Pub Date : 2012-09-14DOI: 10.1108/00012531211263102
D. Ocholla, Lyudmila Ocholla, O. B. Onyancha
Purpose – This study seeks to establish and compare the research and publication patterns and output of academic librarians in Eastern Africa from 2000 to 2009 using informetric techniques.Design/methodology/approach – The study confined its scope to publications produced between 2000 and 2009. The informetric technique (through content analysis) was used as a research method. The documents that were sourced for content analysis were obtained from the LISA database, which is one of the largest abstract databases in the field of library and information science (LIS). Data were extracted using the names of the librarians obtained from various sources, including: the libraries' web sites, Europa World of Learning and Wikipedia.Findings – The results reveal that the research visibility of academic librarians was insignificant; that publication of research findings over the period was minimal; that publications from university librarians and directors were also minimal; that most academic librarians preferred ...
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Pub Date : 2012-09-14DOI: 10.1108/00012531211263120
N. Mosha, P. Manda
Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the level of HIV/AIDS information among undergraduate students at two university colleges in Tanzania, and its role in changing risky sexual behaviour.Design/methodology/approach – In total, 151 undergraduate students from Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College and Moshi University College of Cooperative and Business Studies were surveyed by means of a questionnaire.Findings – Of respondents 86 per cent were aware of the pandemic and its modes of transmission. The main sources of information were books, journals, magazines, television, internet, DVD/CD, radio and research reports. A total of 32 per cent reported having tested for HIV/AIDS; 40 per cent use condoms during sexual intercourse. Among condom users 63 per cent used them consistently. Factors hindering the use of HIV/AIDS information include the time spent on studies, the unavailability of the information, and the religious, cultural and family background of respondents.Research limitations/implications – I...
{"title":"HIV/AIDS information and changing sexual behaviour among undergraduate students in Tanzania","authors":"N. Mosha, P. Manda","doi":"10.1108/00012531211263120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/00012531211263120","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the level of HIV/AIDS information among undergraduate students at two university colleges in Tanzania, and its role in changing risky sexual behaviour.Design/methodology/approach – In total, 151 undergraduate students from Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College and Moshi University College of Cooperative and Business Studies were surveyed by means of a questionnaire.Findings – Of respondents 86 per cent were aware of the pandemic and its modes of transmission. The main sources of information were books, journals, magazines, television, internet, DVD/CD, radio and research reports. A total of 32 per cent reported having tested for HIV/AIDS; 40 per cent use condoms during sexual intercourse. Among condom users 63 per cent used them consistently. Factors hindering the use of HIV/AIDS information include the time spent on studies, the unavailability of the information, and the religious, cultural and family background of respondents.Research limitations/implications – I...","PeriodicalId":55449,"journal":{"name":"Aslib Proceedings","volume":"8 1","pages":"509-518"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79501072","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2012-09-14DOI: 10.1108/00012531211263139
Wegene Demeke, A. Olden
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the difficulties encountered when researching the adoption of information and communications technology (ICT) by small hotels in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and to indicate how some of these difficulties were overcome.Design/methodology/approach – The background and theoretical framework of the research project is described, and the research difficulties analysed in the context of the literature and of experience elsewhere in Africa. Issues such as informed consent are considered from different cultural perspectives.Findings – The conclusion is that an understanding of the political, economic and cultural context is essential to the carrying‐out of a successful research project in Ethiopia, and that these same factors are likely to have a major influence on the diffusion of ICT within the country.Practical implications – An Ethiopian case study is of particular interest because unlike Tanzania, Kenya and much of the rest of Africa, the country's telecommunicati...
{"title":"Researching the adoption of ICT in Ethiopia: a case study of small hotels in Addis Ababa","authors":"Wegene Demeke, A. Olden","doi":"10.1108/00012531211263139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/00012531211263139","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the difficulties encountered when researching the adoption of information and communications technology (ICT) by small hotels in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and to indicate how some of these difficulties were overcome.Design/methodology/approach – The background and theoretical framework of the research project is described, and the research difficulties analysed in the context of the literature and of experience elsewhere in Africa. Issues such as informed consent are considered from different cultural perspectives.Findings – The conclusion is that an understanding of the political, economic and cultural context is essential to the carrying‐out of a successful research project in Ethiopia, and that these same factors are likely to have a major influence on the diffusion of ICT within the country.Practical implications – An Ethiopian case study is of particular interest because unlike Tanzania, Kenya and much of the rest of Africa, the country's telecommunicati...","PeriodicalId":55449,"journal":{"name":"Aslib Proceedings","volume":"117 1","pages":"519-528"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83217349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2012-09-14DOI: 10.1108/00012531211263148
N. Abdelhay
Purpose – This aim of this paper is to relate the spread of new information and communications technology in Arab countries to the mobilization of young Tunisians and Egyptians in the uprisings of 2011.Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on the literature to discuss the opportunities the new social media tools brought to Arab societies, in terms of their potential to enable new forms of communication and develop new public spheres. It provides an overview of the relationship between the new media, a new generation and the uprising for democracy and political changes in North Africa.Findings – The conclusion is that the spread and use of new information and communications technologies is having an enormous impact on societal and political changes in North Africa.Originality/value – Based on the uprisings in parts of North Africa, the paper examines the use of the internet and mobile phones as tools for building democracy and bringing change. Evidence shows that social media played a major role in...
