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Scientometric Dimensions of Fuel Cell Research as Reflected in Inis Database

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Authors

Priya Girap ¹, Anil Kumar ¹, Lalit Mohan ¹, Ganesh Surwase ¹, B. S. Kademani ¹

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1 Scientific Information Resource Division, Knowledge Management Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai-085, IN

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Journal of Information and Knowledge (Formerly SRELS Journal of Information Management), Vol 48, No 3 (2011), Pagination: 329-348

Abstract

This paper highlights quantitatively the growth and development of world literature on Fuel Cell publication output as per INIS (1970-2008) database. During 1970-2008 a total of 3435 publications were published by the scientists in the field ‘Fuel Cell’. The average number of publications published per year was 88.07. The highest numbers of publications 452 were published in 2004. The spurt in the literature output was reported during 1992–2008.There were 86 countries involved in research in this field. USA is the top producing country with 509 publications (17.56%) followed by Japan with 357 publications (12.31%). Authorship and collaboration trend was towards multi-authored publications. Intensive collaboration was found during 1994–2008. There were 321 international collaborative publications. Bilateral collaboration accounted for 89.72 percent of total collaborative publications. Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Dalian (China) topped the list with 80 publications. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (India) was the most productive Indian institution with 37 papers. Journals were the most preferred document type preferred by the scientists. The most preferred journals by the scientists were: Electrochimica Acta with 343 publications and Energy Conversion and Management with 54 publications. English was the most predominant language used by the scientists for communication. The high frequency keywords were: Fuel Cells (1162), Hydrogen (404), proton exchange membrane fuel cells (347), electrolytes (295).

Keywords

Scientometrics, Bibliometrics, Fuel Cells, Publication Productivity, Authorship Pattern, Collaboration Rate, Author Productivity, Channels of Communication, Institutions.

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Li (X). Principles of Fuel cells. New York: Taylor and Francis, 2006.

Oniciu (L). Fuel cells. Kent: Abacus Press, 1976.

Viswanathan (B); Scibioh (M A). Fuel Cells: principles and applications. India: Universities Press, 2006.

Chidambaram (R). Measures of progress in science and technology. Current Science. Vol. 88(6); 2005; p856

Anil Kumar; Kademani (B S); Vijai Kumar; Surwase (G); Lalit Mohan. In: International Conference on Electroanalytical Chemistry and Allied Topics (ELAC-2007), Shimla, India, 10-15 Mar 2007, p1-21.

Anil Sagar; Kademani (B S); Vijai Kumar. Scientometric mapping of mass spectrometry research in nuclear science and technology. In: ISMAS-WS 2007: ISMAS Symposium cum Workshop on Mass Spectrometry, Dona Paula, Goa, India, 25-30 March 2007, p1-16.

Anil Sagar; Kademani (B S); Vijai Kumar. Neutron Activation Analysis. International Journal of Low Radiation. Vol.6 (2); 2009; p119-146

Kademani (B S); Vijai Kumar; Anil Sagar; Anil Kumar. World literature on thorium research: A scientometric study based on Science Citation Index. Scientometrics. Vol. 69(2); 2006; p347-364

Kademani (B S); Surwase (G); Anil Sagar; Vijai Kumar. Mapping of literature on Bose-Einstein Condensation. Malaysian Journal of Library and Information Science. Vol. 11(2); 2006; p87-104.

Kademani (B S); Vijai Kumar; Anil Sagar; Anil Kumar. Scientometric dimensions of nuclear science and technology research in India: A study based on INIS (1970-2002) database. Malaysian Journal of Library and Information Science. Vol.11(1); 2006; p23-48.

Kademani (B S); Vijai Kumar; Anil Sagar; Anil Kumar; Lalit Mohan; Surwase (G). Scientometric dimensions of thorium research in India. DESIDOC Bulletin of Information Technology. Vol.26(3); 2006; p9-25.

Kademani (B S); Surwase (G); Vijai Kumar. Scientometric dimensions of papers on Raman spectroscopy: a global perspective. Pearl: Journal of library and information science. Vol. 1(4); 2007; p46-66

Kademani (B S); Anil Kumar; Vijai Kumar. Analytical Chemistry in nuclear science and technology. In: DAE-BRNS Symposium on Role of Analytical Chemistry in Nuclear Technology, Mumbai, India, 4-6 January 2007, p135-148.

