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2025

This paper aims to assess and evaluate the use of e-database in engineering college libraries of Karnataka, use of e-databases by the faculty members of various engineering colleges through a survey based on a structured questionnaire. Various statistical methods have been used for data analysis. The study confirmed that faculty members are aware of the edatabases and various types of e-resources, e-thesis, and e-journals. The highly significant difference (  2=2306; P<0.000) among the respondents with regard to the use of ‘IEEE’ (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)’ many respondents scoring 170(48.6%) says ‘agree’. E-databases are playing major role in engineering college libraries. Keywords: Use of E-database, awareness of E-databases, engineering colleges, analytical study Cite this Article K.N. Shivakumaraswmay. Use and Awareness of E-Databases in Engineering College Faculties of Karnataka: An Analytical Study. Journal of Advancements in Library Sciences. ...

2025

The study investigated influence of preservation techniques and access to digital resources on the research output of Liberians and lecturers in Federal university libraries in Northern Nigeria. Three research questions and research objectives respectively guide the study to capture types of digital resources and preservation techniques utilized as well as access tools that facilitated the use of digital resources to enhance research output of librarians and lecturers. Descriptive survey research design was used and the target population consisted of 12,691 academic staff with breakdown of 161 librarians working in ICT unit of university libraries as well as 12,539 lecturers in various faculties in the 22 universities in Northern Nigerians. Multi-stage sampling techniques viz-a-viz proportionate stratifies sampling techniques was used to select 377 lecturers and 79 Liberians in nine universities. Two set of four point rating scale questionnaire was design and administered on 386 respondents. Mean and standard deviation was used to analysed data. Result showed that e-journal article, digitization and library catalogue top the list in terms of digital resource, preservation techniques and access tools used in research output of academic staff in federal university libraries in Northern Nigeria. Digital resources were used to disseminate research output. The conclusion was that e-journal article serve as plat form for convening current research findings and that digitization is the modern method of preserving paper-based materials in libraries. Easy access to information resources is made possible through library catalogue. The study recommended that management to universities in northern Nigeria should motivate academic staff to make scholarly contribution to other resources (text book, technical report etc) were among others.

2025, Transforming Library Services: Innovation, Access and Research Support (pp. 3-29), Devyani Publishers and Distributors, Delhi

This study explores the transformation of library collection development in response to the digital era’s demands, aiming to redefine strategies for acquiring, managing, and preserving digital resources. Spanning the historical evolution, architecture, and global practices of digital libraries, it analyzes components like digital collections, metadata standards, and cloud-based infrastructures, alongside challenges such as copyright, preservation, and scalability. Findings reveal that traditional print-focused policies are inadequate for handling diverse digital objects—e-books, multimedia, and open-access repositories—requiring new criteria for selection, licensing, and user engagement. Case studies, including Europeana, HathiTrust, and Trove, highlight best practices and persistent hurdles like funding and ethical digitization. The study concludes that a digital-first approach, leveraging AI-driven metadata, blockchain for preservation, and FAIR principles, ensures accessible, sustainable collections aligned with global user needs. Its originality lies in integrating historical context with emerging technologies, offering a comprehensive framework for libraries transitioning to digital ecosystems, distinct from prior print-centric studies.

2025, International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Review

The idea of a board system is a global thought commonly practiced by academic and professional bodies regardless of institution or professional affiliation. Nigeria like its counterparts in other countries of the world has a rich history and antecedents of establishment of national, public, research and private libraries with their boards created alongside for effective information service provision. The current study is a scoping review of the functions of the library board in ensuring information service provision in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study employed the descriptive survey design. A total of eighty (80) staff and users of public libraries in Lagos State participated in the study. Data collection involves the administration of questionnaires to the respondents. The data retrieved was subsequently subjected to descriptive statistical analysis where frequency counts and percentage distribution was run on the retrieved responses. The analysis was aided by IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Findings revealed that, majority 52.5% of the respondents occasionally use the library while 47.5% others frequently use the library. Besides, 61% were not satisfied with the hours of library operation while 48.7% said 'yes' they were satisfied with the hours of library operation. Also, 42.5% reasoned that the library has the function of awareness creation, 32.5% said libraries are to carry out advertisement functions while 25% reasoned the library board should focus on evaluation of the activities of the libraries within the State. Also, 46.2% said the library offers continuing education programmes to its clientele, 28.7% others said they have enjoyed information provision from the library board, 18.7% others said they have been offered research opportunities while 6.2% others said the library had provided them with recreational information. In addition, it was found that there is inadequate information materials on the library stock while 31.2% indicated poor infrastructure, while 27.5% others said the library has poor facilities, 21.2% identified poor funding while 20% others identified inadequate information materials in the state library board. As regards the greatest obstacles that hinder public library development in Lagos State, the findings indicated that inadequate funding and Society misconception about the essence of the library constituted 58.7%. The study concluded that the state government should do everything within its capacity to increase the budgetary allocation to the state library board for enhance performance particularly in the current information-driven age.

