005117   Misra J (Tagore Library, Lucknow Univ, Lucknow-226 007) : Digital storage media : its care and handling. IASLIC Bull 2003, 48(2), 67-70.

In the present scenario, digital media has emerged as a powerful media of information storage. Compact discs are one of the digital media of information storage. CDs of all types share certain features. They all have the same physical dimensions, are made at least partially from clear polycarbonate plasting and have a metallic layer to reflect the laser beam that reads the data. Collection of audio CDs, CD-Rom multi-media titles, data discs and photo-CDs represent significant investment of money and efforts. Compared with other digital storage media (e.g. magnetic tape), CDs have much longer life expectancies. Proper handling, moderate storage conditions and good enclosures are all necessary for maximum useful life of CDs. Suggests some do's and don'ts for proper up-keeping of CDs. If these instructions are carefully followed, life of CDs can be increased in terms of their readability and data.

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004162   Verma N (Library & Information Science Dep, M.L.B. Govt College of Excellence, Gwalior) : Analysis of contributions of IASLIC bulletin. IASLIC Bull 2004, 49(2), 93-103.

This paper analyses the 209 Contributions of 10 Vols, of IASLIC Bulletin (Vol. 36-45) which is an official publication of Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC) and a leading Journal in the field of Library & Information Science. Gives information about average Number of contributions in each Volume of this Journal. Studies authorship pattern, statewise and Institutionwise distribution of Contributions. It analyses the Contributions of this Journal in various fields of the Subject. It also analyses 1437 Citations appeared in 10 vols. of this Journal. Gives information about average number of Citations per Contribution and the type of publications cited with their quantitative data. Presents a list of cited journals. Attempt has been made to do comparative study of all 10 Vols. of the Journal.

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004161   Sivassubramanian V;Dinesh K S (NO, , ) : Knowledge management in special libraries in digital library environment. Int Libr Movement 2004, 26(1), 53-60.

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004160   Raza M M;Arora R L (Library and Information Science Dep, AMU, Aligarh-202 002) : Digitization, preservation & management of rare materials in modern library system. IASLIC Bull 2004, 49(2), 89-92.

In order to establish a good digital library, it must be properly equipped so as to disseminate the desired information accessed out of the digital storage media or digital diatabases. The purpose of digitization is to collect, store, organize and disseminate information rapidly worldwide from one end to the other and vice-verse through the use of a computer. An attempt has been made to provide general guidelines for planning and preserving a digital collection. Issues discussed in this paper are components, planning and preservation of rare materials by digitizing the resources. Mentions the guidelines for digital preservation along with advantages and disadvantages of digitization.

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004159   Kiran Gupta (NO, , ) : Digital library - an introduction. Int Libr Movement 2004, 26(1), 7-18.

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004158   Hatua S R;Geetha (ICAST, National Aerospace Laboratories, , Bangalore-17) : Aggregator : a rich and economic source of E-Journals. IASLIC Bull 2004, 49(2), 111-19.

Electronic journals are widely accepted by a large number of libraries. The are preferring more and more e-journals with it's print version. All most all the scholarly journal publishers are offering e-versions with their print versions either free of cost or added some nominal extra charges. Side by side a third party mediator is coming up called Aggregators that provide access to the full-text journals from a range of different publishers. Libraries facilitating more benefits like reduction of journal expenditure cost, maintenance cost, providing extra services to user community by agreement with the aggregator. This paper is basically concentrating on the basic characteristics, benefits, and a comparative study of facilities given by some popular aggregators.

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004157   Egwurube C E (NO, , ) : Information dissemination and preservation. Int Libr Movement 2003, 25(4), 173-8.

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003036   Satija M P (NO, , ) : Digital information systems and services. IASLIC Bull 2003, 48(1), 10-15.

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003035   Parameswaran M;Rekha G (Library Dep, Information Science, Calicut) : Knowledge organization 1998-1999: a citation analysis. Kelpro Bull 2003, 7(1-2), 65-71.

This study analyses the references appended to the articles published in the journal `Knowledge Organization" published during the period 1988-19999. About 50% articles have not more than 20 references. Books and Journal articles are the most frequently cited items. Single authorship predominates in this field of study. Knowledge Organization itself is the most cited journal.

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003034   Nair M C (Senior Librarian, Regional Cancer Centre, , Thiruvananthapuram-695 011) : Internet access to oncology information: growing E-Resources for patient care and research. Kelpro Bull 2003, 7(1-2), 1-14.

