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This study investigates the awareness and use of online databases and e-journals by medical science students at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. The study adopted survey design and questionnaire was used as tool for data gathering. The study population was comprised of two-hundred (200) undergraduate medical students who were purposely chosen as sample of the study. The data collected were analyzed using frequency distribution, simple percentages, and charts. The findings show that the students were largely aware of the availability of online databases and e-journals which were mostly used for the purpose of study and research work. The study also revealed that majority of the respondents were using PUBMED more than other available e-journal resources. It is interesting to also note that majority of the respondent indicated a fairly high level of familiarity with search options for accessing online database and e-journals.
This study attempt to investigate the extent which UG and PG in a engineering colleges use print and electronic resources , another purpose of this study in to examine the importance subject discipline to reading preference and use electronic resources , studying these issues, would enable us to better understand the changing patterns of information use in the increasing intensive e-environment.
This paper sought to explore the acquisition modes of collections in the libraries of Tamale and Bagabaga Colleges of Education in Ghana. The population consisted of all the library staff in both colleges. In all, the sixteenlibrary staffs of the two libraries were use as respondents. Centenary Library has four library staff and Addabor library has twelve library staff. The entire population was used for the study. Archival and structured interview were used as data collection instruments/tools of the study. The study findings revealed that the two libraries largely build their collections through donations aside the few collections from purchase, exchange, interlibrary loan and consortia. The findings also indicated that donation was the most infectious (bookworm, termites, fungi, silverfish, rodents, booklice) acquisition mode in the Addabor and Centenary libraries.
The study concludes that both libraries largely build their collections through donations and gifts. The purpose of the study was to add to academic knowledge of the field, fill literature gap, serve as a policy document to acquisition librarians, Ministry of Education and Princof in their bid to building relevant collections to meet user needs. The recommendations from the study which include recruitment of more professional librarians, training of acquisition librarians, provision of enough funding, provision of enough infrastructure, provision of preservation chemicals for the treatment of infected collections and assertiveness in the refusal of being dumping grounds for irrelevant collections. Collections of libraries are acquired to meet the objective of advancing knowledge and wisdom to promote sustainable and comprehensive education for national development.
Evidence-based practice (EBP) has become increasingly used in public policymaking around the world in recent years and has been associated with improved decision-making as well as enhanced government transparency and accountability. Despite growing pressures to adopt EBP and the documented benefits of this approach, however, the limited available evidence suggests that, compared with the healthcare sector, governments generally have been very slow to adopt EBP in policy-making. In the Sultanate of Oman, where the development of modern democracy has been evolving only slowly over recent decades, it seems that current decision-making within the Oman Council may not be well informed by evidence, thus undermining the adoption of democratic processes in this country. This article presents the initial findings from a review of literature conducted for the purpose of developing a Model for Evidence-Based Strategic Decision-Making (MEBSDM) in the Council of Oman. It sets out key findings from the international literature about trends in EBP and the reported barriers to its use, from studies relating to government decision-making and from the healthcare sector, where EBP has been most widely used to date. The limited body of research relating to the use of EBP in Oman is also discussed. In the concluding section, some implications for the adoption of EBP by the Council of Oman are set out, as a precursor the development of the proposed model.
The study discuses the Use of indexing and abstracting services by the customers of fisheries college , and to find out the problems hindering the use of indexing and abstracting services by the customers. A survey research method was employed in conduct of this study. 30 students from the faculty were selected for conducting survey. The instrument used for data collection was questionnaire; the data collected for the study were presented and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Frequency tables, simple percentages were used for the study. The study discovered majority of the library users were not using the indexing and abstracting services due to lack of awareness of their availability and Lack of currency of the resources in library. the study recommended that awareness should be created for the users to enable them use this services in accessing relevant information without the waste of time. Which can be achieved through orientation and publicizing its services.
