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http://dx.doi.org/10.1633/JISTaP.2018.6.3.2

Evaluation of Websites of Public Libraries of India under Ministry of Culture: A Webometric Analysis  

Brahma, Krishna (Department of Library and Information Science, Mizoram University)
Verma, Manoj Kumar (Department of Library and Information Science, Mizoram University)
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Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice / v.6, no.3, 2018 , pp. 16-24 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the domain authority, number of webpages, links, and calculate the web impact factor of six public libraries of India which are fully funded by Ministry of Culture with the supervision of administration. The data for the study were collected from websites of concerned libraries with the help of a suitable search engine, Open Site Explorer. The study found that the highest domain and page authority was recorded by Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library and National Library, respectively. It also further revealed that excepting the two libraries, i.e., Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library and Delhi Public Library, the internal equity-passing links and total internal links of rest of the libraries is zero. National Library leads with maximum total links and total equity-passing links, also with the highest followed linking root domains, total linking root domains, and linking C blocks, and concludes with the web impact factor of Central Secretariat Library recording the maximum, followed by National Library and Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library.
Keywords
webometric; websites; public libraries; Ministry of Culture; link analysis; web impact factor;
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