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This study aims to introduce colonial, post-colonial, and decolonial studies and all related terms such as Orientalism and the subaltern school, which are multiple names for a specific issue that have been studied in the social sciences, humanities, history, politics, economics, art, Literature and linguistics. Although it focuses mostly on the col...

Urolithiasis is a common disease that affects approximately one-fifth of the global population. This systematic review explores the predictive role of inflammatory markers for the spontaneous passage of ureteral stones. The literature was systematically searched via Google Scholar, PubMed/MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, Science Direct, CINAHL, Web o...

Introduction Cigarette smoking is a persistent public health problem as it is a risk factor for many diseases. Previous studies on the role of illegal drug use in cigarette smoking have yielded disparate and inconclusive results, hindering the development of effective intervention strategies to address this issue. Therefore, this systematic review...

The integration of AI tools within library science has revolutionized traditional practices, enhancing operational efficiency and service delivery. This report explores the multifaceted role of AI tools in modern libraries, aiming to underscore their significance, applications, challenges, and future prospects. The study delves into the historical...

This study investigated the usefulness of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in record-keeping in libraries. The objectives of the study were to analyse current trends in AI applications for record-keeping in libraries, evaluate the effectiveness of AI in protecting library records from physical and digital threats, explore the impact of AI on the effici...

Computational notebooks (e.g., Jupyter, Google Colab) are widely used by data scientists. A key feature of notebooks is the interactive computing model of iteratively executing cells (i.e., a set of statements) and observing the result (e.g., model or plot). Unfortunately, existing notebook systems do not offer time-traveling to past states: when t...

OCR2SEQ represents an innovative advancement in Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology, leveraging a multi-modal generative augmentation strategy to overcome traditional limitations in OCR systems. This paper introduces OCR2SEQ’s unique approach, tailored to enhance data quality for sequence-to-sequence models, especially in scenarios chara...

Critical thinking, an important construct in the educational dimension, is an active process which uses a specific set of skills and enables one to make appropriate decisions and discriminate between information received. Therefore, critical thinking is considered as an important aspect of information performance in library education. In the field...

Las personas con discapacidad se enfrentan a diario con barreras que derivan del entorno físico, material o social en el que se desenvuelven. Para lograr que dicho entorno sea completamente inclusivo, se debe garantizar la accesibilidad, realizar las adaptaciones necesarias y reconocer las habilidades de cada individuo. El presente artículo muestra...

FROM POLISH TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING STUDIES: UNPUBLISHED DOCTORAL THESES (1874-2010) The present publication, the first in a planned series, presents the achievements of Polish translation scholars collected in the form of unpublished doctoral dissertations. An integral part of the study is a list of doctoral dissertations written from the sec...

The use of game in education has been evidenced to improve students’ engagement in learning. However, much research shows that the use of game in learning is only effective for high school students, while its use for students of higher education is limited. Research on game in education has predominantly been occupied by Kahoot! while Quizizz has r...

It reflects on the role of the concept of “territory” in community libraries and the use of this term as a fundamental concept in the characterization of Brazilian community libraries, highlighting the sociocultural bias and the importance of these spaces for the communities in which they are located. This is an exploratory-descriptive and qualitat...

This study explores the benefits and challenges of information organization in technical university libraries. Information organization, a critical aspect of library science, involves categorizing, cataloguing, and managing resources to ensure their accessibility and usability. Technical universities, specializing in science and technology, possess...

The commencement of a series of lectures in 2022 under the name “Konarski Lecture” as well as the reedition of the Polish-English version of Kazimierz Konarski’s textbook “Modern Polish Archival Science and its Purpose” raise the question about the continuation of commemorating prominent Polish archivists. One of the figures worth paying attention...

In this chapter, the editors of Human Privacy in Virtual and Physical Worlds introduce readers to the aims of this book, which are to understand human privacy from multiple disciplines and to inspire privacy researchers to broaden their research perspectives beyond the limitations of a single disciplinary lens. This introductory chapter sets up the...

Objectives: To compare the efficacy of tocotrienol and tocopherol in the management of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases. Method: The systematic review was conducted in line with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines 2020, and comprised literature search from 2002 till January 5, 2023, on...

