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The Perceived Benefits of Electronic/digital Reference Services in Nigerian University Libraries: a survey

  • Uzoigwe, Comfort U.;Eze, Jacintha U.
    • International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.49-65
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    • 2018
  • Are the benefits derived from ICT based reference and information service worth the financial and other commitments devoted to it? In an attempt to answer this, this study delved into finding out the perceived benefits; the rational for ICT based reference services in Nigerian university libraries. The main objectives were to find out the purposes for using ICT facilities in reference services delivery and the perceived benefits derived from using ICT resources in reference and information services. Being a survey, questionnaire was used to collect data from the librarians of twelve (12) universities; two (2) each sampled from the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. Data was analyzed using frequencies, mean scores and standard deviations. ANOVA statistical analysis was used to test the hypothesis of no significance difference in the benefits derived from ICT based reference services using p-value of 0.05 to calculate the level of significance. Findings showed that librarians and library users made use of ICT facilities for different reference purposes especially to obtain information they need using the internet. Other reference needs for which patrons used the ICT facilities included: - access to current e-books and e - journals, user education and access to global information in other libraries. Provision of current awareness services (CAS) and selective dissemination of information services (SDI), on-line searching using workstations in the library, provision of on-line public access catalogue (OPAC) services, keeping statistics of users of the reference section and compilation of bibliographies. Further findings showed that the librarians and library users derive a lot of benefits from their use of ICT facilities in reference services. The results showed that easy retrieval and dissemination of information to patrons were ranked highest by the librarians amongst others.

Accuracy Analysis of FKP for Public Surveying and Cadastral Resurvey (공공측량 및 지적재조사 사업 적용을 위한 FKP 정밀도 분석)

  • Park, Jin Sol;Han, Joong-Hee;Kwon, Jay Hyoun;Shin, Han Sup
    • Spatial Information Research
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.23-24
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    • 2014
  • NGII (National Geographic Information Institute) has been providing VRS (Virtual Reference Station) service so that could determine precise positioning in real time since 2007. However, since the VRS service has to maintain the connected status with VRS server, the number of users who can use VRS service are limited by capacity of VRS server. To solve this problem, NGII has been providing FKP (Virtual Reference Station) service using one way telecommunication from November 1, 2012. Therefore, it is predicted that the usage of FKP service will increase in public surveying and cadastral resurveying in the future. However, the studies with respect to analysis of FKP precision for applying to public surveying and cadastral resurveying is not conducted enough. In this study, to analyse the application possibility of FKP on the public surveying and cadastral resurveying, the two kind analysis were performed. First is the analysis of accuracy according to the configuration of reference station of FKP and VRS. One is consisted of same reference stations, another is consisted of different reference stations. Second is the accuracy anlalysis of horizontal and vertical positioning acquiring VRS and FKP data in various measurement environment based on VRS regulation. Result of first study, Positioning accuracy according to the configuration of the reference stations satisfies related regulation. However, accuracy of FKP in case of different reference stations is worse than in case of same reference stations.. The result of second test shows that the horizontal precision of FKP and VRS in good measurement environment satisfy the allowed precision. However, in some case, horizontal precision of FKP and VRS in poor measurement environment exceed the allowed precision. In addition, the number of exceeding the allowed precision in the FKP is more than the VRS. The vertical precision of the VRS satisfy related work provision. In conclusion, the result of this study shows that the FKP only in open area should be used for public survey and cadastral resurvey. Therefore the additional studies with respect to the improvement of FKP precision should be conducted.

Evaluation on diagnostic efficiency of the standard tube agglutination test for bovine brucellosis (소 브루셀라병 표준시험관응집반응법 진단효율 평가)

