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Arora, Jagdish (INFLIBNET Centre, November 9, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: Digital preservation is not a new concept for libraries. The libraries have been migrating and refreshing their OPAC records as well as their databases developed in-house ever since automation in libraries started in mid 1980s. With availability of products and services in digital forms, libraries are committing larger portions of their budgetary allocation for either procuring or accessing digital contents. Preservation and archiving of digital contents has become a serious concern of libraries for collection either acquired through subscription, purchased in digital media or converted in-house. The article deliberates upon need, relevance and major challenges of digital preservation. It enumerates on dimensions and manifestation of digital preservation and describes traditional preservation tenets as applicable to the digital preservation. The article describes various digital preservation strategies with a caution that appropriate strategies may be adopted depending upon data types, situations, or institutions. The article touches upon digital preservation metadata as a subset of metadata that describes attributes of digital resources essential for its long-term accessibility and describes OAIS Reference Model as well as other major preservation metadata initiatives taken up by the OCLC and ARL. Considering the fact that short life of storage media, is one of the major crucial threat to digital preservation, the article briefly describes storage management as applicable to digital preservation repositories. Lastly, the article touches upon microfilming and digitization as hybrid solution for reliable preservation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1187 Files in this item: 1
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Pal, Jiban K; Pal, Falguni (INFLIBNET Centre, November 9, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: Web cataloguing’ or ‘metadata creation’ is an effective strategy to enhance the resource- discovery on digital collection that can be accomplished by standard metadata schema. Technological capabilities now allow multiple metadata schemas for discovering web resources. This paper aims to present the progress of web-cataloguing using ‘metadata’ and its impact on precision of search results, in discovering web resources. It also proposes various means of creating metadata in order to pursue with the large databases and/or dynamic web pages. Several metadata initiatives provide glimpses of recent activities on ‘metadata’. Here, an attempt has been made to discuss about different metadata schemas of which Dublin Core (DC) & MAachine Readable Cataloguing (MARC) seem to be widely accepted and used in cataloguing web resources. It also seems imperative to make a few modifications of the existing crosswalk between the DC & MARC-21 elements to be used in conversion of metadata from one into another. This discussion brings out the idea of OAI-PMH to make the metadata available to harvesters and attempts to explore the mechanism of DSpace for exposing metadata in a digital repository. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1188 Files in this item: 1
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Chakravarty, Rupak; Mahajan, Preeti (INFLIBNET Centre, November 9, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: The world is witnessing a sea change in the area of scholarly communication. Perhaps the control over scholarly communication has started a gradual shifting from commercial publishers to academic organizations and many author initiatives in the area of Open Access (OA). Open Access is perhaps opening up the major barriers that higher education institutes and libraries face specially when it comes to escalating journal prices and shrinking budgets. Institutional Repositories (IRs) are one of the two most powerful tool to empower and strengthen open access movement. Universities and other academic institutions of the developed countries are already reaping the rich benefits of institutional repositories. The technology is free, the software is available free of cost and the universities are also having the necessary infrastructure for implementing IRs at their premises. The only required link which is missing is the awareness and willingness. To make IRs a success awareness is also needed regarding advantages of self-archiving and publishers’ policies regarding self-archiving. It’s high time that Indian universities should take a decision and a strong commitment to develop IRs and convince the faculty members and research scholars to deposit papers in the digital archive. IRs may also contain learning objects in digital formats thus facilitating IT enabled pedagogy in the Indian universities. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1189 Files in this item: 1
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Garge, Gopi Krishna; Hegde, Malati; Kumar, Geetha Anil (INFLIBNET Centre, November 9, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: Software is a critical digital content component that is generated on academic campus by way of mandatory course requirements. These software need to be protected with an assigned ownership and a specific terms of use. Software that is generated on campuses typically does not get archived or catalogued in campus-wide repositories. SALIS a prototype software repository addresses these needs and serves to augment typical institutional repositories. This paper attempts to bring out the need for protecting the software generated on campuses and the need to archive it in an orderly manner. Additionally SALIS also addresses Intellectual Property concerns such as ownership, protection and terms of use of the software produced and provide an effective way of archiving URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1190 Files in this item: 1
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Mahemei, Lohrii Kaini; Koganuramath, Muttayya (INFLIBNET Centre, November 9, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: The JNU, New Delhi was started in 1969 and during the past thirty six years it has grown into a prestigious university of its kind in India today. Being a premier university in teaching and research programmes, it aimed to develop digital library for collecting the documents and manage networked information services for the benefits of faculty, students, research scholars and other academic community in their education and research. The University has more than thirty six centres, which comes under nine schools. Each year it publishes close to 1000 research papers and awards about 2312 degrees in various disciplines. To reveal the prestige of a university, Institutional Repository is the one and only way to make the whole world knowing the esteem of a university. With access to IR, the students will be able to find, read the literature reviews of their peers and global knowledge sharing is also possible. In this paper we discuss the future plans towards implementation of IR in JNU Central Library and also describe about some available IR software. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1191 Files in this item: 1
