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Item Content Creation: Initiatives of Government of India(INFLIBNET Center., 2006-02-02) Chikate, Anil N.; Chikate, Sharmila GadgeInformation is regarded as a vital resource and an invaluable commodity in modern times. It plays a significant role in the socioeconomic, scientific and technological development of a country. The rise of the Internet and the rapid expansion of electronic information present new challenges for acquiring, storing, organizing, preserving and dissemination information to the users. In the digital age, the contents are created in the form of web sites, virtual libraries, databases, portals and web logs. The present paper describes the initiatives of Government of India in context with content creation. The recommendations submitted by National IT Task force in the IT Action Plans and their status of implementation has been reviewed briefly. Major e-governance projects reported in official database of e-governance projects in India in context with Content Creation were located and discussed briefly.Item Evaluation of Electronic Information Services in Agricultural University Libraries in Maharashtra: A Study(INFLIBNET Center, 2006-02-02) Rokade, S.M; Rajyalakshmi, D.In the state of Maharashtra there are four agricultural university libraries which are rendering electronic information services to the users to fulfill the aims and objects of the agricultural university. The present paper succinctly describes the evaluation of electronic information services in the light of current status of electronic information services and INFLIBNET services in agricultural university libraries in Maharashtra. The survey of information needs of the users and electronic information services available in Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth library, Akola has been conducted.Item User Education Programmes and Academic Libraries(INFLIBNET Center., 2006-02-02) Nithyanandam, K.; Kanniyappan, E.; Dhanakar, M. Arul; Rajasekar, VThis paper examines user education programmes in Academic library . The discussion focuses on the planning organization and implementation of these programmes and need for user education in Academic libraries and information Technology and user education such as web based user education programme.Item Digital Reference Services in The Web Based Information World(INFLIBNET Center, 2006-02-02) Sherikar, Amruth; Jange, Suresh; Jadhav, SanjeevReference service has long been a cornerstone of the library profession and the development of Internet brings libraries new modes of communication and outreach and has extended the scope of reference service to Digital or Virtual Reference services to the users across the world. An attempt has been made to notify the significance of Digital reference Services in the Internet world and suggests the criteria Planning and implementing Digital Reference Services in an academic and research world. Further, the Web-based reference services, which could be used by the libraries are compiled and concludes with challenges of system of Digital Reference Services.Item Role of LIS Professionals in The E-Information Literacy in Digital Era(INFLIBNET Center, 2006-02-02) Prakash, A. Jaya; Charya, V. KrishnamaWe are living in the information age. Information is the basic requirement for every human activity and it is important as food, air and water. Information in itself has no value, but its value lies in its communication and use. Information Literacy is the key competency for the Information age. Every person has a fundamental right to information literacy and information access. It is a necessity for all students, staff and faculty to be accomplished information users. Information literacy is key characteristics of life long learning and an essential element of higher education. Promoting information literacy skills at all levels of education is the collective responsibility of teachers, librarians and administrators. The paper discussed the concept of information literary and the role of LIS professionals in promoting electronic information literacy in Digital Libraries.Item Digital Library Is An Addition: A Study(INFLIBNET Center, 2006-02-02) Latha, PInformation Technology installations in the Universities and its libraries increased the awareness and information literacy in the user community. The long felt need of digital libraries came to handy to the users. The organizational support of INFLIBNET trained the library professional to meet the challenges of increasing problems. The knowledge users had the opinion as the digital library is an addition to the physical library by appreciating the facilities brought by the Information Technology and Digital Libraries.Item Reliance on The Digital Resources By The Information Seekers of Higher Education And Research Institutions in Mysore : An Analytical Study(INFLIBNET Center, 2006-02-02) Ramasesh, C.P.; Venkatesh, Y.; Chetana, M.The paper depicts the extent of dependency of information users of educational and