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‘Partial Journalism’—A study of national media of India and Kashmir conflict
No full textPurpose: The paper tries to showcase the difference of portrayal of protest strikes observed in Kashmir by the Indian national media. The researcher has tried to show how the ‘partial journalism’ practiced by the national media has ignored the voice of dissent from Kashmir to favour the official narrative.Methodology: The study is based on the content analysis of two important andwidely circulated national dailies for a period of 1989-2010.Findings: The study establishes that the national press has downplayed the strikes in Kashmir Valley either by not publishing the news stories about strikes; by portraying the strikes as “sponsored” programmes of resistance leaders,“crippling” or “halting” the normal life; or by diluting the details about strikes.Keywords: Partial Journalism, Kashmir conflict, National Media, media bias,agenda setting, status-quoistPaper Type: Content analysi
An Analytical Review of Quality Attributes of Service-Oriented Architecture
No full textPurpose: Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is becoming an extensive field in research as well as popular architecture pattern because of its support towards quality attributes like performance, scalability, interoperability, reliability etc. Every architecture pattern provides benefits, having positive impacts on quality attributes. On the other hand, each architecture pattern comes with certain liabilities, having negative impacts on quality attributes. This paper makes an effort to illustrate the various factors related to quality attributes of SOA. A tradeoff between various quality attributes is also discussed. The existing as well as future efforts to maintain the quality of SOA are reviewed.Methodology: The quality attributes like Interoperability, Performance, Security, Reliability, Availability, Modifiability, Testability, Usability and Scalability are very well explained along with their current status as well as future requirements.Future research: Future work will focus on the analysis of service-levelagreements which help in providing necessary level of services to serviceconsumers. Still, a great work is required to deal with the quality attributes and quality requirements in SOA life cycleKeywords: Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA); Interoperability; Performance; Security; Reliability; Availability; Modifiability; Testability; Usability; ScalabilityPaper Type: Technica
Mestre, Lori S. Designing effective library tutorials: a guide for accommodating multiple learning styles. Oxford: Woodhead Publishing Limited, incorporating Chandos Publishing, 2013338p. Price £50, $90, €65
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Is the First Community Radio Programme of Kashmir (Pesh Kadam) a True Representative of Indigenous People: A Case Study
No full textPurpose: The research aims to analyse the content of Pesh Kadam, which is the first and only community radio programme of Kashmir. The study also investigates if it covers the development issues faced by the local community of Awantipora (which lies in the district Pulwama of J&K). Furthermore, it also endeavors to find out if the programme adheres to the policy for content regulation and monitoring of community radio programmes set by the Government of India.Methodology: Content analysis of the stories and segments of Pesh Kadam, aired weekly on Radio Kashmir were examined.Findings: Pesh Kadam mostly gives space to stories of general interest rather than that of the local community which indicates that the proportion of the programmes that are tailor-made for the local audience is very small.Originality/Value: Community radio is motivated by community well being, not commercial considerations. It can help community members, civil society and non-profit organizations to work in collaboration towards community development.Keywords: Community development, Community radio, Pesh Kadam, Radio KashmirPaper Type: Researc
Development of digital cultural collections for cultural knowledge centre (Thailand): A data collection method and technique
No full textPurpose: The main aim of the paper is to create awareness of the Thai Cultural Collections Database, http://m-culture.in.th and to explain the techniques and methods used for creating the cultural objects database.Methodology: The study follows the survey method. Collection of cultural information for development of cultural directory in the form of digital cultural collections by the Cultural Knowledge Center (Thailand) comprises of four important steps, namely (1) preparation for data collection; (2) field data collection by local staff; (3) data filtering by a workgroup appointed by the Cultural Knowledge Center (Thailand); and (4) data recording and dissemination through website of the center. Data collected includes cultural information, geographic coordinates of the sources (GPS), photos, visual media and animations illustrating texts. The data collection methods are through individual and group interviews, review of documents of cultural organizations, and visits to the cultural sites.Findings: Scattering of cultural information and problems with performance of the Cultural Knowledge Center (Thailand) itself, such as insufficiency of data collected, substandard illustrations, personnel’s lack of technology skills, and ambiguous operation manual, etc, which make