Background Advanced gastric cancer (AGC) that does not respond to first-line therapy poses a challenge to clinical management. The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of apatinib combined with S-1 in second-line and above treatment of AGC. Methods Cochrane Library, Science Direct, EMBASE, PubMed, and CNKI were searched f...

This study examines the impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors on economic investment from a statistical perspective, aiming to develop a tested investment strategy that capitalizes on the connection between ESG factors and financial performance. ESG investing: A statistically valid approach to data-driven decision-making (ES...

Fetal signal separation is vital in producing an accurate interpretation of the health condition of a fetal. In the context of a non-invasive fetal monitoring approach, the signals are acquired from the abdomen of pregnant women. As a result, a mix of maternal and fetal signals is obtained. These maternal and fetal signals are vague, as both signal...

Objective: This article describes the evolution of academic public health library services from standalone academic public health libraries in 2004 to centralized services by 2021. Methods: Five public health libraries serving public health graduate programs (SPH) at public and private institutions were visited in 2006-07. Visits comprised tours, s...

The twin pandemics of COVID-19 and structural racism brought into focus health disparities and disproportionate impacts of disease on communities of color. Health equity has subsequently emerged as a priority. Recognizing that the future of health care will be informed by advanced information technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), mac...

The paper investigated how Reading Groups in Academic Libraries can contribute to increasing library users' interaction with literature and improving language skills. A case study was conducted with the inclusion of creative writing exercises in a reading group. This initiative took place during the winter semester of the 2022-2023 academic year an...

The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science (CJILS) invites submissions to a special issue on current is-sues in scholarly publishing in Canada and globally.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an emerging field in library science, involving the programming of computers to execute tasks that typically require human intelligence. The overarching goal is to create computer systems capable of thinking and acting like humans, which holds profound implications for the field of librarianship. AI has found widespr...

This study examines the impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors on economic investment from a statistical perspective, aiming to develop a tested investment strategy that capitalizes on the connection between ESG factors and financial performance. ESG investing: A statistically valid approach to data-driven decision-making (ES...

Background Although tuberculosis is highly prevalent in low- and middle-income countries, millions of cases remain undetected using current diagnostic methods. To address this problem, researchers have proposed prediction rules. Objective We analyzed existing prediction rules for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and identified factors with...

The study focused on students’ sustained interest, which is the interest they initially had when they enrolled for Diploma in Library and Information Studies at Rongo University. The interest was sustained throughout the diploma course. The guiding question: Is interest to pursue studies in Library and Information Studies sustained beyond one’s gra...

The main objective of the paper is to identify the causes for lower usage of online resources and to suggest steps for improving the overall utilization of online resources in a centralized library of a private business school based in South India. The paper intends to demonstrate how Lean Six Sigma tools can be adopted to improve the online usage...

Library education in India and Australia has developed independently with distinct features. This paper provides brief profile of the history of India and Australia followed by discussion of the evolution of LIS education in both the countries. The paper is a comparative study. It discusses the different issues and challenges encountered in LIS edu...

This study investigates the Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) fluctuations and altmetrics source stability in Information Science & Library Sciences publications, analyzing 26,474 documents from 2012 to 2021. It finds that 23.7% of these publications experienced AAS fluctuations over a year. Significant influences on AAS variability include Twitter m...

University College London (UCL) has more than 51,000 students along with a challenge to find available study space. UCL has improved its Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure to better analyze space occupancy in order to solve this. Current systems offer real-time information, but they are only available in crowded places. Therefore, this study p...

Background Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) is widely used in the treatment of patients with musculoskeletal and sports disorders with a lack of significance in patients with sprain ankle. Purpose This review investigated the effect of PBMT on pain, oedema, and function in patients with an ankle sprain. Methods A systematic search of the databas...

A research paper of Fredrick Kiwuwa Lugya published by Emerald Insight in 2013, has argued a few attributes that make LIS as an established scientific field. The study further highlighted that LIS is the study of scientific field whose hypotheses, theories and laws continue to be tested for validity by other LIS and non-LIS researchers under the sa...

Cheminformatics is the research field that deals with information about chemical systems. This includes the chemical structure which is used in computational chemistry where quantum chemistry is too complex. The Chemistry Development Kit (CDK) was one of the first Open Science libraries in chemistry, co-founded in The Netherlands. The source code g...

