Browsing CALIBER 2006:Gulbarga by Subject "Library Portals"
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Zala, Lavji N; Patel, Niraj R (INFLIBNET Center, February 2, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: In the early days of the Net revolution most of companies launched their Net presence through corporate Websites. They used their websites to show their products and services with significant information content. As websites grew in number it became difficult for customer to locate or search the net for sites of their choice. Search engines thus emerged and went on to become key players, directing millions of surfers to various sites to get online search of their choice. However the phenomenal growth of search engines was accompanied by unprecedented choices opening up for the customer. This phase was marked by the transformation of search engines/directories into portals. Instead of competing on width offered by horizontal portals, players were forced to compete on depth. The libraries did not become aloof from the Net revolution. They also launched portals to attract the specific group of interest. This concept brought paradigm shift in the sense of “right information to right user from approaching relevant information”, “save the time of users from separating irrelevant information”, “educate the users for self search by arranging contents in specific manner”. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1153 Files in this item: 1
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Malhan, I V; Rao, Shivarama (INFLIBNET Center, February 2, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: The advent of the World Wide Web and digitisation of publications have resulted in the proliferation of a vast amount and format of content types. Initiatives such as cyber infrastructure recommended by the NSF foundation provide specifications for accessing data, information support the emerging collaborative processes within sciences and includes several components relevant for libraries. Libraries are rapidly changing and expanding to web-based delivery of content and related access services in order to conform to the changing information seeking methods and expectations of their users. Developing an understanding of changing user demands and the basic building blocks of a new architecture will be a challenge in our current library environment. Presently our current technical systems are organized around data (e.g. the catalogue, vendor-based indexes and publishers) or services (e. g. interlibrary-loan, circulation and reference). One approach is to design multitired architectures that include an integration layer providing programme level services for user level applications such as a portal. Web portals are seen as positive potential frameworks for achieving order out of chaos. The library portal is one approach to organize information resources and services in a way that supports the users’ needs. However, the library portal will not be the only starting point for access to the library. The future of library websites in fact lies in integration of different effective information management and need based service modules. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1152 Files in this item: 1
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Jange, Suresh; Sami, Lalitha K; Angdi, Mallikarjun; Subramaniam, Shyamala (INFLIBNET Center, February 2, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: The Library and Information Centres are expected to reveal the world to serve the users with information regarding their services and special collections using the World Wide Web and as such the Library managers acting as Content Managers in the Internet world have to design the library web page to facilitate and supplement access to current information resources and services. An attempt has been made in this paper to analyze the library web portals of academic institutions in Karnataka in order to enhance the effective use of library web sites to become more user friendly for information access. Academic Library web sites in Karnataka are analyzed and the results show that, majority of library portals are very concise and lack the current awareness services and updation policy. Also highlights the review of literature and addresses the considerations that must be made when serving library information over the World Wide Web. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1162 Files in this item: 1
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