2025

Varieties of research and development of science annually continues to grow. One of the study program at the Graduate School of Gadjah Mada University who recently established and continues to experience growth is the Culture and Media Studies (KBM). In the program consists of S2 (master's degree) and program S3 (doctorate). Study program of Media and Cultural Studies (KBM) is an interdisciplinary study program, which utilizes various theories from various disciplines preexisting such as communication science, philosophy, politics, sociology and even cultural sciences eg anthropology, information and library science. So because of the interdisciplinary nature then, indirectly influence the type of existing courses and influenced the literature that will be used until the scientific papers produced as theses and dissertations. This paper is a literature review dissertation year 2014-2015 which is the study of bibliometric approaches CoClassification. The purpose of this study was...

2025, Heritage

Most museum collections are not displayed since they are held in storage, out of visitors' reach. However, little is known about the size of stored collections, how they are used, and to what extent museums enhance their accessibility in New Zealand museums. This study aims to provide an overview of the size of stored collections, the strategies adopted by museums, and how these solutions impact the accessibility of stored collections in museums in New Zealand. Data were gathered through a survey sent to the New Zealand office of ICOM and direct invitations to museums between December 2020 and January 2021. Respondents represented different museums' legal statuses, sizes, and collections. The results show that 84% of collections are held in storage. Strategies such as the rotation of items enabled museums to use 28% of stored collections. In comparison, 18% of stored items were used through loans and 17% through exchanges, making them accessible to everyone. Specifically, it was found that the most effective strategies in terms of accessibility are visible storage, with 55% usability of stored collections, and the digitisation of collections, with 41%. These findings indicate that factors such as different legal statuses of museums, sizes, and types of collections, might impact the use of stored collections.

2025, Museums World

With the birth of museums, came the Enlightenment idea that the contemplation of the works was an educational resource that was supposed to be available to the entire population. As a result, collections ostensibly became accessible to everyone (Bazin 1967; Cataldo and Paraventi 2007; Stermscheg 2014). Everybody could enjoy collections, whether they were curators and scholars, or not. Nevertheless, since curators and museums collected items rather carelessly, regardless of the available space, resulting in over-crowded premises, the idea of accessibility has begun to falter (Ames 1985; Crenn 2021; Ferriot 1995; Gilson 1914). Museums adopted several esthetic methods to lighten displays in order to address the unappealing presentation (Avery-Quash and Crookham 2018; Bazin 1967; Griesser-Stermscheg 2014; Murray 1904; Reinach 1909). Because many stored collections have not been displayed at all, the initial intent of their democratization has been compromised. As a result, a sizable portion of collections is accessible for study purposes for professionals only and not the general public. Therefore, the topic of stored collections and their uses has become contested since it endangers the museum's reputation as a place where anybody can access and appreciate its collections.

2025, Library Philosophy and Practice

This paper is an empirical study of collection development policy of electronic resources in university libraries in South East Nigeria. The study ascertains the types of policies guiding electronic resources collection development practices; identifies the tools used in making sound electronic resources collection development; and determines the criteria considered in the evaluation of electronic resources of university libraries in South East Nigeria. It employed a descriptive survey design. The population of the study was 86 librarians in collection development, serials and digital library (e-library). All the 86 librarians working in collection development, serials and digital library units (e-library) were used hence the number is manageable. The survey used questionnaire and interview as instruments of data collection. Data collected were tabulated and analyzed using simple statistics of percentages and mean. The result revealed that the university libraries under study adopte...