research institutions of Mysore on the electronic / digital media. The responses of 1000 users and the critical views of 24 subject experts have been gathered to render valid findings and suggestions. The attempt clearly shows the degree of the use of digital information resources vis-à-vis the conventional print mediaItem Information Literacy Competency : The Need of The Hour(INFLIBNET Center, 2006-02-02) Padmini, KItem Consortium of Engineering College Libraries of Kerala : A Proposal(INFLIBNET Center, 2006-02-02) Bavakutty, M; T.A, Abdul AzeezThe paper proposes to form a consortium of Engineering College Libraries of Kerala. Also discusses major consortia initiatives of India, development history of engineering colleges in Kerala, proposed model of consortium and aspects to be considered while designing such a consortium.Item Evaluation Of Few Web-Based E-Book Portals(INFLIBNET Center, 2006-02-02) Das, Kshirod; Jeevan, V K JThis study aims to present the evaluation of the following e-portals providing access to ebooks: Elsevier ScienceDirect, Project Gutenberg, Digital Library of India, University of Virginia Library (E-Text Center) and Bartleby.com, using twenty selected parameters. Many differences as well as some similarities were found and these are analyzed in detail and presented in tabular form.Item Information Literacy And The Role Of Librarian(INFLIBNET Center, 2006-02-02) Dhiman, Anil KumarThe present age is Information Age, and the pedagogic implications of this age are that people should learn new skills to use information stored on computers. Libraries and Information Centers have responded by acquiring information technology and encourage computer literacy. The information that is available through libraries, community resources, special interest organizations, media and Internet comes to individuals in unfiltered formats, rising question about its authenticity, validity and reliability. In addition, information available through multiple media poses new challenges for individuals in understanding the landscape of information and to acquire knowledge of how to gather, evaluate and use information in today’s world. Information literacy therefore, is increasingly important in the contemporary environment of rapid technological change and proliferating information resources. It enables learners to master content and extend their investigations, become more self-directed and assume greater control over their own learning. With the advances in Information and Communication technologies (Dhiman, 2001, 2002 & 2003), the traditional concepts of organization, user orientation, bibliographic description and dissemination of information are to be fine-tuned to the new environment by the Library and Information Professionals. So the LIS professionals working in the environment have to face challenges for providing the right information to the right user at the right time.Item India on The Way To Bridge The Digital Divide: Role of Inflibnet(INFLIBNET Center, 2006-02-02) Chauhan, Suresh K; Murthy, T A VInformation is a driving force in the world and intensely making impact on economy, development and social growth of any nation. Emergence and innovations in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is dividing the Universe in different dissection. This division is broadly known as ‘Digital Divide’ on the world map. Today, no one is going to deny the existence of digital divide. The Digital Divide is a well-known concept and is being defined by the specialists in different ways. In this paper an attempt has been made to identify the factors that are responsible for digital divide with some solutions are explained. All around the world various programmes have been launched to bridge the digital gap but despite many efforts to improve this gap seems to grow wider and wider due to the inability of those who lack the knowledge and skills needed to use the electronic contents, Internet or other communication technology. In India various programmes have been launched to bridge this digital gap and this paper explains the Role of INFLIBNET through its programme “UGC-Infonet: E-Journals Consortium which is one of the step towards bridging the digital divide in the country.Item Web-Based Information Services :A Case study(INFLIBNET Center., 2006-02-02) Rajeswari, DItem The Revolution of Information Technology in Higher Education(INFLIBNET Center, 2006-01-01) Chavan, G R; Gandhi, R T D R; Rathod, M L; S, RaghavendraInformation technology is an amalgam of some wonderful inventions of the 21th century in electronics and communication. During a very short span of time it has acquired an important place in almost all aspects of human life and particularly in the field of education. India has taken some bold steps to adapt and absorb the advances in information technology by constitution of national task force. Having missed the benefits of the industrial revolution as a result of more than two centuries of colonization, the country is overtaken by the information revolution. At