NISCAIR Online Periodicals Repository Collection: ALIS Vol.59(1) [March 2012]

Information needs of managers in Indian financial institutions

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:58:59 GMT

Title: Information needs of managers in Indian financial institutions

Authors: Parvez, Akhtar

Abstract: Corporate managers are in constant need of current and credible information quickly. Through an online survey andinterview of 352 managers working in financial institutions in India, the choice of mangers specific types of information,online/traditional sources and ranking of various information sources have been discussed. Financial and industry specificdatabases were found to be used the most by the managers who had clear preference for electronic format. Fasterexchange/communication was found to be the major reason for managers’ format preference across categories. The articleconcludes that the information providers should focus on providing customised information solutions so that the issuesrelating to the formats, types of sources and so on could be addressed in the best possible manner. Also, a serious thought isneeded on the part of government and private agencies for providing timely and credible information which could be easilyreused for further research and analysis.

Page(s): 64-73

Bradford’s zones and productivity of journals in psychology doctoral theses

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:58:59 GMT

Title: Bradford’s zones and productivity of journals in psychology doctoral theses

Authors: Zafrunnisha, N.

Abstract: Bradford’s law of scattering is based on the principle that every scientific field is related, however remotely, to everyother field. One hundred and forty one Ph.D. theses accepted in the field of psychology for the award of doctoral degreeswere analysed to identify the Bradford’s zones and productivity of journals cited in the theses. The productivity of citedjournals is measured after dividing the journals into four equal groups. The average rate of productivity of journals in thefirst group is 254 articles, whereas it has considerably gone down to 10.73 articles in the fourth group. The journaldistribution as per the Bradford’s law reveals the ratio as 17:46:358 in psychology, dispersion of journal titles in psychologydoes not satisfy the Bradford’s Law of Scattering.

Page(s): 39-52

Scientometric analysis of Pakistan’s S&T research output

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:58:59 GMT

Title: Scientometric analysis of Pakistan’s S&T research output

Authors: Gupta, B. M.

Abstract: The study analyses the research output of Pakistan for the period 2001-10 on several parameters including its growthand share in the world’s research output, pattern of research communication in core domestic and international journals,geographical distribution of publications, share of international collaborative publications at the national level as well asacross subjects and characteristics of high productivity institutions, authors and cited papers. The Scopus citation databasehas been used to retrieve the publications data for 10 years. Concludes that Pakistan needs to increase its output and bringabout improvement in the quality of its research efforts. This can be done by investing much more in R&D expenditure,increase in the deployment of more qualified manpower and in increasing international collaboration and by modernizingand strengthening its research infrastructure.

Page(s): 25-38

Setting up an open access digital repository: A case study

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:58:59 GMT

Title: Setting up an open access digital repository: A case study

Authors: Jayakanth, Francis; Minj, Filbert; Dastidar, Prabir G.

Abstract: Setting up of institutional repositories has been gathering momentum in India and many academic and R&D establishments have made it mandatory to set up institutional repositories. This paper briefly details the work that has goneinto setting up and configuring the digital repository of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MOES). The repository has been setup using the free and open source software, GNU Eprints.org (http://eprints.org). Such a repository will not only help in thewider dissemination of the publications that emerge from the projects and programmes supported by the MOES, but it willalso serve as an information management system for the ministry.

Page(s): 16-24