009712   Santhi I;Radhakrishnan N;Swaroop Rani B S (NO, M. Kumarsamy College of Engineering, Karur, Tamil Nadu) : Use of electronic information sources and computer literacy by academics: A case study of affiliated engineering colleges under coimbatore anna university at Karur district, Tamil Nadu (India). Pearl 2010, 4(2), 137-41.

This study investigates the relationship between computer literacy of Academic Staff and their use of electronic information sources. The impact of other factors such as age, gender and educational background on the use of electronic information sources is also investigated. A statistically significant relationship is found between computer literacy and the use of electronic information sources and services. A significant relationship is noted between the age of academics and their use of electronic information sources.

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009711   Sankaranarayanan D;Nagarajan M (Library & Information Science Dep, Annamalai Univ, Annamalai Nagar (Tamilnadu)) : Usage of digital resources by the faculty of agricultural colleges in Tamil Nadu: a study. Libr Prog 2010, 30(2), 269-79.

This paper aims at analyzing the use of e-resources by the Faculty members of Agricultural Colleges in Tamilnadu. From this study the investigator is able to find out that most of the Faculty members of the Agricultural Colleges prefer Electronic Journals as the first source of information for their Teaching and Research. This study reveals that majority (58.63%) of the Faculty members are using e-resources more than once in a week.

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009710   Salaam M O;Okorie C N (NO, Nimbe Adedipe Library, Agriculture Univ, Abeokuta) : Awareness and use of the national virtual library by Nigerian universities : a study of some selected universities in the south-west of Nigeria. Pearl 2010, 4(2), 82-7.

The study was undertaken to access the awareness and the use of the National Virtual Library of Nigeria by some selected universities in the South-West Nigeria. The ultimate goal is to find out whether the university communities are aware of the National Virtual Library and how much of use they made of it. A questionnaire was used to elicit information from 300 respondents comprising of academic staff, administrative staff and students. The outcome of the study showed that the respondents are aware of the National Virtual Library and are making use of the resources for their researches and administrative purposes. Recommendations were made for improvement on electricity supply; NUC should explore the possibility of providing National Virtual Library of Nigeria in CD-ROM format universities in the country should set their priority right by making adequate provision for computers.

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009709   Ramaiah C K (NO, Pondicherry Univ, R.V. Nagar, Kalapet, Puducherry-605 014, Email: ckramaiah.lis@pondiuni.edu.in) : Users' perception about E-books in India. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2012, 32(2), 86-94.

The paper aims to study the users' understanding and acceptance of e-books in India. This study was carried out by conducting a survey using questionnaire as a tool to find out users' views on using e-books as compared to printed documents. This study was carried out during the period of January to March 2006 covering a wide range of ages, subject backgrounds, computer experience, occupations, and comfort in using computers in their daily life. The readers survey found that Indians are generally willing to use and read e-books though they continue to prefer and use printed publications. Generally, the users are aware of the advantages and limitations of each medium and will tailor their choice according to their needs. Of the total, slightly less than half of the users (41 %) are ready to pay the same or slightly lesser price as compared to printed publications, 24 per cent are half or quarter the price of printed publications.

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009708   Rakhi V S (Library and Information Science Dep, Kerala Univ, Trivandrum-695 034) : Information sources on homeopathy : an overview. Kelpro Bull 2011, 15(1), 61-75.

Presents an overview of the Homeopathic system of medicine, the foundational elements are illuminated through a brief history of Homeopathy with a focus on providing Insight into various classical literature and information sources. The paper also provides Information about the web sources available on the subject and provides suggestions on their effective utilization.

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009707   Raghu M (NO, Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management, Bachupally, Hyderabad) : Management of manuscripts-A study of select libraries in Hyderabad. Pearl 2010, 4(1), 46-55.

Manuscripts (Mss) have been a major and lone source of information to know the past history, culture, traditions, inventions and discoveries. However manuscripts are getting destroyed as we obliterate the ancient knowledge or civilization given to us by our ancient historians in the form of writing. This research paper examines the Management and organization of mss in select Libraries of Hyderabad such as Salar Jung Museum, Andhra Pradesh State Oriental Manuscripts Research Institute and Andhra State Archives. This research paper also examines the classification cataloguing conservation & preservation methods and procedures of the mss used by this Libraries/ Institutes. For this purpose heads of the institutions, officers, staff members and other experts are consulted. Records and other informative materials are noted. The present study adopts survey and observation method. The study has vital implications for Library Management in the Mss Libraries/ Institutions.

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009706   Raghavan K S (NO, Documentation Research and Training Centre, ISI, Bangalore) : Education, new technologies and the library. Inf Stud 2011, 17(1), 1-4.

009705   Radhkrishnan N;Ashok Kumar (BITS, Pilani-Dubai, UAE) : Research scholars' opinion on e-resources in university of Madras (India) - a case study. Pearl 2010, 4(1), 6-12.

The main aim of this paper is to create awareness among the researchers about online resources and to promote effective access to electronic products. Twenty five factors were included in this study to know how the level of utilizations of online resources and the facilities made available for researchers. A well structured questionnaire was employed to test the variables using statistical tools. This initiative will stress the authorities to give due importance to enhance the electronic collections and to provide services to the research scholars. This research work will bring out tremendous changes in the working style of the libraries.

