005488   Mohammad B N (Library & Information Science Dep, Mysore Univ, Mysore) : Extent of utilization and familiarity in accessing digital technologies among post graduate and research scholars in Shiraz city. Pearl 2010, 4(4), 224-31.

The present study is aimed at assessing extent of utilization and familiarity in accessing digital technologies of information among post graduate students in Shiraz city. A total of 97 respondents (31 PG students and 66 Research scholars) were randomly selected from the city of Shiraz. A questionnaire measuring usage of various digital technologies and accessing digital resources was prepared by the investigator and administered to the sample selected. Statistical methods like chi-square and contingency table analysis were employed. Results revealed that in the extent of use of digital technologies, CD browsing usage 40.2% to an extent of 50%, in internet searching 42.3% of used 100%, telefax was used very less (about 86% to an extent of less than 50%), and laser scanner used less (about 83% less than 50%). Printers as digital technologies were used more (74% of used more than 75%), CD writer (about 65% to an extent of less than 50%), LCD pad/data projector very less (about 83% less than 50%), and online catalogue search (about 70% less than 50%). Research scholars used more of CD browsing, telefax, CD writers, LCD pad/data projectors, where as students used more printers. In familiarity with accessing digital sources, more familiarity was found in journals on internet and less familiarity was observed for encyclopedia on net, directories and yellow pages and digital libraries. The selected sample had more familiarity with book search and book shops on net, internet relay chatting and email and less of teleconferencing on the net. Research scholars had higher familiarity with book search and book shops on internet than students.

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005487   Millawithanachchi U S (Main Library, Colombo Univ, P.O. Box:1698, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka, Email: urenika@lib.cmb.ac.lk) : Electronic resources usage by postgraduates at the university of Colombo: identifying the critical success factors. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2012, 59(1), 53-63.

E-resources have exploded in popularity and usage by helping users in retrieving accurate, relevant and timely information as and when required for their learning and research needs. This case study was carried out at the University of Colombo to investigate the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) on e-resources usage of postgraduates. A questionnaire based survey was carried out using 302 postgraduates belonging to seven faculties. Exploratory factor analysis with Verimax rotation was employed to identify the CSFs on e-resource usage and multiple regression analysis was carried out to determine the relationship of those identified factors with overall e-resource usage. Factor analysis identified nine factors which affect on e-resources usage. Among the nine factors, postgraduates identified "Technology" as the most critical factor in using e-resources. Library support, information literacy, computer competency, usefulness and user attitudes are identified as other CSFs for using e-resources for their learning activities.

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005486   Memani G R (Library and Information Science Dep, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Univ, Srikakulam, Etcherla) : Use and user awareness of E-resources in Andhra university library: a study. Pearl 2010, 4(3), 183-8.

The study is indented to elicit opinions from the users of Andhra University regarding the exploitation of Electronic Resources. A questionnaire was used to make a Survey of 152 research scholars and 132 teachers on use and user awareness of electronic resources in Andhra University reveals that despite the availability of wide range of e-resources the frequency of their use was low. The reasons identified for this are lack of time, lack of awareness, lack of subject coverage, and slow downloading.

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005485   Manjula K;Chudamani K S (JRD Tata Memorial Library, IISc, Bangalore-12) : Contributions of scientometric ranking algorithms of universities in Karnataka: a study. Pearl 2010, 4(3), 167-76.

Scientometrics in one of the branches of the Science of explains the output in terms of organisational structure and resources inputs, develops the benahmates to evaluate the quality of the information sources, packages information for decision making in science; defines appropriate data aggregation methods for changing relationships between the variables studied Scientrometrics is for science what aconometinng is for economis.

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005484   Maharana B;Mishra S;Sethi B B (P.G. Library & Information Science Dep, Sambalpur Univ, Sambalpur) : Evaluation of chemistry journals at IIT Kharagpur (India): a study of their usage and citation analysis. Pearl 2010, 4(3), 205-11.

The paper aims to make an evaluation of the collection of Chemistry Journals at IIT Kharagpur with an objective to find out a designated method with statistical measures for better management of journal collections in the library. It will also try to find out the impact of each journal at the local level.

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005483   Kattimani P S;Kamble V T (NO, Gulbarga Univ, Gulbarga, Karnataka) : Awareness of internet and online information resources: a study. Pearl 2010, 4(3), 147-50.

Internet and On-line information resources provide seamless access to wide variety of information ranging from primary to tertiary source. But most of the time its quality remains, doubtful, quality consciousness among the users are necessary for qualitative output. Moreover, format, style, arrangement etc. are entirely different from traditional one, users are expected to follow different approach to access and use online sources. The present study aim to know about the software engineers usage as well corporate library services. Study reveals that quality consciousness among the library users.

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005482   Joshi P;Nikose S M (NO, Rajiv Gandhi Engineering College, Chandrapur) : Content analysis of biomedical E-journal, "journal of postgraduate medicine, during 1980-2006. Pearl 2010, 4(4), 279-83.

