002957   Balasubramanian P;Chinnasamy K;Anandaraj P (NO, Infant Jesus College of Engineering, Keelavallanadu, Tuticorin District-628 851, Email: bala_phd2000@yahoo.co.in) : Librarian as a knowledgeable man. Libr Prog 2007, 27(1), 23-7.

Main objective of this article is to examine the professional responsibilities of a librarian. The last part of the 20^th century has seen a dramatic growth of technological development in various fields. Library and library professionals cannot run away from this change. Today the word "Library" itself being replaced by the term information centre and the word "Librarian" is replaced by different terms such as "information scientists," "information specialists" etc. This article highlights the work of library professionals. This article explains the characteristics of the library profession in detail. This article explains the essential qualities of library professional under various sub titles such as librarian as educator, updating with current technology, relationship with user and continuing education.

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002956   Asha B (NO, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram) : Bibliometric properties of `Demography India'. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2007, 54(2), 73-80.

Analyses articles and citations in Demography India from 1972 to 2001. Identifies core areas of demographic studies, institution-wise contribution of articles and geographical area pertaining to the articles. It determines the trend-line and five-yearly moving average of the year-wise distribution of collaboration coefficients for ascertaining the trends in the distribution of single and multi-authored articles. Obtains slight inclination of authors towards collaboration. Using regression analysis formulates Lotka's relationships and hence determines the values of constant K and index ± in the relationship. Finds that Lotka's relationship is valid for authors with more than three publications only. Determines some closer relationship than Lotka's by using regression ranking. The study identifies most-cited journals, examines bibliographic forms of cited documents, average age of citations and rate of citation per article. The findings of this study are compared with the results of similar studies.

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002955   Abubakar T (NO, , ) : Assessment of the use of information management systems in the banking industry. Int Libr Movement 2007, 29(2), 61-74.

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001985   Vishala B K;Bhandi M K (NO, St. Agnes College, Mangalore-575 002, Email: bkvishala@yahoo.co.in) : Electronic journal bouquet to library and information science professionals through UGC-infonet project.. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(1-2), 1-9.

UGC-lnfonet Electronic Journal Consortium is an innovative project launched by University Grant Commission (UGC) to promote the use of electronic data bases and full text access to journals by the research and academic community in the country. This project will bring about a qualitative change in the academic enviromnent. The research and academic community can now have an access to resources at their finger tips. Deals with an insight into UGC-INFONET Project and provides awareness to the library professionals for accessing scholarly journals covered by UGC-INFONET scheme for their research and academic activities.

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001984   Viralingam N;Ramaiah C K (NO, , 8th Floor, Millenia Tower, Singapore, Email: vvvgithi@hotmail.com) : Comparative study of HTML and animated user interfaces of an online exhibition. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2008, 28(4), 43-54.

The advancements in computer and telecommunication technologies have made the World Wide Web a vibrant place. Museums worldwide have recognised this phenomenon and are tapping the multimedia and interface technologies to present their contents online and in a more interesting manner. First priority to this is the user interface design and appropriate technologies to represent the contents. Discusses an animated interface created for an online exhibition with the Macromedia Flash software and compared the same with HTML user interface. The system evaluation results shows that only less than half of the users were satisfied with the animated version because of its inflexibility in terms of reusing and customising of information. Therefore, a HTML version was developed for the same system and compared for strengths and weaknesses in terms of user interfaces. The results showed that the respondents, especially those with lower bandwidth connections, were very comfortable with the HTML interface but aesthetically a few more percentage of respondents rated high to animated interface. The paper conclude that a balanced combination of HTML and animated interfaces will provide both aesthetics and functionality required for an online exhibition.

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001983   Vijaya Kumar A (NO, DLIS, Calicut Univ, Malappuram, Kerala-673 635) : Information technology-past-present and future. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(3-4), 107-12.

Information Technology is the forerunner of the Information Society and the Information Age. IT provides easy access to a wide spectrum of Information through computers, networking, CD-ROMs and Internet. Information, which banishes uncertainty, shall occupy the centre stage of the further human drama. It is influencing every segment of our daily life. In this context IT and its relevance, its component, development and origin and present trends are well discussed.