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009704   Pratapa Reddy B (Library and Information Science Dep, Sri Krishmadevaraya Univ, Anantapur-515 055) : Quality of work life of professionals in public libraries in Andhra Pradesh - A study. Pearl 2010, 4(2), 95-102.

Deals with the quality of work life of professionals in public libraries in Andhra Pradesh. Quality of work life (QWL) is a sub-system of Human Resource Management. Quality of work life is nothing but the Quality of life that an employee experiences at his or her work place. This study is confined to Professionals working in State Central Library, Regional Libraries and Libraries under Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas. Walton's eight point criteria with a few additions has been taken to measure QWL in public libraries. This paper covers economic, social and psychological and organizational aspects of work life. Primary data is collected through questionnaires. Likerts five point scale is used to measure the opinions of respondents on each factor of QWL. Based on the findings of the study, some suggestions are given to improve the Quality of work life of professionals in public library system of Andhra Pradesh.

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009703   Olurotimi O S;Oyeranti O R (Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library, Obafemi Awolowo Univ, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, Email: soabadare2003@yahoo.co.in) : Application of indigenous knowledge (IK) in the establishment and running of rural libraries in ife-north local government of Osun state, Nigeria. Libr Prog 2010, 30(2), 173-82.

This paper takes a cursory look at the significance of indigenous knowledge in the transformation of rural areas through information dissemination in a cultural setting. Pragmatic efforts were made to identify various people who have a repertoire of knowledge in a cultural milieu with a view to knowing the importance and impact of IK on the people, most especially, as a viable alternative for rural library collections. The paper concludes that IK is a necessary and available tool for the establishment of rural libraries owing to the global economic meltdown.

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009702   Neelameghan A;Narayana G J (NO, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, 72, 42nd Street, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru-560 010, Email: anm2002@vsnl.net) : Ontology of time: expressions of time in information systems. Inf Stud 2011, 17(1), 5-38.

This paper deals with expressions of time in information systems and information science. It is presented in two parts: Expressions of time in information science and their implications; and socio-cultural aspects of the concept of time and its implications to information studies. The first part presented in this paper deals mostly with expressions of those aspects of time not affected by cultural differences. Knowledge and its valid modes of conceptualization are briefly discussed. Introduces the concept of time and its association with information and knowledge. An information system is a time-delay mechanism. Expressions of the parameter time in studies in information science domain may be viewed from three perspectives: (1) the qualitative and quantitative expressions of time in the information science domain, based on analogies and models mainly borrowed from other disciplines; (2) time as a unifying and correlating concept among a variety of disciplines, including information science; and (3) the rapid developments in the information field, such as, information and communication technologies, and their implications and impact on, individual and group behaviour. Briefly discusses: time-binding social function of communication; role of cultural cooperation and cohesion for human 'survival; information and entropy; models of knowledge diffusion - Boltzman equation; heat conduction, and other time-dependent models; Mandelbrot model; Goffman-Newill epidemic model; random Boolean network; power-law degree distribution; voter model. Other topics discussed include: knowledge obsolescence over time; Zipf and Bradford distributions. Also considers sociological and behavioural aspects relating to research communications; acceleration of the pace of life in knowledge society environment and its consequences. Barriers to the wider acceptance and spread of new ideas are mentioned. Some research issues are raised (The second part will be presented in another essay).

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009701   Neelameghan A;Lalitha S K (NO, Sarada Ranganathan Endowrent for Library Science, Bangalore-560 010, Email: anm2002@vsnl.net) : Searching in and retrieval from gsdlmulti-lingual multimedia databases simultaneously using A multilingual dictionary. Inf Stud 2011, 17(1), 47-64.

Describes searching Greenstone Digital Library (GSDL) multi-lingual and multi-media databases, the search terms - English, Kannada, or Tamil -being selected from a multi-lingual dictionary. The dictionary also serves as a sort of index to the related databases and is useful in vocabulary management at the data input and search stages.

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009700   Nageswara Rao K;Moorthy A L (Defence Research & Development Lab, Kanchanbagh PO, Hyderabad-500 058) : Ecataloguer: an automatic tool for developing bibliographic database using MARCXML records. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2012, 32(2), 101-8.

The main access point for any library's collections is the online public access catalogue (OPAC) which is the primary source of information in the library. In general libraries use gateway approach for providing access to e-resources such as e-books. To effectively increase the usage of e-books, it is necessary to develop and maintain library catalogue and provide searchable for e-books full-text collection. eCataloguer-is an automatic tool used for creating library bibliographic database, designed and developed using Java. eCataloguer has a web interface by which library professional can seamlessly and quickly develop bibliographic database of library documents using ISBN number. This tool locates the MARCXML record of the document by matching with ISBN number at the Library of Congress, reads the MARC tags and data values and presents to the user in an interface that develops local database of library documents. In supervised mode of database development, this tool quickly locates and presents bibliographic data to the user for making corrections before submitting to the local database. It also facilitates for the creation of database in a batch mode. eCataloguer helps the library professionals to develop bibliographic database in a multi-user and multi-platform environment as it has been developed using Java technology not only for printed books but also for electronic Books.

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009699   Mulla R R;Chandrashekara M (NO, HKBK College of Engineering, Nagawara, Bangalore-560 045, Email: krmulla@gmail.com) : Bibliometric analysis of literature on industry and trade. Inf Stud 2011, 17(2), 99-114.

