The main objective of the study is to make a comparative study of Indian and Chinese repositories... more The main objective of the study is to make a comparative study of Indian and Chinese repositories on various parameters like regional distribution, subject coverage, language diversity, content archived, collection development, operational management, etc. To achieve the objectives of the study, the OpenDOAR was selected as the source for the identification of repositories from India and China. The results reveal a total number of 115 repositories were registered in the OpenDOAR from India and China in which India has more repositories than China; however, repositories from China are content rich (in terms of collection size) as compared to India. The repositories from China accept contents only in two languages - Chinese and English whereas repositories from India accept contents in 11 languages. More repositories from China have active links and are OAI-PMH compliant than India whereas more repositories from India have well-defined metadata, preservation and content submission pol...
International Journal of Computer Applications, 2017
Big Data Security is a major paradigm for research on cloud networks. Big Data (BD), with their p... more Big Data Security is a major paradigm for research on cloud networks. Big Data (BD), with their potential to ascertain valued insights for enhanced decision-making process, have recently attracted substantial interest from both academics and practitioners. Big Data Analytics (BDA) is increasingly becoming a trending practice that many organizations are adopting with the purpose of constructing valuable information from BD. The analytics process, including the deployment and use of BDA tools, is seen by organizations as a tool to improve operational efficiency though it has strategic potential, drive new revenue streams and gain competitive advantages over business rivals. In this paper, our aim to present the various application of IDS in cloud computing.
PurposeThe study's main purpose is to scrutinize Google Scholar profiles and find the answer ... more PurposeThe study's main purpose is to scrutinize Google Scholar profiles and find the answer to the question, “Do authors play fair or manipulate Google Scholar Bibliometric Indicators like h-index and i10-index?”Design/methodology/approachThe authors scrutinized the Google Scholar profiles of the top 50 library and science researchers claiming authorship of 21,022 publications. The bibliographic information of all the 21,022 publications like authorship and subject details were verified to identify accuracy, discrepancies and manipulation in their authorship claims. The actual and fabricated entries of all the authors along with their citations were recorded in the Microsoft Office Excel 2007 for further analyses and interpretation using simple arithmetic calculations.FindingsThe results show that the h-index of authors obtained from the Google Scholar should not be approved at its face value as the variations exist in the publication count and citations, which ultimately affec...
The adolescent age group is one of the most vulnerable periods of life span. It is the period tha... more The adolescent age group is one of the most vulnerable periods of life span. It is the period that develops identity and integrity among individuals. The environmental influx to this group includes the SNS's as one of the major components, having a direct impact on the transition of adolescents to adults. It is in this backdrop, the need is to critically study the impact of SNS's on adolescent's life and identifying the key consequences that are emerging out of either using or misusing of same. Ranging from initial exposure of SNS's to disturbed social life a detailed assessment has been made to know how school-going adolescents are influenced. The mental health status and related illness due to misuse of SNS's has due assessment. The study is also identifying the core areas of intervention like monitoring and participation for effective response to adolescent problems arising out of excessive usage of same.
The web is used to gather information through Search tools globally. These search tools display r... more The web is used to gather information through Search tools globally. These search tools display results as HITS (Hyper-Text Induced Theme Search). This study aims to explore how accurate search tools are when search hits are counted and displayed. Methodology: The paper began with search tools and search terms recognition. Academic search tools Google Scholar, BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine), CORE (Connecting Repositories) were identified. Using the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), the subject areas were selected from the fields of Economics and Political Science. Search terms were selected from the Sears List of Subject Headings (SLSH). The searches were conducted in the simple search mode of the search engines. The total number of hits shown by search tools was recorded, and the hits were then manually counted while navigating from one page to the next to identify the true number of search hits. Findings: The findings reveal that there is a large difference in the number of hits claimed by the BASE, CORE, and Google Scholar and actual hits displayed. However, the actual hits don't vary significantly between and among search engines. Research Limitations: The study is limited to only three academic search tools. Originality/value: Few studies have been conducted to estimate the search results of search engines. However, no study has covered these three academic search engines so far.
The study aims to provide an insight into the global research productivity in prostate cancer wit... more The study aims to provide an insight into the global research productivity in prostate cancer with an in-depth analysis of the growth & development of India and Iran. The study focuses on the authorship collaborative patterns among Indian and Iranian medical scientists as well. The study was commenced with the selection of terms on "Prostate cancer". Three terms-Prostate Cancer, Prostate Neoplasm, and Prostatic Neoplasm were selected from the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to retrieve the data from the Web of Science (WoS). The Boolean Operator "OR" was executed to retrieve the records. The data related to prostate cancer research from 1989-2017 was retrieved and downloaded in the excel file. Later, Microsoft Excel software was used to analyze the data. Three important means-annual growth rate (AGR), relative growth rate (RGR), and Doubling Time (DT) have been used to trace the development of literature from 1989 to 2017. Further, authorship patterns were analyzed using the authorship collaboration and collaborative coefficient methods. The annual growth rate is slow in the onset as compared to the later years, which is a positive sign of the improvement in the research productivity of India and Iran while as relative growth rate shows a decrease, doubling time shows an increasing trend in both nations towards the end of 2017. Authors prefer to work in collaboration rather than individually as is evident from the values of Collaboration Coefficient and Degree of Collaboration.