Kademani (B S); Anil Sagar; Vijai Kumar. Scientometric mapping of vacuum research in nuclear science and technology: A global perspective, In: IVS-2007: International Symposium on Vacuum Science and technology, TIFR, Mumbai, India, 28-30 November 2007.

Kademani (B S); Anil Sagar; Vijai Kumar; Gupta (B M). Mapping of Indian publications in S&T: A scientometric analysis of publications in Science Citation Index. DESIDOC Bulletin of Information Technology. Vol. 27(1); 2007; p17-34.

Kademani (B S); Surwase (G); Lalit Mohan; Vijai Kumar. Bhabha Scattering: a scientometric view. DESIDOC journal of Library and Information Technology. Vol. 29(4); 2009; p3-11

Kademani (B S); Prakashan (E R); Lalit Mohan; Surwase (G); Girap (P); Bhanumurthy (K). Global Trends in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. In: International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN 2010), SRM University, Kattankulathur, Chennai, India, 24-26 February 2010.

Surwase (G); Kademani (B S); Vijai Kumar. Research and development in pulsed laser deposition: A scientometric perspective. In: PLD-2007: DAE-BRNS 4th National Symposium on Pulsed Laser Deposition of Thin Films and Nanostructured Materials, Rajkot, India, 3-5 October 2007, p54-66.

Surwase (G); Kademani (B S); Vijai Kumar. Scientometric dimensions of Neutron Scattering research in India. DESIDOC journal of Library and Information Technology. Vol. 28(3); 2008; p3-16.

Mandl (W). Impact and public acceptance of INIS’ bibliographic studies, Apr 2002. Available online at http://www.iaea.org/inisnkm/nkm/ws/articles/index.html

Lyon (W S). Use of scientometrics to assess nuclear and other analytical methods. Comparison of nuclear analytical methods with competitive methods. Proceedings of an Advisory Group Meeting on Comparison of Nuclear Analytical Methods with Competitive Methods, IAEA, Oak Ridge, October 3-7, 1986 (IAEA-TECDOC-435), p37-48.

Web-Resources in Inspec Database: A Scientometric Mapping

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Authors

Anil Kumar ¹, B. S. Kademani ¹, Vijai Kumar ¹

Affiliations
1 Scientific Information Resource Division, Knowledge Management Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, IN

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Journal of Information and Knowledge (Formerly SRELS Journal of Information Management), Vol 45, No 2 (2008), Pagination: 197-208

Abstract

This paper attempts to analyse the growth and development of web-resources in INSPEC database during 1995-2005. A total of 18673 publications appeared in 171 web-resources contributed by the scientists in various areas of research: Physics (11076), Computers-and-Control-Technology (5524), Electrical-and- Electronic-Engineering (2050) and Information Technology (23). The highest number of publications in web-resources in INSPEC database were from USA with 8364 (44.79%) publications followed by Italy with 4342 (23.25%) publications and UK with 1967 (10.53%) publications. The publications in web-resources have started appearing in the INSPEC database since 1995 with six publications. The highest number of publications in web-resources published were 3603 in 2003. The average number of publications in webresources published per year were 1698. The top websites were http://jhep.cern.ch with 2798 publications followed by http://www.siam.org with 2744 publications and http://www.opticsexpress.org with 1962 publications. The websites with the domain name .org have published 9645 followed by .ch with 2902 publications and .it with 1544 publications. More than 99.3 percent of publications in web-resources were in English. More than 92.1 percent of the publications in web-resources were published in journals followed by conference papers (7.9%). The most preferred web-journals by the scientists were JHEP-Journal-of-High- Energy-Physics with 4342 publication followed by Optics-Express with 2513 publications and Physical- Review-Special-Topics-Accelerators-and-Beams with 507 publications.

Keywords

Universal Resource Locators (URL) Information, Websites, Information Storage and Retrieval, Global Information Access, Physical Science and Technology, Databases, Inspec, Open Archives.

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Almind, (T C); Ingwersen (P). Informetric analyses on the World Wide Web: Methodological approaches to "webometrics". Journal of Documentation. Vol. 53 (4); 1997; p 404-426.

Björneborn (L); Ingwersen (P). Towards a basic framework of webometrics, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, special issue on webometrics. (In press).

Kademani (B S); Anil Kumar; Anil Sagar; Surwase (G); Vijai Kumar. Web-resources in nuclear science and technology. Malaysian Journal of Library and Information Science (In press).