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Sangeeta, Keisham (INFLIBNET Centre, November 9, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: Today in the digital world, digitization of library materials has advanced rapidly. Digitization solves the traditional library problems like conservation, preservation, storage and space. It provides wider access to information to different users. The present paper discusses the importance of Newspaper Digitization (ND) in providing effective library services. It also highlights some of the National Libraries, which undertake ND project successfully. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1193 Files in this item: 1
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Bist, Rajender Singh (INFLIBNET Centre, November 9, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: Manuscripts provide rich, authentic information, facts and evidence for historical, legal and research references. Physical condition of the manuscripts may be decayed due to factors such as climate, insects, acidified paper and old age. A core function of libraries is to maintain and preserve the decaying/ damaged manuscripts for the present as well as use of the future generation. The most significant development in the recent times is to digitize the fragile and rare documents for better access, storage, preservation and dissemination. Digitization is an important aspect of developing digital libraries as it opens up new avenues of access, use, research and preservation of valued information resources. This paper deals with the key issues of digitization at the Gandhi Smriti Library of LBSNAA, which have started digitizing its rare collection with the aim of providing the cost-effective technical solutions for efficient development and delivery of digital services to provide enhanced access to the Library’s collections and other documentary resources, and also to provide shared access to digital collections in cooperation with other institutions. Further, it strives to provide the infrastructure for long-term management of digital material in the Library’s collection through provision of hardware and software systems supporting integrated collection management in a digital environment. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1194 Files in this item: 1
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Mishra, R N (INFLIBNET Centre, November 9, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: The features of e-book like model, market collections, developing operating guidelines and enhancing potential strategies, hardware, softwares, and standards need strong strategies, approaches and procedures to support and exchange of scholarly information for research potentiality. The development of e-books and e-publishing has challenged the traditional balance among publishers, authors, book sellers, libraries and information centers in a number of fundamental ways. The spiraling cost of publications including the non-availability of latest printed book, exploration of web technology, networks necessitated the cause of generating the ideas of e-books and more prominently when the publishers and authors found the web as the viable platform for business point of view including academic exploration to promulgate the e-books services through web. This paper throws light on the how the impact of e-books has geared to activate the research potentiality among researchers in the wake of advanced information and communication technology. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1195 Files in this item: 1
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Samantaray, Moorttimatee (INFLIBNET Centre, November 9, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: Preservation, access and management of digital resources in twenty first century have been a great challenge for library and information professionals for which the digital and web technologies provide the best possible solutions. The present paper discusses the policy formulations, issues, challenges of access, technological obsolescence and possible solutions associated with preservation and management of digital resources. The author concludes that preservation, access and management of digital resources require a long-term strategy and appropriate technology adoption. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1196 Files in this item: 1
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Reza, Sarwat Masuda (INFLIBNET Centre, November 9, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: This paper reveals the status of higher academic libraries of Bangladesh. The issues related to digital Libraries are also highlighted. Library digitization in Bangladesh are in initiation phase and facing various impediments, paper is giving some suggesions to deal with them. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1197 Files in this item: 1
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Barman, Badan (INFLIBNET Centre, November 9, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: The Wiki is a collaboratively developed Open access / closed access repositories of information in a specific field or in a general field of interest whether the case may be. Any user can create or edit any page on the site using a simple web browser, and all information processing is done on the server side. This article will provide an overview of wikis right from its definition and origin to its characteristic. Due attention is also given to describe how low cost wikis can be created and its probable application in LIS. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1198 Files in this item: 1
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Joshi, Govind (INFLIBNET Centre, November 9, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: Digitization has become the buzz word in the modern Library and Information Science/ Service [ LIS]. Objectives of digitization , issues related with digitization, India’s initiatives are discussed. Government of India’s projects, schemes presently available to libraries and individuals for preservation / conservation of rare and old books, documents and other such materials of cultural heritage are stated . Tocklai’s Digitization Project is discussed. Details of born digital documents and databases which are Open Source Resources [ OSR] for industrial researchers in plantation crops industry are discussed. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1199 Files in this item: 1
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Deka, Dipen (INFLIBNET Centre, November 9, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: Advances in Information Communication Technology (ICT) has created immense methods for creating, storing, maintaining, accessing and preserving the traditional printed documents in digital form. The different publishers have taken the full advantage of publishing the research outputs of the academicians and deprive the institutions and the community of the institution from the research outputs. This paper explores the importance of Institutional Repository (IR) and the role of the Open Source Software (OSS) in building the Institutional Repository of any institution. To publish and serve the community of an institution building institutional repositories is the most feasible solution. We have to take the help of some special software packages to build up an institutional repository and the role of open source software in this regard is very important. The institutions which are economically not strong enough can take the advantage of using open source software to build up their own institutional repository and can expose their knowledge stock to the world. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1200 Files in this item: 1
