KVS LIBRARIANSHIP IN DIGITAL LIBRARY ENVIRONMENT by Jitendra

KVS LIBRARIANSHIP IN DIGITAL LIBRARY ENVIRONMENT by Jitendra Das Librarian, KVS-3, BBSR

Introduction: � Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Human Resource Development; Govt. of India Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan is primer institution to provide education in India from 1965 with running more than 900 vidyalayas in all over the Indian states. And libraries are the key center of each Vidyalaya. KVS Libraries are delivering services to the academician, students and the staff. � In Information Communication & Technology (ICT) era, development of information technology is playing a crucial role in redesigning, restructuring and reengineering the shape of KVS Libraries. It is therefore essential for the KVS Librarians to know that the profession of Librarian is never static and would never be so in future. The library is an extremely important entity in the Vidyalaya and it must be responsive to Vidyalaya.

Concept of Digital Library: The Digital Libraries are electronic libraries where the information is acquired, stored and retrieved in digital form. � Digital Libraries are the group-interlinked workstations connected to the high-speed networks and can be accessible through networks/computers. � Internet Digital Library web Ø distributed environment for accessing the information Ø provides content delivery mechanism (TCP/IP and other protocols). Ø tools and techniques for the contents publishing, hosting and access the information Ø combination of structured/ unstructured text, number, data, scanned images, graphics, charts, audio and video recordings etc

Some definition of DL : � According to Lesk: -“A digital library is a collection of information that is both digitized and organized which offers capabilities beyond those of a traditional library” � According to a scholar: -“An organization, which might be virtual, that comprehensively collects, managers and preserves for the long term rich digital contents, and offers to its user communities specialized functionally on that contents, of measurable quality and according to codified policies. � According to the workshop on ‘Interoperability, Scaling and Digital Library Agenda: -“An organized collection of multimedia data with information 46 management methods that represent the data as information and knowledge”

Components of Digital Library: Digital Information Ø Accessibility Ø Community Ø System Ø Services Ø Network Ø Organized Information Ø Search & Retrieval Mechanism Ø Technology Ø Multimedia Ø Library Professional Ø Web Ø Databases Ø Multi Entry Ø Metadata Ø

Utility of Digital Library: The degree of digital library utility to which the balance will shift from paper to digital depends on a number of factors such as infrastructure cost, legal constraints library budget and technical innovation. COMPARISON OF TRADITIONAL AND DIGITAL LIBRARY UTILITIES Utility Traditional Library Digital Library Contents Acquisition & Collection Development Capture & Creation of Contents Indexing Cataloguing Rules Bibliographical Control MARC-Based Cataloging (Metadata) Access Public Card Catalogue Web-OPAC(web based portal) Search Entry browsing( Title, Subject, Author) Query and Boolean Search Retrieval Circulation & Document Delivery Global returns, download option, etc Storage Stacks & shelf lists, weeding Preservation & Updating Security Library’s own rules & regulations Right Management & Licensing Services Discrete Integrated

Advantages of Digital Library: Ø Ø Ø Ø It can be access on 24 hours in a day and 365 days in a year Saves the Library space and physical resources preservation cost Facilitates online learning environment 47 Optimizes searches, enabling simultaneous search of the internet, commercial databases online learning environment Help to locate both physical and digitized versions of articles & books through single interface Provides faster access to the holdings of libraries worldwide through automated catalogues Preserves the valuable documents, rare and special collections of libraries, archives and museum Shortens the chain from content creator(author) to content user

Disadvantages of Digital Library: Ø Ø Ø Expensive Staff expertise Quick technology obsolescence(H/w & s/w) Contents format obsolescence Hacking and sabotage (security threats) Preservation strategies and storage media Data creators and publishes dominance Intellectual Property rights issue are not very clear Web archiving User education Promotion and marketing

Competencies of KVS Librarians: � Institutional Competencies : ü Community Public School Librarians ü Society NVS School Librarians ü Satisfaction of Faculty Members ü Desire of information seekers (Students) ü Request from ‘Ask from Librarian’ : a web-blog ü Updating the website of digital library front face ü Organizing web-based learning activities � Professional Competencies : ü Knowledge of both in print and electronic information resources ü Systematic and scientific organization of these resources Knowledge of latest information technology ü Specialized information services to meet the appropriate information needs ü Management techniques ü Evaluating information services at a regular interval Identify the good service provider (database Vendors & online publishers) Continuing…. .

