010766   Ratha B;Hardia M;Naidu G H S (School of LISc, Devi Ahilya Univ, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, Email: bhu261@gmail.com) : Occupational stress among library professionals: a study at Indore city. Pearl 2012, 6(1), 1-7.

This paper explores the occupational stress among library professionals and challenging job condition as demanded by the competitive environment in the Private Engineering College of lndore City, The work also exposes the reasons of occupational stress among different levels of library professionals and also suggests how to convert negative stress into positive stress with qualitative and quantitative output in their work and service.

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010765   Prasad Y;Singh S;Kaushik S (NO, U.P.R.R.T. Open Univ, Allahabad) : Institutional repository platforms and librarian's skill. J Libr Inf Technol 2012, 8(1), 43-7.

IR are established with the hope that researchers, especially faculties, world see the benefits that IR provides and would such have their materials included infect much more is required. There are many components to a successful repository project which are to be discussed and considered the paper suggests that final decision to choose the open source should be based on trial and experience.

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010764   Pradhan S (Library and Information Science Dep, The Maharaja Sayajirao Baroda Univ, Vadodara-390 002) : Caught between ethics and social responsibilities: what present-day library and information professionals should do?. Pearl 2012, 6(2), 70-3.

This paper raises some concerns in the implementation of the ethical principles prescribed for library and information professionals at a time when these create conflict with their responsibilities towards the society. It stresses the need to orient the library professionals in ethical issues and social responsibilities, which is increasingly being felt, as codes of ethics are not sufficient to deal with the ethical dilemmas faced in the changing technology environment. In the absence of a set of ethics prescribed exclusively for library profession in India, it is recommended that library associations in India should make similar efforts like the American Library Association and others to formulate ethical guidelines that befit the changing technological and social environment and regularly address the aspect of social responsibilities of professionals to sort out ethical dilemmas.

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010763   Prabhakar G;Atchamamba L (NO, SDS Autonomous College, Shreeramnagar, Vizianagaram-535 101, Email: prabha_gudidesi@yahoo.co.uk) : Content management system: E-content development. Pearl 2012, 6(2), 102-6.

The availability of electronic resources raised several issues in libraries for their management and use. To get full benefit out of these resources, content management (CM) is to be applied. The essentials of CM and objectives are discussed in this paper. The e-content development moving alternatives, archival aspects and open access are touched to understand the CM system. The CM software and applications in various platforms arc also discussed.

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010762   Pal N;Sharma A K;De M (NO, Gopalpur High School (HS), Gopalpur, Hooghly-712 513, West Bengal, Email: nirmalpal77@gmail.com) : Digital library preservation: strategies, issues and challenges. Libr Prog 2012, 32(2), 233-42.

The introduction of digital technology into the process of production, distribution and storage of information has made the libraries to go digital. The digital preservation is of utmost importance in order to maintain the mission of preserving a record for future use. Digital preservation is the management of digital information over time. The paper discusses various issues and challenges associated with digital preservation and examine different strategies of digital preservation.

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010761   Padmavathi R;Sethuraj P (Alagappa College of Physical Education- Library I/C, Alagappa Univ, Karaikudi-630 003) : Knowledge management and academic libraries in IT era. J Libr Inf Sci 2011, 7(2), 12-17.

The paper explores how information technology and related automated systems can support librarians' endeavour towards better implementation of knowledge management. Provision of adequate budgetary support, professional training and a proactive outlook are key factors for an effective knowledgement management strategy.

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010760   Padmavathi R (I/C, Alagappa College of Physical Education Univ, Alagappa Univ, Karaikudi-630 004) : Values of humanistic education in library and information science (LIS). J Libr Inf Technol 2012, 8(1), 31-6.

Quality of the nation depends on the quality of its citizens. Information plays an initial role in economic, social and cultural realms of society librarianship requires dedication, patience, perseverance, satisfaction and selflessness. Technical advancement determines intelligent quotient where as human values determine Ethical Quotient. Deals with the trinity I.e. human values and professional education as crux of LIS education.

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010759   Okereke C N;Ignemeghu B I (Library Univ, Bowen Univ, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria) : Self-esteem and job involvement as determinants of career satisfaction: a study of librarians in public universities in South-Western Nigeria. Libr Prog 2012, 32(2), 139-53.

The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of self-esteem and job involvement on career satisfaction of librarians in public universities in south- western Nigeria. Research design was of the ex-post facto type. Sampling technique was total enumeration. Out of 165 librarians, 133 (80.6%) completed and returned copies of their questionnaire which were used for analysis. Self-esteem, Job involvement and career satisfaction questionnaires were used to obtain data. Three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson Product moment Correlation and Multiple Regression. The results of the data analysis indicated that a combination of self - esteem and job involvement had no significant relationship with career satisfaction (R = 0.080, p <62> 0.05) but contributed 00.6% of the variance in career satisfaction. Career satisfaction had no significant relationship with self -esteem (r = 0.077, p <62> 0.05) and job involvement (r = 0.023, p <62> 0.05). It was concluded that self-esteem and job involvement did not significantly determine the career satisfaction of librarians in public universities in South-Western Nigeria.

