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Information Sources of Students of Psychology
Full text linkEvery year, universities spend a large sum of money on databases and library sources to help with education and research. The main aim is to determine the sources of information utilized by the psychology students at Semnan University to address their information needs. This study is applied research and uses grounded theory to reveal the viewpoints of postgraduate psychology students at Semnan University. The statistical population comprised all postgraduate psychology students at the time of the study (2018-2019). Data collection and analysis were conducted until saturation point, and 50 in-depth interviews were carried out. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and MaxQDA was used for data coding. Interviewing was stopped following 40 interviews due to data saturation, although 10 additional interviews were held with the students, which led to no new data. Based on the open coding, 95 codes were identified and extracted from the data, followed by 27 codes in axial coding. Finally, 10 codes were identified and extracted from the data through the selective coding process. The results showed that the sources of information for psychology students of Semnan University are their professors, databases, research questionnaire databases, resource ordering, accessible electronic sources, the Internet, audio-visional sources, library, search engines, and professional websites. Psychology students of Semnan University used formal/informal and digital/printed sources of information. These cover many types of information. They need more bibliographic instruction on making greater use of library services prepared for them.https://dorl.net/dor/20.1001.1.20088302.2022.20.1.18.
Research Trends on Climate Change Publications in Brics Countries: A Scientometrics Analysis
Full text linkThe utility of scientometric considerations helps in dynamic/approach making. Technology forecasting provides an informed view of technology, its development, and future trends and is an essential tool in decision-making. BRICS is the abbreviation authored for a relationship of five significant arising public economies such as Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The BRICS nations are now fortifying collaboration to battle environmental change through a progression of joint goals. The BRICS should deliver these by consenting to make and advance the strides logically known to do the most to control environmental changes. Scientometrics is progressively being applied in science strategy examines. The present study attempted to find the year-wise, language, document type, and keyword-wise distribution of articles in Climate Change research and to study the authorship pattern and collaboration in climate change research. It attempted to present the exponential growth rate of Climate change and top-cited documents in Climate change research. Using the search term “Climate Change” the data were retrieved from the Web of Science from 1994 to 2018. Totally, 30,270 records were downloaded and analyzed by using Bibexcel. The collected data have been analyzed with the Bibexcel and VOS viewer and presented in the form of tables and pictures. The study found that more number of articles published in the year 2018 was 5756, and most documents were published in English; multiple authors contributed 96% of the articles. It is understood that PLOS One published 581 documents, lesser level of exponential growth rate noticed in 2009 was 0.7. The significance of the support of Brazil and BRICS in a global environmental change system has been perceived for quite a while. The present research exploration discussed the distributions of BRICS, which have taken for following climate change publications. They feature that worldwide climate change activity can't be effective without BRICS nations' contribution.https://dorl.net/dor/20.1001.1.20088302.2022.20.4.3.
Analysis of the Factors Affecting the Adoption of Management Information Systems
Full text linkThe present study was conducted with the aim to identify and rank the factors affecting the successful adoption of management information systems in medical centers of Kerman (Iran). For this purpose, based on research literature and experts’ interview 27 criteria were identified in four dimensions and categorized. Then, considering the causal relationships between them and the importance of each indicator, the AHP and DEMATEL multi-criteria decision making approach was used in the Intuitionistic fuzzy environment. In the present study, the weight of dimensions was determined using AHP method and then the causal relationships between dimensions and degree of influence and effectiveness of each dimension were determined using DEMTEL technique. The results obtained that the dimension of senior management support is identified as the most important dimension. Then, the dimensions of information quality, system quality, and finally the user experience are important.https://dorl.net/dor/20.1001.1.20088302.2022.20.3.4.1
A Systematic Review of Knowledge Audit Models during 2016 to 2020