Zusammenfassung 1892 erscheint ein heute vergessener Aufsatz zur Popularität von Lesestoffen, der Überlegungen anstellt, die einer genaueren Betrachtung wert sind. Eduard Reyer entwirft eine wegweisende Theorie des Populären, die auf der empirischen Beobachtung der quantitativen Verteilung von Beachtung aufbaut und die Zeitdimension dieser Verteilu...

Zusammenfassung Die „Konferenz der Informations- und Bibliothekswissenschaftlichen Ausbildungs- und Studiengänge“ (KIBA) feierte im Jahr 2023 ihr 25-jähriges Jubiläum. Dies ist Anlass genug, die Aktivitäten durch die KIBA und die damit verbundenen Entwicklungen insbesondere im Bereich der bibliotheks- und informationswissenschaftlichen Studiengänge...

This research is motivated by an interesting phenomenon of changing times marked by the mushrooming use of information technology that makes the Library able to provide all services quickly, precisely, accurately, anytime, and anywhere. And, in real-time these services can be utilized by users, namely the use of e-library applications applied at th...

Science communication has taken center stage in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) disciplines in the context of public outreach and citizen science. Developing practical communication skills is imperative for all scientists to be highly successful in their careers and more so for underrepresented and Black, Indigenous, and People of...

Background: We conducted this systematic review to compile the evidence for the role of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in odontogenic infection (OI) and to determine whether NLR is elevated in patients with OI. This was done to aid physicians in better understanding this condition for clinical management. Methods: The search was conducted...

Background Although shorter labors are the benefits of Early Amniotomy (EA), it may lead to risks such as non-reassuring fetal testing and cesarean delivery. Also, the effect of cervical ripening to induce labor before amniotomy is unknown. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the effect of EA on the delivery outcome with or without c...

This article presents the history of the Professor Osni de Medeiros Regis Library, located at Av. Mauro Ramos, n.1344, in the city of Florianopolis, SC, Brazil. The study reports the history of the library, describing the creation processes, the construction of the physical space, the composition of the collection and the creation of the foundation...

Abstract Background: Sexually transmitted infection is a common public health issue, and it is characteristically transmitted through sexual intercourse. Around the globe, particularly in less developed countries, delayed treatment of this infection could lead to a health and economic burden. Even though the health and economic burden of sexually t...

This article delves into the pivotal role of periodicals in the realm of library science, shedding light on their multifaceted significance. Periodicals, encompassing journals, magazines, and newspapers, are dynamic repositories of knowledge that not only inform librarians but also cater to the diverse informational needs of library patrons. The di...

This paper examines the contribution of using the arts as an educational method to reading groups in a library setting. The aim of the paper is to highlight the extent and the ways in which the inter-artistic dialogue strengthens the reading interest of the minor or adult participants and cultivates their aesthetic education. More specifically, the...

The aim of the study is to present the origins and development of academic institutions educat- ing librarians in Poland between 1945 and 2015, taking into account the institutional and scholarly aspects. In the first part of the paper the author presents the history of various institutions — university faculties, departments and institutes — arran...

Despite ongoing efforts to improve database accessibility, aggregated database vendors concede that they do not have complete control over document accessibility. Instead, they point to the responsibility of journal publishers to deliver articles in an accessible format. This may increase the likelihood that users with disabilities will encounter a...

Scientific aspects of devising names of academic institutions and disciplines. The influence of politics and ideology in the post-war period on the choice of names in the case of the Commission for Bibliography and Library Science of the Wrocław Scientific Society, the Department of Library Science for the Employed, and the Chair of Library Science...

The author of the paper explores the development of the concept of Polish post-war library science as an academic discipline and demonstrates the wealth of achievement in librarianship studies. Theoretical reflections on and the ongoing discussion about the scope of library science provide a background for the presentation of practical solutions ap...

Objective The present article aims to comprehensively review the existing literature on superoxide dismutase (SOD) levels, an antioxidant enzyme, in oral cancer. Method An extensive literature search was conducted across various databases, including PubMed, Wiley Online Library, Science Direct, and Cross Reference, spanning 1998–2023. At the outse...