The main objective of the study was to investigate how social networking sites (SNS) have shaped ... more The main objective of the study was to investigate how social networking sites (SNS) have shaped the reading habits of the degree college students in the Srinagar district of Kashmir, J&K, (India). Data were collected with the aid of a welldesigned and structured questionnaire using Google forms. The results reveal that students use social networking sites for both academic and non-academic purposes. It was revealed that the majority of the students in all disciplines used social networking sites for exchanging reading material, communicating with teachers and classmates, obtaining information, and reading newspapers and magazines. The majority of the students also agree or strongly agree that social networking sites help in improving reading skills, understanding text, and developing book reading, newspaper reading, and critical reading. However, students have been cautioned to make judicial use of social networking sites.
The study aims to provide an insight into the global research productivity in stomach cancer with... more The study aims to provide an insight into the global research productivity in stomach cancer with an in-depth analysis of the growth & development of India and Iran. The study focuses on the authorship collaborative patterns among Indian and Iranian medical scientists as well. The study was conceived with the selection of terms on "Stomach cancer". The terms-"Stomach Cancer, Stomach Neoplasm, Gastric Cancer, and Gastric Neoplasm" were selected from the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to retrieve the data from the Web of Science (WoS). The Boolean Operator "OR" was executed to retrieve the records. The data was retrieved from 1989-2017 and downloaded in the excel file after restricting the country to India and Iran. Later, Microsoft Excel and STATA software were used to analyze the data. Three important means-annual growth rate (AGR), relative growth rate (RGR), and Doubling Time (DT) have been used to trace the development of literature. Further, authorship patterns were analyzed using the authorship collaboration and collaborative coefficient methods. The findings of the study show that Japan has the highest contribution (16,616; 19.89%) followed by the USA (16,195; 19.38%) and China (15,683; 18.768%) respectively in the field of Stomach Cancer research. India stands at 15 th position and Iran at 22 th position with 1104 (1.32%) and 718 (0.86%) publications respectively. The annual growth rate of India and Iran is slow in the onset as compared to the later years, which is a positive sign of the improvement in the research productivity. The collaborative patterns show that medical scientists prefer to work in collaboration.
The study aims to provide global research productivity on lung cancer with an in-depth analysis o... more The study aims to provide global research productivity on lung cancer with an in-depth analysis of the growth & development of India and Iran. The study focuses on the authorship collaborative patterns among Indian and Iranian medical scientists as well. The research started with the selection of terms on "Lung cancer". Three terms-Lung Cancer, Lung Neoplasm, and Pulmonary Neoplasm were selected from the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to retrieve the data from the Web of Science (WoS). The Boolean Operator "OR" was executed to retrieve the records. The data related to Lung cancer research from 1989-2017 was retrieved and downloaded in the excel file after restricting the country to India and Iran. Later, Microsoft Excel, STATA, and EViews software were used to analyze the data. Three important means-annual growth rate (AGR), relative growth rate (RGR), and Doubling Time (DT) have been used to trace the development of literature from 1989 to 2017. Further, authorship patterns were analyzed using the authorship collaboration and collaborative coefficient methods. The findings of the study show that there is a strong and considerable relationship between the Gross Domestic Production (GDP) of nations and publication productivity. The annual growth rate is slow in the onset as compared to the later years, which is a positive sign of the improvement in the research productivity of India and Iran while as relative growth rate shows a decrease, doubling time shows an increasing trend in both nations towards the end of 2017. Authors prefer to work in collaboration rather than individually.
Introduction: The World Digital Library, one of the hallmark digital preservation initiatives wit... more Introduction: The World Digital Library, one of the hallmark digital preservation initiatives with a global perspective was launched by the UNESCO and the U.S. Library of Congress in collaboration with 32 partner institutions on April 21, 2009. The World Digital Library archives and provides access to unique cultural materials from libraries, archives, museums, educational institutions, and international organizations from 193 countries around the world. It aims at promoting international and intercultural understanding, expand the volume and variety of cultural content on the Internet, provide resources for educators, scholars, and general audiences, and to narrow the information divide within and among countries by capacity building in partner institutions. Objectives: The World Digital Library provides unprecedented, free of charge access to significant primary historic materials including; manuscripts, maps, rare books, films, sound recordings, prints and photographs. The aim of...
