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Journal of advancements in library sciences, Oct 16, 2020
A questionnaire-based survey was carried out for the current study in order to stimulate informat... more A questionnaire-based survey was carried out for the current study in order to stimulate information from the respondents who comprises of 115 teachers and researchers of SMVDU. Krejcie and Morgan sampling table and stratified random sampling technique were adopted for calculating the sample size from the whole population. The process of analyzing the data was done by using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), however in order to measure the level of significance of different revealed facts and difference among respondents of varied status, ‘Pearson’s’ and ‘Kruskal Wallis’ Chi-Square test (χ2)’ were used as per their need felt. The result of the study clearly reveals that among various available search engines, Google consistently ascertained to be exceedingly preferred search engines among teachers and researchers of SMVDU. Majority of academia of SMVDU prefer to use ‘Free Access’ web resources as compared to ‘Toll Access’ ones.
The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the performance and efficiency of the two most used searc... more The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the performance and efficiency of the two most used search engines after Google, i.e. Yahoo & Bing in retrieving internet resources at specific points of time using advance search techniques on single and double word queries. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study starts from an investigation of existing methodologies for evaluating search engines in order to find out the most important factors to decide which search engine to use when searching the World Wide Web. In order to examine retrieval efficiency of a search engine on the bases of various laid parameters like, coverage of a search engine, number of dead, missing & duplicate links retrieved by a search engine by using 20 single & double word queries by adopting advanced search technique. The data were evaluated using MS Excel spread sheet software. Findings: The findings of study reveals an explicatory results which clearly describes that different web search engines use different technology to find a particular web information. The overall analysis of the findings reveals that Yahoo is the leading search engine followed by Bing in terms of retrieving score, however Bing takes the lead in retrieving less number of dead and duplicate links while routing two term queries. Originality/value-The paper will provide important insight into the effectiveness of two major search engines and their ability to retrieve relevant internet resources. This paper has produced key findings that are important for all web search engine users as well as researchers and the web industry. The findings will also assist search companies to improve their services.
The present work is a small initiative towards preserving cultural resources and creating digital... more The present work is a small initiative towards preserving cultural resources and creating digital library of heritage sites and monuments of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. The monumental wealth of Kashmir is very rare and is good example of diversified art and architecture of Jammu and Kashmir. The CARARE metadata schema was used for documenting these monuments and sites, Greenstone Digital Library Software was used for creating the Digital environment in the form of digital library. The whole study reveals that the monuments and heritage sites of Srinagar, J&K are not in good condition and thus need maintenance and preservation. It is our prime duty to take the matter in the eyes of the concerned authority and make them conscious about the decreasing wealth of nation so that the concerned authority will took some worthy steps for their preservation and conservation.
The development of information and communication technology has paved the way to the development ... more The development of information and communication technology has paved the way to the development of electronic devices and has changed the traditional libraries to digital libraries. In which digitization of library collection has become a common activity. Digitization has opened up new audiences and services for libraries, that needs to be integrated into the plans and policies of any institution to maximize its effectiveness. With the help of digital technology institutions can share their research output globally by access and disseminate research information. This paper aims to explore and identify the role of digitized collection of the top 20 universities in the world according to the “Times Higher Education” World Rankings 2015-16
A questionnaire-based survey was carried out for the current study in order to stimulate informat... more A questionnaire-based survey was carried out for the current study in order to stimulate information from the respondents who comprises of 115 teachers and researchers of SMVDU. Krejcie and Morgan sampling table and stratified random sampling technique were adopted for calculating the sample size from the whole population. The process of analyzing the data was done by using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), however in order to measure the level of significance of different revealed facts and difference among respondents of varied status, ‘Pearson’s’ and ‘Kruskal Wallis’ Chi-Square test (χ2)’ were used as per their need felt. The result of the study clearly reveals that among various available search engines, Google consistently ascertained to be exceedingly preferred search engines among teachers and researchers of SMVDU. Majority of academia of SMVDU prefer to use ‘Free Access’ web resources as compared to ‘Toll Access’ ones.
