KETERSEDIAN KOLEKSI MUATAN LOKAL DALAM MENINGKATKAN LITERASI INFORMASI MASYARAKAT TENTANG KEARIFAN LOKAL DI DINAS PERPUSTAKAAN DAN KEARSIPAN KOTA PADANG PANJANG

The purpose of this study is to describe (1) the availability of collections local content in increasing public information literacy about wisdom local at the Padang Panjang City Library and Archives Service; (2) obstacles in improving public information literacy about local wisdom in the Dinas Padang Panjang City Library and Archives; and (3) efforts in improving public information literacy about local wisdom in the Dinas Padang Panjang City Library and Archives. This research is a type of qualitative research with a descriptive method. Data collection techniques through observation, interview, and documentation. Research data was obtained from the results of an interview with the Head of the Library Service and Assistant Service Staff Padang Panjang City Library and Archives. The results of this study are as follows. First, in doing availability of local library collections pay attention to indicators availability of library collections including. (1) relevance, availability collection of local content in the library is relevant to the related user needs collection of local content; (2) user-oriented, collection availability local content in the library related to the information needs of users; (3) completeness of collections, completeness of local content collections in the library is still not complete because it only exists in printed form; (4) the ratio of titles, users and field specialist. The ratio between the titles of local content collections in the library and current users is still limited; (5) does not conflict with politics, ideology, religion or belief, race, or class. Availability of local content collection what is in the library does not conflict with politics, ideology, religion as well as existing races and groups; (6) scientific objects, collection availability local content in the library is adjusted to the vision and mission of the parent institution to achieve goals and objectives. Second, the City Library and Archives Service Padang Panjang has obstacles, namely: (1) lack of librarians functional in carrying out coaching activities; (2) users looking for local content collection is still very limited; (3) lack of active community participation. Third, the Padang Panjang City Library and Archives Service carried out several efforts to improve public information literacy about wisdom local Padang Panjang, namely: (1) holding traditional training activities; and (2) providing guidance to the Community Reading Park (TBM)

New Comer-Teacher Adaptation and Leadership Succession in Higher Educational Institutions through Mentoring as an OS Practice

New teachers have to cope with many issues in the initial phase which discourage them and persuade them to abandon their teaching profession. To transition themselves from a student- teacher to a professional-teacher, the initial years is the critical time of survival for the beginning teacher. It is during this initial phase of their career that they require extra support and caring supervision to adapt easily to their newly chosen roles. The current induction programmes utilised are not adequate enough to successfully evolve the transition of a newcomer teacher into the parent institution. This study utilises the theoretical framework of organisational socialisation and its literature to bridge the gap between teacher transformation and teacher retention, especially engaging the OS Practice of Mentoring. By examining the issues inherent in newcomer-teacher adaptation and the various dimensions of knowledge sharing transition process, from senior teachers (especially HOD) to the juniors in a departmental position, mentoring is found to be the most ideal and effective practice to solve burnout to a great extent, and to ensure successful retention of newcomer teachers. Keywords: Organisational Socialisation, Mentoring, Teacher retention, Newcomer adaptation, transition process.

