use of internet for library applications by v l vernekar ziet mysore
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USE OF INTERNET FOR LIBRARY APPLICATIONS BY V L VERNEKAR ZIET MYSORE. TECHNICAL SERVICES. Collection Development Cataloguing Classification / subject index Reference & Information service Document delivery. COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT. CATALOGUING. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
TECHNICAL SERVICES Collection Development
Cataloguing
Classification / subject index
Reference & Information service
Document delivery
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
NAME URLAmazon.com www.amazon.com
Barner and noble www.barnerandnoble.com
Book stacks www.books.com/scripts/default.exe
Internet book shop www.bookshop.co.uk/hme/hmepge.asp
Water stones store www.waterstones.com.index.htm
Go book shopping www.gobookshopping.com (Indian site)
Book and you www.bookandyou.com
CATALOGUING
•By including various websites in local catalogues.
• Example : 1.reference collection www.refdesk.com 2. Translation services in S & T www.niscair.res.in
CLASSIFICATION
Websites may be classified as per the subject and services they provide.
Search will become faster as classification numbers are allotted to these sites.
Broader to concrete search is possible.
REFERENCE SERVICE
EASIER AND FASTER.
AVAILABLE ON PAYMENT AND FREELY.
CONSUMES LESS SPACE DUE TO DIGITALIZATION.
SOME REFERENCE SOURCES
• www.refdesk.com : new sources, USA/world news pages, top 100 U.S newspapers…, top reference tools, OWL writing Lab resources for writers
• www.rabtleby.com/reference : The 6900 entries from 4000 sources organized in 25 category.
www.library.uiuc.edu/rex/erefs/ : From university of Illions online reference collection, Encyclopedia, Dictionaries and other quick fact sources.
www.itcompany.com/inforetriever : Librarians tools.
. http://www.eduessays.com
Information related to Education. http://www.sldirectory.com : resource for
school librarians
DOCUMENT DELIVERY SERVICE Some times documents not
available freely.
Librarian / Head of the Institution has to take decision.
Basic needs of the reader are to be kept in mind.
SKILLS FOR LIBRARIANSSKILLS FOR LIBRARIANS• Campbell’s job descriptions:
1.knowledge of cartography –Learning all existing and emerging sources of information and navigate among them.
2. Understanding the consumer i.e. the type of service and the information he needs.
3. Creating new delivery mechanism to transfer information on demand.