Outlines the role played by the National Cancer Institute, USA in fostering oncology information through an integrated knowledge based system namely, "JNCI Cancer Spectrum. One of the remarkable developments in `net effect' is the availability of a growing number of free oncology e-journals. Lists more than 50 freely accessible e-journals in oncology and allied areas. It also provides useful websites that could provide patient as well as clinical oriented information.

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003033   Mohamed Haneefa K (Library and Information science Dep, University of Calicut, Calicut-673 635) : Security for libraries in the digital networked environment. Kelpro Bull 2003, 7(1-2), 33-8.

Libraries are using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for their operations and services by making huge investments and spending vast amounts of staff time for the selection, acquisition, retrieval, and dissemination of digital information. But the proliferation of computers, widespread acceptance of computer networks, explosive growth of Internet, increased reliance on electronic databases and the move form dedicated mainframe environments to client-server environments make libraries vulnerable to security threats. It is very essential to take all measures to protect the ICT infrastructure from security threats. However, libraries are lagging behind in realizing the need to protect their ICT resources and services from misuse, damage, theft, sabotage, mistake, etc. This paper discusses secutity risks, strategies for security, security policy, personnel security, physical security, software security, network security, Internet security, access control, protection against computer viruses, protectin of public terminals and backup information. The paper also discusses the need for professional assignments for library security and the importance of security training for library professionals.

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003032   Mehrotra S D (265-A, Pocket J and K, Dilshad Garden, Delhi-110 095) : Internet resources for the anasthesiologists. Indian J Anaesth 2004, 48(2), 100-4.

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003031   Koley S (NO, , CA 223, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700 064) : Indian journal of chest diseases and Allied sciences: an analysis of citing articles. Kelpro Bull 2003, 7(1-2), 15-20.

The present study is based on Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences, a quarterly publication of Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute and National College of Chest Physicians, New Delhi. Since 1959, it has been playing an important role in the dissemination of information and knowledge in various aspects of chest diseases and allied sciences. This is a bibliometric study with reference to the citing articles published in the volume 44 (No 1.4), 2002. It examines authoriship pattern, leading authors, genderwise distribution, affiliation of contributors, range of references, average reference per article, use of illustrations, length of articles and keyword frequencies, etc.

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001989   Deepak P;Parameswaran S (Model Engng Coll, , Kochi-682 021, Kerala) : Context disambiguation in web search results. J Indian Inst Sci 2003, 83(5-6), 133-41.

We commonly come across pages that are not of interest while searching the web. This is partly due to a word or words in the search query having different contexts, the user obviously expecting to find pages related to the context of interest. Proposes a method to disambiguate contexts in web search results.

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000938   Ullah M F;Kanwar S S;Pradeep Kumar (National Institute of Hydrology, , Roorkee) : Quantitative analysis of citations of research reports published by National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2004, 51(3), 108-15.

Quantitative analysis of citations has immense value in library management , specially in selection of periodicals for subscription. Periodicals as primary sources of information have more importance in research libraries than other sources of information. The cost of the periodicals is increasing day by day and hence its judicious selection is essential. Citation analysis is a useful tool for the modern libraries in this regard. In present study, and analysis has been made of 20, 046 citations mentioned in 777 scientific and technicala reports published by National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, since its inception i.e., December 1978. The paper gives an account of year-wise break-up of different categories of reports. Different bibliographic forms of literature cited in the reports such as journals, books, conference proceedings, technical reports, IAHS publications and other documents like Ph. D Thesis, M. E./M.Tech dissertation, bulletins, standards etc. have been analysed and presented. A ranked list of 56 most important journals related with hydrology and water resources, out of 140 cited journals in the reports has been prepared. This ranked list of journals covers 92.7% of the total journal citations. The analysis have revealed that 40% of total journal citations relate to only 3 journals namely Water Resources Research (19.01%), Journal of Hydrology (13.43%) and ASCE's Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (7.56%)...

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000937   Singh B;Kapila P C (CCS Haryana Agricultural University, , Hisar-125 004) : Search engines: tools for library. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2004, 51(3), 93-8.

Discusses search engines giving definitions taken from different sources like dictionaries, etc. Explains the working of search engines and their effective use in serching information on Internet on the basis of boolean operators- AND, OR, NOT and NEAR. Highlights the role of search engines in libraries in locating pin pointed information. Suggests that library' staff should have sufficient knowledge of search engines to make maximum use of Internet. Lists some of the general and specialised national and international search engines, which are frequently used to access information on Internet.

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000936   Shokeen A;Kaushik S K (Library and Information Science Dep, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra) : Indian Journal of plant physiology: a citation analysis. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2004, 51(3), 104-7.