The National Digital Library of India (NDLI) is a National Mission Project initiated by the Minis... more The National Digital Library of India (NDLI) is a National Mission Project initiated by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) on education to engage, facilitate and inspire all learners across the country regardless of the age, demographics and ability. The National Digital Library of India is a melting pot of knowledge and information that holds an extensive variety of lectures, courses, archives in various media forms curated, collected and created by the best institutions of the country. It is a platform designed to make digital educational resources accessible to all citizens of the country to inspire, empower and encourage learning. The present study is an attempt to provide an overview of the National Digital Library of India (NDL India) to understand its advantages, features and collection in the global digital space.
The study is an attempt to identify the bibliometric facets of Free Google Books like collection ... more The study is an attempt to identify the bibliometric facets of Free Google Books like collection size, authorship patterns, time-series, and publishing bodies on 'Peace' and 'War'. The Google Book archive was searched using two search terms 'Peace' and 'War' in advanced search mode. The search was executed on free Google books during the month of January 2019. Bibliographical details of all the hits (results) retrieved were collected, tabulated, analyzed and interpreted to reveal results. Google Books retrieved 566 e-books on 'Peace' out of these, 173 (30.56%) e-books are available in full view whereas 517 e-books were available on "War" out of these 193 (37.33%) e-books are available in full view. The majority of books published during the 19th century are archived by the Google as these were free from the copyright restrictions. Large numbers of Google Books are written by single authors on War (153, 79.24) as well as on Peace (116, 67.05). However, corporate bodies have also contributed significantly in Peace publications (19, 10.98) as well. All sorts of publishers' commercial, governmental, non-profit societies and even individual publishers including authors have contributed to publishing activities on Peace and War. A good number of books on Peace (171) and War (174) aren't reviewed by users and till date, only 21 books have been reviewed by users. Among the reviewed books, almost 50% of the books on Peace and War have received 5-star ranking.
Library and Information Science Research E-Journal, 2017
Background. In the modern competitive age, reading is the cornerstone for success in all academic... more Background. In the modern competitive age, reading is the cornerstone for success in all academic disciplines. Objectives. The study sought to find out the literature reading habits and preferences of adolescent students, and the promotional tactics of authors to attract these students towards reading. Methods. The data was collected in the Delhi Public School, Srinagar in India, from students of 11th and 12th classes (grades), aged between 14-16 years. A questionnaire survey was administered to 150 students who were systematically sampled. Results. The study found that adolescents of both genders like reading (69% of girls; 65% of boys) on electronic media. Adolescents have varied tastes in reading. Fiction is the most preferred genre of literature read by respondents, followed by non-fiction. However, girls have a greater preference for fiction compared to boys. Similarly boys have a greater preference for non-fiction compared to girls. Among the various genres of fiction, crime/detective is the most read genre, followed by realistic teen fiction. Romance and poetry are more popular among girls, whereas crime/detective, horror, and realistic teen fiction are more popular among boys. For non-fiction, the respondents generally read selfhelp/personality development books, followed by personalities and historical literature. Boys prefer to read about personalities whereas self-help/personality development is the first preference of girls. To attract adolescents, authors include aggression and violence, romantic language, explicit content (sexuality), and slang/crude language amongst other tactics in their writings (literature).
Reading has played the best role in the transformation of societies from nomadic to agriculture; ... more Reading has played the best role in the transformation of societies from nomadic to agriculture; agriculture to industrial; industrial to information and knowledge-based societies. It has played a crucial role to transform humans from wild wanderers to world leaders. However, with the technological advances, many new hobbies have taken a greater time slice of human lives, which ultimately affects their reading habits as well. Therefore, the authors have suggested "The Five Laws of Reading" in the present study to keep the reading habits active among humans in times to come. "The Five Laws of Reading" devised are: 1. Reading is an intellectual diet of the mind 2. Develop a habit of reading early 3. Fix the time slot for reading daily 4. Save the future of your life 5. Reading is a continuous process
The primary objective of this study is to identify the global research output on Taliban during t... more The primary objective of this study is to identify the global research output on Taliban during the period of 25 years spanning from 1996-2020. Specific objectives are to analyze the distribution of literature, publication trends, authorship patterns, institutional productivity, collaboration networks, and prolific funding agencies. The data was harvested from the Web of Science Core Collection. A total of 614 records were retrieved on Taliban having 4416 total citations. The highest output was recorded in 2002, with a share of 7.83% to overall literature. The citation pattern depicted a fluctuating, the highest share being received in the year 2002 (14.47%), followed by the years 2010, 2004, and 2007 with the citation share of 11.03%, 10.67%, and 6.82% respectively. The results depict that among all the countries, the USA is topping the list, contributing almost 47.1% of the total research output followed by the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Australia, and Canada with the publication share of 16.78%, 6.19%, 6.03%, and 4.4% respectively.