The study identifies some bibliometrics indicators of 2253 articles published on industry and trade during 2002-2006. The online database of the Indian science abstracts website (http://isa.niscair.res.in/) is the main source for this study. The collected data were recorded on to a spread sheet with predesigned columns. The average number of publications per year is 451, more number of articles were published during 2004 to 2006 i.e., 1690. Authorship trend shows that, maximum numbers of 968 (42.96%) papers were contributed by corporate bodies. The degree of collaboration in industrial and trade literature was 0.61. In the country wise contribution of documents, India contributed 69.86% of the total publication. In the state-wise contribution of documents Maharashtra stands first with 323 (14.34%). Among journals Indian Journal of Fiber and Textile Research is ranked first with, 327 (27.88%) articles and among corporate bodies Procter & Gamble Company stands first with 172 (17.77%) documents.

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009698   Meadows J (NO, Loughborough Univ, UK) : Growth of E-books. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2012, 32(2), 83-5.

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009697   Manikya Rao B (NO, A.P. Law Univ, Visakhapatnam-530 017) : Library information sources in academic law libraries in India. Pearl 2010, 4(2), 109-10.

Describes the kinds of legal information sources deals with basic role played by libraries of Indian Academic Law Institutions and available basic information sources. Printed sources have been found to be specialized where as online information resources) are active as they cover wide range of legal information.

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009696   Majumdar S (NO, Indira Gandhi National Open Univ, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110 068, Email: smajumdar@ignou.ac.in) : Web 2.0 tools in library web pages: survey of universities and institutes of national importance of West Bengal. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2012, 32(2), 167-70.

The present article is a web survey of Library web pages of different Universities as well as Institutes of National Importance web sites of the state of West Bengal regarding application of Web 2.0 technology and tools to enhance library services to patrons. Brief introduction to different Web 2.0 tools such as Blog, Wiki, RSS, Podcast, etc. is given. Based on the analysis of collected data, a few questions are raised to be dug deeper into the malady of present condition.

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009695   Latha J K;Nagarajan M;Nithyanandam N (NO, Annamalai Univ & Librarian, KCG College of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu) : ICT infrastructure development in special libraries in Tamil Nadu. Pearl 2010, 4(2), 76-81.

Information and Communication Technology has revolutionized the concept of libraries. Each and every library is slowly getting digitized. An 'electroni library' comprises e-collections, services and infrastructure to support lifelong learning, research, scholarly communication as well as preservation of our recorded knowledge. This article will discuss the factors that will necessitate the special libraries to get digitized, as well as the definition, need, advantages and disadvantages of electronic libraries, the requirement for building a e-library etc. The emphasis is also put to describe the role of librarian in the new environment

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009694   Kumbhar R (Library and Information Science Dep, Pune Univ, Pune-411 007, Email: kumbharrajendra@yahoo.co.in) : Trends in classification literature: analysis of literature published during 2000 to 2009. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2012, 32(2), 179-85.

This paper analyses the literature of classification published during 2000 to 2009 and finds that there is sustainability in the growth of literature on classification in the first decade of the 21st century. It traces the pattern in scattering of literature on classification in Iibrary and information science (LIS) journals and concludes that the literature adheres to the Bradford's law of scattering. It produces rank list of journals publishing the literature on classification and identifies authorship patterns and the prominent writers in classification. The research finds that the Indian LIS writers have shown sustained interest in classification domain.

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009693   Kumaresan A;Sivaraman P (Library and Information Science Wing, DDE, Annamalai Univ, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu, Email: psraman.p@gmail.com) : Information search pattern of research scholars in Anna university: an investigative study. Libr Prog 2010, 30(2), 199-214.

The study aims to ascertain the demographic characteristics, library use, information need, sources of information, information seeking pattern, performance of the library in satisfying the needs of the research scholars, and barriers to use of library resources among the research scholars of Anna University, Chennai. A questionnaire instrument was designed along with Likert's Five-point Scale. The target population of this study constitutes full-time and part-time research scholars from eight departments of Anna University in Chennai.

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009692   Kumar Chandar S;Babu S (NO, SCMS, Cochin) : Market basket analysis in the library circulated data using apriori algorithm. Pearl 2010, 4(1), 60-5.

Librarian is a person located in the Library Building carrying out the task like acquiring, organizing; preserving the books to help the readers to locate the information needed by them. The New role of librarian is shifted by accessing information through World Wide Web, digital libraries and virtual libraries as interface designer, knowledge manager and en-user trainer. Market Basket Analysis algorithm have recently seen widespread use in analyzing consumer purchasing patterns - specifically, in detecting products that are frequently purchased together. We apply the Apriori market basket analysis tool to the task of detecting subject classification categories that co-occur in transaction records of books borrowed from the college library. This information can be useful in directing users/librarian to additional portions of the collection that may contain documents relevant to their information need, and in determining a library's physical layout. The results can also provide insight into the degree of "Scatter" that the classification scheme induces in a particular collection of documents.

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009691   Krishna Murthy A;Ramesh L S R C V;Nagaraju A V S S (MANAGE, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030) : Enhancement of scholarly communication through institutional respositories - a critical analysis. Pearl 2010, 4(2), 104-8.

