USE OF DELNET IN ENGINEERING COLLEGE LIBRARIES OF

USE OF DELNET IN ENGINEERING COLLEGE LIBRARIES OF HARYANA by DR. CHETAN SHARMA ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN, GURU GOBIND SINGH INDPRASTHA UNIVERSITY, DELHI MR. RAJNISH SHARMA CHIEF LIBRARIAN, ASIA PACIFIC INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, PANIPAT

INTRODUCTION In recent years, Library network has emerged as the most powerful medium for storage and retrieval of information. become an unavoidable necessity for every institution of higher learning and research. Keeping in view the multidimensional features and application of Network in this paper a comprehensive attempt has been made to assess Use of DELNET by Engineering College Libraries of Haryana.

DELNET is in operation since January 1988 and was registered as a society in 1992. Total 1147 Libraries have the membership of DELNET Over the globe. Out of which 1131 Libraries are having membership of DELNET in India. 16 International Institutions are having membership of DELNET.

MEMBERSHIP STATUS OF DELNET TOTAL MEMBERS=1147

MAJOR SERVICES OF DELNET v Union Catalogue of Books. v Union List of Current & Catalogue Periodicals. v CD-ROM Database, Database of Indian Specialists, Database of Periodical Articles, v Union List of Video Recordings, Urdu Manuscripts' Database, Database of Theses and Dissertations, DEVINSA Database, sample databases of language publications. v Inter library loan (ILL) & Document Delivery Services (DDS)etc. v An array of facilities including E-mail to its member-libraries including both institutional and associate institutional members.

METHODOLOGY The following 12 Engineering Colleges Libraries of Haryana State have the Membership of DELNET • • • • Name of the College Abbreviation Used Haryana College of technology & Management HCTM Seth Jai Prakash Mukand Lal Institute of TECH. & MGT JMIT M. M Institute of Computer & Technology MMICT B. M Institute of Management & Technology BMIMT Dronacharya College of Engg. & Technology DREC Haryana Engineering College HEC Vaish College of Engineering VCE Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology APIIT SD INDIA Manav Rachna Engineering College MREC Apeejay Engineering College APEEJAY, SOHNA YMCA Engineering College YMCA Gurgaon Institute of Technology GIT

RESPONDENT STATUS Only eight college librarians returned the filled questionnaire. The librarians of GIT, YMCA, Apeejay and MREC have not returned the filled questionnaires therefore these college libraries have been excluded from the study.

DISCUSSION DELNET MEMBERSHIP STATUS INSTITUTION/ COLLEGE ACTIVE HCTM ACTIVE 4 -6 Years JMIT -do- 2 -4 years MMICT -do- 6 Years above BMIET -do- 4 -6 Years DCE -do- 2 -4 Years HEC -do- 2 -4 Years VCE -do- 6 Months APIIT SD INDIA -do- 3 -4 Years

SOURCE OF FINANCE FOR DELNET MEMBERSHIP Institution/College UGC STATE GOVT ANY OTHER HCTM - - JMIT - - Management Fund/ Self Financed -do- MMICT - - -do- BMIET - - -do- DCE - - -do- HEC - - -do- VCE - - -do- APIIT SD INDIA - - -do-

AVAILABILITY OF ICT INFRASTRUCTURE Institution/ College Internet Facility Internet Connectivity Types No. of PCs HCTM YES Leased Line & Radio Line LAN 15 -20 JMIT YES -do- LAN 5 -10 MMICT YES RF (Wireless) LAN AVAILA LAN 15 -20 BMIET YES Broadband DCE YES VSAT Connectivity LAN 5 -10 HEC YES Leased Line Connections LAN 2 -5 VCE YES Broad Band LAN 10 -15 APIIT SD INDIA RF (Wireless) LAN 15 -20 YES 2 -5

