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Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences, Warsaw, 2011, 2011
The paper introduces the merits of Open Access resources especially in a developing country scena... more The paper introduces the merits of Open Access resources especially in a developing country scenario. It delineates the different problems of the Indian LIS professionals in the provision of higher education resources. It describes the key players in the creation of open scholarly archives. of Technology-Rourkela, Raman Research institute, etc. It explores the dictum of the University Grants Commission of India to submit electronic version of theses and dissertation which led to the creation and access of Electronic Thesis and Dissertations bibliographic and/or full-text database at the University level. The major Indian government initiative (in collaboration with Education and Research Network, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and some other prestigious bodies) called "Digital Library of India" has been explored. With the ultimate goal of digitizing all Indian books and the immediate goal of capturing 1 million pages, it is also a useful resource for higher learners. Other notable attempts include biomedical resources by medIND (called the 'Indian Medlars') by National Informatics Centre covers full text of IndMED journals that covers peer reviewed Indian biomedical literature.
The Great Indian scientist, Prafulla Chandra Ray (1861-1944) is undoubtedly a great mind and one ... more The Great Indian scientist, Prafulla Chandra Ray (1861-1944) is undoubtedly a great mind and one of the leading figures in the Bengal renaissance ushering the era of modern Indian science. This paper deals with the perceptions of a Library & Information Science Professional relating with his diabolical relationship with the libraries as a learning resource for satisfying his knowledge-seeking activities as well as the libraries urge to capture and preserve the contributions of this great mind for the generations to come.
IFLA SET Bulletin, Jan 2013
The paper traces the history, current scenario, problem areas, future prospects of Library (and I... more The paper traces the history, current scenario, problem areas, future prospects of Library (and Information) Science Education in India.
The use of Internet by students, teachers, researchers, journalists, librarians, information scie... more The use of Internet by students, teachers, researchers, journalists, librarians, information scientists, and numerous other professionals have already gathered momentum in our country with the strengthening of information infrastructure day-by-day. The number of Internet service providers, personal Internet connections, institutional Internet connections, cyber cafes, etc are also multiplying at a rapid rate. Biomedical practitioners in the world are also finding Internetbased information resources highly useful inasmuch as it is providing latest information about the harmful drugs being withdrawn, new drugs being introduced in the world, novel medical equipments being marketed, unique surgical techniques becoming successful, and so on. At this juncture, a question automatically arises as to what extent this facility is being used by biomedical practitioners of a region of our country, where computerization and Internet facility etc have started rather late.
... iv Chanda, s and Patkar, V (2007). ICTS: A catalyst for enriching the learning process and li... more ... iv Chanda, s and Patkar, V (2007). ICTS: A catalyst for enriching the learning process and library services in India. The International Information & Library Review Volume 39, Issue 1, March 2007, Pages 1-11 v CR Karisiddappa, Niels Ole Pors and Terry L. Weech (2004). ...
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences, Warsaw, 2011, 2011
The paper introduces the merits of Open Access resources especially in a developing country scena... more The paper introduces the merits of Open Access resources especially in a developing country scenario. It delineates the different problems of the Indian LIS professionals in the provision of higher education resources. It describes the key players in the creation of open scholarly archives. of Technology-Rourkela, Raman Research institute, etc. It explores the dictum of the University Grants Commission of India to submit electronic version of theses and dissertation which led to the creation and access of Electronic Thesis and Dissertations bibliographic and/or full-text database at the University level. The major Indian government initiative (in collaboration with Education and Research Network, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and some other prestigious bodies) called "Digital Library of India" has been explored. With the ultimate goal of digitizing all Indian books and the immediate goal of capturing 1 million pages, it is also a useful resource for higher learners. Other notable attempts include biomedical resources by medIND (called the 'Indian Medlars') by National Informatics Centre covers full text of IndMED journals that covers peer reviewed Indian biomedical literature.
The Great Indian scientist, Prafulla Chandra Ray (1861-1944) is undoubtedly a great mind and one ... more The Great Indian scientist, Prafulla Chandra Ray (1861-1944) is undoubtedly a great mind and one of the leading figures in the Bengal renaissance ushering the era of modern Indian science. This paper deals with the perceptions of a Library & Information Science Professional relating with his diabolical relationship with the libraries as a learning resource for satisfying his knowledge-seeking activities as well as the libraries urge to capture and preserve the contributions of this great mind for the generations to come.
IFLA SET Bulletin, Jan 2013
The paper traces the history, current scenario, problem areas, future prospects of Library (and I... more The paper traces the history, current scenario, problem areas, future prospects of Library (and Information) Science Education in India.
The use of Internet by students, teachers, researchers, journalists, librarians, information scie... more The use of Internet by students, teachers, researchers, journalists, librarians, information scientists, and numerous other professionals have already gathered momentum in our country with the strengthening of information infrastructure day-by-day. The number of Internet service providers, personal Internet connections, institutional Internet connections, cyber cafes, etc are also multiplying at a rapid rate. Biomedical practitioners in the world are also finding Internetbased information resources highly useful inasmuch as it is providing latest information about the harmful drugs being withdrawn, new drugs being introduced in the world, novel medical equipments being marketed, unique surgical techniques becoming successful, and so on. At this juncture, a question automatically arises as to what extent this facility is being used by biomedical practitioners of a region of our country, where computerization and Internet facility etc have started rather late.
... iv Chanda, s and Patkar, V (2007). ICTS: A catalyst for enriching the learning process and li... more ... iv Chanda, s and Patkar, V (2007). ICTS: A catalyst for enriching the learning process and library services in India. The International Information & Library Review Volume 39, Issue 1, March 2007, Pages 1-11 v CR Karisiddappa, Niels Ole Pors and Terry L. Weech (2004). ...