Information Science Department Research Articles

Online examination and students travail during covid 19: A study of department of library and information science, University of Delhi

Online examination and students travail during covid 19: A study of department of library and information science, University of Delhi

Crowdsourcing transcription of historical manuscripts: Citizen science as a force of revealing historical evidence from Croatian Glagolitic manuscripts

This paper is a report on the project Civil Science in the Field of Glagolitics: from crowdsourcing to knowledge and it describes its first phase. The project is being conducted by the scientific Centre for Research in Glagolitism of the University of Zadar, Croatia, from 2021 to 2022. The researchers come from the Centre, as well as from the Department of Information Sciences of the University of Zadar and State Archive in Zadar, Croatia. The main objective of the project is to examine the possibilities and benefits of citizen participation in the scholarly projects in humanities, particularly the projects whose object of research are manuscripts written in historical script that present a valuable source for local history. The term historical script refers to a script that is not used nowadays as an official script in any country or community but was in use a particular period of history on a certain territory. The corpus for the pilot study conducted within this project consists of manuscripts and their fragments written in cursive form of the Croatian Glagolitic script. Glagolitic script is the oldest known Slavic script, introduced in the 9th century and being used in Croatia up until the 19th century, simultaneously with Latin and Cyrillic scripts. The citizen participation is researched on the example of crowdsourcing transcription of manuscripts written in cursive form of the Croatian Glagolitic script. In the first phase of the project, the pilot study was conducted. The aim of the pilot study presented in this paper is to create a solid basis for involving the public in scientific projects within the disciplines of humanities whose object of research are documents written in historical scripts, namely within the field of the Croatian Glagolitics.

An Analysis of the Research Productivity & Research Interests of Library and Information Science Department of Panjab University in Zenodo Community

An Analysis of the Research Productivity & Research Interests of Library and Information Science Department of Panjab University in Zenodo Community

User Experience Analysis of E-Learning UIN Malang with User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ) Method: Case Study of Students of Library and Information Science Departmen

Abstract-The rapid advancement of information technology has an impact on all aspects of human life. In the field of education, this can be seen through the number of universities that use E-Learning (Electronic Learning) as an alternative media of learning between lecturers and students, especially during this pandemic, where learning is done by online. One of the universities that utilizes E-Learning as media of learning is UIN Malang. Even though it is used as an alternative media of learning, there is still some troubles that experienced by students. According to a survey we conducted on students from the Department of Library and Information Science of UIN Malang, it was found that the use of E-Learning that owned by the campus was still low. The data shows that 53% of the 60 respondents do not use the application frequently. This study use a quantitative typeof research with asurvey approach. The population in this study is the students of Library and Information Science Department. The sample is part of the entire population that can represent the entire population. To determine the size of the sample to be taken, we used the Slovin formula with a confidence value of 90% and a tolerance value of 10%. In addition, based on a survey conducted using the User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ) method, it was found that in terms of attractiveness, perspicuity, efficiency, dependability, stimulation and novelty, are in a bad position. From the explanation above, it can be concluded that, E-Learning UIN Malang is still not optimally used and still needs a lot of development.

Inovação, aprendizagem e extensão universitária em rede social online

University extension, one of the columns of University needed to be reinvented whilst the Coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19), through innovative practices learning such as the use of online social networks, which constituted a strong base of information in this scenario. Thus, the study mapped the innovation actions and learning trough online social networks and the extension projects of the Department of Information Science at the Federal University of Paraiba. Therefore, it started from a descriptive and documentary research, with qualitative approach, using data collection through an electronic questionnaire with the coordinator's of the referred extension projects. For the analyses, critical-reflective inference was used. In the results, the projects and the profile coordinators were characterized and the innovation and learning actions were identified in online social networking environment, highlighting Instagram, Facebook, podcast, lives, sites, Linktree, drive and use of platforms like Google Meet. It is concluded that innovation in the university extension was driven by the use of digital tools for sharing scientific content in remote platforms and online social networks, fostering learning and endorsing social networks as allies in the effectuation of these actions.

