Research Output of Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science (CJILS): A Bibliometric Analysis from 1993-2021

The present paper describes the Canadian Journal of Information and library science (CJILS) research output between 1993-2021. All articles published since 1993 were analyzed for publication. The result reveals that 337 articles, book reviews, editorial and conference papers were published during 1993 to 2021. Authorship patterns, geographical locations of authors, keywords and contributions of various institutions from different continents were brought into consideration for this study. Longitudinal trends are noted in this research and the data were compared with earlier descriptions of information science in Canada. The result shows that majority of works were contributed by scholars from Canada. Noticing the year-wise contributions, it was found that the year 2015 was good by contributing 22 papers in CJILS. Among the most prominent institutions, The University of Western Ontario produced total 54 papers. Among the most prominent authorship, Julien, H. remained in the top position with ten articles at this journal. The 28 years contribution to the Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science (CJILS) will help the dynamic researchers, scholars in library and information science and stakeholders of the journal to further advance the quality of journal in the near future

Use of WhatsApp Technology in Library Services: Case study of National Defence University Library, Islamabad, Pakistan

Abstract Purpose This study aimed to investigate the interest and use of WhatsApp technology among the library users of National Defence University Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire in google forms was created shared with the students of five departments of National Defence University Pakistan via email. The data were tabulated and analyzed using SPSS 22 for this paper. Findings This study revealed that WhatsApp is a robust and state of the art technology that could be embedded with digital library services to approach the library\u27s patrons. This technology will help the library users getting quality services. Some technical and human resource factors could affect the delivery of services and hence need to be addressed. Therefore, it is recommended that library management should take necessary action to Embedded WhatsApp with Digital library services to ensure efficient and effective service delivery. Practical implications The WhatsApp is one of the most prominet technologies in social media applications that is deployed by many organizations including libraries. This technologies help the patrons at campus and remote places around the clock. Consequently, it will increase the quality of library services with greater satisfaction among users. Originality/value This study focuses on WhatsApp technology in the academic environment of National Defence University, Pakistan. This study is the first attempt of the researcher to highlight the critical issue. This study will be helpful for the library users of National Defence University and the entire academic setup in Islamabad. Keywords: WhatsApp Technology, User\u27s perception, Mobile Technology; NDU Library. _______________________________________________________________________

Trend Setters in Library & Information Studies in Pakistan A Bio-bibliometric Study of Professor. Hamid Rahman’s Contribution to LIS Literature

This quantitative study presents the bio bibliometrics analysis of Prof. Hamid Rahman, and the literature produced by him from 1983 till the end of 2020. The basic aim of the study was to investigate the life and contribution to the field of the Library and Information Science in Urdu, English and Hindko, language, professor devoted in his professional career. Prof. Hamid Rahman wrote award winging papers, and won IVP (International Visitor Program) scholarship. He was remained an external/internal supervisor for undergraduate and postgraduate Library Science programs in many leading Universities of the country. He organized six library science conferences at Bara Gali Sub-Campus of University of Peshawar. He is the author two books namely; “An Anthology of Library Science”, and “Muqalat e Kutubkhana.” The results show that good number of literature has been produced in 1990 and major area targeted includes Academic Libraries, Library Science Education and LIS Research in Pakistan. Prof. Hamid Rahman significantly contributed to the Library and Information Science literature in Pakistan

A study of learning stress and stress management strategies of the students of postgraduate level: a case study of Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Stress management .........................This study was designed to study Learning Stress and Stress Management Strategies for University Students. The objectives of the study were to find out the common symptoms of stress, causes of stress and to suggest stress management strategies used by students for coping with stress. For collecting data, survey method was adopted. This study was completed by following the procedure of descriptive method of research. 39 questions were used for data collection. 200 students from different departments of The Islamia University of Bahawalpur were chosen as a sample of the study. This study concluded that majority of students felt fatigue during stress. Burden of study, assignments were major causes of stress and they agreed that they reduce stress by watching T.V/Movies, listen to music or take part in other leisure time activities. It was recommended that burden of study may be reduced by conducting co curricular activities in academic area

