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Management; Types of Libraries - Their Resources and Preservation; Information and

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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK!!

1. Collection Development at MM Engineering College Library: A Case Study Kaushal Chauhan 1

2. Importance of Information Literacy Skills in the Digital World K. Rajaram, S. Jeyachitra, B. S. Swaroop Rani 8

3. Information, Technology and Knowledge ManagementB. Sivakumar, J. Dominic 11

4. Online References Management System: An Examination into BibMeKhaiser Nikam, Umesha M L 17

5. Opinion of Young Adults towards Extension Activities of Public Libraries in Karnataka: A StudyKhaiser Nikam, Jayakumara 22

6. Assessing Cataloging Curriculum Offered by LIS Program in MalaysiaNurulannisa Abdullah, Zuraidah Abd Manaf, Hamidah Abd Rahman 29

7. Cloud Computing: Opportunities and Issues in Library EnvironmentKumar Patil 43

8. Deep Web Harnessing ToolsMudasir Khazer, Nadim Akhtar Khan, Tazeem Zainab 48

9. Evaluation of Search Interfaces of Online Resources: A Literature ReviewHuma Shafiq, Shazia Rasool 57

10. Information-Seeking Behavior among PG Students of University of Kashmir: An Analytical StudyShabir Ahmad Ganie, Mudasir Khazer 64

ContentsJournal of Advancements in Library Sciences

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Collection Development at MM Engineering College

Library: A Case Study

Kaushal Chauhan* Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India

Abstract Collection Development plays a vital role in fulfilling ever growing and changing demands of users. A library is relevant to its users only when it provide relevant

information to its users. The collection should be quality based rather than quantity. The

paper presents different aspects of collection development and analyzes the growth of collection in the library so far with particular reference to books and e-resources. This

article provides guidelines for building the collection development to meet the Information needs of the users of libraries.

Keywords: Collection, collection development, e-resources, e-journals

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Importance of Information Literacy Skills

in the Digital World

K. Rajaram1*, S. Jeyachitra

2, B. S. Swaroop Rani

3

1K.S.Rangasamy Institute of Technology, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India

2Urumu Dhanalakshmi College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India

3Bishop Heber College Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract Information literacy is a basic human right in the digital world as it empowers

individuals in all walks of life of life to seek, evaluate use and create information

effectively to achieve their personal, social, occupation and education goals. This paper

attempts to explain the various aspect of information literacy to possess for the

professionals to provide effective services in the digital world.

Keywords: Information literacy; information retrieval; information skills

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Information, Technology and Knowledge Management

B. Sivakumar1*, J. Dominic

2

1Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India 2Karunya University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract In this information and knowledge age, libraries must come out from back of the screen

to the centre stage of the organization. With the excellent skills in organizing and codifying information sources and making information accessible to others, library

professionals can play an important role and contribute more for organizational

development. To sustain in technologically competitive global market, libraries must have a strong information system in order to increase the organizational competitive

advantage. The success of the organizations’ greatly depends upon the value and capacity of its library. This paper attempts to explain in details about the information,

technology and knowledge management, an attempt is also made to differentiate them.

Keywords: Information management, technology management, knowledge

Management

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Online References Management System: An

Examination into BibMe

Khaiser Nikam*, Umesha M L

DLIS, University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka, India

Abstract This paper is on online Reference Management System, called BibMe which supports the

researchers in compiling of bibliographical references for writing papers, thesis and

books. The procedure to search on the home page of BibMe is easy, automatic and simple. It is quick and standardized way to prepare bibliographical references using

different referencing styles like APA, MLA and so on. The screen shots are collected from

the home page of BibMe and the procedure to use them is carefully explained for the benefit of the researchers. This work will be useful for beginners of the users of

referencing systems. Other models like Zotero are not dealt with here; the scope is restricted to only to one type automatic biblo making system called BibMe.

Keyword: BibMe, reference management system, online reference management

system, examination

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Opinion of Young Adults towards Extension Activities of

Public Libraries in Karnataka: A Study

Khaiser Nikam1*, Jayakumara

2

1Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri,

Mysore, Karnataka, India 2Government First Grade College, Chamarajanagar, Karnataka, India

Abstract This paper examines the young adults opinion towards extension activities of public

libraries in Karnataka, the purpose of the study is to know the demographic

characteristics of young adult public library (YAPL) users and their opinion about the

academic and cultural activities of public library. The structured questionnaire was

designed and distributed randomly to 1680 users between 15 to 40 years of age out of which 1021 filled-in questionnaires were received representing 60.77%. The result of the

survey shows that about 420(41.1%) respondents were between 21–25 year of age, nearly 775(77.6%) of users were male, majority scoring 825(83.4%) of young adults were

unmarried and more number accounting 454(44.5%) of respondents visit the library

daily. The chi-square value shows that there is significant difference are observed between the frequency of responses of young adults towards academic and cultural

activities of public library, where majority of users were in disagreement side and they

are not satisfied with extension activities of public libraries in Karnataka.

