Browsing by Author "Padmini, K"

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    End User Training in Academic Libraries vis-à-vis Emerging Technologies
    (INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad, 2004-02) Padmini, K
    This paper describes the role of library professionals; in creating awareness and guiding the users in locating the required information, through User Education (UE) programmes. Author tries to stress upon the dire need to provide training to the present day end-user to explore the information, which is available in various sources and in different forms, especially in electronic/digital form.
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    Information Literacy among Undergraduate Students of Sri Venkateswara Medical College and Guntur Medical College, Andhra Pradesh: A Survey
    (INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, 2019-11) Murthy, P Rama; Padmini, K
    Today Information Literacy has become vital because of proliferation of information resources in all forms. Information literacy is a set of abilities require for individuals to identify the need for information, find, locate, evaluate and use information effectively and efficiently. The Present study explores information literacy among the students of Sri Venkateswara Medical College & Guntur Medical College, affiliated to NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. The survey method was adopted for the study and 225 questionnaires were circulated among the medical students and 195 were received back for analysis with a response rate of 86.66%. Majority of the respondents were able to determine their information needs, types of information resources available; utilization of e-resources, and know the levels of awareness of social networking sites. This study found that a majority of the respondents of both medical colleges are needed information for updating their subject knowledge, frequently utilized information sources, social networking sites of both medical colleges. Most of the respondents here given top priority high skills in getting information in print and electronic format. They rarely used search engines of both medical college students are viz., infoseek, AltaVista, lycos, MySpace and LinkedIn social networking sites.
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    Information Literacy Competency : The Need of The Hour
    (INFLIBNET Center, 2006-02-02) Padmini, K
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    Professional Challenges in Digital Library Environment: Realities and Future Requirements
    (INFLIBNET Centre, 2001-03) Padmini, K; Kishore, A
    The recent developments in the IT area and challenges posid by the same for the libraries are presented. The need for suitable manpower with required skills to handle the IT in library is discussed. Paper discusses in detail the role of various agencies involved in manpower development. Particularly, library science schools libraries and information systems, professional associations and government departments. The specific responsibilities of each the agencies have also been listed. Lastly, paper presents future scenario and calls upon information professionals to put their sincere efforts in making this profession withstand, holding its head high, in this state of transition.
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    Professional Competency in the Internet Era
    (INFLIBNET Centre, 2002-02) Padmini, K
    My vision of library and information professionals in the emerging information society is that they would be required to combine the skills of traditional librarianship with those of a communicator, information analyst, web master, and net surfer “ _ Dasgupta. Recent developments like Internet and the emergence of digital libraries have forced to change the way the librarian functions at present. They have to think of ‘access’ rather than simply ‘possession’ of documents. His function is not to identify a document but to deliver the actual information to cater to the needs of the users. Internet is a tidal wave and that is the most talked about subject in library and information science field.