CALIBER 2015: Shimla,HP

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Acceptance of MOOCs for Engineering Education In india
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2015-03-12) Joshi, Namrata M
MOOCs are in limelight recently. They are getting more and more attention from media ,education professionals and technology aware people from the society. MOOCs create enormous opportunity for continuing education. Anybody from anywhere can learn anything with the help of MOOCs. MOOCs became popular worldwide because of their free, quality , massive and attractive features. In this paper author explains concept of MOOCs, importance of MOOCs for engineering education, MOOCs in India , Moocs Globaly,Comparision of MOOCS in india and globally , Challenges and recommendations and Conclusion.
Aligning Repository Networks and the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR)
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2015-03-12) Shearer, Kathleen
Research is becoming increasingly international. Many of today’s greatest challenges such as climate change, poverty, and health are global in nature and must be addressed in collaborative ways by researchers across regional and disciplinary boundaries. In this environment, research infrastructure should be connected, networked and developed to reflect the evolving needs of the research community. COAR (Confederation of Open Access Repositories) is an international organization with members from over 35 countries on 5 continents. COAR’s mission is to raise the visibility of research outputs through a global network of repositories. We are active on two levels: (1) At the practical level, we support communities of practice around areas of importance for our members mainly in terms of best practices, interoperability and monitoring trends in the repository landscape and (2) At the strategic level, we aim to facilitate greater alignment of regional and national repository networks around the globe. In March 2014, the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) launched a major initiative to align repository networks across the world. The aim of the project is to establish a mechanism for ongoing dialogue between repository networks. Strategically, it will give the repository community a stronger global voice and raise the visibility of the role of repositories as critical research infrastructure. It will act as leverage for local initiatives and demonstrate that networks are aware of and operate consistently with international trends. At the practical level, this activity will allow repository networks to discuss and adopt best practices for metadata standards, vocabularies and services.
Analysis of e- Resources’ License Agreements:Disagreeing for User Rights
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2015-03-12) Tripathi, Manorama; V K, Jagjeevan
The present paper analyzes license agreements for online databases and e- books subscribed by university libraries and highlight the different clauses which they cover and their impact on the libraries. It suggests some parameters which must be kept in mind while finalizing agreements with vendors and publishers of online resources.
Assessing the Research Impact of Institutions in India: A Bibliometrics Analysis Using Thomson Reuters InCites
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2015-03-12) Lipitakis, Evangelia A E C
In this study, a comparative bibliometric analysis of the research performance assessment of certain academic organizations in India is presented over a period of 35 years, using Thomson Reuters InCites research evaluation tool. Various aspects of research performance are assessed using bibliometrics analysis. Firstly, at the national level, India’s (and other BRIC countries’) trends in output and India’s global share of output in selected scientific fields over time are presented. Secondly, at the institutional level, India’s selected top academic institutions and universities are assessed upon their national share of output, change in normalized field performance over time, normalized performance in the field they publish the most and what is the impact of their international collaborations on average citation rates. Additionally, a case study on the international collaborations of the Jadavpur University over the past 20 years is presented.
Authorship of Indian LIS literature
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2015-03-12) Lokhande, Amogh S; Sawant, Priti P
The UGC of India declared the librarians from universities and colleges ineligible to apply for research grants for major and minor research projects. Hence, this study was undertaken to find out if (Academic) Librarians produce research; if so, what is their share amongst authors of LIS research published from India. It was found that Indians are the largest contributors of LIS literature published from India, that nearly entire LIS literature published from India is contributed by LIS fraternity only, and that, among all Indian authors of LIS literature published from India, share of Academic Librarians is larger than LIS Faculty.