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010758   Naushad Ali P M;Mohamed Musthafa K (Library & Information Science Dep, Aligarh Muslim Univ, Aligarh-202 002, Email: naushadali.amu@gmail.com) : Online scholarly publishing in India: initiatives and practices. Kelpro Bull 2012, 16(1), 18-33.

Electronic publishing has gained momentum globally during the last two decades and in India In the late 1990s. This paper Identifies the various Institutions and publishers which are in the field of e-publlshlng in India. The details of various features and characteristics of e-publishing in these institutions like e-publlshlng system, full text availability, subscription/paper submission charges, navigation and search facility, text format, use of hyper link and multimedia archives and back Issues etc are analysed. Questionnaire and interview method have been used to collect data.

8 tables, 22 ref

010757   Nattar S (NO, Sri S Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College, Sattur-626 203) : Information literacy: essential skill for higher education. J Libr Inf Technol 2012, 8(1), 22-30.

Information literacy really a revolutionary approach in higher education that is being felt at the general education curriculum level or simply an important outgrowth of traditional library instruction and resource-based learning that has achieved sporadic successes due to better marketing, technological prevalence, and acceptance by certain accreditation agencies and campus administrators.

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010756   Mohana Kumar T (NO, Kerala Library Univ, Thiruvananthapuram-695 034, Email: drtmkumar@gmail.com) : Skill development of professional librarians towards it application in the college libraries in Kerala. Kelpro Bull 2012, 16(2), 34-47.

Paper discusses the skill development of professional librarians in the college libraries in Kerala towards Information Technology (IT) application. The author conducted a questionnaire survey of selected college libraries to carry out the work. A sample population of 269 professionally qualified college librarians was selected using stratified sampling method covering representation from all types of colleges. An attempt was made to measure the present level of skill of librarians towards IT application. The impact of personal and professional characteristics of librarians on their Skill towards IT application was also studied. Significance of difference between the mean scores of the level of skills of different sub groups was also tested. The major findings of the study was that the mean score of skill of librarians in IT application is 3.16 and it was also found that out of fifteen independent variables selected for test ten variables show significant difference in the mean scores of skill, of that seven show high significant level of difference. The result clearly reveals that the college librarians as a whole have an average level of skill in IT application. Suggestions are also made for developing the IT skills of librarians.

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010755   Mohamadesmaeil S;Koohbanani S K (Library and Information Sciences Dep, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad Univ, Tehran, Iran, Email: m.esmaeili2@gmail.com) : Web usability evaluation of Iran National Library website. Collnet J Scientomet Inf Mgmt 2012, 6(1), 161-74.

It is obvious that each information service exists for the sole purpose of satisfying its users. All its activities, services and products, ie., the totality of its functions are geared towards this purpose. How well this purpose is served is a measure of the effectiveness and usability of that information service. According to the value place of National Library as the golden gateway to access quick easy and unlimited information, considering its web usability can be useful. This paper aims to provide knowledge about the metrics of web usability evaluation in Iran National Library Website. Taking a critical approach, this article examines Iran National Library Web Site, in order to conduct a reliable usability assessment. The tools for data collection was an explanatory checklist, developed by the researchers based on the review of the literatures - a practical way with providing appropriate solutions deals - consisted of 11 log evaluation criteria and 160 components, desired website was measured by it. In order to analyze research findings, descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage) used for this purpose. In general, the results showed that the web usability evaluation of Iran National Library Website (In comparison with the overall assessment of compliance of all criteria, in index website, with 663 points) is 594 points (88/5 percent). While the design of National Library Websites should be completely based on functions that support of National Library's major arms, especially in information retrieving as well as rendering public information services. Identifying the advantages and disadvantages of the method and employing it in real research environments to assess the usability of national library web site can not only be a useful exercise to measure the extent to which the studied website had the desired elements and features, but can also be a starting point for further discussions on the reliability of usability evaluation method which can also be applied to other types of web site.

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010754   Mini Devi B (Library and Information Science Dep, Kerala Univ, Trivandrum-695 034, Kerala, Email: minidevi_b@yahoo.co.in) : Bibliographic coupling in oncology journals. Kelpro Bull 2012, 16(2), 81-5.

This article explores the concept of bibliographic coupling in nine core Journals in Oncology Indexed in MEDLINE. A total of 6601 articles were taken for analysis using SPSS software package. The journal 'Journal of Clinical Oncology' had highest percentage of articles (3.84%) which had common citations, 20 pairs i.e. 40. The number of coupled articles decreased as the coupling strength Increased.

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010753   Markusova V A;Libkind A N;Aversa E (Head of VINITI Dep, All Russian Institute for Scientific and Technical Information of the, RAS, Email: markusova@viniti.ru) : Impact of competitive funding on research output in Russia. Collnet J Scientomet Inf Mgmt 2012, 6(1), 61-9.

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010752   Markscheffel B;Eine B (Chair of Information and Knowledge Management, Technische Univ, Ilmenau, P.O. Box 100565 98684 Ilmenau, Germany, Email: bernd.markscheffel@tuilmenau.de) : The top 10 alternative search engines (ASE)-within selected categories ranked ny webometric indicators. Collnet J Scientomet Inf Mgmt 2012, 6(1), 71-85.

