Reference Services- Concept, Definition, Kinds and Trends
Reference service v/s Information service
Bibliographic Service
Indexing and Abstracting Service
CAS, SDI Service
Referral, Document delivery service
Translation Services
Reprographic Services
Online Service: Information products, Nature, types, and marketing
Online Search Services and Technologies
Search Engines and Meta Search Engines
Internet Search Techniques
IOT (Internet of things)
Introduction to Web Servers: Apache Server and Internet Information Server
2. Unit - II:
1. Current Trends and organization of the Web Resources
Web Dewey and UDC online (Brief Description)
Brief Introduction of OCLC Classify
Folksonomy: Basic concept, Tagging and Social Bookmarking
Semantic Web: Concept, need, purpose, and advantages
Simple Knowledge organization System (SKOS), Taxonomies and Ontologies
2. E-Resources: Collection Development
Types of E-Resources: E-books, E-journals, Databases, Electronic Theses & Dissertations etc.
Collection Building Process – Electronic Resource Development Policy; Budgeting, Pricing, Licensing, Ordering and Receiving, Evaluation of e-Resources; Archiving and Preservation of E-Resources
3. E-Resources: Negotiations, Licensing, and Access
Model Licenses and Guidelines for Collection Building
Negotiations
Copyright in the Digital Environment/Digital Rights Management (DRM) and User Training
Delivery of E-Resources & Access Management and Authentication
Off-campus and Integrated Access
4. E-Resources: Consortia
Growth and Development of Consortia
Collection Building of e-Resources through Consortia
Consortia: e-Shodh Sindhu, CeRA, NKRC, OCLC
5. E-Resources: Usage
Usage Statistics, e-Resource Usage Analysis
Standards and Guidelines (COUNTER)
Processing, Analysis and Presentation of Data
Discovery based Services
Usage Enhancement Measures
3. Unit - III:
1. Information Technology
Components, Impact of IT on Society
Computers- Hardware, Software
Storage Devices
Input/Output Devices
Telecommunication- Transmission media, Switching systems, Bandwidth, Multiplexing, Modulation, Protocols, Wireless Communication, Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), Open Systems Interconnection (OSI), Topologies, Types of Networks
Internet- Web browsers, WWW
Internet Protocols and Standards- HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SMTP, TCP/IP, URI, URL
Hypertext, Hypermedia, Multimedia, Video conferencing, Web Page designing, Bar coding, Cloud Computing, Virtual Reality, Augmented Technologies
Standards for Library Automation
Barcode, RFID, NFC (Near Field Communication), QR Code, Biometric, Smartcard: Features and Applications
4. Unit - IV:
1. Library Automation
Areas of automation, Planning, Hardware and Software Selection, OPAC
Networks- ERNET, NICNET, DELNET, JANET, BLAISE, OCLC, INFLIBNET, INTERNET- Components, Services, Browsing-Web Browsers, Netscape, Navigator and Internet Explorer, Search Engines, Meta-Data, Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
National and International Information Systems-NISSAT, NASSDOC, NISCAIR, DESIDOC, INIS, AGRIS, MEDLARS, INSPEC
Institutional Repositories- Dspace, Eprints, Greenstone etc. Open-Source Library Management Softwares- KOHA and others and RDBMS and DBMS with XAMO (Apache, MySQL, PhP)
2. Digital Preservation (DP)
Introduction, Dilemmas and critical challenges
Fundamentals - Concepts, terminology, standards, systems, Integrity, stability, and authenticity
Digital preservation frameworks
Understanding the digital object
Strategies for digital preservation
Preservation planning
5. Unit -V:
1. Research Data Management
Types of data and sources
Storing, Curation and Preservation of Research Data: Documentation and Metadata
Data Management Plan and related tools
FAIR Principles
Data Privacy and Ethics
2. Research Data Management Services
Concept of Research Data Management Services, Need and benefits
Data repositories
Starting Research Data Management Services
Planning and organizing the RDM services
Promoting the RDM services
Evaluating and refining the RDM services
3. Web Technology and Web Based Services
Web 2.0 and 3.0 - Library 2.0- Concept, Characteristics, Components
Instant Messaging, RSS Feeds, Podcasts, Vodcasts etc.
4. Web
Scale Discovery Services
Mobile based Library Services and Tools- Library Apps, Mobile Library Instructions, SMS Alerts, Geo-Location, Reference Enquiry
5. Social Web Networks and Content Management Systems
Collaborative services- Social Networks, Social Tagging
Content Management Systems
Research Information Management System
Research Information Management Tools (IRINS, VIVO)