The paper presents the analysis of an articles of 27 years back issues of an open access biomedical electronic journal, namely "Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, of Seth G.S.Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai for the period 1980-2006. The bibliometric study using content analysis technique shows that there are more articles of surgery published as case reports which are mostly constributed by Indian authors. However there is progress in contribution of international authors after the journals went online as an open access for free visibility and accessibility of articles since 2001.

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005481   Jayakanth F;Minj F;Dastidar P G (National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560 012, Email: franc@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) : Setting up an open access digital repository: a case study. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2012, 59(1), 16-24.

Setting up of institutional repositories has been gathering momentum in India and many academic and R&D establishments have made it mandatory to set up institutional repositories. This paper briefly details the work that has gone into setting up and configuring the digital repository of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MOES). The repository has been set up using the free and open source software, GNU Eprints.org (http://eprints.org). Such a repository will not only help in the wider dissemination of the publications that emerge from the projects and programmes supported by the MOES, but it will also serve as an information management system for the ministry.

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005480   Gupta S;Sharma P;Sehgal L;Khurana M (NO, Delhi Institute of Advanced Studies, New Delhi, Email: sonia29.gupta@rediffmail.com) : Trapeza intelligence: transforming the information. Chem Sci Trans 2012, 2(3), 29-37.

Information is the heart of every business. For effective decision making, information management is required so that pertinent information is available from time to time. Nowadays, the banking and financial service industry is rapidly changing due to the factors like globalization, mergers and acquisitions and technological innovations. With information pouring into the organization, banks are constantly challenged to turn vast data stores into actionable insight. This can be achieved with the collaboration of business intelligence technologies namely data warehousing and data mining. Data warehouse provides a repository for storing relevant data which can yield meaningful results. Data mining can be applied to extract valuable bits of information from these huge electronic data repositories. This survey-based paper compares the public and private sector Indian banks and Indian banks and foreign banks in terms of services provided to the customers. Moreover, it discusses how information management and business intelligence (BI) technologies are within the reach of banking sector and how BI can help banking sector to provide information for strategic decision making.

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005479   Gupta B M (National Institute of Science, Technology & Development Studies, Dr K.S. Krishnan Marg, New Delhi-110 012, Email: bmgupta1@gmail.com) : Scientometric analysis of Pakistan's S&T research output. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2012, 59(1), 25-38.

The study analyses the research output of Pakistan for the period 2001-10 on several parameters including its growth and share in the world's research output, pattern of research communication in core domestic and international journals, geographical distribution of publications, share of international collaborative publications at the national level as well as across subjects and characteristics of high productivity institutions, authors and cited papers. The Scopus citation database has been used to retrieve the publications data for 10 years. Concludes that Pakistan needs to increase its output and bring about improvement in the quality of its research efforts. This can be done by investing much more in R&D expenditure, increase in the deployment of more qualified manpower and in increasing international collaboration and by modernizing and strengthening its research infrastructure.

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005478   Dhiman A K (NO, Gurukul Kangri Univ, Haridwar-249 404) : Digital libraries: the ominipresent. Pearl 2010, 4(4), 238-44.

Digital Libraries are omnipresent nowadays. They provide technology based information services and contain organized collection of knowledge, stored in digital or electronic format, and are accessible to users via digital or electronic interface technologies. This paper discusses the concept of Digital Libraries and its need in the present environment.

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005477   de Smet E;Dhamdhere S N (Antwerp Univ, Institute of Education and Information Sciences, Belgium) : ABCD: an open source automation tool for libraries. Pearl 2010, 4(4), 215-19.

This article discusses about the new integrated library automation software 'ABCD' which is an open source solution available free of cost. It caters the present needs of modern libraries and documentation centers as it covers not only International Bibliographic formats (e.g. MARC) but also local and simple formats dealing with any type of documents. It offers excellent indexing and retrieval features based on UNESCO's ISIS technology, a web OPAC, a portal to manage online and digital resources and serials management module. This software is a boon to libraries in South which are not only dealing with their automation but also positioning themselves into the new landscape of online digital information.

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005476   Dastforoush M T;Venkatesha Y (Studies in Library and Information Science Dep, Mysore Univ, Mysore) : Users reading behavior in electronic era: a case study in Iran. Pearl 2010, 4(3), 177-82.

The present study attempts to investigate the importance of electronic journals and the users reading habits at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM), Iran. Responses from the users of electronic journals- mainly the research scholars and faculty members are covered. The findings of this survey shows that the users assign a high level of importance to electronic journal articles. Furthermore, amount of articles read and time spent on reading are discussed.

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005475   Chakravarthy A S (NO, Osmania Univ Library, O.U., Hyderabad-500 007) : Digitization of rare books for preservation and access: a case study of Osmania university library. Pearl 2010, 4(3), 151-5.

