Growth of Indian library and information science literature: A study of Annals of Library and Information Studies

209-214The growth of the LIS literature of 1985-90 and 2005-2010 as reflected through Annals of Library and Information Studies is studied. The paper examines the year-wise growth of the library and information science literature, subjects covered during the specified periods, the most used form of literature, authorship pattern, and most cited journals. Among other things, the study finds that a few areas of research such as ICT applications in LIS are more during the period 2005-2010

Growth of Indian library and information science literature: A study of Annals of Library and Information Studies

The growth of the LIS literature of 1985-90 and 2005-2010 as reflected through Annals of Library and Information Studies is studied. The paper examines the year-wise growth of the library and information science literature, subjects covered during the specified periods, the most used form of literature, authorship pattern, and most cited journals. Among other things, the study finds that a few areas of research such as ICT applications in LIS are more during the period 2005-2010

Organizational Culture and Performance of Higher Educational Institutions: the Mediating Role of Individual Readiness for Change

This study is an enquiry to find out relationship between organizational culture and organizational performance of higher educational institutions (HEIs) of Pakistan with mediating role of individual readiness for change. The bottom line of the research is to determine the significance of organizational culture and individual readiness for change in academic leaders that leads to heightened performance of educational institutions. Further addition to the study is comparison of different dimensions of organizational culture with organizational performance with mediating role of individual readiness for change. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the data from 307 doctorate degree holding faculty members working in universities/HEIs of Pakistan. The findings from this research supported that individual readiness for change acts as partial mediator between the relationship of organizational culture and organizational performance. The study's findings provide understanding about the relationship between different dimensions of organizational culture with organizational performance. Study helps in providing guidelines to the policy makers and leadership of universities that how organizational culture and individual readiness for change can help to elevate organizational performance, increase productivity and enhance quality research output to secure respectable place in international research arena and raking of HEIs. Keywords: Organizational culture, Individual readiness for change, Organizational performance, Higher Education Institutions

اسرارِ حروف اورحروف کی تعبیریں

"Haroof" are those symbols/signs which are used to write a language. It is the basic function of "Haroof". The Urdu alphabets are not only used for the presentation of phonics but also have many mysterious aspects. They are also used in many types or knowledges like poetry, Ilm-e-Jafer, Sitara Shanasi (Astrology) & Ilm-ul-Adad, especially "Haroof Muqetiyat" are undefined Urdu Haroof have spiritual, poetic, scientific and aesthetic denotations

The oral cholera vaccine Shanchol (TM) when stored at elevated temperatures maintains the safety and immunogenicity profile in Bangladeshi participants

Background: The oral cholera vaccine (OCV), Shanchol (TM) has shown protective efficacy lasting up to 5 years, however, requirement for a cold chain limits its use in resource poor settings. The study was conducted to determine the safety and immunogenicity of Shanchol in adult participants in Bangladesh when stored at elevated temperatures.Methods: The study was conducted in Mirpur, Dhaka. Four groups of healthy adult participants received two doses of Shanchol (TM), kept under standard storage temperature (Group A; 2-8 degrees C) or at elevated temperatures (Group B, 25 degrees C; Group degrees C, 37 degrees C; Group D, 42 degrees C) for 14 days, respectively. Vaccine specific antibody responses were determined.Findings: 145 participants were assigned to each group. Adverse events were mild not differing among groups. Vaccine stored at elevated temperatures remained stable with cumulative LPS content within admissible limits.Vibriocidal antibody responses were observed in all groups after each dose of vaccine at day 7 and 21 compared to pre-immune levels (