This paper explores the intersection of web accessibility and library services through the lens of Ranganathan’s Second Law, "Every reader his/her book." In today’s digital era, where online platforms serve as primary sources of information, ensuring equitable access to library resources for all users, regardless of their abilities or disabilities,...

Background and aim: Tamarix gallica L. is commonly known as “Jhau”. These deciduous, herbaceous, twiggy shrub or small tree reaching up to about 5 meters high and mainly found in the salty regions and is found between interdunal areas of the desert. It has enormous potential and having a broad spectrum of activity on a variety of illnesses such as...

A Review of:Pionke, J. (2023). What are library graduate students learning about disability and accessibility? A syllabus analysis. Urban Library Journal, 29(1). https://academicworks.cuny.edu/ulj/vol29/iss1/2/ Objective – To analyze the disability and accessibility content of library sciences courses. As well as to determine the importance of teac...

Background Poor sleep quality significantly impacts academic performance in university students. However, inconsistent and inconclusive results were found in a study on sleep among university students in several African nations. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence and associated factors of poor sleep quality among universi...

The Five Laws of Library Science1 is not only regarded as one of the most relevant and influential works by Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, but also as a classic of the history of Library and Information Science. This book was the result of Ranganathan’s search for a philosophical foundation of the area and also was the seed of much of his later leg...

Background Full immunization coverage plays a vital role in public health by enhancing child survival and preventing morbidity and mortality from common childhood illnesses. However, there is a shortage of comprehensive studies providing conclusive evidence on full immunization coverage and associated factors in Ethiopia. Hence, the objective of th...

This article will examine the reception of the concept of paratext from its introduction into the research space by the French literary scholar Gérard Genette to the contemporary practice of paratextual research. Paratext has been annexed in such fields as library science, cultural studies, translation studies, media studies, and linguistics, among...

Bibliometric analysis stands as a valuable means of assessing the impact and significance of scientific journals. This study delves into a bibliometric analysis of the Journal of Tropical Forest Science, utilizing data from the Scopus database within the timeframe of 2001 to 2023. Over a three-month period (August – October 2023), we employed the R...

The present study puts forward a novel biographical knowledge graph (KG) on S. R. Ranganathan, one of the pioneering figures in the LIS domain. It has been found that most of the relevant facts about Ranganathan exist in a variety of resources (e.g., books, essays, journal articles, websites, blogs, etc.), offering information in a fragmented and p...

The Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to completely transform a variety of sectors, including library science. The integration of IoT in libraries is examined in this study, with an emphasis on operations, resource management, and user experience enhancement. IoT devices and sensors can automate processes, optimize resource allocation, and...

This research work investigated the effect of scaffolding technique on student academic achievement and knowledge retention among LIS. It employed a quasi-experimental research design using IAUE which comprised of 100 students of 300 level as the population sample. Post test and pretest were used as an instrument for data collection. At the end of...

Climate change and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are considered the 21 st Century’s major health and development challenges. Both pose a disproportionate burden on low- and middle-income countries that are unprepared to cope with their synergistic effects. These two challenges pose risks for achieving many of the sustainable development goals (S...

This paper addresses the different criteria for documentation and bibliographic citation of the ninth edition (2021) of the Manual of Style of the Modern Language Association (MLA), where, in addition to considering citations within a document and the section entitled "Works Cited", it also explores different guidelines in relation to inclusive lan...

Purpose: Analyzing the subject structure of research in this field can provide valuable information about the current state of the field, including its issues and needs, strengths, gaps, and shortcomings. The present study aims to analyze the global research topics in information science and library science, while also reviewing research topics fro...

Background The increasing cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden threatens the global population as the major cause of disability and premature death. Data are scarce on the magnitude of CVD among the population in West Africa, particularly in Ghana. This study examined the available scientific evidence to determine the pooled prevalence (PP) of CVD a...

BioScience is an advanced Python library designed to satisfy the growing data analysis needs in the field of bioinformatics by leveraging High-Performance Computing (HPC). This library encompasses a vast multitude of functionalities, from loading specialized gene expression datasets (microarrays, RNA-Seq, etc.) to preprocessing techniques and data...

