TECHNOLOGY & EDUCATION IN LIBRARY PORTAL

1. LIBRARY PORTALS SOLUTION

2. Introduction
o Library portals are user-centered, typically Web-based, gateways to
library information, services and resources.
o It provide users with convenient, often personalized access to a
comprehensive collection.
o Libraries are rapidly changing and expanding to web- based delivery of
content and related access services to cater the information needs and
expectations of their modern users.
o This is the best and marvelous functions of a library portal is to support
a broad range of information seeking activity from browsing to search.
o It is a tool to organize information resources and services in a way that
supports the users' needs.

3. What is Portal in Library?
 A portal is an interface to access library resources and services through
a single access and management point for users.
 It is a variety of useful information into a single. 'One-stop' web-page,
helping the user to avoid being overwhelmed.
 A Portal is a website that collects information for a group of users that
have common interest.
 An integrated library system (ILS), also known as a library
management system (LMS), It is provide by corporate system for
a library.
 It is used to track items owned, orders made, bills paid, and patrons
who have borrowed.
 It is to much saving Time, terms of user perceptions and budgetary
allocations in information environments.

4. CIRCULATION OF LIBRARY PORTAL
Source : UNT Digital Library

5. Library Portals
 Library portal is key to knowledge, it is and effective Tool for Web-
enabled information Services.
 Library portal is a single-user interface for accessing wide variety of
electronic resources, both within and outside the library.
 A portal provides an easy-to navigate interface that can be designed to
match the look and feel of an organization's existing applications.
 LIS professionals should be aware about portal technology its
applications in academics and usability.
 This is the best and marvelous functions of a library portal is to support
a broad range of information seeking activity from browsing to search.
 It's approach to design and develop multi providing programme level
services for user level applications such as a portal.

7. Elements of library Portal
The library portals are changing rapidly, busome of the major elements to be
considered while designing the library portal are as follows.
1. Ease-of Use
 User can search and locate the needed information quickly.
 Users find information depends upon the multiple paths provided to find
information.
2. Search and Navigation
 It consistent and logical navigation framework.
 Direct access to the commonly used services needs to be supported by the
library portal.
3. Resource Linking
 an index or abstract can be linked to a full-text database
 a bibliographic record can be linked to a review e-book also.
4. Personalization
 Each individual user or a community and/or group of users can have settings
for each of the portal functions that they use.

8. 5. User Authentication
 User authentication is known as patrons authentication
 This authentication is usually done with a proxy server to limit access to
resources the patron is authorized to use.
6.Interactive Services
 interactive learning involves text, graphics, audio, video and animation.

9. Role of Librarian in Portals
Content, knowledge of copyright,commitment of Customer
service,Customized web based information.
Information Architect
Content Creators
Copyright Expert
Meta data creators
Portal Specifier
Portal Educator

10. Portal Specifications
The portal should be web-based.
The portal shall accommodate multiple protocols and
formats
like Z39.50, HTML,SQL, Open URL, MARC format and
others that could emerge.
TCP/IP shall be supported.
Linkages to other library portals.
Access to the online databases to which the library
subscribes.
Access to records for all material types.
Search features provision, etc.

11. Refrences
Konnor,P.V. Elements of library portal, Library Management system. ir.inflibnet.ac.in
Detlor, Brain and Lewis, Vivian. “Acadmic Library Web Sites: Current Practice and Future
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Michalak, Sarah, ed. (2005). Portals and Libraries. Binghamtonen.wikipedia.org
Barman, Dhiru (2014). Role of Librarian in Portals, Specification of Portals From
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