Observing Data-Driven Approaches to Covid-19: Reflections from a Distributed, Remote, Interdisciplinary Research Project

The Observatory for Monitoring Data-Driven Approaches to Covid-19 (OMDDAC) is an Arts and Humanities Research Council funded research project investigating data-driven approaches to Covid-19, focused upon legal, ethical, policy and operational challenges. The project is a collaboration between Northumbria University (Law School, Department of Computing and Information Sciences, Department of Mathematics) and the Royal United Services Institute, a defence and security think-tank, and aims to carry out integrated interdisciplinary research, regarded as the most challenging type of interdisciplinarity but where the outputs can be the most impactful. Due to the constraints of the pandemic, the project has been carried out in a fully distributed and remote manner, with some team members never having met in person. The subject of the research is continually changing and developing, creating unique project management issues, with the impact of the pandemic pervasive in the lives of the researchers. This article takes the form of a series of reflections from the points of view of individual project researchers – the specialist legal researcher, the think-tank Co-Investigator, the post-doctoral researcher, statistical and data science researchers, and the Principal Investigator – and organised under two main themes - project management and internal communication; and methodologies/interdisciplinary research. We thus draw out lessons for future remote and distributed research, focused upon interdisciplinarity, the benefits and challenges of remote research methodologies, and issues of collegiality. Finally, we warn that it will be a false economy for universities and funders to assume that research projects can continue to be conducted in a mainly remote manner and therefore, that budgetary savings can be made by reducing time allocations, travel and academic networking.

Online LIS teaching and learning during COVID-19 in Nigeria: a study

PurposeThe purpose of the study is to investigate the use of social media platforms in teaching/learning in the period of lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopted a survey method and an online questionnaire was designed using SurveyMonkey for data collection from students in the Department of Library and Information Science (LIS) in some universities in Nigeria. In total, 1,290 students and five lecturers participated in the survey from five universities in Nigeria. To supplement the data from the questionnaire, the five LIS lecturers were engaged in an interview.FindingsThe study found that Zoom and WhatsApp were used by the lecturers to deliver lectures to their students. Lecturers are always available, the opportunity to store lectures and files for re-use at convenience, allows for collaborative learning, sharing learning materials, freedom in asking lecturer questions and conducive learning at home were mentioned as some of the benefits of receiving an online lecture. Some challenges associated with electronic teaching and learning were also identified. The LIS lecturers interviewed mentioned some benefits and challenges of engaging in electronic teaching during the period of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.Practical implicationsThe research offered educators an additional method for teaching and learning in situations where physical contacts are not possible. Because electronic learning platforms are free and can be used at liberty, they require self-discipline and more responsibility from students and lecturers, which might be a challenge. It requires lecturers to generate new skills, be cognitively sensitive and well-sequenced.Social implicationsTeacher/students relationship can be improved significantly with the use of social media platforms for teaching and learning.Originality/valueThe study reported the use of social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Zoom in the teaching/learning process in the university system in a developing country context.

Influenza Global Scholarly Publications in the Mirror of the Co-Word Analysis Technique

1- Assistant Prof. of LIS, Department of Information Management, Regional Information Center for Science & Technology (RICeST), Shiraz, Iran , farshiddanesh@ricest.ac.ir 2- Graduated of knowledge and Information Science, Shemiranat Public Libraries Office, Tehran, Iran 3- Ph.D. in knowledge and Information Science, Department of knowledge and Information Science, School of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

Educational Technology for Teaching and Learning in the Post Covid-19 Era: A Case Study of Tertiary Institutions in Imo State, Nigeria

The research work was on educational technologies for teaching and learning in the post covid 19 era: A case of tertiary institutions in Imo State. The study has 4 research questions. The study adopted survey research design. A sample population of 10 educators each was drawn from the department of Library and Information Science of Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri (FPNO) and Imo State University Owerri (IMSU). Observation checklist and questionnaire were used to collect data. Data collected were analyzed using frequencies, percentages and mean scores. The study found that the available educational technologies for teaching and learning in tertiary institutions in Imo State were computers, powerpoint equipment, social media tools, projectors, etc. The educational technologies integrated in teaching and learning in the post covid 19 era are computers, whiteboards, smart boards, projectors, tablet or smartphone, digital cameras, etc. The challenges to the integration of educational technologies for teaching and learning are inadequate funding, insufficiency of ET/ICT infrastructure, erratic power supply, high cost of ET, and poor ICT policy in the use of ICT/ET etc. The solutions to the challenges in the integration of educational technologies for teaching and learning are adequate funding, sufficiency of ET/ICT infrastructure, good power supply, good maintenance culture on ET, adequate technical support, and regular training of educators in use of ET etc. The research concluded that the outburst of Covid 19 pandemic has provided educators with the opportunity to adopt educational technologies for teaching and learning in the post covid 19 era, and integrating these educational technologies in tertiary institutions will improve digital education and as well enable students to continue their learning activities. The study recommended that adequate training on the use of educational technologies should be provided for educators and their students to improve their teaching and learning, and that there should be adequacy of educational technological tools and resources to support teaching and learning activities in the post covid 19 era. Keywords: Educators, Educational technologies, Teaching and learning, Tertiary institutions, Post covid 19 era.