2025

In seiner Entscheidung vom 26. September 2002 entschied der OGH im sogenannten „Card Reader-Fall“ zum ersten Mal, welches Recht auf die behauptete Verletzung eines auslandischen Patents (U.S.-Patent)durch Handlungen im In- und Ausland (in Japan und den USA)anzuwenden sei. Dabei kam das Gericht zu dem Ergebnis, das in erster Linie das Recht desjenigen Landes Anwendung finde, nach dessen Recht das Patent registriert worden sei (Territorialitatsprinzip). Daruber hinaus stellte es fest, das japanische Gerichte bei der Anwendung des auslandischen Rechts bestimmte Rechtsfolgen und Anspruche des Patentinhabers nach dem jeweiligen auslandischen Recht allerdings nicht anerkennen durften, falls hierdurch eine unmittelbare Rechtswirkung in Japan erzeugt werde. Dies wiederumwurde gegen das Territorialitatsprinzip in der japanische Patentrechtsordnung und gegen den ordre public verstosen. Die Anspruche des Revisionsfuhrers wurden vom OGH letztlich zwar mit unterschiedlicher Begrundung a...

2025, Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship

The purpose of this study is to determine the materials used by graduate students in engineering and to guide library collection development decisions. A literature review shows citation studies are useful in developing core journal lists and determining appropriate allocations between journals and monographs. This case study found that journals (38%), conference papers (19%), and books (18%) are the most heavily used formats, with books aging more slowly than other formats. Core journal lists are developed by total citations and by number of citing authors. Variations among engineering disciplines were identified, including variations in format, age, and subject classification of journals. Areas for further research are noted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

2025, Library Resources & Technical Services

2025, Credence Publisher

This study investigated the use of journals among postgraduate students of the Faculty of Law, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Anambra State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was adopted, and data were collected using Google Forms. 28 out of 33 which was the total population of the postgraduate students in law faculty, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, University responded to the questionnaire. The results show that 28 (84.9%) people out of the total population of 33 (100%) filled the questionnaire.17 (60.7%) of the respondents were masters' (LL.M) students, 6 (21.4%) were PhD students, 4 (14.3%) were pursuing postgraduate diploma and 1 (3.6%) was a M.Phil. students. It also reveals that the postgraduate students frequently use journals primarily for research purposes, writing course assignments, and staying current with legal issues. Furthermore, the study also shows that postgraduate students prefer electronic journals over print journals due to ease of access and use. However, lack of indexing for print journals, outdated journals, password restrictions, and lack of awareness hindered effective journal use. The following recommendations: students should frequently use journals and not only when there is need because, journals are periodically published which means that they carry up-to-date information, institutions should subscribe to more journal databases so as to give the students access to electronic journals and download them, enough awareness should be created through classroom sensitizations, workshops and trainings, current journals should be stocked in the library, journals in the library should be indexed for easy retrieval were made to enhance the use of journals by postgraduate students.

2025, portal: Libraries and the Academy

This study examined gender and racial differences among undergraduate library collection users at the University of Mississippi. Checkout and electronic resource use data were compiled for the calendar year 2014. These data were used along with statistical testing to distinguish between groups and determine how well the library collection was serving historically underserved and nonminority populations. The results indicate that minority groups are served as well as, if not better than, the control groups.

2025, Jalingo International Journal of Library and Information Science

Government-owned libraries, which are majorly public and national libraries, have a brighter future in their operations and services, as they continuously play a significant role in the improvement of equitable quality access to information, and preservation of cultural heritage, among other things. Regrettably, in Nigeria, these libraries have not felt well in terms of support and commitment. However, despite a series of efforts, the state of these libraries remains an issue of major concern, hence the need to devise digital and policy-based strategies towards revitalizing and repositioning them. Employing thematic analysis, this paper assessed the current state of government-owned libraries in Nigeria. It went forth to articulate a series of strategies that can be employed in repositioning these libraries, such as policy reformation, provision of additional means of income generation, library automation and deployment of modern technologies for improved services, and library lobbying and advocacy, among other things. Conclusively, this paper believes that these digital and policy-based strategies, among others shall go a long way in revitalizing these government-owned libraries, especially in Nigeria and beyond.

2025, International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change

In recent years, academic digital libraries have become a very important source of information. Academic digital libraries provide a rich collection in order to satisfy user need for information. The augmentation of user population and the volume of new publications causes many challenges to librarians in the collection development process and determining user needs of information is the fundamental challenge that librarians face. This article presents a demand-driven collection development decision support system based on the PROMETHEE II method. The DSS supports the librarians to make decisions in the collection development process to provide a rich collection that meets the users' needs. The DSS evaluates and determines a set of electronic resources for purchase, subscription, contract reviewing or cancelation. The decision support system extracts users' queries from log files to determine user preferences. Then, the revised Simos' procedure is used to derive the crit...

