G K Sampath Kumar (3 results)
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Contents Preface 1 Digital library basic concepts 2 Technologies behind digital libraries 3 Principles of digital library creation 4 Building digital collections 5 Collection metadata 6 Digital infrastructure and e-libraries 7 Architecture of digital repositories 8 Global digital library development 9 Digital library reference s…ervices 10 Challenges of digital preservation 11 Management in digital libraries 12 Digital library professionals Bibliography IndexThe information technology explosion and its applications in every aspect of life have changed the entire scenario of the present world The IT revolution and information explosion has led to the emergence of electronic information era These days the users are not satisfied with the printed available material they require that printed information be supplemented with more dynamic multimedia documents Thus digital libraries are becoming an important element in the era of information technology and it seems that the digital library concept should be considered a dynamic and essential component of an organisationThis book provides an integrated overview of digital libraries including a historical perspective the state of the art and current research It covers a wide range of technical economic social and organisational topics and working components of a digital library It is a perfectly self-contained resource for individuals agencies and institutions to work in their burgeoning information treasuries jacket 256 pp. figs (illustrator).
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Contents Preface 1 Use of ICTs in libraries 2 Standards of library automation 3 Library automation in India 4 Digitization of libraries 5 Designing a digital library 6 Automation and changing library services 7 Cataloguing in digital libraries 8 Management of digital libraries 9 Digital libraries challenges and opportunities 10…Decision support systems 11 Features of bibliographic utility networks Bibliography IndexLibrary automation refers to the use of computers to serve the needs of library users The operations of a library get a quantum jump with the introductions of computers The computers help to provide fast and reliable access to the resources available in the library as well as elsewhere The internet and the worldwide web have pushed libraries to be even more interdependent than before because of the bewildering array of sources and providers of information from which they draw their informationThis book offers the most thorough treatment available on the application of computer science techniques to library and information services After explaining the basics of automated library systems the book presents the tools which aid in the design of all aspects of these systems For information scientists programmers analysts managers students and anyone dealing with issues of automation in the library or information retrieval this book is destined to become one of your most frequently consulted references jacket 254 pp. figs (illustrator).
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Contents Preface 1 Library resource sharing 2 Impact of IT in libraries 3 Library networks 4 Networking and resource sharing in modern libraries 5 Digital library resources 6 Knowledge sharing in digital libraries 7 Information resource sharing models 8 Library resource sharing emerging trends 9 Networking and resource sharing i…n academic libraries Bibliography IndexLibraries which are store houses of knowledge and information and information centres which disseminate knowledge and information form two important components of present day society While there is a deluge of information on one hand the cost of collecting processing storing and disseminating information as been spiralling up on the other hand Because of this resource sharing and cooperative functioning through networking have become inescapable for libraries and information centres worldwide Efficient resource sharing can be achieved by using the recent advances in information technology for realising a network of librariesThis book considers the changing face of resource sharing within the context of a rapidly exploding information landscape and it investigates critical dimensions of network developments as they relate to access and delivery of data and documents in multiple media It helps readers understand the escalating changes which are irrevocably altering their professional environment and information access choices It will be a stimulating guide for practising librarians students of library science and network staff jacket 254 pp. figs (illustrator).
