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Measurement of Quality in Collection Development: Impressionistic Method of Survey at ISI Library
Get PDFOutlines the importance of Collection Development program in any library. Need for collection evaluation is ascertained as a part of Quality Improvement program. Identifies two philosophies of collection evaluation. The different methods of collection evaluation with special reference to impressionistic methods is considered for discussion. Reports the results of a survey conducted at ISI Bangalore Centre Library to evaluate the collection Qualit
Information Management: Tools and Techniques
No full textDiscusses the concept of Information Management and presents a list of various tools and techniques available to librarians and information professionals for information managementDocumentation Research and Training Centr
Selection of Journals Based on the Impact Factors: A Case Study
Get PDFJournal Citation Reports (JCR) is published by the Institute of Information Science. Philadelphia in CD-ROM format. It covers 6400 journals. This can be used as a useful tool for journal selection: the key factor being the impact factor.
800 journals out of the 1500 journals subscribed by the JRD Tata Memorial Library are covered in the JCR. These journals have been selected for the study. A rank list of journals is prepared based on the impact factors and useful inference is drawn.Documentation Research and Training Centr
Information Management: Scope, Definition, Challenges & Issues
Get PDFInformation, a key resource, plays an important role in information society. Treating information as resource itself is a change in information management. Different issues in information management are management of change, systems and services, technology, collection development, personnel management, finance and planning. Some of these issues are discussed in this paperDocumentation Research and Training Centr
Document Delivery System in Digital Environment
Get PDFToday information technology has greatly enhanced access to information by automating its organization, storage and retrieval. Lots of work has been done in the field of document delivery system also. This paper discusses the pros and cons of document delivery system in digital environment. It mainly focuses on the various kinds of technologies involved in document delivery system. Also describes issues like intellectual property rights, obstacles to document delivery, document integrity, bibliographic control, document archives, etc.Documentation Research and Training Centre
Application of Queuing Theory to Libraries
Get PDFIn this paper, an attempt has been made to discuss the application of Queuing Theory as applicable to library and information fields. Examples related to circulating of books are discusse
Electronic commerce and networked libraries
Get PDFThis paper discusses about e-commerce, its origin, how networked libraries plays its role in e-commerce and its applications like electronic payment system through e-cash, cyber cash, smart cards etc. And what all are the problems in electronic payment systems, in India how e-commerce works and problems in Indian context etc
Transformation to virtual libraries : real or virtual?
Get PDFThis paper discusses about digital libraries ,digital library Projects and initiatives like OCLC,DESIDOCand Library of Congress etc.And what all are the major issues and challenges in this field, what all are the services in virtual library environment, influence of internet on virtual libraries and it also discusses the cyber law related to the virtual librarie
Information technology and Indian libraries
Get PDFIn this paper, information technology (IT) is meant to cover the technologies of computers, communications and CD-ROMs. In other words, the use of the technologies of bibliographic database development, online networks including e-mail and Internet and CD-ROM databases in Indian libraries is discussed. It also discusses the applications of IT in Indian libraries and also the future trends in this field
Intellectual property rights and virtual libraries
Get PDFThis paper discusses developments which lead to the establishment of virtual libraries, and the problems posed by
digital technologies and electronic information over internet. describes the nature of copyright violations in digital
environment including databases and points out the disparities in legislations and deals with the influence of internet
is also explains techniques like cryptography, digital watermarks and digital signatures for effective control of
infringement of rights in various environment, and security of information over networks and multimedia works.
The paper concludes some pertinent questions about the use of digital information