Today information revolution is being complimented by digital revolution Digitization is one of the technological advancements. It brings the resources nearer to the benefit of users. The digitized information can be used in numerous ways to overcome the barriers of communication. The availability of right information can take study, teaching and research into a new horizon and can help the decision makers to take right decision. The digitization of library and information center's resources has its roots in library automation. But at the same time not all the resources of a library need to be digitized. Institutional Repository (IR) consists of formally organized and managed collection of digital content generated by faculty, staff and students of an institution. The content of these repositories can be made available for integration with on campus library and course management systems. The contents of IR, The Objectives, advantages of their access and use, key issues and ways and means of success platform are critically discussed in this paper.

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009690   Keshava;Chennakumaraswamy A N;Lokeshappa H; Ganjihal G A (Library & Information Science Dep, Karnatak Univ, Dharwad) : Scientometric portrait of prof. S.S. Kubakaddi. Pearl 2010, 4(1), 21-7.

The present paper is an output of a study carried out to know scientific work done by Prof. Kubakaddi and his role for the achievement of science in India and in the field of physics. The result of the study shows that Prof. Kubakaddi has published 4 single authored and 81 multi-authored (publications) papers during 1974-2008. The multi-authored papers including two-authored (22), including three-authored (48), four-authored (11), table 2 shows that the first paper of the author was published in 1974 when he was 23. Highest productivity was in 1987 with the output of 9 publications (age 36) and highest collaboration coefficient (0.71) of Prof. Kubakaddi is found at the age of 44-48 (1995-1999). Prof. Kubakaddi's h - index is 7.

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009689   Kaushik A;Arora J (NO, Vedant College of Engineering & Technology, Bundi, Rajasthan-323 021, Email: annakaushik@rediffmail.com) : Blogs on marketing library services. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2012, 32(2), 186-92.

The paper identifies blogs in the area of marketing of library and information services and assesses their features and contents during January to June 2009. It is found that six blogs on marketing of library services are active and cover variety of features, frequency, file formats, web resource categories and subjects including marketing.

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009688   Kalpalatha;Giridhar A (NO, S P W Junior College, Tirupati) : Media revolution and its applications in online libraries in India. Pearl 2010, 4(2), 72-5.

The role of libraries as community information centre has been long recognized. The present era is recognized as the period for rapid growth of electronic industry. In the ancient days libraries in India used to adopt the 'Book Reading' system. Now majority of libraries are hybrid in nature with a Digital conventional, electronic collections and services. In recent times the society is moving towards the direction of Information age where information has become very vital component for overall development. The technological advancement and changing trends have put forward new challenges before library and information professionals.

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009687   Kaba A;Said R (NO, Al-Ain Univ of Science & Technology, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates, Email: kaba.abdoulaye@aauc.ac.ae) : Usage of electronic books: A study of ebrary database in the United Arab Emirates. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2012, 32(2), 95-100.

This paper presents the results of an analysis of usage reports of ebrary database. The five indicators (pages viewed, pages copied, pages printed, unique documents usage, and user sessions) were identified to determine the extend of ebrary usage by 18 government and private institutions in the UAE based on their counter reports. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) shows significant difference in the average of these indicators among the 18 institutions in the UAE. Results of the study indicate that governments' institutions outperformed private institutions in all these indicators and the T-test confirmed the same. In general, the study found ebrary use is relatively low and there was no annual growth in both government and private institutions. The study found that a large number of surveyed institutions do not fully utilise ebrary services as expected. There is a need for aggressively promotion about the use of electronic resources among the faculty members and students through appropriate training, workshops and marketing activities in all these institutions.

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009686   Joshi George P (NO, St. Albert's College, Ernakulam, Kerala, Email: joishipulikkan@yahoo.com) : Indian national information system for ayurveda: design, structure and functions. Kelpro Bull 2011, 15(1), 88-96.

In the light of the studies conducted on the information infrastructure available in Ayurveda and the information needs and use pattern of users of Ayurveda an Indian National Information System for Ayurveda (INISA) has been designed. The INISA will have the following levels of organizations in the order of hierarchy. National Information Centre, Regional Information Centres, State Information Centres, Local Information Centres and User nodal points. The National Information Centre (NIC) will be the apex body. It will be located in CCRAS, New Delhi. The NIC will be the administrative headquarters of the INISA. The main database will be maintained in the master computer kept at the NIC. There will be four Regional Information Centres (RICs) one each for the north, south, east and west. Each state will have a State Information Centre (SIC). The SIC will coordinate the activities of Local Information Centres in the state. Under the State Information Centre there will be a number of Local Information Centres (LIC). The LICs will conduct surveys to collect rare information possessed by individuals and traditional Vaidya families in its area. It will also conduct surveys to identify and record the medicinal flora and fauna in its area. The ultimate users of the online version of the INISA database are at the nodal points. Any Ayurveda institution or user can be the clientele of INISA database. The most Important function of INISA is the creation and maintenance of the INISA database which collects all the relevant information In the field of Ayurveda. The INISA should strengthen the existing Ayurveda library system. Using the database and resources of the libraries attached to the INISA, it should provide information services to the Ayurveda users. Other important services to be provided by INISA are Patent information service, Consultation service, Preparation of technical processing tools for Ayurveda documents. Training programmes for library staff and users and Programmes for the propaganda of Ayurveda.

