JOURNAL OF INFORMATION, KNOWLEDGE AND RESEARCH IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
E PRODUCTS FOR LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTERS
RAVAL BHAVESH BHALCHANDRA
RESEARCH SCHOLAR SINGHANIA UNI. JHUNJHUNU
ISSN: 0975 –6701| NOV 11 TO OCT 12 | Volume 2, Issue 1Page 1
JOURNAL OF INFORMATION, KNOWLEDGE AND RESEARCH IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
1.What are E-Products ?
Electronic products such as Motorcars, Scooters, Refrigerators, Washing machines, etc. These are partially electronic.
BUT
Mobile phones, TV, Radio, Computers, etc. are electronic products.
1.1E-Products for Library ?
Electronic Computerized Libraries
Virtual or digital Library
Hard Disk of computers, Floppies, C.D.etc are electronic devices/products.
But Now:
Latest e-products for L & I centres are basically e resources available on the WEB, which includes a journals, e databases, e books etc.
1.2IT revolution has help libraries to computerize their manual operations
A Stronge problem of print databses has been solved slowely and was replaced by CD-ROM databases, which helps in easy retrieval of desired information.
1.3CD-ROM databses are giving way to databses on WEB.
Because literature p[ublished on WEB is immediately available for use world over, e-journals, e-books are library products of present and future.
1.4Libraries have to gear up to provide access tothese e productgs to their clientele by developing suitable infrastructure at the earliest.
1.5Present UGC-INFONET programme of UGC
E-Journals Consortium
E-Journals programme for universities
In future appropriate packages of the literature will be developed for use by students and teachers in various Colleges.
Role of INFLIBNET & ERNET for Manpower and infrastucture development requirements.
1.6Infrastructure required
Major infrastructure for a library to use e products/resources are :
a)Computers and related systemsb)Networking facilities
c)Human Resource Developmentd)Site preparation
e)Necessary budget
Why go for E Products : (Benefits of E Products)
a)Economics pressures :
Save cost of shelving, bindings & maintenance charges
Less costly than print media
b)Environment Pressure :
Information requirement of users. They need speedy, correct & timely information.
c)Easy to handle.
Searching browsing. indexing & downloading is easy
d)Easy to provide links to other full text documents, audio,video & graphic filese.g. During Crickets, etc.
(e)Speedy
(f)Multiple access possible. Satisfy more than one users at a time
(g)Universal access/availability.
(h)Easy sharing of information
(i)Many e resources are available free
(j)Collective purchase of E Journals & access is possible
(k)Access can also be restricted, if needed
(l)Ownership is not required
(m)Improves status & image of Library
(n)Equivalent information resources cannot be available in print media e.g.multimedia information.
2.Collection Development E-Products :
Need for written collection development policy.
According to institutional mission, goals and objectives.
Analysis of users needs.
Designation of responsibility. Library Authority is responsible for selection of literature according to Library Budget.
Decide about levels of collecting stgrengths and collection intensity e.g.Public Library or Textile Library.
Limitations e.g. particular languages, geographical area & forms
Detailed policy by subjects.
Gift, accession, retention, duplication policies, etc.
Cooperative relationship
May not be purchased if others have.
Involve management, users and librarians in formulating policy.
2.1Types of Electronic Resources:
a.World Wide Web (A Global net work of Internet)
b.Online databases, e.g. OCLC First Search
c.E Books websites
d.E Journals websites
e.E Prints e.g. research articles.
f.E Databases e.g. Texincon/TTD on CD-ROM.
3.User Education for E-resources
3.1E-resources :
A resource which is available to the user in electronic format and its content can be read using computer programmes.
3.2User community :
Less frequent usersNovice
Semi-expertsExperts
3.3Librarian's Role
Not different than physical resources (print media)except in terms of their format.
But content wise E resources remain up to date
Eresources available in different formals.
LIS professional has to play a role of a 'GUIDE' in this thick jungle of e resources.
First LIS professionals has to be trained, knowledge oriented, inquisitive and ready to experiment.
Each resource has its own strategy and method of presenting information.
3.4User-centred approach will help us in planning user-orientation programmes. We can do it through :
a)Users Guides (Posters, Flyers, Booklets)with FAQ.
b)Regular presentations/Demonstration
c)Online help/Tutorials
d)Hands - on - sessions/ user-training programmes e.g. Online databses training by NICTAS
e)One-to-many chat sessions/on-line/e mail feedback.
f)Focus-group meetings e.g.users-group meet NICTAS-Bomabay.
