CALIBER 2003:Ahmedabad

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Web Search Strategy/Behavior
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2003-02) Sharma, Meenu
“A library is a place where the right information is provided at right time, at right place and in a right personal way” by Dr. Ranganathan still holds true with the coming of new technology. The resources are shifting from print to electronic forms and the horizons of information age have expanded considerably than ever before, thanks to Internet and World wide web making the whole world a global village, thereby leading to such huge information maze which is beyond imagination. But, in order to make effective use of this mine of information, it becomes equally important to understand it and devise tools and techniques to utilize it effectively. Besides the analytical skills to identify the needs of users, knowledge of search tools has started becoming a speciality. Where search engines, subject’s guides and meta search engines help identify and locate the information, search logic helps to conceptualize the queries. However, the librarians who are excited to use wonderful web resources are digging out and mastering techniques to understand it’s behavior keeping in mind the fact that the value of a resource, and its ability to satisfy the information requirements, will vary for different audiences. However, as the Internet resources are dynamic and keep on changing, so resource evaluation has becomes more difficult than ever before leading to non-credibility of the results. This magnificent tool for librarians and informational professionals if properly understood and utilized can drastically change the frame of the today’s libraries and librarians building new relationships with the users, satisfying their information needs in a way they could never have anticipated.
SUBJECT ACCESS IN OPAC INTERFACES IN TAMILNADU: A SURVEY
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2003-02) Ramesh Babu, B; Tamizhchelvan, M
The design and development of OPACs are the recent development of libraries in India in general and Tamilnadu in particular. The major objective of the paper is to gain an overview of the subject access features of the OPAC interfaces being used in Tamilnadu. A sample of 50 libraries in Tamilnadu was selected. The analysis of the data represents the state-of-the-art of the libraries in the winter of 2002. The data includes, the types and nature of the libraries, Information Technology application, interface used, range of access points provided, subject access facility and types of searches in OPACs. The major findings of the survey are: an emerging trend in the development of OPACs; use of a variety of commercial software, in-house developed software also used in a few libraries; coverage of OPACs limited to book collection only; and absence of standardized vocabulary control tools for subject access.
Dealing with Complex Queries on Environment: A Comparison of The Performances of WWW Search Engines
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2003-02) Thaty, Rajendra Kumar; Mukherjee, Sukhendu
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web) is perhaps the second most widely used application after electronic mail. The publicity and popularity WWW has gained is so great that many people equate WWW with the Internet. It has been attracting large number of users as well as information providers due to its user-friendly interface and hypermedia features. The size of WWW is not only huge it also has been increasing at a mind-boggling rate making it extremely difficult to retrieve information from it. In order to overcome this difficulty a large number of companies and institutions have developed various search aids such as catalogs, indexes, directories, and search engines for information retrieval. However, the huge number of these search aids and the differences in the search features used by them have confounded users. Are these web search engines equally good or do they differ greatly? Is it a fact that a particular search engine is good for one particular subject field and not so good for another? How do they differ from one another in performance? Is there a single Web search engine that out-performs all others in information retrieval? The current study attempts to seek answers to some of these questions.
Development and Use of Web based Information Resources with Specific Reference to E-Books : A Case for S and T Libraries
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2003-02)
The present paper discusses the importance of web based Information resources with specific reference to e-books. It also highlights the various types of web based information resources. The concept of e-books, challenges for S and T librarians, utility, need and the motivating factors for providing access to e-books through the Central Library website of IIT Madras are also highlighted. The major e-book providers, evaluation of e-books, major issues and use of web-based resources is also described briefly.
Library Automation in Academic Libraries in India: Problems and Prospects
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2003-02) Singh, Yogendra
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.
Computer Application in Special Libraries : A Study Report
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2003-02) Joshi, Hema N
Special library acts as a disseminator of information, While disseminating the information manually, the special library has to face various short comes. In short, the day has come for traditional library to be a modern one. The opportunity is coming for the special library, because the computer technology, networking, communication and information processing is advancing and can provide efficiency, accuracy and speed for delivering library and information services. In this paper, the issue of computer application in the special libraries of Baroda (Gujarat, India) has been discussed in detail. It was the first effort by the author to study the technology applications to handle information activities at various levels in the special libraries of Baroda. Author has also identified main problems such as : effective management, lack of suitable manpower etc.