Наукові праці Національної бібліотеки України імені В.Ì. Вернадського=Naukovì pracì Nacìonalʹnoï bìblìoteki Ukraïni ìmenì V.Ì. Vernadsʹkogo=Academic Papers of The Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine. 2023. Vol. 23. P. 236-249. The purpose of the article is to consider the main characteristics of webinars as the most popular e-form of professional...

The novelty of the dissertation research lies in the fact that the process of professionalization is holistically reproduced, the concept of professionalization of library specialists is proposed, including: a) methodological foundations - sphere, activity and information and communication approaches chosen by studying various inter-scientific appr...

Background Family plays a significant role in children's dental and oral health (DOH) elements, such as children's DOH knowledge and practice, the development of children's dental fear and anxiety (DFA), children's dental visits, and children's DOH status. The study aims to address the interrelationship of these elements based on individual and fam...

Objectives This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the magnitude and determinants of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) in Ethiopia. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Participants Age 15 and above all patients with diabetes with the diagnosis of DKA in Ethiopia Data source PubMed/MED...

Велев, В. Дейността на Тодор Боров като деец на читалищното дело, отразена в неговия архив. - В.: Библиотека : списание за библиотечна теория и практика. - ISSN 0861-847X (Год. 29, бр. 1, 2022, с. 38-47. Настоящата статия спира вниманието си върху присъствието на Т. Боров в читалищния живот. Обект на проучване е част от неговия богат архив, който...

Artificial Intelligence, indeed encompasses the development of computer systems capable of performing tasks that traditionally require human intelligence. This field aims to create machines and software with the ability to learn from experience, reason through complex problems, understand natural language, recognize patterns, and adapt to diverse s...

Dental caries is a chronic condition that affects people of all ages and has a high prevalence in Indonesia. Applying silver diamine fluoride (SDF) as a topical fluoridation agent is one of the approaches to prevent bacterial interactions that lead to the development of carious lesions. This study aims to determine the efficacy of SDF as a caries p...

The present study reveals that to investigate and show the status of the colleges belonging to Library Science regarding the sound utilisation of webometrics application for an easy accessibility and better functioning of Libraries for the benevolence of students, professors, and research scholars. It is also intended that whether the respective co...

The Urban Information Specialist Program lasted only one year, from 1970-1971, at the University of Maryland School of Library and Information Service (SLIS). While short lived, the program raised big questions that resonate still today about who could become a librarian and what role a librarian plays. The program sought to diversify librarianship...

The 5th International Conference of Faculty of Music, University of the Visual & Performing Arts 2023 (ICFM-2023) was held in the Faculty of Music premises in Colombo from 22 to 23 November 2023 with the main theme ‘Symbiosis of Arts and Cultures: Nurturing Expression, Connection, and Well-being’, brought together an assembly of over a hundred scho...

Simple Summary Kaempferol, a natural compound commonly found in fruits, vegetables, and plants, has gained interest within the scientific community because of its anticancer properties against different types of tumors. The results of this review reveal that kaempferol exerts anticancer effects on many types of tumor cells by different mechanisms,...

Background: Knowledge resources and documentation mechanisms are essential for managers' productivity. Thus, identifying and categorizing knowledge resources and developing documentation mechanisms are crucial organizational tasks. Objectives: This research aimed to analyze, categorize, and rank knowledge resources in Iranian medical science librar...

Background Despite the elevated risks of infection transmission, people in prisons frequently encounter significant barriers in accessing essential healthcare services in many countries. The present scoping review aimed to evaluate the state of availability and model of delivery of vaccination services within correctional facilities across the glob...

Information is considered a basic need that supports decision-making. One of the information needs for students themselves is information related to internships. This study aims to analyze the information-seeking behavior of the Department of Library Science students, at Nusantara Islamic University in determining the place of internship using the...

In the city of Cartagena de Indias (Colombia), a group of residents of Serena del Mar consolidated the Free Libraries project and consists of placing furniture with books in public sectors of this new urban project. This article describes the project implementation process from infrastructure and regulatory issues, evaluating the fulfillment of its...

Existence of plagiarism is an occupation of education in two dimensions: for learning and a mental process construct of lack of acknowledgement of innovations in learning. Unfortunately, the common concepts of plagiarism has not been clarified in learning process. This paper argues that plagiarism is an inherent natural process of learning. With th...

