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May, Christopher. (2008). Digital Rights Management: The Problem of Expanding Ownership Rights. Oxford: Chandos, xv+ 162p. $ 69.95. ISBN 1-84334-124-7 (Paper Back).
No full textKnowledge Organization, Information Processing and Retrieval Theory by P.S.G. Kumar, New Delhi, B.R. Publishing, 2003.
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Public Library Participation in the National Fadama Development Project (NFDP) in Nigeria
No full textThe paper focuses on public library participation in the National Fadama Development Project (NFDP) in Nigeria. It traces agricultural development programmes in Nigeria from the farm settlement schemes (FSS), National Accelerated Food Production programme (NAFPP), the Operation Feed the Nation (OFN), Green Revolution Programme, to the World Bank-funded Agricultural Development Projects (ADPs). It specifically highlights the activities of the World Bank sponsored Fadama Project in Nigeria and discusses the participatory role of the public library in the effective implementation of the Fadama Project. Some of the identified roles of the public library include acquisition of relevant materials, exhibition and display, repackaging of information on Fadama project, publications and jingle, and maintenance of database on Fadama project. It concludes that the public library has a civilizing role in seeing to the sustenance of the Fadama Project by its statutory role of collecting, organizing, preserving and disseminating information to the people involved in the Project for its proximity to the people.KEYWORDS : Public library; Agricultural Development; Fadama Project-Nigeria; World Bank Development ProgrammesPAPER TYPE : Conceptua
Building a Culture of Information Literacy and Libraries: A Proposal for Developing a Library System in Jammu and Kashmir
No full textDescribes the need of information literacy highlighting culturalheritage of Kashmir and need to revitalize it with thrust on information literacy, its policy, link with technology. financial avenues and digitization perspectives. Proposes a model based on digital system in its essence.KEYWORDS : Public Library System; Reading Culture; Digitization; Library Culture
Gupta, Sangita and Gurdev Singh. Public Library System in J&K State. Jammu, Sonal Book Enterprises, 2006.227p
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AUTOMATION IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES OF NIGERIA: A REVIEW
No full textAutomation in university libraries of Nigeria is far long been realized as an alternative to traditional methods of information handling for the sole aim of providing better services and above all meeting the clients needs. In this context, the present paper attempts to examine the level of automation in university libraries in Nigeria particularly governed by the superior Government of Nigeria. The emphasis is focused on the automation experiences of the libraries, the current state of the projects and the constraints encountered. It identifies problems with possible measures for future.KEYWORDS : Automation: Nigerian Libraries- Automation: University Libraries-Nigeria
NATIONAL URDU INFORMATION SYSTEM: A PROPOSAL
No full textThe paper highlights role of Information Systems, enumerating importance of Urdu language, the Government efforts for promotion of Urdu and present status of Urdu library and information centres in the India. It brings out need, objectives, hierarchy, participating agencies of the proposed National Urdu Information System (NUIS) It also lists functions of national, regional, and local Urdu Centres of the system and suggests strategies for its successful operation.KEYWORDS: Urdu language; Information Systems; National Urdu Information System
USE AND NON-USE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES BY LOW-RANKING INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYEES IN NIGERIA
No full textThe paper is a report of a survey to understand utilization of different information resources by junior staff of industries in Nigeria. The data collected through a structured questionnaire, sent to an industrial centre in each of the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria, reveal from that 44% of the respondents need information for various economic reasons which are met through book and non-book sources. Further analysis reflects that 75% of the industries have no library services, which leads to more than 60% of the staff to adopt different information seeking strategies like discussions, audio-visual sources and visiting newspapers stands. The paper lists some suggestions to promote provision and utilization of information resources in Nigerian industrial organizations.KEYWORDS : Information Resources-Use; Low Rank Industrial Employees-Nigeri