2018 5th International Symposium on Emerging Trends and Technologies in Libraries and Information Services (ETTLIS)
The present study measures quantitatively the current position and growth of Open Access archives... more The present study measures quantitatively the current position and growth of Open Access archives, at the first stage it gives a quantitative overview of Open Access archives established and published from different developing and developed countries. Further it focuses on a comparative study between United States of America (USA) and United Kingdom (UK) the two developed nations. The study is exclusively based on the data collected from the Scopus database an Elsevier's abstract and citation database upto July 2017. With about 5927 (26%) of total number of active journals indexed by Scopus, USA has built significant influences headed for the progress of Open Access Scholarly publishing.
Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the performance and efficiency of the two most u... more Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the performance and efficiency of the two most used search engines after Google, i.e. Yahoo & Bing in retrieving internet resources at specific points of time using advance search techniques on single and double word queries. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study starts from an investigation of existing methodologies for evaluating search engines in order to find out the most important factors to decide which search engine to use when searching the World Wide Web. In order to examine retrieval efficiency of a search engine on the bases of various laid parameters like, coverage of a search engine, number of dead, missing & duplicate links retrieved by a search engine by using 20 single & double word queries by adopting advanced search technique. The data were evaluated using MS Excel spread sheet software. Findings: The findings of study reveals an explicatory results which clearly describes that different web search engines use diffe...
The present study measured quantitatively the current position and growth of Open Access archives... more The present study measured quantitatively the current position and growth of Open Access archives, at the first stage it gives a quantitative overview of Open Access archives established and published from different developing and developed countries. Further it focuses on a comparative study between United States of America (USA) and United Kingdom (UK) the two developed nations. Open access journals indexed in Scopus database are being surveyed for this study. As the study is based on the data collected from the Scopus database upto July 2017, which shows that the total number of journals indexed are 36377 in which 63% of journals are active and about 37% are in active. USA is leading at the top by contributing 10141 journals (28%), followed by UK by contributing 7431 journals (20%) of total number of journals indexed by Scopus. With about 5927 (26%) of total number of Active journals indexed by Scopus, USA has built significant influences headed for the progress of Open Access Scholarly publishing.
The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the performance and efficiency of the two most used searc... more The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the performance and efficiency of the two most used search engines after Google, i.e. Yahoo & Bing in retrieving internet resources at specific points of time using advance search techniques on single and double word queries. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study starts from an investigation of existing methodologies for evaluating search engines in order to find out the most important factors to decide which search engine to use when searching the World Wide Web. In order to examine retrieval efficiency of a search engine on the bases of various laid parameters like, coverage of a search engine, number of dead, missing & duplicate links retrieved by a search engine by using 20 single & double word queries by adopting advanced search technique. The data were evaluated using MS Excel spread sheet software. Findings: The findings of study reveals an explicatory results which clearly describes that different web search engines use different technology to find a particular web information. The overall analysis of the findings reveals that Yahoo is the leading search engine followed by Bing in terms of retrieving score, however Bing takes the lead in retrieving less number of dead and duplicate links while routing two term queries. Originality/value-The paper will provide important insight into the effectiveness of two major search engines and their ability to retrieve relevant internet resources. This paper has produced key findings that are important for all web search engine users as well as researchers and the web industry. The findings will also assist search companies to improve their services.
This paper throws light on the growth and development of open access journals published from Indi... more This paper throws light on the growth and development of open access journals published from India and Pakistan, two border sharing and developing countries. The study measures the current scenario of open access journals in India and Pakistan by exploring various facets of open journals and tries to present a lucid picture of their overall development. The study provides a detailed description of open access journals in terms of country, subject, language, content, and rank wise distribution. The current study shows that India is in a projecting situation with respect to Pakistan and even other developing nations in publishing open access journals. India has made important contributions towards the growth of open access publishing and is leading on the top with about 593 journals. Despite of the fact that India is leading in publishing open access journals, it is worth to note that Pakistan is leaving India behind in the field of medicine by publishing large no. of journals than In...
Proceedings of 3rd International Conference of Asian Libraries "Developing Smart Libraries Changes, Challenges, Issues & Strategies (ICAL-2018)", 2018
The present work is a small initiative towards preserving cultural resources and creating digital... more The present work is a small initiative towards preserving cultural resources and creating digital library of heritage sites and monuments of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. The monumental wealth of Kashmir is very rare and is good example of diversified art and architecture of Jammu and Kashmir. The CARARE metadata schema was used for documenting these monuments and sites, Greenstone Digital Library Software was used for creating the Digital environment in the form of digital library. The whole study reveals that the monuments and heritage sites of Srinagar, J&K are not in good condition and thus need maintenance and preservation. It is our prime duty to take the matter in the eyes of the concerned authority and make them conscious about the decreasing wealth of nation so that the concerned authority will took some worthy steps for their preservation and conservation.
