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Manoj Kumar Sinha - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • introducing Institutional repositories in university and Institutional Libraries of india for open access
    Social Science Research Network, 2017
    Co-Authors: Manoj Kumar Sinha, Kishor Chandra Satpathy
    Abstract:

    There is a growing interest among academic institutions in collecting, preserving, and creating value-added services from digital content produced in teaching and research. Institutional repositories” is a new concept for collecting, managing, disseminating, and preserving scholarly works created in digital form by faculty and students in individual universities and colleges. It is born out of problems with the current scholarly communication model structured by commercial journal publishers and vendors. To properly implement these repositories, Libraries will need to recruit librarians who possess digital collection management and Open Archive Information System (OAIS) management skills. In addition, training faculty and students to use OAIS, helping them to prepare their digital products, involving them in institution-wide policymaking, and setting repository goals would be some of the new tasks that Libraries will face. The first part of the paper describes the basic aspects of Institutional Repositories, its genesis, its worldwide developments, and information the infrastructure required for creating Institutional Repositories (IRs).The second part highlights the initiatives taken by Indian Universities and Institutions of higher learning and national importance for establishing IRs. Some aspects of policy decisions, initiatives of library and information professionals, their proper training for handling these projects and awareness of creating IRs among the faculty and students have also been focused in brief.

  • development of e resource consortia for university and Institutional Libraries in india in changing environments an overview
    Social Science Research Network, 2015
    Co-Authors: Manoj Kumar Sinha
    Abstract:

    ICT has brought the revolutionary changes in the functioning of Libraries and information centres. The impact of ICT including WWW and Internet is visible in every walk of life. The Libraries are not the exception. Due to electronic publishing, many e-resources in the form of e-journals, e-books and on-line/off-line databases are being published. The academic Libraries especially colleges and universities Libraries have been procuring these resources for their Libraries. Due to escalation in the cost of learning resources both printed and e-resources and financial problems the academic Libraries are facing, the consortia models are being adopted and experimented for the procurement and access to e-resources by the colleges and universities.UGC-INFONET Digital Library consortium is one of such initiatives of UGC which has been executed by the INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat for the procurement of e-resources for the member Libraries and their utilisation by the academic communities across India. Therefore, it is essential to study and understand the various issues and challenges for managing e-resources in consortia environment and also to examine the usage pattern of the e-resources available under this consortium to evaluate its utility for the university community.In the changing scenario, Libraries and librarians will have to play a crucial role in handling conventional and electronic resources. Thus the era of electronic publishing has begun affecting producers, distributors, library and information centres and users community.The first part of paper describes about the e-resources, its characteristics, advantages, formats and issues for managing e-resources in the university and Institutional Libraries whereas the second part deals with a brief account of UGC-INFONET E-Journals Consortium, INDEST, FORSA, and other consortia for providing access to scholarly journals to the end users of universities and institutions of higher learning for their R& D activities. All universities which are under the purview of UGC have been provided UGC-INFONET Connectivity and access to scholarly e-Journals and Databases. At the end of the paper some suggestions have also been given for the optimum utilisation of e-resources.

  • electronic resource management in university and Institutional Libraries of india in changing environments an overview
    Social Science Research Network, 2015
    Co-Authors: Manoj Kumar Sinha, Awadhesh Singh Gautam
    Abstract:

    ICT has brought the revolutionary changes in the functioning of Libraries and information centres. The impact of ICT including WWW and Internet is visible in every walk of life. The Libraries are not the exception. Due to electronic publishing, many e-resources in the form of ejournals, e-books and on-line / off-line databases are being published. The academic Libraries especially colleges and universities Libraries have been procuring these resources for their Libraries. Due to escalation in the cost of learning resources both printed and e-resources and

  • exploring rfid technology application for managing library and information services in university and Institutional Libraries of north east india an overview
    Social Science Research Network, 2014
    Co-Authors: Manoj Kumar Sinha
    Abstract:

    The first part of paper describes about the concept, historical development, components of RFID Technology. The paper discusses about the proposal to study the status of RFID implementation in University and Institutional Libraries of North East India. As the RFID Technology application in Libraries and other business organizations are gaining momentum, there is an urgent need for exploring the possibility for using RFID Technology in Library and Information Centres of North East India and discuss many issues and challenges to implement RFID Technology and University and Institutional Libraries of North East India. The second part of paper highlights the application of RFID Technology for managing housekeeping operations of university and Institutional library services effectively. A brief outline of Research Project for Implementing RFID Technology in University and Institutional Libraries of North East India has also been described in brief.

