...Digital library development Rapid improvements in information technology have certainly transformed the traditional role of libraries in relation to its daily operation and how it serves its users’ information needs. With increasing number of libraries shifting to automation meant, that up-to-date forms of information technologies and systems are required to store, preserve and disseminate information to users and also it is necessary for libraries to utilize specific collection management system to address users’ demands and need of information and the format of the information required. Having mentioned that, this writing will consider the benefits of having a digital library, why it is necessary to cut back on print library materials and replacing these with electronic resources as eBooks, online dictionaries and encyclopedias and full text journals, also the issues and challenges in relation to digital information and whether this development could work for libraries in the Solomon Islands. Firstly, digital library, electronic library and virtual library are terms that are frequently used to refer to the same thing. Thus in this writing the term digital library will be used when referring to the digitization and utilization of electronic resources in a library. According to Wikipedia.org digital library is defined as, “a library in which collections are in electronic media formats and accessible via computer networks (2014). The Digital Library Federation on the other...
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... The digital library brings the library to the user. It brings the information to the user's own counter; with a digital library on the desk top, user never visits a library building. The library is wherever there is a personal computer and a network connection. The user of the digital library can access information anywhere and at any time. The idea of electronic books means to access information needed digitally and the user need not to go to library physically. Since the introduction of digital library in academic libraries, the physical boundaries of data have been eliminated and do not depend on the physical form of documents. It provides tremendous opportunities for a wide range of users to find appropriate research materials all in one place. Wholly, modern trend academic library starts of transition from physical to digital. 2. 24X7: With the advent of the Internet, libraries began to offer online services to their users at any time i.e., the digital technology. Library provides all the time flexible service to the user to access relevant information. It is round the clock availability. Digital Library is an overall knowledge solution Centre for everyone and has been helping users to...
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...The Importance of Bridging the Digital Divide in America Pseftis Angelis Ethics in Information Technology Professor Jean M Mc Kenzie University of Maryland University College Abstract Years ago people said the world was flat. Later this theory was disproved when Magellan circumvented the world in 1522. In America the expression “the world is flat” relates to us all by connecting the world to us through the use of the internet. With the internet and technology connecting all of us, it is increasingly important that people have access to the internet so they too can participate in the world around them. Technology has curved the way we live our lives on a daily basis. Social media, elections, bill paying, communication, leisure entertainment and education are all done or can be done through the use of the internet. For example, teachers use technology for educational purposes giving the kids access to use computers, smartphones, tablets and the internet to search and expand the resources from what the school has to offer. Research has proven that schools and communities that have access to the internet and computers average an income $30,000 higher than those that don’t. This is the metaphorical gap we need to bridge in the United State of America. The goal is to ensure 100% of our country has access to the internet with the skills they need to utilize it and understand its capabilities. The Importance of Bridging the Digital Divide in America The term “digital divide”...
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...Library Philosophy and Practice 2008 ISSN 1522-0222 Importance of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Making a Heathy Information Society: A Case Study of Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria Monday Obaidjevwe Ogbomo Esoswo Francisca Ogbomo Department of Library and Information Science Delta State University Abraka, Nigeria Introduction There is widespread research interest in information and communication technologies (ICTs). According to Crede & Mansell (1998), ICTs are crucially important for sustainable development in developing countries. Thioune (2003) notes that for the past two decades most developed countries have witnessed significant changes that can be traced to ICTs. These multi-dimensional changes have been observed in almost all aspects of life: economics, education, communication, and travel. In a technologydriven society, getting information quickly is important for both sender and receiver. ICTs have made it possible to quickly find and distribute information. Thoiune (2003) indicates that many initiatives have taken at the international level to support Africa's efforts to develop a communication infrastructure and. These efforts are designed to enable African countries, including Nigeria, to find faster ways to achieve durable and sustainable development. Helmut (1998), cited by Akpore (1999), states that of the technological changes that have influenced our lives in recent years, information technology (IT) has...
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...development and training in Nigeria. The library profession, like other professions, is dynamic. This dynamism is in response to Information and Communication Technology (ICT). With the introduction of ICT into the field of library and information science (LIS), it has become imperative that library and information science practitioners possess the skill needed to function effectively in an ICT environment. Lawal (2002), quoting Francis Bacon, describes a professional as one who has mastered certain specialized intellectual techniques, and adds that it was the intellectual content which came to distinguish the profession from the medieval craft. According to him, increased specialization of skills means that the term “profession” is now used for certain occupations which enjoy prestige and which give esoteric service. Such professions include architects, surveyors, doctors, librarians and information scientists, and engineers, among others. The intellectual work of librarians derives from the application of scientific principles in organizing, storing, retrieving, and disseminating information. In recent years, the library profession has been affected by developments in ICT. Igbinosa (2007) notes that advances in ICT have changed the paradigm of librarians' work from information storage to one of access to world literature resources using electronic databases, the Internet, and other digital resources. According to Omekwu (2005), digital technology has revolutionized the information...
