014860   Vignesh S N;Jayaraman S (NO, Karpagam Univ, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, Email: vigneshsn24@gmail.com) : Collection development and utility pattern of computer science books at G.R. Damadoran college of science library, Coimbatore: a study. Asian J Inf Sci Technol 2012, 2(2), 52-6.

This study presents the collection development, usage of reading materials in GRD College with special reference to Computer Science subject. The books on Computer Science dominates the number of collection of books as the college offers various degree in Computer Science and comparatively the intake in computer science normally higher than the other courses offered in the initial years of this institution. It is found that the GRD college Library is well stacked with the support of the management and encouragement. It still needs effort towards the betterment of the Library regarding its adequacy of the collection, improvised reader services and automating the Library's functions.

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014859   Vasanthakumar M (NO, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Balagangadharanatha Nagara-571 448, Email: mvasanthkumar07@gmail.com) : Medical librarianship as a specialisation: a conceptual review. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2013, 33(2), 104-8.

The medical libraries, have played a vital role in disseminating information for different user groups in variety of settings in the health science institution. There are various programs such as The 'LATCH programme', 'medical informatics', 'clinical medical librarianship', 'clinical informationists', 'evidence based medicine' and, 'consumer health library services. Libraries also are undertaking training program called 'Health Information Literacy'. There are some skills like quality filtering and critical appraisal of the literature,notable for information services. Yet, there are many skills required to learn for efficient and effective service to the medical community and hence there is a requirement to consider the 'medical librarianship as specialization program' from general librarianship.

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014858   Umesha;Chandrashekara M (NO, VS Dental College and Hospital, KR Road, VV Puram, Bangalore-560 004, Email: umeshlib@gmail.com) : Information seeking and searching behaviour of dental science professionals in Karnataka. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2013, 33(2), 83-6.

Libraries in health sciences or dental sciences are not just collecting or licensing the information resources. They have various task to match the needs like curriculum based learning, research and point of care. The present study tries to understand the information seeking and searching behaviour of dental science professional in Karnataka. This paper tries to find out the suitable information sources available for dental professionals, the areas in which dental professionals are seeking information, and the barriers they are facing in accessing information.

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014857   Thavamani K (NO, , ) : Role of public libraries in continuing education programme (CEP) in Chennai corporation, Tamil Nadu: a study. Indian J Inf Source Serv 2012, 2(1), 1-5.

Public libraries play a vital role in development of Adult and Continuing Education at gross root level in developing countries. The Continuing Education Programme is to provide life-long learning opportunities to all people beyond basic literacy and primary education. For this Continuing Education Libraries are the sole source. The study focused the pattern of functioning of the system of Continuing Education Library users. The literacy programme implemented by Corporation of Chennai has gone through 3rd phase like Total Literacy Campaign (TLC), Post Literacy Programme (PLP) and Continuing Education Programme (CEP) benefiting of the slum population. The study revealed that women are the major beneficiaries of the Continuing Education Libraries.

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014856   Thanuskodi S (Library and Information Science Wing, Directorate of Distance Education, Annamalai Univ, Annamalai Nagar-608 002) : E-resources and their usage patterns among the lawyers of the supreme court of India: a case study. SRELS J Inf Mgmt 2012, 49(1), 87-97.

Study is concentrated on the evaluation of the use of electronic resources and services in terms of use and user satisfaction in Supreme Court Library. Results of the present study show that senior advocates have specialized themselves in criminal law. The study reveals that 3-4 hours of access to internet is quite common among the respondents of government advocates and junior advocates. The analysis shows that senior advocate respondents rank first position with respect to their overall purpose of gathering e-resources, panel advocate respondents the second, government advocates, the third and junior advocates, the last. The study reveals that junior advocate respondents take the first position with respect to their overall problems in accessing e-resources, government advocate respondents, the second, panel advocates the third and senior advocates the last.

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014855   Suma S;Sudhier K D P (Library & Information Science Dep, Manonmaniam Sundaranar Univ, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, Email: sumadinesh@hotmail.com) : Doctoral dissertations of CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science & Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram: a study. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2013, 60(2), 71-7.

Analysis of 137 Ph. D theses submitted during 2001-2010 found that majority of the theses (107) were in chemistry. The study analysed the number of references included in the theses and found an average of 242.79 references to a thesis. Out of the 35 approved research guides, the maximum number of 21 theses were submitted under the guidance of Dr. G. Vijay Nair followed by 11 theses under the supervision of Dr. Suresh Das and 10 under Dr. A. Ajayaghosh. One thousand five hundred and twenty one papers of NIIST were included in the 124 theses out a total of 137 dissertations studied.

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014854   Srinivas Raghavan S;Sivakumar G (NO, , Coimbatore-641 031, Email: info@trp.org.in) : Use of fingerprint recognition system in libraries. Indian J Inf Source Serv 2012, 2(1), 34-7.