Reading has played the best role in the transformation of societies from nomadic to agriculture; ... more Reading has played the best role in the transformation of societies from nomadic to agriculture; agriculture to industrial; industrial to information and knowledge-based societies. It has played a crucial role to transform humans from wild wanderers to world leaders. However, with the technological advances, many new hobbies have taken a greater time slice of human lives, which ultimately affects their reading habits as well. Therefore, the authors have suggested "The Five Laws of Reading" in the present study to keep the reading habits active among humans in times to come. "The Five Laws of Reading" devised are: 1. Reading is an intellectual diet of the mind 2. Develop a habit of reading early 3. Fix the time slot for reading daily 4. Save the future of your life 5. Reading is a continuous process
The study aims to provide global research productivity on lung cancer with an in-depth analysis o... more The study aims to provide global research productivity on lung cancer with an in-depth analysis of the growth & development of India and Iran. The study focuses on the authorship collaborative patterns among Indian and Iranian medical scientists as well. The research started with the selection of terms on "Lung cancer". Three terms-Lung Cancer, Lung Neoplasm, and Pulmonary Neoplasm were selected from the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to retrieve the data from the Web of Science (WoS). The Boolean Operator "OR" was executed to retrieve the records. The data related to Lung cancer research from 1989-2017 was retrieved and downloaded in the excel file after restricting the country to India and Iran. Later, Microsoft Excel, STATA, and EViews software were used to analyze the data. Three important means-annual growth rate (AGR), relative growth rate (RGR), and Doubling Time (DT) have been used to trace the development of literature from 1989 to 2017. Further, authorship patterns were analyzed using the authorship collaboration and collaborative coefficient methods. The findings of the study show that there is a strong and considerable relationship between the Gross Domestic Production (GDP) of nations and publication productivity. The annual growth rate is slow in the onset as compared to the later years, which is a positive sign of the improvement in the research productivity of India and Iran while as relative growth rate shows a decrease, doubling time shows an increasing trend in both nations towards the end of 2017. Authors prefer to work in collaboration rather than individually.
The study aims to provide an insight into the global research productivity in prostate cancer wit... more The study aims to provide an insight into the global research productivity in prostate cancer with an in-depth analysis of the growth & development of India and Iran. The study focuses on the authorship collaborative patterns among Indian and Iranian medical scientists as well. The study was commenced with the selection of terms on "Prostate cancer". Three terms-Prostate Cancer, Prostate Neoplasm, and Prostatic Neoplasm were selected from the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to retrieve the data from the Web of Science (WoS). The Boolean Operator "OR" was executed to retrieve the records. The data related to prostate cancer research from 1989-2017 was retrieved and downloaded in the excel file. Later, Microsoft Excel software was used to analyze the data. Three important means-annual growth rate (AGR), relative growth rate (RGR), and Doubling Time (DT) have been used to trace the development of literature from 1989 to 2017. Further, authorship patterns were analyzed using the authorship collaboration and collaborative coefficient methods. The annual growth rate is slow in the onset as compared to the later years, which is a positive sign of the improvement in the research productivity of India and Iran while as relative growth rate shows a decrease, doubling time shows an increasing trend in both nations towards the end of 2017. Authors prefer to work in collaboration rather than individually as is evident from the values of Collaboration Coefficient and Degree of Collaboration.
The study aims to provide an insight into the global research productivity in stomach cancer with... more The study aims to provide an insight into the global research productivity in stomach cancer with an in-depth analysis of the growth & development of India and Iran. The study focuses on the authorship collaborative patterns among Indian and Iranian medical scientists as well. The study was conceived with the selection of terms on "Stomach cancer". The terms-"Stomach Cancer, Stomach Neoplasm, Gastric Cancer, and Gastric Neoplasm" were selected from the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to retrieve the data from the Web of Science (WoS). The Boolean Operator "OR" was executed to retrieve the records. The data was retrieved from 1989-2017 and downloaded in the excel file after restricting the country to India and Iran. Later, Microsoft Excel and STATA software were used to analyze the data. Three important means-annual growth rate (AGR), relative growth rate (RGR), and Doubling Time (DT) have been used to trace the development of literature. Further, authorship patterns were analyzed using the authorship collaboration and collaborative coefficient methods. The findings of the study show that Japan has the highest contribution (16,616; 19.89%) followed by the USA (16,195; 19.38%) and China (15,683; 18.768%) respectively in the field of Stomach Cancer research. India stands at 15 th position and Iran at 22 th position with 1104 (1.32%) and 718 (0.86%) publications respectively. The annual growth rate of India and Iran is slow in the onset as compared to the later years, which is a positive sign of the improvement in the research productivity. The collaborative patterns show that medical scientists prefer to work in collaboration.
