- Librarian
Lala Lajpatrai College of Comm. & Eco.
Opp. Haji Ali, Mahalaxmi
Mumbai - 400034 - +91-22-23545187
Jayadev Kadli
Karnatak University, Department of Library and Information Science, Graduate Student
The aim of this paper was to investigate the information seeking behavior and ICT utilization skills of undergraduate law students from the Faculty of Law at Adekunle Ajasin University in Ondo State, Nigeria. Purposive sampling was used... more
The aim of this paper was to investigate the information seeking behavior and ICT utilization skills of undergraduate law students from the Faculty of Law at Adekunle Ajasin University in Ondo State, Nigeria. Purposive sampling was used to select the law students. The sample size consisted of 356 law students. The findings revealed that the respondents’ main reason for seeking information was to become more knowledgeable about legal issues. Most respondents favored traditional information sources and services such as textbooks, books on legal issues, and the law library. The majority preferred to use both print and electronic sources. Awareness of electronic resources was low, with most respondents unaware of their existence. The Internet was only used “when necessary”, while Internet access was mainly through the use of mobile phones. The majority of the respondents had taught themselves Internet searching skills prior to attending university.
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Students are an important user group for their college libraries. Academic libraries are trying very hard to balance the resources and users’ needs, especially in this changing environment. The information needs & seeking behaviour of... more
Students are an important user group for their college libraries. Academic libraries are trying very hard to balance the resources and users’ needs, especially in this changing environment. The information needs & seeking behaviour of students is being changed by electronic resources. The approach towards resources is constantly changing due to changing formats of information. This study was undertaken to observe the students view on library resources, ICT facilities/services, and their use of library at Lala Lajpatrai College, Mumbai. The results from this study will be useful to enhance the collection development and to implement innovative services to meet students’ needs more effectively. This will also provide an answer to how, which and where the library can improve the ICT facilities. A ‘Google online survey’ and hard copies of questionnaire were used for this study. The survey was conducted between March and April 2013. The online survey was sent randomly to 400 students of ...
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Cloud Computing refers to both the applications delivered as services over the Internet and the hardware and systems software in the datacenters that provide those services. Cloud computing is a new technique of computing that is... more
Cloud Computing refers to both the applications delivered as services over the Internet and the hardware and systems software in the datacenters that provide those services. Cloud computing is a new technique of computing that is extensively used in today's industry as well as society. It is a contemporary model and one of the latest computer industry buzzwords. Cloud computing brings the revolutionary changes in the world of Information Communication Technology because of its potential benefits such as reduced cost, accessible anywhere anytime as well as its elasticity and flexibility. It has emerged as a new model for managing and delivering services over the Internet. This paper gives an overview of Cloud computing technology and describes various models, advantages and disadvantages. It also describes the various applications of cloud computing especially for libraries.
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Changing technologies have brought a more sophisticated and higher speed of communication. Academic libraries are responding to this change in the learning and research environment. It changes in the behaviour of library users. Libraries... more
Changing technologies have brought a more sophisticated and higher speed of communication. Academic libraries are responding to this change in the learning and research environment. It changes in the behaviour of library users. Libraries are adding new electronic information resources and bringing services for the benefit of users. Developments in ICT have made drastic changes in the way the information collected, stored, and distributed by libraries and accessed by users. Information-seeking behavior is expressed in various forms, from reading printed material to research and experimentation. Scholars, students, and faculty actively seek current information from the media available in libraries. This article studies characteristics of information-seeking behaviour of faculty of commerce colleges in Mumbai.
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In this information age, ICT is playing a very vital role for disseminating information to the users in the networked environment. Internet, www, Digital Library, electronic journals, online databases are all such developments, which are... more
In this information age, ICT is playing a very vital role for disseminating information to the users in the networked environment. Internet, www, Digital Library, electronic journals, online databases are all such developments, which are changing the way libraries function today. This article explains in brief about Information gateways, their need, and some salient features of them. It further explains the role of librarians with regards to Gateways. It also lists out some of the well-known gateways.
