Damage rate of endangered documents is very high by many ways. Such documents are usually not confined to the limited boundaries of conventional library system, instead that are scattered around and become the part of private collections, institutional collections and also part of official archives. When it becomes the part of a private collection, the possibility of damage […]
Read More- By D.T Kalbande and S P Chavan
- Issue No. 1 (Mar.2015), Volume No.5
Use of Digital Library Recources by the Faculty Members: A Case Study
The present age is called as Digital Age. In this age, there is a vast change in almost all walks of life. Because of the electronics inventions, the education field is also greatly affected. In the final decade of the last century, there is a great increment in the use of electronic Medias and mediums in the educational […]
Read More- By Prangya Das and Rabindra Maharana
- Issue No. 1 (Mar.2015), Volume No.5
Current Awearness Services: A Case Study of University Libraries, Odisha
The university libraries provide information towards learning and Research purpose. The university libraries have to cater their services towards the user community by facilitating information pin-pointedly, exhaustively and expeditiously to complete the research projects. Their needs also reorganize and revive the library services and particularly to support and facilitate library services to the research scholars in the new electronic […]
Read More- By Kayode Gboyega Oyeniran (CLN) and Adebayo, Afolabi Olajide ( CLN)
- Issue No. 1 (Mar.2015), Volume No.5
An Emperical Study of Strategic Approach to Marketing and Promotion of Information Products and Services in Nigeria University Libraries
The purpose of this study is to investigate the strategic approach in marketing and promoting information products and services in Nigerian University libraries. The findings shows that majority of the university libraries used does not showcase their nonreference products and services .Some of these non-reference services are not readily available and where they are available they were underutilized. Whereas […]
Read More- By Ishappa Bandi and K.C Ramakrishnegowda
- Issue No. 1 (Mar.2015), Volume No.5
Social Science Faculty Information Seeking Pattern by using the Internet sources and services at Mumbai University: a study
This is an attempt made to understand the information seeking pattern among the social science faculty in Mumbai University. A questionnaire designed and circulated personally and also posted to collect the required data for this research, 52 (84%) of social science faculty have responded by filling these questionnaires. Data analysis reveals that 51 (98%) respondents have the Computer operating […]
Read More- By K.Kumar and Z.Naveen
- Issue No. 1 (Mar.2015), Volume No.5
An Analytical Survey on the Stance of DSpace Digital Library Software Clients in India
The magnitude of global resources for information is unfathomable, in the form of digital libraries, world wide web, institutional repositories etc., and in the contemprary set-up, the tools for accessing the information data base are also meticulously inestimable. DSpace is one of such innovative tool for accessing data bases. The present study was conducted to investigate the utility […]
Read More- By P. Ramamurthy, E. Siridevi and M.Ramu
- Issue No. 1 (Mar.2015), Volume No.5
Information Literacy Search Skills of Students in Five Selected Engineering Colleges in Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh: A Perspective
The study investigated the knowledge of information literacy and search skills of students in five selected Engineering Colleges in chittoor district, Andhra pradesh. It also examined students’ ability to distinguish diverse information sources as well as assess the effectiveness of information literacy programmes of engineering colleges. The sample consists of 275 respondents drawn proportionately from a population of […]
Read More- By Anil Kumar and Joginder Singh
- Issue No. 1 (Mar.2015), Volume No.5
Marketing of Information Products & Services by the Research Scholars & Scientists in Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh: A Study
The present study has been undertaken to assess the Marketing of Information Products & Services by Institute of Microbial Technology under the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research in all the disciplines of IMTECH, Chandigarh. A well structured questionnaire was distributed among the research-scholars and Scientists of eight departments viz, Exploration of Microbial Biodiversity, Protein Science and Engineering, […]
Read More- By A. O. Iyoro, O.A. Shorunke and A.O. Akinola
- Issue No. 1 (Mar.2015), Volume No.5
Demographic Variables, Self-Efficacy and Work-Family Conflict among Women Librarians in Ondo State Nigeria
This study examined the independent as well as collective effects of demographic variables and self-efficiency on work family conflict among women academic Librarians working in tertiary institutions in ondo State-Nigeria. Total enumerative survey method was adopted to carry out the study with the aid of questionnier. The study revealed that women academic Librarians exhibit high level of self-efficacy and […]
Read More- By Mohammad Ishaq Lone, Anshana Rasool Shah, Abdul Wahid and Nusrat Jabeen Khan
- Issue No. 1 (Mar.2015), Volume No.5
Consequences of Political Instabilities on Research and EResource Usage: A Study of University of Kashmir
The study explores usage of electronic resources by the academicians in Kashmir (Indian Administered) in the times of conflict (2009-2010) and peace (2011-2012). It is an attempt to investigate the influence of political conditions on the usage of electronic resources. The study also focuses on the research output of University of Kashmir during these years. Statistics of usage provided […]
Read More- By Anand Y. Kenchakkanavar
- Issue No. 1 (Mar.2015), Volume No.5
Facebook and Twitter for Academic Libraries in the Twenty First Century
At present day in this twenty-first century we are living in virtual world and Library and informational science professional’s need to use social networking sites for academic users. The main purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of using online advertising on the social networking sites Facebook and Twitter in academic libraries and recognize essential trends […]
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