Sahu, Hemant Kumar(INFLIBNET Centre, February 2, 2005)
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Abstract:
There is an enormous range of available information in the world. In electronic environment
many libraries have created a presence on the Web, but have we really thought about why
we want to be there? Should library Web sites be grounded in the past or look forward to the
future, or both? This paper has tried to focus on various issues related to the object and
importance of the library homepage, how to create, what is requirement etc for library
homepage. The role of the library is to select, acquire, organize and make available an
appropriate subset of this information. Proving electronic information to its users has become
a common feature of many special libraries through their homepages. A case study of
IUCAA library’s homepage is presented. It discusses how IUCAA Library has taken
challenges of the new emerging technologies and increasing demands of its users by
adopting electronic information sources and services and how it generates value added
electronic information for its users. This paper also describes the important electronic sources
in astronomy & astrophysics, which is used in IUCAA library.