Determinants of Web Search Effectiveness from the Perspective of Library and Information Science Students

This study examined an empirical analysis of the determinants of library and information science students’ web search effectiveness at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. A total enumerative method was used where the entire 146 year three and four undergraduate students of the Department of Library and Information Science represent the sample. Through a survey approach, a questionnaire was developed and used for the collection of data. Three research questions were developed to guide the study. The results demonstrate that determinants such as internet and computer self-efficacy, information literacy skills, use of Boolean operators and use of appropriate search terms significantly correlate with and determine web search effectiveness.

Determinants of Web Search Effectiveness From the Perspective of Library and Information Science Students

This study examined an empirical analysis of the determinants of library and information science students’ web search effectiveness at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. A total enumerative method was used where the entire 146 year three and four undergraduate students of the Department of Library and Information Science represent the sample. Through a survey approach, a questionnaire was developed and used for the collection of data. Three research questions were developed to guide the study. The results demonstrate that determinants such as internet and computer self-efficacy, information literacy skills, use of Boolean operators and use of appropriate search terms significantly correlate with and determine web search effectiveness.

Bibliometric Study of Scholarly Productivity of Library and Information Science Research in Bangladesh from 1971 2020

This paper aims to measure the extent to which Bangladesh-based Library and Information Science (LIS) researchers have published in leading LIS journals indexed by Web of Science (WoS) and SCOPUS. To answer this question, bibliographic information from LIS publications published in leading bibliographic databases from 1971 to 2020 were examined. Data from 266 LIS publication were collected, compiled and cleaned. VOSviewer software was used to carry out the science mapping of bibliometric networks. From the data it was evidenced that joint authorship and international collaboration have been increasing during this time frame. Authors from 20 countries have published in collaboration with Bangladeshi LIS researchers. Faculty members and the Department of Information Science and Library Management (ISLM) of Dhaka University became the most prolific authors and LIS Department in Bangladesh. The data compiled and findings will benefit current Bangladeshi LIS researchers and practitioners to assess areas of focus by highlighting, what they have, what they lack, and how they could grow to get direction for future research.

Peculiarities of teaching technical disciplines at the department of information science and special equipment in the online format

The research subject is the peculiarities of teaching technical disciplines at the department of information science and special equipment of Barnaul Juridical Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The research object is the educational process in a distance format. The authors consider such aspects of the topic as the peculiarities of online lectures and practical lessons. Special attention is given to the ways of solving the problem of the absence of special equipment at students’ places. The article contains examples of educational materials for the discipline “Special equipment of internal affairs bodies” and “Special Equipment” used at the department. The authors formulate the structures and peculiarities of lectures and practical lessons in online format. The authors’ special contribution is practical recommendations about the organization of various lessons in online format. The scientific novelty of the research consists in the development of the author’s technique of formation of practical skills of students during the lessons in technical disciplines in online format. The technique contains the concrete action plan for a teacher, the samples of guidelines materials, and assessment criteria, and helps effectively form competences in the field of special equipment for visual surveillance and documenting, during a two-hour practical lesson. Approaches used in this research can be also used for other educational specializations.

A Book Review of The Ethical Algorithm: The Science of Socially Aware Algorithm Design by Kearns and Roth; and Thoughts for Legal Information Professionals

AbstractThis article consists of two parts. The first part is a review of the book entitled, ‘The Ethical Algorithm: The Science of Socially Aware Algorithm Design’, written by Professors Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth of the Computer and Information Science Department, University of Pennsylvania. The book was published in 2019 by Oxford University Press. The second part consists of thoughts learned from the book and how they could be applied to the work of legal information management professionals when facing tasks related to the ethical algorithms in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. How online privacy continues to be the main concern in the AI and robot era will be discussed, as well as the rise of concerns over AI and robots and how they might make unfair decisions toward vulnerable populations which could then become acts of discrimination. Examples of real-world problems of AI and robotics are also noted in this article.