{"title":"The Arab uprising 2011: new media in the hands of a new generation in North Africa","authors":"N. Abdelhay","doi":"10.1108/00012531211263148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/00012531211263148","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – This aim of this paper is to relate the spread of new information and communications technology in Arab countries to the mobilization of young Tunisians and Egyptians in the uprisings of 2011.Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on the literature to discuss the opportunities the new social media tools brought to Arab societies, in terms of their potential to enable new forms of communication and develop new public spheres. It provides an overview of the relationship between the new media, a new generation and the uprising for democracy and political changes in North Africa.Findings – The conclusion is that the spread and use of new information and communications technologies is having an enormous impact on societal and political changes in North Africa.Originality/value – Based on the uprisings in parts of North Africa, the paper examines the use of the internet and mobile phones as tools for building democracy and bringing change. Evidence shows that social media played a major role in...","PeriodicalId":55449,"journal":{"name":"Aslib Proceedings","volume":"49 1","pages":"529-539"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90723538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2012-06-29DOI: 10.1108/00012531211244752
B. Kumar, K. Kumar
Purpose – The main purpose of the present study is to examine the availability and persistence of URL citations in two LIS open access journals. It also intended to calculate the half‐life period of URL citations cited in journal articles.Design/methodology/approach – A total of 2,890 URL citations cited in 689 research articles published in LIS journals spanning a period of 14 years (1996‐2009) were extracted. In order to check the accessibility of URL citations, W3C link checker was used. After the initial check, inactive URL citations were listed. Domains and HTTP errors associated with inactive URL citations were identified for further analysis. The half‐life period was calculated using the formula t(h)=[t ln(0.5)]/[ln W(t)−ln W(0)].Findings – The research findings indicated that 57.61 percent (397 of 689) of articles have URL citations and percentage of URL citations increased from 5.98 percent in 1996 to 27.79 percent in 2009. It was found that 26.08 percent of all citations were not accessible duri...
{"title":"Persistence and half-life of URL citations cited in LIS open access journals","authors":"B. Kumar, K. Kumar","doi":"10.1108/00012531211244752","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/00012531211244752","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – The main purpose of the present study is to examine the availability and persistence of URL citations in two LIS open access journals. It also intended to calculate the half‐life period of URL citations cited in journal articles.Design/methodology/approach – A total of 2,890 URL citations cited in 689 research articles published in LIS journals spanning a period of 14 years (1996‐2009) were extracted. In order to check the accessibility of URL citations, W3C link checker was used. After the initial check, inactive URL citations were listed. Domains and HTTP errors associated with inactive URL citations were identified for further analysis. The half‐life period was calculated using the formula t(h)=[t ln(0.5)]/[ln W(t)−ln W(0)].Findings – The research findings indicated that 57.61 percent (397 of 689) of articles have URL citations and percentage of URL citations increased from 5.98 percent in 1996 to 27.79 percent in 2009. It was found that 26.08 percent of all citations were not accessible duri...","PeriodicalId":55449,"journal":{"name":"Aslib Proceedings","volume":"1 1","pages":"405-422"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88562160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2012-06-29DOI: 10.1108/00012531211244770
Shuiqing Huang, Lin He, Bo Yang, Mingrui Zhang
Purpose – The algorithm of disjoint literature‐based knowledge discovery provides a convenient, efficient and effective auxiliary method for scientific research. Based on an analysis of Swanson's A‐B‐C model of disjoint literature‐based knowledge discovery and Gordon's intermediate literature theory, this paper seeks to propose a more comprehensive compound correlation model for disjoint literature‐based knowledge discovery.Design/methodology/approach – A new algorithm of vector space model (VSM) based disjoint literature‐based knowledge discovery is designed to implement the compound correlation model.Findings – The validity tests showed that this new model not only simulated both of Swanson's early and well‐known discoveries of Raynaud's disease‐fish oil and migraine‐magnesium connections successfully, but also applied to knowledge discovery in the agricultural economics literature in the Chinese language.Research limitations/implications – Although the workload was reduced to the minimum under the comp...