PENGELOLAAN HASIL RISET DI PERPUSTAKAAN BALAI BESAR RISET BUDIDAYA LAUT DAN PENYULUHAN PERIKANAN

Pengelolaan bahan pustaka yang baik akan dapat menjadikan bahan pustaka yang dimiliki perpustakaan menjadi sumber informasi bagi penggunanya. Melalui pengelolaan informasi hasil riset di perpustakaan BBRBLPP diharapkan informasi hasil riset yang dihasilkan bisa memberikan manfaat yang lebih besar baik bagi pemustaka dalam hal ini peneliti BBRBLPP, BBRBLPP sebagai Lembaga induknya maupun masyarakat luas. Salah satu bentuk hasil riset yang dikelolaperpustakaan BBRBLPP adalah Karya Tulis Ilmiah (KTI) yang dihasilkan peneliti BBRBLPP.Pengelolaan KTI dilakukan dengan mengelompokkan KTI berdasarkan komoditas riset, penulis dan tahun terbitnya dan digitalisasi KTI yang masih dalam bentuk tercetak. Sampai saat ini KTI yang dikelola perpustakaan di BBRBLPP sebanyak 1.173 buah yang tersedia dalam bentuk cetak dan digital. Pengelolaan KTI lebih lanjut dilakukan dengan menyediakan layanan OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) dengan memanfaatkan aplikasi SLIMS (Senayan Library Management System). Hasil Pengelolaan bahan pustaka KTI di perpustakaan BBRBLPP dapat memberikan informasi terkait jumlah KTI yang terlah dihasilkan per tahun, sebaran topik-topik yang ditulis, serta bisa juga digunakan sebagai salah satu indikator untuk melihat produktivitas tiap peneliti dalam menghasilkan KTI.Good management of library collections will make it as sources of information for users. Through the management of research results information in the Institute for Mariculture Research and Fishes Extension (IMRAFE) library, it is hoped that its can provide greater benefits for both the researchers of IMRAFE, IMRAFE as the parent institution and the wider community. One form of research results managed by IMRAFE library is Scientific Paper produced by IMRAFE researchers.Scientific Paper management is done by grouping its base on research commodities, authors and the year of publication and digitization of Scientific Paper that is still in printed form. Scientific Paper managed by IMRAFE library is as many as 1,173 titles that are available in print and digital form. Further Scientific Paper management is done by providing OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) services by utilizing SLIMS (Senayan Library Management System) application. Scientific Paper management in IMRAFE library can provide information related to the amount of Scientific Paper produced per year, the spread of written topics, and can also be used as one of the indicators of theresearcher productivity on scientific writing.

KHAZANAH TUMBUHAN DI PAPUA PADA KOLEKSI PERPUSTAKAAN PUSAT KONSERVASI TUMBUHAN- KEBUN RAYA BOGOR LIPI

The mission of the special library for government agencies is to provide library material and access to information for the parent institution, while one of its functions is to develop collections that support the performance of the parent institution so that the library plays an important role in research activities at the Center for the Conservation of Plants-Bogor Botanical Gardens (PKT-KRB) LIPI. The natural beauty of Papua attracts researchers both from within and outside the country to conduct research on its biodiversity, including researchers from PKT-KRB LIPI, therefore libraries are supposed to provide a collection of plants in Papua that can be used as a reference for research activities. The purpose of this study is to provide information about the library collections in PKT-KRB LIPI, especially those related to plants in Papua. Through literature study, the author explores the collections in the library to find out what collections are contained in the library which contains information on plants in Papua to be discussed in detail. The results of the study show that the number of collections containing information on plants in Papua in the period of publication from 1985-2019 includes: 17 books, 10 travel reports, and 6 proceedings. Suggestions for further study are to focus on one of the endemic plants in Papua with literature studies not only on collections in the library but extending to the results of research by PKT-KRB LIPI research staff.

Obituary: Ataullah Siddiqui (1954-2020)

Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him do we return. It is with the profoundest sadness to hear the passing away of Professor Dr. Ataullah Siddiqui on 8th November 2020. Dr. Ataullah was widely known as well as praised by many for his dedication and contribution in interfaith engagement in Britain as well as education and training of British Muslims. He was born in India in 1954 and moved to Britain in 1982 and worked as an academia. His last position was Professor of Christain-Muslim Relations and Inter-faith Understanding at the Markfield Institute of Higher Education in Leicester. It was in this institution together with its parent institution Islamic Foundation where he worked since his early years in Britain.

Examining the linkage between class attendance at university and academic performance in an International Branch Campus setting

The relationship between class attendance and academic performance has been an important area of research, with a positive association being posited between the two. The setting for our study is an International Branch Campus (IBC) of a British university that needs to demonstrate the quality of its service delivery both to the parent institution and to the fee-paying students. We employ a dataset of over 900 students in an undergraduate degree programme and subject it to statistical techniques, namely quantile regression and two-stage quantile regression. Our results show that attendance has a beneficial influence on academic performance and this benefit persists at higher percentile of grades. We propose that IBCs could consider an attendance policy that encourages students to attend classes.

Can Ancient Science And Wisdom Of Yagya Therapy ‘With Herbs Having Immune Boosting and Antiviral Properties’ Aid In The Fight Against COVID19?

