This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/00242539510076998. When citing the…
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This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/00242539510076998. When citing the article, please cite: Satish Kumar, Debal C. Kar, (1995), “Library computerization: an inexpensive approach”, Library Review, Vol. 44 Iss: 1, pp. 45 - 55.
Debal C. Kar and Michael Seadle
The conference co‐ordinator and an invited speaker of the International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL) which took place in New Delhi, India, February 2004 provide an…
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The conference co‐ordinator and an invited speaker of the International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL) which took place in New Delhi, India, February 2004 provide an overview of the conference – one of a growing series of digital library conferences that bring together computer scientists and librarians. The objectives of this conference were to bridge the knowledge gaps between developing and developed countries; initiate capacity building activities in digital libraries; evolve a road map for the digitization of archives, manuscripts and libraries; provide a forum for facilitating interaction among participants; and formulate recommendations on digitization technologies and policies. Outlines the themes and topics covered and provides the main points of the inaugural address to the conference by the President of India as well as the three keynote addresses.
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Debal C. Kar and Partha Bhattacharya
The policy framework for scientific and technical information in India is outlined, and the development and activities discussed of the National Information System in Science and…
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The policy framework for scientific and technical information in India is outlined, and the development and activities discussed of the National Information System in Science and Technology and its specialist information analysis and data centres. Other specialist documentation and information centres are also discussed and the application of IT in India briefly reviewed.
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The use of the software package mini‐micro CDS/ISIS for thecreation of the “Myco Database” is discussed. The design,development of the database and sorting of records are…
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The use of the software package mini‐micro CDS/ISIS for the creation of the “Myco Database” is discussed. The design, development of the database and sorting of records are described step by step. Details of the print format and sample printout of the printed version of the directory are given.
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Classifies the various categories for marketing informationservices and products as: market research, clientele segmentation,product design, distribution and evaluation. Discusses…
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Classifies the various categories for marketing information services and products as: market research, clientele segmentation, product design, distribution and evaluation. Discusses these aspects and highlights the limitations of traditional marketing approaches to information services within an Indian context.
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Describes the use of the CDS/ISIS bibliographic database packagewithin the Tata Energy Research Institute Library in Delhi. Indicatesthe capabilities of the package and states the…
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Describes the use of the CDS/ISIS bibliographic database package within the Tata Energy Research Institute Library in Delhi. Indicates the capabilities of the package and states the hardware requirements and package availability (from UNESCO). Assesses the applications of the package through a comprehensive survey of the literature on its use within libraries throughout the world.
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The paper describes the setting up of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) electronic library in New Delhi, India to provide better services for the researchers to access the…
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The paper describes the setting up of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) electronic library in New Delhi, India to provide better services for the researchers to access the structured information from the desk top. The aim of this paper is to share the experience gain and invite comments and suggestion for further improvement.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper describes a case study of TERI and how the electronic library has developed.
Findings
TERI Electronic Library (EL) was created to provide access to online resources, online e‐journals, electronic documents and virtual resources. The virtual libraries i.e. internet sources, together, have now crystallized to more or less to a full‐fledged EL that can be browsed as well as searched. In TERI, electronic services like Current Awareness and Alerts services apart from establishing a Virtual Information Centre has further supplemented the EL. A physical electronic library has been created to address the access to all the local area network (LAN) connected systems that provide CD‐ROM access and journals and books available for download for all time free access to in‐house users.
Research limitations/implications
The usage has become handier for the researchers and has helped in saving their valuable time. Library management has also become easier. Any addition to the existing resources is announced by e‐mail for user access. The future plan is to make the whole resources dynamic in nature. The future of libraries seems to have no escape from that of becoming the EL.
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This paper could be useful for the small and medium special and research libraries who do not have enough funds to start an electronic library in these lines.
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P. Bhattacharya and Debal C. Kar
Describes abstracting and indexing services for science andtechnology produced in India. Analyses the services with respect to suchaspects as frequency, nature of publications…
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Describes abstracting and indexing services for science and technology produced in India. Analyses the services with respect to such aspects as frequency, nature of publications covered, chronological development, and subject coverage. Concludes that most of the services are selective and that engineering and technology are better covered than are pure sciences. Recommends that the coverage of these services should be broader‐based, if anything approaching total bibliographic control of scientific and technical literature in India is to be achieved.