Keywords: Public lbrary, extension activity, young adults, opinion

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Assessing Cataloging Curriculum Offered by LIS

Program in Malaysia

Nurulannisa Abdullah*, Zuraidah Abd Manaf, Hamidah Abd Rahman

Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malayasia

Abstract The cataloguing courses offered vary in Library and Information Science (LIS) Programs in Malaysia. With the fast technological change, faculties are responsible in giving the

most appropriate learning education in preparing their students with skills and

competencies as well as ensuring what students need to know to do their jobs well. The objectives of this study are to identify the current practice of teaching and learning of

cataloguing course in LIS program in Malaysia, to investigate the relevance of cataloguing course as perceived by educators toward professional career, to discover the

required elements to improve the cataloguing courses offered and to identify the required

skills and competencies of cataloguer in this technological era as perceived by the educators. A multiple case study approach is undertaken to identify the nature, level, and

status of teaching cataloguing courses in five LIS programs in Malaysia. The interviews, document analyses as well as observations are used as methods for data collection. The

findings from these cases lead the researcher to generate the factors for improvement of

cataloguing course framework. In summary, current practice, educators’ perceptions toward professional career, elements for improvement and required competencies as

factors in improving the cataloguing courses in all LIS programs in Malaysia. The

findings also demonstrate that cataloguing is still relevant and will continue to be taught,

and that it remains a core course even with the advent of information communication and

technology (ICT) that revolutionized information organization in the past decade. The results of the study have provided input to the LIS programs in Malaysia in reviewing the

course contents, examined the course offering as well as described teaching philosophy

since the technology changes and give impact to the world of librarianship nowadays.

Keywords: Cataloguing, cataloguing practices, library and information science,

cataloguing curriculum, malaysia

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Cloud Computing: Opportunities and Issues in

Library Environment

Kumar Patil* Shri Mahadeshwara Government First Grade College, Kollegal-571440,

Chamarajanagar District, India

Abstract Cloud computing provides many opportunities for libraries to offer services to users in innovative ways. Cloud computing is user-centric, task-centric, powerful

and is always accessible. These features of cloud computing offer many opportunities for libraries to reshape their services. At the same time, libraries

should also give attention to many issues that come up when cloud computing is

employed in library environment. Libraries should invest a lot of thinking before experimenting with cloud computing. This paper intends to examine the

opportunities that cloud computing – a technological development – has brought in and the issues that it may bring along with it when adopted in library environment.

Keywords: Cloud computing, software as a service (saas), platform as a service

(paas), infrastructure as a service, attention economics

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Deep Web Harnessing Tools

Mudasir Khazer*, Nadim Akhtar Khan, Tazeem Zainab Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal,

Srinagar, J & K, India

Abstract Much of the information is valuable and accessible on the internet, but a vast amount of

high-quality information is not searched even by the best search engines. Estimates put the volume of the hidden internet at up to 500 times the size of the surface web. Surfing

the visible web failed to satisfy many searchers’ information needs. For this reason, the

deep web lying outside the scope of Google and other general search tools has excited many including library and information centers. Much of the hidden information resides

in dynamic databases; the contents of these sites will never be indexed by any web

crawler because the pages are generated on the fly and then discarded. It also includes other contents such as audio/video clips, flash movies, and documents in non-standard

formats, etc. The present study tends to identify and explore such tools including search engines, directories and databases that help the research community to harness the

invisible web.

Keywords: Deep web, invisible web, hidden web, search engines, directories,

databases, search engines

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Evaluation of Search Interfaces of Online

Resources: A Literature Review

Huma Shafiq*, Shazia Rasool Department of Library and Information Science University of Kashmir, Hazratbal,

Srinagar-190006, India

Abstract This paper aims at exploring the literature available on the evaluation of online

resources on the basis of their search interfaces. The available literature is scanned

deeply in order to discover the preferable works related to the evaluation of search

interfaces. Various online resources like search engines, databases, e-journals, etc., are

used to retrieve the necessary literature. The main purpose of this work is to identify, explore and document the literature pertaining to various aspects of search and retrieval

efficiency of different online resources. This further provides an insight into the trends in available literature pertaining to different aspects of retrieval efficiency of such tools.

The study divulges that not much of the work has been done in this field and research

scholars can find a lot more areas to study upon. The study is first of its kind and makes an endeavor to review the literature in the field of search user interface evaluation.

Keywords: Search interface, user interface, evaluation, information retrieval,

IR systems, query formulation

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Information-Seeking Behavior among PG Students of

University of Kashmir: An Analytical Study

Shabir Ahmad Ganie*, Mudasir Khazer Department of Library & Information Science, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-190006, India

Abstract The aim of this study is to reveal the information-seeking behavior of postgraduate students in different departments of the University of Kashmir. A well-framed

questionnaire was used to gather the data related to the problem. Questionnaires were

distributed among postgraduate students of the University of Kashmir. The students were selected using a random-sampling approach and the departments were randomly

selected. The findings reveal that the majority of the students use the information resources for research purposes. Most of the students access information sources through

remote login. Users face multiple problems while accessing information sources.

Availability of information sources in multiple formats and in large numbers has posed challenges to the user community. Students are also using different sources of

information available in the main university library as well as in departmental libraries.

Besides, they also use digital information through the internet. The study can be further extended to the analysis of information-seeking behavior through various information

models in order to gain a broader perspective of changing patterns in present times. The study will point to the importance of providing access to quality information resources

and eliminate the bottlenecks that hamper easy access to information resources. The

administration should revisit their strategies in the light of the findings of the study.

Keywords: Information-seeking, information-seeking behavior, information literacy,

information access, university of Kashmir