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Deshpande, N J; Panage, B M (INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad, February NaN, 2004)[more][less]
Abstract: Developing preservation strategies for photographic materials require specific expertise on storage, environment, package materials and conservation treatments. Many digitization projects for photographs grew out of project primarily dealing with text. Digitization of photographs:- Obviously digitization is considered to be very attractive by institutions that hold photographic collections. When digital copies are available, users can browse through a collection without handling fragile materials. Creating an adequate digital representation of a (historical) photograph requires expert knowledge of imaging techniques as well as photographic processes. The present paper describes in detail the methods and procedures adopted by The ‘Collage’-project, The Public Record Office Library, Victoria and Albert Museum (UK), The British Library (UK) and Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt for conservation of their photographic collection. It also highlights the unique properties of photographs and narrates the care to be taken before digitizing this material. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/346 Files in this item: 1
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Deka, Sanjib K (INFLIBNET Centre, November 9, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: With the advancement of Information Technology (IT) the role of libraries have changed and led to the transformation of library services from traditional services to new services and delivery modes. The book which is the major ingredient in a library has seen a number of transitions over the centuries. This paper discusses the digitization movement of library books in major institutes and libraries. Also enumerates key projects taken over in India and western countries. It also highlights the impact of digitization on library services. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1215 Files in this item: 1
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Shafi, S M (INFLIBNET Center, November NaN, 2004)[more][less]
Abstract: The paper discusses importance of digital interface of manuscripts as a prototype for evolving a strategy for manuscript digital library. Focuses on different issues regarding various technical and planning issues of digitization process, organization, role of metadata and delivery and access. Enumerates key projects taken over in western countries and also initiatives in India. Highlights main issues regarding manuscript digitization and archiving. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/415 Files in this item: 1
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Das, Tapas Kumar; Sharma, Ajay Kumar; Gurey, Pritam (May 11, 2010)[more][less]
Abstract: The digital preservation is of utmost importance in order to maintain the mission of preserving a record for future use. Digital preservation is the management of digital information over time. This paper explores an initiation towards digitization in order to preserve the rich collection, mostly rare documents at Visva-Bharati Library. The authors tried to highlight the need of digital preservation, strategies and issues of its related as well as digital preservation activities carried out by Visva- Bharati Library with intention to preserve the rare documents of the library. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/995 Files in this item: 1
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Parikh, Shreyasi (INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad, February NaN, 2004)[more][less]
Abstract: This paper describes the development of a catalogue of a digitized collection of costumes. By evaluating and analyzing the collection and evaluate how well existing metadata formats can be applied to a costume collection. The desired metadata elements shown here, selected from the existing Metadata elements and try to fit the Costume data into it. Further it can be researched by taking selected samples and actual metadata treatments to be created for these selected samples using (1) American Cataloguing Rules (AACR in) use with USMARC formats (2) the Dublin Core set of Elements , and (3) the Visual Resources Association (VRA) Core Categories for Visual Resources. Comparison and analysis of the formats will be resulted in the selection with additional metadata elements, if require. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/347 Files in this item: 1
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Vasishta, Seema (INFLIBNET Centre, February 8, 2007)[more][less]
Abstract: Due to information revolution, digital libraries are developing all over the world to collect, store and communicate the information through electronic media. Digital technologies have revolutionized the information management activities in the academic libraries during the past few years developing the digital academic libraries. In the present age of information revolution and ever increasing demand for exact and consolidated information, the functions and old methods followed by traditional libraries are being replaced by new techniques and technologies. This paper discusses the various aspects of the conversion of in-house academic library material into electronic format, which leads to creation of digital academic library. Also the objectives of digitization have been correlated with the mission of the academic libraries. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/514 Files in this item: 1
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Alam, Parvez; Jawaid, Ahrarul Hasan (INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad, February NaN, 2004)[more][less]
Abstract: Free and equal information is the catch of the day, emphasis is laid today on promoting information access through different medium to provide to right user at the right time. While the information revolution has placed enormous pressure on libraries as they try to find their way across the dramatic technological revolution. Information at present is the source of production, transmission and consumption in the electronic age; and is considered to be the back bone in the digital repositories. Every digital collection is based on e-learning, which provide free access to all. In democratic world uneven access has led to a growing concern about the rise of a digital divide between information “ haves” and “have nots” based on race, income, family structure, education and other factors. Description: This is only an Abstract URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/390 Files in this item: 1
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Geetha, N (INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad, February NaN, 2004)[more][less]
Abstract: Libraries play an important role in the academic world by providing access to world-class information resources and services. The explosive growth of Information Technology has paved way to unprecedented phenomenon of access to information. The evolving developments of the recent decades in information access and management have resulted in a situation where information is stored and managed by a large variety of systems around the world. The growing requirements for information support to the globalised socio-economic forces makes efficient and effective availability of distributed information and correlation of relevant data to the user need. Databases and database systems have become essential components of everyday life in our modern society. In our daily lives, most of us would engage in one activity or another that involves some interaction with a database. This paper discusses the technology used to access and manage the distributed information. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/369 Files in this item: 1
