An Extensive Discussion on Transition of Libraries

2021 ◽  
pp. 462-473
Author(s):  
Shiva Kanaujia Sukula ◽  
Raj Kumar Bhardwaj
Keyword(s):  
Academic Community ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Extensive Discussion ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Web Presence ◽  
Electronic Information Resources ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Recent Developments

The library and information services have witnessed transition due to conceptual, technological and users' needs. The recent developments in the educational organizations and the users' needs have found few technological factors to consider changing trends. The chapter has discussed various aspects such as services, their composition, alterations and role in library's position in the academic community. The library staff and gradual developments have been discussed along with the infrastructural strengths in library. The facets such as educating the users through the information literacy and metaliteracy; Electronic Information Resources Collection, Building and Management and Creation of Web presence among Library Users are highlighted. Digital Information Services and waving the freshness of innovation; Creating Awareness by being among the users and enhancing learning and need of “Innovation and serving the users at individual level” have been discussed in the context of role in research support.

An Extensive Discussion on Transition of Libraries

2018 ◽  
pp. 255-269
Author(s):  
Shiva Kanaujia Sukula ◽  
Raj Kumar Bhardwaj
Keyword(s):  
Academic Community ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Extensive Discussion ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Web Presence ◽  
Electronic Information Resources ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Recent Developments

The library and information services have witnessed transition due to conceptual, technological and users' needs. The recent developments in the educational organizations and the users' needs have found few technological factors to consider changing trends. The chapter has discussed various aspects such as services, their composition, alterations and role in library's position in the academic community. The library staff and gradual developments have been discussed along with the infrastructural strengths in library. The facets such as educating the users through the information literacy and metaliteracy; Electronic Information Resources Collection, Building and Management and Creation of Web presence among Library Users are highlighted. Digital Information Services and waving the freshness of innovation; Creating Awareness by being among the users and enhancing learning and need of “Innovation and serving the users at individual level” have been discussed in the context of role in research support.

Import Metadata through EPrints for Institutional Digital Repository

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Sukumar Mandal
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Digital Repository ◽  
Library System ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Digital Library System ◽  
Important Field

Digital library is a collection of electronic objects. Information retrieval is a part of digital library system. Digital library can be developed through open source software and tools. Institutional digital repository is also an important field in present and next generation automated and digital library system. Now, this paper is present how to import metadata formats from different database by EPrints for the development of institutional digital repository. There are different types of metadata formats available in open source environment but this paper is shows some high and matured level software for development and designing this integrated framework. However, in this section has a show how to data import from Koha, Emerald, D-Space, and Vu-Find for the better management of digital information services among the users as well as library professionals.

scholarly journals Returning Classification to the Catalog

2008 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert N. Bland ◽  
Mark A. Stoffan
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Library Of Congress ◽  
Western North Carolina ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Online Catalog ◽  
Online Catalogs ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Library Network ◽  
Keyword Searching

The concept of a classified catalog, or using classification as a form of subject access, has been almost forgotten by contemporary librarians. Recent developments indicate that this is changing as libraries seek to enhance the capabilities of their online catalogs. The Western North Carolina Library Network (WNCLN) has developed a “classified browse” feature for its shared online catalog that makes use of Library of Congress classification. While this feature is not expected to replace keyword searching, it offers both novice and experienced library users another way of identifying relevant materials.

scholarly journals Scientometric Indicators of Media Researchers in the e-library

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 597-613
Author(s):  
Irina Demina
Keyword(s):  
Academic Community ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Russian Science ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
H Index ◽  
Scientometric Indicators ◽  
Russian Science Citation Index ◽  
Federal Districts ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Number Of Citations

This study extended the author's previous research in the field of scientometrics of media researchers on the topic “Mass information. Journalism. Mass media” in Russian electronic library and Russian Science Citation Index. The methodology was a census of the personalities of the first hundred authors ranked by the level of the h-index in 2020 compared to 2017, and in some aspects — from 2016. The study analyzed the changes in the h-index over the years under study, changes in the authors' geography by federal districts and cities of the Russian Federation, their academic position, the distribution of doctors and candidates of sciences in scientific majors in accordance with the awarded degree, as well as the distribution of rating personalities by actual scientific interests and taught courses in their affiliated scientific and educational organizations. The study revealed the importance of scientometric indicators for authors and scientific and educational organizations to determine their place in the academic community, the relevance of topics and authors’ research in the general academic landscape, and material incentives. At the same time, it was noted that the system of scientometric indicators is changing: perhaps the h-index the number of published works and the number of citations in the RSCI will remain as an object of research by historians of science to determine the common place of Russian (and Soviet) scientists in the science development, and in addition or to replace them there will be new indicators. One of them is the "percentile" recently introduced into the list of scientometric indicators. Studies of the values of scientometric indicators will remain relevant in the future.

scholarly journals Awareness and Use of Electronic Information Resources by Students of College of Health Sciences in Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Lolade Funmi Osinulu
Keyword(s):  
Survey Design ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Electronic Information Resources ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Time Observation ◽  
Observation Method ◽  
Descriptive Survey

