Role Of Library Professionals Research Articles

Data Wrangling from Socio-Academic Web-Space: Designing a Meta Model

Data carpentry is an emerging field in the domain of LIS and has opened new possibilities for information professionals to survive in the age of data-intensive information services. However, library professionals face the challenges of information overload because of the free availability of data, both in terms of quantity and variety. The role of library professionals is moving from tech-savvy to data-savvy. This research discusses the possibilities of ODbL-based data sources that offer freely accessible data through API calls and proposes a meta-model for fetching and extracting datasets from these databases using an open-Source Data Wrangling Tool (OpenRefine). Further, it discusses the possible application of data wrangling techniques from diverse sources in libraries and how information professionals can take advantage of openly available data to provide value-added information services to users. The practical implications of an array of databases are projected through two case studies: Case Study I deals with measuring the productivity of individual institutions through different metrics, and Case Study II projects a coverage comparison among the ODbL-based citation and Altmetric databases. This meta-model will aid in understanding the potential application of data wrangling techniques to an array of library services.

Predatory Publishing in Indian LIS Research: A Case Study

The study examines the possible predatory journals in Library and Information Science research in India, including the affiliation status of the authors publishing in those predatory journals, frequency of returning authors, and country-wise distribution of authors. The paper used Beall’s list to find out the predatory journals in LIS published from India. Publication trends, affiliations of authors, and the status of the 22 LIS journals under the study were critically analyzed. The result shows that the predatory journals were diminishing slowly; in 2016, there were eight active journals, while in 2021, it was reduced to four journals. Similarly, the publication trends show that the highest number of articles (398) was published in the year 2015, and it was only 66 articles in 2020. It is revealed that academics hailing from state universities (42.88%) are the highest contributors to the predatory journals, followed by professionals from government colleges (16.76%). The results indicate that predatory publishing was rampant in the early years but declined gradually. Researchers from India have published the most articles, totaling 1760 (93%), followed by those from Nigeria (64, 3.3%), Bangladesh (10), and Saudi Arabia (eight articles). It is also revealed that 21.66% (n = 438) are returning authors who have published more than one article in the sample journals. The paper discusses the role of the government and especially the University Grants Commission (UGC) in curbing the menace of predatory publishing. The authors also discuss the possible role of library professionals in stopping the plague of predatory publishing.

Role of Library Professionals in Information Dissemination during National Lockdown: A Case Study in Reference to Recent Pandemic

Role of Library Professionals in Information Dissemination during National Lockdown: A Case Study in Reference to Recent Pandemic

Changing behavior of academic libraries and role of library professionals

PurposeThis paper aims to discover the key challenges and identifies reasons for the changing behavior of academic libraries and the role of library professionals, and how can they manage those challenges in a time of change. The paper reveals the most important competencies in a reshaping environment of libraries and the best ways of dealing with change. Library professionals are struggling to reform their traditional ways of working and trying to boost their knowledge and skills as current demand for higher education. Organizations can play an important role to develop willingness for accepting change and reduce stress among employees and prepare them to accept new systems and reality by creating collaborative and supporting environments that provide opportunities for growth and improvement. All library professionals must have the eagerness to keep up with the emerging trends and prepare themselves to accept changes that would have a direct impact on the libraries and the role of library professionals. Academic libraries have similar issues and challenges around the world, those are outcomes of technological advancement, digital resources, innovative services and diversity in higher education; therefore, the role of library professionals is changing.Design/methodology/approachThe research method is built on literature reviews from offline and online. The systematic literature review method is used to review full-text databases such as EBSCO, ProQuest, Library Literature and Information Science databases. Basic search options for keyword searching and advanced searching options have been used to retrieve the relevant papers on the right topic. A total of 113 papers were collected at the initial stage, but after their analysis in detail, they were reduced to 52 scholarly and peer-reviewed papers because the rest of the papers did not exactly express relevant content on the topic.FindingsLibrary professionals are struggling to keep up with the new competencies and adopt the innovative system and reality because diversity is rapidly changing. The best ways of dealing with change include reform the traditional ways to new ways of working and create collaboration at all levels. Librarians are under pressure to develop new skills to deal with the current scenarios that are affecting the role of library professionals. Academic libraries have similar challenges in a rapidly reshaping environment that are needed to address by researchers and library professionals for the present and future of academic libraries.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper is a piece of opinion, 52 appropriate papers on the topic have been reviewed from the peer-reviewed journals, not all publications were included. The existing literature described that there is a need for growth and improvement of academic libraries and workforce in financial crises because they play fundamental roles in society by offering services and information resources, so library professionals need to be very aware of these implications.Originality/valueThe literature on this particular topic is relatively limited. Therefore, this paper is the first to offer a systematic literature review on the changing behavior of academic libraries and the role of library professionals. This paper provides insights into the concept of adopting change and dealing with challenges in a time of change. It adds value to the library and information sciences literature and delivers outlines for the library professionals.

Spreading of Misinformation about COVID-19 Pandemic on Social Media: A Survey among Library Professionals

COVID-19 pandemic has manifold the use of social media platforms globally, which at the same time has lead to the spread of misinformation in return cause anxiety, depression and affected people in several other ways. So, our study is based on finding out the viewpoint of Library Professionals about the spread of misinformation about COVID-19 through social media apps and solutions to tackle with this problem, how to differentiate between misinformation/ fake new news and the right information, what may be the reasons for the spread of misinformation, what is the role of library professionals in handling misinformation etc.