The main objective of the study is to make a comparative study of Indian and Chinese repositories... more The main objective of the study is to make a comparative study of Indian and Chinese repositories on various parameters like regional distribution, subject coverage, language diversity, content archived, collection development, operational management, etc. To achieve the objectives of the study, the OpenDOAR was selected as the source for the identification of repositories from India and China. The results reveal a total number of 115 repositories were registered in the OpenDOAR from India and China in which India has more repositories than China; however, repositories from China are content rich (in terms of collection size) as compared to India. The repositories from China accept contents only in two languages - Chinese and English whereas repositories from India accept contents in 11 languages. More repositories from China have active links and are OAI-PMH compliant than India whereas more repositories from India have well-defined metadata, preservation and content submission pol...
International Journal of Computer Applications, 2017
Big Data Security is a major paradigm for research on cloud networks. Big Data (BD), with their p... more Big Data Security is a major paradigm for research on cloud networks. Big Data (BD), with their potential to ascertain valued insights for enhanced decision-making process, have recently attracted substantial interest from both academics and practitioners. Big Data Analytics (BDA) is increasingly becoming a trending practice that many organizations are adopting with the purpose of constructing valuable information from BD. The analytics process, including the deployment and use of BDA tools, is seen by organizations as a tool to improve operational efficiency though it has strategic potential, drive new revenue streams and gain competitive advantages over business rivals. In this paper, our aim to present the various application of IDS in cloud computing.
PurposeThe study's main purpose is to scrutinize Google Scholar profiles and find the answer ... more PurposeThe study's main purpose is to scrutinize Google Scholar profiles and find the answer to the question, “Do authors play fair or manipulate Google Scholar Bibliometric Indicators like h-index and i10-index?”Design/methodology/approachThe authors scrutinized the Google Scholar profiles of the top 50 library and science researchers claiming authorship of 21,022 publications. The bibliographic information of all the 21,022 publications like authorship and subject details were verified to identify accuracy, discrepancies and manipulation in their authorship claims. The actual and fabricated entries of all the authors along with their citations were recorded in the Microsoft Office Excel 2007 for further analyses and interpretation using simple arithmetic calculations.FindingsThe results show that the h-index of authors obtained from the Google Scholar should not be approved at its face value as the variations exist in the publication count and citations, which ultimately affec...
The adolescent age group is one of the most vulnerable periods of life span. It is the period tha... more The adolescent age group is one of the most vulnerable periods of life span. It is the period that develops identity and integrity among individuals. The environmental influx to this group includes the SNS's as one of the major components, having a direct impact on the transition of adolescents to adults. It is in this backdrop, the need is to critically study the impact of SNS's on adolescent's life and identifying the key consequences that are emerging out of either using or misusing of same. Ranging from initial exposure of SNS's to disturbed social life a detailed assessment has been made to know how school-going adolescents are influenced. The mental health status and related illness due to misuse of SNS's has due assessment. The study is also identifying the core areas of intervention like monitoring and participation for effective response to adolescent problems arising out of excessive usage of same.
The web is used to gather information through Search tools globally. These search tools display r... more The web is used to gather information through Search tools globally. These search tools display results as HITS (Hyper-Text Induced Theme Search). This study aims to explore how accurate search tools are when search hits are counted and displayed. Methodology: The paper began with search tools and search terms recognition. Academic search tools Google Scholar, BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine), CORE (Connecting Repositories) were identified. Using the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), the subject areas were selected from the fields of Economics and Political Science. Search terms were selected from the Sears List of Subject Headings (SLSH). The searches were conducted in the simple search mode of the search engines. The total number of hits shown by search tools was recorded, and the hits were then manually counted while navigating from one page to the next to identify the true number of search hits. Findings: The findings reveal that there is a large difference in the number of hits claimed by the BASE, CORE, and Google Scholar and actual hits displayed. However, the actual hits don't vary significantly between and among search engines. Research Limitations: The study is limited to only three academic search tools. Originality/value: Few studies have been conducted to estimate the search results of search engines. However, no study has covered these three academic search engines so far.
The study aims to provide an insight into the global research productivity in prostate cancer wit... more The study aims to provide an insight into the global research productivity in prostate cancer with an in-depth analysis of the growth & development of India and Iran. The study focuses on the authorship collaborative patterns among Indian and Iranian medical scientists as well. The study was commenced with the selection of terms on "Prostate cancer". Three terms-Prostate Cancer, Prostate Neoplasm, and Prostatic Neoplasm were selected from the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to retrieve the data from the Web of Science (WoS). The Boolean Operator "OR" was executed to retrieve the records. The data related to prostate cancer research from 1989-2017 was retrieved and downloaded in the excel file. Later, Microsoft Excel software was used to analyze the data. Three important means-annual growth rate (AGR), relative growth rate (RGR), and Doubling Time (DT) have been used to trace the development of literature from 1989 to 2017. Further, authorship patterns were analyzed using the authorship collaboration and collaborative coefficient methods. The annual growth rate is slow in the onset as compared to the later years, which is a positive sign of the improvement in the research productivity of India and Iran while as relative growth rate shows a decrease, doubling time shows an increasing trend in both nations towards the end of 2017. Authors prefer to work in collaboration rather than individually as is evident from the values of Collaboration Coefficient and Degree of Collaboration.