Finds out the authorship pattern and citation pattern of articles that appeared in Indian Journal of Plant Physiology. The study covers issue nos. 1 to 4 of volume 7 published between January to December 2002, covering 61 articles published in these issues. Overall 1149 citations featuring 2770 authors have been made during the year. The results indicate that 39% articles published (citing articles) in these issues are three-authored. However, it is found that two authored citations (cited articles) are more common which is followed by singel-authored papers. The results reveal that journal articles are predominant with 81% of total citations. The ratio of author self citation to total citations is 1:16.65. The raio of Journal Self Citation to total citation is 1:31.91. The results also highlight that 398 citations are below 10 years old, whereas 358 citations are below 20 years but more than 10 years old. It is clear that a majority of documents cited in these issues were published not more than twenty years ago.

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000935   Sen B K (NO, , 80 Shivalik Apartments Alaknand, New Delhi-110 019) : Cybermetrics - meaning, definition, scope and constituents. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2004, 51(3), 116-20.

Traces the origin of the word `cyber' and derives the meaning of `cybermetrics'. Provides the definition and delineates the scope. Discusses its constitutents such as cyber concepts; Web sites; search engines; cyber links; cyber information; cyber information systems, services and products; impact of cyber age on library and information science, human society, and science and technology. Shows how cyber culture is developing the world over. Discusses briefly how various concepts of cyber space can be measured.

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000934   Joteen Singh R K;Lahiri R (Manipur University Library Canchipur, , Imphal-795 003) : Application of the concepts and techniques of `E-G' and `GZC interface' to the INFLIBNET programme: an outline for Manipur. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2004, 51(3), 87-92.

National informatics Centre, Community Information Centres and INFLIBNET Node, Manipur are three important e-systems engaged in transferring information/data in Manipur. The State Government is also likely to introduce soon the "State Wide Area Network" under its IT policy 2003. Since some "gaps" are identified in the functioning of INFLIBNET Centre of Manipur University Library, it is suggested that all the e-systems of the State should work together sharing each other's resources. It is expected that the said gaps will be minimized because of the joint-venture. To make the proposal distinctive, two models are designed for consideration of all concerned agencies. The proposed models, look for new set of responsibilities for the personnel and end users.

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000933   Das A K;Dutta B (NO, Surendranath College for Women, 24, M.G. Road, Kolkata-700 009) : An introduction to auditing and control of digital library systems. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2004, 51(3), 99-103.

Digital libraries consist of interactive and integrated digital information systems. The intelligent control of information systems is necessary to enhance the capabilities and effectiveness of scuh digital libraries. The information systems auditing and control is popular in other information systems, like e-banking systems, CRM systems, e-governance systems, etc. To exploit the optimum benefits from a digital library system, some auditing and control measures should be maintained. This paper depicts the issues and elements of auditing and control of digital library systems.

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000009   Praseeda K R;Vasudevan T M (NO, Calicut University, Calicut) : The university news: a biliometric analysis. ILA Bull 2004, 40(1), 46-7.

The articles of the journal "The University News" was analysed to find out the authorship pattern, subjectwise breakup and the most prolific contributor. The citation were also analysed. Book is the most favoured form among citations which is followed by periodical articles and research reports.

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000008   Nair S S;Jeevan V K J (Regional Cancer Centre, , Medical College Campus, Trivandrum, Kerala-695 011) : Brief overview of metadata formats. DESIDOC Bull Inf Technol 2004, 24(4), 3-11.

Metadata is data about data, a term that got wide prominence to denote cataloguing and representation of digital information resources. An attempt to present a brief about old and new metadata formats such as Dublin core, text Encoding Initiative, Encoded archival description, Government (Global) Information locator service, platform for Internet content selection, Resource description framework, Meta content framework, Summary object interchange format, Digital object identifier, Serial item and Contribution identifier, Uniform resource characteristic, Leaming object metadata. As electronic information resoruces are rising and digital library initiatives are getting wide acceptance, knowledge of metadata formats will help library professionals in adapting their skills in cataloguing, classification, subject heading, key wording, and indexing for better inventory and exhaustive usage of electronic information.

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000007   Mishra R N (P.G. Dep Lib. & Inf. Science, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar-768 019) : Function of libraries in use of information netwarks. ILA Bull 2004, 40(1), 38-45.

Libraries and Information Centers in the present helm of information technology have changed the concept of storing of books, journals etc. and have stated imparting dissemination the information through communication technoloies devices. The indispensable arm of Information Technology has moved away from generic to focused profiles that are where those with expertise in specific areas are well versed in a definite domain. Networking has emerged as one of the most important application in Information Technology, whether it is in business or communication, Libraries and Information Centers. Networking in Libraries and Information Centers has become essential to cope up with the present digital environment. The networking further facilitates for on-line searching of national and international databases that are also accessible through CD-ROMs and these are updated continuously. The target of the networking is to widen a widespread full service network which should not be restricted to bibliographical information or computerized data but should encompass all methods and techniques to improve access to information available around the globe.