Digitization of libraries are steps to achieve more universal access. Increased reliance and demand for digital information is enhancing day to day. The purpose of this paper is to discuss about the digitization process of Rare Books at Osmania University Library. This paper also describes the practical aspects of digitization process for preserving and accessing information. This paper outlines the steps and procedure followed in digitization process. The main object in this digitization process is to preserve Rare Books and provide access to users through Intranet/Internet.

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005474   Bansal V (NO, Vikrant Institute of Technology & Management, Indore, Madhya Pradesh) : Emerging information communication technologies to modernize college libraries. Pearl 2010, 4(3), 212-14.

This paper is based on application of Information Communication Technology in Library services to meet the user's requirement in present scenario and importance of information communication technology in college libraries provides instant and easy access to information that lead towards the modernization of college library services.

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005473   Anyaoku E N (Medical Library, College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe Univ, P.M.B. 5001 Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria, Email: ebeleanyaoku@yahoo.com) : Computer skills of librarians in Nigeria: confronting the stereotype. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2012, 59(2), 128-34.

Despite the importance of information and communication technologies to the present day information delivery, most reports and studies ascribe low computer literacy to librarians in Nigeria. The present research sought to reexamine computer skills of librarians in Nigeria. Questionnaire was used to collect data for this research. One hundred and eighty four librarians participated in the study. Results show an improved computer literacy level for librarians in the study when compared to results obtained in previous studies. On a self-assessment basis, computer literacy for the various facets of computer and software use ranges from 60% to 98% literacy levels. Although the findings of the research show an improvement over previous studies' levels, there is still need to ensure that every librarian in the country is equipped with all necessary information and communication technology skills to enable the individual function effectively in the present age.

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005472   Alison K A;Kiyingi G W;Baziraake B B (Albert Cook Medical Library, Makerere Univ, College of Health Sciences, P.O. Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda, Email: kinengyere2001@yahoo.com) : Factors affecting utilisation of electronic health information resources in universities in Uganda. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2012, 59(2), 90-6.

Report on a study done on electronic health information resources (e-resources) usage in three universities offering medical education in Uganda. One of the objectives of the study was to investigate factors influencing utilisation of e-resources, which this paper set out to examine. Data was gathered through interviews, questionnaires and citation analysis. Graduate students, teaching staff/ researchers, heads of departments and librarians participated. The ATLAS. ti and Excel programs were used to analyse the qualitative and quantitative data respectively. The study revealed that utilisation of e-resources was influenced by human and institutional factors. While usage was low, there was a significant relationship between usage and information literacy. Addressing factors that affect utilisation of e-resources improves study, research, and ultimately patient care. While healthcare providers will make informed clinical decisions, quality of research and student grades will improve. It will guide curriculum development and/or revision in those fields and guide policy formulation in setting up minimum standards for libraries in universities. E-resources are important in medical education because they support study and research. Addressing their utilisation therefore improves library services, study, research and ultimately, healthcare.

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005471   Ajegbomogun;Olatunji F;Okorie;Nancy C (Nimbe Adedipe Library, Agriculture Univ, Abeokuta, Nigeria) : Users attitude on library overdue fines in Nigerian academic libraries. Pearl 2010, 4(3), 142-6.

The paper investigates the attitude of users to library overdue fines in a Nigerian academic libraries. Nimbe Adedipe Library, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta as a case study. Out of 650 copies of structure questionnaires sent out to randomly selected respondents to solicit for relevant information. 576 (87.2%) were returned and considered suitable for analysis. Findings indicated that users kept overdue books simply because information available there are specific to their needs and such materials are expensive and they can not afford to buy their own copies of required textbook, even if available. The paper concluded that the problem of budget inadequacies and shortage of materials in the library must be addressed in order to meet the information needs of the users.

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004390   Vijayakumar A;Vijayan S S (NO, Devaswom Board College, Sasthamcotta, Kollam, Kerala-690 521) : Application of information technology in libraries. Libr Prog 2011, 31(2), 159-68.

Information is an indispensable for human development as air is essential for the survival of all living organisms on earth, including human beings. The pace of change brought about by new information technologies has a key effect on the way people live, work, and play worldwide. The increasing role played by information technology in the development of library services for an active reaction to the challenges of the information service providing. The paper attempts to discuss the fast development of Information Technology and its application in the library servipes. Today libraries are equipped to accomplish the newly Information Technology based services. Information Technology enabled services fulfill the information needs of the users at the right time in the right place to the right person.

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004389   Varaprasad S J D;Ramesh D B;Mitali M (Information Management, IICT, Hyderabad) : Scientometrics of India's chemistry during 1987 to 2007. Pearl 2011, 5(3), 67-74.