2025

Organizational taxonomies have been used to organize content and aid navigation. This paper describes the experience of using an organizational expertise taxonomy and its corresponding subject matter experts, to aid collection development and to raise user awareness of the collection. Leveraging on subject matter experts in the organization provided a degree of balance to patron-driven acquisitions, and tapped on the subject matter expert’s community links to increase awareness of information resources in the collection. The use of organizational expertise descriptors to complement Library of Congress Subject Headings in the library catalogue yielded the benefits of precision and user familiarity to facilitate discovery, and resilience in case of changes to the organizational expertise taxonomy. Using the library catalogue to tag information resources to competencies is more efficient than manual updating by the subject matter experts, and provides an overview to aid collection anal...

2025, Orientations

Three 18th century leaves from an album originally in the Qing dynasty (1644–1911) imperial collection were recently discovered at the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London. Wrongly interspersed within a different album, they were acquired accidentally and had gone unnoticed for over a century and are being published here for the first time.

2025, Bonhams catalogue

The Mr and Mrs Gerard Hawthorn Collection displays a diverse array of bamboo and wood-crafted objects, including brushpots, figures, boxes, and scholar's items, some of which were made for the Imperial Court. Most of the collection offered at Bonhams, consists of 17th and 18th century bamboo and wood carvings, providing valuable insight into the evolving cultural and social status of these crafts. Dorothy Ko, in The Social Life of Inkstones, demonstrates that by the early to mid-Qing dynasty, the Court had become fluid enough to accommodate a new class of technocrats-figures like Tang Ying (1682-1756), who, despite being a potter, was also an educated literatus, composing poetry, writing plays, and holding administrative roles. However, the blurring of boundaries between artisans and literati had already begun in the late Ming dynasty. By the 17th century, this shift allowed bamboo carving to move beyond mere decoration, transforming it into an intellectual and artistic pursuit that paralleled the literati ideals of painting and poetry. Influenced by the rise of woodblock printing and the growing demand for scholar's objects, bamboo carvers embraced literati aesthetics, positioning themselves not simply as craftsmen but as artists in their own right, signing their creations. This essay examines the rise of bamboo and wood carving, its intersection with literati culture, and the impact of print culture, before exploring how the Qing Court, particularly during the Qianlong era, appropriated literati ideals to serve Imperial authority.

2025

Part of the ASIANetwork Books series. Analysis of a seventh-century Chinese anthology on imperial governance In Ordering Tang China: Cultural Memory, Emperor Taizong and the Essentials, Kelly Ngo presents the first book-length study in... more

2025, Journal of the European Association for Chinese Studies

The Qunshu zhiyao 群書治要 (Essentials for bringing about order from assembled texts) is a compilation of statecraft writings that was imperially commissioned by and for the Tang emperor Taizong 太宗 (598–649) near the inception of his Zhenguan... more

2025, Digital Libraries: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities

This is an age of information explosion. No library, however big it may be, is able to satisfy all the needs of its user due to various constraints. It is because of this phenomenon that the concept of library consortium has developed. Consortium of libraries is well known for sharing of resources all over the world. Information explosion, emergence of internet and particularly World Wide Web as a new medium of information storage make the concept more come into sight than earlier. This study aims to explore the concept, issues and facilities offered by the library consortium and shows how the library consortium is making resources available among the member libraries. Bangladesh has plenty of libraries but the concept is still at a nascent stage in library arena. It is essential to have some ideal consortia models for university libraries to adhere for optimum utilization of their resources and services. This study also aims to identify the possibilities, problems of building library consortium and make viable recommendations, suggest models for the future prospect of university library consortium in Bangladesh. It believes that establishment of university library consortium will make university libraries more productive and effective to their user community.

2025, International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Review

The importance of information literacy in educational development cannot be over-estimated. The information literacy program's mission is to support, promote and enhance teaching, learning and research in universities. This work studies information literacy as an agent of change in Nigerian University education. Descriptive survey research design was adopted. Four research questions guided the study. The total population from which sample was drawn is 3000 student library users of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, and Paul University both in Anambra State. A sample of 100 students was used. Accidental sampling technique was adopted. A questionnaire entitled “Information Literacy Questionnaire (ILQ)” was developed by the researchers, validated by experts and used for data collection. Cronbach Alpha was used to obtain a reliability coefficient of 0.84. Data were collected and analyzed using simple mean score, with 2.50 benchmark set for accepted or rejected items. The major ...