3.5Prepare a systematic action plan for user education by giving systematic thought and understanding user needs and their difficulties in searching
required information.
4Presevation & maintenance of E Products :
Loss of knowledge is due to :
a)Disasters
b)Media deterioration
c)Alternative formats & obsoletes technology.
4.1Disasters :
Fire, Flood, wind earthquakes are natural phenomena
Terrorism/sabotage or some times fire are man-made e.g. Riots-sojitra.
Burst pipes, leaking roofs, Vadalism
Computer disasters due to system failure, unauthorized access and hacking into files.
Disasters are difficult ot prevent.
4.2Planning for disaster prevention :
a)Identify possible risks to minize the chance of disasters happening
b)Making preparations to deal with disasters that do occur e.g.Fire, Data loss, Water.
c)Reacting to those disasters
d)Recovering from them
4.3Disaster prevention :
a)From Fire e.g. Fire smoke alarm system, etc
b)Water
Protection against flood, etc. Do not use basement of use it with all water safety.
c)Security matters :
Safety/security in Library building.
Electronic copies of vital documents can be stored offsite back-up
Files regularly.
Vigilance is needed against hackers and various (Antivirus vaccine)
4.4Possible Electronic catastrophes :
a)Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
e.g. If Bombarded with electronic particles.
b)Earth Magnetic polar reversal (pole shift)
Teletonic plate movement cause of earthquake.
4.5Different information media need different treatments :
1)Microfilm, negatives photographs./ Prevent from water,m heat & pressure
2)Megnetic media e.g.magnetic tape.
3)Media :
a)Papter is still have long longevity than film
b)Magnetic tape decays over time
c)Optical discs like CD-ROM having many years life yet susceptible
of deterioration, scratches, fingerprints and grime distort the information recorded on the disc. Gulues & links used in labels can corrode the surface.
4)Digitization
Digitization is the technology to be adopted for preservation.
5)Challengers of preserving e products.
a)Microfilm or digital objects are accessible only by using combination of compouter hardware & software.
b)Hardware & Software become obsolete with new techology
c)Migration :
Convert of transfer digital information from one generation of technology to subsequent ones, like.
Floopy disk to CD-ROM.
From one format to another e.g.Microsoft word to HTML etc.
Moving documents from one platform to another e.g.windows to UNIX or to.net, etc.
5.IPR Issues of E-Products:
Somebody has produced information using their own ineliegant.
Information is more than money.
Economy suffers from the difficulties associated with identification, collection, storing, retrieving and disemination of INFORMATION and not for the shortage of information.
Databases deal with business e.g. NICTAS & caster oil.
Hence, where there is business, Law will be followed.
WIPO & other agreement :
Copyright, computer programs, database, sound recordings, moving etc are producted for 50 year.
5.1Legal Issues
Following legal issues are associated with the IRR for the digital information services:
a)Whether digital documents is in the public domain ?
b)How to secure permission for license to use particular souces
c)How to determine legal owner of a piece of digital information.
d)Hyperlinks with other data of full text. If may involved copyrights & moral rights e.g. E-journals-Abstracts to full text.
e)Unauthorized access
f)Misuse such as republications, resale, loan, hire, modifications
g)Removal of copyright notices
IPR issues need lot of discussion & govt. decisions.
6)E Products & Social developement
Urban life is greatly influenced by E products : CD, Video, VCR, mobile, wireless & satellite Communication.
Rural life is also affected by E products like kiosks, order of seeds on mobile, Agriculture solution of TV / Radio.
Libraries are more influenced.
People approach Librarian for any solution to problems.
E information shop will be operatable from home.
6.1New rules will be :
a)Information is for use at cost.
b)All kind of information for each user at the E-Portal.
c)Each user his/her information at cost at the laptop.
d)Save thew time of each surfer.
e)Information supply is global phenomena.
E products have effect on health, ergonomics and direct/personal contacts of readers.
Reference :
(1)Electronic Resource ManagementWheet, why and HowAuthor Shiva Shukla (p.35)
(2)Open Sources, Library SolutionsEg. Aditya Tripathi, H.N.Prasad, (P.96)
(3)Digital Library BasicsAuthors K Rajasekharan, R. Raman Nair, (P-27)
(4)Library & Information Science in the Digital Age Eg.Jagtar singh, Indervir Malhan (p.11)
(5)Intromation Literacy in the Digital Age Ed. C.Lal (P.44)
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