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The primary objective of this study is to understand students’ views about Internet usage in Lala Lajpat Rai College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai. A questionnaire survey was undertaken. The min findings are: (1) A high degree of... more
The primary objective of this study is to understand students’ views about Internet usage in Lala Lajpat Rai College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai. A questionnaire survey was undertaken. The min findings are: (1) A high degree of awareness about the benefits of Internet among students; (2) the library, computer lab, Cyber cafe and home are deemed the most convenient places to access Internet; (3). The major purpose of students’ accessing Internet is education and entertainment; (4) students strongly agree that project work, quick and reliable communication, and the availability of updated information are motivating factors for using the Internet; (5). The study confirmed that Google is the most used search engine, followed by Yahoo; however, students were not aware of the advanced search strategy provided by these search engines, thus failing to make informed searches on the Internet.; (6) Internet use skills were acquired by majority of student by self-study and what they learn...
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In this article an attempt has been made to study few characteristics of information seeking behaviour of faculty of commerce colleges in Mumbai. The study covers methods adopted by faculty for keeping abreast of current developments,... more
In this article an attempt has been made to study few characteristics of information seeking behaviour of faculty of commerce colleges in Mumbai. The study covers methods adopted by faculty for keeping abreast of current developments, amount spent in information gathering, environments affecting information seeking behaviour and the problems faced while seeking information in ICT environment. Authors have also touched on how faculty overcomes their difficulties in information seeking in ICT environment.
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1. INTRODUCTION The review of relevant literature is nearly always a standard chapter of a thesis or dissertation. The review forms an important chapter in a thesis where its purpose is to provide the background to and justification for... more
1. INTRODUCTION The review of relevant literature is nearly always a standard chapter of a thesis or dissertation. The review forms an important chapter in a thesis where its purpose is to provide the background to and justification for the research undertaken. It is not a chronological catalog of all of the sources, but an evaluation, integrating the previous research together, and also explaining how it integrates into the proposed research program. Literature reviews help us to see the full picture and uncovering new evidence on relevant topic. It encourages objective thinking, and systematic approach to the research undertaken. A good literature review requires the ability to conduct exhaustive bibliographic searches, ability to organise the collected data meaningfully, describe, critique and relate each source to the subject, and present the organised review logically, and lastly also very important, to correctly cite all sources mentioned. 2. WHY LITERATURE REVIEW? Many studen...
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In this study, involving the information literacy programmes being provided at the engineering colleges in Navi Mumbai, India, authors have tried identify the barriers in implementing the information literacy programmes. This study aims... more
In this study, involving the information literacy programmes being provided at the engineering colleges in Navi Mumbai, India, authors have tried identify the barriers in implementing the information literacy programmes. This study aims at understanding the information literacy programmes at the libraries of engineering colleges in Navi Mumbai, India. Study revealed that the majority of libraries are providing the information literacy programmes and also the availability of electronic resources has increased the necessity of information literacy programmes among engineering colleges. These libraries are facing some major barriers in implementing the information literacy, notable among them are absence of properly designed curriculum on information literacy, lack of skilled manpower, and low learning motivation of the students. The significance of this study is that it helps in eliminating the barriers for implementing information literacy programmes at these libraries. It is assumed...
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The growth of research activity in IIT Bombay in terms of PhD theses is analyzed for the period of 1958-2015 using data from Annual Reports, Library Catalogue, Electronic Theses and Dissertations of IIT Bombay. Data related to 4, 268 PhDs... more
The growth of research activity in IIT Bombay in terms of PhD theses is analyzed for the period of 1958-2015 using data from Annual Reports, Library Catalogue, Electronic Theses and Dissertations of IIT Bombay. Data related to 4, 268 PhDs awarded during the period have been analyzed to identify active departments, supervisors, research collaboration, and topics based on high frequency keywords; Keyword visualization map is generated using VosViewer software. The study is intended to provide useful information to policy makers and funding agencies.
