Information Ethics and its Implications for Library and Information Professionals: A Contemporary Analysis
Information ethics provides an ethical framework for the information professionals for carrying out various information related works like acquiring, storing, processing and using of information. This has become vitally important in modern times, which has been dubbed as ‘information age’, because of the central role played by information in the socio-economic development of world nations. This also poses unique challenges for the library and information professionals, because the emergence of an ICT-driven information society has made their job much more challenging than before. This article explores the key questions related to information ethics and, in the light of codes of ethics promoted by national and international information organizations, discusses how information professionals could discharge their duties in an ethical and morally justifiable manner. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/pp.v51i1-2.17677
Effect of Digital Awareness on Mathematics Achievements at School to University Levels in Nepal
Digital awareness is necessary for mathematics teachers to use digital technologies, including ethical, cultural, leadership, and policy awareness in this 21 century. This study aimed to examine the interrelation of digital awareness of mathematics teachers with students' achievement at schools to higher education levels in Nepal. An online survey was conducted among 399 mathematics teachers of Nepal and Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis, and multilevel linear regression were major statistical techniques used in the study. The findings indicated that most of the participants had digital devices, and the level of digital awareness was found to be high. The types of institution and teaching level were major contributing factors to determine the digital awareness, and developing and sharing cultural consequences are the main predictors of learners' achievement.
A Review on Simulated Micro-Gravity Experiment Systems of Space Robot
The characteristics of the simulated micro-gravity experiment system (SMGES) are introduced and the key problems are summarized.Six main realization methods for SMGES are introduced,including the experiment systems based on free falling objects,parabolic flight,air-bearing table,neutral buoyancy,suspension system and hardware-in-loop (HIL) simulator.The application scopes,advantages and disadvantages of each method are discussed and compared.Then we propose two realization concepts based on dynamic emulation and kinematic equivalence,and set up an experiment system to test and evaluate the key algorithms for path planning and control of space robot.