This paper attempts to highlight the impact of chemistry research through study of citations received by India during 1987-2007 using SCOPUS database. It examines the impact of Indian research efforts during the period of study using citation analysis and study the change in impact of research in blocks of five years each using different impact indicators, such as citation/paper, proportion of high quality papers, publication effective index, identify the most productive institutions and to develop their attractivity profile. It also discusses the impact of highly productive institutions using different impact indicators.

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004388   Varadaraju N C (Library Consultant, Documentation Officer, SRC, Hyderabad-500 013) : Knowledge portals for augmenting and speeding up the library services. Pearl 2011, 5(3), 44-6.

Libraries and information centres are creating knowledge portals to fulfill the needs of their users. The concept of knowledge portal, features of components, processes, technology intervention etc. ; are discussed in this paper.

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004387   Thanuskodi S (Library & Information Science Wing, Directorate of Distance Education, Annamalai Univ, Annamalai Nagar-608 002) : User awareness towards using E-resources in Madras high court: an analytical study. Pearl 2011, 5(3), 51-60.

For the past few years free online information sources like e-journals, e-books, e-data- bases have increased considerably. The traditional library systems are going to transform into digital library systems. Information-seeking is important for lawyers, who have access to many dedicated electronic resources. The Internet and CD-ROM were the most frequently used IT-based sources and facilities. Study reveals that 3-4 hours of access to internet is quite common among the respondents of government advocates and junior advocates. Results of the present study show that senior advocate respondents rank in the first position with respect to their overall preference to legal CD-ROM databases, independent advocate respondents the second, panel advocates the third, government advocates the fourth and junior advocates the last.

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004386   Thangavel K;Saravanan T;Kalaivani M M (Library & Information Science Dep, Annamalai Univ, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu) : Status of acedemic users in electronic information environments. Libr Prog 2011, 31(2), 337-45.

Many studies already have been conducted to measure an academic user's information use habits in digital sector. This paper aims to analyze the modern academic user's information seeking behavior in electronic information environments using their demographic variable. Differences were identified as significant for their experiences with internet except the system availability in home and awareness of e-resources. Respondents' experience with internet was not identified with strong connection to e-resources awareness. The selected users were categorized under the age group of 18-21 and 22-25.

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004385   Suseela V J (IGM Library, Hyderabad Univ, Hyderabad-500 046) : Correlation between the availability of journal resources and research output: an analytical study. Pearl 2011, 5(3), 13-19.

The 'scientific journal' is a highly essential information resource to the academic community for their research work and publication of research results. The 'serials crisis' is more experienced in developing countries including India over the past decades. The efforts of UGC In/onet consortia and also the subscription of databases by the libraries result in an exponential rise in the access of journals by the university academic community. Thus, the paper intends to study the influence of increasing number of journals on the research output of University of Hyderabad, which has a distinguished research profile over a period of time. The results of Pearson Correlation Coefficient (r)' indicate that research output is in coordination with the journals growth. It is suggested to provide useful journals considering the gaps in the requirements of the academic community. The bibliographic search databases like SCOPUS need to include journals from more geographical regions.

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004384   Sudhir Kumar K (NO, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu Univ, Hyderabad, Email: sudhirkumarkadiyala@gmail.com) : Ramoji knowledge centre- a treasure house for eenadu's media & entertainment empire. Pearl 2011, 5(3), 47-50.

This article gives an exhaustive account about afresh approach to practicing journalism and the impact of information and communication technology (ICT). It also focuses on a well structured information system as a multi faceted information/data provider. The Ramoji Knowledge Centre, in support of media is an exemplary example set up by the Reference and Research Group of Eenadu to meet the challenges blend the posed by technology in combination with modern, methods. The quality of journalism is the real challenge to overcome from the complex issues, which is undergoing tremendous changes. Enhancing journalism standards in both print and electronic media with proper inputs is most essential.

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004383   Sudhambika S R (NO, Bharathiar Univ, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu) : It skills and competencies needed for women library professionals in electronic library. Libr Prog 2011, 31(2), 199-207.

Librarian is an information professional trained in library and information science. The increasing role of information technology in libraries impact on the changing role of librarian. For today's libraries have advancement of information and communication technology, has forced to bring changes in the library function such as automation and online access. Women library professionals started migrating to become knowledge professionals. So they definitely require maintaining standards of excellence to develop professional knowledge and skills, and a need to produce the vision to translate core values of today and tomorrow's information world.

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004382   Sinha M K (Library and Information Science Dep, Swami Vivekananda School of Library Science, Assam Univ, Silchar-788 011, Email: dr_mk_sinha@yahoo.com) : Information and communication technology (ICT) awareness amongst university and college teachers of north eastern region of India: a survey. Libr Prog 2011, 31(2), 217-34.