In the COVID19 pandemic, there is strong need of immune boosting and mental health approaches which are easily available and traditionally used for preventing as well as managing COVID19 infection. Since past 40 years, Dev Sanskriti University (DSVV) and parent institution (All World Gayatri Pariwar) has been working on various aspects of traditional herbal utility and Yagya Therapy. Vedic texts mentioned use of herbal fumes for health benefits as well as purifying air and removing seasonal pathogens from air through Bheshaj Yajnas (Yagya / Hawan). Bheshaj Yajna (herbal fumigation) was widely used in India to combat seasonal epidemics; scriptures described them in details. Studies have shown Yagya Therapy and herbal fumigation effects in various diseases i,e, common diseases such as diabetes, thyroid, as well as life threatening diseases such as cancer, multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis and in psychological ailments such as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and PolyCystic Ovarian Disease, epilepsy, depression, etc., indicating potential of herbal fumes for boosting immunity and aiding psychological wellbeing; besides, the herbal fumes is made using herbs known for their immune boosting and mental health care potential in Ayurveda and traditional knowledge. Hence, the study narrated the selective herbs which are pan-available and widely used traditionally in Yagya Therapy or generating herbal fumes, which can help boosting immunity and aid psychological wellbeing.

Contribution of Library Professionals and Libraries in Open Educational Resources in Indian Scenario

Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning content that live in public domain and are free to use or reuse. The present study examines the contribution of Library Professionals and Libraries in dealing with OERs in India. A self-designed structured questionnaire was circulated online through blogs, discussion forums, social media groups and personal e-mails among library professionals, faculty and students for random data collection. The findings of the present study reveal that though majority (93 %) of library professionals are aware of the concept of OER but they are unable to guide the OER movement because their parent institution (70 %) have no policy guidelines on design and development of OERs. Library professionals play multiple tasks in dealing with OERs, most prominent being promotion (15.63 %) and Identification (14.02 %) of OERs. The study further reveals that 25.48 per cent library professionals believe that through use of OERs the patrons get benefit of gaining access to high quality learning material. While 21.3 per cent library professionals feels that lack of awareness on the existence of OERs because of rapid technological advancement is the major challenge faced by them. The study recommends that there is an urgent need to sensitise institutions about the benefits of OER.

Innovative Use of Open Educational Resources in the Higher Education Libraries

Advancement in Science and Technology has made a tremendous impact on library and information centers. It has changed the traditional libraries and information centers into digital libraries, and library services are oriented towards ICT. As an outcome, e-resources are becoming more common among the libraries of higher educational institutions. They have gradually replaced the traditional print resources. Unfortunately, most of the libraries in the higher education sector except reputed institutions are facing a financial crunch situation. These institutions due to the limitation in the budget, find it hard to fulfill the information requirements of its users in the electronic environment. The cost of subscription to electronic resources goes beyond the purchasing capacity of the parent institution. Funding agencies at the institutions adopt consortia-based approach rather than individual institutional funding. In this context, open education resources fulfill the information requirements of the higher education institution. This chapter analyzes these open educational resources.

INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOUR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN SOME SELECT COLLEGE LIBRARIES OF KARBI ANGLONG AND BISWANATH DISTRICTS OF ASSAM: A STUDY

Libraries in a college are designed and built with the primary objective of meeting the information needs of the students of their parent Institution. In an institution like college, libraries are constructed with a view to help the students for their all-round development. It can help the students in acquiring knowledge for building their character, thinking, and for passing the examinations. It can also help the students to know the unknown things, to make the person strong through acquiring required knowledge and to help in fulfilling their aim in life. So, libraries can play an important role in students’ life by supplying any type of knowledge they want through different techniques and ways. A library is said to be the heart of the institution. Now-a-days, without a suitable well-organized library, the college is not recognized by the concerned university. In every inspection of a college, the library is inspected by the inspection committee and after satisfied they will recommend for recognition of that particular college. Now, in a college, we know that there are different types of students coming to the libraries seeking different types of information. That means they need different types of information to fulfill their needs. Here, this study is undertaken to investigate the different types of information seeking behaviour of the students by taking some five college libraries of Assam. The overall purpose of this study is to find out the different types of information seeking behaviour of the students and to determine awareness of the students about the library service available to them.