This paper describes a comparative study on fingerprint recognition systems. The use of fingerprints for identification has been employed in law enforcement for about a century. A much broader application of fingerprints is for personal authentication, for instance to access a computer, a network, a bank-machine, a car, or a home. The following topics are covered: history, minutia types, image processing and methods, minutia extraction, enrollment and verification procedures, recognition rate, combination with other biometrics, and the future of fingerprint recognition system. AFIS is dramatically improving in the last decade. It can use in Library and Information Center for providing better security. The application of AFIS in Library and Information Center will protect from thief, mutilation of library materials and other unethical losses.

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014853   Sophiarani S;Singh C I (Library and Information Science Dep, Indira Gandhi National Open Univ (IGNOU), New Delhi-110 068, Email: sophia_soubam@yahoo.com) : Use of G2C information services under the e-governance initiatives in NE India: a pilot survey. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2013, 60(2), 107-14.

G2C (Government to Citizen) information services under the e-Governance initiatives have become a major area of research across the world as the initiative is meant for enhancing the participation of the general public in governance. Giving focus on North East India, the present study has been carried out to analyse the usability of the services by the citizens. A pilot survey of 54 stakeholders (citizens) who have different backgrounds in Manipur was carried out. The findings of the survey bring to light, facts on the awareness and usability of G2C information service under the e-Governance initiatives in the state. The paper also aims to assess the usability of the services under the initiatives. It was found that most of the citizens surveyed are not familiar with the services and their accessibility to the same is poor.

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014852   Sivaraman P;Paramasivam S (Library and Information Science Wing, Annamalai Univ, Annamalai Nagar-608 002, Email: psivam.lib@sriguru.ac.in) : Information use pattern of faculty members of arts and science colleges in Dindigul district. Asian J Inf Sci Technol 2012, 2(2), 38-42.

This article deals with the study about the Information Use Pattern of Faculty Members of Arts and Science Colleges in Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu. The study covers methods adopted by Faculty for keeping abreast of current developments, amount spent in information gathering, utilization of library services, use of information channels and to assess the adequacy, availability and accessibility of the college library collection.

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014851   Sinha M K (Library & Information Science Dep, Assam Univ, Silchar-788 011, Email: dr_mk_sinha@yahoo.com) : Scenario of institutional digital repositories in academic and technical libraries of India for open access. IASLIC Bull 2013, 58(1), 29-48.

There is a growing interest among academic institutions in collecting, preserving, and creating value-added services from digital content produced in teaching and research. Institutional repositories" is a new concept for collecting, managing, disseminating, and preserving scholarly works created in digital form by faculty and students in individual universities and colleges. It is born out of problems with the current scholarly communication model structured by commercial journal publishers and vendors. To properly implement these repositories, libraries will need to recruit librarians who possess digital collection management and Open Archive Information System (OAIS) management skills. In addition, training faculty and students to use OAIS, helping them prepare their digital products, involving them in institution-wide policy making, and setting repository goals would be some of the new tasks that libraries will face. The first part of the paper describes the basic aspects of Institutional Digital Repositories, its genesis, its worldwide developments and information infrastructure required for creating Institutional Digital Repositories (IRs) The second part highlights the initiatives taken by Academic and Technical Libraries of India and other Institutions of higher learning and national importance for establishing IRs. Some aspects of policy decisions, initiatives of library and information professionals, their proper training for handling this projects and awareness of creating IRs among the faculty and students have a/so been focused in brief.

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014850   Singh S (M.B.A. Dep, Public Information Officer, Cambridge Institute of Technology, Ranchi, Ranchi, Jharkhand, Email: shalini_singh02@yahoo.com) : Right to information and information literacy: an Indian perspective. SRELS J Inf Mgmt 2012, 49(1), 5-19.

Information and Knowledge are critical for realizing all the human aspirations. In the knowledge society in which we live today, acquisition of information and knowledge and its application have intense and pervasive impact in the processes of exercising their political, economic and legal rights. In the present era, India is on the uppermost belt of all developing countries. To enhance this 'Technology boom', Government of India has enforced the Right to Information Act. This paper discusses, the concept of Right to Information & Information Literacy, the initiatives taken to promote information literacy in India, the issue of how to promote information literacy to make good use of information, so that they can effectively use RTI and can participate in the process of development.

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014849   Singh J K (NO, , ) : Bibliometric analysis of LIBRI journal (2001-2009). Indian J Inf Source Serv 2012, 2(1), 55.

Present study deals about the bibliometric analysis of 221 papers of LIBRI Journals during the year 2001 to 2009. The study focuses on various aspects of LIBRI journal such as its year-wise distribution of papers, authorship pattern, subjectwise distribution of papers, geographical distribution, citation pattern and length of papers. The study shows that out of 221 papers single authors contributed 124 (56.10%) articles while rest of 97 (43.90%) were contributed by joint authors. Subjectwise distribution is maximum (37%) in the field of Public/Digital/Academic Libraries. India ranks at 11th position with 4 publications which shows its lower share in this journal. The average number of citation per article and the mean page length of all the papers during the year 2001 to 2009 are found 2.004 and 11.10 respectively. All the studies will be helpful for its further development.

014848   Shiv Kumar (NO, Panjab Library Univ, Chandigarh-160 014, Email: shivpuchd@gmail.com) : From clay tablets to web: journey of library catalogue. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2013, 33(1), 45-54.