Knowledge Management and Resource Discovery using Peer to Peer Network
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2003-02) Murthy, T A V; Dube, Sonia
The success of Knowledge management frame work in an organization depends on the timely and precise updation of the data, tools and techniques used for Information exploration. The Traditional approach of Client Server model requires the data to be pooled at a central place and all clients access this central database for access to the information, which usually requires lot of manual efforts for data collection and maintenance of the database. With recent advancement and popularity of the Peer to Peer Network architecture, we have explored the possibility of the use of such type of architecture for Knowledge Management and Resource discovery. This will ensure timely updation of database and de-centralized mode of data archival.
Application of Information Technology in University Libraries of Rajasthan: A Survey Report
(INFLIBNEt Centre, 2003-02) Vyas, S D
A survey was conducted in 12 state universities as well as deemed university institutions of Rajasthan to study the status of library automation. IIT Delhi Library was also sent a questionnaire to act as a role model to Rajasthan university libraries. The survey attempts to find out the following aspect of library automation: availability of reading material, financial support to library automation, hardware configuration in libraries, use of application software, initiation of library automation, status of house database preparation, user services, housekeeping operations, networking accessibility of libraries, problems in computerization and networking, assessment of computer applications and networking, and measurement of satisfaction regarding automation of information system. It concludes that the university libraries are interested in library automation. But INFLIBNET should speed up to attend to the grievances of SOUL users. INFLIBNET should also provide multilingual script to SOUL software to speed up database preparation. Lastly UGC should consider sanctioning a post of Information Scientist and a Technical Assistant.
Understanding Consortia Better: What Vendors Can Learn
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2003-02) Vaman, K; Bhandi, M K; Gowda, M P
In the authors view Consortia probably resemble vendors more than they resemble libraries. A consortium aims to assist member libraries In the authors view libraries in carrying out their mission of improving the end user's access to information resources. No two consortia are alike: they have different structures, histories, and specific goals. Working with consortia often can reduce a vendor's overhead. It provides member libraries with the information (including pricing) they need to make subscription decisions. They say that If a library consortium puts its Good Housekeeping seal of approval on a new e-resource and discusses it on consortial list servs and at consortial meetings, this helps create an interest and buzz about the e-resource among the member libraries." Handling negotiations and maintaining licenses for products "saves tremendous staff time in the libraries. Vendors should try to unders tand the unique qualities of the consortia with which they work. This article offers guidance directed mostly at vendors.
Library Automation in Academic Libraries: Problems and Prospects
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2003-02) Yadav, Radheshyam T
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.
WDM-the most needed Technology to Overcome Future Bandwidth Crisis in Data Communication
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2003-02) Debbarma, Sakti
This Paper discusses problems of bandwidth crisis for computer data communication as amount of flow of data in backbone network is increasing exponentially because of increasing use of text, audio, still and motion video data over long distance. The paper discusses about upcoming technique for economic solution to this problem to be adopted. Wavelength Division Multiplexing techniques is one of the economic solution to such bandwidth crisis problem. The paper also discusses about the problem of efficient implementation of such a technique. The problem is known as routing and wavelength assignment problem.
JOURNA – Data Base Of Journal Articles In The University of Kashmir : Its Design, Development And Use.
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2003-02) Mattoo, M S
The university of Kashmir was initiated to the use of IT applications for its library services under the auspices of the INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad. The university has so far created some databases which include those of books, theses (M.Phil and Ph.D), medical dissertations (MD and MS). The Library System of the university has developed one more database of the articles published in different international and national journals available in the Central Library (Allama Iqbal Library itself). This data base viz., Journa holds 1, 50,000 odd records of the articles from the journals / periodicals available in the library. The database is kept on a few systems for the search and study of the clientele of the library augmented by the photocopying facility available in the same floor these journals are put to display. The articles presented the brief account of the efforts made in designing the journal database.