Within the scientific field of webometrics many research objects had been analyzed and compared with the help of webometric indicators (e.g., the performance of a whole country, a research group or an individual). This paper presents a ranking of ASEs which is based on webometric indicators. As search engines have become an essential tool for searching for information on the web many alternative search services have specialized in finding topic- or format-specific search results. By creating a ranking of these ASEs within selected categories we present an overview of the ASEs which are currently available. Through webometric indicators the ASEs were compared and the most popular ASEs of the respective categories determined.

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010751   Manzoor Babu V;Abdul Rasheed T K (NO, TKM College of Engineering, Kollam-5, Kerala) : Application of information technology in Islamic college libraries of Malappuram district, Kerala state. Kelpro Bull 2012, 16(2), 72-80.

Information Technology plays a crucial role in meeting the Information and communication requirements of all academic institutions. Islamic college libraries have already applied Information Communication Technologies in its various in-house operations and information services. The present paper examines various services provided in selected Islamic College Libraries of Malappuram district and also analyse the extent of IT application and Its use by the student community.

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010750   Manivannan G;Sanjeevi K (Library & Information Science Dep, Annamalai Univ, Annamalainagar-608 002, Email: sanpno@gmail.com) : A bibliometric study on research output in medical science research (2007-2011). Libr Prog 2011, 32(1), 95-100.

The research publications in the field of Medical Research are increasing year by year. In this paper the authors have studied bibliometrics analysis of the Indian Journal of Medical Research [IJMR] for the period of five years between 2007 and 2011. The authors analyzed the year-wise publication of the journal, authorship pattern, country-wise publication by educational institution and research centre, etc.

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010749   Majeed H;Humayoon Kabir S (NO, Kerala Library Univ, Thiruvananthapuram-695 034, Email: majeed@post.com) : Information behaviour of tourists visiting Kerala: an investigative study. Kelpro Bull 2012, 16(2), 22-33.

This paper studies the influence of different information sources on tourists visiting Kerala, in the selection of tourist destination. Internet based sources, word of mouth, tourism department publications like travel brochures, advertisement in print and audio-visual media, professional sources like tour operators and perception or intuition of the tourists were evaluated and its influences are tested for different segments of tourists based on their need and reason for travelling, demography and experience. It is observed that influence of almost all the information sources across various segments are found to be significantly different, and the internet based sources are the highly selected one. Perception of the tourists plays a prominent role in shaping the image about a destination.

1 illus, 6 tables, 18 ref

010748   Mahalakshmi K;Sornam S A (Faculty of Engineering, Avinashilingam Univ, Thadagam P.O., Coimbatore-641 108, Email: nilamaha@gmailo.com) : Ergonomics and technostress: a study among library professionals of engineering colleges of Anna university of technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. Kelpro Bull 2012, 16(1), 34-41.

This is a report of the result of a survey on the impact of ergonomics on health and techno stress among the library professionals of Anna University of Technology, Tlruchlrappalll. Questionnaire was distributed to 75 library professionals and it consists of demographic variables, on the topic and ergonomics and techno stress. It is found that demographic variables have no significant Influence on ergonomic factors. Educational qualification has significant influence on all categories of ergonomics.

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010747   Maan I S;Ghuman S S (NO, Adesh Institute of Engineering & Technology, Faridkot-151 203, Email: inderjeet_006@yahoo.com) : Roll and need of continuous professional training for library professionals in digital era: prospects and problems. Libr Prog 2011, 32(1), 11-19.

Paper discusses the role and need of training for librarians in present times along with use and impediments to training. Various National and regional level institutes are providing training to librarians. Training has its impact on the librarian and working of libraries. Now-a-days lot of new techniques and tools are being used to manage the library system and with the emergence of E-resources and many other functions, library professionals are facing many problems. Information explosion, change of information sources, shrinking budgets, change in curriculum, user expectations, new technologies and career consciousness among librarians has increased the role of training for working librarians.

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010746   Lokeshappa H;Keshava (Library and Information Science Dep, Karnatak Univ, Dharwad, Karnataka) : Marketing of information products and services in libraries: a review of literature. Libr Prog 2012, 32(2), 133-7.

The paper presents a review of literature on marketing of information products and services in libraries. Trace the history of introduction of marketing concept in libraries. Discuss strategic marketing approach in libraries. Examine how far technology enable the libraries to market their information products and services.

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010745   Krishnamurthy C;Hadagali G S;Jamdar M (Library and Information Science Dep, Karnataka Univ, Dharwad-580 003, Karnataka, Email: jrfkrishna@gmail.com) : Rural development and community information centres: an overview with special reference to Karnataka. Pearl 2012, 6(2), 74-82.

This paper presents the importance of rural development in the changing context of the society and defines the community information centres (CICs) and their role in disseminating the necessary information to the rural masses. The paper also highlights the important programmes of the Government for upliftment and enhancement of the quality of life in the rural areas of the Karnataka State. It is emphasised that the rural or the gram panchayat libraries must assume a new role of CICs and be instrumental in creating awareness among the rural masses by providing appropriate need-based information for the appropriate utilisation of various schemes and programmes of the government.