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001982   Venkatarama P (Library & Information Science, JNTU School of Planning & Architecture, Masabtank, Hyderabad-500 028, Email: pvramana9@rediffinail) : Change management in new generation libraries. ILA Bull 2007, 43(2), 5-11.

Recent rapid advances in information and communication technologies (ICT) have not only posed a variety of new challenges for libraries but also brought enormons changes in library technical operations, functions, information resources, information products & services, staff competencies and users' expectations leading to the evolution of new generation of libraries. Gives an outline of the flew challenges libraries are facing and briefly discusses about the new generation libraries, their functions, roles and strategies needed for managing change in libraries.

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001981   Veeranjaneyulu D K;Uma Devi Y;Nagaraju A V S (NO, ANGRAU, Rajendra Nagar, Hyderbad-500 030) : Information on preparation and presentation of research projects. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(3-4), 167-71.

The increased, diversified and changing demands of the ever increasing population of the Nation have thrown up new challenges to research to tackle the problems of nutritional and economic security, sustainable growth in productivity and environmental stability that are becoming more and more complex with time. In addition, the unabated resources degradation, rapid loss of prime agricultural land to non-agricultural uses, economic liberation and the resultant global competition, intellectual property right issues and information revolution have added a new dimension to the research needs of the country. Therefore, even with the much acclaimed Green, White, Yellow and Blue revolution there is no room for complacency as the research in the country has to be geared up to meet emerging and even bigger changes in the future.

001980   Vassilakis C;Katifori A;Daradimos E;Lepouras G (Computer Science and Technology Dep, Peloponnese Univ, Tripolis 22100, Greece) : Integrated environment for cataloguing and online presentation of museum exhibits. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2008, 28(4), 72-8.

Presents an integrated environment which enables museum personnel to catalogue and at the same time publish online museum exhibits. The system is based on international standards and is highly customisable to cater the needs of a variety of museum types. Moreover, the underlying database allows storing for the same exhibit documentations for different audiences and in multiple languages, while it is extendable to accommodate new media types, languages, exhibits and information categories. The administrative part of the environment permits the restriction of certain functions to specific personnel roles, enforcing thus a general museum security policy regarding access to and modification of information. The environment presented is currently in use at the Athens University History Museum.

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001979   Trivedi M;Jani S;Sheikh R (NO, CU Shah Medical College, Surendra Nagar-363 001) : Use of information technology in libraries: with special reference to intellectual property right. ILA Bull 2007, 43(2), 19-22.

Presents the use of information technology in Libraries and how IT tools help to operate Library's in-house activities fluently. The authors also try to show the concept of Intellectual Property Rights in reference to digitization and global dimensions.

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001978   Sylaiou S;Karoulis A;Stavropoulos Y;Patias P (Interdepartmental Postgraduate Program in Protection, Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Monuments Aristotle Univ of, Univ Box 473, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece, Email: ssylaiou@topo.auth.gr) : Presence-centered assessment of virtual museums' technologies. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2008, 28(4), 55-61.

The sense of Presence is a crucial issue in virtual environments and can provide effectiveness and user engagement. A research undertaken in virtual museum websites investigated the level of Presence, the sense of being in the virtual environment and their interconnections with the various technologies they use for presenting their cultural exhibits. The main aim of the study was to explore the differences in Presence experience according to the IT tools they use.

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001977   Swain N K (Lecturer, Library Science Dep, Banasthali Univ, Vani Mandir Building Rajasthan-304 022, Email: nirmal_swain@yahoo.com) : Authorship hegemony, compulsory license, and the battle for the knowledge commons. ILA Bull 2007, 43(3), 18-23.

The importance of Knowledge/Information commons for an advanced society and a developed nation. Examples are set on conceptual perspectives with a tilt towards Indian context. Knowledge Commons (KCs) believe in the creation and equal distribution of knowledge/information. Copyright is encouraged on the same principles. Many rights are conferred to the copyright holder by virtue of its owner. Sometimes greedy copyright holder does not share their creation for public good as they rely on heavy monetary benefits. The dilemma begins here when the societal advances are stopped. To advance this creation for the benefit of the society, authority use compulsory licensing system. Compulsory license can bring the balance between the monopoly of the author and the knowledge demand of the society.