Thelwall (M); Vaughan (L); Björneborn (L). Webometrics. (In press).

Scientometric Profile and Publication Productivity of the Radiochemistry Division at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

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Authors

B. S. Kademani ¹, C. R. Gaderao ¹, Ganesh Surwase ¹, Amita Behl Sanhotra ¹, Anil Kumar ¹, Vijai Kumar ¹

Affiliations
1 Scientific Information Resource Division, Knowledge Management Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, IN

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Journal of Information and Knowledge (Formerly SRELS Journal of Information Management), Vol 44, No 2 (2007), Pagination: 99-124

Abstract

Scientrometric analysis of 1044 papers published by the scientists of Radiochemistry Division at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) during 1958-2005 in diverse domains: Actinide Chemistry (358), Analytical Chemistry (220), Nuclear Chemistry (215), Miscellaneous (148), Actinide Spectroscopy (55), High Temperature Superconductivity (27) and TL/ESR Dosimetry (21) was carried out for year wise productivity, authorship pattern and collaboration. The highest number of publications were 64 produced in 2005. The average number of publications per year was 21.75. The highest collaboration coefficient 1.0 was found during 1958, 1961-1967, 1970,1973-1982, 1984-1985, and 1991-2005.

The most prolific authors were: M. D. Sastry (143), V. K. Manchanda (118), S. B. Manohar (98), J. P. Shukla (86), Satya Prakash (81), J. N. Mathur (80), S. K. Patil (80), A. Goswami (70), M. S. Subramnian (70), R. H. Iyer (68), and M. V. Ramaniah (67). The core journals preferred for publishing were: Radiochimica Acta (104), Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry (63), Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (60), Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Articles (58), Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry letters (40), and Physical Review C (40). Publication concentration was 6.06 and publication density was 5.27. Top ranking journals publishing Radiochemistry Division publications were from Netherlands (371), England (229), USA (162), Germany (140), India (82), and Switzerland (23).

Keywords

Radiochemistry, Scientometrics, Bibliometrics, Institutional Studies, Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Individual Division, Individual Department, Individual Institution, R&D Laboratory, Publication Productivity, Authorship Pattern, Collaboration Rate, Activity Index, Author Productivity, Channels of Communication, Bradford Distribution, Publication Concentration, Publication Density, History of Science, Department of Atomic Energy, India.

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Venkateswarlu (K S); George (A M). Chemistry in atomic energy programmes: An account of 50 years, 1948-1997 – a saga of excellence and relevance. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 1998.

Manohar (S B); Tomar (B S); Manchanda (V K). Radiochemistry in India: An overview. Journal of Nuclear and Radiochemical Sciences. Vol.1 (1); 2000; p 27-32.

Nalimov (V V); Adler (Y P); Granovsky (Y V). Information Systems in the mathematical theory of experiment In Kibernetica i Dokumentalistik/ed.by V.V. Nalimov, Moscow, 1996.

Pritchard (A). Statistical bibliography or bibliometrics. Journal of Documentation. Vol.25; 1969; p348-349.

Narin (F). Evaluative Bibliometrics: The Use of Publication and Citation Analysis in the Evaluation of Scientific Activities. Computer Horizons, Inc., New Jersey, 1976.

Kademani (B S); Vijai Kumar. Bibliometrics: An innovative tool to measure the growth of knowledge and impact studies for policy makers, UGC Sponsored Refresher Course on “Information Technology for Librarians”, 06-26 September 2004, TISS, Mumbai. 2004;p 1-21.

Kademani (B S); Vijai Kumar. Citation Index: An indispensable information retrieval tool for research and evaluation, ICSSR Sponsored Training Workshop on “Exploring Social Science Information in Digital Environment”, 27 –30 May 2002, TISS, Mumbai. 2002; p 62- 75.

Guay (Y). Emergence of basic research on the periphery: Organic chemistry in India, 1907-1926. Scientometrics. Vol. 10; 1986; p77-94.

Klaic (B). Scientometric analysis of the research activities of chemists from the Rugjer Bošković Institute (Yugoslavia). 1976-1985. Scientometrics. Vol.19; 1990; p11-24.

Kim (M J); Kim (B J). A bibliometric analysis of publications by the Chemistry Department, Seoul National University, Korea, 1992-1998. Journal of Information Science. Vol. 26; 2000; p111-119.