Paper discusses the evolution and development of library catalogues from clay tablets to the web-based catalogue. In the early stages, cataloguing was a local and individual library practice. Each library constructed its own catalogue, most suited to its purpose. A series of continuous changes through the ages, in both, conventional and non-conventional catalogues, including recent technology inputs added various features to the present day catalogue. Today the computerised catalogue may function like a portal and this function can be exploited infinitely to connect to a variety of data considered useful for library users. The system designers are trying to adopt new trends in OPACs. Web-based catalogues initiated Web 2.0 trends like RSS feeds, blogs, downloadable e-media, and instant messages. The facelift of the simple catalogue was eminent to keep up with the versatile needs of the widely web-exposed library users.

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014847   Sharma R;Ganguly S (Library and Information Centre, Knowledge Management Div, TERI, Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi-110 003, Email: reetas@teri.res.in) : Knowledge access using DL platform: a TERI research library case study. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2013, 33(1), 63-72.

It is a constant endeavour of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)-Library and Information Centre (LIC) to cater best information services to the users community, which comprises of research professionals working in the field of energy, environment and sustainable development. Understanding the consumer of data, information and knowledge to accomplish the projects, is becoming increasingly important in. relation to the appropriate designing and development of information products and services 'tailoring' to the needs of these users. To cater the services to the research professional's different service platforms are used such as, web-enabled information services etc. These services are assessed in terms of quality, timeliness, reliability and usability. The paper describes about the TERI digital library initiative and various digital services provided by TERI Library and the method of analysis opted by TERI Library professional to assess these services such as google analytic and user survey techniques. The paper also highlights the result of user satisfaction survey undertaken in the year 2011. The methodology, survey software data analysis, result and the action taken in response to the user feedback are highlighted in this paper.

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014846   Sen B K (NO, Project Investigator-Indian National Science Academy, 80 Shivalik Apartments, Alaknanda, New Delhi-110 019, Email: bksen1938@gmail.com) : Citation generation potential. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2013, 60(2), 140-2.

Article traces the history of the first use of the term citation potential and citation generation potential (CGP) and provides their definitions. Discusses how the terms differ from one another in terms of meaning. Identifies the factors such as intrinsic quality, rank of a scientist, subject, document type and mega-authorship that are responsible for the CGP. Explains how the CGP of a paper, a journal or a scientist can be determined and used.

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014845   Satpathy S K;Satapathy S K (NO, Central Library, National Institue of Technology, G.E. Road, Raipur-492 010, Email: drsksatpathy@gmail.com) : Users' perception on medical college libraries' systems and services of Odisha. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2013, 33(2), 87-9.

Users are treated as the most important components of libraries, irrespective of types and size. After all libraries are established and maintained for them. The collection development in libraries is based on the needs of users and offers various library services to satisfy the information and document needs of users. The study found that the medical college libraries need to develop systems which will allow library professionals to quantitatively measure perceived quality, satisfaction, and loyalty towards library as well as the degree to which specific elements of a library's services, collections, and environment contribute to those perceptions.

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014844   Satija M P (Ex-UGC Emeritus Fellow, Guru Nanak Dev Univ, Amritsar-143 005, Email: satija_mp@yahoo.com) : Information: nature, importance and functions. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2013, 60(2), 128-33.

Information is all around us and next to matter and energy it is the most important and common entity in this world. It moves the world. Being a much over used term it is least understood and there is no consensual definition of it. But its properties are numerous and well recognized. It keeps moving a system be it bio, astro, social or mechanical. For an animal it is the product of being conscious. It is formed through sense perception in the brain but needs a physical media for its recording and communication. It is recorded as graphic visuals or electrical pulses or electromagnetic waves both in audio and visual forms. The article enumerates its various physical, economic, political and social properties and functions. Information has become a great and inexhaustible resource in national development. To live effectively is to live with authentic and adequate information. But it needs knowledge for its effective application. Without knowledge, information may be all heat and smoke without any light. The article emphasises that information literacy is instrumental in empowering citizens in this complex and sophisticated social world.

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014843   Sathyanarayana N V (NO, Informatics (India) Ltd., Bangalore-560 004, Email: sathya@informindia.co.in) : Collection development in the E-content world: challenges of procurement, access and preservation. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2013, 33(2), 109-13.

Collection Development is one of the most demanding professional functions of a library that involves deeper understanding of the users' needs, organisational eco-system in which a library functions, and the supply-chain of information and publishing industry. The importance of this function to library's usage value continues to be more demanding in the e-content world. However, the multitude of choices offered and controls exercised by the content creators and providers (authors, publishers, aggregators, and distributors) and the laws that regulate the ownership, pricing, and usage rights of e-content makes the collection development process one of the most challenging functions in the libraries of digital world today. It is a very different process demanding the libraries to redefine their purpose and functions. This article is a broad sketch of emerging challenges of e-collection development and the changes it will bring in other key functions of the libraries. The scope of discussion is limited to journals and books in the digital format.