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Sinha, Atanu Kumar (INFLIBNET Centre, November 9, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: Providing access to information has always been a function of Libraries and Information Centres (L & ICs). Access to information is crucial for education, science and culture and for fostering democracy in the information society. The principle of ‘free and universal access to information as well as freedom in the creation and dissemination of knowledge’ is a fundamental goal of the L & ICs. Theses and Dissertations (TDs) among all the primary sources are probably least used because firstly, their existence is not known in many cases, and, secondly, they are not easily accessible due to their unpublished status. This paper focuses on access and technology issues concerning ETDs, nature and benefits, methods of developing digital archives, and discusses various file formats and file compression as well as post processing for making digitised files accessible to the end-users. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1206 Files in this item: 1
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Barua, Niraj (INFLIBNET Centre, November 9, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: Information technology (IT) has given us new opportunities to explore with. Scholarly materials like theses and dissertations can now be submitted in electronic form so that they can be distributed to a wider group of users not limited within the library building. This technology however has not gathered the right pace in our part of the world due to various issues. These issues relate to the technology, necessary modification in workflows, hardware and software requirements, copyright, accessibility, security and issues bothering students, reviewers and the faculty members of higher educational institutions and Universities. Hence, this paper discusses these issues with a favourable attitude towards electronic theses and dissertations and a gives a brief account on its implementation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1202 Files in this item: 1
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Dhiman, Anil Kumar (INFLIBNET Centre, November 9, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: Today, library and information centers are migrating into digital or so called paperless society, which has exerted force on their staff. The staff is expected to be trained in handling 21st century equipments in digital environment for providing information to its users. Various organizations and associations are imparting training to library professionals but this is not so much fruitful. This paper discusses some of the situations, which make this goal tough to achieve. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1203 Files in this item: 1
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Chudamani, K S; Nagarathna, H C (INFLIBNET Centre, November 9, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: The technological development of the past 25 years, such as the electronic database, online services, CD-ROMs and the introduction of internet has radically transformed the process and access to information through catalogues. AACR2 rules cover the description of and the provision of access points for all library materials. The rules for description are based on the general frame work for the description of library materials the general international standard bibliographical description (ISBD(G)). The transformation of ISBD(G) to AACR2 is one phase. The second phase leads to creation of machine readable metadata. The most popular are Dublin core, UNIMARC, MARC21. Another local library software LIBSYS which is used in Indian libraries has also been used here for presentation of the mapping between different formats to draw conclusions to make them interoperable. As far as metadata interoperability is concerned, the OPAC display, now almost completely dependant on the AACR2 the world over requires minimum data aggregation, mainly the author, title, series, subject, etc. aggregation which are the mandatory fields prescribed by IFLA. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1218 Files in this item: 1
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Kumbargoudar, Praveenkumar (INFLIBNET Centre, November 9, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: Due to the information revolution, Digital Libraries are developing all over the world to collect, store and communicate the information through electronic media. Compared to the different developed countries, there is slow development of digital libraries in India. This is so because of many social, political and economical factors. These factors include Growing Population, Illiteracy, Low standard of living, less importance to telecommunication facilities, shortage in supply of Energy Sources, lower number of computer and Internet users. To improve the use of Information Technology applications, the Government of India and different state government already initiated certain policies and projects. The paper also discussed the policies and projects of Central and different State Governments to increase the use of Information Technology applications in administration. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1208 Files in this item: 1
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Suleta, Thoudam; Sangeeta, Keisham (INFLIBNET Centre, November 9, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: The emergence of computer communication technology has accelerated and offers great opportunities to fast, cost effective and efficient electronic communication. In addition, universities and other institutions across the globe are building up their own institutional repository center. Therefore, librarians and library professionals should take initiative and come up with institutional repositories so that researchers and the scholars can access the scholarly publishing materials. The present article highlights the overview of the institutional repositories. It also highlights the development of institutional repositories and its role. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1210 Files in this item: 1
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Maltesh, M; Devi, Th Satyabati (INFLIBNET Centre, November 9, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: The present paper is a joint venture of two authors who worked differently on manuscripts of Manipur and rare Buddhist manuscripts of Arunachal Pradesh, and the problematic of restoration and digitization in modern context. The major objective of the proposed study would be to delineate the modus operandi for the restoration of the rare Buddhist manuscripts in Arunachal Pradesh and rare manuscripts of Manipur, involving such scientific methods as electronic scanning, digitization, etc. However, these scientific methods would be complementary to the time-tested, indigenous and traditional methods of physical preservation in order to make these manuscripts available in its original or the simulated formats for the next generation. The electronic rendition of the calligraphies and art forms would be hosted on the web or it can be preserved in repositories by using D-Space software, so as to facilitate the entire world to comprehend the essence and tenets of manuscripts. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1192 Files in this item: 1
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