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010744   Kiran Kumar G;Kumbar M (Studies in Library and Information Science Dep, Mysore Univ, Manasagangothri, Mysore-570 006, Email: kiranmyslibphd@gmail.com) : E- information search pattern by the faculty of autonomous engineering institutions in Karnataka: a survey. Libr Prog 2012, 32(2), 123-32.

Information technology has enabled academic libraries, as in the case of the other types of libraries, to move from traditional paper based environments towards networked electronic environment. A large number of subscribed and open sources electronic information resources are available in the engineering discipline. The present study was carried at autonomous engineering institutions affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University in Karnataka to examine the factors affect the optimum utilization of electronic information resources and search pattern. The study mainly focused on the use of different types of electronic information resources by the faculty, experience of using e-resources, problems faced, preferred search engines and search methods and skills required for better utilisation of electronic information resources. For this purpose the researchers prepared a well structured questionnaire as a tool for data collection and the collected questionnaire has been analyzed and presented with useful percentage analysis and suitable tables for presentation of data. It is clear from the study that majority of 1684 (75.14%) of the faculty use electronic information resources for their academic and research activities. The article concluded with summarizes the results highlighting the major findings and suggestions.

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010743   Kanojia R P;Rathod K K;Rao K L N (Pediatric Surgery Dep, Advanced Pediatric Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education, Chandigarh) : Qualitative assessment of research done at two premier medical institutes in India: some data for introspection. J Postgrad Med Educ Res 2012, 46(1), 24-33.

To perform a qualitative assessment of research publications coming from two premier medical institutes in India. Research publications from AIIMS and PGIMER published during 2004 to 2008 were analyzed. The publications were categorized into five types. A year-wise analysis was done for both the institutes. Data was obtained from Scopus. The collected data included the number of papers published in a category, total citations received by a type of publication in a year, number of publications which have no citations, number of publications with only one citation, h-index, number of zero and only one citation were added to get publications with negligible citations. A total number of 4,828 and 2,882 research publications were analyzed from AIIMS and PGIMER respectively. The original articles attracted highest no of citations that is 64 and 66% of the total citations in a year for AIIMS and PGIMER respectively. Approximately 37 to 42% of the original articles get negligible citations. The h-index for various categories of article was higher for the original articles (18/13), whereas it was very low for other category of research publications. The original articles fetch more citations in long run. Close to 40% of the original research done in the studied institutes get negligible citations pointing toward their outcome utility and quality. More than 60% of the minor category publications remain uncited. This sort of data if periodically obtained should serve as a benchmark for quality analysis of scientific research.

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010742   Kalaivani M M;Saravanan T (Library & Information Science Dep, Annamalai Univ, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu, Email: sarlib@live.in) : Evaluating academic users' perceptions of online features: a study. Libr Prog 2012, 32(2), 163-74.

Attempt has been made to examine the academic users' perceptions about the e-resources that exist in the central library of Annamalai University. Along with the users library visit frequencies their perceptions (Saravanan)^3,4 about the selected e-resources have been considered in this study. A few graphical distributions that are related to the hypothetical values as well as sample dispersions also included for better understanding. The formulated research questions in this study include; do the users significantly differ in their library visits?; do the users' perceptions of e-resources significantly differ?

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010741   Jena S K;Das K C (NO, Sikkim Manipal Univ, East-Sikkim, Email: drsudhirkumarjena@gmail.com) : Application of cloud computing in an academic library. Pearl 2012, 6(1), 14-23.

Cloud Computing is a completely new IT technology and it is known as the third revolution after PC and internet in IT. Cloud computing is the improvement of distributed computing, parallel computing, grid computing and distributed databases. Among them, grid computing and utility computing are known as the predecessors of cloud computing. However, referring to the motivation of its development, high-speed internet, virtualisation technology, more robust chips and hardware are all playing very important roles. Cloud computing can be applied in digital library resources to improve information sharing capabilities and improve resource utilisation.

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010740   Jena P;Khuntia D K (Library and information Sciences Dep, Utkal Univ, Vanivihar, Orissa, Email: pjutkal1987@yahoo.co.in) : Usage patterns of electronic resources in business school libraries of Orissa: an analysis. Pearl 2012, 6(1), 30-9.

Electronic resources have brought a tremendous change in the present era. It has thrown new and great challenges on the use and service of libraries. Presently the traditional libraries have been changed from printed resources into electronic resources. E- Resources are easily accessible in the remote areas and solve the storage problems by serving the larger population with the least time and cost. The present paper is an attempt to know the importance of e-sources among the users of Business school Libraries of Orissa. For this purpose a total of 1331 users have been surveyed through the structured questionnaire method out of which 639 are faculty members, 73 research scholars and 619 students from Business schools of Orissa. The responses have been analysed on their perception, and findings have been incorporated with few suggestions to improve e-resource management in these Business schools of Orissa.

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010739   Jayaraman S;Krishnaswamy N;Nataraja Moorthi S (NO, Karpagam Univ, Coimbatore-641 021, Email: jaisraman@gmail.com) : Library philosophy and practice (E-journal): bibliometric study from 2005-2010. Libr Prog 2011, 32(1), 1-10.