Kannappanavar (B U); Swamy (C); Vijay Kumar (M). Publishing trends of Indian chemical scientists: A bibliometric study. Annals of Library and Information Studies. Vol.51; 2004; p39-41.

Kademani (B S); Vijai Kumar; Surwase (G); Anil Sagar; Lalit Mohan; Gaderao (C R); Anil Kumar; Kalyane (V L); Prakasan (E R). Scientometric dimensions of innovation communication productivity of the Chemistry Division at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. Malayasian Journal of Library and Information Science. Vol.10 (1); 2005; p 65-89.

Kademani (B S); Vijai Kumar; Anil Kumar; Anil Sagar; Lalit Mohan; Surwase (G); Gaderao (C R). Publication productivity of the Bioorganic Division at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre: A scientometric study. Annals of Library Science and Information Studies. Vol.52 (4); 2005; p135-146.

Kademani (B S); Vijai Kumar; Lalit Mohan; Anil Sagar; Anil Kumar; Gaderao (C R); Surwase (G). Scientometric dimensions and publication productivity of the Analytical Chemistry Division at Bhabha Atomic Research. SRELS Journal of Information Management. Vol. 43 (1); 2006; p5-20.

Kademani (B S); Vijai Kumar; Ganesh Surwase; Anil Sagar; Lalit Mohan; Anil Kumar; Gaderao (C R). Research and citation impact of publications by the Chemistry Division at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. Scientometrics. Vol. 71 (1); 2007.

Kademani (B S); Vijai Kumar; Anil Sagar; Anil Kumar. Scientometric dimensions of nuclear science and technology research in India. Malayasian Journal of Library and Information Science. Vol.11 (1); 2006; p 23-48.

Kademani (B S); Vijai Kumar; Anil Sagar; Anil Kumar; Ganesh Surwase; Lalit Mohan. Scientometric dimensions of thorium research in India. DESIDOC Bulletin of Information Technology. Vol.26 (3); 2006; p 9-25.

Kademani (B S); Vijai Kumar; Anil Sagar; Anil Kumar. World literature on thorium research: A scientometric study based on Science Citation Index. Scientometrics. Vol.29 (2); 2006; (in press)

Hall (K R); Sharma (H D). The design and construction of a radiochemistry laboratory sited in a tropical area, Second International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, September, 1958; p 439-448.

Schubert (A); Braun (T). Relative indicators and relational charts for comparative assessment of publication output and citation impact. Scientometrics. Vol. 9 (5-6); 1986; p 281-291.

Karki (M M S); Garg (K C); Sharma (P). Activity and growth of organic chemistry research in India during 1971-1989. Scientometrics. Vol.49 (2); 2000; p279-288.

Subramanyam (K). Biblimetric studies of research collaboration: A review. Journal of Information Science. Vol. 6(1); 1983; p33-38.

Egghe (E). On the 80/20 rule. Scientometrics. Vol.10; 1986; p55-68.

Vinkler (P). Bibliometric analysis of publication activity of a scientific research institute. In Informetrics 89/90/ed. by L. Egge, and R. Rousseau, Elsevier Science Publishers, B.V.; 1990; Amsterdam; p309-334.

Scientometric Dimensions and Publication Productivity of the Analytical Chemistry Division at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

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Authors

B. S. Kademani ¹, Vijai Kumar ¹, Lalit Mohan ¹, Anil Sagar ¹, Anil Kumar ¹, C. R. Gaderao ², G. Surwase ¹

Affiliations
1 Scientific Information Resource Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085, IN
2 Scientific Information Resource Division, Knowledge Management Group, Bhabha AtomicResearch Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, IN

Source

Journal of Information and Knowledge (Formerly SRELS Journal of Information Management), Vol 43, No 1 (2006), Pagination: 5-20

Abstract

Scientrometrics analysis of 724 papers published by the scientists of Analytical Chemistry Division at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) during 1972-2003 in diverse domains-Electrochemistry (186), Separation Techniques (89), Neutron Activation Analysis (114), Thermal Analysis and Thermochemistry (52) and Other Analytical Techniques (283) was carried out for yearwise productivity, authorship pattern and collaboration. The highest number of publications were 61and 58 produced in 1997 and 2003 respectively. Average number of publications per year was 22.62. Highest collaboration coefficient 1.0 was in 1987, 1991, 1992,1996, and 1998.