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Coleman, Anita Sundaram; Bracke, Paul (INFLIBNET Centre, February NaN, 2003)[more][less]
Abstract: DLIST is the Digital Library of Information Science and Technology, a repository of electronic resources in the domains of Library and Information Science (LIS) and Information Technology (IT). Initial collection development scope is in Information Literacy and Informetrics. Academics, researchers, and practitioners create a wealth of content that includes published papers, instructional materials, tutorials for software and databases, bibliographies, pathfinders, bibliometric datasets, dissertations and reports. DLIST aims to capture this wealth of information in a library that is openly available for re-use and flobal dissemination. Open deposit processes where authors retain copyright and facilities for full-text storage in a variety of formats are used. A demonstration of DLIST along with the steps to register, deposit, and use materials is a part of the oral presentation at CALIBER 2003, Ahmedabad, India. UK and US experiences in building institutional repositories and strategies for international consortia building for resource sharing using DLIST are also outlined. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/198 Files in this item: 1
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Singh, U N; Majumdar, Kamalendu (INFLIBNET Centre, February 2, 2005)[more][less]
Abstract: In present scenario publishers of freely available electronic journals have the potential for positively transforming the highly problematic economics of scholarly publishing. But actual use of electronic scholarly publications shows that they present serious utilization barriers to would-be readers. Practical awareness, indexing, and archiving in this new literature can overcome these barriers and is essential if such promising publications are to transform scholarly communication. DLIST (Digital Library for Information Science and Technology) can meet these needs by integrating electronic publications into existing information systems. Thus disintermediation of the scholarly publishing process will help the clientele of the low budget library in all respects. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1521 Files in this item: 1
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Manna, Sumit Kumar (INFLIBNET Centre, March NaN, 2001)[more][less]
Abstract: The increasing advancements in storage media, computers and telecommunications have forced library and information centres to access information more and more in different formats, styles and sizes. Document delivery has always been heart of the services offered by libraries, publishers and other organisations to their users. Document delivery comprises both print and electronic documents. Recently, there is tremendous development in electronic document delivery. There are sizeable number of agents in document delivery. These include library networks and consortia including national libraries, document delivery by CD-ROM, Commercial document delivery services, library suppliers and subscription agents. This paper discusses role of these agents in document delivery, process of document delivery as well as future of electronic document delivery. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/124 Files in this item: 1
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Chaudhuri, Anirban Ray; Singh, Debnath; Nasipuri, Mita; Basu, Dipak Kumar (INFLIBNET Centre, February 2, 2005)[more][less]
Abstract: The transformation of a scanned paper document into an editable form suitable for further processing such as desktop publishing or archiving in a digital library is a complex process. It requires solutions to several problems – document analysis by acquiring knowledge of document layout by a Page Layout Analyzer (PLA), followed by document recognition, which mainly comprises text recognition by Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Besides these two, another important problem is document reconstruction by transforming content into an electronically editable format by keeping the original layout intact. Core OCR modules exist on different Indian scripts, but no such document reconstruction system is available for Indian scripts. The document reconstruction system reported in this paper is the first of its kind on Indian scripts and it addresses document reconstruction for Bengali document images. The system makes use of the knowledge of both document layout extracted by a PLA in a graphical user interface (GUI) and the results of text recognition steps performed by OCR for transformation of paper documents into Rich Text Format. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/495 Files in this item: 1
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Pujar, S M; Sangam, S L (Inflibnet center, February 28, 2008)[more][less]
Abstract: Distributed catalogues and archives of scholarly literature are part of Internet. Literature published in various scholarly publications can be searched from a single search window. DoIS is one such effort, which provides bibliographic access to LIS literature with links to full text, wherever possible. This paper discusses about DoIS, resources covered in it and how one can contribute data to DoIS. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1277 Files in this item: 1
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Does Level of Knowledge Impact Librarians’ Attitude Toward Information Technology (IT) Applications?Ramzan, Muhammad (INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad, February NaN, 2004)[more][less]
Abstract: The paper presents librarians’ attitudes toward information technology, their level of knowledge in IT, and their relationship with each other. Secondary data was collected through review of the relevant literature. Primary data was collected through a questionnaire survey of 244 librarians of libraries in Pakistan. The study revealed that awareness of the potential of IT, recency of attaining professional qualifications, and knowledge in IT had a significant relationship with librarians’ attitudes. The study also revealed that librarians’ level of knowledge in technology is a good predictor of their attitude toward application of information technology in libraries. Based on the findings, the paper puts forward recommendations to improve the librarians’ attitudes toward IT applications in Pakistan and other developing countries URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/311 Files in this item: 1
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Shukla, Vishnu Kant; Chaturvedi, Neha (INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad, February NaN, 2004)[more][less]
