A STUDY OF B. ED. STUDENT TEACHERS\u27 ATTITUDES TOWARDS DIGITAL LIBRARIES IN MADURAI DISTRICT.

A normative survey was undertaken to determine the attitudes of B.Ed. student teachers concerning the Madurai district\u27s digital library. A sample of 200 students and teachers from various colleges in the Madurai area of Tamil Nadu. The Digital Library Attitude Scale was employed in this study as a tool (DLAS). Statistical approaches such as percentage analysis, mean, and standard deviation were used to analyse the data. . In terms of gender, the findings show that there is a considerable disparity between rural and urban students\u27 attitudes toward digital libraries. When comparing male and female students in their Digital library Attitude, female students (117.96) had a greater Digital library Attitude than male students (M=106.32). The results demonstrate that there is a considerable difference between the two groups. The findings demonstrate that there is a considerable variation in Digital library Attitude with respect to locality between rural and urban students. When comparing rural and urban students in terms of their Digital library Attitude, urban students (120.96) outperform rural students (M=107.96) in terms of locality. In terms of marital status, there is a substantial difference between married and unmarried students in their Digital library Attitude. When comparing married and unmarried students\u27 Digital library Attitude, single students (116.87) had a greater degree of Digital library Attitude than married students (M=107.73).

MEASURE THE USAGE OF E-RESOURCES: SCIENTOMETRIC MODEL

It is essential to evaluate the use of every resource that is acquired by the institute or through consortia. Therefore the objective of the study is to find trends in the usage of e-resources. The study emerged with three formulas such as Ratio of Resources, Ratio of Utilization and Resource Impact Factor. The study derived three axioms such as axiom 1 that Total number of downloads was directly proportional to the number of resources; Axiom 2 : Total number of downloads was directly proportional to the number of users and Axiom 3: Uses of e-resources were directly proportional to the number of resources and number of users. To prove the axioms, the data available regarding of usage of e-resources through e-ShodhShiindu (eSS) Consortium at the https://infistat.inflibnet.ac.in/ has been taken for analysis. The usage trends of nine full-text journals of the Gandhigram Rural Institute – Deemed to be University were taken up from 2012 to 2019. Use of e-resources was directly proportional to the number of resources and the number of users and not by the number of downloads. This paper emphasizes different parameters in measuring the use of e-resources subscribed based on the number of downloads

New live screening of plant-nematode interactions in the rhizosphere

Abstract Free living nematodes (FLN) are microscopic worms found in all soils. While many FLN species are beneficial to crops, some species cause significant damage by feeding on roots and vectoring viruses. With the planned legislative removal of traditionally used chemical treatments, identification of new ways to manage FLN populations has become a high priority. For this, more powerful screening systems are required to rapidly assess threats to crops and identify treatments efficiently. Here, we have developed new live assays for testing nematode responses to treatment by combining transparent soil microcosms, a new light sheet imaging technique termed Biospeckle Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy (BSPIM) for fast nematode detection, and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy for high resolution imaging. We show that BSPIM increased signal to noise ratios by up to 60 fold and allowed the automatic detection of FLN in transparent soil samples of 1.5 mL. Growing plant root systems were rapidly scanned for nematode abundance and activity, and FLN feeding behaviour and responses to chemical compounds observed in soil-like conditions. This approach could be used for direct monitoring of FLN activity either to develop new compounds that target economically damaging herbivorous nematodes or ensuring that beneficial species are not negatively impacted

A STUDY ON PREFERENCE OF READING PRINT AND DIGITAL RESOURCES OF M.ED. STUDENTS IN MADURAI DISTRICT

The main purpose of this research is to look into a study on M.Ed. students\u27 preferences for reading print and digital resources in Madurai district. The current study chose 300 M.Ed. students in Madurai District as the sample using a random sampling technique. For the study, the investigator used the normative survey method. A scale of reading preference for print and digital materials was utilised. The data was segregated and consolidated with the help of Microsoft Excel. SPSS version 21 was used to perform the required statistical analysis. The findings demonstrate that there is a substantial link between M.Ed. students\u27 gender and their use of digital resources for reading