PLANNER 2018 Tripura

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University Libraries And Community Preparedness For Natural Disasters: A Participatory Based Action Plan
(INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, 2018-11) Sarthak Chakraborty; Dr. Sabuj Kumar Chaudhuri
In this study, authors aimed to investigate that how far university libraries in India can contribute for building disaster preparedness. Primarily, the authors have identified three major components of disaster preparedness which are social, economic and environmental capital, and further tried to explore how these capitals can be achieved in pre, during and post disaster situation through the services of university libraries in India. Based on the theoretical conceptualization the study forwarded a model named as participatory approach based thematic model for the university library, encouraging more involvements, engagements and active participation from the users and local community. Further, the authors have made critical analysis and logical understanding to propose 16 action plan son the basis of the model that can be implemented through the services of university library in three different disaster situations, facilitating adaptive governance in the community for achieving disaster preparedness.
Measures Of Disasters In Libraries
(INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, 2018-11) Sarita Verma; Shraddha Shahane
The paper discusses the meaning and different types of disaster situations which damage the library system and its services. Here main focus is given on the different phases of disaster management system in the libraries. In these phases, different measures described shows the salvage of material and human life. List of necessary equipment required in emergencies are given here which can be included in emergency kit. In case if libraries are unaffected then it plays a different role for the salvage of society. The paper also explains the contribution of international organizations.
Use And Impact Of Social Networking Sites (Sns) Among The Student Community Of Assam Agricultural University (A.A.U), Jorhat, Assam: A Survey
(INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, 2018-11) Pooja Buragohain; Ksh. Krishna Devi
Social Networking Sites (SNS) gives us enormous capability to provide services in real time. The paper focused on finding out the opportunities provided by the SNSs to the student as well as the benefits and the challenges faced by the student community while retrieving information and for the purpose of knowing the awareness and usage pattern of SNS by the student community of A.A.U, Jorhat. The paper highlights the important findings in respect to the use and impact of SNS. A self-made questionnaire was constructed and administered on a sample of 150 student community pursuing their degree in A.A.U, Jorhat. Random sampling technique was used. The result of the study showed that all of the students used WhatsApp and they used SNS through their smart phone for both academic as well as for entertainment purposes. Social Networking Sites had both positive and negative impacts on student community.
Status Of Children Libraries In Assam: An Analytical Study
(2018-11) Kishore Kalita; Tilak Hazarika
An aim of the study is to visualize current scenario of children libraries in Assam. The study has been carried out on a sample of twelve full-fledged children libraries drawn from different parts of the state using judgmental sampling method. Number of staff strength in the libraries found ranges between 1-4. Books collection in the libraries is in the range of 12000 to 15000 in two, 6000-9000 in two, 3000-6000 in three, while five libraries having less than 3000 collection. Average number of magazines in the libraries is found to be four. Children encyclopaedias are available in 2 libraries with one title each. CDs and DVDs are available in four libraries with highest 38 in one. Video game playing facilities are available in 2 libraries, TV sets in 5, computers in 6 libraries of which four with Internet facility. The availability of other learning aids viz. the Kindle Reader, Globe, Maps and Charts and other materials are there in all the libraries but in very poor in numbers in comparison to the number of daily users. Only two libraries are found to be using Library Management Softwares viz. Koha and SOUL. Number of registered users varies from 75 to 590, while daily users in the range of 40 to nearly 300. It is observed that most of the relatively well-organized libraries are in the urban and semi-urban areas. A note of suggestions has been lined up for betterment of the status of the children libraries.
Use Of Open Access Journals Among The Research Scholars: A Case Study Of Gauhati University
(INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, 2018-11) Banani Das
The process of delivering information is changing with the advent of World Wide Web. The cost of subscription journals is increasing at a rapid pace and it becomes impossible for any library to purchase all the document of the users need. So the open access is the only solution to solve this problem. It ensures the dissemination of information to all level of people without any price and permission barrier. This study is an attempt to find out the use of open access journals among the scholars of Gauhati University, the problems that are faced by the research scholars in accessing journals, importance of open access journals, their support for the open access movement and their satisfaction level on the availability of the open access journals over the internet. The study aims to help in establishing open access policy for the library to educate their researcher.
Teachers' Awareness And Participation In Institutional Repository Movement At Assam University, Silchar
(INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, 2018-11) Susmita Das; Mukut Sarmah
Universities play the prime role in Research and Development (R&D) of any country. The teachers of the university thus bear the responsibility to generate more and more knowledge resources to keep the nation in the forefront. Institutional Repositories (IRs) are thus being created to keep and store the intellectual assets of any university or a particular organization. It keeps the materials in central place so that anyone from anywhere can access and use these resources. But little interest among the teachers has greatly affected the main goal of IR success. The present paper deals with the results of a survey conducted among the teachers of Assam University which represents their awareness about IRs. The present paper also highlights the issues related to university based repository. The results showed that though the university has implemented a functional IR but there are still some hesitations among teachers regarding IR participation and use. The researchers thus suggested for organizing more and more awareness programmes on IR and its advantages so that more teachers get familiar and get comfortable to use it.