LIBRARY AUTOMATION Institution/ College In House Application Software HCTM JMIT Readymade Software Modules Included With Marc 21 To Delnet For Windows Circulation, Barcode, OPAC, Cataloguing, Multimedia No Acquisition, Circulation, Serial, Processing, Barcode, OPAC, Maintenance No College Management Software (CMS) MMICT Soul Software Acquisition, Circulation, Serial, Processing, Barcode, OPAC, Maintenance BMIET Libguru Acquisition, Circulation, Serial, Processing, Barcode, OPAC, Maintenance DCE E-Granthalaya By Nic Acquisition, Circulation, Serial, Processing, Barcode, OPAC, Maintenance HEC Local Software Made By College VCE Not In Use APIIT SD INDIA Global Integrated Management Software(Gims)Made By Malaysian Experts Not In Use No No No

DIGITAL LIBRARY COLLEGE/ INSTITUTION On-Line Resources Availability of Consortium HCTM IEL Online, ASME Online INDEST Yes JMIT INDEST Yes MMICT INDEST Yes BMIET INDEST No DCE INDEST Yes HEC INDEST No VCE INDEST No APIIT SD INDIA STAFFORDSHIRE PROCESSING ONLINE DATABASE Developing Digital Library Yes

DELNET USE (LIBRARY) Institution/College Usage of Resources Faculty/ Staff Usage No. of Purpose of ILL/ Users Usage DDS HCTM Occasionally 1 -5 Academic Yes JMIT Frequently Daily 5 -10 Teaching Yes MMICT Frequently Daily 10 -15 Research Yes BMIET Occasionally Weekly 1 -5 Research Yes DCE Occasionally Monthly 1 -5 Reference Yes HEC Occasionally 1 -5 Academic Yes VCE Occasionally Weekly 1 -5 Research & Yes Reference APIIT SD INDIA Frequently Occasionally 1 -5 Academic Yes

DELNET SERVICES Institution/Col Rate of Services lege Document Delivery Services (DDS) Mainly Used for DELNET Databases MARC Catalogue HCTM Average Never Availed CD-ROMS Not Useful Never Used JMIT Very Good 5 -7 days Books Useful Used MMICT Good 7 -15 Days Books Useful Used BMIET Good 7 -15 Days Books Not Useful Used DCE Very Good 2 -5 Days Books Useful Used HEC Good 5 -7 days Books Useful Used VCE Good 7 -15 Days Periodicals/Ar Useful ticles Used APIIT SD INDIA Very Good 7 -15 Days Periodicals, Books Never Used Useful

USEFULNESS OF DELNET FOR VARIOUS APPROACHES Institution/ College For Information ILL/DDS Expensive or Not YES In case of Non- Resource Availability of Sharing & Books Networking Demands No No HCTM JMIT YES Yes Expensive MMICT YES Yes Expensive BMIET YES Yes Expensive DCE YES Yes Not Expensive HEC YES No Yes Not Expensive VCE YES Yes Not Expensive APIIT SD INDIA YES Yes In Some Cases Never Availed

ONLINE DELNET SUPPORT TAKEN Institution/ For Online Orientation Online Quick College Help/Assistance Progeramme Help By Response Attended Yahoo Messenger HCTM Never Yes Never No Used JMIT No Yes Yes MMICT Yes Yes BMIET Yes No Yes DCE Yes No Yes HEC Yes Yes VCE No No No Yes APIIT SD INDIA Yes No Very Fast Yes

CONCLUSION v DELNET should also have full text PDF or HTML documents for important and demanded documents. v Today user consults DELNET mainly in lack of books, Journals, CD-ROMs etc. or for reference only, but it is spreading its service area to make the pace with the changing technological era. v Achievement: It is found that engineering college libraries seek help from DELNET not only in print media but online also. v Services: It can solve the queries related to teaching and research. Users have the better and multi-dimensional options to get their desired and latest information.

• From: • Dr. Chetan Sharma, Assistant Librarian, UIRC (University Library) • Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Kashmere Gate Delhi-110006 (INDIA) • E-Mail: - drchetansharma@gmail. com • contact no’s • Phone: - +91 -11 -23900190, 9891917176 (M) • Mr. Rajnish Sharma • Chief Librarian, APIIT SD India, Panipat-132103 , Haryana • E-Mail: - rajsharma 1234@gmail. com • Phone : - +91 -180 -2620043, FAX NO. 0180 -2577273, • 09354193849 (M)

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