http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/4022 Search the Channel search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/simple-search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/7495 Title: Pattern of content selection: An explorative study of local dailies in Manipur <br/> <br/>Authors: Devi, K Sangeeta; Chakrabarty, T K <br/> <br/>Abstract: Local dailies play an important role in disseminating information pertaining to the various communities of the society at the regional or state level. The present paper aims at examining the contents and coverage of news items in major local dailies published in the state of Manipur. With the help of statistical tools, an attempt has been made to explore and identify the pattern of the contents such as the headlines, articles and letters to the editor published in the newspapers. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 149-157 http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/7494 Title: Restructuring LIS user education courses in universities of agricultural sciences: A study <br/> <br/>Authors: Singh, Neena <br/> <br/>Abstract: Discusses LIS course content followed by 17 universities of agricultural sciences in the country. Analyses the suitability of these courses in achieving the objectives laid down and evaluates the course content in changing context and the need for restructuring the course curricula in present context. Suggests a separate one credit course on LIS user education and a separate course on technical writing. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 134-142 http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/7493 Title: Constraints for evaluation of acquisition operations and supplier performance using LibSys <br/> <br/>Authors: Mandal, Sujata; Jeevan, V K J <br/> <br/>Abstract: The objective of this paper is to discuss the constraints faced while evaluating the book acquisition system at the Central Library of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur using reporting options offered by the library automation package, LibSys. The study examines how the Acquisition Section of the Central Library, IIT Kharagpur meets the expectation of its users and suppliers using parameters such as time involved for ordering, accessioning for making payment. The Section is also interested in assessing the performance of its different suppliers considering the percentage of books supplied and the time required to supply them. Since the evaluation is to be conducted in a time bound manner, it has been decided not to use the manual registers to collect the required data considering the time involved in scanning and analyzing manual data. Only option left out is to use the LibSys that facilitates data outputting through its different reports. This paper discusses the constraints faced while collecting data and proposes the need for 'customer specific' report options in commercial software packages. The paper also highlights the importance of suitable provisions in automation packages for evaluating the performance of different sections of library and its various stake holders. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 126-133 http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/7492 Title: Scientometric profile of Indian science as seen through Science Citation Index <br/> <br/>Authors: Garg, K.C; Dutt, B; Kumar, Suresh <br/> <br/>Abstract: An analysis of 11067 papers published by Indian scientists and indexed by Science Citation Index (SCI) CD-ROM for the year 1997 indicates that academic institutions (universities and colleges) are the major contributors to the scientific publications output. Major contribution came from 29 institutions, which contributed about 45% of the total Indian scientific output. Based on the values of different impact indicators (normalized impact per paper, publication effective index and relative quality index) TIFR outperforms all other institutions on different impact indicators. Fifty seven percent of the output is concentrated in physical sciences, chemical and medical sciences. Indian scientists widely publish their findings in journals published from the scientifically advanced countries of the West. Based on these values of the Normalized Impact Factor (NIF), it is observed that about two-third of the total papers have appeared in low and medium NIF journals. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 114-125