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001976   Subramanian N;Chinnaraj A;Priya N (NO, Periyar Univ, Salem-636 011) : Networking of engineering college libraries in Erode district (ECLNET): a plan. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(3-4), 208-15.

Paper reveals the importance of the networking, sharing the resources and standards of various engineering college libraries located in Erode District in Tamilnadu. The questionnaire is designated to analyze the awareness of resource sharing, financial strength and limitations to be faced in the implementation of the networking. Interview method was also adopted to collect the data. The results are presented for collection of resources, financial allotment for libraries, classification and cataloguing system. Based on the results of the study, the investigators draw a model plan to establish Networking of Engineering College Libraries (ECLNET) in Erode District.

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001975   Singh S;Gurpreet Singh;Megh P (Lib. and Info. Sci. Dep, G.N.D.U., Amritsar-143 005) : Reading habits among teachers in women colleges: a study. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(1-2), 86-93.

Learning is a continuous process which one starts consciously or unconsciously right from the day of birth. Learning not only means acquiring knowledge about various phenomena but also understanding them. Reading is one of the most effective process of conscious learning and enhancing one's knowledge. Thus reading is the art of interpreting, the printed and written words. On the other hand, reading habit is "The art of personal investigation and self study. "It should be followed by self-thinking and analysis".

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001974   Singh C I;Singh H D;Singh T S (Library and Information Science Dep, Manipur Univ, Canchipur, Imphal-795 003, Email: cisingh@indiatimes.com) : Using UGC-infonet programme at Manipur university library : an assessment. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(1-2), 47-54.

The paper assesses the UGC-lnfonet programme at Manipur University Library on the basis of the findings of some studies carried out recently. Those studies were mainly related with the use of the services provided in the library through the programme. The findings were analysed to assess the 'programme. The expectations from the programme have also been highlighted.

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001973   Shrivastava J (Library & Information Science Dep, Maharani Laxmibai Govt. College of Excellence, Gwalior-474 009) : Information society and libraries. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(3-4), 179-84.

Deals with the development of Information Society concept and meaning there of. Discusses the Role of Library & Library Professionals on this aspect in the 21 st Century and Information Literacy concept etc.

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001972   Saravanan T (Library & Information Science Dep, Annamalai Univ, Annamalai Nagar, Tamilnadu) : Harnessing database for the Indian journal of information, library and society (IJILIS) using WINISIS: an attempt. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(3-4), 196-203.

Databases are fundamental tools to allow people to organize and manipulate targe amounts of data using the power of the technology to translate and deliver that information fast in an easy readable format. ISIS was developed for Bibliographic Information of Books, Journals, Conference Proceedings, etc. The aim of this paper is to build a versatile database for sharing bibliographic descriptions of IJILIS publications using WINIS1S application package.

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001971   Saraf S;Nazim M (Central Library, BHU, Varanasi-221 005) : Subject searching in OPAC: an evaluation. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(3-4), 125-32.

Explains the concept of OPACs and subject searching in general. Subject searching in the OPAC system requires the knowledge of the subject fields that were used in the system's vocabulary. These subject fields or descriptors, in a bibliographic record, are selected from a list of subject heading, thesaurus, or classification scheme. Problems associated with subject searching in OPAC systems are highlighted and solutions that have been proposed over the years to tackle these problems are' also discussed.

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001970   Rokade S M;Rajyalakshmi D (NO, Anand Niketan College of Agriculture, Anandwan, Warora, Dist-Chandrapur-442 914) : Current status of infrastructure and collection development in agricultural university libraries in Maharashtra. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(1-2), 80-5.

The paper succinctly describes the present status of infrastructure and collection development of the four agricultural university libraries in Maharashtra.

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001969   Roberto R V (Brotherton Library, Leeds Univ, Leeds LS2 9JT. UK., Email: r.v.roberto@leeds.ac.uk) : Critical look at online exhibitions and online collections: when creating one resource is more effective than the other. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2008, 28(4), 63-71.