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014842   Sathyabama R;Thirumagal A (Central Library, Manonmaniam Sundaranar Univ, Tirunelveli-627 012, Email: rad47sa@yahoo.in) : Knowledge gaining attitude of the students of Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College, Trichirappalli, Tamil Nadu. Asian J Inf Sci Technol 2012, 2(2), 12-5.

Study examines the reading habits and experiences of Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College Students, Trichirappalli, Tamil Nadu. It is one of the much admired women's Arts and Science College in Tamil Nadu. A questionnaire was prepared and distributed to the Students of Arts and Science. The prospects of education particularly in vocational and applied fields have undergone vast expansion. During the past few decades the concept of education and mode of their applications have undergone significant changes. With an exponential rate of growth of knowledge i.e. information, the field of library and information science has become more complex and challenging. By inculcating News Paper reading awareness among the students it helps to develop appropriate attitudes, skills and personality traits.

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014841   Saravanan T;Gopalakrishnan S;Suganthi V (Library and Information Science Dep, Annamalai Univ, Annamalai Nagar, Email: sarlib@live.in) : Internet and its users in higher educational sector. Inf Stud 2012, 18(1), 41-67.

Technological facilities available in the digital era must be effectively and efficiently utilized by the society. This paper discusses the perception of students in higher education who pursued their degree courses in various disciplines at the Annamalai University in Tamil Nadu regarding the Internet. The study analyzes the respondents' behaviour in relation to the Internet in various aspects such as Awareness of IT, Purpose of Internet Access, and Frequency of Access etc.

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014840   Sankar M;Srinivasa Ragavan S (NO, Tamil Nadu Agricultural Univ, Coimbatore-641 003, Email: sankslibsal@gmail.com) : Scientometric study of authorship collaboration in agricultural research from 1970-2012. Asian J Inf Sci Technol 2012, 2(2), 22-8.

Study analyses agriculture research publication output for the period of 1970-2012. It is determined to observe the performance of a continent and country in a particular discipline of scientific research. This study deals from the web of science, applying the analytical tools part; Specialization Index (SI), Author Productivity, Authorship Pattern, Collaborative Index, Lotka's Law, and Pareto Principle (80 X 20 Rule) have also been taken up to identify the research output of agriculture in the selected continents and special identification of Indian research.

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014839   Rao N S;Nirmala Kumari N (Commerce and Management Studies Dep, Andhra Univ, Visakhapatnam-530 003, Email: nadendlasr@gmail.com) : Revitalisation of public library system in India: a CSR perspective. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2013, 33(1), 25-8.

In the present day globalised world, information and its accessibility place a vital role for the development of human competency and also helps the economy in different ways. The information era with its electronic facilities will come with many challenges in all the sectors of development since information is the base for all developmental activities. Libraries and information centres and librarians will have their share of challenges and risks to partake in this major activity. To bring about this change, India will need to have a vision for the 3rd millennium and each sector will have to adopt the latest developments in information technology. This includes change in the functions of the library to make it service-oriented rather than collection of building oriented; preservation and access may be considered as vital; marketing of information and service development of library professionals to cope with new environment and to deal with the management techniques for effective functioning of library system. To strengthen the system, continuous help and support is required from different angles. The corporate social responsibility (CSR) of various companies/sectors is the one of those. The CSR not only helps the general public but also the company to get good employees for their future recruitment. This article focuses on the importance of public libraries and help to be extended through CSR funding.

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014838   Rao K N;Talwar V G (NO, Defence Research & Development Laboratory, Hyderabad-500 058, Email: nageswararao@drdl.drdo.in) : Content-based document recommender system for aerospace grey literature. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2011, 31(3), 189-201.

Recorded knowledge in the form of manuscripts, print documents, microforms, CD-ROMs, computer files, etc., is increasing exponentially. To locate and access relevant information from this vast amount of literature, efforts have been made from time and on to develop various tools and techniques. Early evolved tools/techniques include: library catalogues, indexes, concordances, and so on. Information retrieval systems played a vital role in the field of information and librarianship to find relevant information from vast number of documents. Recently, intelligent agents gained importance as they are able to query databases and resources on Internet and remote library catalogues, thereby reducing information overload on the users. Another technology that alleviates the information overload problem is the filtering or recommender systems. The purpose of development of recommender system is to provide useful and most relevant recommendations or suggestions from number of available alternatives. The present study is aimed at design and development of content-based document recommender system (CODORS) to retrieve most relevant technical documents without necessarily matching title terms and closely related to a particular search term(s) as opposed to general Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) search results. The developed CODORS converts term's expressed by the user in natural language automatically into subject descriptors, carry on search, ranks, and retrieves documents.

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014837   Raja T;Lawrence Mary A (NO, , ) : Usage of electronic resources in ICAR institutions in Tamil Nadu: a study. Indian J Inf Source Serv 2012, 2(1), 29-33.

The present study describes the usage of electronic resources in Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Institutions in Tamil Nadu. This study reveals about availability of electronic resources, frequently use of electronic resources, purpose of using electronic resources and various types of questions raised from the users. This study concludes that most of the users are benefited through electronic resources for research in the agricultural related fields.