Cataloguing to Facilitate Big Data Analytics
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2015-03-12) Singh, Manish Kumar; Singh, D K
“Big Data” is the popular term used to denote the collection of large data sets possessed by multiple systems. The inherent characteristics of this Big Data are the difficulty in processing due to sheer scale and accessibility of data and also un manageability through a traditional Database Management System. The size of this data set is ever increasing with increasing pace and addition of multi-exabytes per day. Apart from these, big data normally comprise of heterogeneous dataset, both structured and unstructured and also containing diverse data and file formats. It is very difficult to locate and retrieve the relevant information in real time from the universe of big data. Librarians, coming out of the walled library, can be expected to contribute in this task with their expertise in information organization and management. In this paper various challenges to the big data are identified and to address the challenges mechanisms for creating big data catalogue have been identified. Various mechanisms are discussed and compared and it is proposed to use the technique of library classification and cataloguing to catalogue the datasets in the big data thereby facilitating the information retrieval in the universe of big data.
Citation Analysis of Computer Science Literature
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2015-03-12) Rana, Madan Singh
The purpose of this paper is to analyze and evaluate the citation behavior and use pattern of computer scientists/researchers. The study revealsmany important indicators pertaining to computer science literature relating to citation behavior of computer science research. Firstly, almost all the bibliographic document types were referred by the authors, however, the primary research literature i.e. journals and conference proceedingswere dominatedmost. Likemost of the scientific disciplines, the citationswere scattered among core journals and core authors and have been contributingmainly in development of the subject, being the high quality sources. The citing literature ‘half-life’ indicates the dominance of current citations/literature.
Competence of Altmetrics in Building the Missing Features of Citation Metrics
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2015-03-12) S, Sri Amudha; R, Sevukan
Research output is multidimensional in nature and the existing bibliometric tools fail to cope up with the growing scope of the research output forms and also have citations as their sole base to evaluate research impact. Citations indicate the usage of a particular research work formally which reflect only the impact among the research community while societal impact is totally ignored. Altmetrics tracks heterogeneous research usages in the online environment which brings impact beyond academia in the picture. Bibliometrics and altmetrics complement each other in creating a more meaningful research evaluationmetric. Thus, the missing parts of citations in evaluating research impact like time consuming and fewothers are expected to be compensated to an extent.With this aim, the paper discusses the limitations of the existing indicators and how altmetrics can be used to fill few gaps. Sample data fromPLOS ONE journal was collected on Brain Damage during 2008-09 to prove that article downloads cannot be potentially used for predicting citations. It was also found that citations and altmetrics do not correlate as they measure different research impacts. The paper argues that citation counts highlights the work that was used to create knowledge and altmetrics reflects if the created knowledge was used for the betterment of the society. Therefore, this paper also strongly concludes that altmetrics cannot be used to predict citations and also states that either altmetrics or bibliometrics will remain unsolved puzzle in evaluating research output unless they are combined together as far as the evaluation metrics is concerned.
Designing and Developing an e-Learning Platform for Library & Information Science Students of University of Rajasthan: A Study
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2015-03-12) Kampa, Raj Kishor; Kaushik, Purnima
With the advent of information and communication technology (ICT), educational institutions all over the World are leveraging ICT to improve the quality of teaching, thereby increasing the level of student achievement. This paper examines the possibilities of applying open source learning management systems (LMS) in the teaching and learning process of Department of Library& Information Science, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. Further, in this paper the role of Moodle LMS as a tool in delivering effective teaching and learning is exhaustively discussed. Through this e-learning platform, the department can provide 24*7 access to learning materials on BLISc and MLISc courses as well as UGC-NET to the students. Through this paper, the authors propose this prototypical framework that may apply to other Post Graduate Departments of University of Rajasthan to adopt innovative pedagogical practice using LMS.
Deterring Plagiarism: A Study of Steps Taken By PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2015-03-12) Vasishta, Seema; Dhingra, Nav Jyoti; Dhanda, Maninder Kaur
Plagiarism is an act of fraud, involving both stealing someone else's idea and lying about it afterward. Plagiarism has emerged as one of the most troublesome issues bothering academia. Plagiarism detection tools are beneficial for the academic community to identify plagiarism and avoid such illegitimate activity. The availability of electronic forms of umpteen documents on the Internet has made it easier to plagiarize than ever before. Detecting plagiarism is of much importance as it can help in keeping the academic integrity and giving due credit to the original author. The present paper defines plagiarism and highlights its impact on academia. This paper also describes some of the plagiarism detection tools available for plagiarism checking and steps taken by the PEC University of Technology against plagiarism.