The main objective of the study was to investigate how social networking sites (SNS) have shaped ... more The main objective of the study was to investigate how social networking sites (SNS) have shaped the reading habits of the degree college students in the Srinagar district of Kashmir, J&K, (India). Data were collected with the aid of a welldesigned and structured questionnaire using Google forms. The results reveal that students use social networking sites for both academic and non-academic purposes. It was revealed that the majority of the students in all disciplines used social networking sites for exchanging reading material, communicating with teachers and classmates, obtaining information, and reading newspapers and magazines. The majority of the students also agree or strongly agree that social networking sites help in improving reading skills, understanding text, and developing book reading, newspaper reading, and critical reading. However, students have been cautioned to make judicial use of social networking sites.
The study aims to provide an insight into the global research productivity in stomach cancer with... more The study aims to provide an insight into the global research productivity in stomach cancer with an in-depth analysis of the growth & development of India and Iran. The study focuses on the authorship collaborative patterns among Indian and Iranian medical scientists as well. The study was conceived with the selection of terms on "Stomach cancer". The terms-"Stomach Cancer, Stomach Neoplasm, Gastric Cancer, and Gastric Neoplasm" were selected from the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to retrieve the data from the Web of Science (WoS). The Boolean Operator "OR" was executed to retrieve the records. The data was retrieved from 1989-2017 and downloaded in the excel file after restricting the country to India and Iran. Later, Microsoft Excel and STATA software were used to analyze the data. Three important means-annual growth rate (AGR), relative growth rate (RGR), and Doubling Time (DT) have been used to trace the development of literature. Further, authorship patterns were analyzed using the authorship collaboration and collaborative coefficient methods. The findings of the study show that Japan has the highest contribution (16,616; 19.89%) followed by the USA (16,195; 19.38%) and China (15,683; 18.768%) respectively in the field of Stomach Cancer research. India stands at 15 th position and Iran at 22 th position with 1104 (1.32%) and 718 (0.86%) publications respectively. The annual growth rate of India and Iran is slow in the onset as compared to the later years, which is a positive sign of the improvement in the research productivity. The collaborative patterns show that medical scientists prefer to work in collaboration.
The study aims to provide global research productivity on lung cancer with an in-depth analysis o... more The study aims to provide global research productivity on lung cancer with an in-depth analysis of the growth & development of India and Iran. The study focuses on the authorship collaborative patterns among Indian and Iranian medical scientists as well. The research started with the selection of terms on "Lung cancer". Three terms-Lung Cancer, Lung Neoplasm, and Pulmonary Neoplasm were selected from the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to retrieve the data from the Web of Science (WoS). The Boolean Operator "OR" was executed to retrieve the records. The data related to Lung cancer research from 1989-2017 was retrieved and downloaded in the excel file after restricting the country to India and Iran. Later, Microsoft Excel, STATA, and EViews software were used to analyze the data. Three important means-annual growth rate (AGR), relative growth rate (RGR), and Doubling Time (DT) have been used to trace the development of literature from 1989 to 2017. Further, authorship patterns were analyzed using the authorship collaboration and collaborative coefficient methods. The findings of the study show that there is a strong and considerable relationship between the Gross Domestic Production (GDP) of nations and publication productivity. The annual growth rate is slow in the onset as compared to the later years, which is a positive sign of the improvement in the research productivity of India and Iran while as relative growth rate shows a decrease, doubling time shows an increasing trend in both nations towards the end of 2017. Authors prefer to work in collaboration rather than individually.
Introduction: The World Digital Library, one of the hallmark digital preservation initiatives wit... more Introduction: The World Digital Library, one of the hallmark digital preservation initiatives with a global perspective was launched by the UNESCO and the U.S. Library of Congress in collaboration with 32 partner institutions on April 21, 2009. The World Digital Library archives and provides access to unique cultural materials from libraries, archives, museums, educational institutions, and international organizations from 193 countries around the world. It aims at promoting international and intercultural understanding, expand the volume and variety of cultural content on the Internet, provide resources for educators, scholars, and general audiences, and to narrow the information divide within and among countries by capacity building in partner institutions. Objectives: The World Digital Library provides unprecedented, free of charge access to significant primary historic materials including; manuscripts, maps, rare books, films, sound recordings, prints and photographs. The aim of...