  • Sung, So-Ra;Kim, Ji-Yeon;Her, Moon;Lee, Kichan;Gu, Jeong-Hui;Kang, Sung-Il;Lee, Hyang-Keun;Kim, Suk-Mi;Jung, Suk-Chan
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.269-273
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    • 2012
  • A confirmatory serological test, the standard tube agglutination test (STAT) is evaluated for the diagnostic efficiency in brucellosis Korea. A total of 345 bovine samples were collected from regional veterinary branch under national brucellosis monitoring program from January 2010 to June 2012 in Korea. These samples were diagnosed as suspected serum and brucellosis positive by the Rose Bengal test (RBT) and the STAT, respectively. The STAT was compared and evaluated with three serological test such as the indirect-enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (I-ELISA), competitive-enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (C-ELISA) and fluorescence polarisation assay (FPA) prescribed for international trade by OIE. Among the 345 bovine serum samples, 302 (87.5%) were diagnosed as positive in the STAT, while 215 (62.3%), 223 (64.6%) and 194 (56.2%) serum samples were diagnosed as positive for brucellosis in the I-ELISA, C-ELISA and FPA, respectively. The STAT showed quite high positive results as compared with three prescribed tests of OIE. FPA, I-ELISA and C-ELISA have shown 60.6%, 64.9% and 67.2% correlation, respectively as compared to the STAT. However correlations of three prescribed tests ranged high 84.1~97.7%. Especially, correlation between I-ELISA and C-ELISA is quite high, 97.7%. These results suggest that the STAT has shown many false-positive reactions. Therefore, additional serological test, such as ELISAs and FPA, would be necessary to adopt as a confirmatory test in the national surveillance program of bovine brucellosis in Korea.

Development of Linearly Interpolated PRC Regenerating Algorithm to Improve Navigation Solution using Multi-DGPS Reference Stations

  • Oh, Kyung-Ryoon;Kim, Jong-Chul;Nam, Gi-Wook
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.08a
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    • pp.1618-1622
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    • 2004
  • In this paper, the linearly interpolated PRC(Pseudo Range Correction) regenerating algorithm was applied to improve the DGPS(Differential Global Positioning System) positioning accuracy at user's spot by using the various PRC information obtained from multi-DGPS reference stations. The PRC information of each GPS satellite is not varying rapidly; it is possible to assume that the variation of PRC information of each GPS satellite is linear. So the linearly interpolated PRC regenerating algorithm can be applied to improve the DGPS positioning accuracy at user's spot by using the various PRC information obtained from multi-DGPS reference stations. To test the performance of the linearly interpolated PRC regenerating algorithm, maritime DGPS reference stations' PRC data was used in RTCM format. 11 maritime DGPS reference stations are in service providing DGPS information to public since 1999. Two set of 3 DGPS reference stations are selected to compare the performance of the linearly interpolated PRC regenerating algorithm. The DGPS positioning accuracy was dramatically improved about 40%. Linearly interpolated PRC regenerating algorithm adopted multi-channel DGPS receiver will be developed in near future.

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A Study on Developing the Guideline for CHI Reference Service (소비자건강정보(CHI) 참고서비스 가이드라인 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Noh, Younghee
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.345-376
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    • 2013
  • Because of increased concern regarding health and well-being, interest in consumer health information (CHI) has also increased, leading to a growing number of health-related websites. As a result, research has shown that public libraries are experiencing an increased demand for CHI-related reference services. The task of providing these services then falls on the public reference librarian, who is often untrained and inexperienced in this area. Therefore, improvements to how public libraries provide CHI reference services effectively are needed. This study analyzed the previous research at home and abroad, and developed CHI reference guidelines for public librarians. Guidelines developed in this study went through a verification process utilizing expert advice and a survey of public librarians.

Information System of User Location in Virtual Nuclear Power Plant (가상원전 위치정보인식시스템 개발)

  • 서명원;오운석;조기용
    • Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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    • 2003.04a
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    • pp.321-326
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    • 2003
  • As the computer and computer graphic technology have been progressed, the virtual reality(VR) technology has been issued. The most important objective for VR system is to provide a reality to the user. Therefore, it is necessary to satisfy the perception of human. In recent years, more effective VR system has been studied and developed by many people. In this paper, the Information System of User Location(ISUL) is proposed. ISUL is used to improve a process of In-Service Inspection work. ULBIS provides a high degree of efficiency for In-Service Inspection process and makes inspectors get information about ISI exam report in web environment. In addition, ISUL provides a navigation, Isometric drawing reference viewer and Web-based ISI Database Reference System in web environment.

