This study evaluates the service quality of special libraries in Kerala, India. A modified SERVQUAL questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of 800 library users. The analysis revealed that the service quality of the libraries is not up to the expectations of their users. The users have high expectations but they perceived low. The libraries have to update their resources and services regularly in order to meet the changing needs of their users. Proper user orientation programs need to be conducted. The study results suggest the elements to be improved for enhancing the service quality of special libraries in India.

Annual Refresher Programme In Teaching (ARPIT) is a major and unique initiative for professional development in Library and Information Science (LIS), using Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) platform called SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) of Government of India. Learners who find it difficult to spare time for regular physical learning may use this platform for professional development and career progression. With the advantage of this platform, a new course, i.e., Emerging Trends & Technologies in Library & Information Services (ETTLIS), has been launched with National Resource Centre in Library and Information Science (NRC) at Central Library, IIT Delhi. People might be thinking that the role and prospects of library professionals are diminishing. However, we can say that they are becoming more important provided they are keeping pace with emerging trends & technologies in LIS and willing to go out of the box. ETTLIS course has been designed to make learners aware of new trends, technologies, and developments in the field of library systems and services. The paper is aimed to highlight this course and its useful contents to every library professional through SWAYAM and its YouTube Channel to help in professional development and career progression.


 
 
 This article accounts for the trend and pattern of medical research in Nigerian Universities within the span of ten years. The study aims to evaluate the research productivity of Nigerian Medical Science Researchers, appraise the preferred research communication outlets, analysing the growth rate of Nigerian medical science research publications, productivity, and visibility of both author and institution. Also, the trends of collaboration with colleagues within the continent and intercontinental were reviewed. The documents included in this research were retrieved from Scopus database; the results revealed incremental research output in medical science between 2007 and 2016 with 2016 having the highest number. It also showed that the Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice is the most widely patronised by Nigeria Medical researchers and that the growth rate of research productivity is 9.5 per cent as indicated by the T value of 0.094768. Moreover, the researcher with the highest output was credited with 103 publication, while the trend of inter-continental research collaboration of Nigerian medical sciences researchers with scholars from another part of the world was more with the United States researchers.
 
 

<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>Dengue is currently regarded globally as the most important mosquito-borne viral disease. The true impact of </span><span>dengue globally is difficult to ascertain due to factors such as inadequate disease surveillance, misdiagnosis, and low </span><span>levels of reporting. Currently available data likely grossly underestimates the social, economic, and disease burden. </span><span>Estimates of the global incidence of dengue infections per year have ranged between 50 million and 200 million, there are about 6,031 research paper collectively contributed by 22,234 scientist published in 6007 scientific periodicals </span><span>in recent 8 years as the focus on this fever attracts attention of Scientists at the considerable rate. The present </span><span>paper attempts to check the applicability of Lotka’s Law on the global publication on Dengue. The study lights on Lotka’s empirical law of scientific productivity, i.e., Inverse Square Law, to measure the scientific productivity of authors, to test Lotka’s Exponent value and the K.S test for the fitness of Lotka’s Law. </span></p></div></div></div>

<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of various services and facilities provided by Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology Library, Hyderabad, India. This study used survey method and questionnaire tool for data collection. The majorities of the respondents in this study choose print form of textbooks (78 %) and </span><span>printed reference books (80.33 %). Of the total, 80 per cent of them stated that they did not find any gaps in library collections. It was found that most of them (93.33 %) do not find any problems and issues in accessing information </span><span>from the available resources. The majority (89 %) of them agreed with the working hours and 81.67 per cent of </span><span>the respondents are satisfied with the services offered by the library staff. Over three fourths (78.67 %) of them are satisfied with the existing facilities provided by the library. The majority (89 %) of the respondents indicated that </span><span>the library should have a separate website in addition to the college website. </span></p></div></div></div><p> </p><p> </p>

<p>Social networking sites are visibly the latest trend and have changed the way the 21st century communicates each other. Its usage becomes more and more in the world of information, its presence in the library and information science becomes challenging and exciting. The aim of this study was to know the trend of posting, sharing, commenting and like a Facebook post, to understand the participation level and response against Facebook group post, and also to explore the type of content generated by LIS community through Facebook Group. Group postings/contents of four different Facebook Group Pages (“LIS Group, LIS-XPRESS, S.M.I.T. Library Students, Students of LIS”), operating and use by LIS Community during the period February 2012 to February 2015 are collected, read and analyzed. The analysis of those contents found that sharing photos, links and statuses are major types of group posts in every group and members hardly posting videos and create events for the community.</p>