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Realities and Challenges of Record Appraisal, Retention and Preservation Strategies in Public Archival Agencies
No full textoai:ojs.localhost:article/1The paper examines the policy formulation, implementation, appraisal and retention of archives as basic strategies for the management of information resources in public archival agencies. It also investigates the techniques employed for the preservation and conservation of archival records and the impending challenges in the management of public archival agencies
OPEN ACCESS AND INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES IN TURKEY
No full textThe development of the "Open Access- (OA) movement since early 1990s has been radically changing the scientific communication landscape. Within the last decade more universities and research institutions are recommending their scholars to make their works freely accessible through their web sites and/or institutional repositories (IRs). The research impact of OA articles as measured by the number of citations is much higher than that of printed ones. Several universities have developed policies to mandate OA and set up IRs to guarcntee public access to the output of publicly funded research projects. Refereed journal articles, conference papers, theses and dissertations, and courseware (i.e., lecture notes, audio and video records of lectures' can be given as examples of such research output. This paper defines the concepts of OA and IR and briefly reviews the current situation of IRs in Europe. It then chronicles the development of IRs in Turkey. The paper concludes with some recommendations
Library Periodicals Expenses Comparison of Non-Subscription Costs of Print and Electronic Formats on a Life-Cycle Basis
No full textWhat are the implications of the transition to electronic periodicals on non-subscription library expenditures, such as those required to select, accession, catalog and provide ongoing access and services? New data on staff activities and costs were collected from eleven US academic libraries, and a life-cycle analysis was utilized to study the longer-term cost implications of the transition. We find that, on a per-title basis, the non-subscription costs of the electronic format are consistently and substantially lower than those of the print format. We conclude by considering the implications of the transition to electronic formats—and the consequent favorable cost differentials—on long-term preservation
SEARCH ENGINE TECHNOLOGY: DIGITAL LIBRARY PERSPECTIVE
No full textThe paper introduces the navigation of digital libraries .and reviews most prominent problems confronting retrieval engine like multiple content sources, distributed documents problem. multiple language problem, inaccurate queries problem and availability of classification schemes problem etc it traces various solutions in terms of technologies developed for search engine retrieval like Mew data extraction by various methods viz automatic extraction of words, structural analysis, normalization of existing Meta data, using external reference data and citation analysis etc. It explores equal ranking elaborating test runs with representative queries etc besides dealing with proper treatment of queries which covers orthographic, morphological and vocabulary variation . Discussion on data aggregation resorting to distributed documents is given along with a glimpse of future direction
RESOURCE SHARING AMONG LIBRARIES IN NIGERIA
No full textICT is transforming world society into an important force to reckon with and the activities are taking a center stage in all spheres of human endeavours, inclusive of libraries. With this backdrop, the paper attempts to discuss the concept of resource sharing activities and the historical development of it in Nigeria with Justification especially in the digital age. The paper analyses the major challenges as shield or barrier to a more vibrant activities in Nigeria for its underdeveloped infrastructure and consequences thereof It brings out some suggestions for improvement.KEYWORDS : Resource Sharing- Nigeria, Resource Sharing- Digital Age, Libraries —Resource Sharin
PRIVATE BUSINESS SCHOOL LIBRARIES A STUDY
No full textThe study investigates the present status of the libraries of the private business schools of northern India with regard to their collections, reading space, working and services. The extent of computerization, availability of professional and supporting staff and use has also been probed. All the B-schools have their libraries managed by professional staff But there are wide variations among the libraries with respect to their collections, professional staff, computerization, networking, etc. A considerable improvement in the state of these libraries is urgently needed so that they may efficiently and effectively support their academic programmes.KEYWORDS : Management institutes libraries-India; Business School Librarie
REVUES.ORG: A COMPLETE PLATFORM FOR ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING
No full textThe paper intends to provide the open access publishing market in France highlighting the oldest portal Reveus. org that represents open scholarly content in Humanities and Social Sciences. Various services and prominent features of the portal are highlighted that make it the best choice, not only in France but at the global level.KEYWORDSE : ectronic Publishing; Open Access- France, Social Sciences & Humanities-Porta
Ghosh, D. K. (2006). Digital India: Rural Empowerment and Transformation. New Delhi: UBS PD. xvi, 283p. ISBN: 81- 7476-5557(Hb)
No full textDesigning Meaningful KM Processes to Improve Organizational Learning
No full textThere is an urgent need to develop and implement meaningful knowledge management processes for capturing tacit knowledge of individuals leaving the organizations due to attrition or otherwise. Developing, sharing, retaining, and leveraging knowledge are integral to knowledge management processes. Leveraging knowledge is manifested in learning and thus, knowledge management and organizational learning are intricately related. Knowledge management processes are often invisible and integral to more obvious and significant business processes that are employed to deliever products and services. However, the underlying knowledge management processes are critical to capture and utilizing them to improve effectiveness and efficiency of organizational performance. Using literature review findings and two independent research studies, knowledge management processes at four levels -organization process, knowledge flow process, learningflow process, and management and leadership process are presented in this paper. All these process'es must be integrated and employed together. Further, it is important to recognize the dynamic nature of these processes to meet changing organizational needs. The paper begins with an introduction to underline the necessity and importance of formalized KM processes in organizations. Next, review of the literature focuses on research studies dealing with knowledge management processes in order to be familiar with the current understanding of the subject. Finally, recommendations to integrate all these knowledge management processes are discussed for better organizational performance.PAPER TYPE: Conceptual PaperKEY WORDS: Knowledge Management, Organizational Learning, Tacit Knowledge, Knowledge Management Processe