Browsing CALIBER 2009:Puducherry by Subject "Information Literacy"
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Bhat, M Ishwara (INFLIBNET Center, February 25, 2009)[more][less]
Abstract: There is a large quantity of subscribed e-resources in our libraries and they contain quality information, though expensive. In spite of advantages in terms of access and search capabilities, they are underused. Systematic plan has to be in place for their promotion of use. While a good ICT infrastructure is a prerequisite, it alone will not do. Proactive strategies are required and these need to be adopted imaginatively. Access to e-resources need to be made easier for both on campus and off campus users. As a priority, active users need to be identified and they need to be converted to heavy users of eresources. Secondly, non users be converted to active users Various methods have to be tried in order to grab the attention of the users towards the e-resources. User training will increase the confidence level of the users. Traditional awareness methods include : Personal visits, user training, brochures, posters and displays. Newer technologies from the Web 2.0 such as RSS alert service, Blogs, Wikis and Facebook make the interaction with the library not only interesting but also add more value. Finally, the effectiveness of various promotional strategies need to be measured by monitoring the usage and user feedback. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1090 Files in this item: 1
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Camfield, Graham (INFLIBNET Center, February 25, 2009)[more][less]
Abstract: The paper describes some recent projects and developments at the Library of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). To support and assist learning and research the Library has introduced new resource discovery services, the Beta Catalogue and Cross Searcher federated search engine. There is close collaboration between the Library and LSE Centre for Learning Technology to provide online information skills training via Moodle. The LASSIE project has investigated the use of social software in libraries. LSE Library staffs are gradually introducing social software into their work. The LSE Institutional Repository, LSE Research Online, is managed by a team of Library staff. Two projects, VERSIONS and VIF, have explored the issue of uncertainty around different versions of an academic paper. The NEEO project has developed an open access repository for the research output of European economists. The digitisation of print collections is at an early stage. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1051 Files in this item: 1
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