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014836   Raja S;Ram Kumar P (NO, , ) : Scientometric study of nuclear crisis (1970-2011). Indian J Inf Source Serv 2012, 2(1), 10-5.

This study analyzes nuclear crisis research publication in globally measured from Histcite software and other tools. The results show that the growth of Global literature in nuclear crisis deposition and make the quantitative assessment of the research in terms of year-wise research output, geographical distribution of research output, nature of collaboration, characteristics of highly productive institution and the channel of communication used by the scientists.

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014835   Raghavendra S;Venkatesha Y (Library and Information Science Dep, , Manasagangotri, Mysore-570 006, Email: Raghv_1971@yahoo.co.in) : Information use behaviour of mental health and neuroscience professionals: a study. SRELS J Inf Mgmt 2012, 49(1), 99-106.

Information revolution has been tremendous in health sciences for the past three decades. There have been drastic changes in information and communication technologies in the field of health sciences. The aim of this paper is to study the information needs and information use pattern of the professionals of Mental health and Neurosciences in Karnataka, especially those who have been engaged in practice, research and teaching in various medical colleges and hospitals.

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014834   Phuldeep Kumar;Gulla U (NO, DESIDOC, Metcalfe House, Delhi-110 054, Email: umesh.gulla@teri.res.in) : Corporate e-learning: possibilities, promises, and realities. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2011, 31(3), 179-88.

Worldwide corporates are adopting novel and cost-effective ways to update knowledge and skills of their workforce. Advances in information technology have opened doors for collecting, storing, and disseminating information in a big way. This paper presents e-learning as adopted by the corporates to boost their employee training efforts. Concept of corporate e-learning, stimulators for adoption, various benefits and drawbacks, present state, and e-learning experiences have been enumerated.

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014833   Paul D;Pramanik P (Library and Information Science Dep, Calcutta Univ, Kolkata, Email: dibyenduatcalcuttauniversity@gmail.com) : India in wikipedia: a study in comparison with encylopedia britannica. IASLIC Bull 2013, 58(1), 15-23.

This article studies the visibility of India in Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia's, English language database comparing with the content of the Encyclopedia Britannica print version in terms of availability of topics on various aspects of India and its current progress. The topics of information are selected for study from 16 broad categories of 'India: a Reference Annual', a Government of India publication. It is revealed that India is more visible in Wikipedia in comparison to the Encyclopedia Britannica. This article also traces the features of 'Wikipedians' of India related information and the terminological identicalness of selected India related topics and the title terms in the encyclopedias under study. The study was conducted only on the quantitative aspects of the content. Qualitative aspects of the information are not covered in this study.

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014832   Pattanaik P K;Parida B (Library & Information Science Dep, Utkal Univ, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Email: ppattanaik80@gmail.com) : Information need and seeking habits of the scientists working in different agricultural research institutes of Odisha: a user's study. IASLIC Bull 2013, 58(1), 5-14.

Study is sought to find out the information seeking habits of agricultural scientists working in different agriculture research institutes of Odisha. A structured questionnaire was developed to find out the information needs and seeking behaviour of agricultural scientists. The paper discusses sources use to seek information by the agricultural scientists in meeting, their information need. Inferences and findings are shown with relevant analysis.

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014831   Parveen Kumar (NO, Central Library, S.A. Jain College, Ambala City-134 003, Email: drparveenkumar@rediffmail.com) : Users' web search behavior at O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India. Asian J Inf Sci Technol 2012, 2(2), 4-7.

Searching for relevant information on the World Wide Web is often a laborious and frustrating task for casual and experienced users. To help improve searching on the web based on a better understanding of user characteristics, we investigate what types of knowledge are relevant for webbased information seeking, and which knowledge structures and strategies are involved. The growth rate of the web is exponential. The study explores different aspects of web search behavior of university students. All these aspects contribute to the way in which the students search the web. Main findings include the use of web for academic tasks, preference of Google and problem of slow speed.

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014830   Pant A;Moorthy A L (NO, Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre (DESIDOC), Metcalfe House, Delhi-110 054, Email: almoorthy52@gmail.com) : Knowledge management and safeguarding Indian traditional knowledge. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2013, 60(2), 88-97.

Traditional knowledge (TK) is the knowledge base of a particular society or community which has been generated over a period of time through the process of learning and sharing by its members. TK is time tested and has been playing a vital role in sustainable development of the indigenous communities. Commercialization of biodiversity and traditional knowledge has increased the threat of misappropriation. Indian cultural and scientific heritage is discussed in this paper. Proper KM practices are required to tap that knowledge. This paper highlights the need to develop an Indigenous Knowledge Management System (IKMS) for indigenous communities which should document the knowledge heritage (without jeopardizing local culture, societal practices, IPRs, etc.) and it should also improve the process of adaptation, adoption and experimentation of the traditional knowledge. To develop an IKMS, various types of knowledge management tools and platforms are discussed. This paper also highlights the major issues/challenges in management of traditional knowledge.

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014829   Nishat Fatima;Naved Ahmad;Shadab Ahmad (Library and Information Science Dep, Aligarh Muslim Univ, Aligarh-202 002, Email: navedlis@gmail.com) : Use of library portal by engineering and technology students of Aligarh Muslim University: a survey. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2011, 31(3), 168-74.