This study aims at analysing the research output performance of library philosophy and practice on library science subjects. The analysis covers mainly the number of articles, authorship pattern, subject wise distribution of articles, average number of references per articles, forms of documents cited, year wise distribution of cited journals etc.

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010738   Jatinder Singh (NO, G.N.D. Univ, Amritsar-143 005) : Critical evaluation of selected reference sources in physical education and sports sciences. Libr Prog 2012, 32(2), 203-12.

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate select reference sources in Physical Education and Sports Sciences. For the fulfillment of this purpose a variety of reference sources in Physical education and Sports sciences have been selected and evaluated critically on the basis of their authority, scope, arrangement, reliability and comprehensiveness.

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010737   Jaspal Kaur (NO, Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45B, Chandigarh-160 047, Email: jaspalbhatia179@yahoo.com) : Use of electronic resources by teachers of degree colleges in Chandigarh. Kelpro Bull 2012, 16(1), 11-17.

Presents the results of a survey on the use of electronic resources by the teachers of degree colleges in Chandigarh. The objectives of the survey was to know the sources and purpose of accessing e-resources. A questionnaire was randomly circulated to three hundred teachers in ten degree colleges in Chandigarh who visited the libraries in their college libraries. The overall response rate was 70%. The study indicated that the teachers of the colleges use search engines as a major source to access e-resources for their information needs. In order to overcome the hindrances experienced by the teachers in accessing the e-resources, the study recommends awareness programmes and to provide training on web searching and information retrieval skills.

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010736   Iyoro A O;Amusa O I;Alade V A (NO, Ondo State Science and Technology Univ, Okitipupa, Ondo State, Nigeria, Email: abiyoro@yahoo.com) : Sustainability of Nigeria library users patronage in the era of competitive intelligence. Libr Prog 2012, 32(2), 175-83.

This paper presents an overview of current and emerging creativity needed in Nigeria to ensure continued library patronage inspite of library patron's ability to access wider information via other digitalized sources. Hence, the paper viewed Competitive Intelligence as a modern means of managing an outfit or organizations such as libraries towards achieving its set goals by way of having an edge over other competitors, To achieve this, certain suggestions that includes provision of users education, making library resources accessible, provision of E-Journals, E-books, internet services and recruitment of qualified personnel among others were suggested to enable our libraries record and sustain users maximum level of patronage of their services.

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010735   Igbeneghu B I (Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library, Obafemi Awolowo Univ, Ile-Ife, Nigeria) : Influence of work locus of control and self-efficacy on the career commitment of librarians in public universities in Western Nigeria. Libr Prog 2012, 32(2), 243-59.

The study investigated the influence of work locus of control and self- efficacy on the career commitment of librarians in public universities in western Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive research designed of the ex-post- facto type. The population for the study consisted of all the 163 librarians in public universities in western Nigeria. The sampling technique used was total enumeration. One hundred and eleven (111) librarians filled and returned their questionnaires which were used for analysis. Data for the study were collected using three research instruments namely; the self-efficacy questionnaire, the work locus of control questionnaire and the career commitment questionnaire. The data were analyzed using percentages, Pearson Product Moment Correlation Analysis and Multiple Regression Analysis. The findings of the study revealed that career commitment of librarians have significant relationship with self-efficacy (r = 0.389, p <60> 0.05), but did not relate significantly to work locus of control (r = -.043, p <62> 0.05). In addition, the study revealed that a combination of work locus of control and self- efficacy significantly influenced the career commitment of librarians in public universities in western Nigeria (F= 9.673,df = 2; 108, p <60> 0.05). However, self-efficacy was found to have a stronger influence on career commitment of librarians in public universities in western Nigeria.

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010734   Herubel J P V M (NO, Purdue Univ, U.S.A., Email: jpvmh@purdue.edu) : Subject specialization and subject dispersion in historical scholarship: qualitative preliminary explorations in disciplinary cultures. Collnet J Scientomet Inf Mgmt 2012, 6(1), 131-44.

Since monographs constitute the gold standard for historians, this cursory examination explores various history fields of specialization as found within book reviews triaged from the American Historical Review and Journal of Modern History. JSTOR was used for gathering data within decennial years to discern ossification as well as evolution of sample fields, establishing growth, decline, or stability. Periodization's and geographical dispersion, as well as subdisciplinary fields were explored. Interdisciplinary and emerging theoretical innovations are clearly profiled. Substantive disciplinary and historiographical knowledge is employed to analyse tabulated data.

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010733   Halder S N (NO, J.D. Birla Institute, 11, Lower Rawdon Street, Kolkata-700 020, West Bengal, Email: sambhu.halder@gmail.com) : Strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats of indigenous library and information science education in distance mode. Pearl 2012, 6(2), 57-64.

This paper presents the current scenario of library and information science (LIS) education in India, with special reference to open and distance mode. In the centenary year of LIS education in India, it is important to evaluate the existing system. SWOT analysis is a tool to evaluate the Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats of Indigenous LIS education in distance mode. The analysis is carried out in the light of national-level practices and perspective. Analysis of SWOT results in few strategies, which can be useful for contemporary open and distance education centres in India. This investigation points out that the curriculum of LIS education in India definitely needs to be based on the traditional library practices as well as modern trends for library functioning and services by adopting the information and communication technology application. Overall, uniformity and quality maintained in LIS education is very much necessary without consideration of formal or informal mode of education. Finally, all stakeholders should be aware that the changing paradigm of LIS profession is to cope with the challenges in the present era. As a whole, this paper canvases all together the strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats of LIS education in distance mode for potential learner as well as distance education centres.

