A Study of ICT Competencies among University Library Professionals of Punjab, Pakistan

The main objective of this study was to assess the status of ICT competencies of LIS professionals, methods of acquiring ICT skills and suggestions to survive in this digital era. A quantitative method was used and a self-administrated questionnaire distributed among 206 university library professionals working in Punjab through google form, and email. Collected data was analyzed through the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings reveal that most of the LIS Professionals had advance level competencies in library management systems, simple searching techniques, proficiency in social media and search engine usage. They also possessed moderate skills in basic hardware and software installation, office management, and required computer programming skills, Linux OS and cloud computing. The majority of the university library professionals preferred personal practices, workshops, seminars and conferences for the acquisition of ICT competencies along with the role of LIS Schools. The results of this study will be useful for LIS schools, professional associations and groups for future planning and policy making to inculcate ICT competencies in the LIS professionals in the Punjab, Pakistan

(1E)-1-[4-(Dimethyl­amino)phen­yl]pent-1-en-3-one

The title mol­ecule, C13H17NO, is close to planar: the dihedral angle betweent the dimethyl amino group and the benzene ring is 7.94 (19)°. No significant inter­molecular inter­actions are observed in the crystal structure

Comparison of Products & Services Offered by Local and Foreign Banks in Pakistan

In the last decade, information technology has proven to be the major enabler that has helped foreign and local banks in Pakistan to integrate their domestic and worldwide operations. International banks operating in the region are rushing to put in place IT systems that will give them considerable advantages over their local competitors. Diversity in payment systems, customer demand for electronic services and Straight Through Processing (STP) combined with widespread industry consolidation is creating huge challenges for banks. My preferred methodology is to compare the products and services offered by foreign and local banks in Pakistan, by just analyzing the criteria of their offerings. I have performed a comparison between four type of products and services to compare the efficiency of foreign and local banks. And with these comparison the efficiency and productivity of foreign banks is high. Foreign banks were found to be more efficient than the local banks. Loan portfolio, higher productivity, high customer loyalty and market power have the largest impact on efficiency and productivity. With rapid change in technology there is more competition between foreign and local banks for their survival and to meet the expectations of the consumers. This study seeks to investigate the current scenario of banking sector in Pakistan

2-(4-Bromo­benzene­sulfonamido)acetic acid

The title compound, C8H8BrNO4S, a halogenated sulfon­amide, was prepared by basic hydrolysis of the methyl ester. In the crystal, mol­ecules form centrosymmetric hydrogen-bonded dimers via the carboxyl groups. These dimers are further linked by N—H⋯O inter­actions involving the carbonyl O and amide H atoms, forming a ribbon-like structure propagating in [010]. These ribbons are further linked via C—H⋯O inter­actions, forming a three-dimensional network

N-[2-(Amino­carbon­yl)phen­yl]-4-hydr­oxy-2-methyl-2H-1,2-benzothia­zine-3-carboxamide 1,1-dioxide

In the title compound, C17H15N3O5S, the thia­zine ring adopts a distorted half-chair conformation. The mol­ecular structure is stabilized by intra­molecular N—H⋯O, N—H⋯N and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonding. Pairs of mol­ecules are bound together as centrosymmetric dimers through N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds

3,3,6-Tribromo-1-methyl-1H-2,1-benzo­thia­zin-4(3H)-one 2,2-dioxide

In the title compound, C9H6Br3NO3S, a halogenated benzothia­zine derivative, the thia­zine ring adopts a sofa conformation. The crystal studied was a racemic twin with a contribution of 72 (1)% of the major domain

2-Chloro-4-(2-iodo­benzene­sulfonamido)­benzoic acid

In the title compound, C13H9ClINO4S, the dihedral angle between the aromatic rings is 81.04 (17)°. The disposition of the I and Cl atoms attached to the two rings is anti. In the crystal, mol­ecules are connected via O—H⋯O and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds

HEALTH STATUS AND IMPRISONMENT PROFILE OF JAIL INMATES OF DISTRICT JAIL RAHIM YAR KHAN, PAKISTAN

Out of 850 total prisoners of district jail, Rahim Yar Khan, 100 were selected at random and examined for prevalence of HIV. Apart from HIV screening, data was collected about different diseases, narcotics use, occupations, reasons for imprisonment, ages and marital status of the prisoners through a questionnaire. None of these prisoners was suffering from HIV, the results regarding narcotics habits showed that 3% of the prisoners were used to bhang, 4% took heroin, 5% were using snuff, 34% cigarette smokers and 54% were not taking any narcotics. Nineteen percent of the prisoners suffered from various diseases like asthma, allergy, chest infection, hernia, heart problem, jaundice, lung infection, ulcer, weakness, typhoid and gastric problems whereas 81% were healthy

4-Chloro-1-iodo-2-nitro­benzene

In the mol­ecule of the title compound, C6H3ClINO2, the nitro group is disordered over two sites with occupancies of 0.506 (6) and 0.494 (6). The dihedral angles between the benzene ring and the two disordered components of the nitro group are 29.0 (2) and 51.0 (3)°. The disordering avoids short O⋯O inter­molecular contacts in the crystal

4-Hydr­oxy-N-(2,4,6-tribromo­phen­yl)-2H-1,2-benzothia­zine-3-carboxamide 1,1-dioxide

In the title compound, C15H19Br3N2O4S, the thia­zine ring adopts a distorted half-chair conformation. The enolic H atom is involved in an intra­molecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bond, forming a six-membered ring. In the crystal, the mol­ecules are linked into a three-dimensional network through inter­molecular N—H⋯O, N—H⋯Br and O—H⋯Br hydrogen bonds