2025

Published 10 times a year, Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) Kits and Flyers contain information on issues of concern to libraries and librarians; they are the result of surveys on topics related to practice and management of library programs in the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). This document focuses on the organization of collection development. The SPEC Flyer is a two-page summary of the status of the organization and staffing of collection development; discussion includes training for collection development, collection development activities, and the impact of electronic information resources. The SPEC Kit contains survey results; organization charts; administrative and bibliographer and selector position descriptions and position announcements; outlines of training programs, planning documents for training, and training for library liaisons; and electronic information resources in collection development including collection development policies, procedures for evaluating, selecting and ordering electronic resources, and form for recording information on electronic resources. Documentation is provided from 22 universities, and a selected reading list contains 49 sources. The SPEC survey instrument is included. (AEF)

2025

0 Abstract The emergence of the Internet, particularly the World Wide Web, as a new medium of information storage and delivery in the 21st century. The phenomenon of consortia or group of libraries buying e-information together has become very important in the last few years. This paper briefly discusses the concept, need, factors, advantages, disadvantages of library consortia. Also this paper covers various models and the benefits of e-journals consortia .

2025

Le développement des collections est un aspect discret du travail en musée. Invisible aux yeux du public, il joue un rôle central dans la définition et la transmission du patrimoine collectif. Ce livre explore le collectionnement dans les musées de société et en décrit le ronronnement quotidien. Se dégageant des discours institutionnels, cet ouvrage met de l’avant la perspective des acteurs responsables des collections et interroge notre rapport aux objets qui y sont conservés. Cette ethnologie du quotidien muséal repose sur une enquête de terrain menée dans trois musées de société au Québec : le Musée de la civilisation à Québec, le Musée POP à Trois-Rivières et l’Écomusée du fier monde à Montréal. Elle dépeint la collection à la fois comme un outil permettant aux musées de se définir, comme une expérience professionnelle, comme un espace de négociation et comme un objet aux contours continuellement redessinés. Sous cet angle, la collection muséale devient un processus de qualification dynamique de la culture matérielle ancré dans un quotidien fait de normes, de pratiques, d’expériences, de relations, de contraintes et de questionnements.

2025

With the enactment of Law No. 12,244/2010, which universalizes libraries in educational institutions, society longed for every school to have, finally, a library: however, with a deadline for implementation expiring in 2020, the public authorities have not complied with the legislation and, unfortunately, more than half of the schools in Brazil still do not have a library so that, among numerous advantages, students become more aware citizens through reading and research. In Jardinopolis, a city in the interior of the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, since 2017 a group has worked a lot to comply with this legislation: with the legislative and municipal executive branch was formed the Jardinopolis Libraries Commission that acts in advocacy for school libraries. This experience report presents the challenges for the implementation of the legislation, describing the performance of the Commission in this short period (2017-2019) to achieve significant results: participation in a public heari...

2025, International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change

2025, Nangarhar University Social Science Journal

Job satisfaction plays an important role in increasing the productivity of the university lecturers. If lecturers are highly satisfied, they will perform
effectively, and the organization will achieve its goals easily. This research will provide valuable information about the elements that influence the job
satisfaction of university lecturers. Meanwhile it will also provide information to university administration and the ministry of higher education on where to concentrate efforts to improve the job satisfaction of university lecturers. The main aim of this study was to determine the impact of working conditions, promotion opportunities, and training and development on the job satisfaction of Parwan University lecturers. Data was collected through a structured online questionnaire from University lecturers. The total population of the study was 236. Based on a population of 236, a confidence level of 95%, and margin of
error of 5%, the required sample size was calculated to be 147 using a sample size calculator. Primary data of the study was analyzed by Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 26 by using multiple linear regression. The result of the study showed that working conditions and promotion opportunities have a positive significant impact on job satisfaction, while training & development do not have a significant impact on job satisfaction.