3rd International Conference on Applied Machine Learning and Data Science

We were glad to introduce you that the 2021 3rd International Conference on Applied Machine Learning and Data Science (ICAMLDS 2021), held on 14th-16th, May, 2021, Chengdu, China. This conference was sponsored by Chengdu University of Technology and Xiamen University. Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of the government's isolation policy, the author was unable to arrive at Chengdu conference safely and on time. Considering the safety and health of the participants, ICAMLDS 2021 was held via online collaboration tool, Tencent meeting, which is different from the traditional way. The aim of ICAMLDS is to present the latest research and results of scientists (professors, students, PhD Students, engineers, and post-doc scientists) related to applied machine learning and data science topics. This conference provides opportunities for the delegates in different fields to exchange new ideas and experiences face to face, to establish business or research relations and to find global partners for future collaboration. We were greatly honored to have invited Prof. Xiaonan Xiao from Xiamen University to serve as our Conference Chairman. He is a professor, Ph.D. advisor, and the chair of Department of Information and Computational Science at Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee College. Professor Xiao is the executive director of Biological Mathematical Society & Mathematical Society of Fujian Province. His expertise mainly focuses on the studies of complex systems modeling and optimal control. During the conference, the conference model was divided into three sessions, including keynote speeches, oral presentations, and online QAand the last keynote speaker, Prof. Yanling Zhou, from Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany and her speech title is: Big data mining and analysis based on network messages. Each keynote speech lasted for 45min including 5min for QA2) Due to age differences, online meetings are rejected by older participants. Because they are not familiar with online conferences, they need the help of others to complete their participation in the conference;3) Speakers often interrupt their speeches because multiple authors ask questions online at the same time, making the speeches not reach the best results. In the last part of the conference, all participants were invited to discuss and explore the academic issues after the presentations. The discussion was lasted for about 30-60 minutes. The conference provided a forum for discussing applied machine learning and data science and in particular for prom ting the interchange of novel ideas and the presentations of the latest developments in this field. ICAMLDS-21 received more than 179 manuscripts, and 103 submissions have been accepted by our reviewers. By submitting a paper to ICAMLDS-21, the authors understood and agreed that papers would undergo a rigorous peer-review process. Manuscripts were reviewed by at least two independent, qualified experts in the field selected by the conference committee, who took detailed comments and the authors would submit a revised version in which these feedback taken into consideration. All papers were reviewed using a double-blind review process: authors declared their names and affiliations in the manuscript for the reviewers to see, but reviewers did not know each other's identities, nor did the authors receive information about who had reviewed their manuscript. On behalf of the organizing committee, I would like to especially thank all the editors from IOP Conference Series for their great support to ICAMLDS. Finally we wish all the authors and attendees of ICAMLDS a unique, rewarding and enjoyable memory at ICAMLDS in Chengdu, China. We are looking forward to your participation in the 4th ICAMLDS in 2022. With our warmest regards, ICAMLDS 2021 Organizing Committees, General Chairs, Program Chairs, International Technical Program Committees, Sponsors, Partners and this titles are available in this pdf.

The Effects and Challenges of Computer Based Learning on Academic Performance of Distance Leaning Students of University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria

The study determine: the Effects and challenges of Computer based learning on academic performance of distance learning students of university of Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria. The study examine the effects of computer based learning on the poor academic performance of distance leaning students of University of Maiduguri. Challenges of computer based learning on poor academic performance of distance learning students of University of Maiduguri. Two research questions were raise to guide the study: What is the effects of computer based on distance learning student academic performance University of Maiduguri. What are the challenges of computer based on academic performance of distance learning student, University of Maiduguri The study is delimited to one hundred and twenty (120) distance learning students from faculty of education, department of physical and health education, department of continuing education and extension services, department of science education and department of library and information science, which were used to drawn 30 students from each department which made up of a total one hundred and twenty sample size (120) of three hundred level students were used (300 level). The data collected presented in tables and analysed using frequency and percentages. The finding shows that, there is a great effects of computer based learning on distance learning students of university of Maiduguri. The results also revealed that there is challenges of commuter based learning as the students does not more time for the computer based learning and limited access to computers. Among the recommendation of this study was; the University of Maiduguri should look at how each students should have his/her laptop for effective computer based learning for distance learning students. University of Maiduguri management should make sure that all resources and man power of the ICT are in good ordr before go into computer based learning. Keywords: Effects, Challenges, computer based, Learning, Distance Learning DOI: 10.7176/JEP/12-15-07 Publication date: May 31 st 2021