No full textConsidering the essential role of knowledge management in organizations and the importance of knowledge auditing as one of its most vital processes, the purpose of this paper is to reveal the insights and thoughts of authors about knowledge auditing in the articles during 2016-2020 by using the systematic review method. In these articles, the progress and differences in the proposed models and frameworks of knowledge auditing are also examined. In this review, 20 articles out of 50 retrieved articles related to knowledge auditing were reviewed and analysed. The study of the obtained results shows the progress and changes of authors 'attitudes toward knowledge auditing and their attention and focus on the knowledge management process, making suggestions, and continues re-auditing in organizations.https://dorl.net/dor/20.1001.1.20088302.2022.20.3.13.0
The Status of the Top Midwifery Journals Indexed In Scopus Database: The Journals' Social Impact vs. the Journals' Professional Impact
Full text linkStudying the social impact of scientific outputs on social media alongside their professional impact in the scientific database could lead the policymakers to outline the scientific roadmap. The current research aimed to investigate the relationship between altmetrics activity (social impact) and the quality of the maternity and midwifery journals (professional impact) indexed by Scopus in 2018. In this descriptive and relational research, altmetric and bibliometric indicators were utilized to study journal performance. The population included all maternity and midwifery journals in the Scopus (n=25). Altmetric Explorer, Scopus, Scimago Journal, Country Ranking (SJR), plus Journal Metrics were used for data gathering. Moreover, data analysis was conducted using descriptive and inferential tests in Microsoft Excel and SPSS. Of the 1944 papers with unique DOIs published in maternity and midwifery journals in 2018, 952 articles were mentioned at least one time on social media platforms (altmetrics coverage of 48.97%). The highest rank of the altmetrics coverage belonged to the Midwifery journal, The Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, and Women and Birth, respectively. On the other side, the highest rank of the altmetrics attention belonged to Breastfeeding Medicine, The Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, and Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde, accordingly. There was a positive and statistically significant relationship between the altmetrics activity of journals and their qualitative metrics. The current research revealed that papers published in higher quality journals are more likely to be shared on social media platforms and get more altmetrics attention.https://dorl.net/dor/ 20.1001.1.20088302.2022.20.1.15.
Evaluating Research Output using Scientometric and Social Network Analysis: A Case of Alagappa University, India
Full text linkThis study analyzed the research productivity of Alagappa University (AU), India, in terms of scientometric and social network analysis measures. The primary aim of this study is to construct two types of networks, co-authorship, and citation, with three levels of network measures to divulge the social and intellectual structure of AU and to identify their research hubs, social interactions, the knowledge diffusion pattern, which will help to strengthen their research areas, fund allocation and to formulate appropriate policy strategies. It revealed that AU produced 99.45 % of research articles in collaboration, particularly 88.41% of the articles were the outcome of international scientific collaboration, remaining 11.04% of them have collaborated domestically. It found that the main path of the most cited publications constituted the mainstream of development of the Department of Bio-Technology, AU.https://dorl.net/dor/20.1001.1.20088302.2022.20.2.20.
Performance Evaluation of Medical Academic Libraries Based on DEA Approach
Full text linkMedical academic libraries are required to exemplify and quantify the value of their services to their users and parent organizations. Using the Data Envelopment Approach (DEA) technique, this study reports and discusses the efficiency measurement of the 77 academic libraries in Type1 medical sciences universities in Iran. Eleven (11) input and outputs variables were selected to measure the efficiency and performance of the libraries. The selected variables were: Total volumes held, net volumes added during the research period, number of professional staff, and number of supporting staff (service, security, etc.). The total number of full-time students enrollment, full-time instructional faculties, total personal expenditures (professional and supporting staff), area of the libraries, library spaces, computers, and seating capacities. As representative variables of the services libraries provide to their users, we have selected as outputs opening hours per week, the number of registered readers/members (students, faculty, etc.), circulation transactions, and the number of reader visits or attendance. The input-oriented BCC model analyzed libraries' efficiency and benchmarked each inefficient unit by determining and introducing similar efficient units in terms of services and multiple parameters. Out of the 77 libraries analyzed, 30 libraries were efficient, and 47 were ranked as inefficient. By addressing the performance details of each of the introduced units as a benchmark, the finding of this study can help the gatekeeper of these universities to plan and modify their library work plans to improve performance and achieve full efficiency.https://dorl.net/dor/20.1001.1.20088302.2022.20.2.16.1