The year 2007 marked the bicentenary of an act of parliament that abolished slave trading in the British empire. Throughout the UK, British heritage and educational institutions, the government sector, and other organisations decided to use this anniversary to look at the legacy of the slave trade as a vehicle for community outreach, sharing of their collections through imaginative, moving, and provocative online projects that also address contemporary issues related to identity, race, poverty, and migration in a multicultural, global society. Most of the 2007 event driven websites, news articles, publications, education resources, and online exhibitions or those created just prior to 2007 or just after, which are meant to be long term resources on these issues, have been organised into a web collection on the Internet archive (IA). This paper aims to provide a critical look at online exhibitions versus online collections in the context of the 2007 bicentenary, specifically comparing the effectiveness of websites called "online exhibitions" from a user perspective with websites called "educational resources," in this IA collection. In addition to defining and providing examples of "collections" or "exhibitions" this paper attempts to explore ideas for the types of institutional and shared material that lend themselves to creating either an online exhibition or an online education resource.

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001968   Ravi A (Defence Bioengineering & Electromedical Laboratory, , C V Raman Nagar, Bangalore-560 093, Email: anuradharavi@hotmail.com) : Relevance of technical communication to knowledge management: an R&D perspective. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2008, 28(5), 35-8.

Starting from the basic definitions of the fields of information science (IS) and technical communication (TC), the interdisciplinary nature of the emerging field of knowledge management (KM) and the role of TC practitioners in building KM systems are described.

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001967   Ramesh L S R C V;Nagaraju A V S S (Central Library and Documentation Centre, ANGR Agricultural Univ, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030, Email: avsnagaraja@yahoo.co.in) : Information technology vis-A-vis-quality assurance in library and information services. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(3-4), 154-9.

Focuses on the relevance of quality assurance in Libraries. The author points out that one must recognize that implementing quality assurance system within any library cannot be compared to solving a set of equation. Implementation requires perseverance, commitment, teamwork, planning and art fullness. There is a need for developing quality information management, which enhances human capabilities, the essentials of TQM, the strategies to be followed, analysis of library as a system, the art of development of customer care culture among staff of the library, keeping in view the route for success of Total Quality Management.

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001966   Ramesh L S R C V;Hussian M V (Central Libray and Documentation Center, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural Univ, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030) : Ways and means of promoting reading habits. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(1-2), 55-8.

The information Society is characterized by the need for continuous learning on the part of the members of the society, and the learning process is directly linked with the reading habits. A country like India where more than 30% of the population is still without literacy. The percentage of the people involved in continuous reading and learning process may be less than ten percent. However it is a fact that the percentage of such people is considerably less. This situation needs to be improved by evolving effective strategies. The literacy campaign programs through educational Institutions, the gigantic role of RRRLF through public libraries, other ways and means of promoting reading habits is seldom discussed.

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001965   Ramesh L S R C V (Central Library, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural Univ, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030) : Indian journal of information, library and society -2000-2006 - a bibliometric study. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(3-4), 185-95.

Discusses the various features of the issues of the quarterly Indian Journal of Information, Library and Society published during 2000 - 2006. This includes feature-wise analysis of the journal. The study on authors emphasizes the encouragement given to more and more progressive authors which subjects wise analysis of book reviews. Suggests for organized team research with more citations to be covered.

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001964   Ramesh Babu B;Gopalakrishnan S (Information Science Dep, Madras Univ, Chennai-600 005, Email: beeraka_r@yahoo.co.uk) : Knowledge sharing tools and technology: An overview. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2008, 28(5), 19-25.

The study of knowledge sharing- the means by which an individual/organisation obtains access to any individual's own and other knowledge-has emerged as a key research area from a broad and deep field of study on technology transfer and innovation, and more recently from the field of strategic management. Increasingly, knowledge-sharing research has moved to an organisational learning perspective. Indeed, experience and research suggests that successful knowledge sharing involves extended learning processes rather than simple communication processes, as ideas related to development and innovation need. Provides basic concepts of knowledge sharing and its means of implementation.

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001963   Rajendran L;Kanthimathi S;Arockiasamy S (NO, Tagore Engineering College, Chennai-600 048, Email: rajendranlak@yahoo.com) : E-joumals access: issues and challenges in academic libraries. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(3-4), 204-7.

Electronic Journals have become an increasingly important part of academic library collections. Electronic journal access has created a new set of issues and challenges such as technology requirements, restricted access, access via publishers, online access, licensing, pricing, intellectual property rights and copyright. There are many stakeholders involved in the selection of electronic journals within academic libraries from librarians to users and publishers.