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009685   Harsha P;Manikanta V;Kumara S S;Kusuma K; Manilal P (Human Resource Development Dep, Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR), Mysore-20, Email: tkdl@cftri.res.in) : Classification and regression tree-based analysis for forecasting and mapping of funding pattern. Inf Stud 2011, 17(1), 39-46.

In public research and development institutions, project proposals are submitted by research groups to various government funded bodies for external financial support. The pattern of funding of various research groups was analyzed using classification and regression tree (C&RT) technique. The study was aimed at exploring and forging an effective networking with funding agencies to supplement the ongoing research programmes of the Institute.

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009684   Guruprasad R;Nikam K;Marimuthu P;Mudkavi V Y (KTMD, National Aerospace Laboratories, (CSIR); Bangalore, Email: gprasad@nal.res.in) : Impact of internet on scholarly communications: a survey of aerospace scientists and engineers in Bangalore. Inf Stud 2011, 17(2), 65-87.

The coming of the Internet has transformed the way scientific communication among the scientists and engineers in general across the world and more specifically amongst the aerospace scientists and engineers. The Net has changed the way scientists look for information, the various means by which they get their required information from the Internet and most importantly how much they depend on the Internet for their scientific pursuit. In this information age, it is practically impossible for a scientist or engineer to carry out his/her research work without using network and Internet technologies. They use these electronic tools for accessing electronic information resources in the form of e-journals related to their field of specialization right at their desktops through their organization's networking facilities. We highlight the role of the Net in spreading scholarly scientific communication. The major findings of this survey study from a total of 583 questionnaires distributed to selected Indian aerospace organizations in Bangalore reveals that: (a) The most popular place of use of the Internet amongst the aerospace scientists and engineers is 'Right at their Desktop', followed by 'Access from their Homes'. Access from 'Cyber Cafe', 'The Organization's Library', 'Access from other Departments' and 'Access from another Library' occupy lesser priorities. (b) The overall average monthly usage of the Internet gets a mean value of 84.19 which implies that on an average the selected aerospace organizations are familiar and have had exposure to the Net for at least 7.01 years. (c) The main purpose of using the Internet amongst this 'niche' aerospace engineering community happens to be for 'Sending and receiving e-mails', followed by 'Collecting general information' and 'Accessing e-Resources (e-Journals, e-Books and e-Databases)', and 'Download software for scientific research', (d) The main motivation factors to use the Net amongst this community are 'To update self-knowledge in the area of research' followed by 'User-friendly search engines' and 'Easy access to resources', (e) The most frequently used search engines are 'Google', followed by 'Yahoo' and 'Alta Vista', (f) The most popular scientific web sites accessed and used are 'Google Scholar', followed by 'Google Book' and 'SCIRUS'. (g) The biggest bottleneck faced by these scientists and engineers while accessing the Net are 'Very poor Internet connectivity (low speed)' followed by 'Getting irrelevant information' and 'Internet charges are high'.

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009683   Guruprasad R;Nikam K (Knowledge and Technology Management Div, National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR): and Research Scholar, Mysore Univ, Email: gprasad@nal.res.in) : Patterns of use of e-resouraces in aerospace engineering by the Indian aerospace scientists and engineers in selected aerospace organisations in Bangalore: part 2-use of E-technical reports. Kelpro Bull 2011, 15(1), 1-16.

A large number of aerospace e-technical reports are frequently referred by the aerospace scientists and engineers for their day to day research work. A survey was undertaken to ascertain the most frequently used aerospace e-technical reports amongst 16 selected aerospace organizations of Bangalore. Out of the 650 survey questionnaires distributed to the scientists and engineers, a total number of 612 were received back and finally 583 responses were selected for the study. The total percentage of responses usable from all the 16 aerospace organizations comes to 89.7 percent. The analysis is based purely on the responses received from the aerospace scientists and engineers representing these selected aerospace organizations. The responses from the participants towards the extent of use of the e-technical reports were graded on a scale of 4 to 0, 4 representing 'to a great extent.' The major findings are: (a) The Summary of total mean scores obtained on the 'Use of e-Technlcal Reports' by the 16 Aerospace organizations reflects the following pattern: (a) 'USA, NASA' gets the highest mean score of 1.84(CV = 77.72). This is followed by 'USA, AIAA' with a mean score of 1.81(CV=82.87). The third highest mean score is obtained by 'Indian NAL' with a mean score of 1.55(CV = 83.87). This is followed by 'AGARD' with a mean score of 1.51(CV=92.72). Next comes the 'British ARC and RAE' with mean scores of 1.04(CV = 109.62). The next highest mean score is taken by 'ESA' with mean values of 0.98 (CV=115.31). This is closely followed by 'French ONERA' with mean scores of 0.86(123.26) respectively. The next highest mean score is attained by 'German DFVLR, DLR and MBB' with mean scores of 0.85(CV = 127.06). 'Dutch NLR' comes next highest in the mean score aggregating 0.77(CV=133.77). 'Russian TaAGI' occupies the next highest mean place obtaining a value of 0.61(CV=140.98). Finally, 'Japanese NAL' comes up with the least mean score of 0.57 and aggregating a CV value of 143.86. (b) Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was applied for testing the significant difference among the mean scores attained from 16 aerospace organizations towards the 'Use of e-Technical Reports'. It is observed that all the 16 aerospace organizations show a significant difference (P <60> 0.05) in their mean scores viz., 'AGARD', 'British ARC and RAE' 'ESA', 'Indian NAL', 'German DFVLR, DLR and MBB, 'Japanese NAL', 'Russian TaAGI', 'Dutch NLR', 'USA, NASA' and 'USA, AIAA', except for: 'French ONERA' (P = 0.092).