Evaluating Online Visibility Of Library And Information Science Academia In Central Universities Of North-East India: A Scientometric Study Based On Google Scholar
(INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, 2018-11) Sanjay Kumar Maurya; Akhandanand Shukla; R K Ngurtinkhuma
The study analyses online visibility of LIS Academia of central universities of North-East India based on Google Scholar. The study included all the LIS faculties of five central universities. The study found 559 research publications and 790 citations through Google Scholar. The study measured the online visibility in terms of university-wise and faculty-wise publications and citations, year-wise growth, authorship and collaboration pattern, co-authorship pattern and strength. The study found that AUS and MZU are leading among other central universities in terms of various scientometricaspects. Individual faculty performances have been instrumental to increase the growth of the institutions in terms of publications and citations. Further faculty members have been suggested to publish quality research for increasing online visibility at the individual level as well as institutional level.
Strategies For Rejuvenating The Academic Library As A Local Social Hub
(INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, 2018-11) Dr. Harinder Pal Singh Kalra
The academic library has been called the heart of the academic institute. In this context, it is important to understand the social contexts of the academic institutions and their libraries. While in metropolitan areas and big cities, there are large number of educational institutions, and each has a library or a library system; but in case of small cities and towns across the length and breadth of the country, there is generally one or two, or in a few cases more than two higher education institutions. In recent years, however, a large number of private institutions (colleges and universities) have come up in urban, semi-urban and rural areas and these institutions are also developing their library collections. But, one or two higher education institutions that have been there in a city/town are the ones that have moderately good collections. These are the only library facilities that are available in a small city/town. This is because public library system in India has not developed further in the small cities and towns, and in rural areas. In the digital age, where smartphones and internet connectivity is fast reaching semi-urban and rural areas; readers want a quiet place to read and study. This vacuum can be filled by the academic library. In fact, the academic library needs to reach out to its local community for serving them with their information needs, as well as making the institution a hub of social activities. A few outreach strategies are mentioned in this paper. These include providing library facilities to college/university alumni, eminent persons of the region, and other interested readers. Mechanisms for providing the facilities and rules governing such facilities can be developed by consultation with stakeholders. Another strategy is to invite eminent persons of the region who are settled outside the region to deliver a talk on a current issue whenever such persons visit their city/town. Every city/town has local and regional level non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and voluntary organizations and groups that work for specific causes. The academic library can provide a platform for them to reach out to its users as well as the local/regional society. In fact, the academic library can develop a database of such organizations and groups and can share that with those seeking such information. Strategies applicable in one area, or successful in a city/town may not necessarily succeed in another area. One facet of an academic library's expertise which can be harnessed is by providing information literacy skills to people in its local area. The role of the academic library is also to develop a database of success stories of social interaction at national and global levels. This paper provides with some suggestions for rejuvenating the academic library as a local social hub, and there is immense potential for this in the case of Indian academic libraries.
Application And Impact Of Social Media In Academic Libraries With Special Reference To Assam
(2018-11) Chayanika Sarma; Dipankar Das
The vast growth of knowledge and literature in every field of education along with the advancement of information technology has placed special responsibilities on all types of libraries. Nowadays, different types of social media tools are increasingly used in library works in academic libraries. So, this study is an investigational study to know about the use of social media tools in academic libraries and its impact on the library staffs, library users, library services etc and challenges as well as problems influencing in using such tools. Social media are mainly used to connect people in different communities and share, transfer information, and cooperate with each other information among different users of different communities. The main aim of this work is to make intensive and extensive study to find the application and effect of social media on the users, library works and services, staffs etc in the academic libraries with special reference to Assam and make awareness among users and staffs towards the use of social media in the libraries. Also, find out the factors they are facing for using social media in the academic libraries.
Academic Libraries as Social Hub with Special Reference to North Eastern Region
(INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, 2018-11) Rath, Pravakar
Libraries in higher educational institutions have under gone a great transformation from an automated to virtual environment using Internet and social media with an objective to enhance the reach of library resources and services among the academic fraternity. The present paper emphasises on the importance of academic libraries as social hub with special reference to North Eastern region by using social media tools. The author presents an overview of higher education in NE region and the libraries of centrally funded institutions currently providing various resources and services through Internet and social media. It is concluded that more efforts and initiatives need to be undertaken by academic libraries of North Eastern region for which some of the issues need to be addressed by planners and policy makers, library authorities and professionals liken policy issues, develop ICT infrastructure on priority, promote modernization of libraries, participate in library networks and consortia, develop digital library and optimal use of e-resources, creation of indigenous knowledge and knowledge specific to the region, recognize the importance of “Libraries –As Gateways to Knowledge” and contribute to national development, recognize the importance of social media and its application in teaching , learning and research.
