Knowledge Sharing through Mobile Phone to Develop a Knowledge Base: A Study on Rural Women of Bangladesh

Abstract The study has an aim to figure out the role of mobile communication in developing Knowledge base among rural women through knowledge sharing. Using a structured questionnaire quantitative data have been collected by survey method and qualitative data through FGDs. Data has been collected on the way of sharing knowledge, areas of expertise, sharing knowledge types, with whom sharing knowledge etc. Rural women are being interested in knowledge sharing through mobile phone because mobile phones are cheap, easier, and available medium for communication to them. Among the rural women who have completed at least secondary education, are sharing both their tacit (mostly) and explicit (moderately) knowledge. On the other hand women who are not literate they are sharing only their indigenous experiences. Both types of women have realized that they are positively being changed in their living attitude because of using mobile and now their knowledge base is somewhat better than ever before. The findings also revealed that they are getting benefit by enriching their knowledge base in different areas and its implementation in their livelihood. Moreover it is apparently clear that they will play important role in developing knowledge base society in rural area through sharing their knowledge in near future. Keywords Knowledge Sharing, Mobile Phone, Rural Women, Banglades

Scientometric Analysis of Public Health Literature: A Study based on Scopus Database

Purpose – The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the progress and development of the global literature on public health and review several components of scientometric study including the patterns of growth of literature, authorship, author collaboration, and productivity. Design/methodology/approach – The current study is exploratory research in nature reviewing secondary literature extracted from a Scopus database and analytical with the application of suitable statistical and scientometric tools to strengthen the empirical validity. Public health literature was assessed quantitatively using scientometric indicators from 2000 to 2015. Findings – The year 2003 was the most productive and 2015 was the least productive year in Annual Growth Ratio (AGR) of public health published literature across the globe during the period under study. The average Relative Growth Rate (RGR) globally was 0.23 and at this rate, the literature of public health doubles every 4.16 years. Globally, the average Collaborative Coefficient (CC) value for global authors was 0.37 demonstrating that there was no significant magnitude of collaboration among worldwide authors. The average Productivity Per Author (PPA) for global authors is 0.49 which means public health authors produced less than half a publication each year during the study period. Originality/value – The paper is one of the very few studies which focuses on Scientometric analysis of public health literature using Scopus database. The present research gives a direction to determine the level of collaboration by a Collaborative Coefficient (CC) value which was never been calculated previously

Impact of E-resources in Promoting Reading Habits: A Study among the Central Library Users of University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

The widespread adoption of electronic resources, particularly in the realm of reading books, has transformed the landscape of academic libraries across the globe. This study explores the impact of e-resources on the reading habits and preferences of Central Library users at the University of Rajshahi. By analyzing the attitudes and experiences of students, faculty, and researchers, this research sheds light on the significance of e-resources in modern-day learning environments. The core purposes of the study are to investigate the trend and impact of using electronic resources, to explore the reasons, to know the benefits of using e-resources by the students. Out of 200 students only 85% students are familiar with e-resources. Only 90% of students use e-resources. They use e-resources for learning, reading, teaching, jobs, recreation, news etc. They use different types of e-resources such as e-books, e-journals, e-magazine, e-maps, e-news etc. They prefer mobile phones most to access e-resources. But due to a lack of adequate collection, high speed internet connection, proper knowledge, and infrastructure, they face many difficulties in using e-resources in the central library

Knowledge Sharing through Mobile Phone to Develop a Knowledge Base: A Study on Rural Women of Bangladesh

Abstract The study has an aim to figure out the role of mobile communication in developing Knowledge base among rural women through knowledge sharing. Using a structured questionnaire quantitative data have been collected by survey method and qualitative data through FGDs. Data has been collected on the way of sharing knowledge, areas of expertise, sharing knowledge types, with whom sharing knowledge etc. Rural women are being interested in knowledge sharing through mobile phone because mobile phones are cheap, easier, and available medium for communication to them. Among the rural women who have completed at least secondary education, are sharing both their tacit (mostly) and explicit (moderately) knowledge. On the other hand women who are not literate they are sharing only their indigenous experiences. Both types of women have realized that they are positively being changed in their living attitude because of using mobile and now their knowledge base is somewhat better than ever before. The findings also revealed that they are getting benefit by enriching their knowledge base in different areas and its implementation in their livelihood. Moreover it is apparently clear that they will play important role in developing knowledge base society in rural area through sharing their knowledge in near future. Keywords Knowledge Sharing, Mobile Phone, Rural Women, Banglades