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001962   Rajasekhar M (Commerce Dep, Sri Venkateswara Univ, Tirupati-517 502, Email: mamillarajasekhar@yahoo.com) : Cross-cultural management of university professors in India. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(1-2), 74-9.

To be consistent with WTO promulgations at Cancun 2003 meet, India as the one of the founding members has made open to foreign and private universities to enter into India to do trade in higher education services from January, 2005 onwards. To withstand this imminent competition, the author in this survey based research article tries to suggest traditional Indian universities to transform themselves into business like organizations and adopt cross-cultural knowledge management concept as one of the techniques to increase their competitive advantage.

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001961   Rajalakshmi P M (NO, National Institute of Technology, Calicut-673 601, Email: lakshmi@nitic.ac.in) : Towards an information literate society. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(1-2), 10-19.

This article emphasizes that Information Literacy is more than computer literacy or the ability to use technology; instead it is the ability to find, evaluate, analyse, integrate, communicate and use information to solve problems, create new ideas and make informed decisions and turn the data into knowledge. In order to produce learners who are information literate, the educational institutions at all levels need to integrate information literacy skills across the curricula. Libraries can provide key access points to electronic and print information and offer training programmes to help citizens gain necessary information skills.

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001960   Patil F G;Mudhol M V;Bhandi M K (NO, STJ College for Women, Chikmagalur-577 101) : Reading habits and electronic media. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(3-4), 142-53.

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001959   Natarajan M (National Institute of Science Communication & Information Resources, , 14, Satsang Vihar Marg, New Delhi-110 067, Email: m_natarajan@hotmail.com) : Knowledge sharing through intranet. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2008, 28(5), 5-12.

Describes the Intranet, knowledge and knowledge sharing (KS) with the key considerations of Intranet. The different types of KS like professional knowledge, coordinating knowledge, object-based knowledge and know-how are discussed. A modular approach for Intranet has been explained with the perspectives of managing Intranet through cyclical activity. The contents, which may be shared on Intranet, are exhaustively outlined, while emphasing on the relevancy of information content on it. In addition, the different categories of information to be included for KS like news, directories, reports, agreements, training material, etc., are mentioned. Some of the examples are given where, KS has been implemented. The benefits of Intranet for KS are given in detail with the problems of KS also. It is concluded that KS is an emerging area and all organisations/departments must share their resources in a fast way.

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001958   Naga Raju A V S S;Ramesh L S R C V (Central Library and Documentation Centre, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural Univ, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030, Email: avsnagaraja@yahoo.co.in) : Digital resources exploitation-an empirical analysis. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(1-2), 38-46.

The paper discusses the issue of supporting the wide range of Information searching, analysis and communicating tasks involved in interacting with e-documents within a single UI environment. It is designed to explore the potential and impact of a set of novel features and interactive functionality in enhancing user activities in using e-Journals for various tasks, and to support the value adding of e-documents. The analysis is motivated by increasing knowledge of user needs and requirements in interacting with information and online system and advances in user technologies and methods in digital information organization.

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001957   Murthy K;Ramesh L S R C V;Chandraiah I; NagaRaju V S S (Documentation Assistant, LIBRARY, MANAGE, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030) : Perspectives of content management, training and development in a digital library environment. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(1-2), 20-5.

Recently the idea of the digital library has moved to the forefront of discussion and research. Digital libraries are those libraries, which have number of machine-readable publications and facilitates for remote access to several databases. Their aim is to provide instant access to digitized information and consists of variety of Information sources and paper to paperless forms including multimedia. The purpose ot the paper to describe how the information professionals can manage the digital library in the changing environment. It describes how an integrated approach of Information Technology, Infrastructure and human resource management is useful in supporting the fruitful utilization of digital library by the users and enhances their satisfaction, the ways and means of content management, the essence of training and development collaboration in a digital environment.

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001956   Mulla K R;Chandrashakara M (Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, Nagawara, Bangalore-560 045) : Internet users: a study at Mysore University. ILA Bull 2007, 43(3), 29-40.