Present study was undertaken with a view to know the extent of ICT amongst the participants of Refresher Course on Humanities conducted by Assam University Silchar and other teachers of Assam University, Silchar from various departments who have not participated in the course. The participants are mainly drawn from the colleges and universities of North Eastern Region of India where the penetration of ICT is very slow and teachers are not very much comfortable using computers. For that purpose, survey method has been adopted by the investigator, which comprises of administration of questionnaire, observation of the participants, and interview of some of the participants for knowing the opinion of the respondents in respect of awareness of ICT for their day-today activities for their academic and research activities. The self designed questionnaire comprising of 23 questions has been distributed amongst the randomly selected samples. The samples comprises of faculty members of colleges and universities of N E Region who have participated in this course. The filled up questionnaires have been collected from the respondents for the data analysis and interpretations. On the basis of filled up questionnaire the data has been analysed and tabulated using SPSS Software. For data analysis percentage technique, has been adopted. The present work was carried out during March 2007. Therefore the present investigation is delimited to the participates of the Refresher Course only (organized by the Department of Education, Assam University, Silchar) and other teachers from various departments of Assam University, Silchar who have not participated in the course. The questionnaire was distributed to 60 participants, out of which 45 respondents have responded. The same study may be carried out on the larger section of population to get the more generalized and authentic findings. The findings of the present study may be taken as the preliminary findings from a pilot study. The paper highlights the important survey findings in respect of ICT Awareness and ICT Infrastructure, Training etc. Besides this, some suggestions and recommendations have also been enumerated in brief.

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004381   Shukla U C;Shukla M (NO, Dehradun Institute of Technology Library, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Email: ditlibrarian@gmail.com) : Information storage and electronic security for information centres. Libr Prog 2011, 31(2), 285-92.

All the data created sends and retrieved in the course of carrying out of the requirements. Recorded data has many formats, including papers and electronic equipments etc. The storage system is an integral part of every mission and critical data center of Library and Information Center. A high end intelligent storage system is an addressed information storage requirements, it poses a challenges for Library administrators or information server's to share the information easily and securely across the enterprises. Electronic backup is a copy of production data, created and retained for the sole or corrupted data. Information Centers must ensure that the right electronic data/information is in the right place at the right time. The storage networking is a flexible information-centric strategy that extends the reach of intelligence storage system throughout an enterprise. This paper presents a brief review of the technologies, how it is provides a common way to manage, share, backup with recovery and protect the store information.

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004380   Shri Ram (NO, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan-173 234, Email: shriram257@gmail.com) : Research output on Artemisia (Artemisia annua): a bibliometric study. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2011, 58(5), 237-48.

Artemisia is a herb that yields a natural component known as `Artemisinin' which is being used for the treatment of Malaria worldwide. This paper uses data indexed in the PubMed database for the period of fifteen years (1996-2010) to study the research on Artemisia. It has been found that publications on this subject grew to 712 percent in 2010 as compared to 1996. China is one of the countries that has contributed a number of publications in this area. In India, Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh is a leading contributor of literature on Artemisia.

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004379   Sangam S L;Giri R M (Library and Information Science Dep, Karnatak University, Dharwad-580 003, Email: slsangam@yahoo.com) : Metamorphosis of libraries and librarianship induced by technology and private publishers. Curr Sci 2010, 99(1), 9-10.

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004378   Sakharkar S S M (NO, Bhalerao Science College, Dist. Nagpur, Maharashtra) : Research productivity of doctoral theses awarded by R.T.M. Nagpur university, Nagpur 2005-2008: a study. Libr Prog 2011, 31(2), 235-50.

Research Productivity of Doctoral theses awarded in the subject of Language awarded by R. T. M. Nagpur University since 2005 to 2008 presented in this research article. In this research article, research is carried out chronological productivity, subject wise, Guide wise, geographical area wise classification of the Doctoral theses. Doctoral theses are one of the significant indications of research productivity.

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004377   Saikia M (NO, Tezpur Univ, Napaam, Tezpur-28, Assam-784 028) : Perceptions of users in transition to electronic environment. Pearl 2011, 5(3), 75-9.

This article discusses a survey conducted by author to learn perceptions of teachers and research scholars of Tezpur University towards electronic Journals. The survey determined the views and feeling of teachers and. research scholars on electronic journals. The survey distinguished between user's format preferences for those journals that are most important to their teaching and research. This study is conducted to learn users perception of online journals and determine a policy for subscription of journals to meet the needs of teachers and research scholars of the university.

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004376   Ray P P (NO, Institute of Education, Visva-Bharati, West Bengal-731 235, Email: raypartha1@hotmail.com) : Quality assessment of copyright free Tagoreana. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2011, 58(5), 257-69.

Rabindranath Tagore gave copyright of his intellectual output to Visva-Bharati. The extended period of copy right ended in December 2001. Private publishers have been free to publish the writings of Rabindranath Tagore since then. Attempts to study whether complete and accurate Bengali writings of Ranbindranath Tagore are being published by private publishers. It is observed from the study that a small number of Bengali publishers are publishing only commercially viable titles of Rabindranath Tagore. The prices of the books are lower but are of poor quality with number of mistakes that have been identified in the study. The quality of paper used is also poor.