Development and validation of the Electronic Information Resources usage scale
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2015-03-12) Alahakoon, Champa N K; Chaminda, Jayasundara
The purpose of the study was to develop and validate the EIR use scale. The research took place in several empirical phases. Fist, a list of 97 items was developed by the researcher and was sent to the panel of experts for validation. Then a research instrument was formulated and pre-tested with 100 sample in four university undergraduates. After checking the face validity, the instrument was piloted with 540 sample and then evaluated through comments and suggestions. Finally, the main survey was conducted with 604 undergraduate sample and through the factor analysis the main and sub-factors were identified. Then the Cronbach’s alpha reliability and other validation such as descriminant and convergent validity were established.
Digitizing Library Card Catalogue Retrospectively on Exploring Scanning and OCR Technique at University of Mumbai – Some Lessons.
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2015-03-12) Raja, Nalini A
Retrospective conversion though the old and well-studied subject requires research in finding out an automated data capturing method. In this paper an attempted has beenmade to explore the digitization technique of scanning and converting the title and verso of the title page into optically recognized character for capturing bibliographic details of a document. The result of the digitization exercise done in this regard clearly indicate the inherent limitations and thereby caution the library professionals to explore this technique with alternative approaches till either change and consistency in publication style is appealing to the publishers or changes in OCR software takes place. The same technique however had been explored for specific subject search andwas successful.
Evolutionof Library Assessment Literature – A Bibliometric Analysis of LAC Proceedings
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2015-03-12) Dash, Nrusingh Kumar; Sahoo, Jyotshna; Mohanty, Basudev
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the publications reflected in the Library Assessment Conference (LAC) Proceedings from 2006 to 2014. Taking data from the online Library Assessment Conference Proceedings, we constructed a data set to study various bibliometric dimensions in terms of research topics, growth of literature, authorship distribution, and collaboration pattern.The finding suggest that, the contribution to LAC proceeding has steadily been increased. Some of the authors and organizations have shown their loyalty to the LAC and contributed in every proceeding from 2006 to 2014. It shows that 6 organizations have contributed in all the LAC proceedings with “University of Washington, USA tops the list with 32 contributions Similarly, the study of authors loyalty to LAC shows that 6 authors have shown their loyalty by contributing papers in all the LAC proceedings. “Martha Kyrillidou” and “Megan J.Oakleaf” tops the list with 12 contributions.
Experimenting and Innovating with New Technology in Changing Environment
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2015-03-12) Chandel, A S
Traces briefly the historical development of IT applications in libraries since 1980s along with the challenges of digital era. Emphasizes the need to restructure, improve and innovate library services in the context of changing library scenario. Suggests that libraries should be ever ready to change from one landscape to another as warranted and dictated by new technology. Concludes that libraries should give more importance to basics functions of libraries and evaluate them from time to time to find better methods and tools required for improved management of resources
Highly Cited Paper from Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India during 2001-14: A Scientometrics Analysis Case Study
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2015-03-12) Pitty, Nagarjuna
Over the past six decades the web of science database maintaining the core collections Science Citation Index Expanded, and past three decades Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Science and past one and half decades SciLEO Citation Index, Journal citation reports. This research paper analyses the results of a scientometric analytical case study of the research activities of highly cited papers from2001 to 2014. The study evaluates the growth of publications, citations, average citations per publication and H- index of top scientists or researchers, at Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India. Besides that the paper presents a citation-based mapping of data on global scientific activities from Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India research publications using Web of Science Database. Using different scientometric approaches, a continuous increase of both quantitative and qualitative parameters such as h-index and Global Citation Scores.Researchers have published 20063 publications during the time period 2001-2014 and cited at least 47 times by end of 2014 are analysed. Authors have been able to place their papers in high impact journals such as Physics, Engineering, Chemistry,Materials Science, Science &Technology, Computer Science, Biochemistry Molecular Biology,Mechanics,Mathematics, Telecommunications, and Crystallography. The study reveals that the output of Indian Institute of Science research Publications has greatly increased over period.