Internet has generated the development of scholarly publications and every subject field is obser... more Internet has generated the development of scholarly publications and every subject field is observing an incessant progress in the scholarly arcade. Open access, the invention of Internet has also bagged the universal support. Medical Science, is among the subjects which are perceiving an intense progress in the open access field. The study explores the prominence of open access titles in the field of Medical Science. Numerous features highlighting open access journals in the field of Medical Science are featured in the study. The study will be supportive for the researchers in discovering the open access journals in the field of Medical Science for wider dissemination of its scholarly information and increase participation of wider user communities. Furthermore, it can also act as a revelation to the scholarly world to identify the real position of open access titles in the field of Medical Science. The results noticeably reveal an illustrative progression of open access titles in ...
Internet has generated the development of scholarly publications and every subject field is obser... more Internet has generated the development of scholarly publications and every subject field is observing an incessant progress in the scholarly arcade. Open access, the invention of Internet has also bagged the universal support. Medical Science, is among the subjects which are perceiving an intense progress in the open access field. The study explores the prominence of open access titles in the field of Medical Science. Numerous features highlighting open access journals in the field of Medical Science are featured in the study. The study will be supportive for the researchers in discovering the open access journals in the field of Medical Science for wider dissemination of its scholarly information and increase participation of wider user communities. Furthermore, it can also act as a revelation to the scholarly world to identify the real position of open access titles in the field of Medical Science. The results noticeably reveal an illustrative progression of open access titles in the field of Medical Science. Commercial publishers have also united as open access market performers. As a developing subject field Medical Science has a long way to go, but the beginning is promising and it is hoped by studies such as this the user perspective may be a contributing factor to the establishment of open access publishing. There is also much demand on help from information professionals via open access.
Journal of advancements in library sciences, Oct 16, 2020
A questionnaire-based survey was carried out for the current study in order to stimulate informat... more A questionnaire-based survey was carried out for the current study in order to stimulate information from the respondents who comprises of 115 teachers and researchers of SMVDU. Krejcie and Morgan sampling table and stratified random sampling technique were adopted for calculating the sample size from the whole population. The process of analyzing the data was done by using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), however in order to measure the level of significance of different revealed facts and difference among respondents of varied status, ‘Pearson’s’ and ‘Kruskal Wallis’ Chi-Square test (χ2)’ were used as per their need felt. The result of the study clearly reveals that among various available search engines, Google consistently ascertained to be exceedingly preferred search engines among teachers and researchers of SMVDU. Majority of academia of SMVDU prefer to use ‘Free Access’ web resources as compared to ‘Toll Access’ ones.
The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the performance and efficiency of the two most used searc... more The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the performance and efficiency of the two most used search engines after Google, i.e. Yahoo & Bing in retrieving internet resources at specific points of time using advance search techniques on single and double word queries. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study starts from an investigation of existing methodologies for evaluating search engines in order to find out the most important factors to decide which search engine to use when searching the World Wide Web. In order to examine retrieval efficiency of a search engine on the bases of various laid parameters like, coverage of a search engine, number of dead, missing & duplicate links retrieved by a search engine by using 20 single & double word queries by adopting advanced search technique. The data were evaluated using MS Excel spread sheet software. Findings: The findings of study reveals an explicatory results which clearly describes that different web search engines use different technology to find a particular web information. The overall analysis of the findings reveals that Yahoo is the leading search engine followed by Bing in terms of retrieving score, however Bing takes the lead in retrieving less number of dead and duplicate links while routing two term queries. Originality/value-The paper will provide important insight into the effectiveness of two major search engines and their ability to retrieve relevant internet resources. This paper has produced key findings that are important for all web search engine users as well as researchers and the web industry. The findings will also assist search companies to improve their services.