Investigator made an attempt to explain the important aspects of Internet, the Internet is a computer - network made up of thousands of networks worldwide. No one knows exactly how many computers are connected to the Internet. Internet and Internet based information resources are essential to overcome the distance barrier in information explosion, and it also saves the time, when searching the literature in electronic form and allows to identify the resources. Presently, Internet based information resources are increasingly used for various purposes. The teachers, research scholars and students of higher education, use Internet to keep themselves up to date. explains/gives an insight into why? People are interested and what is their attitude towards the use of Internet based information resources and Internet use.

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001955   Monfort C C (Humanities Dep, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain, Email: ccarreras@uoc.edu) : Voices: a virtual exhibition as alternative model to the forum 2004. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2008, 28(4), 92-100.

As a part of the cultural offer of the Forum of Cultures, held in Barcelona in summer 2004, the organisers designed an exhibition called Voices focused on diversity, one of the thematic axis of the Forum. The central objective of Voices was to celebrate the fact of human communication and linguistic and cultural diversity. Apart from the presential exhibition, and taken advantage of the use of media as one of the themes, a virtual version of the exhibition Voices was created. This work is the result of an agreement between the exhibition organizers of the Fourm of Cultures, and the group Oliba (Dept. Humanities of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) with the collaboration of the Multimedia Studies of the same University.

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001954   Malik S K (NO, M.D. Univ, Rohtak, Haryana-124 001, Email: s_malik123@rediffmail.com) : Web-based information resources: a case study of electronic journal. ILA Bull 2007, 43(2), 31-5.

Despite the series of disadvantages or demerits posed by the world of e-journals, their is a must for modern teaching being world. In due course of time with move technological development and economic enhancement of the Indian users and providers (university, college etc.) these problems may overcome. The e-journal should be popularized in the academic culture of India.

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001953   Lokhanda R S (NO, Arts and Commerce College, Yelola, Dist. Nasik, Maharashtra-423 401) : Citation analysis of doctoral dissertations submitted to University of Poona in the subject library and information science. ILA Bull 2007, 43(2), 12-18.

A citation analysis of doctoral dissertations submitted in the Department of Library & Information Science at Poona University, Poona was performed as a way of determining the use of information sources made by the scholars of the university. A total of 20 dissertations studied generated a total of 5252 citations. Distribution of citation by forms of documents, core journals, distribution of journals by frequency of citations, year wise and country wise distribution of journal articles cited were analysed. The study reveals that Journals is the most preferred sources of information used by the researchers In the field of Library & Information Science accounting for 45.16% of total citations. The Journal Scientometties has ranked the highest with 98 citations accounting to 4.13% of the total journal citations. Thus the results of the study may be used as a means of evaluative tool for quality collection of the Poona University library.

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001952   Kumbar S S;Mallaiah T Y (NO, Mangalore Univ Library, Mangalagangothri-574 199, Email: ssk@mangaloreuniversity.ac.in) : Changing role of library professionals in the digital age. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(3-4), 120-4.

In the paper an attempt has been made to describe the role of library professionals in the digital age. The library activities that have had the impact of information technology such as: Acquisition of reading materials, organization of reading materials, library automation, selection of software, retrospective conversion, use of barcode technology for faster library transactions, skills required for managing the library network and personal competencies of the library professionals has been discussed.

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001951   Kumaresan S C (NO, , BITS Pilani-Dubai International Academic City, PO Box No.500 002, Dubai, UAE, Email: sckumaresan@hotmail.com) : Knowledge management and sharing through interactive web-based E-learning and training opportunities for lifelong learning in developing countries. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2008, 28(5), 13-7.

The paper elaborates on the importance of web-based knowledge sharing (KS) and management opportunities in large organisations and institutions and the concept of electronic learning (e-learning) in developing countries. It looks at some of the key issues of e-learning and knowledge management (KM) with the help of information and communication technologies; the potential benefits and drawbacks of such KS. Also discusses some of the areas of implementations in different organisations and educational Institutions.

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001950   Kulkarni S A (NO, , F8/II, Kasturi Apt. Ashok Stambha, Nasik-422 005) : Library as a nodal agency for information literacy. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(3-4), 172-8.

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001949   Kuffalikar C R (NO, Mahila Mahavidyalaya, 152 Nandanvan Layout, Nagpur, Email: crekhak@.yahoo.co.in) : Redefining learning resources centres a post NAAC vision. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(1-2), 69-73.

