Library E-resources Research Articles

The Effectiveness of the E-Library as a Learning Resource for Elementary School Students' Social Studies in Improving Literacy Skills

The aim of this study is to describe the effectiveness of an e-library as a social study (hereafter, IPS) learning resource for elementary school students in improving their literacy skills. When developing learning materials for social studies, Social Studies (IPS) teachers in elementary schools should have a clear goal and direction, including the use of e-library resources that can enhance students' literacy skills. A descriptive qualitative research approach was utilised to examine the efficacy of the e-library as a learning resource for primary school pupils in the field of social sciences, with a specific focus on enhancing their reading abilities. Data was collected through a literature review and document analysis on social studies learning in elementary schools, literacy skills, and e-libraries. In this investigation, up to 40 research articles were used. The findings indicated that the e-library was effective in helping primary school students study social subjects and develop their literacy skills. In order to optimize the potential of the library, the government or schools should: 1) provide relevant learning resources; 2) establish a 24-hour accessible system; 3) employ a creative librarian; and 4) utilize information technology to target students. This will enable students to access and acquire learning content easily. Additionally, the library should create a space for students to express their ideas freely and channel creativity, making library activities more lively and enjoyable.

Unlocking The Potential: How Researchers In Delhi And NCR Leverage E-Resources In Academic Law Libraries

Unlocking The Potential: How Researchers In Delhi And NCR Leverage E-Resources In Academic Law Libraries

Make the most of your membership: Library e-resources

Make the most of your membership: Library e-resources

Electronic library resource use by postgraduate students at a university of technology in South Africa

Background: A university of technology in South Africa provides different kinds of e-library resources to its users. Not much is known about the use of these e-library resources by postgraduate students. The existing literature focuses mostly on using e-library resources by all university students and do not specifically emphasise postgraduate students. Therefore, there is a need for a study to investigate the use of e-library resources by postgraduate students.Objective: The study aimed to investigate the use patterns and the factors influencing the use of e-library resources by postgraduate students of a university of technology in South Africa.Method: The unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model was used to conceptualise the study. A quantitative approach was used with a descriptive survey research method. Questionnaires were designed and distributed through email using survey monkey.Results: Facilitating conditions (FCs) directly influence postgraduate students’ intention to use e-library resources and age moderates the influence of facilitating conditions on e-library resource use. Mediated by behavioural intention (BI), e-library resource use is influenced by performance expectancy (PE), by effort expectancy (EE) and by social influence (SI).Conclusion: The UTAUT model was used to determine the use patterns and the factors influencing the use of e-library resources by postgraduate students of a university of technology in South Africa.Contribution: The literature has underemphasised the need to investigate the influence of postgraduate students in South African universities using e-library resources. Therefore, the study results are expected to fill that gap.

Implementation of Koha in managing the e-resources of the library

In the digital era, libraries have been acquiring and subscribing to various types of digital resources. Each e-resource possesses distinct formats and search requirements, offers multiple access and authentication methods, and involves complex licensing agreements. Therefore, effectively managing these diverse e-resources necessitates a system that simplifies the processes of acquisition, access, and organization. An Electronic Resource Management System (ERMS) presents a potential solution for centralizing these operations. Numerous open source and commercial ERMS solutions are available and utilized in libraries worldwide. Nevertheless, numerous studies have revealed that libraries face financial constraints as well as limitations in terms of ICT infrastructure. An ideal solution should be both cost-effective and require minimal ICT infrastructure. Koha is one such software that has gained popularity in library automation, making it a viable option for managing e-resources. This study explores the implementation of Koha, version 22.11, for managing a library's e-resources. The study aims to investigate the existing features and functionalities of Koha in the context of libraries.

Students’ Counseling and Teachers’ Moral Integrity Management in Science Education

This study investigates the concepts of Students’ Counseling and Teachers’ Moral Integrity Management in an Ethno-linguistically Diverse Science Education Schools. It aims to expose another cause of teachers’ moral integrity question and provides suggestions to ensure the hardworking teachers are not discouraged and the schools do not lose public trust. Having adopted a multidisciplinary approach, the study exploited oral interviews and e-library resources as data sources. The dichotomy “Theory X and Y” by Douglas McGregor of 1960 was used as the theoretical frame-work to anchor the study. It was discovered that the use of incomplete statements, ambiguous words and gender sensitive statements during students’ counseling are responsible for misinterpretation of intention which often put teachers’ moral integrity at risk. It was suggested that science teachers should be gender conscious and avoid easily misunderstood statements during students counseling. Also, School Administrators and counseling association of Nigeria should organize workshop for science teachers on the needs to refer low performing students to professional counselors for proper counseling interventions.

