Browsing by Author "Soni, Navin Kumar"

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    Encouraging Academic Honesty through Anti-plagiarism Software
    (2009-02-25) Vij, Rajeev; Soni, Navin Kumar; Makhdumi, Gayas
    This article aims to introduce LIS professionals to plagiarism, its types, some famous cases and the numerous library web sites devoted to this important issue. Plagiarism by students and researchers in academic and research institutions is an old but ever growing problem. The proliferation of paper mills, full text databases, and World Wide Web pages has made plagiarism a bigger problem in academia. The easy availability of electronic information through Internet creates a challenge for librarians, who must be well informed not only to detect and deter plagiarism, but also to educate their users about its ill effects. This article also enumerates reasons for increase in plagiarism cases, how to avoid plagiarism, do’s and don’ts of plagiarism, and finally prevention and punishment for plagiarism. Use of plagiarism detection tools can not only deter but also assist faculty to combat this form of academic dishonesty. In this article various anti-plagiarism tools have been enumerated and the advantages and disadvantages of using these automated texts matching software’s are discussed and analyzed in brief. The librarian’s role in informing masses about ill effect of plagiarism is also highlighted.
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    Institutional Repositories Movement in India: Tips & Strategies for Success in the Challenging Times
    (INFLIBNET Centre, 2010-02-18) Vij, Rajeev; Soni, Navin Kumar
    The paper highlights the institutional repositories (IRs) movement in India updated till Nov 2009. The paper attempts to identify and evaluate institutional repositories in India with special reference to initiatives taken by twelve DRDO laboratories/establishments including DESIDOC. This paper gives a comprehensive listing of workshops conducted in India to promote development of IRs and also lists institutional repositories developed in India, most of which are available in the public domain. The IRs are identified through a study of the literature, as well as internet searching and browsing. A questionnaire based survey followed by select telephonic interviews were conducted to examine the number of DRDO labs/estts, who have already hosted IRs, and those who intend to do so in the near future. Use of open source software, especially DSpace, is found to be most commonly used for the creation of IRs in India. The collection size in most of the IRs of India is in few hundred records only. IRs face a seemingly endless set of interrelated challenges. Most pertinent questions are: How can we attract content? And how can we integrate IRs into the Institutions landscape? The paper highlights the Indian initiatives in the field of IRs. It provides an overview of the 69 institutional repositories of Indian institutions in a range of subject disciplines. This article highlights software requirements for setting up IRs and the current trends in India. The paper conducts a literature review and questionnaire survey on IRs already established and those planned in near future among DRDO Labs/Estt and to incorporate it with the authors’ own experiences. The authors believe that institutional repositories will help in the sharing of institutional intellectual output and will increase article citations and the impact factors of Indian publications. The LIS professionals should play a proactive role in the growth of e-resources in institutional repositories to enable IRs to become sustainable in the future also. This paper explores some of the challenges and benefits to libraries operating an IR. Lastly, this paper will examine the future of IR’s as it relates to issues in sustainability and viability for institutional repositories.
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    Usage and Awareness of Mobile Applications and Technologies by LIS Professional in Library Services: Special Reference to North-West Part of Madhya Pradesh
    (INFLIBNET Centre, 2015-03-12) Soni, Navin Kumar; Sudan, Upender Singh; Vij, Rajeev
    This study examines the usage and awareness of mobile applications and technologies by LIS professional in library services: Special Reference to North-West part of Madhya Pradesh, India. A well-structured 345 questionnaires were distributed among the LIS professional in library services to find out the usage and awareness of mobile applications and technologies. Out of which 298 responses were received from LIS professionals from various north-west part of Madhya Pradesh. The present study demonstrates and elaborates the various aspects of usage and awareness of mobile applications and technologies among LIS professionals of north-west part of Madhya Pradesh, India, The questionnaire covers user’s awareness about ICT, instant messaging and communication, use of on social network sites for library services, any application for online reading and reference services, applications for use by organization, productivity and their work and comfort ability in using mobile applications, apps for Navigation or Mapping. Findings and suggestions of the survey are given at the end of the article.