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004375   Rajwant Kaur;Gurmeet Singh (NO, Guru Nanak Dev Library Univ, Amritsar, Punjab) : E-commerce (electronic-commerce) and libraries: modern scenario. Libr Prog 2011, 31(2), 169-79.

Conceptually defines electronic commerce and traces its origin to early 1990s.Describes its various terms in vogue and used at different times. States its characteristics features and advantages. States it has stated a revolution. Examines its various types such as direct and indirect. Then such as b2b, B2c, C2C and C2B. States with details its various applications in libraries for information marketing, promotion and library advocacy.

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004374   Poonkothai R (NO, Cauvery College for Women, Trichy-620 018, Email: koswami@gmail.com) : Proceedings mathematical sciences: a scientometric analysis. Libr Prog 2011, 31(2), 209-15.

Scientometric Analysis of 347 articles published in nine volumes from 2000 to 2008 has been carried out. The number of contributors and their distribution in different volumes, Authorship Pattern, Foreign and Indian authored contributions, Institution wise Contribution, Geographical List of Contributions at National and International Level have been studied. The higher numer of Contributions by Single Author and Major Contributions by India. The growth and popularity of the journal is showing a steady upward trend.

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004373   Parihar S (Hidayatullah National Law Univ, , New Raipur, Chattisgarh) : Impact of user characteristics on the use of library. Pearl 2011, 5(3), 61-6.

This paper is an attempt to reveal the existing gap through literature review, The use of any library does not depend on the physical facility or the service. The use varies from user to user, as not every person is using the library in same manner and in the same amount because the user group is not having homogenous characteristics. The user group can be divided based on the number of characteristics like demographic, psychological or educational etc. Lot of studies have been done over this issue and to understand the user but still there are some major areas and issues which are left to examine.

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004372   Olatokun W;Moremedi B (NO, Africa Regional Centre for Information Science, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, Email: woleabbeyolatokun@yahoo.co.uk) : Internet access, use and monitoring policies in Botswana organizations. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2011, 58(5), 282-94.

Study determines the level of access to the internet in various organizations in Botswana. It investigates the problems brought about by the misuse of internet facilities in the workplace and the measures or policies put in place to monitor internet use. It also reports the use, restrictions and monitoring of internet facilities by organizations to their employees. Survey research design was adopted and questionnaire was used for data collection. It was administered across113 organizations in Gaborone, the capital city of the Republic of Botswana. The data was analyzed using the SPSS software. Findings revealed that although majority of the organizations monitor employee internet use, less than half had an internet use policy in place. Also, majority provide access to all employees with the least from the public administration/Government. More than three quarter of them do not monitor and review websites connections, some monitor and review websites connections for all the employees while a few others monitor and review websites connections for selected job categories. Majority restricted or blocked pornographic and online gaming sites while news sites enjoyed free access. All the public sector organizations indicated having a written policy on internet use but majority of research organizations had no policy. The study recommends that organizations should produce and implement written policies on internet use and inform employees about such policies and come up with measures to monitor employee use of internet in the workplace.

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004371   Nwagwu W E;Ajama M (NO, Africa Regional Centre for Information Science, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, Email: willieezi@yahoo.com) : Women's health information needs and information sources: a study of a rural oil palm business community in South-Western Nigeria. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2011, 58(5), 270-81.

Study addresses the health information needs, sources and information seeking behaviour of women living in a rural palm plantation community in Nigeria, using data collected through focus group discussion (FGD) and a questionnaire.Majority of the women were married, aged about 31 years, mainly Christian traders, and have a mean household size of 5.6.Most of them have secondary level education and are low income earners. They owned and used radios more than other electronic devices, and they sought health information mainly for themselves and their children. About nine out of every ten reported that they needed information about malaria, which they obtained mainly from friends/families or chemist shops. The FGD revealed that the women relied on traditional sources for health information; they practiced self-medication guided by prior diagnosis and visited the hospitals only when their illnesses went out of hand. There was an intriguing observation of referral practices from modern to traditional healers; they had low consciousness about HIV/AIDS and poor knowledge about behavioural aspects of illnesses. The long distance to the general hospitals and the exorbitant fees charged by the private hospitals discouraged their use of modern health facilities. There was also low trust and confidence on the services, competence and adherence to ethical standards by the modern health care providers. Just as health workers in the community require reorientation to fit in the setting, the women also require intensive awareness and literacy intervention to increase their person-efficacy and reduce the effect of cultural glass ceiling that disempowers them, and promotes reliance on quack medical services.

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004370   Neeraj;Sukula S K (Central Library, Shobhit Univ, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh) : Growth pattern of web-based E-journals in arts and humanities: an analytical survey of CCS university central library, Meerut. Libr Prog 2011, 31(2), 147-58.