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...The cooperation of libraries in combining their financial resources to offer high-quality electronic information products is discussed, mentioning that libraries have collaborated through consortia and cooperative collection development since the 19th century. They have discussed the importance of collaboration in the development of library collections to meet the needs of library users and avoid the unnecessary duplication of library materials. Sharma and Kumar (2010) discuss the academic libraries in two textile engineering colleges in Haryana, India. Brief information is given about related studies on collection development and the library environment. Discussion focuses on the status survey of library collections at the Technological Institute of Textile and Sciences and the Panipat Institute of Textile and Engineering. Statistics concerning library orientation programs, the qualifications or academic credentials of library personnel, and book circulation are noted. Library automation infrastructure and computer operating systems used are also...
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...note that AT devices include hardware and software, as well as stand-alone devices. Twenty-first century teachers and librarians work with students and/or patrons with disabilities on a daily basis. One example of an assistive technology device that can be used for students with disabilities is audio books or digital books. Audio books are excellent resources for anyone who cannot read due to a learning disability, dyslexia, or visual impairment (Ruffin, 2012). Students and library patrons, no matter their age, can follow along in the text while listening to the book on tape, CD, or any other digital AT device. Although tapes and CD’s are somewhat dated, MP3 files and other online audio material are not, and these are readily accessible for students. The great thing about audio books is that one no longer has to rely on a cassette player or CD player in order to gain access. It is easy to access them using an iPad, iPod, laptop, Nook, Kindle, or even a smart phone. The cost of audio books is not cheap; however, some can be downloaded for free. There are some digital audio books that cost less than the physical text and can be installed on any device that plays digital audio. This allows those with visual impairments or those with dyslexia or other reading disabilities an ability to comprehend not through sight, but through hearing. Audio books help with intellectual barriers by helping students have the same benefits as their peers. Students with reading and sight disabilities...
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...Tutorial Day and Time: Wednesday 4:00pm-6:00pm (Word Count: 1566 words) Corporate Social Responsibility : An examination of the performance of Google With the fast development of Internet and vast spread of digital technology, people begin to usher the era of surplus information. Search engine has become indispensable tool for people to acquire information in social life, achieving its economic value while helping people to find the valuable information needed from the ocean of the information (Yu, 2012). Controlling information makes a search engine have the quality of mass media. Therefore, search engine must take the double responsibilities of an enterprise and a medium. Google is an online search engine which was founded by two Stanford University doctoral students Larry Page and Sergey Brin in September 1998(Gary J, 2009). From its inception, no one can expect such a small company contains much of the market potential. However, after a few years, Google ushered in the great opportunity of Internet information explosion and made brilliant achievements. On August 19, 2004, Google's stock listed on Nasdaq and has become a public stock company (Gordon, 2005). Recognized as the world's largest search engine, Google provides a simple-to-use free service for users in more than 100 countries and regions. Using this search engine, we can retrieve useful information from over 80 billion web pages (Alan and Hamilton, 2006). Because of large amount of information, good user...
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...Introduction The academic libraries which include University and College Libraries are significant number of libraries in India. Out of which some are very good; some good and others are not so good libraries at present. From last fifty years UGC provides various types of grants to academic libraries for their development in the form of infrastructure, services, collection and all round development. UGC also provide technical assistance and special grants through INFLIBNET to university and college libraries for modernisation and up gradation in services provided by library specially in respect of automation and digitization. Along with this the effort of national bodies like National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), Association of Indian Universities (AIU) , respective states and universities are contributing in development of libraries by formulating norms and guidelines for effective functioning. Professional association like ILA, IASLIC and other state level associations are playing important role for the development of libraries and library personnel. The National Knowledge...
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...CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study With diminishing finances, it is rarely possible for a library or information center to have enough resources to fulfill the needs of its clients. What is being delivered is only a portion of what their clients actually need (Ramos & Mohd Ali, 2005). Collaboration is widely recognized as the best way for libraries to cope with the ever increasing challenges: volume of information resources; nature and quality of information; user needs and expectations; information and communication technology competencies and infrastructure; inflated cost of information resources; and staffing needs. However, although these challenges have continued to prevail, libraries working under collaborative initiatives like the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) have registered tremendous success. This thesis reports the findings of a thorough study to establish the factors that have led to the success of CARLI and how such success factors can be applied in libraries of developing countries like Uganda. Emphasis is placed on the establishment of CARLI leadership, the sharing of responsibility and decision making processes as well as sources of funding for the consortium. Also central to the research study is exploration of the role and responsibility of participating member libraries and their contributions to and expectations from the consortium. I contend that lack of funding to facilitate consortium...
