Browsing by Author "Sandhu, Gurdish"

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    25 Years of Electronic Resources Collection Development at the University of Salford: Some Issues and Challenges
    (INFLIBNET Centre, 2005-11-10) Sandhu, Gurdish; Sale, Anna
    The information landscape is changing rapidly; the reasons for these changes are discussed. The paper outlines the acquisition of electronic resources at Salford University along with the chronological history and expenditure as a percentage of the overall learning resources budget. Past, present and future developments for providing access to expanding e-resources collections are discussed. The paper further discusses the implications for managing e-resources
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    The Search For A Library Management System for the
    (INFLIBNET Centre, 2007-02-08) Sandhu, Gurdish
    Current breed of LMSs do not have the capability to deliver library services in the new holistic information environment .The paper focuses on the core functionalities and major shortcomings are examined. The concept of a lib-Infosphere is introduced and some of the new technologies impacting on the delivery of library services in the digital era are discussed. In light of ever changing library information environment, emerging technologies, user expectations, move to web based services and to address the shortcomings of the current breed of LMSs, a tentative model of the new LMS is suggested.