Marketing of electronic resources by universities and colleges in Tanzania

Purpose This study aims to evaluate Web-based tools that are potentially used by universities and college libraries to market e-resources in Tanzania. Design/methodology/approach This study evaluated Web-based tools that are potentially used to market e-resources in libraries in Tanzania. A sample of 52 universities and colleges was approved by Tanzania Commission for Universities and was purposively selected for this study. The evaluation was conducted with an established checklist to evaluate the websites with a view to identifying Web-based tools, which are potentially useful in marketing e-resources. Findings The finding of this study indicates that most libraries have websites linked to their institutional websites. The finding has revealed that social media are mostly used by public universities to market e-resources. However, only one university is using WhatsApp to communicate with patrons. The findings show that the majority of public university libraries display a list of e-resources on their websites. Moreover, the displayed e-resources of most websites are not up to date, and some of them are irrelevant. Also, most public universities provide guidelines on how to use the subscribed e-resources as opposed to their counterpart. Originality/value The study on the evaluation of Web-based e-resources marketing tools is new in Tanzania. The finding of this study will trigger efforts to adjust the way libraries market their e-resources online.

ПРИМЕНЕНИЕ БИОИМПЕДАНСНОГО АНАЛИЗА В КЛИНИЧЕСКОЙ ПРАКТИКЕ: ОБЗОР ЛИТЕРАТУРЫ

The purpose of this literature review was to conduct a meta-analysis on the application of the bioimpedance measurement method in clinical practice. MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and eLibrary resources were used to search for materials from 2010 to 2021. The terms of inclusion in the search criteria were “bioimpedance analysis”, “hydration”, “body composition”, “bioimpedance measurement”. As a result of the search, 833 articles were found. Studies show that the observation of a deviation from the norm of such an indicator as the amount of water in the body (total, extracellular and intracellular) is considered one of the key factors that is used in bioimpedance measurement in clinical practice. Abnormal shifts in the body fluid are the most important indicators that can be used to assess the health of the human body.

EXPLORING STUDENTS’ USE OF E-RESOURCES IN THE E-LIBRARIES OF THE PUNJAB

This study was conducted to explore students’ use of E-resources in the E-libraries of the Punjab by using Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model. The use of e-resources included; performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating condition, and behavioral intention to use the e-resources. Students’ access to e- collection, ease of access, frequency of using resources, and problems associated with access to e-resources was also explored. A quantitative survey was conducted using a descriptive research design. All 20 e-libraries of the Punjab were the population of this research. Six e-libraries were selected randomly as a sample. The sample was selected from the list of users registered in each library using a proportionate sampling technique. The total number of participants was 250. A self-developed questionnaire with 26 items and a checklist having 8 items, was used to collect the data. To analyze the data descriptive statistics was used. The findings of this study showed that students agreed that they were getting advantages from these e-libraries and these e-libraries were very helpful in their study. They could easily and more efficiently do their work by using and accessing e-library resources. These e-libraries were especially beneficial for those students who did not afford laptops. It is suggested that the government should increase the number of these e-libraries and these libraries should be established in all big cities of Pakistan. The library staff should focus on resolving the problems which students are facing, like a shortage of computers and off-library access.

An Analytical Study on the Purpose and Use of the E-Resources in Libraries with Special Reference to Mody University of Science and Technology, Rajasthan

Libraries have long been interested in new technology, both for their ability to improve service quality and for their potential to improve operational efficiency. In light of the potential savings in operations and administration of collections and users that e-resources provide, libraries of all types—public, academic research, and special—are eager to embrace new technology. In order to be read by a computer, e-resources are digital objects that include electronic representations of books, journals, and other reading materials. Electronic versions of library materials are now widely accessible and may be accessed over the internet. There is no time limit on when you may get the information you need.