The present work is a small initiative towards preserving cultural resources and creating digital... more The present work is a small initiative towards preserving cultural resources and creating digital library of heritage sites and monuments of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. The monumental wealth of Kashmir is very rare and is good example of diversified art and architecture of Jammu and Kashmir. The CARARE metadata schema was used for documenting these monuments and sites, Greenstone Digital Library Software was used for creating the Digital environment in the form of digital library. The whole study reveals that the monuments and heritage sites of Srinagar, J&K are not in good condition and thus need maintenance and preservation. It is our prime duty to take the matter in the eyes of the concerned authority and make them conscious about the decreasing wealth of nation so that the concerned authority will took some worthy steps for their preservation and conservation.
The development of information and communication technology has paved the way to the development ... more The development of information and communication technology has paved the way to the development of electronic devices and has changed the traditional libraries to digital libraries. In which digitization of library collection has become a common activity. Digitization has opened up new audiences and services for libraries, that needs to be integrated into the plans and policies of any institution to maximize its effectiveness. With the help of digital technology institutions can share their research output globally by access and disseminate research information. This paper aims to explore and identify the role of digitized collection of the top 20 universities in the world according to the “Times Higher Education” World Rankings 2015-16
A questionnaire-based survey was carried out for the current study in order to stimulate informat... more A questionnaire-based survey was carried out for the current study in order to stimulate information from the respondents who comprises of 115 teachers and researchers of SMVDU. Krejcie and Morgan sampling table and stratified random sampling technique were adopted for calculating the sample size from the whole population. The process of analyzing the data was done by using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), however in order to measure the level of significance of different revealed facts and difference among respondents of varied status, ‘Pearson’s’ and ‘Kruskal Wallis’ Chi-Square test (χ2)’ were used as per their need felt. The result of the study clearly reveals that among various available search engines, Google consistently ascertained to be exceedingly preferred search engines among teachers and researchers of SMVDU. Majority of academia of SMVDU prefer to use ‘Free Access’ web resources as compared to ‘Toll Access’ ones.
2018 5th International Symposium on Emerging Trends and Technologies in Libraries and Information Services (ETTLIS)
The present study measures quantitatively the current position and growth of Open Access archives... more The present study measures quantitatively the current position and growth of Open Access archives, at the first stage it gives a quantitative overview of Open Access archives established and published from different developing and developed countries. Further it focuses on a comparative study between United States of America (USA) and United Kingdom (UK) the two developed nations. The study is exclusively based on the data collected from the Scopus database an Elsevier's abstract and citation database upto July 2017. With about 5927 (26%) of total number of active journals indexed by Scopus, USA has built significant influences headed for the progress of Open Access Scholarly publishing.
Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the performance and efficiency of the two most u... more Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the performance and efficiency of the two most used search engines after Google, i.e. Yahoo & Bing in retrieving internet resources at specific points of time using advance search techniques on single and double word queries. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study starts from an investigation of existing methodologies for evaluating search engines in order to find out the most important factors to decide which search engine to use when searching the World Wide Web. In order to examine retrieval efficiency of a search engine on the bases of various laid parameters like, coverage of a search engine, number of dead, missing & duplicate links retrieved by a search engine by using 20 single & double word queries by adopting advanced search technique. The data were evaluated using MS Excel spread sheet software. Findings: The findings of study reveals an explicatory results which clearly describes that different web search engines use diffe...
The present study measured quantitatively the current position and growth of Open Access archives... more The present study measured quantitatively the current position and growth of Open Access archives, at the first stage it gives a quantitative overview of Open Access archives established and published from different developing and developed countries. Further it focuses on a comparative study between United States of America (USA) and United Kingdom (UK) the two developed nations. Open access journals indexed in Scopus database are being surveyed for this study. As the study is based on the data collected from the Scopus database upto July 2017, which shows that the total number of journals indexed are 36377 in which 63% of journals are active and about 37% are in active. USA is leading at the top by contributing 10141 journals (28%), followed by UK by contributing 7431 journals (20%) of total number of journals indexed by Scopus. With about 5927 (26%) of total number of Active journals indexed by Scopus, USA has built significant influences headed for the progress of Open Access Scholarly publishing.