The SWOT analysis exercise, encouraged by NAAC during its first Accreditation, has come as a great experience for all the Higher Education Institutions today. The wake up call given by NAAC, has positively helped these institutions to reorient themselves towards efficient quality, and its enhancement.

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001948   Koovakkai D;Vineeth Davies V (Lecturer, Libarary and Information Science Dep, Calicut Univ, Calicut-673 635, Email: dineshkoovakkai@yahoo.co.in) : Learners' perception of the distance mode of education in library and information science. ILA Bull 2007, 43(3), 13-17.

Distance mode of education is gaining popularity in the light of the need for specialisation and excellence in various activities of the employed as well as educated unemployed young adults. L1S, being a job-oriented course, has great demand among the educated youths who wish to get a better job. However, the distance mode of education is still to be developed in its standard and functioning especially in professional courses like LIS. The perception of the learners of LIS through distance mode reveals that insufficient practical sessions is the most important problem faced by them.

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001947   Khoon L C;Ramaiah C K (NO, Institute of Technical Education Headquarters, 10 Diver Drive, Singapore 138683, Email: chennupati_kamaiah@yahoo.com) : Overiview of online exhibitions. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2008, 28(4), 7-21.

To save our culture and heritage collections, online exhibitions are good conviction. Apart from saving and propagating the knowledge they play a vital role as communications link between highly valuable collections and the general public. This gives an overview of online exhibitions, their need, types, benefits and drawbacks. It also describes various authoring tools to create user interfaces and such online exhibitions. Some of the historical online exhibitions have also been discussed. Concludes that online museums have consequently reduced the distance between visitor and historical monuments and also the demand for original work has increased because of repeated exposure on World Wide Web.

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001946   Khan M A (NO, Saifia College, Ahmedabad Palace, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh) : Video conferencing. ILA Bull 2007, 43(3), 24-8.

Video conferencing in its most basic form is the transmission of synchronized image and speech back and forth between two or more physically separate locations, simulating an exchange as if the participants were in the same physical conversation. Provides a brief introduction of videoconferencing followed by an insight into the various uses of this exciting technology. First deals with the general uses such as meetings, classrooms and collaboration, followed by specific applications such as telemedicine, telecommuting, tele-education. judiciary, remote laboratories, and campus surveillance & security. The paper then presents the snapshot of the various collaborative technologies like VRVS, MPEG, MJPEG, Access Grid, Web Clients and wireless and satellite video.

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001945   Kannappanavar B U;Chidanandaswamy H M; Biradar S B;Shankarappa B (NO, Kuvempu University Library, Jnana Sahyadri-577 451, Email: kannappanavar@rediffmail.com) : Information literacy concepts and programs. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(3-4), 133-41.

Attempt has been made to analyse; what is information Literacy, definions of IL, and programs of IL such as mission, goals and objectives, planning, administration and institutional support, articulation with curriculum, collaboration, pedagogy, staffing, outreach, assessment/evaluation; and the role played by the library is also highlighted in brief.

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001944   Jaya Prakash A;Koteshwara Rao M (Central Library, Kakatiya Univ, Warangal. Res : H No.2-12-386, Vidyaranyapuri, Haneukonda-506 009) : Role of internet and web technology in library and information servics in digital environment. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(1-2), 26-37.

The Development of Communication technology is playing a vital role in the development of society. In earlier days vocal and pictoral methods were mainly used for communication. But now -a -days these primitive methods have given way to electronic pulses. Information of communication technologies have brought changes in the modes and methods of Information storage, retrieval and transmission. The advent of Internet and its world wide web has created a greater impact on the Library and information centers to have access to various information sources and disseminate it to users. The services available in Internet can be utilized by the library and Information centers for acquisition, collection development and various services as CAS, SDI, ILL, Reference Service etc. through various types of resources that are available on Internet. This paper discusses the importance of the Internet in Library functions and services provided by Library and information centers. Web offers significant advantages by integrating different Library and information services with a common user interface offered by web browsers. With the demand of adopting this new age of technology, metropolitan network have to become more efficient to train the Library and information professionals and students.

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001943   Gupta S;Singh G;Gopal K (Libarary Science Dep, Jammu Univ, Jammu) : Blog: A recent online tool of information sharing and dissemination. ILA Bull 2007, 43(2), 23-7.