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000006   Mehta Vikas;Goswami S;Ashok Kumar;Mohinder Singh (DESIDOC, , Delhi-110 054) : Radio detection system for information handling. DESIDOC Bull Inf Technol 2004, 24(4), 19-23.

In near future, libraries will operate with such simplicity that staff will receive pre-sorted materials for shelving. Shelves will be instantly scanned for setting in some specific order. Library users will be able to check materials in and out of the library all by themselves without a librarian processing them and would find what they want almost instantly without bothering for classification system or arrangement. All this will leave library staff with more time to give personal attention to the user that is most desired and to plan and launch new programmes to support research and development activities of the organisation. All this can be activated by using a new emerging technology known as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology.

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000005   Khode S;Divik Kumar (NO, Prestige Institute of Management and Research, 2 Education and Health Sector, Scheme 54, Indore-452 010) : Free information sources and services on internet for libraries: a selective compilation. DESIDOC Bull Inf Technol 2004, 24(4), 13-8.

Over the last few years, internet has revolutionised the ways by which librarians can provide information sources and services to their users. This paper discribes, how with the help of internet, libratrians provide access to the various types of online information sources and services to their users, which are freely available on internet including e-journals, e-books, online databases, encyclopaedias, virtual libraries etc. have been described. Various examples of these sources with their Universal Resource Locator (URLs) have been given.

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000004   Gupta B M;Mohinder Singh (NO, National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies (NIS, New Delhi-110 012) : India's collaboration with latin America as reflected in co-authored papers. DESIDOC Bull Inf Technol 2004, 24(3), 9-21.

India's relations with the Latin American countries have been traditionally friendly and interaction with them is close both at bilateral and multilateral level. India's collaboration with Latin American countries has resulted in different kinds of outputs, including joint publications, technology development, technology transfer, improvised products and processes. The joint research output emanating out of research collaboration is an important source of information for mapping India's collaboration with Latin America, and its impact on different fields. An attempts has been made to study the research collaboration of India with Latin America, with the following objectives: To study the nature of Indian collaboration with Latin American countries in S & T, as reflected in co-authored research papers, To identify the specific subject areas of Indian collaboration with Latin America, To study the impact of Indian collaborative research with Latin America in diferent fields, and To identify the major Indian institutions involved in this collaborative research with institutions in Latin America.

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000003   Gupta B M;Jha A K (NO, National Institute of Science, Technology ad Development Studies, Dr K.S.Krishnan Marg, New Delhi-110 012) : S & T collaboration of India with far east asian countries - a quantitative study using co-authored papers. ILA Bull 2004, 40(1), 14-27.

International collaborations are being viewed as an important instrument for the advancement of sciences, development of national capablity and for raising the quality of science, particularly in developing countries. India has realized the significance of international collaboration at an early stage and as a result signed S & T agreements with several developed and developing countries. India's collaboration with five Far East Asian countries, namely Japan, People's Republic of China, South Korea, Taiwan and Mongolia is being strengthened in a significant way particularly from 1990's onwards. In this paper, a study on the outputs of India's S & T collaboration with Far East Asia countries has been studied on the basis of joint co-authored papers published from 1996 to 2000 and covered in Science Citation Index database. The study reveals the extent, mode, nature and direction of collaborative research between India and Far East Asian countries. The impact of such collaborative research has been studied through the analysis of impact factor of publications where these joint research papers are published. The institutions involved in collaborative research are also identified, besides the strength of linkages between the pair of institutions across India and Far East Asia countries. Such a study may be of help to policy-makers in identifying and exploring the future areas of S & T collaboration between India and Far East Asian Countries.

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000002   Garg B (NO, P.G.I.M.S., Rohtak) : Library automation. ILA Bull 2004, 40(1), 33-7.

Discusses planning of automation and importance of automation in the era of information revolution. It is a new science of collecting, storing, processing and transmitting recorded information in print or non-print format by using computers and method of communication.

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000001   Aswani Kumar C;Srinivas S (Information Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu-632 014) : On adopting software agents for distributed digital libraries. DESIDOC Bull Inf Technol 2004, 24(3), 3-8.

Digital Libraries (DLs) are an access to the collections of electronic documents over network. They serve the scientific community with large amount of electronic data and thereby increase the levels of education and literacy in the society. Software agents have been proved to be the best for the handling of distributed information. The article surveys digital libraties and software agents and analyses the adoption of agents for various issues of distributed DLs.