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In this information age, ICT is playing a very vital role for disseminating information to the users in the networked environment. Internet, www, Digital Library, electronic journals, online databases are all such developments, which are... more
In this information age, ICT is playing a very vital role for disseminating information to the users in the networked environment. Internet, www, Digital Library, electronic journals, online databases are all such developments, which are changing the way libraries function today. This article explains in brief about Information gateways, their need, and some salient features of them. It further explains the role of librarians with regards to Gateways. It also lists out some of the well-known gateways.
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The ICT has brought in a paradigm shift in the information handling activities during the last few years. Because of the emergence of knowledge as the most crucial asset responsible for the economic and social developments of the present... more
The ICT has brought in a paradigm shift in the information handling activities during the last few years. Because of the emergence of knowledge as the most crucial asset responsible for the economic and social developments of the present society, the present society has come to be known as knowledge society and the environment that contains the entire gamut of knowledge management processes has come to be known as knowledge environment. The librarianship has evolved and found itself new roles and responsibilities ...
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Information seeking behavior has gained significance, especially after the drastic change in the type of information formats and the way access to them is provided through internet. The convenience, comprehensiveness and authenticity have... more
Information seeking behavior has gained significance, especially after the drastic change in the type of information formats and the way access to them is provided through internet. The convenience, comprehensiveness and authenticity have made increased the popularity of eResources and we see a steady shift in preference for electronic resources. This article explains the preferences of information sources of faculty members at commerce colleges in Mumbai. Information seeking behavior characteristics like time invested, ...
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In this study, involving the information literacy programmes being provided at the engineering colleges in Navi Mumbai, India, authors have tried identify the barriers in implementing the information literacy programmes. This study aims... more
In this study, involving the information literacy programmes being provided at the engineering colleges in Navi Mumbai, India, authors have tried identify the barriers in implementing the information literacy programmes. This study aims at understanding the information literacy programmes at the libraries of engineering colleges in Navi Mumbai, India. Study revealed that the majority of libraries are providing the information literacy programmes and also the availability of electronic resources has increased the necessity ...
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The primary objective of this study is to understand students' views about Internet usage in Lala Lajpat Rai College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai. A questionnaire survey was undertaken. The min findings are:(1) A high degree of... more
The primary objective of this study is to understand students' views about Internet usage in Lala Lajpat Rai College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai. A questionnaire survey was undertaken. The min findings are:(1) A high degree of awareness about the benefits of Internet among students;(2) the library, computer lab, Cyber café and home are deemed the most convenient places to access Internet;(3). The major purpose of students' accessing Internet is education and entertainment;(4) students strongly agree that project work, quick ...
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The information environment has greatly impacted on teaching, learning and research methods of higher education worldwide and India is no exception. The new technologies have facilitated smooth and systematic transformation of data into... more
The information environment has greatly impacted on teaching, learning and research methods of higher education worldwide and India is no exception. The new technologies have facilitated smooth and systematic transformation of data into digital format. This has changed the process of access, retrieve and use of information by students and researchers. The purpose of this study is to examine the information seeking behaviour of students of two law colleges of Mumbai. To understand the information seeking behaviour of law students the concerned literature has been reviewed and questionnaire was randomly distributed to get the responses. The study mainly concentrates on frequency of visit to the library, purpose of information seeking, computer acquaintance, amount of time spent on information gathering activities, problem faced in information seeking, etc. The results of the study reveal that books are still most heavily used resources by the students. Majority of the students are familiar with using offline and online legal databases. However, the students of both the colleges face the problem of information overload on internet and lack of skills to search information. Hence, the study recommends that formal users training programme shall be conducted to optimise the use of information sources and services.