. � Personal Competencies: ü Commitment to service excellence ü Good listener ü Time conscious ü Self confidence ü Creative thinking ü Leadership quality ü ü ü Motivational quality Effective communicator Capability to change one self Team work and cooperation Delegation of authority Honest services provider � Academic Competencies: ü Completing MLISc, Ph. D. Courses ü Earning the ICT Courses (PGDLAN, PGDCA, PGDIT, PGDPRM, MIS, MIT etc. ) ü Acquiring certificates of courses on DBMS packing Oracle & MS, Web-designing ü Coordinating the workshop of new library techniques & tools ü Attending and presenting the research papers in National / International Conference / Seminars ü Organizing the library professional/ librarians meeting on weekly basis for updating the knowledge by sharing

Elements for Digital Library: � Computer : Server, Clients with multimedia, UPS � Network : LAN, MAN, WAN and Internet etc � Audio Visual : Color TV, DVD, sound Box, Telephone � Scanner: HP Scan jet, Drum Scanner, slide Scanner, Microfilms Scanner, digital Camera, barcode Scanner etc. � Storage Devices: CD-ROM, DVD, Juke boxes, Optical Storage Device. � Printer: Laser printer, Dot matrix printer, Barcode Printer, Digital Graphic printer etc. � Software: Any software which is suitable for LAN and Internet connection.

Some Digital Library open source software : � Dspace : Dspace is an open source digital library software. Using the software, the digital libraries can be developed wherein digital documents can be uploaded and searched online. It conforms to the international standards including Dublin core and OAI-PMH. ( www. dspace. org ) � e. Print: The GNU e. Print free software, which create online achieve. The default configuration is the repository of research out put of an academic institution. It has been developed at the University of Southampton in relation to a variety of projects. � Greenstone: Greenstone is a suite of software for building and distributing digital library collections. It provides a new way of organizing information and publishing it on the Internet or on CD-ROM. Greenstone is produced at the University of Waikato, New Zealand developed and distributed in cooperation with UNESCO and the Human Info NGO. It is open-source, multilingual software, issued under the terms of the GNU General Public License. (www. greenstone. org ).

Promotion of Digital Library in India: E-print at Indian institute of Science, Bangalore (www. ncsi. ernet. in) � INFLIBNET: Information & Library Network (www. inflibnet. ac. in) � IGNCA Digital Library (www. igncw. nic. in/dgt_001. htm) � CSCS Media & Culture archive (www. cscsban. org/htm/meda_archive. hm) � TIFR Digital library (www. tifr. res. in/_library) � � Digital South Asia Library (http: //dsal. uchicago. edu) � Centre for Education & Documentation(www. ced. org) �

Conclusion: KVS Librarians are required to support the concept of digital library in their institution to provide more effective, enhanced the expeditious, pin pointed & exhaustive information services to the information seekers. The utility of digital library in modern time and proving an opportunity to create freely browsing and searchable documents of the users has become a tested for modern research. It is a virtual solution that comprehensive stores, achieves and manages digital 50 content, and lets the user communities retrieve and access it, at the click of a button.

References: � � � � MICAH(Altman), 2001 Open Source Software for Libraries: from Greenstone to the virtual Data centre and beyond IASSIST Quarterly (IQ 25 PP 5) INDEST Consortium(www. library. iitb. ac. in/indest �DELNET Training and workshop(www. delnet. nic. in) ANSARI, Mehtab Alam(2003) Digital Libraries: Needs, Technology and Benefit ILA Bulletin 38(3) pp 22 -26 BHATT, R K and SINGH, KP (2004) Digital Libraries: emerging features, challenges and opportunities, TERI New Delhi pp 49 -55 BANERJEE, Sushant (2005), Librarianship in New technological Era: Opportunities and challenges, Conference Volume of ICIM 2005, Vol. 2 pp 831 -836 KAVITA, R(2009) collection Development in Digital Libraries : trends and problems, Indian Journal of Science and technology, Vol. 2 No. 12 (Dec 2009) PATEL K. K. , PATEL M And RAM ROOP (2011), Digital Library : A Need in Digital Era, Conference Volume of NCTIALDE 2011, pp 273 -278 (May 2011) KRISHNAMURTHY and CHAN, Winnie S. (2005) Issue and Challenges in Digital Library Development, Conference Volume of ICIM 2005, Vol. 2 pp 837 -842

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