Browsing by Author "Alam, Parvez"

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    Digital Library: Infrastructure and Service
    (INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad, 2004-02) Rawat, Mahendra Kumar; Alam, Parvez; Jawaid, Ahrarul Hasan
    Every digital library’s goal is to meet the information need of its users. But the fundamental roles of libraries have not changed, services and collections are still essential, although they have, sometimes assumed different form and to support the growing range of digital library resources and services that complement the library’s more traditional collection’s services which is comprise the software, hardware and telecommunication. This approach allows continuing programs on digital collections and applications, which the library build on the technology acquired and implemented in earn stage and also providing internet service in libraries and urging for professionally qualified and IT trained library staff and information service to the users in this age of information explosion and globalization. Now the information resource, digital resource in various formats are produced on the web.
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    Dimension of Digital Information
    (INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad, 2004-02) Alam, Parvez; Jawaid, Ahrarul Hasan
    Free and equal information is the catch of the day, emphasis is laid today on promoting information access through different medium to provide to right user at the right time. While the information revolution has placed enormous pressure on libraries as they try to find their way across the dramatic technological revolution. Information at present is the source of production, transmission and consumption in the electronic age; and is considered to be the back bone in the digital repositories. Every digital collection is based on e-learning, which provide free access to all. In democratic world uneven access has led to a growing concern about the rise of a digital divide between information “ haves” and “have nots” based on race, income, family structure, education and other factors.