Users' Perception Of Electronic Resources Of Assam Agricultural University (A.A.U), Jorhat: A Survey
(INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, 2018-11) Santanta Baruah; Ksh. Krishna Devi
Electronic resources are becoming an integral part in day-to-day life as well as in academic field of higher educational institution. Nowadays, the users are increasingly depending on electronic resources for in different fields like educational, domestic or business purposes. The present study is focused on the use of electronic resources by the students of Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat (AAU). The survey method and random sampling technique has been used. The questionnaire tool has been used to collect the primary data where 150 questionnaires were distributed among different categories of the student. Equally 50 questionnaires per category has been distributed to Under Graduate (UG), Post Graduate (PG) and Ph.D students categories of AAU. Out of 150 questionnaires, 104 duly filled-in questionnaires were received from the respondents. From the study, the finding revealed that 83.65% of the total number of respondents areaware of e-resources.
Social Responsibility Of Academic Library: A Study On Role Of College Libraries In Assam
(INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, 2018-11) Dhrubajit Das
Academic libraries are rich in terms of resources and infrastructure in comparison to the public libraries in Assam. The resources and infrastructure of the college libraries in Assam can effectively use in providing community service in the locality. National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in its assessment guidelines clearly mentioned about the social institutional responsibility of the colleges. The college libraries as a part of its social responsibility should engage in activities such as extension of reading facilities to the general public and allowing them to use existing physical infrastructure, Internet facility, e-resources access facility of the college library. Extension of these facilities of the college libraries will definitely benefit the needy peoples of the society. The paper intends to identify the availability of resources and other infrastructural facilities in some randomly selected college libraries in Assam and observes how these large quantities of resources be effectively make open to the other needy people living in the society.
Library And Information Science Research (Doctoral Theses) In India: A Bibliometric Study Through Inflibnet Shodhganga
(INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, 2018-11) Manisha Gogoi
The present paper deals about the bibliometric analysis of 548 Ph.D theses in LIS of Indian Universities during the year 2013-2017.The study is based on “Shodhganga”, hosted by INFLIBNET. Factor considered for the study are Year wise, Universities wise, State wise, Subject wise and Guide wise contribution of PhD theses in LIS. This paper focuses on quantitative study of research contribution made by LIS researchers in the field of LIS. All the studies will be helpful for improving their quality researches in this field. It is concluded that majority of work has been done upon the area of Library survey/User studies/Library Use while a very little work had been done in the field of Library Legislation,Library-Finance, database and indexing during the span of time 2013-2017. Since the libraries of 21st century is shifting their focus to newer work areas according to the shift of user’s interest, more research works are needed in the field of LIS in these newer areas instead of confining to areas like surveys.
Use Of Social Media Among Undergraduate Student's Of Chaiduar College : A Study
(INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, 2018-11) Hemanta Gogoi; Labanya Hazarika; Ashamoni Buragohain
As social beings, we always love to live in groups and prefer to follow our fellow human. Historically it is seen that sharing and communication of information and ideas with other people was restricted in earlier yearsdue to geographical, social and religious hindrance. But due to advancement in field of modern technology since last few decades, we have observed a drastic change in the field of Information Communication and Technology (ICT). With the dawn of Internet, it is seen that no barriers can stop the flow of information. Nowadays, everybody is linked with one another in the vast network provided by Internet. Moreover,the growth of Social Media (SM) has narrowed the communication barrier in the globe. SM simply refers to the wide spread collection of Internet based services that link people together with the globe to communicate, participate, collaboratively interact, discuss and exchange of thoughts, ideas and information within an online community. The paper tries to study the use and impact of different SM Platforms among the undergraduate students of Chaiduar College, Gohpur, Assam.
Content Analysis Of Youtube Videos Related Drupal, Joomla And Wordpress
(2018-11) Lambodara Parabhoi; Sh. Prem Chand
YouTube is a popular video sharing site used by many people in world wide. The current study is to examine the YouTube videos related to Drupal, Joomla and WordPress which are content management systems (CMS). The data was exported using Webometrics analyst software from YouTube via application programming interface (API). Total 1785 videos were found related to three CMSs. The study found that most of videos were related to Joomla CMS 616 (34%) followed by Drupal 583 (33%) and WordPress 586 (33%). Furthermore, study informthat majority of videos found having YouTubelicence 93% and 7% videos found under creative common licence. About 959 of videos were shorter than 10 minutes duration. The study also informs top ten most liked, commented, and viewed videos.