2025, Nangarhar University Social Science Journal

This study explores the preservation practices of library books in
Afghanistan, specifically focusing on the Alama Habibi Library at
Kandahar University. The primary objective of the research is to
investigate the current methods and strategies employed to
conserve library books and safeguard valuable resources within
the library’s collection. Given the challenges of limited resources
and environmental factors in Afghanistan, this study aims to shed
light on how preservation efforts are managed and identify
potential areas for improvement. A descriptive research method
was used, including site visits, observations, and interviews with
library staff and patrons to gather insights into the preservation
practices. The findings reveal that while the library has made some
progress in maintaining the condition of its books, challenges such
as inadequate storage facilities, climate-related issues, and limited
funding for preservation programs remain prevalent. However,
efforts such as basic conservation techniques and periodic repairs
have been implemented to extend the lifespan of the books. The
study concludes by recommending improvements in preservation
training, enhanced storage facilities, and better funding for
preservation initiatives to ensure the longevity and accessibility of
the library’s collection in the face of ongoing challenges.

2025, Media, Arts and Design (MAD) Anthology III

Digital games are a culturally significant part of modern life but much of digital game history is at risk of disappearing on outdated, disintegrating media formats. Specialist media conservation groups that work to preserve these heritage materials find their efforts stymied by restrictive copyright laws, corporate interests, and other roadblocks. Such groups share a common preservation goal, but often differ in methodologies, priorities, and desired outcomes for media artifacts. A common charter of principles would help preservation groups across the globe improve communication, avoid duplicating work, and support scholarly rigor. This proposed charter adapts the structure established by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) for preserving heritage materials with added details of the specific needs of digital game preservation, scholarship, and education as used in practice by specialist groups worldwide. It is meant to spark discussion, inspire the formation of a community of practice for further development, and act as a set of guidelines for new preservation efforts. This charter organizes principles for preservation into eight articles and recognizes digital game heritage as a common cultural heritage of human knowledge and expression.

2025

Uma leitura sobre a Biblioteconomia Jurídica no Brasil e em países selecionados: contribuições, particularidades, semelhanças e diferenças Faz uma análise espaço-temporal sobre a Biblioteconomia Jurídica no Brasil e em países selecionados, cotejando as contribuições, particularidades, semelhanças e diferenças identificadas em cada realidade nacional. Os países escolhidos foram Argentina, Espanha, Estados Unidos da América, Itália, Nigéria e Portugal. A análise consistiu em artigo de revisão dos textos constantes da edição do número desta Revista. Como resultado percebeu-se que as experiências trazidas para essa discussão se revestem em um passo de relevante importância para o desenvolvimento e consolidação da Biblioteconomia Jurídica no mundo.

2025

Mata kuliah ini memberikan pemahaman dan menganalisa tentang tatacara ibadah dari masa ke masa termasuk praktiknya di Indonesia.

2025

Massachusetts Legal Research is a concise guide to researching Massachusetts law and to the general process of legal research. Its intended audience includes law students as well as practitioners and paralegals. Extensive treatment of the research process—with Massachusetts and federal examples—makes this book suitable as a stand-alone text for an introductory legal research course. Chapters discussing how to locate and use specific Massachusetts sources make this book a useful quick reference guide for the Massachusetts lawyer or paralegal.

2025

Mata kuliah ini menjadi peletak dasar-dasar beribadah sehingga mahasiswa memiliki wawasan yang komprehensif mengenai tatacara beribadah secara khusus maupun secara umum.

2025, Theobald, Ulrich. 2025. “Culture of War - High and Popular.” In A Cultural History in the Age of Enlightenment, edited by Sascha Möbius, 103–126. London, etc.: Bloomsbury Academic. (A Cultural History of War. 4)

The term "culture of war" describes the relationship between war, society, and thought, as military institutions and theories are shaped not only by political factors but also by intellectual, civilian, and literary developments. The framework of military culture may include a mission statement that defines the purpose of an army and legitimises its existence, an internal structure of the military that embodies norms and assumptions for this institution, and resources to ensure the military's survival and functioning (Wilson 2008: 17; Di Cosmo 2009: 4). Studies on the culture of war also consider how the dynamics of war have produced new cultural products in literature and art, the memorialisation of the dead, the intellectual traditions of commanders, the experiences and reactions of soldiers, or the specific memory products related to combat (Lee 2017; Leonhard 2008). Although not all of these aspects can be addressed in the present chapter, a balanced description of the most important elements may be possible. Undoubtedly, technological development contributed to the overseas expansion of some Western powers. Europeans benefited from a military culture that differed from that of their adversaries, characterised by post-feudal, non-personalised military command systems and philosophies, particularly through the application of 'reason' and science to address challenges (Black 1999: 208). From a global perspective, it is thus certainly worthwhile to compare certain aspects of the culture of war with those existing in the largest and most populous state of that era, the Qing empire in China. The concept of "military humanism" emerged as early as the Renaissance (Pichichero 2017: 7) but truly flourished during the Age of Enlightenment. Men were not merely seen as elements in a clash between princes or sovereign states but also as agents in their own right. Thinkers began to recognise sensibilité-the care for others-and an expression of noblesse de coeur as crucial for the cohesion of armies. Soldiers of all ranks were encouraged to cultivate piety, familiarity, camaraderie, community, and respect. In this manner, the ethics of courage and honour were somewhat "democratised" during this period (Pichichero 2017: 16).