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009682   Gowda V;Shivalingaiah D (NO, Besant Evening College, Mangalore, Karnakaka, Email: vasgowda@yahoo.co.in) : Use of information resources in the university libraries in Karnataka: an analysis from the researchers point of view. Kelpro Bull 2011, 15(1), 76-87.

University libraries play an Important role in providing Information to the research scholars. In the present study an attempt was made to know the Information requirements of the research scholars of various disciplines in the conventional universities in Karnataka State. Questionnaire method was adopted to collect data. SPSS tool was used for data analysis. The research scholars' responses on importance and satisfaction level on various information resources were collected using Likert's 5 point scale. The responses were further analysed by using mean values, two way ANOVA, Tukey HSD Test and Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test. The responses showed that current journals are the highly preferred information resources followed by reference books and subject books in the order of preference. Results show that there were significant differences in the preference of Information resources among the research scholars of various disciplines.

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009681   Gopalakrishnan S;Saravanan T (Library & Information Science Dep, Annamalai Univ, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamilnadu) : Measuring users' attitudes towards internet: A study. Libr Prog 2010, 30(2), 191-7.

Internet WWW, Search Engines etc., are unavoidable things now-a-days. Users who are in the higher educational sector depend on digital technology, without which their routines are not easy one. Their day to day activities have been tied with these kinds of Technology. Visiting many places for accessing information was a barrier in earlier days and they have been removed by the modern technology in the present digital era. Accessing any information from anywhere is possible now that can be done when we have the sophisticated infrastructure. Internet brings all to our location to fulfill our requirements. This study helps to realize the modern users' attitudes towards the Internet. Library visit, frequency/purposes etc., have been studied here.

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009680   Ghuman P K;Jhand S S (Bhai Gurdas Library, Guru Nanak Dev Univ, Amritsar-143 005, Email: ssjhand@yahoo.com) : Problems in the acquisition of library materials in the traditional vis-A-vis electronic acquisition in a university library. Libr Prog 2010, 30(2), 165-72.

Acquisition process in the library pertains to the procurement of books, journals and other non-book material. The working of the libraries, especially of the university libraries is organized into various sections, such as Acquisition, Periodical, Circulation, Reference, Maintenance, etc. for proper management. Amongst these, the Acquisition Section is the most important as it deals with the acquisition of new reading material in the library. The paper deals with the objectives and functioning of the Acquisition Section. It describes the Traditional as well as the Electronic Method of acquisition, and the advantage of electronic acquisition over the traditional one. Various problems of the Acquisition Section have been discussed at length and some suggestions have been given to improve the functioning of this important section of the library, which is also known as "The Heart of the Library.

9 ref

009679   Divakar P (Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Uppal Road, Hyderabad-500 007, Email: divakar@ccmb.res.in) : From plato to Michael Hart: the long journey of e-books. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2012, 32(2), 109-15.

Benesis of e-books and the connected social implications have a long bearing on the dissemination of knowledge. The strides in information technology have ushered in new content formats and reading devices. An e-book is superior to a c-book in terms of storage, delivery and accessibility. E-books have tremendous implications on libraries, library users and publishers. Around the world, there have been initiatives towards the ultimate goal of enhancing public access to all recorded knowledge. Internet apart from facilitating self publication of e-books, democratising access to knowledge and doing social good especially for developing countries by improving literacy, and education.

24 ref

009678   Dhiman A K;Suman Kumari R (NO, Gurukul Kangri Univ, Haridwar-249 404) : Library 2.0 : the concepts and prospects. Pearl 2010, 4(1), 66-71.

Library 2.0 is a concept of intermingling of Web 2.0 services with library services. The changes occur due to application of Web 2.0 into library services in the information environment offer great opportunities for the progressive libraries to reach out far beyond the boundaries of their buildings and web sites and to engage with an increasingly literate body of the information users. This paper discusses some of the basic concepts of Library 2.0 services and its prospects in library & information centres.

1 illus, 16 ref

009677   Dhanavandan S;Selvarasu C;Mohammed Esmail S; Nagarajan M (NO, Krishnasamy College of Engineering & Technology, S.Kumrapuram, Cuddalore-607 109) : Analytical study of ICT infrastructure facilities in engineering college libraries in Tamil Nadu. Pearl 2010, 4(1), 32-9.

This study reveals the information Communication Technology infrastructures in the engineering college libraries in Tamil Nadu. This study traces out the nature of electronic resources, library automation level, computerized library services, electronic access points, type of digital libraries, network and topology of network, internet and intranet services, and so on with reference to the selected institutions. Nearly 250 questionnaires were distributed among the librarians of engineering college libraries in Tamil Nadu. Nearly 140 responses were received.