Impact of Social Media Tools on Higher Education: A Case Study
(INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, 2018-11) Amrita Devi; Trishna Barman; Mouchumi Das; Higher Education
The main use of Social media is being swiftly increasing during last few years.It works as a medium of communication with each other to create, edit and share new forms of textual, visual and audio contents withone to another for sharing their experiences and information regarding their interest, and also helps to build up longtime relationship between individuals and groups. In the field of LIS services, it may help to promote the services of LIC (Library and Information Centers). This study provides an efficient way of using Social media tools and how it affects theLibrary User Community.
Perception Of Open Access Publishing And Scholarly Communication Among The Faculties And Research Scholars Of Tripura University: A Study
(INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, 2018-11) Jeshika Tripura; Mithu Anjali Gayan
This paper is an attempt to find perceptions of Open Access Publishing by faculties and research scholars of Tripura University through a survey using questionnaire method. The questionnaire was administered to 100 randomly selected faculty members and research scholars out of whom 78 have responded and the response rate is 78%. It is found that 69(88.46%) accepted that they are aware of Open Access; male (91.83%) faculties and research scholars are more aware of Open Access Publishing than that of female (82.75%) faculties and research scholars; 65 (83.33%) stated that they have used Open Access journal; (76%) respondents prefer and use both Open access journal; 29(38.16%) prefer OA journals because it is accessible from anywhere followed by 26 (34.21%) prefer it as it is freely available; 11 (14.47%) prefer it solely because they support OA publishing; maximum respondents also gave their view that they do not want submit their research to OA journals because they think OA journals are not always peer reviewed and not reliable; highest number of respondents agree (47%) to the fact that it ensure receiving of more citation; highest number of respondents (47%) agree to the statement; maximum respondents 43(55.13%) agree to the statement that OA ensures faster publication of their research. The results found from the study will help the university library in formulating policies regarding open access resources and institutional repositories.
Equipping Library Professionals for Imparting Information Literacy
(INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, 2018-11) Laloo, Bikika
Information explosion or the proliferation in the amount of information and variety of information sources, has made it even more vital today for individuals to develop information literacy skills. Libraries play a major role in imparting information literacy skills to their clients. This paper addresses two aspects of the topic at hand. First - that the library staff need to be information literate themselves in order to ably impart information literacy skills to their clients. Second - that imparting information literacy is multi-dimensional and that libraries and their staff need to approach the issue accordingly.
Digital Conversion and Preservation of old Ph.D. Theses: A Study at Central Library, IIT Kharagpur
(INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, 2018-11) M.Manivannan; Dr. B.Sutradhar
The purpose of this paper is to describe how rare library materials and documents are being preserved for long-term usage and archived at the Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) and focused on the technical requirements, guidelines for digitization, and digital preservation of old library materials. The paper explains levels of the digitization process and levels of the digital preservation of old Ph.D. theses submitted at the library, also to discuss the digitization infrastructure and software used. The paper shows that the workflow and steps involved in the conducting digitization and digital preservation project at the library. The information contained in the library materials such as rare documents, theses, and other similar old documents can be lost forever unless there are alternative arrangements for digitally converting and or digitizing them. The technological advancement is providing suitable alternatives for digitization and its preservation for the library materials. Before starting up a digitization project, the library should have sufficient funds to acquire infrastructures such as a high-end scanner, computer hardware, other related software, and trained computer-human resources. It can also be noted that for the successful completion of this project, must train the administrator and staff involved in the project. Digital preservation of rare and old documents in an Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) can provide an immediate response to a search, getting information on time, and search enhances the researchers’ efficiencies. The IDR supports mechanisms to store, retrieve and manage the digital assets.
Use Of Social Networking Sites By Research Scholars Of Dibrugarh University: A Case Study
(INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, 2018-11) Trinayan Borgohain
In this 21st century’s changing environment, the worldwide population has seen a new wave of interpersonal communication in the form of social networking sites. With the rapid growth and popularity of social networking sites among the people of this era has given a new way of communication. This dynamic change provides the research scholars of the present period a new form of communication for their research work. The present study is to find out how the research scholars of Dibrugarh University use social networking sites for their research work purpose. This study also examines the personal and professional impact of social networking sites on research work. A structured questionnaire was designed and personally distributed among 150 respondents. Most of them are using these sites for their personal and a few used for research study. ResearchGate, Academia.edu and Facebook are the most preferred social networking sites for research purposes.

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