Paper present the electronic journal aspects specially in an academic environment. The e-journals pave a smooth way to research community but present the management hardships for the librarians. This paper highlights the usage and application of e-journals in CCS University Meerut. This concentrates on various aspects such as financial constraints as well as technological achievements. Paper concludes with the idea of future of e-journals in the library management particularly for Arts and Humanities fields.

19 tables, 7 ref

004369   Naresh Kumar;Asheulova N (NO, CSIR-National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies, K.S.Krishnan Marg, New Delhi-110 012, Email: nareshqumar@yahoo.com) : Comparative analysis of scientific output of BRIC countries. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2011, 58(5), 228-36.

Based on data for the period 1980-2009 downloaded from the Scopus database, an attempt is made to analyse the growth of publication share in BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) vis-a-vis the United States in terms of world publications output and emerging areas and disciplines during 1980-2009. Also, comparative estimates are made using a competition model to analyse the emerging patterns of scientific publication in the BRIC region. Results indicate that China may be an emerging leader in scientific publication followed by India among the BRIC countries.

7 illus, 3 tables, 16 ref

004368   Mukherjee B (Library and Information Science Dep, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Email: mukherjee.bhaskar@gmail.com) : Analysing usability and accessibility of India's three popular commercial websites - Rediff, Indiatimes and Sify. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2011, 58(5), 249-56.

Using various web analyzer tools like Google Trends, Yahoo Site Explorer, Alexa and Smart viper, the present study assesses the usability and accessibility of three popular Indian commercial websites, rediff.com, india times.com and sify.com. It was found that rediff.com is more used among the three. It was also found that for the three websites, queries related to air fare, family guy and live cricket match score were common. Users also visited these websites to know about stock market news, business news, cricket news, etc. The study finds that there are differences between website designers' assumption about popularity of a page and audiences' actual interests. The study concludes that it may be worthwhile to verify audience interest while creating web pages, which ultimately helps to gain business through advertisement.

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004367   Mishra R N (Lib. & Inf. Science Dep, Mizoram Univ, Aizwal, Email: rabinarayam_mishra@rediffmail.com) : Users' approach in government hrangbana college library, Mizoram in North East India: a case study. Pearl 2011, 5(3), 33-43.

Users' attitude, consequent upon the admittance of ICT in the libraries has witnessed a dramatic change as the need changed from traditional to electronic form. Need based, authentic, reliable, pinpointed information are the call of the hour for growth and development of teaching and research. However, traditional libraries cannot be ruled out who support the proliferated information to the users in spite of the fact that, the libraries whether academic, public or special satisfy with the information depending upon the users' need. The academic libraries based on the types of institution disseminate information to its users. The present study relates to an analytical study on the theme of the users' attitude of the Govt. Hrangbana college library in Mizoram including the discussions on the collection development, information need, library finance, library resources and services provided to its users.

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004366   Mahapatra R K;Swain D K;Jena K L (NO, Odisha Agriculture & technology Univ, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Email: rkm_02@yahoo.com) : Information seeking behaviour of teachers of engineering colleges in acpital city of Odisha: a case study. Pearl 2011, 5(3), 26-32.

The information needs of the users of libraries of engineering colleges have become complex and problematic due to the tremendous publications and interdisciplinary researches that are being promoted at the level of higher education. The librarians working in these institutions need to pay attention to acquire appropriate need based literature on these subjects to the utmost satisfaction of their academic staff and students. In this critical situation, librarians should have a clear understanding of their users' needs and their information seeking behaviour. This paper examines the information seeking behaviour of teachers of engineering colleges in Bhubaneswar, Odisha by exploring into the practicality of usage of information resources with findings that are vital for promoting information systems and services for academic excellence of the respective institutions in future.

1 illus, 9 tables, 9 ref

004365   Mahalakshmi K;Ally Sornam S (Faculty of Engineering, Avinashilingam Deemed Women Univ, Coimbatore-108, Email: nilamaha@gmail.com) : Techno stress among library professionals of Anna university of technology, Coimbatore. Pearl 2011, 5(3), 9-12.

Today's persistent information and communication technologies enable us to get connected almost anywhere at anytime. ICT, such as the internet, the advanced wireless technologies and mobile communication networks are becoming increasingly indispensable in many aspects of work and everyday life. But to keep up with the fast advancing pace of new technology, library professionals have to constantly renew their technical skills as well as enduring pressures to be able to meet the higher expectations from management and users. This often leads to techno stress experienced by library professionals in many institutions. This study examines the effect of technology on library professionals of engineering colleges of Anna University, Coimbatore, by examing the dimensions of: 1) Demographical details 2) Perceptions of technology, which includes emotional reactions to technology and replacement of people by technology.

4 tables, 5 ref

004364   Kishore Kumar S;Mathurajothi S;Kaliammal A (NO, Alagappa Univ, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu) : Bibliometrics analysis of Indian journal of chest diseases and allied sciences. Libr Prog 2011, 31(2), 251-84.