Computerization of Library : A Study with Reference to NITK Library
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2003-02) Moolya, S Muddu
The author discusses the needs of computerization of technical libraries. Herein various steps involved and plan of action to be taken are discussed. It describes how the latest technology can be adopted step by step. This article is prepared with practical experiences of the author regarding library computerization. It is hoped, this article is very much useful to the professionals for computerization of their libraries.
University Library Automation Scenario - A Study
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2003-02) Chandraiah, I
The financial crunch in the government funded academic libraries is making them face a recession in progress. Library automation is rejuvenating the academic environment. The INFLIBNET programme is infusing new life into the academic libraries. This study made on university libraries situated at Tirupati (A.P.) covers the present state of automation in different libraries. Hardware, software, manpower facilities were studied through a survey. The study also extended to understand specific problems of the university libraries in automation..
Practical Aspects of Library Automation
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2003-02) Sakthi Rekha, V
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.
Key Aspects in Planning an Interoperable University Library Access Portal (ULAP): a Conceptual Model
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2003-02) Seneviratne, Wathmanel
The academic environment is becoming more and more competitive in its dealings and functions and the academic culture is fast transforming as enterprising in nature. The academic library as the centre for scholarly communication faces many challenges in meeting needs and behavioural patterns of users of the university. Among the solutions used in libraries in providing information, an access strategy through web is very much requested by modern users. A university library access portal (ULAP) is the solution for information needs of academic users to facilitate teaching, learning and research. ULAP is supposed to provide updated information and access to e-resources to cope up with the changes and challenges of the curricula and learning outcomes planned under new educational strategies. The paper tries to identify important aspects to consider in portal design and attempts to build up a conceptual model of One Point Access portal for academic users. It is hoped to integrate academic environment and the electronic information environment fulfilling information needs of teachers, students and researchers.
Library Computer Network Security: Few Guidelines
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2003-02) Gill, Nasib S; Dabas, K C
Library computer network security faces many challenges. Library network security must be achieved without any compromise. This paper presents few important guidelines that may help tremendously in improving the secure working of the library computer network. Attempts are being made worldwide with regard to the library network security so as to achieve a very good library network setup. A good library network system should be able to meet three major objectives, namely, data availability, confidentiality, and data integrity. This paper discusses the objectives, plans and tips for library computer network security.
Copyright : An overview on Intellectual Property Rights and Related Issues.
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2003-02) Shravan Kumar, S
An overall view of Copyright, Intellectual Property Rights and related rights are discussed. Usually the intellectual Properties are dealt under different headings like Copyright for literary, artistic and scientific works; related rights are given to the performers, broadcasting organizations, recording companies etc., Practically applicable industrial inventions are protected under Patent laws; Industrial designs are protected by its own specialized industrial design laws; Trademarks or Service marks like logos are covered under the laws of Trademark. Exactly what type of works are protected and for what duration the copyright protection lasts; what rights does a copyright holder have; rights for reproducing the copyright works; rights for translation and adaptation; limitations of the copyrights; the international agreements concerning copyright are described briefly.
Library Automation in Bangladesh: The Dhaka University Library Experiences
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2003-02) Munshi, M Nasiruddin
This article attempts to discuss the concept of library automation, status of library automation in Bangladesh, Dhaka University Library and their Automation Project. The paper also presents the model of Dhaka University Library Automation Project (DULAP). Further, it discusses the online access and internet browsing system and how to use GoPAC. The study also has discussed the features and objectives of DULAP, requisite hardware and software, functions and activities of the program, facilities offered to users and tasks still to be accomplished.
Network Security to a Digital Library
(INFLIBNET Centre, 2003-02) Upadhyay, Vidya Varidhi; Upadhyay, Rituja; Upadhyay, M M
Libraries and information centers are changing rapidly towards digitization. Now a days a stand-alone computer is of no use. It must be on network to utilize the resources. In the process of computer communication and data transmission the issue of network security arises. In this paper we try to the explain the meaning of network security, possible attacks, threats upon it and various approaches used to achieve this security.

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