Browsing by Author "Chavan, Subhash P"

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    Developing a Model Library Automation Multilingual Software (LAMP – Library Automation Multilingual Package)
    (INFLIBNET Centre, 2012-03-03) Chavan, Subhash P; Mukhedkar, M V
    Few Library automation software packages are available in the market. But the cost of the software package, bar code reader, bar code labels and in all the total cost is not affordable to most of the public libraries particularly from rural areas. Most of these software packages allow the data entry of the bibliographic details of the document in English only and allow to take output reports in English language only. Few packages allow the data entry in Devnagari script, but these modules are costly and needs to be purchased separately. The authors, therefore, tried to develop a model library automation multilingual package, which will be helpful to save on costs incurred, allow to enter details in local language, and source code will be made available to make modifications (if required) in it.
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    Vandalism as A Crime in Engineering College Libraries A Social Issue: A Study
    (INFLIBNET Centre, 2013-03-23) Kalbande, Dattatraya Trayambak; Chavan, Subhash P; Madanshing D Golwal, Madanshing D
    Reports a study carried out at the Engineering Colleges in Marathwada region, to find out students’ erception and attitudes towards vandalism in the library. To elicit the necessary information, aquestionnaire was distributed to 1000 randomly selected students of the colleges spread across the eleven colleges out of which 505 responded. Analysis of their responses showed that vandalism in library materials in the form of theft, mutilation and handing books and journals, is largely regarded as a form of academic self-survival strategy that is hardly frowned at by majority of the respondents.Factor that predispose to vandalism include limited library collection; unaffordable cost of personal text books, high cost of photocopying as well as peer-influence. Recommendations are made for liberalisation of loans, intensification of user education, provision of multiple copies of text books as well as use of effective security measures.