June 2011

A study on researchers’ attitude towards depositing in institutional repositories of universities in Karnataka (India)

  This paper explored researchers’ attitude towards deposit to open access institutional repositories as a mode of] scholarly publishing. The respondents were selected through stratified random sampling from a population of 1966 researchers from universities in Karnataka State with a response rate of 86.82%.  Data were analysed using the statistical packages for social sciences (SPSS). The study...

Author(s): Manjunatha K and K. Thandavamoorthy

June 2011

Efficient use of departmental libraries with special reference to Narula Institute of Technology, India

  Departmental library tends to be the special area of the department in Narula Institute of Technology. The present paper examines the efficient use of departmental libraries with a special reference to Narula Institute of Technology. The study also highlights frequency of departmental library use, number of books it can borrow user, availability of library in your department, lending duration,...

Author(s): Suvra Chandra

June 2011

Familiarity of Web2.0 and its application in learning: A case study of two Indian Universities

  This study was conducted in two Indian universities to assess the familiarity of Web 2.0 tools and their application in learning. The investigators conducted a survey of about 500 respondents, including students, teachers and research scholars of Utkal and Sambalpur Universities in the State of Odisha. A structured questionnaire was designed to elicit information pertaining to the familiarity of the academic...

Author(s): Sabitri Majhi and Bulu Maharana