This paper aims to find out the level of awareness and use of library portals by the students of Engineering and Technology of Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. Data was collected through a structured questionnaire distributed to the undergraduate and postgraduate students of Engineering and Technology at AMU. The survey found that the majority of the students use library portals but not regularly. The study also found that the reasons for not using the library portal were lack of awareness, training and guidance, and the lack of contents on the library portal. The majority of the respondents gave average value to their library with regard to portal provision of course material and useful links. A majority of the respondents also expressed that they needed instructions and help for the effective utilisation of resources on the library portal.

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014828   Nikam K;Dhruva Kumar (Library and Information Science Dep, Mysore Univ, Mysore-570 006, Email: khaiser.nikam6@gmail.com) : Evaluating the effective use of electronic journals by the academia: a study. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2013, 33(2), 125-30.

Users' studies are one of the most prominent areas of research in library and information science. Now the trend is to examine the use of e-libraries, e-journals and e-databases. Many studies have been carried out both in India and abroad in this area. This study aims to examine the user behaviour of 66 out of 100 research scholars and faculty members of select departments at the University of Mysore like environmental science, sericulture science, zoology and genetics form the sample. Structured questionnaire with 5 point scale was used and the mean and SD values were calculated using SPSS. The major findings are: Users use both print and electronic sources of information. Majority of the respondents have learnt to use e-journals effectively from 'friends/colleagues'. The respondents 'look for quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals'. Respondents identify relevant electronic articles by 'browsing through recent issues' (mean=3.39) followed by 'searching full-text databases from publishers or aggregator' (e.g. Elsevier, Springer).

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014827   Neelameghan A;Narayana G J (NO, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore, Email: anm2002@vsnl.net) : Concept and expression of time: cultural variations and impact on knowledge organization. Inf Stud 2012, 18(1), 3-16.

Unesco Expert Meeting on 'Time and the Sciences: Impact of Scientific Expressions of Time on Differing Cultures," London, 1976, resulted in the publication Time and the Sciences: At the Crossroads of Cultures. Ed. by Frank Greenaway and Josefina Mena Abraham. The papers reviewed and discussed the concept and expressions of time in different domains - the physical sciences, information science humanities, architecture, arts, philosophies, religions, cultures, etc. In the present series, we shall be selectively and briefly reviewing and discussing the differences in the concept, measurement, impact and expressions of and about time in different cultures and also consider how knowledge organization tools accommodate these differences in the concept and expressions of Time.

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014826   Murthy P S N (NO, Visakha Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh-530 031, Email: palurisnmurthy@yahoo.com) : Corporate social responsibility and public libraries. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2013, 33(1), 5-6.

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014825   Muralidhar D;Rao M K (NO, MVGR College of Engineering, Vizianagaram-535 005, Email: dmdher@gmail.com) : Development of public libraries through public-private partnership in India: issues and challenges. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2013, 33(1), 21-4.

Paper describes the concept of public-private partnership (PPP) and examines how it is different from 'privatisation' concept. It examines the present status of public libraries in India and the need for mobilising support for their improvement. The authors stress the need for implementing the National Knowledge Commission recommendation for PPP. The paper highlights the role of the public sector and private firms in developing public libraries through the PPP model. At the end suggestions were made on how to implementation the model for the development of public libraries.

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014824   Munnolli S S;Pujar S M (NO, Librarian Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Can, Tata memorial Centre Sector 22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai-410 210, Email: smunnolli@actrec.gov.in) : Eugene to almetrics: a chase for virtual foot prints!. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2013, 60(2), 134-9.

There is an increasing interest in science communication and promotion of new inventions in this deluge digital information age. The social media tools available on the Internet assist the promotion of science dramatically and the change is happening in real time models. Expansion of World Wide Web and newer technologies has improved the ways in which science is communicated and its evaluation techniques. The use of conventional metric tools gauges the impact of scholarly publications using citation and download counts. They are widely used to evaluate articles, authors and disciplines on publishers' platforms. These tools analyse the citation data in natural course of time and make them available over a period of time. 'Altmetrics' is a concept that addresses and measures the conversations happening in the virtual world in real time. The concept supports the prediction mechanism of possible citations for an article in future, if it gets cited in the social media. This paper attempts to create awareness about 'Altmetrics' among Indian scholars and takes a closer look at various features available in 'Altmetric Explorer' in order to gain insights of the rapidly changing science communication landscape.

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014823   Mulla K R;Konnur P V (NO, Visvesvaraya Technological Univ 'Jnana Sangama', Belgaum-590 018, Email: krmulla@gmail.com) : Mapping of engineering research trend in Karnataka: a special reference to Visvesvaraya Technological University. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2013, 33(1), 55-62.