2025

In August 2011, a cohort of 30 Oregon State University Libraries and Press librarians and staff received free e-readers (Kindle Keyboards, Nook Simple Touches, Kobo Touches, and Sony PRS-350 Reader Pocket Editions) to use and adopt as they wished. In return, they were asked to participate in a year-long study exploring factors influencing their decisions to embrace or reject the e-readers. By removing barriers to trialing e-readers, investigators sought to: 1) understand the difficulties and hurdles encountered when adopting and using an e-reader; 2) explore factors that influenced library faculty and press staff to embrace or reject e-reader technology; and 3) learn if the experience of trialing e-readers would lead to enhanced services. The investigators used Everett M. Rogers' innovation-decision process as a theoretical framework to analyze participants' e-reader adoption. Key findings confirm that trialing new technology is crucial to determining if the technology fits an individual's needs and is necessary to inform the development of library services and professional knowledge.

2025, North Carolina Libraries

2025

As an architect would skillfully put bricks together to build a house, so do libraries build collections over time. At Makerere University, the library functions such as acquisitions, processing, circulation services, as well as weeding are meant to grow and build a collection. The Book Bank unit plays a central role of coordinating all these library functions for textbook collection building, to serve all the ten colleges. As a result, the Book Bank collection has grown from 40,000 copies of print books in 1990 to the current collection of over 270,000 copies. To fit the philosophy and policy of deselection it became necessary to weed the cherished collection. Deselection and disposal of the books in Makerere University Library is guided by the Uganda Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act (PDPA) which is the Uganda government policy on procurement and disposal of public assets. This paper shares the policy development process that put in place a policy that now guide...

2025, Bibelot: notizie dalle biblioteche toscane

2025, Plant identification problems in the objects of Georg Schweinfurth’s collection

Displayed in museum cases, archaeological artifacts can often appear as isolated and poorly contextualized items. Even if they do not stop being objects and living a new and modern existence, the loss of awareness of their past lives can also lead to a loss of knowledge of the actions, thoughts, and cultural values of their producers and past users. Instead, it is necessary to reflect on some aspects of the previous lives of the objects, such as their material and their production process, as possible revealers of some of the cultural dynamics they embed. The contribution is an opportunity to demonstrate that many of the garlands and bouquets in Schweinfurth’s collection, when studied all the round, can reveal unexpected information on broader phenomena such as changes in the Egyptian plant culture in the Graeco-Roman period. Some of the species used for manufacturing are not native to the Egyptian flora, nor do they appear in our data (textual, archaeobotanical, and iconographic) before the period mentioned above. The speech, therefore, wants to present some examples of plant species belonging to Schweinfurth’s collection – such as marjoram, rose, and the rose of heaven – and answer how they possibly arrived into Egyptian culture, how they have been integrated into it, and if they caused any change in the Egyptian costume. By combining the textual information regarding these species and the types of manufacturing of the wreaths, it will be possible to demonstrate both the wealth of evidence that these objects can bring and the complexity and non-linearity of the phenomena of cultural connections and interconnections in Egypt during this period.

2025, PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT & LIBRARIES (PJIM&L)

The use of social media has become widespread in recent years. It is an excellent source of social interaction, and students routinely use various social media platforms for different academic activities. This study aimed to review and synthesize research on social media usage and its impact on university students in Pakistan. The systematic literature review (SLR) technique was used. With the help of a refined search string, a systematic review of studies published in the English language between 2010 and2022 was conducted. The data was collected from the Web of Science, Google Scholar, and the Library Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA) database. Thirty-one studies were selected after a rigorous review of 1244 studies. It was found that most quantitative research studies were conducted using the survey method and reported both positive and negative impacts of social media. The results highlighted that Pakistani students use social media for (1) knowledge sharing, (2) socialization, (3) political awareness, (4) job hunting, and (5) cross-cultural communication and coordination. They also support the positive impact of social media use among Pakistani students. The novelty of this research is rooted in the comprehensive search and systematic review of social media research from the Pakistani university student's perspective, which has not been unified to the present date. The results of this study would provide valuable insights to educational administrators regarding the formal adoption of social media technologies for teaching and research in the educational institutions of Pakistan.