Himachal Pradesh: Research Oriented State as Visualized in SCOPUS
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2015-03-12) Madaan, Deepti
The paper presents a scenario in research activity undertaken by HP based authors solely or in collaboration with other authors at academic and research Institutes of Himachal Pradesh as visualized in SCOPUS. The data retrieved from SCOPUS covers the period 1952-beginning of Jan. 2015. Various parameters like decade wise growth of publications, research productivity of top 10 authors, highly researched subject areas, the most cited papers, citation overview of the extremely preferred journals have been taken into account. This paper finds out the top 4 districts of Himachal Pradesh whose authors have come out with maximum research output.The study reveals that the research gained momentum after 1970 with the establishment of HP University. Out of top 10 authors 7 belong to Himachal Pradesh University. Authors of Himachal Pradesh have worked more in collaboration with the authors of other Indian states than with other International authors. Pure and applied sciences have remained the highly focussed areas of research as compared to Social sciences. Agriculture has emerged as the most researched subject area.
Impact of E-learning on Achievement Motivation and Academic Performance - A Case Study of College Students in Sikkim
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2015-03-12) Kumar, Neeraj; Bajpai, R P
Globalization of society is connected to remarkable development in Information technology and global networking has given birth to e-learning phenomena, which broadness our horizons of traditional learning and creates opportunities for all stakeholders in the teaching and learning process. This study focused on the impact of e-learning on achievement motivation and academic performance. E-learning has been revealed in this study a positive impact on achievement motivation and academic performance contrary to the expectations of this study. The paper also examines the data for the presence of interaction effects of e-learning study on male, female and socio-economic characteristics. It is concluded that in order to improve motivational effectiveness and academic achievement, higher education should consider aiming to develop e-learning strategies that encourage greater engagement and also take into consideration the different learning styles found within the student body.
Indian Contributions in the field of Emotional Intelligence(2001-2005): A Scientometric Study
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2015-03-12) Kattimani, P S
This paper presents a scientometric study of Indian contribution in the field of Emotional Intelligence that is covered inPsycINFO, a bibliographic database..The period of 2001-2005was considered since PsycINFO covered the maximum records of 1025 forthis period. All of these 1025 records were in English language..The paper shows that the most frequently cited journals are general in nature, and that the total contributions are collaborative research with different degrees of collaboration. Further it also shows that the average degree of collaboration is 0.87 and that the collaborative research tends to be more in the field of Emotional intelligence.
Linking, Improving, Status, Career: Making in Library and Information Science MOOC
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2015-03-12) Pathak, Deepshikha; Das, Krishna
Obsolesce and depreciation of knowledge and skill is a major issue in any Professional Occupation and more particularly in our Profession as “Information” is the central theme in our field. The paper have highlighted some loopholes in this Profession with special reference to North-East India why it’s a different situation leading to the trend of Missing Out Librarianship. Is LISC MOOC the solution to save ourselves from Missing Out Librarianship and Knowledge and Skill obsolesce and depreciation and if so then what should be the model for developing the same.
Lotka’s Lawa and The Pattern of Scientific Productivity in the Gandhian Literature
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2015-03-12) Singh, Shiv; Rana, Madan Singh
This paper offers a practical insight into the application of Lotka’s law of author productivity in Gandhian literature and also presents the collaborative pattern among the authors. In the present work significant effort has been made to collect all the periodical literature related to Gandhi and that are published in English up to 2010 from the various resources. The study reveals many imperative indicators concerning Gandhian literature, like for instance thatLotka's Law holds with respect to Gandhian Literature.

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