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014262   Verma N C;Dominic J (NO, , ) : Marketing of library and information products and services in Uttarakhand: theory and practices. J Libr Inf Commun Technol 2010, 2(1-4), 31-9.

This paper discusses the marketing concepts, marketing strategy and techniques those have been used for making libraries and information universities/centres as profit making organizations. Determines the present status of library's information products and services in Uttarakhand perspective. Measures the marketing function and activities that are performing in the university libraries and information centres of the Uttarakhand state. Identifies some benefits of using marketing techniques in library and information products and services.

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014261   Vaidya B (Associate Librarian, Tribhuvan Univ, Nepal, Email: bina_vaidya@hotmail.com) : Digital library initiatives in Nepal: current trends and future plans. Asian J Libr Inf Sci 2010, 2(1-4), 16-25.

This paper attempts to report the importance of digital library, advantages of digital library and major digital library initiatives of developed countries. Further, current trends in digital library initiatives taken up in Nepal, viz., Nepal Research Centre, Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya, Asha Archives and Tribhuvan University Central Library (TUCL) are detailed and the state of digitization in Nepal and the future plans of Nepal are also reported.

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014260   Tikam M V (NO, H R College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai, Email: hrlib@rediffmail.com) : Measuring value of academic library. J Libr Inf Commun Technol 2010, 2(1-4), 17-22.

Measuring impact or quantifying the benefits obtained by an academic library and its environment and services is a very complex issue. Efforts are made worldwide to measure impact of library and its services. Association of Research Libraries developed various instruments and data such as LibQUAL+®, DigiQUAL®, and MINES for Librariesr which helps quantifying and comparing the value of various libraries. In this context, this paper attempts to study how effectively the value of academic library can be measured using appropriate tools and techniques.

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014259   Sivaprasad G;Dhanalakshmi B;Saiprasad G (Libarary Science, MVGRR Degree College, Bhattiprolu Guntur District Andra Pradesh, Email: sivaprasad_gorantla@yahoo.co.in) : Engineering teachers approach to electronic information resources. J Libr Inf Commun Technol 2010, 2(1-4), 11-16.

The study indicates that 75.61% and 37.80% of Engineering college teachers use electronic information resources for the purpose of their class room teaching and research work. 80.48% of teachers use Internet as an electronic information resource. The study reveals that majority (87.20%) of the teachers opined that access to current information is only through electronic resources. 75.61% of respondents stated that too much information retrieved is one of the major hindrance in using electronic resources.

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014258   Shuva N Z (Information Science & Library Management, Dhaka Univ, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh) : Status of ICT in public libraries of Bangladesh. Asian J Libr Inf Sci 2010, 2(1-4), 1-15.

Public libraries exist in the society to meet the information needs of community people. Public libraries are very important organizations that help building knowledge based society. In this age of ICT the role of public library has changed radically in developing countries. However public libraries in developing countries like Bangladesh are using ICT facilities very slowly due to financial constraints, lack of infrastructural facilities, and lack of skilled manpower and so on. This article explores the existing status of ICT in public libraries of Bangladesh. The author attempts to identify the hindrance that impedes the gradual development of public libraries in Bangladesh as well as give some recommendation for improving its current ICT status.

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014257   Sawant S (NO, SHPT School of Library Science, Mumbai-400 020, Email: sarikashpt@gmail.com) : Use of the internet by academic community. J Libr Inf Commun Technol 2010, 2(1-4), 40-50.

The emergence of Internet has revolutionized the academic world. Internet is playing an important role in the field of higher education and research. This paper is an attempt to examine the use of Internet by the college teachers coming under selected universities of Maharashtra using survey as a research method. The paper investigates the purpose, frequency of use of Internet. The knowledge of search engines and search techniques of college teachers are also examined. Factor such as search results and its relevance to the information they want are also examined. The study reveals that most teachers are accessing Internet through their department computers, mostly for the education purpose. Google is the most favorite search engine among the academic community. Teachers show their unawareness towards various searching techniques but they are confident about their own searching abilities.

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014256   Rathinasabapathy G;Rajendran L;ARumugam J; Prem Raj M S (Library Science Dep, mdras Veterinary College, Chennai-7) : Science search engines to mine scientific infromation from the infromation superhighwary. J Libr Inf Commun Technol 2010, 2(1-4), 60-8.

