http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/12179 Search the Channel search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/simple-search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/12189 Title: Plant genetics and breeding research: Scientometric profile of selected countries with special reference to India <br/> <br/>Authors: Garg, K.C.; Kumar, S.; Bhatia, V.K.; Ramasubramanian, V.; Kumar, Amrender; Kumari, Jyoti <br/> <br/>Abstract: Analysis of 32,574 papers published by USA, UK, China, India and Brazil in the field of ‘plant genetics and breeding’ research during 2005-2009 indicates that USA produced the highest number of publications followed by China. The impact of research output as seen by the values of different impact indicators is highest for UK. The sub-domains of emphasis of research shifted in 2009 as compared to 2005 for all countries. India contributed about 9 percent to the world publication output. Indian output formed a part of the mainstream science as seen by the pattern of publication and citation of the research output. The total Indian output originated from 1,806 institutions located in different parts of the country. About 41 percent of the total Indian output was concentrated among 23 institutions. Among the institutions, international institutes located in India had the highest impact. The proportion of single authored papers has decreased considerably and the share of internationally co-authored papers has remained almost steady during the period of study. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 184-197 Sun, 29 May 2011 22:58:59 GMT http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/12188 Title: Service quality in University of Colombo libraries: an assessment <br/> <br/>Authors: Somaratna, Sajeewanie D.; Peiris, Colin N. <br/> <br/>Abstract: Survey of 614 users of the University of Colombo Library system using a modified version of SERVQUAL was carried out to ascertain the views of library users about the service level. They were asked to assess the actual service delivered by the library; to establish the importance of the service to them as users; and, to identify to what extent the service met their expectations. Exploratory factor analysis with Varimax rotation was employed to identify underlying dimensions of service quality of the Library and the best predictor of the overall service quality of the University of Colombo Library was identified by regression analysis. Finds that the service quality of the University of Colombo Library System was represented by seven dimensions and the best predictor of the overall service quality was the dimension referred to as “Collection and Access”. This is the first user survey conducted in University Libraries in Sri Lanka to assess the service quality through user perspectives, discovering service quality factors. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 170-183 Sun, 29 May 2011 22:58:59 GMT http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/12187 Title: IT skills among LIS professionals of medical libraries in India and Iran: A comparative study <br/> <br/>Authors: Farahi, Mina Tavassoli; Gandhi, R.T.D. Ramesh <br/> <br/>Abstract: A questionnaire-based survey was conducted to elicit IT skills needed for LIS professionals working in medical, dental, and pharmacy colleges affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) in Karnataka, India; and Ministry of Health and Medical Education and Islamic Azad University (MOHME & IAU), Iran. Results revealed that all the skills listed under IT basics and, internet were considered important by medical librarians in India and Iran. However, skills in working with non-popular software packages in areas such as presentation, publishing, and email were considered as unimportant. Concludes that Iranian LIS professionals’ IT skills requirement was higher than that of Indian LIS professionals. Iranian professionals attributed more importance to the ability to use non-popular software packages in some areas, such as electronic mail, publishing, presentation, and databases than their Indian counterparts did. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 161-169 Sun, 29 May 2011 22:58:59 GMT http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/12186 Title: Research publications of National Metallurgical Laboratory during the year 2001- 2010 - A study on citation patterns <br/> <br/>Authors: Sahu, A.K.; Goswami, N.G.; Choudhary, B.K. <br/> <br/>Abstract: R&D publication growth, its characteristics, research impact, quality, citation value, category of journals, core research areas, characteristics of productive authors with reference to the National Metallurgical Laboratory, an R&D organisation under CSIR, India is analysed. Based on data obtained from the Science Citation Indices, it was found that the highest number of 120 papers was published by the laboratory in the year 2010, out of which 28 papers received 62 citations during the same year for the papers published by the laboratory whereas the highest citation received was 738 from 88 out of 107 papers published in 2006 as on April 2011. The average number of publications per year was 88.1 for the period under consideration and the average citation per paper was 5.02. The analysis shows that the majority of the authors of this laboratory published their research work in joint authorship (96.48%). The authors mostly prefer to publish their research findings in reputed international journals rather than Indian journals. 72.95 percent citing authors are from foreign countries and only 27.05 percent are Indians. Therefore, the R&D contributions made by scientists of CSIR-NML had a global impact in the field of metallurgy and materials science. High citations received were in the areas of materials science, metallurgical engineering, nanoscience & nanotechnology and environmental engineering over the last decades as observed during the period 2001-2010. The h-index of the last decade was 25. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 151-160 Sun, 29 May 2011 22:58:59 GMT