Diffusion of information continues to increase within the health care community with the guidance of medical libraries and available resources whether print or online. This paper is such an attempt to provide some insight for the medical stakeholders about the online journals (scholarly & trade) acquirable in ProQuest health & medical complete database.
The paper reports that scholarly journals expedite access to nearly 2113 journals in medical discipline which outnumbers the trade journals. Furthermore, article examines the subject, publisher, and language wise contribution of the leading scholarly & trade journals communicated in the database.
The study is advantageous to the researcher & student community by providing immediate visibility to the journals in light of various dimensions to make the intellectual output accessible to all.
Digital library is the need of the present scenario and it is highly in demand these days for the libraries to provide the good services to the users. This article focus on what is digital library, types of software i.e. Commercial software & Open Source Software, and Greenstone Digital Library Software (GSDL) silent features for creating institutional repository. Requirements of hardware for open source software GSDL installation. GSDL installation process, and Jaipuria Institute’s GSDL institutional repository screen-shots including case study presented in this article e.g. how to improve digital collection. This paper explores the Digital library needs, advantages & disadvantages and include some suggestions for using Greenstone Digital Library, how this is useful for small libraries and administrative staff work as well, i.e. policy document etc.
This study attempt to examine the Library Services provided to the users in Agricultural College libraries affiliated to Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri. In Library services it is focus on Manual Library Services, Computerized Library Services, ICT Based Library Services and ad on services. For the present study there were 40 colleges selected. Out forty 6 are Government Colleges and 34 Self financed Colleges. From this study it was found that majority of the libraries don’t have necessary infrastructure facilities to provide ICT Based Services for their users.
Background of the study: Though a small venture, this article is intended to investigate the information seeking behaviour and the role of mass media in socio-economic empowerment of the Santals, who are the major tribal communities of West Bengal in general and Birbhum district in particular and mainly depend on interpersonal mode of communication to share information.
Objectives: Specific objectives of the study is to investigate information seeking behaviour and role of media in socio-economic empowerment of the Santals of Birbhum district, Wet Bengal.
Population of study: The study conducted in 4 villages, viz, Balipara, Kaliganj, Baganpara, Pearson Pally in and around Santiniketan, within a radius of ±1 Km. from Visva-Bharati, the first central university of independent India.
Methods and tools: The study is based on questionnaire survey, though interview was taken from the illiterate Santals. 100 respondents from the 4 study villages (50 male and 50 female) were selected applying multi-staged stratified random sampling technique.
Findings: (i) Most of the Santals suffer for lack of education and information due to various socio-economic and cultural factors like economic backwardness, unemployment, massive poverty, illiteracy, language problem etc., (ii) Santals till now believe interpersonal communication and traditional media to share information (iii) Mass media like radio and television is mostly used by the Santals for their entertainment, (iv) Best time for listening radio or watching television is evening.
Conclusion and suggestions: The study finally suggest for balanced combination of traditional and mass media in human empowering as well as aware the Santals towards active participation in various ongoing developmental programmes, which in turn will help to achieve sustainably developed of the Santals.
The importance of computer literacy in today’s’ information based society cannot be over emphasized as undergraduate students are expected to possess adequate knowledge and skills in using information and communication technology especially the computer to access wide range of electronic information. This study presents the computer literacy skills of undergraduate students at the Delta State University, Abraka. The study revealed that some of the computer applications were not fully utilized by the students. Hence, the study suggested the need to improve the students’ computer literacy skills through the introduction of a more practical computer related courses into the curriculum. This should be made compulsory for students irrespective of discipline to enable them acquire computer literacy skills which is vital especially in this technological age where the use of computers have become a necessity for students’ academic success. The study employed a survey research design and a well structured questionnaire was distributed for collection of data. Data collected were analysed using statistical tools such as simple percentage and were presented in table, pie chart and bar chart. The stratified random sampling strategy was applied and the population was divided into four strata. The simple random sampling technique was used to select 50 respondents each from the faculties of Education, Arts, Sciences, and Social Sciences.
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