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Survey of library personnel and, operations in selected libraries : A case study from rivers state of Nigeria

2014-04-07T18:00:44Z

Title: Survey of library personnel and, operations in selected libraries : A case study from rivers state of Nigeria Authors: Aziagba, C Abstract: The involvements of professional librarians in material procurement, discharge of library duties and the level of involvement of non librarians in the running of the special libraries in the Rivers State of Nigeria as revealed through a survey are discussed. Page(s): 160-164

Electronic library - A myth or a reality

2014-04-07T18:00:30Z

Title: Electronic library - A myth or a reality Authors: Dhaka, R P S; Arora, Kamlesh Abstract: The emergence of new information technologies has great impact on the future of libraries in the electronic age. The present paper discusses various factors involved in transformation of traditional libraries into electronic one, the advantages of electronic library and also librarian's role therein. The Pilot Project at INSDOC for developing an electronic library is also mentioned. Page(s): 152-159

The influence of age and work experience on publication output among librarians in Nigerian universities

2014-04-02T18:23:19Z

Title: The influence of age and work experience on publication output among librarians in Nigerian universities Authors: Edem, U S; Atinmo, M I Abstract: The influences of age and work experience on publication output among librarians in Nigerian universities were studied. A stratified random sampling method was used to select 278 librarians working in 22 out of the 35 university libraries in Nigeria. One-way analysis of variance statistics (ANOVA) was used to compare librarians from different age and work experience brackets regarding their publication output. The results of empirical analysis indicate that librarians' age and work experience have positive influence on their publication output. The paper, therefore, recommends that librarians who are professionally matured and experienced on the job should be recruited and be given preferential treatment in the work environment to enhance publication productivity. However, the younger and less experienced ones should be encouraged to publish to enhance continuity and knowledge base in the profession. Page(s): 142-151

A bibliometric study of The Journal of Oilseeds Research

2014-04-02T18:23:22Z

Title: A bibliometric study of The Journal of Oilseeds Research Authors: Kalyane, V L; Sen, B K Abstract: Analyses 498 research articles comprising 241 full length research papers and 257 short communications published during 1984 to 1992 in Journal of Oilseeds Research (vol. 1 - vol. 9) to find out 0) space allotment for full length research papers and short communications, (ii) authorship pattern, (Hi)author productivity, (iv) prominent contributors, (v) important locations of oilseed research, (vi) pattern of tabular and graphical presentation, (vii) citation pattern, (viii) obsolescence of oilseed literature, Ox) Bradfordan distribution of citations, (x) important keywords figuring in the titles and (xi) time lag between the submission and publication of an article. Some of the important findings are: (i) the number of pages allotted per issue for full length papers as well as short communications vary widely, (ii) the single-authored papers account for only 12%, two-authored papers are found to be maximum and account for 39%, (iii) author productivity is in agreement with Lotka's law, especially, when the value of a is 2.07 and the number of papers is s = 5, (iv) the places - Hissar, Rajendranagar (Hyderabad), Bangalore, New Delhi, Kanpur, Dhanbad, Ludhiana and Pantnagar are found to be the important areas of research in India and (v) on an average a full length research paper has 3 to 4 tables, and short communications 1 to 2 tables. No set pattern is observed in other types of graphic presentations. Important countries and highly cited journals have also been listed. Citations appended to articles do not follow Bradford's Law. Page(s): 121-141