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The information environment has greatly impacted on teaching, learning and research methods of higher education worldwide and India is no exception. The new technologies have facilitated smooth and systematic transformation of data into... more
The information environment has greatly impacted on teaching, learning and research methods of higher education worldwide and India is no exception. The new technologies have facilitated smooth and systematic transformation of data into digital format. This has changed the process of access, retrieve and
use of information by students and researchers. The purpose of this study is to examine the information seeking behaviour of students of two law colleges of Mumbai. To understand the information seeking behaviour of law students the concerned literature has been reviewed and questionnaire was randomly
distributed to get the responses. The study mainly concentrates on frequency of visit to the library, purpose of information seeking, computer acquaintance, amount of time spent on information gathering activities, problem faced in information seeking, etc. The results of the study reveal that books are still most heavily used resources by the students. Majority of the students are familiar with using offline and online legal databases. However, the students of both the colleges face the problem of information overload on internet and lack of skills to search information. Hence, the study recommends that formal users training programme shall be conducted to optimise the use of information sources and services.
use of information by students and researchers. The purpose of this study is to examine the information seeking behaviour of students of two law colleges of Mumbai. To understand the information seeking behaviour of law students the concerned literature has been reviewed and questionnaire was randomly
distributed to get the responses. The study mainly concentrates on frequency of visit to the library, purpose of information seeking, computer acquaintance, amount of time spent on information gathering activities, problem faced in information seeking, etc. The results of the study reveal that books are still most heavily used resources by the students. Majority of the students are familiar with using offline and online legal databases. However, the students of both the colleges face the problem of information overload on internet and lack of skills to search information. Hence, the study recommends that formal users training programme shall be conducted to optimise the use of information sources and services.
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Students are an important user group for their college libraries. Academic libraries are trying very hard to balance the resources and users' needs, especially in this changing environment. The information needs & seeking behaviour of... more
Students are an important user group for their college libraries. Academic libraries are
trying very hard to balance the resources and users' needs, especially in this
changing environment. The information needs & seeking behaviour of students is
being changed by electronic resources. The approach towards resources is constantly
changing due to changing formats of information. This study was undertaken to
observe the students view on library resources, ICT facilities/services, and their use of
library at Lala Lajpatrai College, Mumbai.
trying very hard to balance the resources and users' needs, especially in this
changing environment. The information needs & seeking behaviour of students is
being changed by electronic resources. The approach towards resources is constantly
changing due to changing formats of information. This study was undertaken to
observe the students view on library resources, ICT facilities/services, and their use of
library at Lala Lajpatrai College, Mumbai.
Research Interests:
Cloud computing brings the revolutionary changes in the world of Information Communication Technology because of its potential benefits such as reduced cost, accessible anywhere anytime as well as its elasticity and flexibility. It has... more
Cloud computing brings the revolutionary changes in the world of Information Communication Technology because of its potential benefits such as reduced cost, accessible anywhere anytime as well as its elasticity and flexibility. It has emerged as a new model for managing and delivering services over the Internet. This paper gives an overview of Cloud computing technology and describes various models, advantages and disadvantages. It also describes the various applications of cloud computing especially for libraries.
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Libraries are adding new electronic information resources and bringing services for the benefit of users. Developments in ICT have made drastic changes in the way the information collected, stored, and distributed by libraries and... more
Libraries are adding new
electronic information resources and bringing services for the benefit of users.
Developments in ICT have made drastic changes in the way the information collected,
stored, and distributed by libraries and accessed by users. Progress in information technology has offered today’s information seekers
different opportunities to access the information resources in variety of formats. This has affected information seeking behaviour.
electronic information resources and bringing services for the benefit of users.
Developments in ICT have made drastic changes in the way the information collected,
stored, and distributed by libraries and accessed by users. Progress in information technology has offered today’s information seekers
different opportunities to access the information resources in variety of formats. This has affected information seeking behaviour.
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The literature on information seeking behavior has been, and remains, a hot topic for research within various disciplines, but has been limited to review in this article to the field of library and information science, which is where... more
The literature on information seeking behavior has been, and remains, a hot topic for
research within various disciplines, but has been limited to review in this article to the field
of library and information science, which is where many of the key articles are to be found. Emphasis has been placed on the literature
review of library resources, services and information seeking behavior w.r.t ICT
environment. This literature review article helps to library, information science and
behavioural science professionals.
research within various disciplines, but has been limited to review in this article to the field
of library and information science, which is where many of the key articles are to be found. Emphasis has been placed on the literature
review of library resources, services and information seeking behavior w.r.t ICT
environment. This literature review article helps to library, information science and
behavioural science professionals.