Saturday, February 3, 2024

"Perception of digital library task-ChaGPT influence among university level learners in Punjab".


 Abstract:

  •  The document's abstract provides an overview of the study on the perception of task-AI tools fit for electronic libraries among undergraduates at selected universities in Punjab. 

  • The integration of technologies into Punjab universities and the establishment of e-libraries. It highlights the lack of research on the acceptance and usage of e-libraries in Punjab universities, especially from the users' perspective. It mentions that the study aims to identify the factors that influence the use of e-libraries by students and determine the fit of the technology for their tasks. 

  • The study used a survey design and collected data from 150 students who used e-books digital libraries and digital resources. 

  • The study found high use of e-libraries among students and a moderate positive correlation between task characteristics, technology characteristics, attitude, computer self-efficacy, task-technology fit, and students’ perception of AI tools like Chatbot, ChatGPT, GPT-3, etc. 

  • The study validates the Task-Technology Fit model, which states that an information system must be a good fit for the tasks it supports to be utilized. 

  • The study explores various studies on the acceptance and use of digital libraries and identifies different factors influencing their use. Examples of factors include user expectations, motivations, accessibility, and the type of e-resources available. The document also discusses the theoretical framework that underlies the study, although specific details about the framework are not provided. It concludes by validating the Task-Technology Fit model and highlighting the importance of a good fit between information systems and the tasks that support e-learning of students. 

  • The conclusion of the document is that there is high usage of e-libraries among undergraduate students at selected universities in Punjab. 

  • The study found that task characteristics, technology characteristics, attitude, computer self-efficacy, and task-technology fit all have a moderate positive correlation with using digital libraries, and formal learning of students.

"Library of Congress"

 


It's the biggest library in the world. There are three buildings on Capitol Hill where the Library of Congress is. Originally, the Library of Congress was housed in the Thomas Jefferson Building (1897). There's a John Adams Building and a James Madison Memorial Building. The Library opened in 1800 inside the U.S. Capitol. There's also the High-Density Storage Facility (2002) at Fort Meade, Md., and the Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation (2007) in Culpeper, Va (loc.org).

Collections

There's nothing like the Library of Congress today. This collection has millions of cataloged books and other print materials in 470 languages; millions of manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North America; and the world's biggest collection of legal materials, films, maps, sheet music, and sound recordings. Circulated more than 22.3 million copies of braille, audio, and large-print items to blind and print-disabled patrons; Circulated 243,700 physical items for use inside and outside the Library; Performed approximately 8.7 million preservation actions on items in the Library’s physical collections, with an additional 5.7 million pages of materials prepared and shipped to vendors for preservation and reformatting services; Recorded more than 175.77 million items in its collection:

  • There are more than 25.49 million cataloged books at the Library of Congress

  • There are more than 15.87 million unclassified print items, including books with large type and raised characters, incunabula (books printed before 1501), monographs, bound newspapers, pamphlets, music, technical reports and more.

  • Non-classified (special) collections have more than 134.4 million items, including:

o 4.2 million audio materials

o 77 million manuscripts

O 5.8 million maps

O 17.5 million microforms

o 1.8 million moving images

o 8.2 million music sheets

o 15.2 million photographs

o 864,000 posters, prints, and drawings

There are 2 million items, including machine-readable ones, and employ 3,172 permanent staff members in the library.

“Data Layers And Transport Protocols”

 


The Open System was developed by the International Organization for Standardization. The Open Systems Interconnection standard (OSI) was developed in 1977 as a model for computer communications architecture. It's become the most widely accepted model for understanding network communication. According to the OSI model, the following rules apply:

1. How do network devices communicate with one another if they have different languages?

2. How do devices on a network know when to transmit data and when not to?

3. How to make sure network transmissions get to the right people?

4. What's the arrangement and connection of the physical transmission media?

 The OSI model does not perform any functions in communication processes. The actual work is done with the appropriate software and hardware. The OSI model simply defines which task needs to be done and which protocols will handle those tasks at each of the seven layers.