Abstract: Electronic Information is the logical extension of the development in technology and the positive response to the growing need of the users for easy access of information and rights holders can gain better access to large amounts of rights data, and today most use that electronic tool. In order to manage the electronic information some effective tools like, Electronic Information Management (EIM), must be incorporated. In the simplest definition, EIM means using office technology systematically to help you store, retrieve, and safeguard your organization’s information. Most people think immediately of reducing paper, but as we rely more and more on technology to create digital information - software files, digital photographs, and Email, EIM takes on a broader scope. With current technology it’s possible to manage a complete “library” of information with centralized security, backups and control, different levels of retrieval and access, and archival storage. Digital Right Management offers a better way to manage the records you rely on. Whether documents are stored in an original electronic file format or scanned from paper, managing their storage, access and retention becomes easier with technology. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/382 Files in this item: 1
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Drupal: The Open Source Content Management System Software Suit ForLibrary With Library 2.0 FeaturesRawtani, M R; Chidambaram, S Siva (INFLIBNET Center, February 25, 2009)[more][less]
Abstract: The purpose of this paper to inform LIS professionals about the benefits of using Open Source Content Management System Software DRUPAL. This article will discuss about the importance of Content Management System for organizing and facilitating, collaborative, creation of electronic documents. “Drupal a hammer that strikes many mails in the Content Management System” with in the context of Web 2.0 or Library 2.0 environment. It is ten years old mature open source project developed by Dries Buytart with Dutch word “Dorpje” in English it means “little village”. Being a social publishing system, it has been adopted by large number of webmasters and library and information professionals. This paper will highlights the silent features of Drupal with special reference to Library 2.0. Content Management System. Blogs, RSS and Social Networking Site. Brief description of Drupal used library websites DrupalLib and etc., finally this paper will focus in detail with conclusion of “Drupal is multifaceted Content Management System which includes weblogs forums, tagging and social networks”. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1021 Files in this item: 1
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Bhatnagar, Anjana (INFLIBNET Center., February 28, 2008)[more][less]
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to describe about the Dublin Core Metadata elements, its significance, as the latest emerging International Standard of cataloguing of books, articles, videos and World Wide Web Resources. A candid discussion and general guideline is provided for the digital library professionals to manage electronic resources with the help of 16 DC metadata elements. This paper at least answers some primarily questions like “What are DC metadata elements?” “What are its characteristics?” “Why they are important and how it is becoming a techno-savvy approach of traditional cataloguing in current scenario?” The paper also examines the relationship between metadata and traditional cataloguing. The main steps for cataloging web resources using Sixteen Dublin Core Metadata elements are explained, and a worksheet is also provided to create DC metadata. DC metadata elements are valuable add-ons for digital library. The overview of Dublin core metadata cannot be complete in such small paper, therefore author limit herself to the most prominent technologies available. However, following the pointers given readers can easily find more information. The paper is of particular value for newcomers in this area. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1228 Files in this item: 1
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Kalra, Harinder Pal Singh (Inflibnet Centre, March 2, 2011)[more][less]
Abstract: Digital and virtual reference services have (DVRS) have been there in libraries in the developed world for more than a quarter century now. There have been a few experiments in India with regard to provision of DVRS, and education and training for DVRS for a few years. This paper explores the need for a collaborative effort by academic libraries in India for digital and virtual reference services, and briefly describes SandarbhSoochna: a DVRS training initiative at PunjabiUniversity. Such efforts are a sine qua non for developing qualified and tr ained manpower that would transform the L&I services scene by managing knowledge and information resources effectively in a global electronic village. Trained manpower is the most crucial resource to act as catalyst for knowledge discovery and management from diverse sources. The paper also proposes that collaborative DVRS, especially among academic libraries in India is needed to develop and manage knowledge and information resources effectively to satisfy the five laws of library science and to meet the increasing demands of users’ in a global electronic village. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1609 Files in this item: 1
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Indu Bhushan; A Bharti; Pattnaik, J K (INFLIBNET Centre, February 2, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: A web-based newspaper clipping service is provided by Centre for Advanced Technology (CAT) Library to it’s user community. This paper describes our experience in designing a web-based newspaper clipping service on CAT Intranet. The authors describe in this paper it’s coverage, digitization procedure, web enabling techniques and search engine. This paper provides a brief overview of dynamic font technology and its implementation in multilingual newspaper clipping web-service. It also discusses future plans. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/567 Files in this item: 1
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Munshi, Usha Mujoo; Garg, Sanjay (INFLIBNET Centre, March 3, 2012)[more][less]
Abstract: The present paper endeavours to focus on the current structure of Library as a dynamic organization that transcended from the earlier unit culture to the present global culture. This transitional transformation is attributed to the splendid changes being brought about by the information and communication technology to the domain of the information management and dissemination. Further, the true culture of libraries as a social and participatory place has been buttressed in the electronic environment by the developments in the web technologies and tools. The paper in an attempt to showcase the application of web 2.0 tools as add-on technology for rendering participatory knowledge services by the libraries, focuses on some of these tools with special reference to virtual reference services. While concluding it is pointed out that the profession in general, claims a long history of effectively recognizing user’s needs and then applying that user knowledge towards service delivery schema which completely address those needs. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1664 Files in this item: 1
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