目的——基于不相交文献的知识发现算法为科学研究提供了一种方便、高效、有效的辅助方法。本文在分析Swanson的基于非相交文献的知识发现A - B - C模型和Gordon的中间文献理论的基础上，提出了一个更为全面的基于非相交文献的知识发现复合相关模型。设计/方法学/方法-设计了一种新的基于向量空间模型(VSM)的基于不相交文献的知识发现算法来实现复合关联模型。研究结果-效度测试表明，该模型不仅成功地模拟了Swanson早期和著名的关于雷诺病-鱼油和偏头痛-镁联系的发现，而且还适用于中文农业经济学文献中的知识发现。研究限制/影响-虽然工作量在补偿下减少到最低限度…
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Pub Date : 2012-06-29DOI: 10.1108/00012531211244815
Shahram Sedghi, M. Sanderson, Paul D. Clough
Purpose – This paper aims to report the results of a study investigating the relevance criteria used by health care professionals when seeking medical images.Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from 29 participants using a think‐aloud protocol and face‐to‐face interviews and analysed using the Straussian version of grounded theory (GT).Findings – The results show that participants made use of 15 relevance criteria, although they agreed on topicality being the most important. The findings suggest that users apply different criteria in different situations when evaluating the relevancy of medical images.Originality/value – To the best of the authors' knowledge, there have been few studies that investigate relevance judgments for visually orientated documents. Thus, this study helps to contribute to the understanding of medical image resources and the information needs of health care professionals. A clear understanding of the medical image information needs of health care professionals is also...
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Pub Date : 2012-06-29DOI: 10.1108/00012531211244743
E. E. Baro
Purpose – Since 2004 the Niger Delta University Library has adopted a job rotation program to help solve manpower and skills acquisition problems. The study reported in this paper aimed to evaluate the Niger Delta University Library job rotation program, including the impact of the program on newly employed librarians and their job performance, and the university library.Design/methodology/approach – The study has two parts. Firstly, the paper reports results from focus group interviews with Niger Delta University librarians who participated in the job rotation program. Secondly, an interview was conducted with the Niger Delta University librarian who adopted the job rotation program to elicit insights into the impact and challenges of the library job rotation program. The Kirkpatrick and Kirkpatrick four‐level evaluation framework was chosen to use as a framework for the evaluation of the responses.Findings – The study revealed that the job rotation program is an important program for allowing librarians...
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Pub Date : 2012-06-29DOI: 10.1108/00012531211244725
Noa Aharony
Purpose – The current study aims to present an exploratory analysis of the use of Facebook in American public and academic libraries, with the purpose of understanding patterns of Facebook use in libraries.Design/methodology/approach – This study presents both a statistical descriptive analysis and a content analysis.Findings – The research findings show that both kinds of libraries use the information section and the wall and that there is a difference in the use of other Facebook sections, which was surprisingly limited in both kinds of libraries. In addition, public libraries use the wall and the photos section as major channels of information more than academic libraries. Concentrating on the content of the Facebook wall posts, it appears that there are some differences between the two sections (categories and sub‐categories). However, it seems that both kinds of libraries use Facebook simply as a way to deliver information to users, rather than as a venue for discussion.Originality/value – Research f...
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Pub Date : 2012-06-29DOI: 10.1108/00012531211244734
Karen Davies
Purpose – This paper aims to determine the percentage of reference errors and type of errors in four library and information science (LIS) journals.Design/methodology/approach – Research articles from issues published in 2007 were selected for analysis. The references were compared to online freely available tables of contents. The errors identified were categorised into six elements: journal title; author(s); article title; publication year; volume; and page numbers.Findings – The highest percentage of reference errors was 49.1 percent (Information and Management). The overall error rates were: author (56 percent), page number (22 percent), article title (15 percent), volume (3 percent), publication year (2 percent) and journal title (2 percent).Research limitations/implications – The tables of contents (ToCs) used to compare the article references may not have correctly recorded the article details. Not all journal references could be reviewed as not all journal ToCs are available online. This one year,...
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