The Internet era is chracterised with innovative online tools. Over the years we have been experiencing the internet playing a number of roles as a new medium of communication; vehicle for online dissemination of news and views; platform for e-commerce, e-learning, e-library, etc Blogging is very recent phenomenon, which is spreading fast. A Blog/Weblog is an online diary or journal using Web technology so simple that it is possible to publish a Web page with chronological entries at the push of a button. As a recent and innovative tool of information sharing and dissemination, Blogs have grown in numbers about over two millions and the role being played by them is resulting in wider readership and above all their usefulness and popularity. It is an attempt to describe the meaning and definition of Blog/Weblog as a new online phenomenon of the Internet world. The origin and growth of Blogs with historical perspectives has been discussed in detail. An account of the role of Blogs in the context of Library and Information Science has been described. The ethical issues form a component of this preliminary attempt.

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001942   Foo S (College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological Univ, Nanyang Link, Singapore, Email: sfoo@pmail.ntu.edu.sg) : Online virtual exhibitions: concepts and design considerations. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2008, 28(4), 22-34.

Online virtual exhibitions (VEs) are acknowledged as important complimentary counterparts to physical exhibitions. It overcomes space, time and location restrictions and allows global visitors to access these priceless and exciting treasures that are stored in museums, archives and other institutions on a 24/ 7/365 basis. Well constructed VEs can offer alternative experiences to the "real thing" and open up other opportunities that include learning, more content beyond physical exhibits, active participation and contribution by visitors through forums and uploads, online shopping, and others. Provides a state-of-the-art review, and illustrates concepts and design considerations for the development of VEs that can be highly effective and efficient with minimal technological knowledge. By considering the important issues of metadata, system architecture design and development techniques, it becomes possible to generate a series of VEs to meet the needs of different user groups and at the same time cater to the constraints of the client computers, thereby providing the users the best possible experience in engaging with the VEs.

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001941   Devendra;Gobbur S;Jange S (NO, Gulbarga Univ Library, Gulbarga-585 106, Email: gobbur@rediffmail.com) : Quality information services on the internet : A study. Indian J Inf Libr Soc 2007, 20(1-2), 59-68.

An attempt has been made to explore the need for quality of services using Internet technology as a means to enhance the research productivity and access. The Internet, as a huge repository of information, can be used for the collection of competitive intelligence as an information source supporting the academic and research pursuit of the educational goals. Examines potentialities of these Internet services to meet users needs in accessing, communicating and disseminating information. It also emphasizes the modes of Internet Optimization in Library and Information Centers and concludes with the role of Libraries in accessing the goldmine of Internet resources and services to meet the aspirations of the users.

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001940   Chen P H;Hong J S;Shin S W (Computer Science and Information Engineering Dep, National Nai Kai Institute of Technology, Taiwan, Email: jshong@ncnu.edu.tw) : Online exhibition authoring system with intelligent affective background image composition. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2008, 28(4), 35-42.

This study addresses the development of an online authoring system that can be integrated into a typical digital archive system to facilitate the construction of online exhibitions. One common approach for the efficient online authoring is based on a principle that decomposes a hypermedia presentation into a "content document" and a "style template." This study proposes a layer-based architecture to further decompose a style template into a number of presentation layers. The approach eases the burden for implementing large-scale style templates in digital museum projects demanding versatile presentation styles. Particular attention has been focused on the mechanism for affective background image composition that incorporates the concerns of the affective colour scheme and the page layout. A system implementation has been successfully applied in real world digital museum projects for constructing aesthetic online exhibitions.

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001939   Chang W H (Archives Information Div, National Archives Administration No. 10, Lane 59, Yitong st., Taipei 10486, Taiwan (ROC), Email: whchang@archives.gov.tw) : Implementation of a virtual archives system using virtual reality technology: a case study of the national archives administration Taiwan (ROC). DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2008, 28(4), 83-91.

Describes the virtual archives system developed using virtual reality technologies in National Archives Administration (NAA), Taiwan, Republic of China. The project was launched in 2004 and consisted of three parts: a projected virtual reality system; a virtual archives website; and a virtual archives kiosk. Also discusses related issues during system development along with concepts, criteria and solutions. Finally it provides the experience of how to implement a virtual reality system for the archives.

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