Indian Journal of Library and Information Science

Abstract

Internet is becoming more widely used by academic institutions to support the teaching, learning
and research activities of faculty members and research scholars. The main aim of this study is to
examine the impact of Internet on the users in University libraries of Karnataka State. The present study
demonstrates and elaborates the various aspects of internet use, such as frequency of Internet use, place of access, purposes of Internet access, motivating factors to access Internet and most preferred search engines. It was found from the survey that the Internet has become a vital instrument for teaching,
research and learning process of these respondents. Some suggestions have been given to make the
service more beneficial for the faculty members and research scholars of the University libraries of
Karnataka State under study.
Keywords: Internet Use, Faculty Members, Research Scholars. Universities, India, Academic
Libraries and Karnataka State. 

ABSTRACT

A sizeable number of books are lost by degree college libraries in India to the drop out students at
various levels. This has remained a cause of concern for college librarians. The paper discusses the effectof serving ‘on time’ reminders to defaulters, adopted at Islamia College of Science and Commerce,Srinagar.
Key Words: Outstanding books; Defaulters; College Keywords: Library; Reminders; India.

Abstract

This paper describes the new library building of Mangalore University, occupied in 1993. A brief
history of the existing library is given. The paper highlights the location of the building, its accessibility
to all the end users and features of the building. It discusses the benefits of the new library building in
organizing the entire collection under a single roof. The constraints in the space utilization of the
building have been mentioned. It is hoped that the present paper will be of some help to librarians
involved in planning new buildings for their libraries. It concludes that the library building partly
meets the present requirements of the university. There is a need for making provision for independent
acquisition and technical processing sections, and also for the establishment of learning resource centre and internal binding sections within the library. Further, use of closed circuit cameras and RFID
systems has been suggested from the security point of view of the reading materials. 

Key Words: Library building; Library building Keywords infrastructure; Space utilization.

Abstract

Dr. A. Subbiah has worked in various fields namely banking, financial management and accountancy. In his 12 years of productive life, he has collaborated with 12 colleagues and students and has published 70 papers during 1996-2008 July. The collaboration co -efficient is 0.53%. Highest collaborations were with dr. M. Selvakumar (10) and Dr. K. Navaneethan (9). The core journals publishing his paper were: journal of southern economists (10), facts for you (10), rural India (9) and tamilnadu journal of co-operation ( 8) etc.

Key Words:scientrometrics, publication productivity, collaboration co-efficient, bradford distribution 

Abstract

Revolutionary changes in library services are taking place with the advent of Information Technology. It is now easier and faster to search required information through modern IT Tools likeCD ROMDatabases Internet, etc. This paper discusses the importance of Databases andhowthe University Library has created their own Electronic Theses Abstracts Database for M.Sc. (Agri), and Doctoral Dissertations available with flexible/user friendly retrieval system. 

Key Words:Databases: types, advantages, ETAD (E-theses abstracts database) : Data feeding sheet,
Data storage, Data retrieval system. 

Abstract

An attempt has been made to understand & awareness about internet services and ugc infonet ejournals
in karnataka state university by the faculty&research scholars of science discipline. In order to bring the authenticity a questionnaire & interview used to collect the relevant information. All the karnataka state university libraries provides internet facility to its users. Analysis showed that users of the karnataka state universities use the internet as a prime information sources for their research & development activities. Few users opinion that accessing e-journals slow access and few internet machines. 

Abstract

Beginning with the recent trends of e-resources and services, the article describes lectronic information resources, systems and services offered by the central library of IIT, Kharagpur, which hasdeveloped anewmission and vision to support anewstrategy of library collection and services through electronic media. It has also created varied access routes of information for its potential users to widen the usage of e-resources. The present survey aims to disclose the trend and usage of e-resources of IIT Kharagpur library by the students. The investigation finds that 93.18% of students use e-journals and
90.90% of students use other career or job related e-resources. Electronic Information Resources.

Keywords: Electronic Information Literacy, Information Technology, Multimedia Resources, Digital Library Resources,OPAC,Internet.

Abstract

This paper discusses the different categories of Open source and Open access Licencesing and makes
a comparative study of them. It also exposes four Open source and open access Licenses and make their
comparative study.

Keywords: Open content, Categorization of Licencing ,and Comparative study of licencing.

Working with knowledge implies understanding the organization as a system. Effective work demands creation, sharing and distribution of information as the new material that individuals and organizations process into knowledge. Using knowledge requires individual and organizational learning and interaction. As actor in a system, human participants enable an organization to learn. Individuals share and improve, effectively recycle the existing knowledge. Knowledge management is seen as offering a substantial enhancement of the role of the information professional and an opportunity to rejuvenate the profession. Librarians and information professional have also responded to the knowledge management movement. This paper describe overview of knowledgemanagement: definition, objective, trends in knowledge management, understanding of knowledge management and changes involved in knowledge management. 

Abstract

The present study is aimed at assessment of e-resources dependency by Iranian social science faculty
members. Atotal of 232 faculty members from various universities from Iran was randomly selected.A
questionnaire measuring dependency on various e-resources: e-books, e-journals, e-tutorials, online
databases, CD-ROM databases and e-reports was prepared by the investigator and administered to the
sample selected. Statistical methods like descriptive statistics and chi-square tests were employed to
verify the hypotheses. Results revealed that Iranian faculty members were more dependent on all the eresources except for e books selected for the study. It was also observed that Iranian faculty members
were more dependent on e-journals, followed by Online data bases, e tutorials and least on e-reports.
The reasons for dependency on various e-resources have been discussed. Electronic resources, e-books, e-journals, e-tutorials, CD-Rom databases, Online databases, e-report.
Keywords:Electronic resources, e-books, e-journals, e-tutorials, CD-Rom databases, Online databases, e-report.

This paper aims at analysing the use of internet resources by research scholar and student. The quality online content useful to academics in international studies teaching and research at the university and college level, including how and where to locate such materials through guides, directories, gateway sites, repositories, and various types of search engines; considerations about internet use in universities and college classes; and research scholars pg and ug graduate assignments that use sources of information from the internet. There is also consideration of characteristics and trends of university student use of the internet for research purposes, the ‘‘invisible’’ or deep web, electronic information literacy for academics, and maintaining current awareness on the fast-changing web.