The National Digital Library of India (NDLI) is a National Mission Project initiated by the Minis... more The National Digital Library of India (NDLI) is a National Mission Project initiated by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) on education to engage, facilitate and inspire all learners across the country regardless of the age, demographics and ability. The National Digital Library of India is a melting pot of knowledge and information that holds an extensive variety of lectures, courses, archives in various media forms curated, collected and created by the best institutions of the country. It is a platform designed to make digital educational resources accessible to all citizens of the country to inspire, empower and encourage learning. The present study is an attempt to provide an overview of the National Digital Library of India (NDL India) to understand its advantages, features and collection in the global digital space.
The study is an attempt to identify the bibliometric facets of Free Google Books like collection ... more The study is an attempt to identify the bibliometric facets of Free Google Books like collection size, authorship patterns, time-series, and publishing bodies on 'Peace' and 'War'. The Google Book archive was searched using two search terms 'Peace' and 'War' in advanced search mode. The search was executed on free Google books during the month of January 2019. Bibliographical details of all the hits (results) retrieved were collected, tabulated, analyzed and interpreted to reveal results. Google Books retrieved 566 e-books on 'Peace' out of these, 173 (30.56%) e-books are available in full view whereas 517 e-books were available on "War" out of these 193 (37.33%) e-books are available in full view. The majority of books published during the 19th century are archived by the Google as these were free from the copyright restrictions. Large numbers of Google Books are written by single authors on War (153, 79.24) as well as on Peace (116, 67.05). However, corporate bodies have also contributed significantly in Peace publications (19, 10.98) as well. All sorts of publishers' commercial, governmental, non-profit societies and even individual publishers including authors have contributed to publishing activities on Peace and War. A good number of books on Peace (171) and War (174) aren't reviewed by users and till date, only 21 books have been reviewed by users. Among the reviewed books, almost 50% of the books on Peace and War have received 5-star ranking.
Library and Information Science Research E-Journal, 2017
Background. In the modern competitive age, reading is the cornerstone for success in all academic... more Background. In the modern competitive age, reading is the cornerstone for success in all academic disciplines. Objectives. The study sought to find out the literature reading habits and preferences of adolescent students, and the promotional tactics of authors to attract these students towards reading. Methods. The data was collected in the Delhi Public School, Srinagar in India, from students of 11th and 12th classes (grades), aged between 14-16 years. A questionnaire survey was administered to 150 students who were systematically sampled. Results. The study found that adolescents of both genders like reading (69% of girls; 65% of boys) on electronic media. Adolescents have varied tastes in reading. Fiction is the most preferred genre of literature read by respondents, followed by non-fiction. However, girls have a greater preference for fiction compared to boys. Similarly boys have a greater preference for non-fiction compared to girls. Among the various genres of fiction, crime/detective is the most read genre, followed by realistic teen fiction. Romance and poetry are more popular among girls, whereas crime/detective, horror, and realistic teen fiction are more popular among boys. For non-fiction, the respondents generally read selfhelp/personality development books, followed by personalities and historical literature. Boys prefer to read about personalities whereas self-help/personality development is the first preference of girls. To attract adolescents, authors include aggression and violence, romantic language, explicit content (sexuality), and slang/crude language amongst other tactics in their writings (literature).
Reading has played the best role in the transformation of societies from nomadic to agriculture; ... more Reading has played the best role in the transformation of societies from nomadic to agriculture; agriculture to industrial; industrial to information and knowledge-based societies. It has played a crucial role to transform humans from wild wanderers to world leaders. However, with the technological advances, many new hobbies have taken a greater time slice of human lives, which ultimately affects their reading habits as well. Therefore, the authors have suggested "The Five Laws of Reading" in the present study to keep the reading habits active among humans in times to come. "The Five Laws of Reading" devised are: 1. Reading is an intellectual diet of the mind 2. Develop a habit of reading early 3. Fix the time slot for reading daily 4. Save the future of your life 5. Reading is a continuous process
The primary objective of this study is to identify the global research output on Taliban during t... more The primary objective of this study is to identify the global research output on Taliban during the period of 25 years spanning from 1996-2020. Specific objectives are to analyze the distribution of literature, publication trends, authorship patterns, institutional productivity, collaboration networks, and prolific funding agencies. The data was harvested from the Web of Science Core Collection. A total of 614 records were retrieved on Taliban having 4416 total citations. The highest output was recorded in 2002, with a share of 7.83% to overall literature. The citation pattern depicted a fluctuating, the highest share being received in the year 2002 (14.47%), followed by the years 2010, 2004, and 2007 with the citation share of 11.03%, 10.67%, and 6.82% respectively. The results depict that among all the countries, the USA is topping the list, contributing almost 47.1% of the total research output followed by the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Australia, and Canada with the publication share of 16.78%, 6.19%, 6.03%, and 4.4% respectively.