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010732   Gulati A (Library and Information Science Dep, Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow, Email: anjali.gulati10@gmail.com ) : Impact of social software on people with obesity. Libr Prog 2011, 32(1), 101-5.

In this paper, the author would discuss about how Social media (social networking sites (facebook, MySpace), blogs, online communities, wikis, RSS, aggregators, photo-sharing softwares, social bookmarking softwares and IM) has impacted obesity. For example, Rudd Center, through its face book page, twitter page, you tube videos, podcast series, seeks to improve the world's diet, prevent obesity, and reduce weight stigma. Similarly, there are several blogs on/about obesity such as, the blog, Escape from obesity (http://www.escapefromobesity.net/); it talked about life and inner thoughts of an obese mom. In addition, the author would also discuss about the blogs, Weight Loss Success Stories (http://weight-loss-story.blogspot.in/) and Ask the Dietician (http://www.dietitian.com/).Further, the paper would highlight some online health communities, such as, Healia Communities (http://communities.healia.com/) and weight Loss Support community (http://weight-loss.fitness.com/); these communities-propagates trustworthy information. Moreover, the author would also discuss the podcast on being Healthy for Busy People (http://www.beinghealthy.tv/) and audio podcast on Yell at Your Fat (http://www.yellatyourfat.com/). The paper would conclude with a discussion on the Let's Move (http://www.letsmove.gov/) campaign, launched by the first lady Michelle Obama to combat ever rising childhood obesity in the U.S.

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010731   Ghuman S S;Maan I S (NO, Guru Nanak Dev Univ, Amritsar, Punjab, Email: ghumanbgl_gndu@rediffmail.com) : Information access initiatives and aggregators. Libr Prog 2012, 32(2), 155-62.

Paper discusses meaning, origin and types of aggregators. With the help of aggregating services hundred and thousands of titles with full text access come in a single package. Impact of aggregators on libraries, users, librarians, publishers and academics has been highlighted. Evaluation criteria of aggregator services along with their advantages and disadvantages have been discussed. Paper also highlights the major aggregating services and their role in information dissemination.

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010730   Garfield E (NO, Thomson Reuters, 1500 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130, U.S.A.) : Century of citation indexing. Collnet J Scientomet Inf Mgmt 2012, 6(1), 1-6.

It has been 60 years since I began my career in information science. Since that time there have been huge changes in technology that are reflected in the way that scientific and scholarly information is disseminated, retrieved, and evaluated. The younger generation of scientists in Turkey and elsewhere will not even remember Current Contents or the huge printed volumes of the Science Citation Index. In its first generation of life, Current Contents became the compulsory reading habit of scientists throughout the world. Then in its second generation of life, we began to publish in Current Contents the series called This week's Citation Classic. Over the next 15 years, we asked thousands of authors to write commentaries on their highly cited papers. Four thousand of these one-page commentaries can be found at (http://www.citationclas-sics.org/). Quite often authors would say that these were not necessarily their most important papers. So when I was asked to write a commentary about my 1955 paper in Science l I had to point out that this primordial paper on Citation Indexing was neither my most cited work nor my most significant. My 1972 paper in Science, [2] on using citation analysis to evaluate journals, has attracted much more attention. My most-cited work is in fact my 1979 book, Citation Indexing. [3] Books, like review papers, are easy ways to refer to an author's work in a general way. However, tracing the genealogy of citations to my 1955 paper reveals the evolution of the concept of citation indexing - from a system for information retrieval to a tool for research evaluation. In a paper that I had prepared at the request of the then editor of Science in 1995, I suggested that the tail was now wagging the dog. I will say more about this later. Indeed, this was the theme of my Keynote Address at the last COLLNET conference in Dalian, China. I feel honored to have been invited to COLLNET again.

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010729   Ganaie S A (Library & Information Science Dep, Kashmir Univ, Srinagar-190 006, Email: shabir311@rediffmail.com) : Emerging competencies in library and information science profession: an assessment. Kelpro Bull 2012, 16(2), 1-12.

Describes the metamorphosis of the library profession to Information profession. LIS profession in the emerging environment and the various emerging competencies are detailed. The author reiterates that present day LIS professional need to be well acquainted with the latest developments in LIS field for the overall progress of the profession.

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010728   Durodolu O O;lawal O W;Adebayo O K (Lagos Library Univ, Lagos Univ, Lagos, Nigeria) : Availability and use of electronic resources: a survey of Olabisi Onabanjo University librarians. Libr Prog 2012, 32(2), 195-201.