Trends and Evolution of Road User behaviour Research: A Bibliometric Review
Full text linkEvery single person is entitled to equal space on the roads or sidewalks, so they rely on each other’s empathy and compassion and not be self-centered. Therefore, it is essential to promote the ethics of road safety and road users’ exemplary behavior upmost. This review analyzed the publication trends and thematic evolution of road user behaviour over 47 years from 1973 to 2020. The assessment uses the Scopus database and various bibliometric indicators, such as output growth trends, eminent countries, research hotspots, and author keywords. Also, this study presented a graphical visualization of bibliometric indicators using a VOSviewer. Another bibliometric software tool, known as SciMAT, was used to inspect road user behaviour research’s thematic evolution. The verdicts revealed that the number of publications increased exponentially, starting in 2005 with a hike in publications in 2020. Road user behaviour researches were diverse by examining the various research hotspots. This review also focuses on several themes and dimensions of road user behaviour research. The essential motor theme during the first period (2005-2012) was “schools”. Other motor themes, such as “cross-sectional studies,” “car”, and “space-temporal-analysis”, became the most significant number of publications in the second period (2013-2020). These four themes may be beneficial as a benchmark for researchers focusing on the art of road user behaviour. This bibliometric study provides a comprehensive and in-depth view of road users’ behaviour that may help future researchers advance potential knowledge in this field.https://dorl.net/dor/20.1001.1.20088302.2022.20.3.5.2
Published Books in the Library and Information Science Studies in Iran between 2006 and 2016: A Bibliometric Study
Full text linkThis study aims to assess the published books in library and information science in Iran, with 583 books being evaluated using the bibliometric method. In order to review the books of information science and knowledge studies, bibliometrics method was used. The research population was the books published in the information science and knowledge studies during 2006-2016. The total number of books published during these years was 764 books and, for this research, the books that had been reprinted were removed and; finally, the total number of books was 583. The data collection tools were a researcher-made checklist that was approved by the members of the faculty of the information science and knowledge studies department. The findings showed that according to the review of the academic syllabi in 2010 and 2014, most works were published in 2011 and 2015. In addition, 78% of the works were compiled, and 24% were translated. About 55.7% of 476 authors were women, while 44.3% were men. With over ten works, Hamid Mohseni and Rahmatullah Fattahi were the most prolific writers in this field. Besides, 83% of the books had been published in Tehran, and the rest had been published in other cities. Ketabdar & Chapar publication, National Library and Archives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, The Center for Study and Compiling University Books in Humanities, and Payame Noor University were the top 5 publishers in this field. Price surveys showed that the price of the published books was on the rise, reaching the highest level in 2015 and 2016. The three topics of information organization, library and information science, and test books were the most widely published. On the other hand, less attention has been paid to scientometrics, bibliometrics, webometrics, information management, and social networks.https://dorl.net/dor/20.1001.1.20088302.2022.20.2.17.
Relationship between Webometrics University Rankings and Research Gate Scores, Scopus and Web of Science
Full text linkInterest in academic ranking systems increased substantially in the last two decades. The majority of existing ranking systems are highly exclusive and cover up to 1500 best-positioned world universities. An exception to these ranking systems is the Webometrics ranking, which ranks more than 31000 universities throughout the world. In this study, we wanted to examine what factors best predict the Webometrics rankings. The sample for this study consisted of 102 European universities, with the Webometrics ranks ranging from 18th position to 6969th position. We examined the effects of the number of Web of Science publications, Scopus publications, and ResearchGate-related data on Webometrics ranking. Data retrieved from the academic social network site ResearchGate predicted 72% of the variance in the Webometrics ranking. The number of Scopus publications was the single best determinant of whether the university will be positioned in the top 1000 ranked universities. These results indicate the potential use of ResearchGate scores in the rankings of universities and serve as a proxy for universities’ excellence. This, in turn, can be useful to government policymakers and university leaders in creating better strategies for enhancing the reputation of universities. https://dorl.net/dor/20.1001.1.20088302.2022.20.3.1.8