The Internet is a huge network of millions of computer networks spread across the globe and the information available on the network is increasing in a fast manner, Especially, the scientific information available on the Internet is increasing steadily. Though the major search engines available on the Internet to search across the information superhighway viz., Google, Alta Vista, Ask, Bing, Cuil, Duck Duck Go, Kosmix, Yebo, etc., are very efficient search tools, there are some special scientific search engines available on the Information Superhighway which will produce more relevant and effective results for those who are searching scientific information on the Internet. In this context, a thorough search has been made using various general purpose search engines including Google, science directories and portals. The results had been consolidated, duplication eliminated and unique search engines are tabulated with their name and URLs. This paper attempts to profile some of the important science search engines available on the Information Superhighway useful for students, research scholars, faculty and scientists who are using the Internet for scientific information retrieval.

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014255   Rathinasabapathy G;Rajendran L (NO, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science Univ, Channai-600 007) : A scientometric study on buffalo research in India and Pakistan: a profile based on CAB direct online. Asian J Libr Inf Sci 2010, 2(1-4), 58-67.

This paper intends to observe and compare the R&D output on 'Buffaloes' by the researchers in India and Pakistan. The chosen study period is 55 years (1955-2009) and CAB Direct Online is the source database for this research. During the period (1955 - 2009) a total of 9,096 and 706 publications were published by the scientists of India and Pakistan respectively on buffalo research and India is the top producing country with 9,096 papers (92.80%) followed by Pakistan with 706 papers (7.20%). The average number of publications published per year by India and Pakistan were 165 and 12 respectively. The spurt in the literature output of India and Pakistan were reported during 2001-2009 and 1991-2000 respectively. The study also reports the most preferred journals and most productive authors in India and Pakistan. This study also provides an inventory and scientometric dimensions of publications on buffalo research by India and Pakistan.

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014254   Powdwal S C (NO, SHPT School of Library Science, Mumbai, Email: spowdwal@gmail.com) : User education programmes at S.N.D.T. Women's university libraries. J Libr Inf Commun Technol 2010, 2(1-4), 23-30.

Explaining the concept of 'information literacy' and differentiating it with user education programmes, the article presents historical overview of user education programmes at SNDT Women's University Libraries. It analyzes and describes the objectives, methods and tools used for these programmes. Tracing the landmark events in these user education programmes, attempts to indicate their shin towards information literacy and also indicates future needs and plans for embedded curriculum for information literacy.

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014253   Natarajan M (NISCAIR (CSIR), , 14 Satsang Vihar Marg, New Delhi-110 067, Email: m_natarajan@hotmail.com) : Impact of information technology to e-health strategies with special reference to India. Asian J Libr Inf Sci 2010, 2(1-4), 39-48.

This article deals with definitional analysis of e-healthcare and the goals of it for any type of policy maker - may be Government, Private hospitals, Consultant Doctors and others. It describes the successful strategies for e-health with the dynamics of healthcare industry. The applications of information technology to organizational policy for performance and the impact of it on websites, intranet systems, email medical records, collaboration with competitors are discussed. The services rendered in India by Indian Medlars centre and National Institute of Health and Family Welfare towards health care are given in detail. Also the TELEMEDICINE facility provided through MGR Medical University, Chennai are outlined like the online interaction with Doctors, Physicians-to-consumers for preventing and curing diseases are explained. The advantages of IT are discussed with the future e-healthcare challenges.

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014252   Machjendranath S;Kamble T V (Library and Information Science Dep, Gulbarga Univ, Gulbarga) : Information seeking and use behaviour of faculty members of Gulbarga university, Karnataka: a survey. Asian J Libr Inf Sci 2010, 2(1-4), 49-57.

Article reports the results of a study of the information seeking and use behaviour of faculty members of Gulbarga University, Karnataka. Data were collected by using a questionnaire from six faculties in Gulbarga University, Gulbarga main campus. Results show that most of respondents (81.66%) stated their method of seeking information by consulting a knowledgeable person in the field. One hundred and five respondents (87.05%) seek information for preparing lectures. (12.05%) of faculty members access more documents was references from a book. It is revealed that most of the faculty members (79.16%) used textbooks. The Internet had been almost universally adopted; they trace materials from the library via the Internet. Google.com was used for searching information by respondents. They use frequently e-mail for communication. It is found that (20%) of respondents were very good aware about the use the CD-ROM Databases in their respective subjects. The majority of respondents faced the common problem while seeking information i.e. unavailability of information.

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014251   Machendrannth S;Kamble V T (NO, Gulbarga Univ, Gulbarga Karnataka) : Information use behaviour of working women in the associated cement company (ACC) wadi, Gulbarga: a survey. J Libr Inf Commun Technol 2010, 2(1-4), 1-10.