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Changes in the blood electrolyte, BUN and glucose values in diarrheic Hanwoo neonatal calves

  • Mi-Jin, Lee
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
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    • v.45 no.4
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    • pp.337-342
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    • 2022
  • Calf diarrhea is a major health concern in the livestock industry that requires accurate analysis for appropriate treatment. Dehydration and electrolyte imbalance are the most significant consequences of diarrhea in calves. Until now, the reference values of blood analysis of Hanwoo neonatal calves have not been well known. Recently, portable blood analyzers have made it possible to immediately analyze blood in the farm and provide suitable treatment for the patients. We analyzed electrolytes, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and glucose in the blood of 179 Hanwoo neonatal calves, including 79 with diarrhea. These 179 calves were divided into 3 groups based on their age. Values of sodium (Na+ ) and glucose were significantly lower in diarrheic calves (1~30 days), while potassium (K+ ) and chloride (Cl- ) values were higher in diarrheic calves (1~30 days). BUN values, which are closely related to dehydration due to diarrhea, increased in diarrheic calves of all ages. Therefore, these data can be used as reference values for blood analysis and treatment of healthy or diarrheic Hanwoo neonatal calves within 30 days of age.

Design and Implementation of UCC Metadata Manager for Social Collaborative Service (소셜 협업 서비스를 위한 UCC 메타데이터 매니저 설계 및 구현)

  • Oh, Jung-Min;Song, Ju-Hong;Moon, Nam-Mee
    • Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea CI
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    • v.48 no.3
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2011
  • Social network service is defined as an online service or communication service based on social relations among people applied the concept of social network. Social collaborative service included in social network service is characterized by the new value of modified content or recreated content made through collaborative creation process between members of the group. It has the remarkable merits such as sharing and collaboration. But, at the same time, it has the latent problems such as content reuse or copy that is not allowed for members to use. It has been emerged that UCC which is a typical example of recreated or modified content has the copyright issues in both creation and publishing step. To resolve this matter, we don't have many appropriate methods except CCL so far. So, in this paper, we define the problem and implement the UCC metadata manager to control metadata reflecting the feature of UCC. We draw the reference metadata element to identify original content utilized re-creation process. After that we define the R.Metadata Loader module based on the use case. Finally, the proposed UCC metadata manager provides the information of referenced content and lets us to identify the relationship between reference contents. So as to implement prototype, we use Kaltura which is CMS using open source and obtain functional extensibility of metadata manager by using open API.

A Study on How Reference Groups, Convenience and Pursuit of Information Affect Subscription-Based Webtoon Service Usage through Reliability and Curiosity (준거집단, 편의성, 정보추구가 신뢰성 및 궁금증을 통해 유료웹툰이용에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Ji-Hun
    • Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.101-109
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    • 2017
  • This study was undertaken to understand how reference groups, convenience and pursuit of information affect subscription-based Webtoon service usage through reliability and curiosity, through which this study provides some suggestions for developing Webtoons and increasing profitability of service providers. Therefore, the reliability and feasibility analysis were conducted for 449 readers who used the paid webtoon more than once. In addition, the causality test was conducted to verify the research model. As a result of the research, this study shows the following implications: First, it is recommended that webtoon service providers produce webtoons with the webtoonists who have more expertise developing new webtoons. Second, webtoon service providers should focus on advertising during the episodes that are currently being subscribed to, or in the next episodes in order to stimulate the usage needs of readers rather than focusing on advertising the products related to the characters and their development and sales. Third, webtoon service providers are supposed to develop webtoons by using materials that can appear in everyday life. Fourth, webtoon service providers should continue their research in order to develop high quality products and express the unique characteristics of their advertisements by increasing investment in the development of products and advertising.

Evaluation Method for Communication Distance Measurement Method for Mobility Characteristics of Service Robot in Wi-Fi Network Based (Wi-Fi 네트워크 기반에서 서비스 로봇의 이동특성을 위한 통신거리 성능평가 방법)

  • Min, Sun-Ho;Seo, Chang-Ho;Hong, Do-Won
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.265-271
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    • 2012
  • This paper proposes a communication distance performance evaluation method for mobility of service robots equipped with a Wi-Fi module. Service robots have function of mobile communication system according to classified services and utilize a (preferred) communication method, wireless lan(IEEE802.11 a/b/gin) communication method of ISM band(2.4GHz and 5.8GHz). For evaluating degradation performance of wireless data for the service robot's mobility. We measured and presented reference vectors obtained by utilizing a distance attenuation correlation method in the real world environment. To evaluate performance of the proposed method, path loss of reference vectors was assigned to the Azimuth 301W and then transmission rate and the transmit throughput of the test sample were measured by the Chariot. The proposed measurement method is necessary for securing wireless LAN communication distance for mobility of mobile smart device and service robots. In addition, if the proposed measurement method os adopted, It would be expected that mobile smart device vendors would utilize the method as an effective wireless LAN mobility communication distance performance evaluation method.