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Management of Internet Resources on Library HomePage : A special reference to NAL library homepage
Get PDFThe library profession is now heavily involved in providing
access to information through library websites and it is a
challenge to design a website that has reliable content and a
user interface that is easy and intuitive to those who use it. As
user acceptance and usability are major issues in the design of
library websites this paper gives a view of creation of a model
library website with special reference to NAL libray website
A Z39.50 Client for Retrieving MARC21 Records in Batch Mode
Get PDFThe paper presents a Perl program for downloading MARC21
records from a Z3950 compliant target in a batch mode. Also
discusses some of the open source software for Z39.50
protocol required for running the Perl program
INSDOC’S contribution to bibliometrics
Get PDFTraces the history of bibliometric research, training and activities in INSDOC. Describes briefly the objectives, facilities, services, research activities, and publications of National Centre on Bibliometrics
Archiving the Information Resources in the Digital Era
Get PDFAs we know, the growth of Information Resources in this
electronic age is enormous and the demand for the access of
such resources also has been increased by the public. So we,
the library professionals have the responsibility to manage
the available information in an ever-accessible way by the
user community. Archiving is the term called for managing
the availability of information resources. This article gives an
idea about digital archiving, its benefits, barri ers in
archiving, etc
The Role of Library Classification in Organizing the Web
Get PDFInformation Retrieval in the Web remains a puzzling challenge
despite the development of so many search engines and metasearch
engines. Library classification schemes have been
devised with the aim of organizing the collection to make the
retrieval easier. As there is a shift in the focus of libraries the
role of classification schemes are also changing. Can they be
used in organizing the Web? What are the key advantages?
And what are the current practices? The paper tries to explain
these issues emphasizing on the use of Dewey Decimal
Classification
Is Knowledge Management Same as Information Resource Management?
Get PDFOrganizational knowledge has become a strategic corporate
asset that needs to be retained, updated, disseminated and
applied to future organizational problems. Knowledge
repositories have to be created. The stored knowledge has to
be continuously updated. This has given birth to a new activity
known as Knowledge Management (KM). This paper tries to
briefly understand what Knowledge management is and
whether it is same as Information Resource Management
Research Alert – A Case Study
Get PDFThis paper describes the SDI service, Research Alert,
developed in-house at the Structural Engineering Research
Centre (SERC) Library. The library provides print as well as
electronic versions of the service. The alert service is provided
to other institutions and companies as well. The database
contains about 45,000 articles with abstracts
Use of a Knowledge Base of Subject Relationship for Enhancing Retrieval Performance in the Digital Environment
Get PDFThe current article discusses problems related to subject
analysis. The study proposes for creation of a knowledge-based
system of subject relationships on the basis of user subject
need navigation. Emphasizes on class number as given in
Physics Abstract to develop a “toy” knowledge-based system.
Demonstrates potency of knowledge-based system of subject
relationship to enhance information retrieval efficiency
Information Technology in User Education
Get PDFThe present study highlights the impact of Information
technology and the awareness of OPAC (Online Public Access
Catalogue) in user education
Metadata for Managing Internet Resources
Get PDFThis article deals with the concept of metadata and its
importance in a web based environment .It describes the
meaning and functions of metadata .Briefly discusses the
guiding principles such as intrinsicality , extensibility , syntax
independence , optionality , repeatability and modifyability
behind the identification of the metadata element sets. The
fifteen Dublin Core element sets and their definition is shown
in the form of a table. The relevance of metadata to librarians
in the context of rapidly changing web based environment is
emphasized along with the necessary skills that the library
community has to possess .It also includes a couple of worked
out examples