This paper attempts to provide an insight into the information use, needs and information seeking behavior of the working women of an ACC Ltd. Wadi, Gulbarga District. Data collected through a structured questionnaire from 100 working women are analysed. The majority of the working women have stressed the need for an adequate and varied reading material.

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014250   Idris J B;Hashim L H;Abidin W B Z (Faculty of Information management, Teknologi Mara Shah Alam Univ, Selangor, Malaysia, Email: lailihas@salam.uitm.edu.my) : Importance of ICT in developing students' information literacy skills in becoming lifelong learners. Asian J Libr Inf Sci 2010, 2(1-4), 26-38.

This article reports on a study carried out on secondary school students in Malaysia regarding the ICT-related aspects. The emergence of ICT has provided people with great opportunity to find almost all information they need. However, with the issues like information overload and unreliable yet misleading pieces of information, being highly information literate is very important in becoming lifelong learners. This study provides an understanding on how the secondary school students use the ICT for various purposes including information seeking activities. Their frequency of use, places of use and skills in using the ICT were also assessed and reported. There were 920 secondary school students nationwide whose schools were randomly selected involved in this study. A questionnaire was used to find out their information skills background, information sources preference and other ICT-related aspects. Among the findings were the students had a positive view on ICT but their ICT use was unsatisfactory. They preferred to use non-digital sources of information although they had background knowledge in information skills and mostly had the experience using the ICT. The findings indicated that the ICT was not fully utilized by the students to develop their information literacy skills. It was recommended that more ejforts to be done to ensure that students use the ICT frequently which focused more on the information seeking activities.

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014249   Clara Jeyaseeli P (Library and Information Science Dep, Madurai Kamaraj Univ, Madurai, Email: loyolaclara@gmail.com ) : Grwoth pattern analysis on ascidians literature: a scientometric study (1998 to 2008). J Libr Inf Commun Technol 2010, 2(1-4), 51-9.

In India, Ascidians research is gaining momentum in the field of Zoology. To evaluate scientific development, social development and impact of science and technology, etc. the scientometrics is considered as bibliometric measurement. The Growth Pattern of literature on ascidians in this article aims to study the actual growth of literature, which in turn helps to determine the growth trend through Relative Growth Rate (RGR) and the Doubling Time (Dt). Data was collected from PubMed, the free open source bibliographical database from National Library of Medicine (NLM) for the period 1998 to 2008 and retrieved 1630 hits. There was steady growth for the period 1998 to 2003, but a sudden fall after the year 2003 and the same condition prolonged up to the year 2005. There exist rise in the years 2006 and 2007. After the year 2007, there is a slight decrease in the growth trend. This study reveals that the Relative Growth Rate (RGR) is inversely proportional to Doubling Time Dt(P) of publications on ascidians literature. The zoologists may concentrate and contribute more to this new field of research, especially in lndia.

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014248   Bagher M;Talawar V G (Library and Information Science Dep, Mysore Univ, Mysore) : Assessment of motivation levels on seeking and collecting information by Iranian and Indian social science faculty members: a comparative study. Asian J Libr Inf Sci 2010, 2(1-4), 68-75.

Present paper reports an analytical study on the assessment of motivation levels of seeking and collecting information by Iranian and Indian social science faculty members. A total of 487 respondents (232 from Iran and 255 from India) were randomly selected from both countries. A questionnaire measuring motivational levels on seeking and collecting information on various aspects-pursuing own research, to have visibility among peers and colleagues, to have an edge over other competitors, for recognition, to prepare for departmental review for promotions, to prepare for project review, for self improvement, to update knowledge in the field, to maintain professional competence, to write and publish, to pursue continuing education, and for the pleasure of doing work. Statistical methods like descriptive statistics and contingency coefficient analysis were employed to verify the hypotheses. Results revealed that Iranian social science faculty members had higher levels of motivation for seeking and collecting information on aspects like -pursuing own research, to have visibility among peers and colleagues, to prepare for departmental review for promotions, to prepare for project reviews, to update knowledge in the field, to maintain professional competence and to pursue continuing education as against their Indian counterparts. Indian social science faculty members had higher levels of motivation to have an edge over other competitors, for recognition, for self factors and for the pleasure of doing good work.

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013120   Visakhi P;Yadav B S;Rawat A (NO, IASRI, New Delhi-110 114, Email: visakhi@iasri.res.in) : Error handling and data security in automated library environment. Indian J agric Libr Inf Serv 2010, 26(1-2), 75-81.