The most prolific authors were M. Sudersanan (137), P.K. Mathur (76), R. G. Dhaneshwar (54), R. Parthasarathy (47), S. Gangadharan (46), M. M. Palrecha (46), M. Sankar Das (44), and A. K. Sundaram(43).The core journals preferred for publishing were: Indian Journal of Chemistry (54), Journal of the Electrochemical Society of India (40), Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences (40), and Analytica Chimica Acta (19). Publication concentration was (8.82) and publication density was (3.59). Top ranking journals publishing Analytical Chemistry Division publications were from India (261), UK (56), Switzerland ( 56), The Netherlands (55), USA (34) and Germany (17).

Keywords

Analytical Chemistry, Scientometrics, Bibliometrics, Institutional Studies, Analytical Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Individual Division, Individual Department, Individual Institution, R&D Laboratory, Publication Productivity, Authorship Pattern, Collaboration Coefficient, Author Productivity, Channels of Communication, Bradford Distribution, History of Science, Department of Atomic Energy, India.

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References

Venkateswarlu (K S) and George (A M). Chemistry in atomic energy programmes: An account of 50 years, 1948-1997 – a saga of excellence and relevance. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 1998.

Nalimov (V V); Adler (Y P); and Granovsky (Y V). Information Systems in the mathematical theory of experiment. In Kibernetica i Dokumentalistik/ Ed. by V.V. Nalimov, Mascow, 1996.

Pritchard (A). Statistical bibliography or bibliometrics. Journal of Documentation. Vol. 25; 1969; p348-349.

Narin (F). Evaluative Bibliometrics: The Use of Publication and Citation Analysis in the Evaluation of Scientific Activities. Computer Horizons, Inc., New Jersey, 1976.

Kademani (B S); and Vijai Kumar. Bibliometrics: An innovative tool to measure the growth of knowledge and impact studies for policy makers, UGC Sponsored refresher Course on “Information Technology for Librarians, 06-26 September 2004, TISS, Mumbai.

Guay (Y). Emergence of basic research on the periphery: Organic chemistry in India, 1907-1926. Scientometrics. Vol. 10; 1986; p77-94.

Klaic (B). Scientometric analysis of the research activities of Chemists from the Rugjer Bošković Institute (Yugoslavia). 1976-1985. Scientometrics. Vol.19; 1990; p11-24.

Kim (M J); and Kim (B J). A bibliometric analysis of publications by the Chemistry Department, Seoul National University, Korea, 1992-1998. Journal of Information Science. Vol. 26; 2000; p111-119.

Kalyane (V L); and Kalyane (S V). Scientometric dimensions of innovation communication productivity system. Annals of Library Science and Documentation. Vol. 38(1); 1991; p8-29.

Koganuramath (M M); Angadi (A); and Kademani (B S). Biblimetric dimension of innovation communication productivity of Tata Institute of Social Sciences. Malayasian Journal of Library and Information Science. Vol.7 (1); 2002; p69 – 76.

Kannappanavar (B U); Swamy (C); and Vijay Kumar (M). Publishing trends of Indian chemical scientists: A bibliometric study. Annals of Library and Information Studies. Vol.51; 2004; p39-41.

Kademani (B S); Vijai Kumar; Surwase (G); Anil Sagar; Lalit Mohan; Gaderao (C R); Anil Kumar; Kalyane (V L); and Prakasan (E R). Scientometric Dimensions of Innovation Communication Productivity of the Chemistry Division at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. Malayasian Journal of Library and Information Science. Vol.10 (1); 2005; p65-89.

Padmanabhan (P K); Ravindran (P V); and Sundaresan (M). List of Publications (1973 –1997). Chemistry Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 1998.

Kalyane (V L). BARC Progress Reports (1998-2003), Mumbai: Library and Information Services Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, 1999-2002.

Analytical Chemistry Division, BARC. Highlights of Analytical Chemistry Division, Mumbai: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, 2004.

Subramanyam (K). Biblimetric studies of research collaboration: A review. Journal of Information Science. Vol. 6(1); 1983; p33-38.

Egghe (E). On the 80/20 rule. Scientometrics. Vol.10; 1986; p55-68.

Vinkler (P). Bibliometric analysis of publication activity of a scientific research Institute. In Informetrics 89/90/Ed. by L. Egge, and R. Rousseau. Elsevier Science Publishers, B.V., 1990, Amsterdam, p309-334.

