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INTRODUCTION Digital Divide is the gap in opportunities experienced by those with limited accessi... more INTRODUCTION Digital Divide is the gap in opportunities experienced by those with limited accessibility to technology especially, the Internet. This digital divide can be bridged by facilitating access to scholarly e-resources to the people of developing and underdeveloped countries. Apart from the fact that most of the print journals are expensive, there is rise in the subscription price of journals and databases on an exponential rate. Financial constraints because of static/shrinking grants available to higher education institutions have forced them to cut their subscriptions drastically. One important aspect that must be taken care of while bridging the digital divide is to ensure that all parts of the country get the access to e-resources irrespective of their geographic location in it. This will be a significant step towards bridging the "Intra-Digital Divide". In India several initiatives have been taken/are being taken to provide access to online journals and datab...
E Library Science Research Journal, May 1, 2013
Library automation is concerned with managing, controlling and automating library activates, and ... more Library automation is concerned with managing, controlling and automating library activates, and services. In an automated library, computers are used in most of the activities, such as acquisition, cataloguing, circulation control and periodical management. Library automation not only does housekeeping activities, but it also provide the current and relevant information to the users, according to their demands. Libraries do not have huge funds to experiment, and they don't usually purchase additional resources. The need for library management software, its installation, training and the lack of financial resources have forced many libraries to stand for themselves when it comes to staying up to date with the latest technology. Unless, of course, they adopt the open source movement and use a few of them available to overcome these problems. Most software that we all use everyday is known as "proprietary", which means that it costs money and that the actual code of the software is restricted, in which the code of the software cannot be modified, copied, or changed from its original construction. The code is "unreadable" and pretty much is what it is. Open source software (OSS), on the other hand, is quite the opposite. The open source mentality revolves around sharing and collaboration, and these two important elements describe open source software perfectly.
INTRODUCTION Digital Divide is the gap in opportunities experienced by those with limited accessi... more INTRODUCTION Digital Divide is the gap in opportunities experienced by those with limited accessibility to technology especially, the Internet. This digital divide can be bridged by facilitating access to scholarly e-resources to the people of developing and underdeveloped countries. Apart from the fact that most of the print journals are expensive, there is rise in the subscription price of journals and databases on an exponential rate. Financial constraints because of static/shrinking grants available to higher education institutions have forced them to cut their subscriptions drastically. One important aspect that must be taken care of while bridging the digital divide is to ensure that all parts of the country get the access to e-resources irrespective of their geographic location in it. This will be a significant step towards bridging the "Intra-Digital Divide". In India several initiatives have been taken/are being taken to provide access to online journals and datab...
E Library Science Research Journal, May 1, 2013
Library automation is concerned with managing, controlling and automating library activates, and ... more Library automation is concerned with managing, controlling and automating library activates, and services. In an automated library, computers are used in most of the activities, such as acquisition, cataloguing, circulation control and periodical management. Library automation not only does housekeeping activities, but it also provide the current and relevant information to the users, according to their demands. Libraries do not have huge funds to experiment, and they don't usually purchase additional resources. The need for library management software, its installation, training and the lack of financial resources have forced many libraries to stand for themselves when it comes to staying up to date with the latest technology. Unless, of course, they adopt the open source movement and use a few of them available to overcome these problems. Most software that we all use everyday is known as "proprietary", which means that it costs money and that the actual code of the software is restricted, in which the code of the software cannot be modified, copied, or changed from its original construction. The code is "unreadable" and pretty much is what it is. Open source software (OSS), on the other hand, is quite the opposite. The open source mentality revolves around sharing and collaboration, and these two important elements describe open source software perfectly.