Indian Journal of Library and Information Science

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This study aims at analysing the research output performance of scientists on Ecology. In

academic and scientific work, publication is the chief means of communicating research, a primary

means of recognition and reward, and hence a central social process in any academic as well as

Research Institutions. Therefore, it is through publication the scientists receive professional

recognition and esteem as promotion, advancement, and funding for future research. This study

attempts to analyse the performance of scientists working in various institutions in terms of growth

rate, areas of research concentration, author productivity and authorship pattern.

Keywords: Librametry, Institute of Scientific Information (ISI), Scientometrics, Web of Science

(WOS), FID

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This study aims at analysing the research output performance of scientists on Ecology. In academic and scientific work, publication is the chief means of communicating research, a primary means of recognition and reward, and hence a central social process in any academic as well as Research Institutions. Therefore, it is through publication the scientists receive professional recognition and esteem as promotion, advancement, and funding for future research. This study attempts to analyse the performance of scientists working in various institutions in terms of growth rate, areas of research concentration, author productivity and authorship pattern.

Keywords: Librametry, Institute of Scientific Information (ISI), Scientometrics, Web of Science (WOS), FID

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With the application of IT to libraries, the librarians today have more refined tools and techniques at their disposal to provide quicker and more sophisticated services to the users. The article discusses the evolving role of librarians/ information professionals from provider of physical entities to that of information access provider, negotiator, intermediary, organizer and preserver of digital information, educator, content and intranet developer. It also discusses the skills and competencies required to perform their role effectively. Concludes that LIS education should be geared to the changing needs of the society/workplaces. It should offer such courses as provide graduates with necessary skills and competencies to perform all the roles offered to them in the new information environment.
Keywords: Librarians; Information professionals; Information environment; Challenging roles

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The increase in prices of the electronic resources and scarcity of resources has forced the libraries to explore the alternative means of subscription. The revolution in information technology in past few years has surpassed the ability of individuals and institutions to cope with it. Expectations of the users from the libraries have also increased rapidly. The phenomenon of consortia has become very important in the last few years .The paper discusses the meaning, need, advantages, disadvantages, consortia models and various initiative in India.

Key words: Consortia, Indest, Csir ,Infonet, Forsa, Helinet, Icmr,

Information and communication technologies have affected information services during the past years. This was led to major changes in tools and procedures used for such services. The current study focuses on the possibility of using Short Message Service (SMS) to serve users outside an academic library. To achieve this purpose, evolution of information services in introduced in brief, Short Message Service is defined and its application in libraries is considered. Then, a case of such an implementation in an academic library is presented. Findings show that SMS technology may not be currently a powerful communication channel in some of the Iranian universities. The service received unfavorable reaction on and off campus and the volume of text message questions remained very low. Results of this research can shed light on the current status of the problem and opens new discussions in this area of research.

Keywords: Information Services, Short Message Service (SMS), Academic Libraries, Tarbiat Moallem University, Iran

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The paper deals with the job satisfaction of the library professionals of G.B. Pant university of Agriculture & Technology Library, Pantnagar. A survey on the topic was conducted and finding of the study are discussed in detail in the paper. The study throws light on the various factors involved in job satisfaction of Library professionals.

Key Word: Job Satisfaction

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The librarians in the present age find themselves in a position where they may not be satisfied with the traditional orientation of offering books and periodicals but where they also have to consider their target users. With the advent of new communication technologies, shrinking budget, increasing cost of reading materials, globalization of supply, competitive and professional environment, unending and unlimited informational expectations of the users from the library have forced the libraries, including the agricultural university libraries to manage the library operations in order to provide quality library services. Discuss the concept of quality and its application in the library. The present study involves the concept of measuring service quality and how the SERVQUAL model can be helpful in measuring the service quality of library. Discusses the views of agricultural university librarians in managing the library service quality                                             

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Bibliometric is a method of assessing the scientific activity based on the citation and articles. This paper analyses the research productivity and citation pattern in Current Science. This research paper covered the period from 200 to 2006. The study is based on 4318 articles, 69976 citations given in the 110 volumes, Authorship pattern, types of publication, yearwise distribution and contentwise distribution etc. Current Science ranked as the number one periodical in India in the field of science based on output of research publications. Besides Indian authors, foreign authors contributed much to this journal.

