Browsing by Author "Laloo, Bikika"

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    Awareness About and Use of Internet Search Engines Amongst Social Science Researchers in North East India
    (INFLIBNET Centre, 2006-11-09) Laloo, Bikika; Lahkar, Narendra
    Discusses findings of a study conducted on Social Science researchers in two Universities in North East India. Findings show that Social Science researchers in North East India are having the same issues regarding Internet search engines as researchers in other parts of the world. Concludes that better presentation of web sites would help them get indexed by search engines and make them more accessible. Also, improvement in search strategies would help researchers find more relevant information, faster.
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    Equipping Library Professionals for Imparting Information Literacy
    (INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, 2018-11) Laloo, Bikika
    Information explosion or the proliferation in the amount of information and variety of information sources, has made it even more vital today for individuals to develop information literacy skills. Libraries play a major role in imparting information literacy skills to their clients. This paper addresses two aspects of the topic at hand. First - that the library staff need to be information literate themselves in order to ably impart information literacy skills to their clients. Second - that imparting information literacy is multi-dimensional and that libraries and their staff need to approach the issue accordingly.
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    Innovating Where It Matters Most: How Reference Service Can Turn The Library Into A Global Information Hub
    (INFLIBNET CENTER, 2007-12-07) Laloo, Bikika
    If there is any place that makes the library a true global hub of information, it is the reference desk or reference section, for this is the heart of librarianship, and it is here that innovative ideas need to be incorporated in order to fulfill this purpose. This paper examines the various innovations in reference service such as consortia and virtual reference service. It briefly describes these new services along with the problems and solutions relating to them. It concludes that while it is important to maintain traditional reference practices, it is also imperative to keep up with the times and embrace new ideas in order to make the library the global hub of information.