Reading has played the best role in the transformation of societies from nomadic to agriculture; ... more Reading has played the best role in the transformation of societies from nomadic to agriculture; agriculture to industrial; industrial to information and knowledge-based societies. It has played a crucial role to transform humans from wild wanderers to world leaders. However, with the technological advances, many new hobbies have taken a greater time slice of human lives, which ultimately affects their reading habits as well. Therefore, the authors have suggested "The Five Laws of Reading" in the present study to keep the reading habits active among humans in times to come. "The Five Laws of Reading" devised are: 1. Reading is an intellectual diet of the mind 2. Develop a habit of reading early 3. Fix the time slot for reading daily 4. Save the future of your life 5. Reading is a continuous process
The study aims to provide global research productivity on lung cancer with an in-depth analysis o... more The study aims to provide global research productivity on lung cancer with an in-depth analysis of the growth & development of India and Iran. The study focuses on the authorship collaborative patterns among Indian and Iranian medical scientists as well. The research started with the selection of terms on "Lung cancer". Three terms-Lung Cancer, Lung Neoplasm, and Pulmonary Neoplasm were selected from the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to retrieve the data from the Web of Science (WoS). The Boolean Operator "OR" was executed to retrieve the records. The data related to Lung cancer research from 1989-2017 was retrieved and downloaded in the excel file after restricting the country to India and Iran. Later, Microsoft Excel, STATA, and EViews software were used to analyze the data. Three important means-annual growth rate (AGR), relative growth rate (RGR), and Doubling Time (DT) have been used to trace the development of literature from 1989 to 2017. Further, authorship patterns were analyzed using the authorship collaboration and collaborative coefficient methods. The findings of the study show that there is a strong and considerable relationship between the Gross Domestic Production (GDP) of nations and publication productivity. The annual growth rate is slow in the onset as compared to the later years, which is a positive sign of the improvement in the research productivity of India and Iran while as relative growth rate shows a decrease, doubling time shows an increasing trend in both nations towards the end of 2017. Authors prefer to work in collaboration rather than individually.
The study aims to provide an insight into the global research productivity in prostate cancer wit... more The study aims to provide an insight into the global research productivity in prostate cancer with an in-depth analysis of the growth & development of India and Iran. The study focuses on the authorship collaborative patterns among Indian and Iranian medical scientists as well. The study was commenced with the selection of terms on "Prostate cancer". Three terms-Prostate Cancer, Prostate Neoplasm, and Prostatic Neoplasm were selected from the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to retrieve the data from the Web of Science (WoS). The Boolean Operator "OR" was executed to retrieve the records. The data related to prostate cancer research from 1989-2017 was retrieved and downloaded in the excel file. Later, Microsoft Excel software was used to analyze the data. Three important means-annual growth rate (AGR), relative growth rate (RGR), and Doubling Time (DT) have been used to trace the development of literature from 1989 to 2017. Further, authorship patterns were analyzed using the authorship collaboration and collaborative coefficient methods. The annual growth rate is slow in the onset as compared to the later years, which is a positive sign of the improvement in the research productivity of India and Iran while as relative growth rate shows a decrease, doubling time shows an increasing trend in both nations towards the end of 2017. Authors prefer to work in collaboration rather than individually as is evident from the values of Collaboration Coefficient and Degree of Collaboration.
The study aims to provide an insight into the global research productivity in stomach cancer with... more The study aims to provide an insight into the global research productivity in stomach cancer with an in-depth analysis of the growth & development of India and Iran. The study focuses on the authorship collaborative patterns among Indian and Iranian medical scientists as well. The study was conceived with the selection of terms on "Stomach cancer". The terms-"Stomach Cancer, Stomach Neoplasm, Gastric Cancer, and Gastric Neoplasm" were selected from the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to retrieve the data from the Web of Science (WoS). The Boolean Operator "OR" was executed to retrieve the records. The data was retrieved from 1989-2017 and downloaded in the excel file after restricting the country to India and Iran. Later, Microsoft Excel and STATA software were used to analyze the data. Three important means-annual growth rate (AGR), relative growth rate (RGR), and Doubling Time (DT) have been used to trace the development of literature. Further, authorship patterns were analyzed using the authorship collaboration and collaborative coefficient methods. The findings of the study show that Japan has the highest contribution (16,616; 19.89%) followed by the USA (16,195; 19.38%) and China (15,683; 18.768%) respectively in the field of Stomach Cancer research. India stands at 15 th position and Iran at 22 th position with 1104 (1.32%) and 718 (0.86%) publications respectively. The annual growth rate of India and Iran is slow in the onset as compared to the later years, which is a positive sign of the improvement in the research productivity. The collaborative patterns show that medical scientists prefer to work in collaboration.
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