2025

The Library and Archives of East Java Province aims to provide the collections as a material to be read, heard and watched by library users who come to the library. The problem faced is in giving the collection to meet the needs of library users is very slow because the selection process is still done manually. To overcome these obstacles, the solution that is needed is the creation of applications the selection of library materials that can accelerate the selection process of library materials. Making these applications follow the stages of the SDLC (System Development Life Cycle) waterfall model. Based on trials that have been done, the application can generate procurement proposals as guidance in the purchase of library materials. This application can help agencies, especially the selection team to meet the needs of library users. Keywords : Selection Process, Library Users, Collection of Libraries

2025

Este artigo faz considerações sobre a relação entre livros, leituras e leitores considerando as mudanças na materialidade dos meios de comunicação social e cultural e nas formas de organização textual, produção, distribuição e recepção de conhecimentos e informações. Centrase nas formas como os textos escritos se tornam objetos manuscritos, escritos, impressos e informatizados, e de que maneira estas materializações dos textos criam determinadas formas de leitura e de tipos de leitores. Palavras-chave: Livros. Leitura. Tecnologia. Cultura. Sociedade da Informação. Uma afirmação corrente no cenário contemporâneo é a do "fim do livro", que marcaria uma inevitável passagem de uma cultura letrada para uma cultura que repousaria na comunicação audiovisual, cujo suporte seria as redes eletrônicas. Importa menos concordar ou discordar desse prognóstico, e sim buscar situá-lo concretamente numa perspectiva que dê conta das revoluções ocorridas nas maneiras pelas quais se relacionaram os textos, seus suportes materiais e as formas de leitura socialmente estabelecidas. Torna-se fundamental, portanto, uma abordagem interdisciplinar que una a História, as Ciências Sociais e a Ciência da Informação e da Comunicação. Um ponto de partida promissor, nesse sentido, pode ser construído a partir de algumas observações de Roger Chartier (1999): de um lado, pensar o livro como encarnação do texto numa materialidade específica, contemplando os atores e processos envolvidos; de outro, pensar em como a inscrição do texto nessa forma material condiciona e é condicionada pelas diferentes compreensões, interpretações e apropriações de parte de seus diversos públicos. Chartier assume Esta obra está licenciada sob uma Licença Creative Commons.

2025, Zamfara International Journal of Education

This paper assessed the Impact of Availability and Utilization of Printed Media Resources on Teacher's Delivery in Economics among Secondary Schools in Sokoto State, Nigeria. The study established one objective, one research question and formulated one null hypothesis which was subsequently tested for the study. Employing a descriptive survey research design, the population included 19,598 Senior Secondary Two (SSII) students and 361 Economics teachers across 114 Senior Secondary Schools offering Economics in Sokoto State. A sample size of Three hundred and sixty-five (365) was selected for the study. The data collection instrument, "Questionnaire for Economics Teachers and Students (QETS)," was utilized. The reliability coefficient results of 0.85 was obtained using Cronbach's Alpha, in pilot testing the instrument. The analysis involved employing descriptive statistics, such as Mean and Standard Deviation to answer research questions. Meanwhile, the nonparametric Mann-Whitney U-Test was applied to test the Null Hypothesis. The results indicated the retaining of the formulated null hypothesis at a significance level of 0.05. The study's outcomes underscored the significant impact of availability and utilization of newspapers, magazines, journals, articles, periodicals, and pamphlets on teacher delivery in Economics in senior secondary schools in Sokoto State. The study also uncovered that newspapers, magazines, journals, articles, periodicals, and pamphlets have impact on teacher's delivery in Economics among Secondary Schools in Sokoto State (as indicated by P-value). In conclusion, based on these findings, recommendations were made for the state Ministry of Education, school management, teachers, parents, NGOs, and philanthropies to always make printed media resources available for teachers to use for proper teacher delivery in Economics, additionally, it was also recommended that, the School management should organize relevant workshops, training and retraining of Economics teachers on how to improvise such resources and they should also encourage their students to bring any relevant printed materials to school for use, storage, retrieval, and re-use to enhance effective teacher delivery in Economics in Senior Secondary Schools in Sokoto State.