{"title":"E-books: A Paradigm Shift and Legal Issues","authors":"L. Aswath, N. Reddy","doi":"10.5958/0975-6922.2016.00036.X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0975-6922.2016.00036.X","url":null,"abstract":"In the digital era, the publication industry talks more about e-books utility across the world. But in the Indian scenario, usage of e-books is predominantly low compared with other developed countries. The publisher's strategies like control over e-books platform, licencing and other legal issues are pushing back libraries from the procurement of e-books. This article makes a modest attempt to describe the conceptual framework, advantages, disadvantages, usage, legal issues, access models and licencing pertaining to e-books procurement.","PeriodicalId":433348,"journal":{"name":"Pearl: A Journal of Library and Information Science","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121308515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Web portal: An E-content knowledge management tool","authors":"A. Jessy, M. Rao, K. S. Bhat","doi":"10.5958/0975-6922.2016.00031.0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0975-6922.2016.00031.0","url":null,"abstract":"Transformed data presented in a meaningful way for users is information, whereas knowledge is the capability for actionable information. Knowledge sharing is among the major goals of academic communities, and therefore, the emphasis on knowledge sharing and management is the central issue for the academic libraries. It includes the process of identification, retrieval and potential utilization of knowledge to help the end-users at the times of their need. Portals render support to this knowledge management (KM) process. Knowledge portal or web portal is designed to support KM, and it facilitates transfer, storage, retrieval, creation, integration and application of knowledge in academic institutions. Libraries are the repositories of all forms of information resources for the knowledge base that supports academic curricula. A web portal with an appropriate link to the required information resources is an important tool for KM. This article discuss the web portal as a KM tool in academic libraries and outlines a design for a simple web portal with Hyper Text Markup Language to manage the resources of a library attached to academic institutions like school, college and university libraries.","PeriodicalId":433348,"journal":{"name":"Pearl: A Journal of Library and Information Science","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116959468","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Use of Electronic Information Sources by the Visually Challenged Students in the State of Karnataka","authors":"Venkatesha, C. P. Ramasesh","doi":"10.5958/0975-6922.2016.00042.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0975-6922.2016.00042.5","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the use pattern of various web information resources by the visually challenged students. The category of students encompasses the students studying in the higher educational institutions in the state of Karnataka. The students who are pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate courses are covered here. Of late, many important sources of information are made available online and hence the users develop the trend of accessing information sources on the web. Therefore, students and researchers who are studying in colleges and universities have developed the habit of accessing e-books, e-journals, e-theses, online databases, current information/events and proceedings of seminars and conferences on the web. This paper deals with the extent of the use of various e-resources by the visually challenged students. Pragmatic and useful recommendations are provided as the outcome of the study.","PeriodicalId":433348,"journal":{"name":"Pearl: A Journal of Library and Information Science","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116178503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Acquisition of Library Print and Non-Print Materials in Mysore Region Engineering College Libraries: A Study","authors":"K. N. Shivakumaraswmay, Khaiser Nikam","doi":"10.5958/0975-6922.2016.00007.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0975-6922.2016.00007.3","url":null,"abstract":"The study aims to examine and investigate the current acquisition practices and procedures of print and nonprint materials in Mysore region engineering college libraries. The tools for collecting data will be through questionnaire. A structured questionnaire was designed for the survey, which was randomly distributed among 52 engineering college librarians of the Mysore region and 47(88.68%) complete questionnaires were received. Department/year-wise growth of back volumes in all the 47 of the Mysore region engineering college libraries has a total of 56, 744 rate of growth of back volumes during the five-year period 2009–2013. The year-wise amount was spent on back volumes of periodicals in the Mysore region engineering college libraries from 2009 to 2013. Mysore region engineering college libraries together have spent a total of Rs. 27, 836, 386/-on back volumes during the five-year period 2009–2013. The department/year-wise amount was spent on e-journals in the Mysore region engineering college libraries from 2009 to 2013. All 47 Mysore region engineering college libraries together have spent a total of Rs. 113, 347, 551/-on e-journals during the five-year period 2009–2013.","PeriodicalId":433348,"journal":{"name":"Pearl: A Journal of Library and Information Science","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133209212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preservation of personal library collections of popular Kannada writers","authors":"N. Raghavendra, C. P. Ramasesh","doi":"10.5958/0975-6922.2015.00023.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0975-6922.2015.00023.6","url":null,"abstract":"This article deals with the method followed by the Kannada writers in preserving the personal library collections. The problems faced by the popular writers and measures taken to preserve the personal collections are presented based on the responses offered by the popular Kannada writers who have maintained more than 2000 books in their personal libraries at home. The article furnishes measures adopted by the writers in respect of proper preservation of collections. Also dealt are the aspects pertaining to cooperation of family members in preserving the personal collections of writers and the willingness of writers regarding disposal of personal collections when the writers feel they are aged and unable to attend to the work of proper organisation and preservation of personal library collections. Authors have also suggested the measures to be taken for preservation of collections for use of other scholars and public as well.","PeriodicalId":433348,"journal":{"name":"Pearl: A Journal of Library and Information Science","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125262124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CINAHL Plus with Full-Text Database Utilisation by Nursing Professionals: A Study at KMC Health Sciences Library, Manipal","authors":"K. S. Bhat, Poornima Takoor","doi":"10.5958/0975-6922.2014.00746.