Collection of local history document in public library: Role of library professionals in collection, organization, and effective use

Collection of local history document in public library: Role of library professionals in collection, organization, and effective use

Role of Library Professionals in Information Dissemination during National Lockdown: A Case Study in Reference to Recent Pandemic

Role of Library Professionals in Information Dissemination during National Lockdown: A Case Study in Reference to Recent Pandemic

EMPOWERING THE USERS IN ACADEMIC LIBRARY FOR A BETTER FUTURE

The main purpose of this paper is to enlighten the basic concept of user empowerment. The important role of the academic libraries and library professionals is to empower the students, research scholars and faculties for maximize and effective use of academic resources to enable them to develop skills & ability for self-empowering This paper discuss about the need of user empowerment, teaching tool & techniques, role of library professionals in user empowerment in academic library.

Infodemic during COVID-19 Outbreak: The Role of Library Professionals (Presentation Slides)

Infodemic during COVID-19 Outbreak: The Role of Library Professionals (Presentation Slides)

Role of library professionals in E-Resource management in digital era

Role of library professionals in E-Resource management in digital era

Perception of Using ICT in Libraries: A Survey of Library Professionals Working in Government Degree Colleges of Kashmir (J&K)-India

The application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has put a huge impact on Information Industry and has revolutionized the way libraries acquire, process, organise, store and disseminate information. It has also caused a drastic change in different library services making it possible for the libraries to serve their clientele quickly, efficiently and distantly. Thus, in this digitally-driven environment, the role of library professionals with respect to serving their users has equally become more important and challenging. On one hand, the library professional should be digitally sound and techno-savvy, on the other hand, he must be able to efficiently use his ICT skills to serve the user community. The objective of the current study was to assess the perception of professional librarians working in the government-run Degree Colleges of Kashmir regarding the use of ICT. This research is based on 44 Govt Degree Colleges in Kashmir region of J&K state. Questionnaire method was used for data collection from the target population. The findings of the study revealed that SOUL, the library management software, and Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) had the highest impact on the role of professional librarians. The findings of the present study support a need for the implementation of ICTenabled systems in libraries for better management of library house-keeping operations and for providing better and efficient services to the users.

What Are We Missing? A Snapshot of Difficult-to-Find International Online Resources

ABSTRACTThe proliferation of international research resources for sciences has improved scholarly communication and strengthened networks of research communities around the world. This study examined thirty-five portals, digital libraries, online repositories, bibliographies, etc., from Africa, Asia, Australia/Oceania, Europe, North America, and South America. The study observed trends in language, scope, access, type of resource, and search capabilities included in these resources. Moreover, this study highlights the partnerships necessary for these resources to thrive and the role of library professionals in conveying these unique resources to a broader community of scholars.

Knowledge Management and Role of Library & Information Professionals in Indian Corporate Sector

Knowledge management (KM) is the process of transforming information and intellectual assets into enduring value. It connects people with the knowledge that they need to take action, when they need it. In the corporate sector, managing knowledge is considered key to achieving breakthrough competitive advantage (Kidwell et al., 2000). The purpose of this study is to explore the role of library and information professionals in India's knowledge-based corporate. This study is supposed to study new roles of librarians for maximising the value of knowledge in an intelligent organisation. The paper uses a sample comprising 10 private sector organisations. The extent of the role of a library professional in KM practices was evaluated to assess the current and potential future role in managing knowledge resources in corporate environment, to find the way the library and information professionals can contribute more to KM, study skills and competencies required for library and information professionals, challenges and problems of corporate KM, make recommendations that will promote library professionals as economic development partners and major KM roles in Indian corporate sector. The paper shows that the role of library professional in KM is favoured by the majority of corporate in India but they are also concerned about library professional's reliability, loyalty, commitment and willingness to stay in the job and better people management skills etc. Although this research presents strong evidence regarding the KM in the Indian corporate sector and role of library and information professionals, the results should be interpreted in light of the study's limitations as the study uses a sample of 10 private sector organisations where the findings may lack generalisation. The paper tries to bring forth concern areas for KM in the Indian private sector organisations and role of library and information professionals in it.

Library Promotion Practices and Marketing of Library Services: A Role of Library Professionals

Marketing of products in industries is very much essential to increase sale and consequently to gain the profit, however in academic environment like university and colleges promotion and marketing of library and information sector is required to aware the library services. This paper enumerates the concept of library promotion and marketing of library services. Academic libraries are having all type of collections. To promote the collection in use it is necessary to market library products. This paper suggests practical solutions, ways and means of marketing the library services.

Efficiency of Research Scholars in Accessing Information Resources: A Case Study of Jammu University

Society is constantly facing challenges of handling and accessing information due to rapid advancements in technology and upheavals brought in by technological breakthroughs. Due to the emergence of Internet and World Wide Web, there is huge information available all over, which is posing challenges before library and information centres not only in managing vast amount of information but also how to pass relevant information smoothly to its users and at the same time educating them to extract relevant information with in least possible time using various information accessing tools. The present study attempts to highlight the efficiency of research scholars of different faculties of the University of Jammu in accessing information resources using various strategies like search engines, consortia, Boolean operators, phrases, truncation of terms, online databases and so on. It also discusses in detail the impact of technological changes on research scholars and their awareness about the various search strategies to access information sources more efficiently and effectively. An attempt has been made at the end to provide suggestions to improve information accessing skills and the role of library professionals in improving users’ skills to access relevant information in a proper way.

The Role of Library Professionals in Digital Era

In this age of digital information and communication, technology provides access to everything electronically or directly through Internet. Academicians and publishers are of the opinion that there is no role of librarian in this age. In view of changing environment for accessing and dissemination of information, librarians play a vital role as they are also responsible for building digital libraries, institutional repositories, virtual and automated libraries. In order to serve the users with micro-level information, library professional need to perform as intermediary, facilitator, end-user trainer, web architect, interface designer, knowledge manager, information scientist consultant and also a resource administrator.