The study examined awareness and use of electronic Information Resources (EIR) among students in College of Health Sciences, Sagamu, Nigeria. The objectives were to establish types of resources available, determine level of awareness, extent of the use of e-resources and problems faced. Descriptive survey design with real-time observation method was used to collect data using a structured questionnaire. The population comprised 2000 students in the College while purposive sampling technique was used to select a sample of 200 registered library users for the 2019/2020 academic session. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that majority of the students were not aware of available EIR. It also revealed low frequent usage. The finding indicated that few respondents used EIR for academic purposes. However, inadequate computers, irregular power supply and slow internet speed were identified as major constraints using EIR. Upgrade of infrastructure, adoption of appropriate social media tools to promote awareness and collaborative effort by librarians and faculty members to train students the use of specialized databases were recommended. Keywords:  Electronic information resources, awareness, use, Undergraduates, students, health sciences

Automating intellectual freedom: Artificial intelligence, bias, and the information landscape

IFLA Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 034003522110571
Author(s):  
Catherine Smith
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Intellectual Freedom ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Personal Freedom ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Human Operators ◽  
Information Landscape ◽  
Resource Description

Anxieties over automation and personal freedom are challenging libraries’ role as havens of intellectual freedom. The introduction of artificial intelligence into the resource description process creates an opportunity to reshape the digital information landscape—and loss of trust by library users. Resource description necessarily manipulates a library’s presentation of information, which influences the ways users perceive and interact with that information. Human catalogers inevitably introduce personal and cultural biases into their work, but artificial intelligence may perpetrate biases on a previously unseen scale. The automation of this process may be perceived as a greater threat than the manipulation produced by human operators. Librarians must understand the risks of artificial intelligence and consider what oversight and countermeasures are necessary to mitigate the harm to libraries and their users before ceding resource description to artificial intelligence in place of the “professional considerations” the IFLA Statement on Libraries and Intellectual Freedom calls for in providing access to library materials.

Usage of E-Resources among Library Users of Agricultural College and Research Institute, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu: A Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-138
Author(s):  
T. Sundararajan ◽  
P. Balasubramanian
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
Electronic Information Resources ◽  
Agricultural College ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Structured Questionnaire ◽  
Research Institute

This paper attempts to explore the access and usage of electronic resources among the users of Agricultural College and Research Institute (ACRI), Coimbatore. The present study aims at focusing on the use of various electronic information resources, awareness of users, access and use of digital resources by the Library Users in ACRI, Coimbatore. A well-structured questionnaire was distributed among randomly selected 400 Library Users of ACRI, Coimbatore and the data was obtained from the 350 filled in questionnaires received. The data thus collected have been employed for the present study to provide detailed analysis and interpretation.

The Concept of Metadata for Digital Information Resources with Special Reference to Dublin Core (DC)

2013 ◽  
pp. 160-170
Author(s):  
Sunil Tyagi
Keyword(s):  
Resource Discovery ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Dublin Core ◽  
Metadata Standard ◽  
Electronic Information Resources ◽  
Metadata Standards ◽  
Almost All

This chapter defines metadata, their types, creation, and some of the important functions. It enumerates an overview of the basic elements of the Dublin Core Metadata standard, and other metadata standards are also mentioned. The problem has been studied based on the information available in the open literature. As electronic information resources are rising and digital library initiatives are gaining wide acceptance, knowledge of metadata formats will help our library professionals in adapting their skills in cataloguing, classification, subject heading, key wording, and indexing for better inventory and exhaustive usage of electronic information. Metadata serves three general purposes. It supports resource discovery and locates the actual digital resource by inclusion of a digital identifier. As the number of electronic resources grows, metadata is used to create aggregate sites, bringing similar resources together and distinguishing dissimilar resources. The World Wide Web has created a revolution in the accessibility of digital information resources. Metadata is key to ensuring that resources will survive and continue to be accessible into the future. It can be embedded in a digital object or it can be stored separately like library catalogues. The Dublin Core (DC) is the most popular and widely accepted standard proposed to describe almost all categories of networked electronic resources.

Gaining Strategic Advantage Through Bibliomining

2008 ◽  
pp. 2673-2687
Author(s):  
Scott Nicholson ◽  
Jeffrey Stanton
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Strategic Decision Making ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Search Patterns ◽  
Patterns Of Behavior

Library and information services in corporations, schools, universities and communities capture information about their users, circulation history, resources in the collection and search patterns (Koenig, 1985). Unfortunately, few libraries have taken advantage of these data as a way to improve customer service, manage acquisition budgets or influence strategic decision making about uses of information in their organizations. In this chapter, we present a global view of the data generated in libraries, and the variety of decisions that those data can inform. We describe ways in which library and information managers can use data mining in their libraries, i.e., bibliomining, to understand patterns of behavior among library users and staff members and patterns of information resource use throughout the institution. The chapter examines data sources and possible applications of data mining techniques in the library.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document