the same time globalization having opened the doors wide to alien influence, the government has decided to take all steps to make India an IT super power by adoption of IT as a national program so as to enable personal and national growth. At the one end, some premier institutions are having access to all facilities in terms of educational technology such as multimedia system, LAN, WAN, and World Wide Web on the other hand a large number of university are still depending only on stereotyped lecture method in imparting knowledge. Therefore the existence of technology gap provides an opportunity to use IT supported education technologies for better delivery of education, easier access to a number of knowledge sources, sharing through networks and quality distance learning in management education. In this paper will cover the scope of web based learning, Technology of delivery system, Electronic Library, IT in Distance Education.Item Developing E-Journals Consortium in India : A New Approach For Resource Sharing in Digital And Network Environment(INFLIBNET Center, 2006-02-02) Murthy, T A V; Kumar K., Manoj; Sinha, Manoj KumarElectronic publishing has been revolutionizing the format of the recorded knowledge. Electronic information services are attracting reader’s attention in today’s network environment. This changing scenario in library environment has arisen for the need and use of e-journals along with print version. Electronic journals (e-journals) bring new challenges before the library and information professionals to give full text access to scholarly publications both in print and electronic version to its end users. The aim of this paper is to identify various issues relating to access and bibliographic control of e-journals, access management problems, policy issues, and development of e-journals consortium approach to subscribe scholarly peer reviewed journals for their library users in network environment. It also describes a brief account of UGC-INFONET E-Journals Consortium, INDEST, FORSA, and other consortium for providing access to scholarly journals to the end users of universities and institutions of higher learning for their R& D activitiesItem UGC- Infinet E-Journals Consortium Access to Scholarly Journals and Databases for Indiaan Academic Community -A Status(INFLIBNET Center., 2006-02-02) Cholin, V S; Thiyam, Satyabati; Murthy, T A VItem Comparative Study Of Online Book Shops In India(INFLIBNET Center, 2006-02-02) Kavi, Pradeep.P; M, SreenivasuluTwelve Online Book shops in India have been studied in terms of facilities provided by them. The important parameters studied include advanced search, Discount, Online payment and Browse by category. The shops were ranked based on the number of facilities provided by them. The rankings give an idea as to which are the best shopping sites.Item E-Information Literacy: An Over View(INFLIBNET Center, 206-02-02) Nayak, Vijaykumar D; Nayak, Ramesh .R.; Murgod, S GThe idea of information literacy, emerging with the advent of information technologies in the early 1970s, has grown, taken shape and strengthened to become recognized as the critical literacy for the twenty-first century. Sometimes interpreted as one of a number of literacies, information literacy is also described as the overarching literacy essential for twenty-first century living. Today, E-information literacy is inextricably associated with information practices and critical thinking in the information and communication technology environment’ This paper examines the developments in information literacy and provides an over view of E-Information Literacy.Item Assessment of Electronic Services by Post Graduate Students & Research Scholars of Vellore Institute of Technology.(INFLIBNET Center, 2006-02-02) Ramana, Y .V.This paper presents the status regarding the use of Electronic Resources by the post graduate students and Research scholars of VIT. The data reveals the extent of usefulness and the problems faced by the users in accessing the Electronic resources. The institute is providing online databases, online journals, distance education, CD & DVD ROM, Audio & Video cassettes etc. The use of these facilities is not satisfactory. The study shows that a majority of students use online journals for preparing project reports and for listing references only. The use of electronic resources for research purpose is very less. Measures should be taken to improve the use of electronic services.Item Information Literacy Teaching in Higher Education: Are We Ready Yet?(INFLIBNET Center, 2006-02-02) Tadasad, P G; Gajanan, PadmavathiBased on the review of literature recognizes the role of information literacy teaching in the educational set up for developing & promoting information literacy skills among students by finding answers to 1) who should teach IL, 2) what should be taught and 3) how. Further discusses the role of librarians & libraries to make collaborative efforts towards teaching information literacy skills among students and describes the program required.