  • status of ict applications in the higher educational Institutional Libraries of sikkim a preliminary survey
    Social Science Research Network, 2014
    Co-Authors: Nawal Kishore Manoj, Manoj Kumar Sinha
    Abstract:

    The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has played an important role in the library and information centre and changed the concept of Libraries. The application of ICT is much essential for Libraries and information centres because these centres are carrier of information which is useful for everyone. Use of ICT in library and information centres has become more important in the age of information explosion and widespread use of digital information resources. ICT in Libraries helps in performing their routine operations and services most efficiently. Libraries are subscribing e-journals, CD-ROM databases, online databases, web based resources and a variety of other electronic resources for its users and all this is possible with the help of ICT applications. The first part of paper describes about the higher educational institutions and their Libraries whereas the second part of the paper highlights the status of ICT infrastructure and computerisation of Libraries in the higher educational institutions of Sikkim.

Kishor Chandra Satpathy - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • introducing Institutional repositories in university and Institutional Libraries of india for open access
    Social Science Research Network, 2017
    Co-Authors: Manoj Kumar Sinha, Kishor Chandra Satpathy
    Abstract:

    There is a growing interest among academic institutions in collecting, preserving, and creating value-added services from digital content produced in teaching and research. Institutional repositories” is a new concept for collecting, managing, disseminating, and preserving scholarly works created in digital form by faculty and students in individual universities and colleges. It is born out of problems with the current scholarly communication model structured by commercial journal publishers and vendors. To properly implement these repositories, Libraries will need to recruit librarians who possess digital collection management and Open Archive Information System (OAIS) management skills. In addition, training faculty and students to use OAIS, helping them to prepare their digital products, involving them in institution-wide policymaking, and setting repository goals would be some of the new tasks that Libraries will face. The first part of the paper describes the basic aspects of Institutional Repositories, its genesis, its worldwide developments, and information the infrastructure required for creating Institutional Repositories (IRs).The second part highlights the initiatives taken by Indian Universities and Institutions of higher learning and national importance for establishing IRs. Some aspects of policy decisions, initiatives of library and information professionals, their proper training for handling these projects and awareness of creating IRs among the faculty and students have also been focused in brief.

Nawal Kishore Manoj - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • status of ict applications in the higher educational Institutional Libraries of sikkim a preliminary survey
    Social Science Research Network, 2014
    Co-Authors: Nawal Kishore Manoj, Manoj Kumar Sinha
    Abstract:

    The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has played an important role in the library and information centre and changed the concept of Libraries. The application of ICT is much essential for Libraries and information centres because these centres are carrier of information which is useful for everyone. Use of ICT in library and information centres has become more important in the age of information explosion and widespread use of digital information resources. ICT in Libraries helps in performing their routine operations and services most efficiently. Libraries are subscribing e-journals, CD-ROM databases, online databases, web based resources and a variety of other electronic resources for its users and all this is possible with the help of ICT applications. The first part of paper describes about the higher educational institutions and their Libraries whereas the second part of the paper highlights the status of ICT infrastructure and computerisation of Libraries in the higher educational institutions of Sikkim.

Awadhesh Singh Gautam - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • electronic resource management in university and Institutional Libraries of india in changing environments an overview
    Social Science Research Network, 2015
    Co-Authors: Manoj Kumar Sinha, Awadhesh Singh Gautam
    Abstract:

    ICT has brought the revolutionary changes in the functioning of Libraries and information centres. The impact of ICT including WWW and Internet is visible in every walk of life. The Libraries are not the exception. Due to electronic publishing, many e-resources in the form of ejournals, e-books and on-line / off-line databases are being published. The academic Libraries especially colleges and universities Libraries have been procuring these resources for their Libraries. Due to escalation in the cost of learning resources both printed and e-resources and

Indiana State Library - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Libraries_academic_other_isl_in shp academic and other Institutional Libraries in indiana indiana state library point shapefile
    downloadable data, 2020
    Co-Authors: Indiana State Library
    Abstract:

    Libraries_ACADEMIC_OTHER_ISL_IN.SHP is a point shapefile showing the locations of 167 academic and other Institutional Libraries in Indiana. Street addresses for each library were originally provided by personnel of the Indiana State Library. IGWS personnel verified each address via online investigations using the Google search engine. Locations were also adjusted manually by visual inspection of aerial imagery in comparison with locations provided by the Google Maps search engine. Attributes include the name of the institution, library name, address, city, contact information (name, email and telephone number), Website URLs, and the type of Institutional facility for each location.