The Survey on Deployment of E-Resources in District Central Public Libraries in Andhra Pradesh: The User’s Perspective

The Future Public Libraries are filled with Electronic resources. All the public libraries in India need to improve the e-resource to meet the user information needs. Implementation of Information Communication Technology in the district central public libraries have to instruct their subordinate public libraries in the district., The utilization of the Internet, and conduction of the Digitization process in the district central public libraries in the state. The Community has to give their support to the implementation of information communication technologies and develop the electronic resource in the Central Coastal district public libraries in Andhra Pradesh. Sometime in the future, a public library is a room with a bookshelf and a computer terminal per person. The shelves are mostly bare of books and instead stuffed with old conventional documents. The Indian government had initiated to development of the public library system. Chadavadam makistam (We Love Reading) concept was initiated by the government of Andhra Pradesh, to improve the reading habitation in school level children.

Use of e-resources by research scholars and postgraduate students of University of Dhaka, Bangladesh: A study

The aim of this paper is to examine the use of e-resources by research scholars and postgraduate students in University of Dhaka. An online survey was conducted among the participants to collect data. A link of the questionnaire was sent to the respondents through e-mails and the link also sent to a few faculty members with a request to circulate the questionnaire among the students and invite themto take part in this online survey. The purposes of the study are to investigate the reasons and level of awareness of using e-resources by both the research scholars and postgraduate students. The study also initiates to know the methods which they use to learn using these resources and the obstacles of reading and accessing them. The study explores the types of e-resources they prefer, their preferable format, the level of usefulness and satisfaction of the available e-resources in the University of Dhaka library. It is observed in the study that not only research scholars but also postgraduate students are aware of different types of e-resources and almost everyone uses them daily. The study revealed that self-instruction is the best method to learn using e-resources. The result showed that PDF is the most popular format and they use these resources for different purposesand there were some problems in library so that they did not use library e-resources.

Electronic resources and its utilities in libraries – future aspects and impact

This paper focuses on the various types of e-Assets. Today, the openness of e-resources in an academic library is wellknown. It furthermore analyzes the inspiration driving the use of e-Resources, the benefits, subject consideration status and overall client achievements that are looked at by clients while getting to e-resources, and the impact of e-resources on clients.

Teacher education library e-resources integration assessment

Expensive technological hardware and software, prohibitively high cost of installing e-learning systems, the dedication required in terms of time and skills development, and experts required to service e-learning resources systems are some challenges developing countries face in using e-resources for teaching and learning. In the context of these challenges, this study was conducted at a library of a secondary teachers’ college Y in Zimbabwe to gain insight into the nature of E-Resources Integration. Qualitative research methods involving interviews, observations, and document analysis were used to generate data. Interviewees who volunteered were pre-services teachers, teacher educators, Librarians, and ICT personnel managing the e-resources system. Through thematic analysis, data were presented as verbatim, and narratives were interpreted to unpack meaning imbued. Findings show that power outages, poor internet connectivity, lack of e-resources awareness by prospective users, competencies in using e-resources, and computers, were factors that inhibited effective e-resources use for teaching and learning. As a recommendation, libraries should design and provide e-learning resource services that motivate learners consistent with their information needs, increasing the probability of using such resources.

Management of e-resources in academic libraries in Ghana: Copyright implications

This study investigated the copyright issues surrounding the management of e-resources in academic libraries in Ghana. Forty-seven library staff and head librarians from four academic libraries were engaged using questionnaires and qualitative interviews in a sequential mixed-methods approach to generate data for this study. The findings indicate that in all four institutions copyright issues arose with the provision of distance learning, online courses and e-reserves services. All the respondents stated that they or their colleagues had had faculty ask questions on copyright issues. However, the professional librarians indicated that the library was not consulted and the instructors for online courses or distance education programmes did not cooperate with librarians; rather, the department posting the materials made the decisions on copyright regarding the usage of digital resources for distance learning, online courses or e-reserves. This does not augur well for the management of copyright of e-resources in academic libraries in Ghana.