Keywords: Bibliometrics, Citations, Current Science.

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We are living in the age of information which is available in many formats .This article deals with the awareness and usage of e - journals among the teachers of higher education particularly university who are responsible for providing quality education and to provide the current information and latest trends on higher education.
E-Journals are gaining widespread acceptance in most if not all disciplines and fields of study. This article explores the mode and frequency of search adopted by teachers of FEAT*, the preferred place, purpose of access for information using e- journals adopted by the teachers of FEAT* and how technologies and the growing acceptance of e - journals offer an opportunity to rethink their form and function as a medium to scholarly communication among teaching staffs in FEAT, Annamalai University .

Keywords: E-journal, E-journal usage, mode of search, accessing e- journals

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Collection development in digital library environment is still a burning topic. Many lessons can be learnt concerning issues of collection development in digital environment from the case study of different kinds of libraries. The paper reflects the status of the progression of digitization of Osmania University Library. The paper tries to highlight some salient features of collection development aspects such as procurement of printed as well as digital documents in order to find out the present trends in collection development. The paper is an extension and findings of M. Phil Dissertation reflecting a case study of Osmania University Digital Library, Hyderabad

Keywords Collection Development, Digital Library, Digitization, University Library

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A digital library is a collection of library material converted to machine readable format for preservation or instant access. There was the requirement of such a technology which may safeguard the interests of the copyright holders by restricting the access of digital contents. DRM serves the purpose. It has also been stated as the saviour of intellectual property. The paper will discuss the concept and benefits of the digital libraries. DRM, its advantages, disadvantages and role in the libraries shall also be discussed in the paper.

Key words: Digital library, DRM

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The present paper is an output of a study conducted to know the use of internet by faculty and students of Technological Institute of Textile and Sciences (TITS), Bhiwani, Haryana. The data was collected through a structured questionnaire. One hundred seventy one useable questionnaires were received. The data is subjected to Chi-square test. The findings indicate that two-third of the respondents daily use internet and little less than one-third respondents use it twice or thrice a week. About a majority of respondents spent one to five hours a week on internet searching. Most of the respondents use internet in the institute either in the library or in the computer section or in the department. A majority of respondents are often motivated for keeping themselves abreast of latest information. Two-third of the respondents mentioned that they browse the required information on internet through the search engines.

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Information technology (IT) availability in organizations may not necessarily translate to utilization. This study therefore investigated the availability and utilization of IT among the academic staff of Covenant University Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted. Using total enumeration technique, data were collected from the academic staff in all the 16 academic departments in the institution using a questionnaire tagged Information Technology Availability and Utilization Questionnaire ITAUQ (a=0.72). All the 300 academic staff in the university were sampled, however, 175 questionnaire were eventually retrieved and used for the study. This represents 58.3% response rate. The study found that internet ( =3.37; SD=0.97), computers ( =3.06; SD = 1.47), Online/CD-ROM databases ( = 2.97; SD = 1.17), photocopiers ( =2.93; SD=1.30); local area network ( =2.47; SD=1.60), audio-visuals ( =2.47; SD=1.36) and printers ( =2.14; SD=1.48) were available; while computers ( =3.76; SD=0.73), internet ( =3.53; SD=1.10), photocopiers ( =2.74; SD=1.40), printers ( =2.70; SD=1.41) and Online/CD-ROM databases ( =2.06; SD=1.59) were found to be frequently utilized. IT availability had significant relationship with IT utilization (r=0.666; P<0.01). There was no significant difference in the utilization of IT resources based on gender (t=0.1745, df=173; P>0.05). The study recommends periodic upgrade of IT resources and staff IT skills improvement through training.
Keywords: Information technology (IT); information technology availability; utilization, academic staff; Covenant University.