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0975-6922.2014.00746.3","url":null,"abstract":"Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) Plus with full-text database of EBSCO provides indexing for >4600 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. KMC Health Science Library, Manipal, is subscribing to many databases, which include CINAHL Plus with full text. All the online resources subscribed by the library are made available to the users through intranet and remote access facility. Major findings of this study include the level of awareness on using various online resources, frequency of usage of different databases, purpose for using, reasons for choice of CINAHL plus with full text, nursing professionals’ satisfaction of different features, barriers in accessing the database end effectiveness of information literacy programs on accessing CINAHL plus with full-text database. The result of the survey showed the usefulness of the database in accessing the literature related to nursing and allied science and nursing professionals’ need for training program in accessing the database.","PeriodicalId":433348,"journal":{"name":"Pearl: A Journal of Library and Information Science","volume":"85 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132741357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Use of E-Resources by the Academia of Speech and Hearing Discipline: A Study","authors":"Khaiser Nikam, B. Rashmi","doi":"10.5958/J.0975-6922.7.4.031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/J.0975-6922.7.4.031","url":null,"abstract":"Present study is an attempt to understand the use of e-resources by the academia at the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysore. The sample consists of faculty members, research scholars, and student of AIISH, Mysore. A total of 150 members of the library were surveyed with a response rate of 80%. Different aspects of e-resources like use of e-databases, e-journals, Open Access Public Catalogue and the Internet by the academic community were examined and the results relating to that are reported here. The main objectives are: availability, access and impact of e-resources; frequency of use of e-resources; use of e-databases and e-journals; OPAC and Internet. The results shown here are descriptive and tables are very few. Some of the highlights of the study are: sample is 120/150. Methodology is questionnaire with Liker's scale. Large users (56) were in the range of 21–25 years of age. Nearly, 24.16% of respondents are specialised in speech and hearing. E-journals (mean=1.40) and e-databases (mean=0.80) are extensively used. Web Crawler (mean=0.33) is the most frequently used Meta search engine. The positive impact is ‘Access to current/up-to-date information’ (mean =1.60). The negative impact is too much of information is available (mean=1.40).","PeriodicalId":433348,"journal":{"name":"Pearl: A Journal of Library and Information Science","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116332311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Knowledge Management in Libraries","authors":"M. Muthu, T. Muruganantham, S. Muthumari","doi":"10.5958/J.0973-7081.7.1.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/J.0973-7081.7.1.003","url":null,"abstract":"Knowledge means the data and information are insights and context of the mind. It may be viewed as the cumulative effect of a lifetime of insight, intuition, context, experience and wisdom. Knowledge management means “knowing what you know and profiting from it”. (Built upon computational logic and based on memory). It can also be explained as “doing the right thing” as opposed to “doing things right”. Knowledge management can be classified into two types 1) Codified or explicit knowledge, which can be written down, transferred and shared and this can be protected under a legal mechanism. 2) Tacit knowledge or “know-how”, which is, by nature, more difficult to describe as it can be demonstrated but not codified. Knowledge Management in the library called as “the strategies and process of identifying, capturing, and leveraging knowledge to help the assessor at the right time”. Both intellectual capital and knowledge management have come to be the two strongly emerging themes in today's emerging world. From these perspectives the digital libraries prove that a society based on knowledge and learning is critical.","PeriodicalId":433348,"journal":{"name":"Pearl: A Journal of Library and Information Science","volume":"131 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114558144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"User Satisfaction on Print and Electronic Information Resources in Kakatiya University Library, Warangal-A Case Study","authors":"S. Sujatha","doi":"10.5958/0975-6922.2015.00035.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0975-6922.2015.00035.2","url":null,"abstract":"User satisfaction is the main aim of an academic library. This paper reports a part of a quantitative study that aims to evaluate the performance of libraries by measuring the users’ satisfaction with (a) library services, (b) library electronic resources and (c) satisfaction with print and electronic services provided by the Kakatiya University (KU) library. A self-developed questionnaire was used to gauge the respondents’ opinions about their satisfaction level on the statements regarding the three dimensions. The questionnaire was distributed to a sample of 220 students and research scholars from three faculties of the university, out of those 178 questionnaires were taken for study.","PeriodicalId":433348,"journal":{"name":"Pearl: A Journal of Library and Information Science","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117146796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Performance Management and Job Satisfaction of University Library Professionals in Tamilnadu-A Study","authors":"S. Nattar","doi":"10.5958/0975-6922.2020.00005.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0975-6922.2020.00005.4","url":null,"abstract":"In the present study, an attempt has been made to examine the job satisfaction of college library professionals and a few remedial measures. A total of 100 library professionals from 20 colleges have been taken as the sample for the present study. The data were collected by structured questionnaire, which had components of job satisfaction of University library professionals. Some of the important findings are that majority of the respondents are male staff, majority of the respondents are in the age group of 30 to 40 years, majority of the respondents are PG degree holders, most of the respondents are the library assistants and most of the respondents have 1–5 years work experiences.","PeriodicalId":433348,"journal":{"name":"Pearl: A Journal of Library and Information Science","volume":" 14","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120830941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}