Digital Preservation, Accessibility, and Use of Electronic Theses and Dissertations in University Libraries in Nigeria

This study examined the concepts and aspects of digitization; digital preservation; digital resources; and access to, use of, and challenges posed by electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) in university libraries in six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. It adopted a documentary research approach to highlight a critical examination of the various aspects of digitization (to provide electronic information services) as practiced by various university libraries and some library schools in Nigeria. Print theses and dissertations (T/Ds) are digitized by document scanning or direct text input (alphanumeric characters) into computer systems. Digital resources include e-books, e-journals, ETDs, and other forms of documents in electronic formats. ETDs are preserved through digitization, archiving, and creation of websites and databases as well as through floating institutional digital repositories (IDRs). ETD access is facilitated by tools such as automated library catalogs and classification schemes, online public access catalog, indexes, abstracts, bibliographies, and mobile devices such as smartphones and personal computers. ETDs are capable of meeting research and publication needs of teaching, information service delivery, and knowledge sharing. Challenges to digital preservation, access, and use of ETDs include inadequate information and communications technology (ICT) facilities, low ICT proficiency, and erratic power supply. Thus, this study recommended that management teams of universities in Nigeria commit adequate funding to procure ICT facilities, thus providing automatic standby generating plants and increasing incentives for library and digital preservation staff. Collaboration among stakeholders such as university libraries and the National Library of Nigeria should be encouraged to create a national union catalog of T/Ds in Nigerian universities and thus enable a platform for a national database. Access to IDRs will further strengthen worldwide university networking. This study will thus add value to the existing studies on ICT application in university libraries and e-resources in university libraries in Nigeria.

Modernization of Libraries: Use of e-resources in the academic library

This paper describes the use and use of e-resources in the academic library and analyses the status of use of e-resources. Information technology (IT) has made rapid changes in the field of education. Along with this, librarians will also have to adapt to this new development for storage and e-delivery and dissemination of information. Keywords: E-Resources, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Internet Protocol (IP), Database, Electronic Services, Access, Information technology.

Framework for e-Library Services to Support the e-Learning Environment in a Secondary School

This paper proposes an ICT-based framework that incorporates e-library services into the e-learning environment. There has been wide recognition that the integration of elibrary services within e-learning environments is lacking. The literature suggests that there is no formal collaboration between teachers, students and librarians in the course of the proposing, acquiring and utilising of e-library resources. The proposed framework defines different scenarios, roles and learning cycles that support different interactions within the e-learning process. The system is expected to provide greater opportunities to fulfil students’ needs with less time and effort.

Secure Remote Access IPSEC Virtual Private Network to University Network System

With the popularity of the Internet and improvement of information technology, digital information sharing increasingly becomes the trend. More and More universities pay attention to the digital campus, and the construction of digital library has become the focus of digital campus. A set of manageable, authenticated and secure solutions are needed for remote access to make the campus network be a transit point for the outside users. Remote Access IPSEC Virtual Private Network gives the solution of remote access to e-library resources, networks resources and so on very safely through a public network. It establishes a safe and stable tunnel which encrypts the data passing through it with robust secured algorithms. It is to establish a virtual private network in Internet, so that the two long-distance network users can transmit data to each other in a dedicated network channel. Using this technology, multi-network campus can communicate securely in the unreliable public internet.

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Electronic resources have become an important part of a library collection. The value and use of these resources have increased significantly, especially in the prevailing COVID-19pandemic period. The article discusses a study conducted to explore the status of e-resources in select university libraries of Haryana.This study is based on primary data collected using a self-designed questionnaire from three well-established, multi-disciplinary state universities of Haryana, namely Kurukshetra University (KUK), Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), and Chaudhary Devi Lal University (CDLU).The study did find Vivekananda Library of MDU to be equipped with maximum hardware infrastructural facilities as compared to other two university libraries. All the three university libraries are automated and using LIBSYS software. E-ShodhSindhu is subscribed by all the university libraries. Libraries of KUK and MDU provide links of open access databases such as Directory of Open Access Repositories (DOAR), Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and National Digital Library of India (NDLI). MDU library and CDLU library are subscribing maximum e-book databases. E-journals are subscribed on perpetual access basis with archives by libraries of MDU and CDLU. The study further found that all university libraries take the feedback from their users regarding continuation or discontinuation of e-resources. Results of the study also reveal that only MDU library has permanent full-time librarian whereas other two university libraries are looked after by professor-in-charge of their universities, given the additional charge of librarian. The universities’ libraries of Haryana need to subscribe more e-resources and appoint full-time librarian so as to better serve their users in the post COVID-19, new normal situation.