Impact of Cairo University Library Collections on Scientific Research in the Field of Library and Information An Analytical Study

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قسم المکتبات جامعة القاهرة

Abstract

The study aims to verify the impact of the central library collection at Cairo
University in preparing theses in the field of library, Archives and information
technology based on ISO standard No. 16439 dated 2014 concerning the impact
of libraries. The study concerned with approved theses in the years 2016/2017,
applying the citation analysis approach in order to measure the impact of the
Cairo University Central Library in serving specialized scientific research.
The study tried to answer the following questions: first of all the extent to
which the Central Library of Cairo University fulfills the needs of postgraduate
students in the field of libraries and information through its printed and electronic
resources. Secondly researchers’ satisfaction with the services provided through
the Central Library. Thirdly what are the information sources has a weakness
points in the Central Library. Finally, practice of acknowledgment by researchers
of the libraries role, databases, digital library, etc.
in the methodological introduction to the approved thesis. The study
analyzed (3382 citations).The study reached a number of results, first of all that
the Central Library collections influenced in the total citations in theses subject
matter of the study by 41%, and there for it has some weakness in the coverage
which is more than half the volume of materials cited, and which calls for the
library to reconsider the policy of collection development to increase its influence
in pushing the scientific research movement in the field of libraries, Archives and
information technology. The results indicate that there is a weakness in the library
foreign collections.  In addition Conference papers came in the highest types of information
sources that the beneficiaries and researchers have difficulty in reaching. On the
other hand, the study showed clear variation in the commitment of researchers to
the quality of citations and accuracy of bibliographic data, which impedes the
quality of access to information sources cited, and negatively affects the Impact
of the central library collections. The study recommended that the field of Impact
of libraries, especially university and research  Therefore, it is recommended
to increase the number of studies applied to the standard. The study also
recommended working in accordance with the research plans of the scientific
departments to keep up with their collections for the new research directions, as
well as recommended to encourage researchers to use Reference managers
Software such as RefWorks, EndNote, Mendeley to ensure the accuracy and
standardization of source description data.





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