Services Trade Negotiations in the Doha Round : Opportunities and Risks for Pakistan

This paper seeks to examine how locking-in of Pakistans unilateral liberalization at the WTO/GATS and further liberalization of services trade would affect Pakistans competitiveness. Focusing on the opportunities and risks of such liberalization the paper discusses possible options regarding the corollary regulatory reforms and other flanking measures that may be needed to achieve these goals. The sectors studied in this paper are (a) construction and related engineering services; (b) architecture, engineering and integrated engineering services; (c) energy services; and (d) environmental services.liberalization, Services, regulation, Pakistan

Teachers’ Perceptions About School Innovation Practices in Secondary Schools

School innovation is the process of modern teaching by introducing new curriculum, new teaching methods and new ways of evaluation. School innovation is beneficial not only for teachers and students but also for the school administration, as the school administration will be able to keep a check and balance of innovational outputs in a friendly way. The objectives of our research were to study the school innovational practices at secondary level, teacher’s perceptions and the views of public and private school teachers regarding innovation at secondary level in Lahore. The objectives have been achieved by the responses of public and private school teachers. The nature of the research was descriptive survey and quantitative approach was employed. Purposive sampling technique was used to select sample of respondents and collect data. The close ended self-developed questionnaire was filled up by 200 respondents. Descriptive statistics was applied to get the descriptive information (frequency, central tendency, and standard deviation) of respondents. Moreover, inferential statistics (t-test and one way ANOVA) were applied to know about the differences of views among different demographic variables. At the end we concluded that private school teachers pay more emphasis on school innovation then public school teachers, so the government should maintain the standards of public schools as well by keeping proper check and balance. Keywords: School innovation, teacher’s perceptions, public and private schools. DOI: 10.7176/DCS/10-2-01 Publication date: February 29th 202

Relationship Between Teachers Attitude and College Students Learning

Teacher is the personality who works in educational organizations and enables the learners to achieve psychological, tangible and behavioral goals in lives. Teacher proficiency depends on the attitude. The positive attitude helps teachers to develop a conductive learner’s friendly environment in the class. This also casts a fruitful effect on learning of the students. Attitude begin a social construct is influenced by many factors like age, gender and steam of education. The present research is aimed to examine the relationship between teachers’ attitude and students learning. To achieve this purpose correlation research method was used. The population of the study included public and private colleges of Lahore District. The sample of two hundred students was selected. Mean, percentages, Pearson-r, t-test, and one way ANOVA were used to analyze the data.  The findings of study showed that there was positive strong relationship between attitude of teachers and learning of students. It seems that students learning is enhanced due to teacher’s good behavior and attitudes in the classroom. The students learn more with the motivation of teachers. The teachers should deal the students with positive and supportive attitude in the classroom and outside the classroom for their better learning. Keywords: Attitude, Student, Teachers, Learning. DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/9-3-0

Prospects of Wheat and Sugar Trade between India and Pakistan : A Simple Welfare Analysis

This paper asks how opening up of wheat and sugar trade between two nuclear neighbours, India and Pakistan, would affect welfare in the two countries. We conduct a partial equilibrium analysis to simulate welfare implications of trade between the two countries under three alternative trade regimes : a) under an FTA between India and Pakistan, b) under SAFTA, and c) under a grant of mostfavoured nation (MFN) to India by Pakistan. We conduct simple welfare analysis for wheat, on the basis of real world data of FY2005, and for sugar, based on data for FY 2000-01. In both these years, India had a net surplus and Pakistan had a net deficit for both wheat and sugar. We show that among other things, favourable weather conditions play a critical role in generating these surpluses, which are most likely to get reversed in years when weather conditions become more favourable to Pakistan. While we find there would be net gains to both countries, in case trade happens, the highest welfare gains accrue to both countries under free trade agreement. Further analysis reveals that if subsidies to Indian wheat farmers are removed, their competitive edge disappears in favour of wheat farmers in Pakistan.wheat, sugar, trade, weather conditions, Pakistan, India, subsidies