10 tables, 7 ref

009676   Devendra Kumar;Siddiqui J A;Ansari M M A (Library and Information Science Dep, UPRTO Univ, Allahabad, Email: dkdeobhu@gmail.com) : Human resource management in Chaudhary Charan Singh University library : an analysis. Libr Prog 2010, 30(2), 289-308.

The study conducted on Chaudhary Charan Singh University library (CCSUL) Meerut to explore the extent of Human Resource Management (HRM) usually practiced by them. The present study also examined the existing UGC staff formula in order to make comparisons with the data collected from the CCSUL. The study used a combination of employees data from the library office and Deputy Librarian, observation methods to examine the nature and type of library human resources, their professional categories, management issues including staff selection and recruitment, job analysis methods, performance evaluation, and promotion, supporting human resources development (HRD) programmes, etc. Finally, the paper provided suggestions for future directions for better HRM practices in the common interest of CCSUL.

20 tables, 13 ref

009675   Chitra Dhavaputhalvi A;Ally Sornam S (PG LIS Dep, Bishop Heber College, Trichy-620 017) : Customer satisfaction on library management software product. Libr Prog 2010, 30(2), 281-7.

The study intends to identify the factors that influence customer satisfaction and customer perception on installation service and after sale service of software vendors. Interview and questionnaire method were used to collect the relevant data. Findings indicate the customers' perception on Product, Price, Promotion and Place also installation and after sale services.

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009674   Chandra S (NO, Narula Institute of Technology, Kolkata, West Bengal) : MIS and its application in school library. Pearl 2010, 4(2), 115-16.

The present article attempts to report the findings of a study to measure MIS in the school library. Developments in information technologies have been impacting upon educational Organizations. The conceptual dimensions of MIS identified on the basis of theory in management and library and information science. The term 'MIS' refers to a sense of application that something is better than something else. The study analyse the application of MIS in school library. This principles have been using management information systems to improve the efficiency of administrative services.

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009673   Bhatt R K;Amit Kumar (Library and Information Science Dep, Delhi Univ, Delhi-110 007, Email: rakeshmukarbhatt@yahoo.co.in) : Digital preservation: issues and strategies. Kelpro Bull 2011, 15(1), 17-24.

ICT has been instrumental in shaping the new vistas of Information processing, retrieval and preservation. Presently, libraries are keenly taking Interest In digitizing their information resources for the effective and efficient use of these resources. Present paper discusses the concept of digital preservation, its objectives, strategies, and storage media used in digital preservation of information. Also explores need of digital preservation along with the future prospects of digital preservation in Indian environment.

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009672   Ajegbomogun F O;Busayo I O (Cataloguing Section, Nimbe Adedipe Library, Univ of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria, Email: ajegbomofredgmail.com) : Information and communication technology (ICT) literacy among the staff of the libraries of kenneth dike and nimbe adepide universities, Nigeria: A comparative study. Inf Stud 2011, 17(2), 89-98.

Surveys the information communication technology (ICT) literacy among the staff members of Kenneth Dike and Nimbe Adedipe university libraries in Nigeria. The staff working in these libraries constitutes the sample pf the study and selected by total enumeration technique. Data collected was categorized, analyzed and presented in tables, percentages and correlation analysis. The levels of ICT awareness of staff in both libraries are very high. The level of ICT training was also adequate. However, some of the factors that hindered the use of ICT facilities in these libraries include power outrage, inadequate technical staff for immediate assistance and constant breakdown of equipment. It is recommended that the management of these libraries make specific allowance for the procurement of ICT facilities in such a way that librarians get necessary computer facilities and software to enable provision of effective information services.

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008585   Sanjay Kumar;Singh Y P (Livestock Economics Statistics & Information Technology Division, Indi, , Izatnagar-243 122) : Analysis of the entrepreneurial behavior of dairy farmers - a case study from Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh. Indian J Field Vet 2011, 6(4), 37-41.

A study was conducted during 2007 in UP state to determine the components of entrepreneurial behavior of dairy farmers. Factor analysis was used to find out the dimensions influencing the entrepreneural behavior. The findings revealed that achievement motivation (0.782), self confidence (0.782), management orientation (0.744), leadership ability (0.559) and farm decision making (0.525) had higher factor loading to explain the entrepreneurial behavior. Second level of variables was innovativeness (0.665) and knowledge of vegetable cultivation (0.569).

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005233   Yadagiri S;Prashanth;Thalluri V S (Library & Information Centre, Nizam College (Autonomous), Osmania Univ, Hyderabad-300 007, Email: sygiri1@yahoo.co.in) : Information technology on surge: information literacy on demand. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2012, 32(1), 64-9.

Dawn of information technology created a revolution, triggering the information explosion on the digital front. Rapid changes in the technology further gave impetus for digitisation of information, which in turn raised the need for information literacy among the public. The onset of cutting edge technology in telecommunications, on the other hand, also created more opportunities for the creation of new content to further en-mass the expanding digital universe. However, the client or the information seeker, despite having internet accessibility, is far away from information sources. Present paper delves deeply into the possible threats created by information explosion and the necessary action to be taken by library and information professionals in dealing with and managing the information sources to bring them to the mouse click of right information seeker at the right time, thus making them comply with the normative principles propounded by the father of library & information science, Dr S.R. Ranganathan.