Library automation implies a high degree of mechanization of various routine and repetitive tasks to be performed by an beings. Library automation includes use of computers and other semi-automatic devices like punched cards to reprography. These are semi-automatic because human intervention is greater in extent. So, when we talk of library automation, these days, it is principally the use of computers; associated peripheral media (magnetic tapes, disks, optical media etc.); computer based products and services in library work. But one of the major problems associated with library automation is error handling and data security. This paper mainly focuses on error handling, data security and backup in automated library.

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013119   Vijayanathan R;Nirmala devi S (Library and Information Centre Dep, Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore-641 032) : Information use by engineering professionals: a scientometric analysis. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2009, 22(3-4), 233-42.

References appended to six engineering courses and two post graduate courses dissertations, submitted to the department of library and information center, Hindusthan college of engineering and technology, Coimbatore during 2004-2006 form the base of the study. The paper identifies forms, average number per dissertation, year wise distribution of literature, departmentwise distribution of dissertations, availability of cited website in HICET.

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013118   Verma N C;Dominic J (National Library of Veterinary Sciences, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, Email: ncverma14786@gmail.com) : Marketing of library and information products and services in Uttarakhand: theory and practices. Indian J agric Libr Inf Serv 2010, 26(1-2), 86-91.

This paper discusses the marketing concepts, marketing strategy and techniques which have been used for making libraries and information centres as profit making organizations. Determines the present status of library's information products and services in Uttarakhand perspective. Measures the marketing function and activities that are performing in the university libraries and information centres of the Utta5f!khand state. Identifies some benefits of using marketing techniques in library and information products and services.

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013117   Veeranjaneyulu K;Lakshmi T R (Central Library, ANGR Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030 (A.P.)) : Information needs of under-graduates of S.V. agriculture college, Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural univ, Tirupati (A.P.). Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2009, 22(3-4), 226-32.

Progress of modern society depends a great deal upon the provision of the right kind of information in the right form at the right time. As information is valuable, it must be put to proper use. In order to serve the users efficiently and effectively, one must ascertain the needs of users in terms of information requirements. In the recent years the impact of information technology is influencing the nature of collection and building of information services which has an over all impact in the library setup. Similarly the information seeking behaviour of the users are also changing from time to time with the introduction of IT in the library and information centres. Librarians are becoming increasingly aware of the needs to study the users as a means of making more informed decisions about library services. Such studies seem more relevant when precious library budgets have to be stretched as far as they could be. User studies have now been well accepted and are performed by various methods. There is considerable accumulation of literature in user studies and more and more is being generated. Agricultural Universities are giving significance to the provision of library services. Correspondingly, there seems to be an increasing trend in the use of information services by its clientele. It is the user behavior or information use pattern that shapes the nature and mode of services that are being provided. A change in the information gathering habits of users will certainly bring a corresponding change and necessities of the related nature of services that are to be provided. ''The scientific, technological and engineering disciplines and the management techniques use information handling and processing. Their application, computers and their interaction with men and machines are associated with social, economic 'and cultural matters".

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013116   Vasanth N;Mudhol M V (Vivekananda College of Engg & Tech, LIS Dep, Mangalore Univ, Nehru Nagar, Puttur, Email: vasanthsanjeev@yahoo.com) : Consortia initiative for access to electronic publication in health science libraries. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2009, 22(3-4), 173-81.

Due to shift of print editions to e-forms and their proliferation, we have felt the need of going into resource sharing through purchasing due to escalating costs of journals; pricing and licensing models. In Indian context, consortia deals are more acutely felt and initiatives started much later compared to many developed countries. To begin with, a small group of like minded library professionals shared coming together and make headways for negotiating consortia terms and conditions so as to access large amount of information with optimum payment. The paper highlights the importance of library consortia in this digital era stating its salient features and consortia models. This paper also discusses about the HELINET Consortium.

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013115   Sudhier K G P (Communication & Journalism Dep, Kerala Univ, Kariavattom Campus, Thiruvananthapuram-695 581, Kerala, Email: kgsudhier@gmail.com) : Collaborative research authorship trend in physics literature: a comparative informetric study of doctoral thesies citations. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2009, 22(3-4), 187-97.

The paper presents comparative authorship pattern and collaborative research in Physics literature with a sample of 2660 journals and 414 books citations from 12 theses of the University of Kerala and 11,412 journals and 1328 books from 71 theses of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore during 1999-2003. The study found that team research ipreferred in the field of Physics rather than solo research. In the University of Kerala the average number of authors per joumal articles was 2. 7 and for books it was 1.74. The degree of collaboration in different years were calculated and the average value for journals were 0.77 and 0040 for books. While in IISc the values were 3 and 1.69. In the case of IISc, the degree of collaboration of journals was 0.08 and 0.44 for books. Multi authored papers were more than that of single authored papers.

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