Browsing by Author "Natarajan, M"

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    COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT AND PRESERVATION POLICIES IN DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT
    (INFLIBNET Centre, 2001-03) Natarajan, M; Narasimhan, G N
    This article describes the concept of digital library along with the resources available in it. It deals with the collection development and preservation policies for digital environment. The need for collection development and preservation are explained in detail. The digital preservation, its requirement and proposed strategies are given in detail. The preservation modes are explained with economic and licensing issues. The policies and procedures for accessing Internet are discussed in detail.
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    Knowledge Management: Challenges and Opportunities
    (INFLIBNET Centre, 2007-02-08) Natarajan, M; Koiry, Bishnu Prasad
    This article deals with the knowledge management (KM) and its perspectives. The KM generation is discussed and in an industrial environment the vital importance of KM and its use by different models, methods and tools are discussed. The varieties of factors which are contributing to the growth of KM are given. Also discussed the KM in Library and information science environment with the changing profiles of the LIS professionals. The challenges faced by the librarians for providing quality library services, codifying the best practices and establishing KM systems (KMS) for providing support services are also discussed. The KM opportunities are emphasized with the need for next generation of KMS and the challenge for extracting tacit knowledge in an expanding environment. The key challenges for the managers and the opportunities of KM are discussed in detail.
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    Redesigning Library Services : Use of Library Automation
    (INFLIBNET Centre, 2003-02) Natarajan, M
    This article deals with the library automation and the technological trends in recent years. It stresses about the managing the library activities and the need for library automation. The characteristics of paper library to automated library have been given in detail with the services and products. The enhancement of automated environment has been given in detail with the services offered under different headings like SDI, accession data transfer and sharing, the databanks, the role of reference librarian in automated environment, online catalogs and about information networks are explained in detail. The benefits of automation are explained and the LIS professionals should take the new environment as a challenge and face the user community by redesigning the services.
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    Technological Considerations for Content Managment in E-Education/ Online Education
    (INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad, 2004-02) Natarajan, M
    This article deals with the definitions and types of of e-Learning, e-education with the need for it. The functions and the main issues of e-Learning are discussed with the changing scenario at present. The delivery methods with the design aspects and parameters are explained in detail. The four modules of e-Learning / online learning in a University environment has been explained with the key players for e-education viz. students, faculty, facilitators, support staff and administrators. The two modes of e-Learning have been discussed with the benefits. Some of the software’s used for e-education with few examples of the institutions / organizations using e-education for better prospects. The advantages and disadvantages of e-Learning with the requirements of standards have been explained with the efforts made by few organizations are given. It is envisaged that the future will be better for e-education.