Experiencing GPU path tracing in online courses

In consideration of interdependency between image sensing/recognition (computer vision, CV) and 3D image synthesis (computer graphics, CG) in visual computing, Keio University, Department of Information and Computer Science, reorganized its first course on CV and CG in the undergraduate program into a series of three courses on visual computing in the 2019 academic year. One salient feature of these courses is its newly introduced programming assignment with two specific goals: to experience GPU computing and to understand the path tracing algorithm. The purpose is to help students easily understand the trend in visual computing and vividly envision the future CG area. Specifically, two types of tasks were given to students: material design and analysis of the relationship between sampling and noise. The educational material builds on Google Colaboratory, a cloud-based development environment, to be independent of the students’ hardware. Owing to the judicious design, students can unhesitatingly work on the programming assignment with relatively inexpensive hardware, such as laptop PCs, tablets, or even smartphones, whenever they have a standard off-campus network environment. In the second academic year (2020) of these courses, this type of exercise was especially valuable for students who had to take the courses online because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The effects of the new courses with the educational materials were empirically proven in terms of quantitative and qualitative perspectives.

Digital extraction of knowledge from early-modern books

As information and communications technology has advanced, there is increased interest in digitally archiving books and other materials that previously have never been archived in such a way. This is beneficial to researchers, teachers, students and the general public, enabling them to easily access useful historical information. The digital archiving of old newspapers is a work in progress but there are obstacles to this as scanning fonts from 1850, for example, using optical character recognition (OCR), which is the main method used to convert materials to text, is challenging and it's not currently possible to perform a full text search. Professor Kazuki Joe, Department of Information and Computer Sciences, Nara Women's University, Japan, leads a team of researchers that are working to make it possible to perform full text searches for early-modern books, magazines and newspapers. This is an especially difficult task as the team is working with Japanese texts and the early-modern writing style in Japan is different from that of today. As such, the researchers first focused on the automatic conversion of letterpress book images into text and then realised the need for automatic translation of early-modern literary texts into present colloquialisms.

Percepções e estratégias relacionadas ao “viés de confirmação” por pesquisadores no processo de busca e uso da informação

A pesquisa analisou as percepções de pesquisadores relacionadas ao viés de confirmação, no processo de busca e uso da informação, dentro do contexto acadêmico. A pesquisa configura-se como estudo de caso, realizado na Faculdade de Ciência da Informação da Universidade de Brasília – Brasil. O instrumento de coleta de dados foi grupo focal, com participação de nove pesquisadores. O tratamento de dados foi realizado por meio da análise de conteúdo. Os resultados mostram que, para os pesquisadores, as principais causas do viés de confirmação relacionam-se ao desejo de dar certo e à ausência de uma formação educacional e científica de qualidade, bem como a questão de alguns temas serem mais controversos. Os impactos dele na vida dos pesquisadores consistem em mudanças que podem ser de raciocínio, de ponto de vista ou, ainda, pessoal. As consequências para a ciência são a contaminação dos resultados e o direcionamento da ciência, o que leva às discussões sobre ética e integridade. A sua redução requer a contribuição conjunta dos próprios pesquisadores, da sociedade científica e da sociedade de maneira geral. Os resultados evidenciam a importância da educação voltada para a pesquisa agregada ao letramento informacional, que possibilitará aos estudantes lidar de forma eficaz e eficiente com a informação, em especial, a técnico-científica, fomento da ciência.

Management Control System for Effective Job Performance Among Librarians in Federal And State University Libraries : Evidence From South East Nigeria

In this study, we assessed the management control system used for effective job performance among librarians in five federal university libraries and five State university libraries in South East, Nigeria. Our 38-item questionnaire was validated by three experts: one from the Department of Science Education (Education Measurement and Evaluation unit) and two from the Department of Library and Information Science at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Later we used descriptive statistics and found out that the university libraries adopted performance appraisal system, duties rotation system, controlled activities system and regulation of staff attendance to a great extent, and also that the management control system has contributed to the effective job performance since it enables employees to understand their job expectations and to encourage librarians’ positive work attitude. Based on these findings, we recommended that performance appraisal and staff evaluation should be performed from time to time to identify areas which require improvements. Henceforth, federal and state governments in Nigeria should make funds available for university libraries to enable them adopt effective management control system and procure facilities and resources to enhance job performance in their libraries among others