Browsing CALIBER 2003:Ahmedabad by Subject "Library Automation"
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Gamage, Ruwan (INFLIBNET Centre, February NaN, 2003)[more][less]
Abstract: Today, not only business organisations, but also service organisations eye on enhancing their customer care strategies. Libraries are no exceptions. Library automation has made this task easy. This article examines how a Sri Lankan University Library has managed to cope with the issue. Also, this looks which customer care features Libsys automation software package has and how these could be further developed. Description: This is only an Abstract URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/245 Files in this item: 1
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Murthy, T A V; Cholin, V S (INFLIBNET Centre, February NaN, 2003)[more][less]
Abstract: Information technology has been one of the major factors causing changes in the way people communicate, locate, retrieve, and use information. The impact of automation on the library is quite obvious and has created new types of work, prompted redefinition of certain functions, influenced interpersonal relationships, and transformed traditional organizational structures into new institutional entities. Libraries today are faced with planning for automation within a rapidly changing and uncertain technological environment. Resource sharing under the circumstances plays a pivotal role. The paper addresses the various issues viz. establishment INFLIBNET and its role in automation of university libraries in India. The new initiative taken by the UGC to establish UGC-Infonet and E-subscription for the Universities gives required boost for the automation activity in the country. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/170 Files in this item: 1
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Gupta, Sunita (INFLIBNET Centre, February NaN, 2003)[more][less]
Abstract: The present paper is mainly focused on the various aspects of the emerging new technology in libraries for sharing the resources using CD-ROM networking. CD-ROM is becoming the most popular media used for distribution of software due to its high storage capacity, durability and low production cost. IARI library offers database services based on their own collection or through the on-line access to the International databases with help of on-line computer and the internet. Databases play on important role in Library automation Description: This is only an Abstract URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/250 Files in this item: 1
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Singh, Yogendra (INFLIBNET Centre, February NaN, 2003)[more][less]
Abstract: Traces briefly the history of library automation in India. Tries to analyse the various factors that directly or indirectly affect the progress of library automation such as management issues, resources available with the libraries, level of skill of staff, availability of suitable software, geographic location area. Also discusses the areas in which automation has taken place and why. Role of Inflibnet has also been discussed. Concludes that thing are changing for the better as library automation in academic libraries is now being regarded as an urgent need. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/188 Files in this item: 1
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Yadav, Radheshyam T (INFLIBNET Centre, February NaN, 2003)[more][less]
Abstract: Information Technology has revolutionized the information handling activities in research and academic libraries in the country. During the past decade or so, use of information technology has been gaining a lot of attention and importance due to the encouragement give by the government of India, university authorities and state governments. We find application of IT in every sphere of work and several government departments have started e-governance cells to reach out to the public to offer their services. Under these circumstances librarians cannot lag behind. This paper gives some useful information to help academic librarians to start automation of their services in a simple way. Description: This is only an Abstract URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/238 Files in this item: 1
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Sakthi Rekha, V (INFLIBNET Centre, February NaN, 2003)[more][less]
Abstract: Today though we widely talk about Digital, Electronic and Virtual Libraries, there are many colleges unable to computerize their libraries for many reasons. Hence this paper intends to help the people who are yet to undergo this process by analyzing the possible practical problems and the precautions for the same. Description: This is only an Abstract URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/273 Files in this item: 1
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Natarajan, M (INFLIBNET Centre, February NaN, 2003)[more][less]
Abstract: This article deals with the library automation and the technological trends in recent years. It stresses about the managing the library activities and the need for library automation. The characteristics of paper library to automated library have been given in detail with the services and products. The enhancement of automated environment has been given in detail with the services offered under different headings like SDI, accession data transfer and sharing, the databanks, the role of reference librarian in automated environment, online catalogs and about information networks are explained in detail. The benefits of automation are explained and the LIS professionals should take the new environment as a challenge and face the user community by redesigning the services. Description: This is only an Abstract URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/266 Files in this item: 1
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Prem Chand; Gohel, Umesh; Chandrakar, Rajesh (INFLIBNET Centre, February NaN, 2003)[more][less]
Abstract: INFLIBNET has ambitious plan to connect libraries, scholars and student by providing resources spread across the country using latest information technology tools. Collecting the entire bibliographic sources of academic libraries and providing online access facility in the form of union catalogue of these resources is major objective of the Centre. In the past, INFLIBNET has initiated major steps in this direction. Retrospective Conversion software is another effort by INFLIBNET, which is significant tool for libraries, who are in the process of automation. This paper reveals about the tool developed recently by the INFLIBNET Centre for retrospective conversion process at local level URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/187 Files in this item: 1
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