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...The Electronic Library Records management and Information Culture: Tackling the People Problem Isabel Schellnack-Kelly Article information: Downloaded by Universiti Teknologi MARA At 09:40 21 June 2016 (PT) To cite this document: Isabel Schellnack-Kelly , (2016),"Records management and Information Culture: Tackling the People Problem", The Electronic Library, Vol. 34 Iss 3 pp. 548 - 549 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/EL-09-2015-0167 Downloaded on: 21 June 2016, At: 09:39 (PT) References: this document contains references to 0 other documents. To copy this document: permissions@emeraldinsight.com The fulltext of this document has been downloaded 30 times since 2016* Users who downloaded this article also downloaded: (2016),"The Accidental IndexerThe Accidental Indexer Information Today Medford, NJ 2015 222 pp. US$ 39.50 soft cover ISBN 978-1-57387-514-1", The Electronic Library, Vol. 34 Iss 3 pp. 549-550 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/EL-10-2015-0194 (2016),"Digital literacy and digital content supports learning: The impact of blogs on teaching English as a foreign language", The Electronic Library, Vol. 34 Iss 3 pp. 522-547 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ EL-05-2015-0076 (2016),"Effects of gender in library and information science research: A case study of The Electronic Library", The Electronic Library, Vol. 34 Iss 3 pp. 488-503 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/EL-08-2014-0126 Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription...
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...Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) Working Group on Information Systems and Services (WGISS) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Community for Data Integration Data Management Best Practices needs. It is intended to be a living document, which will evolve as new information is discovered. CONTENTS 1. Digital Curation Centre (DCC) Lifecycle Model 2. Ellyn Montgomery, USGS, Data Lifecycle Diagram 3. FGDC Stages of the Geospatial Data Lifecycle pursuant to OMB Circular A–16 4. University of Oxford Research Data Management Chart 5. NOAA Environmental Data Life Cycle Functions 6. Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Framework 7. USGS Scientific Information Management Workshop Vocabulary 8. Peter Fox Lifecycle Diagrams 9. National Science Foundation 10. NDIIPP Preserving Our Digital Heritage 11. What Researchers Want 12. EPA Project Life Cycle 13. IWGDD’s Digital Data Life Cycle Model 14. Scientific Data Management Plan Guidance 15. Linear Data Life Cycle 16. Generic Science Data Lifecycle 17. Cassandra Ladino Hybrid Data Lifecycle Model 18. Ray Obuch Data Management – A Lifecycle Approach 19. USGS Data Management Plan Framework (DMPf) – Smith, Tessler, and McHale 20. BLM Data Management Handbook 21. ARL Joint Task Force on Library Support for E-Science 22. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Key Components 23. ICPSR Preservation over the Data Life Cycle 24. William...
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...Understanding Diversity to Create Successful Libraries A Review of Literature Veronica Espinoza SLIS 5000 Dr. O’Connor University of North Texas August 5, 2012 Abstract Within our country, the diverse users who visit libraries and seek information services from their librarians are many. Within the 21st century dynamic demographics are creating diverse communities which bring significant challenges in our library systems. In order to target the needs of diverse users, librarians and information professionals are taking on a multifaceted approach. This approach requires librarians to provide a variety of quality information services to diverse users while advocating diversity standards. The manner in which diverse users will be best served by librarians will fall upon the understanding and employment of four relevant criteria. The advocacy of successful programs and community support systems, diverse collection development, implementation of guidelines and legislation, and targeted diversity training for librarians and staff are all needed in order for librarians to adequately serve those diverse user population groups within their library communities. Introduction In the information field, librarians are taking important steps to stay relevant and effective to those users living in a 21st century environment who require information services. The makeup of users however, is a fluid reality...
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...International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions IFLA Professional Reports, No. 90 90 Designing and Building Integrated Digital Library Systems Guidelines By Bente Dahl Rathje, Margaret McGrory, Carol Pollitt, Paivi Voutilainen under the auspices of the IFLA Libraries for the Blind Section. ã Copyright 2005 International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Acknowledgements This publication, commissioned by IFLA Libraries for the Blind Section, was prepared by: Bente Dahl Rathje, Margaret McGrory, Carol Pollitt, Paivi Voutilainen, The Danish National Library for the Blind, Denmark The Canadian National Institute for the Blind Library, Canada National Library for the Blind, United Kingdom Celia Library for the Visually Impaired, Finland With contributions provided by: Helen Brazier, Thomas Christensen, Barbara Freeze, Rebecca Herrington, Birgitta Irvall, Rosemary Kavanagh, Katariina Kiiliainen, Victoria Owen, Eric Sharf, National Library for the Blind, United Kingdom The Danish National Library for the Blind, Denmark The Canadian National Institute for the Blind Library, Canada National Information and Library Service (NILS), Australia Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille The Canadian National Institute for the Blind Library, Canada Celia Library for the Visually Impaired, Finland The Canadian National Institute for the Blind Library, Canada The Canadian National Institute for the Blind Library, Canada Designing and Building...
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...Outreach Library services for Distance Learners *1 M. Manthira Moorthy * 2 S.M. Mohamed Lukman 1. Librarian and Information Assistant, Anna Centenary Library, Gandhi Mandapam Road, Kotturpuram, Chennai – 25 2. Librarian and Information Assistant, Anna Centenary Library, Gandhi Mandapam Road, Kotturpuram, Chennai – 25 Abstract Distance Learning has made tremendous growth all over the world during the last three decades. The growth in number of distance learning institutions, increase in number of programmes/courses, exponential growth in literature on distance learning, increasing number of conferences and th growth in number of distance learners all these have contributed...
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