Bibliometrics is an emerging thrust area of research in the field of library and information Science. Journal literature is an important source of information. To disseminate new ideas for recent developments in any area of research and development work. Study of the papers published in a particular journal reveals the status and trends of research in the subject in which the journal is published. Bibliometrics studies are used to identify the pattern of publication, authorship and citation analysis with the hope that such regularities can give an insight into the dynamics of the area under consideration.

4 illus, 4 tables, 8 ref

004363   Kenneth I N N;Georgina U O (Library, Archival and Information Studies Dep, Ibadan Univ, Oyo State, Nigeria, Email: knwalo@yahoo.com) : Relationship of information literacy to undergraduate students' use of university libraries in Nigeria. Libr Prog 2011, 31(2), 347-62.

Information literacy skill enables undergraduate students to be life-long learners since the skill assists them to identify, evaluate, retrieve and use information effectively. This paper, therefore, evaluated and assessed the level of information literacy skills of undergraduate students in federal universities in Nigeria with a view to determining how to increase effective library use by the undergraduate students. The study population was 1,453 and the study adopted the survey research design. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Level of information liberacy of the undergraduate students in Nigerian federal universities is low and ABU undergraduates have the highest level of information literacy skills among undergraduate students investigated. Provision of Internet connected computers as well as encourage the fresh students to attend the Use of Library course was recommended.

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004362   Kavitha E S;Vijayakumar K (Library & Information Science Dep, Annamalai Univ, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu, Email: kavithalib@yahoo.co.in) : Performance adjudication of the college library users with special reference to colleges affiliated to bharathiyar university: a study. Libr Prog 2011, 31(2), 315-24.

Present study aim to know the adjudication of the performance by the library users in the colleges affiliated to Bharathiar University, Tamil Nadu. In the present investigation a sample of 100 users were selected randomly from these colleges to measure adjudication of the performance of the users. Questionnaire and structured interview methods were employed to collect primary data from the respondents. Primary data were collected by conducting direct structured interviews using questionnaire. The data were analysed using standard statistical package called SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science). Result shows that there is a significant difference between adjudication of the performance by the library users amongst the selected colleges.

8 tables, 11 ref

004361   Kanno H;Ai A L (Social Work Div, Valdosta State Univ, School of Scoial Work, Pittsburgh Univ) : Japanese approach to elder abuse: implications for prevention in emerging developed countries. Indian J Gerontol 2011, 25(4), 516-31.

This article aims to share information about Japan's policy interventions for responding to the increasing number of elder abuse cases. Over millennia, many Asian families have followed Confucian virtues in taking responsibility for the care of elderly family members. However, the new economic system (capitalism) and its ideology (individualism) have likely impacted these traditions, with potential implications for the care and treatment of older citizens. We first provide the background on elder abuse in Japan and then organize major findings from recent national studies into micro and macro-level factors that contributed to the increasing discovery of elder abuse cases and the development of elder abuse prevention laws in Japan. Next, we describe a new Japanese law developed in 2006, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Support for Caregivers of the Elderly Act. In addition to the Japanese model of case detection, we endorse the development of more effective social intervention programme to adequately support family caregivers and respond to the needs of elders at risk for abuse and neglect.

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004360   Kalejaiye O J;Fabunmi A F;Adeoye A J (Journalism Dep, Adebola-Adegunwa School of Communication, Lagos State University (Ojo), Olufemi Stree, Off Nathan Street, Surulere, 101283 Lagos, Nigeria, Email: kalejayeolugbenga@yahoo.co.uk) : Role of school media centres in technology integration in Nigerian schools: an exploration. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2011, 58(5), 211-18.

Study examines the role of School Media Centres (SMC) in technology integration in Nigerian schools. The historical research method or what some refer as historical inquiry was adopted for the study. It found that the School Media Centres have an indispensible role to play in this regard. However, several factors were discovered to militate against the realization of the centre's full potentials. These factors include poor implementation of ICT in schools, lack of teachers' confidence and teachers' computer anxiety, lack of teachers' competency due to lack of time for training, lack of access to resources, infrastructural challenges such as erratic power supply, and lack of technical support. If these militating factors are not addressed, the Centres may never be able to contribute meaningfully to technology integration in Nigerian schools. The study, therefore, recommends that a change in government attitude to technology acquisition, integration, and use; formulation of a sound ICT integration policy distinct from the general ICT policy; and improved funding among others are required.

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004359   Jena P;Pradhan S (Library & Information Science Dep, Utkal Univ, Vanivihar, Bhubaneswar, Email: pjenautkal@yahoo.in) : Impact of organisational role stress among library professionals of Odisha. Pearl 2011, 5(3), 1-8.

Library and Information Science professionals in organisations are normally influenced by physical, social and psychological factors. This paper focuses on the role of organisational elements which creates stress among the Library professionals of Odisha.

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