This paper reports the analysis of doctoral dissertations awarded by Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU). The primary objective of this study is to understand the growth and development of research activities of VTU in the past 13 years. The data for the present study has been collected from two authenticated sources: (a) the data published in the University News: a weekly journal from the Association of Indian Universities and (b) the VTU website (http://www.vtu.ac.in/). There are 250 doctoral degrees awarded from 2007 to 2011, in 14 engineering and allied domains. The data relating to research growth and development were analysed and presented under 9 heads viz., chronological, department-wise, frequency-wise, rank-wise distributed doctoral dissertations, productivity of supervisors, ranking of research supervisors, and rank wise distribution of research centers. The authors analysed the bibliographic details of doctoral degrees awarded by VTU. The present situation is that, on an average 50 doctoral degrees are being awarded in a year. In 2010 and 2011 the research output traced significant growth with the awarding of 156 (62.40%) doctoral degrees. Substantial research was carried out in mechanical (40.40%) engineering department. It was also observed that 169 research supervisors are presently engaged in guiding doctoral students.

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014822   Meera B M;Rehana U (NO, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre Library, Bangalore, Email: meera@rri.res.in) : Online reference zone: a gateway to reference resources in science and technology. SRELS J Inf Mgmt 2012, 49(1), 55-62.

Gateway named 'Online Reference Zone' has been designed, developed and hosted on the Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore centre library in an effort to enhance visibility of open source online reference sources in science and technology. The portal lists the open access online reference resources in select subjects which will be of great use to the scientific community at large. The paper explains the process of compiling comprehensive lists of open access reference resources in select subjects in Science and Technology like Physics, Chemistry, etc. The paper explains the federated search facility which searches the given web pages at the same time has been built and also an additional feature called 'Share a Link!' which lets the user to submit relevant links related to the site.

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014821   Mathurajothi S (NO, , ) : Access of E-resources by PG students of Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University, Gandhigram, Tamil Nadu, India. Indian J Inf Source Serv 2012, 2(1), 45-9.

Study aimed at finding the use of e-resources by the PG students of Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University, Gandhigram. 301 questionnaires were distributed among the respondents from seven departments out of which 222 were returned. Results show that 45% of the respondents use internet for educational purposes and 32.9% of the respondents use internet for checking e-mail. Google is the most used search engine and yahoo is their second choice. The purpose for the use of e-resources revealed that most of the respondents are using e resources for their project work since they have submit the project report as part of their syllabus. 36% of the respondents are using e-resources for preparing seminar presentation.

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014820   Manoj Kumar;Moorthy A L (Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre, Defence Research & Development Organisation, Metcalfe House, Delhi-110 054, Email: pantmanoj28@gmail.com ) : Bibliometric analysis of DESIDOC journal of library and information technology during 2001-2010. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2011, 31(3), 203-8.

DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology (DJLIT) is one of the premier journals of library and information science being published in India. It is brought out by Defence Scientific Information and Documentation Centre (DESIDOC), a constituent establishment of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). DJLIT has just completed 30 years of its publication. This paper presents bibliometric analyses of DJLIT during 2001-2010. The analysis covers various parameters like growth pattern, content coverage, authorship patterns, subject-wise distribution of articles, etc.

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014819   Manigandan J;Jeyaraman S (NO, JSS College of Pharmacy, Udhagamandalam, The Nilgiris, Email: mani_jsscp@rediffmail.com) : Global warming: a bibliometric study. Asian J Inf Sci Technol 2012, 2(2), 16-21.

Main object of this study is to investigate the research trend in global warming for the past 18 years. Data are based on an online database which offers journal articles and books. Articles referring to global warming were assessed by many aspects during the period 1992-2010. The analysis cover mainly the number, journal and subject wise distribution, periodic growth of the literature, authorship pattern, length of the articles and year-wise distribution of journals etc. Journal form of documents is the main source of information with 44,795 articles referring to global warming was published up to the year 2010. The maximum number of articles (6206) appeared in the year 2010. Among the journal-wise publication "Energy policy" (impact factor 2.614) is in the top of the list with 1485 articles out of which 837 articles were selected and analyzed. Majority of articles 285 (34.05%) have the length between 6 to 9 pages and maximum number of articles 277 (33.09%) were contributed by two authors.

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014818   Malathi P;Ravi S (NO, , ) : Growth and collaboration trends in livestock research in India: a scientometric analysis. Indian J Inf Source Serv 2012, 2(1), 16-21.

This paper attempts to analyse the growth and development of Livestock research in India, as reflected in publication output covered by Science Citation Index (SCI) during 1999-2010. The Indian scientists published a total of 600 papers in SCI covered journals during the above period. The present study analyses the broad features of Indian output in the field of livestock by focusing on its publication growth characteristics, language, format and media of communication, research quality, institutional productivity, patterns of research collaboration, and broad and narrow subject areas of interests of Indian institutions and scientists. A broad comparison of India's research output with select countries has also been made.

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014817   Maheswari K;Ravi S (NO, , ) : Bibliometric study on ecology (1999-2010). Indian J Inf Source Serv 2012, 2(1), 22-8.

The study analyses 58611 research papers published in Ecology as ISI Web of Knowledge database for the period 1999- 2010. The study reports the country growth in this field is computed during the study period. The study also maps ecology research on other dimensions such as institutional productivity, nature of collaboration in research, and institutional specialization. It examines highly cited papers, and lists prominent and productive scientists in this field. This study highlights the research priorities of few important countries in collaborative research. The focus of research is slowly shifting from internal collaboration to domestic and international collaboration, supported by increasing funding from government agencies in ecology research.