it difficult for personnel of the center to operate properly. However, at present, the website of the Cultural Knowledge Center (Thailand) contains over 50,000 items of information and has been visited more than two million times. Moreover, the website gives all users a chance to participate in collection and sharing of cultural information and experiences in order to continue the culture, tradition and other good things that show the glory of Thailand through the community website.Research Implications/Value: The study would be helpful to information seekers, scholars and cultural collections’ database designers and also to those concerned with the cultural objects information and their preservation for posterity.Keywords: Digital cultural collections; Cultural data collection; Data collection techniques and methods; Cultural Knowledge Center (Thailand); Cultural information; Thai cultural information; Cultural database; Thai cultural information category; Thai cultural information type; Cultural objects databasePaper Type: Technica
Information seeking behaviour of students of Management Institutions in NCR of Delhi
No full textPurpose: The study reports the most important aspects of Information seeking behaviour of the students, for whom the library and information centres are being maintained. It deals with the libraries of management institutions in National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi. A detailed questionnaire has been circulated and the data analyzed in relation to the availability of information services, the frequency of visits to the library, the gender wise distribution of questionnaire, the nature and type of information required, the major information services used, the purpose of information seeking and the level of satisfaction. Methodology: Questionnaire is used to collect the data from the students using libraries of management institutions. Findings: It is found that most of the students use the library daily and the resources are utilized effectively. Internet is used as the major source of information. The respondents are satisfied with the library facilities and services. Future implications: The study can be further extended to larger number of library users from different management institutions of the country. Social implications: It acts as a guide to the library professionals to educate the users even in digital environment. The types of collection may be increased from local to national and international level in all subjects and as per the discipline. Keywords: Information seeking behaviour, e-journals, OPAC, management institutions, information needs. Paper Type: Survey cum Researc
Managing word form variation of text retrieval in practice – Why language technology is not the only cure for better IR performance?
No full textPurpose: The article discusses on a general methodological level different methods that have been used for management of single key word form variation in information retrieval during the history of textual information retrieval. The paper offers the reader an overall practical guide for choosing between different methods to be used for different types of European languages. Methods being compared in the paper include stemming, lemmatization, truncation, syllabification, unsupervised morphological methods, character n-gramming and generation of inflected word forms.Methodology/Approach: Based on the empirical findings and results achieved by other researchers the paper discusses several pros and cons of different keyword variation management methods in a broader context than usually in IR, where only achieved effectiveness results are normally considered. The study proposes a list of five criteria for comparison of the conflation methods in general and offer a heuristics for choosing a suitable method for conflation of a specific language.Findings: Simpler character-based methods could be preferred in IR instead of very sophisticated linguistic methods. It is also suggested that for morphologically simple languages, such as English, any kind of keyword variation management may be futile, as the increase in IR effectiveness achieved may be very low. Morphologically more complex languages can be conflated with the simple methods quite effectively for present IR search engines.Keywords: Information retrieval; Management of word form variation; Comparison of word form variation management methods; IR performance; Effectiveness; Language technologyPaper Type: Meta-analysi
Citizen journalism and cultural migration of media: A case study of Cj.IBNLive
No full textPurpose: The study has been carried out to draw inferences about citizen journalism trends in India and priorities of citizen journalists. It intends to find out if citizen journalists cover news, which is otherwise missed by mainstream media.Methodology: The study involved Content Analysis of the pictures and videos posted on the citizen journalism website Cj.ibnlive.Findings: Citizen journalists highlight the issues confronting them more than the issues that often hog the headlines in mainstream media. They particularly expose the indifference of authorities towards their plight.Social Implications: Citizen journalism has given ordinary citizens a platform to draw attention to the issues concerning them. It has lent voice to people who otherwise had no means to convey their grievances or put their ideas across.Keywords: Citizen Journalism, CNN-IBN, IBNLive, ICT, New MediaPaper Type: Researc