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Establishing Digital Library in University Setup: A Case Study of Panjab University Library

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Establishing Digital Library in University Setup: A Case Study of Panjab University Library

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    1. Establishing Digital Library in University Setup: A Case Study of Panjab University Library Mritunjay Kumar Assistant Archivist, PU Chandiagarh

    2. Coverage Background Digital Library: An Overview Panjab University Library: A Case Study

    3. Background Innovations, discoveries & revolutions have witnessed in order to meet the urgent requirements of the people. The trend could be seen in the sectors like agriculture, sea, milk product and space. Similar trends now we notice in the field of Information Science. Here emphasis would be in the area of Library & Info. Science.

    4. Why Digital Library? Information explosion has led to the creation of huge amount of information These needs to be processed, stored, and disseminated Willingness on the part of the librarians to adopt quick, easy and cheapest way to process these Changing global needs & requirements support from the World Wide Web and related technology above all, a proper digital library setup may help proceed in proper direction

    5. Digital Library (Growth & Evolution) Entry of computers in the library services and application of punched card through the development of MARC (1950) fully computer based library (1960) First digital library initiative came in 1994, when the National Science Foundation, the Advanced Resource Projects Agency and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in US used for their documentation. Electronic, Virtual, Library without walls, and several such terms so far being used to describe it in different context.

    6. Need To store, retrieve and disseminate information scientifically. Which may consume less time, travel faster whose migration and changing of media would be easy (life span of storage media like CDs and DVDs) Many more.

    7. Some Definitions The digital library is now widely accepted to mean the use of digital technology in the provision of library services and operations, which includes acquisition, organization, storage, conservation and dissemination of information to its users. Some Standard definition may as follows:

    8. Def…. “Organization that provide the resource, including the specialized staff, to select, structure, offer intellectual access to interpret, distribute, preserve the integrity and ensure the persistence over time of collections of digital work so that they are economically available for use by a defined communities or set of communities” (Walter 1998)

    9. Continue... “Libraries that are distinguished from information retrieval systems because they include more types of media, provide additional functionality and services, and include other stages of the information life cycle, from creation through use of digital libraries can be viewed as a new form of information institution or as an extension of the services libraries currently provide” (Millard)

    10. Basic Objective To exploit the facilities of information technology with a mission of sharing resources available globally providing right and nascent information to the users community at Right Time. In this move, computers, www, and telecommunication are the helping tools.

    11. Advantages Helps to preserve rare and fragile objects without denying access to those who wish to study them convenient to the users it saves space and the time of the staff and users it also helps in sharing the resources.

    12. Creating Digital Library: Some Steps Automation of Entire Library Activities Implementation of Barcode technology Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) Internet Connectivity Resource dissemination through CD/DVD Online Journal Database Subscription Online Database Subscription

    13. Continue... Procurement of E-Books Converting Printed Resources into Digital Resources Library Web Page Developing Library information Portal Converting Printed Resources into Digital Resources

    14. PU Library: An Overview Shifted to present campus in 1963 Collection - 6.5 lac Collections mostly in English, but sizeable collection is also available in Hindi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Urdu, Persian Arabic. Entered the threshold of IT in Feb. 1988. With the installation of 3 PCs

    15. Modernization and Upgradation Received a UGC grant of 50 lac in 1995 to update and modernize the facilities in library. Installation of Computers in all sections of the library (Dec. 1996) Connected to Central Server, LAN. GISTNIC terminal setup with the help of NIC, Delhi for off line access to databases providing general information services to users.

    16. Continue... Library operation fully automated. Online Access to some important databases under resource sharing and networking. OPAC, Barcode Technology are some of the important step in modernization.

    17. Sections at a glance Updated reference tools, provides access to CD-ROM Databases. Catalogue of theses covering thesis submitted till 2002. Getting updated every year Spending 1.2 Crore every year on Journals Online access of around 5000 journal under UGC-INFLIBNET Programme.

    18. Continue... Similar provisions for online access of journals have also been made with the indivisual journal agency for their online subscription. Resource sharing and networking in operation through Delnet and other organisations.

    19. Digital Library and Digitization Setup in 2005. The section basically caters to the needs of the person looking for E-Journal, E-Books, Dissertations, Thesis, and several other categories of the databases for which we have the electonic links. Reades may use CD, DVD, Pen-Drive for taking the data. The print-out is other option in this regard.

    20. Continue... Presently we have six outlets, we are looking for 50 more in near future. Links for the conference alerts, bibliographic databases . One of the centres for the document delivery among the 6 designated in the country.

    21. Digitization Started in 2004 with NRI fund. In the first phase Manuscripts (1492) are digitized, Rare books (20,000) and Thesis will follow. National Mission For Manuscripts guideline are followed.

    22. Security Aspects 47 CCTV Cameras have been installed at various locations inside the library with archiving facility. RFID technology is in the pipe-line.

    23. Concluding Remarks ritunjay@pu.ac.in thanks

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