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014816   Lohar M;Kumbar M (NO, Sahyadri Science College, Shimoga-577 203, Email: Manjunathlohar@yahoo.com) : Faculty opinion towaqrds information resources and services: a survey of undergraduate college libraries in Chitradurga and Challakere towns. SRELS J Inf Mgmt 2012, 49(1), 107-22.

The survey throws light on the information resources and services etc. available in undergraduate college libraries of Chitradurga and Challakere towns. The study covers 10 different types of under graduate colleges. The present survey collected the data from 69 faculties of different disciplines regarding library resources, services, physical facilities and Internet and computerization of library services etc. It is concluded that no library surveyed is not developed as per the UGC norms especially with regard to automation/digitization of library services.

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014815   Lakshmi S;Ganesan A;Sridhar D (Central Library, Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College, Tiruchirappalli-05, Email: lakshmi_kannan2004@yahoo.com) : Investigation into the doctoral thesis awarded in Bharathidasan University from 1996-2010: a bibliometric study. Asian J Inf Sci Technol 2012, 2(2), 8-11.

Research is an indispensable component for any branch for the generation of new knowledge. Much of the research work in many disciplines is carried out through academic research programmes leading to M.Phil. and Ph.D degrees. The present article is devoted to bibliometric analysis of Ph.D theses generated in Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, for a period of fifteen years between 1996- 2010. The University offers programmes in various disciplines including the Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM). Out of twenty one schools, Seventeen schools offer Ph.D programmes. This article also makes an attempt to trace the subject-wise and gender-wise research output and to determine the trend of research programme. The finding reveals 753 Ph.D awarded in 17 disciplines and count on averages of the performance subject-wise as well as gender-wise. It indicates the strength and trend of research in every discipline. This analysis can be used as a significant indicator to measure the progress of research in a particular faculty.

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014814   Kundu K C (NO, Netaji Nagar Day College, Regent Estate, Kolkata-700 092, Email: iamkartikkundu@yahoo.com) : International journal of information and computing science: a bibiometric study. Int J Inf Comput Sci 2013, 16(1), 1-15.

Bibliometric analysis of 165 published articles, along with citations in fifteen volumes viz 1(1998) to 15(2012) has been carried out. Various parameters such as the number of contributions and their distribution in different volumes, authorship pattern, foreign and Indian authored contributions, institution- wise contribution, citations, types of publications cited, geographical distribution of National and International contributions of the journal have been studied. Results indicated West Bengal being the major contributors in the fifteen volumes (thirty issues) studied. The highest number of contributions is by the joint authors (two). Eighteen number of authors (at least four contributions) are listed rank-wise and their authorship pattern also has given. In this paper consideration was attributed towards the nature and the characteristics in the journal named International Journal of Information and Computing Science being ISSN 0972-1347 which was not considered previously by any author. I have analysed the bibliomatric study of Indian journal of International Standard.

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014813   Kumbar B D;Gupta B M (Library & Information Science Dep, Karnatak Univ, Dharwad-580 003, Email: bdkumbar@yahoo.com) : Contribution of Karnataka university in science & technology: research output and citation impact during 2001-10. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2013, 33(2), 114-24.

The paper assesses the research contribution of the Karnataka University in terms of publication output in science and technology, its growth, and citation impact during 2001-10. It indicates the patterns of communication of university staff and studies the extent of concentration and scattering in their research output in different journals. It analyses the strong and weak areas of university research and their citation impact and studies the output and impact of the university research under different existing subject departments/centres of the university. It analyses the international collaborative share of research output of the university at the overall level as well as across subjects, indicating its major collaborating countries and organisations and describes the contribution and impact of university most productive authors. It also highlights the characteristics of its most highly cited papers.

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014812   Khan A M (NO, Integral Univ, Lucknow) : Policy implications and strategies for collection development in Indian university libraries in the era of globalization. IASLIC Bull 2013, 58(1), 24-8.

Study attempts to identify the requisite policy and its implications of Indian university libraries specifically in terms of collection development, its organization and services. Collection development in university library is a complex job and requires careful insight and analysis. It is imperative to formulate policies and programs by a committee consisting of faculty members representing various faculties. It is a/so necessary to take the opinion of the entire staff members for involving a balanced collection.

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014811   Khalid S (Sociology Dep, Jadavpur Univ, Kolkata) : Health status of Muslim eldery of Kolkata- a sociological study. Int J Inf Comput Sci 2013, 16(1), 31-45.

An important area of emphasis in gerontological research over the past several decades has been the issue of life satisfaction. Questions about the physical, psychological, social, and economic status of older adults have served, either directly or indirectly, as the predominant focus of the aging research (e. g., Maddox and Wiley, 1976)¹. It is these kinds of questions that have increased understanding of the processes and problems of aging and have led to the development of strategies designed to maximize the potential of the later years. The purpose of the present study is to look into the situation in which the elderly live and to understand the various health study of the elderly living in Muslim Community in Kolkata.

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