Information resource availability and utilization is very crucial to any level of academic pursuit. Without an adequate resource base not much could be achieved within the educational system. It is an established fact that, apart from quality human resources, another factor that contributes immensely to the quality of education at any level is the quality, quantity and variety of educational resources available. The Olabisi Onabanjo University Library contains information sources of various kinds, in addition to conducive accommodation for library users. As a result of developments in Information Technology, which have seen the application of computer and modern-day technologies to information handling. The study is a descriptive survey. Questionnaire was designed based on the hypotheses of the study and administered to all librarians and library officers of Olabisi Onabanjo University during the period of the research. Olabisi Onabanjo University was purposively chosen for the study, being considered as one of the first generation state-owned universities in Nigeria. The University has one of the largest populations among state-owned universities in Nigeria. The instrument used to gather data was questionnaire, with structured and open- and close-ended questions.

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010727   Dongre S K;Bandela A P (NO, Bastar Univ, Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh) : Study on high school libraries in Bastar district. Res Revolution 2013, 1(4), 16-18.

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010726   Dhiman A K;Shrivastava K (NO, Gurukul Kangri Univ, Haridwar-249 404, Email: akvishvakarma@rediffmail.com) : Public libraries 2.0: new expectancies in digital era. Libr Prog 2011, 32(1), 73-80.

ICT is affecting each and every aspect of our life. Libraries cannot be seen separated from this effect. Today, we have Internet, online access of information, and moreover Web 2.0. We are moving towards Library 2.0 where the applications of Web 2.0 are applied in library services. This effect is seen in academic libraries, especially the university libraries and in special libraries but public libraries are not benefitted much with this latest technology. This paper highlights some of the latest trends in information and communication technology, which can be used in public libraries.

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010725   Dhiman A K (NO, Gurukul Kangri Univ, Haridwar-249 404, Email: akvishvakarma@rediffmail.com) : Webometrics and scholarly communication. Kelpro Bull 2012, 16(2), 86-93.

Bibliometrics was developed to assess the qualitative and quantitative scholarly contents of print formats and its non-print surrogates. But with the technology advancement we have seen development of online documents, and Webometrics has been developing to assess scholarly contents in digital environment. This paper gives an overview on Webometrics along with its prospects in library and Information science, particularly for scholarly communication.

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010724   Dhamdhere S N (NO, Modern College of Arts Science and Commerce, Ganesh-Khind, Pune-411 053, Email: modernlibrary.sangeta@gmail.com) : Changing face of academic libraries. Pearl 2012, 6(1), 8-13.

Being the heart of an educational institute library plays an important role in the overall progress of the educational system. Educational systems are changing from classroom to open learning and user needs are changing and need more digital and interactive sessions over the net. Libraries need to manage not only print resources but they have to provide information services to users with the help of online electronic resources. With open access moment information is now available at the finger tips. Publishers are also one step ahead in using new technologies in distributing information. They prefer to publish the reading material in electronic form rather than print form. Technology is changing fast and new tools like web 2.0 and web 3.0 are being used for scholarly communication both by users and libraries and interacting communication. This paper discusses how academic libraries are changing with this new web technology and how librarians are handling challenges in the digital era and how future academic libraries will be.

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010723   Darvish H (Informatics Dep, Cankaya Univ, 06530 Balgat, Ankara, Turkey, Email: darvish@cankaya.edu.tr) : Assessing the diffusion of nanotechnology in Turkey: a social network analysis approach. Collnet J Scientomet Inf Mgmt 2012, 6(1), 175-83.

According to the United Nations, nanotechnology is one of the emerging research fields which will have a positive impact on both developing and developed countries. For example, nanotechnology is used for water purification in poor countries. On the other hand, it is used in developed countries (rich) to manufacture better computer devices. Nanotechnology is a part of the strategic plan for each developing country. For example, the 7th European Union Scientific Framework (EUSF) has invested tremendously in nanotechnology since 2000. The Turkish government also has adopted a new approach by becoming part of the EUSF and has invested heavily in research and development. Focusing on an invisible college in the scientific community in Turkey, this study aims to evaluate the diffusion of nanotechnology among scientists. Using social network analysis metrics, authors identified and analyzed the role and status of scientists in the two most prominent universities (Hacettepe University & Bilkent University) regarding nano-related technologies diffusion in Turkey. Founds that co-authorship across the two universities is minimal, even in subject area research in both universities. However, the number of nano-related articles have increased exponentially in past decade in Turkey. Furthermore, a co-word analysis revealed the scientific trends in both universities. Keywords description revealed that the scientific trends in Hacettepe University are mostly nano biomedical research oriented whereas in Bilkent University scientific trends are metallurgical oriented in nano-related technologies. Data were derived from Thomson Reuters' Web of Science (WoS) version 4 database and CiteSpace was used to map the co-author network structure.

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010722   Choi H (NO, , ) : Overview of informetrics research activities in KISTI knowledge information center. Collnet J Scientomet Inf Mgmt 2012, 6(1), V-XII.

KISTI is a government-funded research institute designed to maximize the efficiency of science and technology R&D and support high-tech R&D for researchers. KISTI has laid the foundation for sophisticated R&D by collecting science and technology information from countries around the world and providing the information to companies and research institutions. Also, KISTI has supplied customized information analysis service to enable researchers and small & medium sized companies to make a right decision on time and has contributed to maximizing research efficiency through building the world-class super computing and research network. KISTI is helping researchers to generate excellent results through higher value-added information, advancement of research and the commercialization of science and is playing a key role in making Korea enter the line of developed nations by actively responding to the global science and technology paradigm, rapidly being converged and sophisticate. Now, KISTI has 3 research centers such as Knowledge Information Center, Information Analysis Center and Supercomputing Center.