The seven layers of the model are:

1. Physical

2. Data Link

3. Network

4. Transport

5. Session

6. Presentation

7. Application

 Protocols

A set of rules that govern the operation of functional units to achieve better communication.

Or

A protocol is an agreement between communication parties on how to proceed with communication.

1. There are many protocols and each protocol allows basic communication.

Example:

A certain protocol works at the physical layer. The protocol at that layer ensures data packets pass through the network adapter card and out onto the network cable.

Common protocol's name:

1. SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol).

2. TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol)

3. FTP ( File Transfer Protocol)

4. HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol).

5. WAP (Wireless Access Protocol).

Objectives

1. Determine the primary function of each layer.

2. Identify the OSI layer at which a particular network activity takes place.

3. Describe protocols and their functions.

Thursday, February 1, 2024

"The effect of information literacy on the basis of student's learning in educational Organizations"


Abstract:

  • This study explores the relationship between "information literacy and learning" has two explicit components. 

  • The researchers must design at the time of research, theory, and practice from these fields concerned with both these components to help students become literate. 

  • The present research design at the time selects from two fields “Formal and Informal learning”, in which the scope of work relates to students' learning. In formal education, students are frequently required to independently learn information. 

  • The larger term "information literacy" is used in both fields. It provides an understanding of the different issues based on formal and informal learning based on student learning. 

  • The purpose of my study is to survey the effectiveness of information literacy based on students' learning satisfaction.

  •  Information literacy in the higher education curriculum is discussed. Problems with current practice are identified, in particular, prescriptive guidelines that encourage a surface learning approach; delivery by librarians who may lack both educational services to influence knowledge; and poor assessment methods. 

  • The major importance of digital resources is to give different information in different ways to students who come into the digital library and through multimedia. 

  • The development of electronic information resources by the digital library has a scope of work on the relationship of these resources specifically to e-learning. In addition, the perception of learning is promoted by electronic resources that provide valuable references relevant to the topics of students' use of ICT. Still, there are few doubts about the possibility of digital learning. 

  • This study is designed to survey the effectiveness of information literacy based on students' learning in education through digital resources in e-libraries. 

  • The research suggests additional quantitative approaches to e-learning

  • The conclusion of data privacy concerns students in guiding the use of digital libraries in higher education organizations. The institutions highly graph this opportunity.

“Impact of School Uniform on Learning Environment in Pakistan”

 


Abstract:

  • The researchers must design at the time of research, theory, and practice from these fields concerned with both components which help the students access the unlimited benefits and provide the learning organizations. 

  • These research designs at the time were selected from two fields “Education and School Uniform”, which present the scope of work related to school strategies in the learning environment for school-based learning. 

  • School uniforms are strategies being used by schools in the learning environment to ensure safety in the school and classroom environment. 

  • The purpose of my study is to survey the effectiveness of school activities and the wearing of uniforms based on learning satisfaction and its impact on student learning in schools in Pakistan. 

  • The “School Uniform” has a positive impact on students' learning. Nowadays the world is a “World of Information Resources” because it acquires all types of information about uniforms. The major importance of government and non-government schools may interfere in different ways to encourage students to attend school, and also provide free uniforms for poor students. 

  • In addition, the perception of school uniforms by the school provides valuable references relevant to the topics of the students, still, there are few doubts about the possibility of the school services providing access to information. 

  • The larger term “Information Literacy” is used to provide an understanding of the different issues based on learning and school uniforms in this regard. This study is designed to survey the effectiveness of school services in every school based on learning satisfaction and uniform codes and their impact on student performance. 

  • The research suggests additional quantitative investigations, and comparative research to fully understand ethical issues and develop responsible implementation techniques to solve these issues. 

  • The conclusion of data privacy concerns students in guiding the use of digital libraries in higher education organizations.

Impact of digital library services on student’s learning in University of Sargodha”

Abstract: T he terminology “ Learning and Digital library services” has two explicit components. The researchers must design at the time o...