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Librametry, introduced by Ranganathan in 1948, focuses on the quantitative study of library resources, readers, and staff, with applications in library management and services evaluation. It involve…
Scientometrics is a field that uses quantitative methods to study the output of scientific research. In simpler terms, it helps us understand the impact and relationships between different research…
Inventory Management: Rule 215: This rule defines the physical verification procedures for library books. Libraries with less than 20,000 volumes require an annual complete verification, while large…
Open Access: A Definition: Open access is a set of principles and practices that make research outputs available online, free of charge and without barriers. This includes …
Creative Commons: An Overview: Creative Commons is a non-profit organization that aims to expand the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. …
i) know-what : Refers to knowledge about facts such as How many people live in Delhi? What are the ingredients of pancakes?, When was the battle of Panipat fought?, are some of the examples. Here…
The factors that caused the evolution of public libraries are : i) Urge for knowledge; ii) Literacy; iii) Universal Public Education; iv) Enlightened leadership and Philanthropy; v) Rapid advancement…
The University Grants Commission (India), appointed in 1957 a committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan to advice the UGC about development of university and college libraries and thei…
A mathematical formula for calculating staff strength can be extremely helpful. Once such a formula is accepted by authorities, then increase of staff based on increase in quantum of work becomes som…
IFLA makes the following recommendations to governments, libraries and library associations: Governments (and intergovernmental organisations, where appropriate) should: Include Text and Data Mining …
1) Name the salient features of the DDC. Some of the important salient features of DDC include: i) It is a classification by discipline; it divides the entire universe of knowledge into ten main clas…
1) Define indexing. Enumerate its need. Indexing is the process of representing the subject of the documents to facilitate access and retrieval later. Indexing is needed because: Different authors in…
1) What are research reports? List their types Research reports are detailed and accurate accounts of the conduct of disciplined studies accomplished to solve problems or to reveal new knowledge. Res…
KEYWORDS Confidence Level : It gives the percentage (probability) of samples where the population mean would remain within the confidence interval around the sample mean. If is the significance level…
1) Define research plan. How is it different from a research design? A research plan is a document to your plans and ideas of carrying out your research. It is the document that describes all the dec…