There is no doubt about the revolutionary effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on a variety of sectors, most notably research and education. The incorporation of AI into library procedures has become an unavoidable step, given its significance and the requirement of maintaining global competitiveness. To give a thorough overview of this dynamic...

The research focuses on the area of Technological Surveillance and Strategic Intelligence based on the survey of the models applied in Argentine institutions of public nature linked to science and technology, and oriented to Research, Development and innovation (R&D). A diagnosis is made to identify the physical, human, organizational and informati...

Libraries can learn BD analytics. The report examines Malaysian library big data analytics for new research. Complete subject debate recordings enhance comprehension. Adopt TOE-BDA. Multiple research gaps led this study. Malaysian libraries use new BDA. Not predictive, most data analysis is descriptive. Libraries and information science rarely use...

The significant advancements that accompanied the era of technological advancement and the extraordinary circumstances that have emerged in recent years have prompted institutions to seek technical solutions to conduct their business and keep up with the challenges of this era. Consequently, this study aims to develop a document management system f...

This paper aims to explore the library and information science research output of the BRICS nations during year 2019-2023. This study used All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) covered by the Scopus citation database to collect data for five years. The bibliographic data have been downloaded through advanced search technique "SUBJTERMS (3309)"...

Science is dynamic so it continues to develop over time. A number of figures contributed to coloring scientific dynamics, one of which was S.R Ranganathan who dedicated his life to the world of libraries. His name is well known as the Father of Libraries in India and his ideas spread throughout the world. His magnum opus Prolegomena to Library Clas...

Mathematical Knowledge Management (MKM) is a recent interdisciplinary field of research in the intersection of mathematics, computer science, data science, knowledge engineering and library science. The main goal of this paper is to build a first-order logic (FOL)-based applied ontology for metadata extraction, by the name MADME (MAke Decision for...

This research work determines the delinquent readership problems on libraries of Colleges of Education in Enugu and Ebonyi State. The main purpose was to determine delinquent readership problems in three colleges of Education libraries in the two states. Five research questions were adopted for the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted for t...

This paper examines the significance of creative writing in cultivating a deeper, more meaningful connection between children and literary reading within the library setting. Employing an interdisciplinary approach, it views creative writing as an educational tool that serves to ignite the imagination of young readers and harness the expressive pot...

Scientists who want to use micromagnetic simulation packages, need to learn how to express the micromagnetic problem of interest in a “language” such as a configuration file, script or GUI-clicks that the simulation software understands. This language varies from software to software. If the researchers need to use another package, they need to lea...

Objective. This study investigates the logistic regression modelling of demographic factors and bibliokleptomanism o bilbiomania among library users in Nigeria. Design/Methodology/Approach. This research was guided by positivist paradigm, therefore questionnaires were used as an instrument of data collection. Four hypotheses were formulated and tes...

Evaluating the long-term influence of academic papers in the early stage after publication is crucial for research management and decision-making. Although the total number of citations has been considered as a valid indicator to measure the academic influence of papers, there are still some bottleneck problems in predicting future citation counts....

The evolution of technology and the internet has led to the development of numerous effective web tools that cater to different areas, including library science. The adoption of Web 2.0 tools and technologies has shown significant benefits, and this systematic review study aims to identify a comprehensive overview of the studied articles in a brief...

Aim/Purpose: This study aims to investigate the enabling technologies and applications of computer-assisted career guidance (CACG) tools in the career planning activities of students. Background: The choice of a career is an extremely significant lifetime decision for any individual. Students often struggle with their career choices mainly due to t...

Public Libraries are an essential part of the society in educating people to strengthen them as the human capital of the community. But today, public libraries are at a turning point and are struggling to survive in the contemporary world. One of the causes of this is the advent of new technologies that have changed the reading habits and learning...

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine subscribed journal usage by postgraduate students at Dhaka University Library. Methodology: The study collected primary data from 62 students enrolled in the thesis group at the postgraduate level in the art faculty. The data was analyzed using SPSS and Microsoft software, and the findings were described...

The aim of the study was to determine LIS students' perceptions of the open and distance learning systems at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (BAOU), Gujarat. This study was based on survey methods. The researcher has used a questionnaire for the data collection in this study. The population of the study was library and information science st...