The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the performance and efficiency of the two most used searc... more The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the performance and efficiency of the two most used search engines after Google, i.e. Yahoo & Bing in retrieving internet resources at specific points of time using advance search techniques on single and double word queries. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study starts from an investigation of existing methodologies for evaluating search engines in order to find out the most important factors to decide which search engine to use when searching the World Wide Web. In order to examine retrieval efficiency of a search engine on the bases of various laid parameters like, coverage of a search engine, number of dead, missing & duplicate links retrieved by a search engine by using 20 single & double word queries by adopting advanced search technique. The data were evaluated using MS Excel spread sheet software. Findings: The findings of study reveals an explicatory results which clearly describes that different web search engines use different technology to find a particular web information. The overall analysis of the findings reveals that Yahoo is the leading search engine followed by Bing in terms of retrieving score, however Bing takes the lead in retrieving less number of dead and duplicate links while routing two term queries. Originality/value-The paper will provide important insight into the effectiveness of two major search engines and their ability to retrieve relevant internet resources. This paper has produced key findings that are important for all web search engine users as well as researchers and the web industry. The findings will also assist search companies to improve their services.
This paper throws light on the growth and development of open access journals published from Indi... more This paper throws light on the growth and development of open access journals published from India and Pakistan, two border sharing and developing countries. The study measures the current scenario of open access journals in India and Pakistan by exploring various facets of open journals and tries to present a lucid picture of their overall development. The study provides a detailed description of open access journals in terms of country, subject, language, content, and rank wise distribution. The current study shows that India is in a projecting situation with respect to Pakistan and even other developing nations in publishing open access journals. India has made important contributions towards the growth of open access publishing and is leading on the top with about 593 journals. Despite of the fact that India is leading in publishing open access journals, it is worth to note that Pakistan is leaving India behind in the field of medicine by publishing large no. of journals than In...
Proceedings of 3rd International Conference of Asian Libraries "Developing Smart Libraries Changes, Challenges, Issues & Strategies (ICAL-2018)", 2018
The present work is a small initiative towards preserving cultural resources and creating digital... more The present work is a small initiative towards preserving cultural resources and creating digital library of heritage sites and monuments of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. The monumental wealth of Kashmir is very rare and is good example of diversified art and architecture of Jammu and Kashmir. The CARARE metadata schema was used for documenting these monuments and sites, Greenstone Digital Library Software was used for creating the Digital environment in the form of digital library. The whole study reveals that the monuments and heritage sites of Srinagar, J&K are not in good condition and thus need maintenance and preservation. It is our prime duty to take the matter in the eyes of the concerned authority and make them conscious about the decreasing wealth of nation so that the concerned authority will took some worthy steps for their preservation and conservation.
Internet has generated the development of scholarly publications and every subject field is obser... more Internet has generated the development of scholarly publications and every subject field is observing an incessant progress in the scholarly arcade. Open access, the invention of Internet has also bagged the universal support. Medical Science, is among the subjects which are perceiving an intense progress in the open access field. The study explores the prominence of open access titles in the field of Medical Science. Numerous features highlighting open access journals in the field of Medical Science are featured in the study. The study will be supportive for the researchers in discovering the open access journals in the field of Medical Science for wider dissemination of its scholarly information and increase participation of wider user communities. Furthermore, it can also act as a revelation to the scholarly world to identify the real position of open access titles in the field of Medical Science. The results noticeably reveal an illustrative progression of open access titles in ...
Internet has generated the development of scholarly publications and every subject field is obser... more Internet has generated the development of scholarly publications and every subject field is observing an incessant progress in the scholarly arcade. Open access, the invention of Internet has also bagged the universal support. Medical Science, is among the subjects which are perceiving an intense progress in the open access field. The study explores the prominence of open access titles in the field of Medical Science. Numerous features highlighting open access journals in the field of Medical Science are featured in the study. The study will be supportive for the researchers in discovering the open access journals in the field of Medical Science for wider dissemination of its scholarly information and increase participation of wider user communities. Furthermore, it can also act as a revelation to the scholarly world to identify the real position of open access titles in the field of Medical Science. The results noticeably reveal an illustrative progression of open access titles in the field of Medical Science. Commercial publishers have also united as open access market performers. As a developing subject field Medical Science has a long way to go, but the beginning is promising and it is hoped by studies such as this the user perspective may be a contributing factor to the establishment of open access publishing. There is also much demand on help from information professionals via open access.