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010721   Chitto Stumpf I R;Caregnato S E;de Moura A M M;de Souza Vanz S A;de Andrade Vargas R (Ciencias da Informazao and Programa de Pos-graduacao em Dep, Comunicacao e Informacao of Univ, Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Rua, 214 Porto Alegre, RS zip code 90035 007, Brazil, Email: irstumpf@ufrgs.br) : Science in South Brazil: production overview between 2000 and 2010. Collnet J Scientomet Inf Mgmt 2012, 6(1), 119-30.

The evaluation of scientific activity is essential in building R&D indicators which are used to ensure the distribution of resources, the development of national, regional and institutional policies and to assess the results of the implemented strategies. Recently, this type of evaluation has also become a point of interest for nations that present rapid expanding scientific output. This is the case of Brazil. However, in addition to data at national level, it is also important to identify the situation at regional level, since several Brazilian regions present a huge diversity. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the scientific output in Rio Grande do Sul, a state located in southern Brazil, indexed by Web of Science between the years 2000 and 2010, identifying characteristics such as the output size, document type, language and journal name. Bibexcel software was employed for analysis of the 41,552 references obtained. Results show a large growth of scientific output between years 2006 and 2009, the diversity of languages in which papers are published, the importance of journal papers and the prevalence of articles on Agriculture.

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010720   Busayo I O;Okorie C N (Librarian I, Nimbe Adedipe Library, P.M.B.2240, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, Email: iobusayo@yah0oo.com) : Twenty-four (24)-hour reading room: a sine qua non to promoting students' reading habit in academic libraries in Nigerian universities. Pearl 2012, 6(2), 95-101.

Twenty four h reading room, as accessible at 'Nimbe Adedipe Library, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, allows readers to read 24/7 unhindered with free entry and exit. It is an innovation at some university (academic) libraries in Nigeria to propel students' reading habit. Thus, to deduce users' impression of the reading room, 100 copies of a structured questionnaire was administered on the readers; out of which 98 copies were properly completed, returned and used for this study, representing a response rate of 98%. The study revealed that the readers valued the reading room, as all categories of students make use of the place. The readers also consider the library very conducive to reading. However, some challenges were identified, to which necessary solutions are recommended.

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010719   Bhattacharya S;Shilpa (NO, National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies, K.S. Krishnan Marg, Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110 012, Email: sujit_academic@yahoo.com) : China moving ahead in the global nanotechnology race: evidences from scientometric study. Collnet J Scientomet Inf Mgmt 2012, 6(1), 97-117.

Nanotechnology is emerging as a key technology of the 21st century wherein stakes are high as projected estimate of economic and social benefits are immense for countries that can attain competency in this technology. A Country/firm's competency can be judged from various dimensions: from research outcomes to final product/processes developed, its international market reach and monopoly position in domestic and high value markets. Unlike other key technologies, in nanotechnol-ogy we observe emerging economies particularly China competing with advanced OECD economies. This sends an important signal as emerging economies are generally involved in adaptive R&D and undertake follow on innovation. Keeping this in context, the paper attempts to capture the contemporary position of nanotechnology development in China through bibliometric and innovation indicators. We argue that applying innovation indicators such as standards and products/processes developed along with bibliometric indicators provide a deeper insight of a country's development. The study shows China has been able to make an assertion in this area and has potentiality to forge ahead. It is emerging as a leading country in publication and standardization activity.

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010718   Baskaran S;Ramesh Babu B;Gopalakrishnan S (Madras Library Univ, Madras Univ, Chennai-600 005, Email: baskaranphd@gmail.com) : Information skills of library and information science students: a survey in Kerala. Kelpro Bull 2012, 16(2), 56-62.

This paper presents survey on information skills such as ICT skills. Information search skills and soft skills possessed by the LIS students assessed from the result of a study. It also presents an overview of LIS education in Kerala. A survey of LIS Institutions in Kerala has been conducted covering five LIS schools. Out of 60 students surveyed 39 responded. The major findings are the possession of the skills by the LIS students are not uniform and degree of variation : noticed among the students, among various Institutions.

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010717   Ayyanar K;Kanakaraj M (NO, Vinayaka Mission's Engineering College, Salem, Tamil Nadu, Email: ayyanar46@gmail.com) : Library infrastructure and information services in the constituent colleges of Vinayakamissions university in Tamil Nadu, India. Libr Prog 2012, 32(2), 213-32.

This study examines library infrastructure and information services for the user satisfaction in constituent colleges of Vinayaka Missions University, Tamilnadu State, India. In these study library resources, infrastructures, role of library staff helping approach and User satisfaction are very important. The objective of the study is to get opinion on current services as required by the users. Any system that has been planned and established well needs to be evaluated based on which revision established needs to be valuated or improved is introduced. It helps whether a library has adequate capacity to meet the demands of the users. It finds ways for optimizing the use of library resources in the course of an easy and well expressed approach. This study would give distinction possible explanation to improve services and users needs of the constituent colleges at the Vinayaka Missions University (VMU).

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