A Bibliometric Study of Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics

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Authors

Asha Narang ¹, Anil Kumar ²

Affiliations
1 DLIS, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab 143005, IN
2 Caparo PTU School of Manufacturing and Materials Technology, Kapurthala, Punjab 144601, IN

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Journal of Information and Knowledge (Formerly SRELS Journal of Information Management), Vol 47, No 1 (2010), Pagination: 31-39

Abstract

Bibliometric analysis of 4798 citations appended to 400 articles in five volumes-34(2003) to 38(2007) and maiden volume (1970) of the Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics has been carried out to observe the number of contributions and their distribution in different volumes, authorship pattern, foreign and Indian author contributions, citation analysis and number of pages used in each volume. A comparative study of articles published in 5 volumes vis-à-vis those in volume 1 has been made. Results indicate a decrease in the number of contributions in successive volumes. The most cited documents are articles from research journals. The number of foreign contributors is more than Indian contributors. Growth and popularity of the journal is showing mixed trends i.e. upward and downward progress.

Keywords

Bibliometric Study, Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics.

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Dalai (B K); Ramesh (D B). Publication pattern in scientific and industrial research in India: a biblimetric study. Annals of Library Science and Documentation. Vol. 42(1); 1995; p35-38.

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Dutta (Bidyarthi); Sen (B K). Indian journal of pure and applied mathematics: an analysis of citation pattern. IASLIC Bulletin. Vol. 46(4); 2001; p221-226.

Narang (Asha). Indian journal of pure and applied mathematics: A bibliometric study. Annals of Library and Information Studies. Vol. 51(1); 2004; p28-38.

Assessing Information Literacy Competency in Higher Education: A Study of Panjab University, Chandigarh

Information Needs and Seeking Behaviour of Village Library Users

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Authors

Gur Dev Singh ¹, Anil Kumar ²

Affiliations
1 Geeta Institute of Law, Samalkha, Panipat - 132101 (Delhi-NCR), Haryana, IN
2 Jawaharlal Nehru Library, Kurukshetra University, Thanesar, Kurukshetra - 136119, Haryana, IN

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Journal of Information and Knowledge (Formerly SRELS Journal of Information Management), Vol 56, No 5 (2019), Pagination: 266-268

Abstract

The present survey deals with information needs and seeking behavior of library users of Goli Village of Karnal District. To identify the purposes of seeking information and preferred information sources, a survey using a structured questionnaire was conducted. A sample of 150 users of Goli village library was selected using purposive sampling technique to collect the required data. Out of 150 questionnaires, 142 filled in questionnaires were returned. It was found that most users of the village library are men and not many women used the library. The study reveals that majority of respondents sought information on jobs/recruitment, general knowledge and news update (92.96 percent) and education (84.51 percent) related information.

Keywords

Information Need, Information Seeking Behavior, Rural Users, Village Library.

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Kanungo, N.T. (1997). Methods of seeking information by women researchers in history and political science: A case study of the University of Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru University. Library Herald, 35(1-2), 37-41.

Ramaiyan, N. & Chandrakumar, V. (2007). Public libraries are knowledge resource center: An overview of Tamilndu public library system. In: Jagtar. Singh, V. Singh, N. S. Shokeen, R. Chandra, Trishanjit. Kaur, O.N. Chaubey & Nirmal K. Swain (Eds.), Paper presented at Conference Proceedings 53rd All India Library Conference of Indian Library Association: Developing Library and Information Resources and Services in the Internet Era, Hyderabad, New Delhi: Indian Library Association; p. 28-33.

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Singh, G. & Kumar, A. (2019). Information Need and Seeking Behavior of Kiwana Village Library’s Users. Present paper in National Conference on Professional Ethics of Library Development and Services. Muzaffarpur: Library Professionals Association, New Delhi.

Sinha, M.K. & Das, P. (2015). A study on Information Needs and Information Seeking Behaviour of Rural Population with Special Reference to Barak Valley, South Assam. North East India: A Survey. In: Embedded Librarianship and Technological Challenges of the Digital Age: Conference Proceedings, SSRN. https://ssrn.com/abstract=2602153.

Sinha, M.K. & Bhattacharjee (2012). Information seeking behavior of college library users of South Assam: A survey in the future of the library in the digital age. Sanjay Kataria et al. Eds, New Delhi: KBD publishers; p. 585-93.

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