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005232   Vijayakumar M;Kannappanavar B U;Santosh Kumar K T (Central Library, Birla Institute of Technology, Deemed Univ, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand-835 215) : Webometric analysis of web presence and links of SAARC countries. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2012, 32(1), 70-6.

This study focuses on the identification of web presence and their links among SAARC countries. The research explores that India possesses maximum of 14,10,00,000 webpages; 58,20,000 external links; 1,18,00,000 internal links; and 9,83,00,000 over all links. In case of web impact factor of external and internal links, Sri Lanka claims highest and for over all links once again India claims highest. One can note that, except India no SAARC country possesses all sub-domains, but these possess only a few sub-domains like .edu, .gov, .net, and .org. When analysis of the links was done, it was found that Pakistan has a maximum of 3,610 links to India as compared to other SAARC countries. India once again claims top position among the SAARC countries for Wiser ranking.

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005231   Singh K P;Gulati D (Library and Information Science Dep, Delhi Univ, Delhi-110 007, Email: singhkp_1972@yahoo.co.in) : Agricultural associations in India. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2012, 32(1), 45-52.

Agriculture is a vital component to the Indian economy and is necessary to all our daily needs. The professional associations are committed to accelerate the growth and development of agricultural education, research and extension in the country. The present study explores the quantitative and qualitative growth of the agricultural associations in India and their nomenclature. Study also highlights the various activities undertaken by the agricultural associations in promotion of agricultural publications, organisation of conferences/seminars, fellowships/scholarships/awards. A list of agricultural associations in the country is also provided.

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005230   Singh K P (Library and Information Science Dep, Delhi Univ, Delhi-110 007, Email: singhkp_1972@yahoo.co.in) : Growth and development of agricultural education, research, and libraries in India. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2012, 32(1), 5-14.

Agriculture in India, since ancient times, is the most crucial sector for ensuring food and nutritional security, sustainable development and for the alleviation of poverty. It is the key sector in India for generating employment opportunities for the vast majority of the population particularly in rural areas. The paper aims to explore the many facets related to agricultural education, research, training, and libraries in India in order to provide a historical account on these aspects. The paper discusses in detail the various committees and commissions and their salient recommendations leading to the expansive growth and development of agricultural education, research, and libraries in India. Further, the paper also highlights the critical role of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in the growth and development of agricultural education, research, extension, and libraries.

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005229   Roy P;Shailendra Kumar;Satija M P (NO, Shaheed Rajguru College and Applied Sciences of Women Jhilmil Colony, Vivek Vihar, Delhi-110 095) : Problems in searching online databases: A case study of select central university libraries in India. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2012, 32(1), 59-63.

The purpose of this paper is to investigate and determine the different challenges faced by the searchers of online database in selected central university libraries in India. Eight central universities in India were chosen on the basis of the bandwidth utilisation (higher to lowest in each group). A total of 302 library users filled in the questionnaires (out of 320 approached) in the survey all eight central university libraries across India. It finds that easy and understandable content pages are the most desirable by the users; site feasibility is directly proportional to users interaction; and the retrieval techniques vary from subject to subject. This paper affirms that the databases should be selected on the basis of their retrieval aspects and the online features. The publisher of the online databases can not overlook the retrieval features in the databases. Easy and simple retrieval features can fetch more subscribers for the vendors and publishers. This is a comprehensive study that provides statistical data on searching/retrieval problem of online databases in different central universities in India.

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005228   Mahapatra R K (NO, Orissa Univ of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar-757 003, Email: rkm_02@yahoo.com) : Digital content creation and management in agricultural libraries in India: issues and trends. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2012, 32(1), 31-7.

Many Indian libraries have taken up the challenge of modernisation to develop the machine readable catalogues, and machine readable full-text databases to provide greater accessibility to full text documents of different nature in order to provide seamless information to their users. The paper examines the status of the digitisation of agricultural libraries in India and the role of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in developing new digital initiatives in content creation and agricultural digital library management. It elaborates upon the tools and technologies required for agricultural digital libraries management.

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005227   Hemantha Kumar G H;Srinivasa V;Bhaskara Reddy M;Chandra B T (NO, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, MSRIT Post, MSR Nagar, Bengaluru-560 054) : India's contribution to agriculture and food sciences through open access literature. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2012, 32(1), 53-8.

Study attempt to evaluate the initiatives taken by India to make this intellectual output accessible for all by publishing them in open access resources like open access journals and repositories. The results revealed that India is continuously contributing in open access literature as some of the premier institutions, particularly in the agriculture sciences. The position of India in terms of number of journals in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is 5th and in Directory of Open Access Repositories (Open DOAR) India has 11th place in the world repository.

8 tables, 4 ref

005226   Hasan N (NO, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi-110 016, Email: hasan@library.iitd.ac.in) : Web-based agricultural information systems and services under national agricultural research system. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2012, 32(1), 24-30.

The paper provides the brief background of the National Agricultural Research System (NARS) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). It elaborates the National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP) and the components of the National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) with special reference to the Component-l under which all the important and most innovative web-based projects, i.e., KrishiPrabha, CeRA, and e-Granth falls. The overview of these projects including objectives and deliverables has been highlighted especially keeping in view of the current scenario of the NARS institutions. It further elaborates the rationale, mission and objectives of the projects, the methodologies, and work programs. It also shows the directions and outcomes of the projects. The long term positive deliverables of the projects have also been projected.

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