This document provides an introduction and table of contents for the 52nd All India Library Conference Papers from 2006. The conference papers are grouped under 10 sub-themes: Digital Libraries and Knowledge Management, Access to Knowledge and Culture, Models for Collaborative Knowledge and Culture, Open Source Movement, Resource Sharing and Collaboration, Digital Commons: Challenges and Opportunities, Computers, Creativity and Copyright, Copyright and Licensing Issues, Information Literacy and e-Learning, and Open Archive Initiative. The introduction provides background information on the conference and outlines the various sub-themes and 67 papers to be covered under those sub-themes.

1. INFORMATION COMMONS:
IMPACT AND IMPLICATIONS
FOR LIBRARIES AND
INFORMATION CENTRES
52nd
All India library Conference Papers
Srinagar, Uttaranchal, 26 - 29 December 2006
Chief Editor
Dr AL Moorthy
Editors
D V Singh
Dr (Mrs) R Chandra
Manoj Kumar
Dr SK Sharma
V Srinivasulu
SUB Gottingen
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Indian Library Association
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Dr Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi -110 009
2006

2. CONTENTS
Foreword Hi
Preface v
Sub-Theme I:
Digital Libraries and Knowledge Management
1. Application of Greenstone Digital Library Software in
Dyal Singh College Library
Vinod Kumar and Uma Tyagi 1
2. Application of Total Quality Management in
Information Technology Products: A Study
DrPayareLal 12
3. Building the Hybrid Library: Some Issues
Keshava and K.C. Tarachand 18
4. Changing Roles of Librarians in Digital Era
K.K. Gupta and Dr M.R. Rawtani 24
5. Digital Libraries and Knowledge Management in the
New Millennium
Dr R.P. Bajpai and M.P. Upadhyay 30
6. Digital Libraries: A Comparison of Two Key
Open Source Software
Puja Anand and Dr Tariq Ashraf ' 34
7. Digitization Management in Libraries: Procedure for
Conversion of Print Text
Parameshwar S., Praveen Kumar Kumbargoudar and
Mamata Mestri 46
8. Collection Development of Digital Libraries: Recent Trend
Dr S.S. Joshi and Vinod Kumar 56
9. Digitization Trends among DRDO Libraries
N. Venkatesh, G.V. Ramana Rao and S. Kalpavalli 64
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3. 10. Major Challenges of Digital Preservation for
Digital Information Management:
A Solution to Digital Dark Age
Dr Subarna Kumar Das 68
11. Knowledge Management: An Urgent Need in
Knowledge Society
B.R. Nagar 78
12. Knowledge Management: Challenges and Avenues
in Libraries
Vinod Kumar and S.S. Joshi 94
13. Role of Digital Libraries in the Present Era
Sunaina Khanna and Seema Sood 103
14. The Roles and Responsibilities of Information
Professionals of Corporate Libraries in the Era of
Knowledge Management and Digital Library
Dr S.K. Sharma and Shankar Singh 107
15. Digital Preservation: Myriad Interrelated Issues
Dr O.N. Chaubey and Dr D.R. Gupta 115
16. Digital Libraries: Issues and Challenges
Dr Mahavir Singh and Jogender Singh 125
17. Digital Annotation through Amaya
Randhir Kumar 130
18. Digital Democracy: Emerging Challenges
for Librarianship
Dr Hemant Sharma and Prem Prakash Pant 137
19. Digital Democracy for Indian Farmers:
A Case Study ,
Surendra Kumar, S. Kumar and Sushama Gupta 142
20. Digital Un-divide with Information Literacy in the
Horizon of Information Technology:
An Indian Perspective
Subhajit Choudhury and Prof S. Kumar 155

4. Sub-Theme II:
Access to Knowledge and Culture
21. Access to Knowledge in Research and
Development Institutions: A Status Quo
Dr Dakulge Mehatab I and Dr V.T. Kamble 163
22. Multi-Lingual Script Web OPAC for Users:
A Case Study of JNU Library
Dr Sajjan Singh and R.S. Aswal 173
23. Access to Information through Library Consortia
P.K. Walia 185
24. Studying Library Catalogue Use for Identifying
Information Seeking Habits of Library Users:
A Case Study
Rajpal Walke, D K Tewari and N K Wadhwa 195
25. National Information Policy: Digital Divide,
Reasons, Schemes, Policy Programmes of India
Dr D.B. Patil, Praveenkumar. Kumbargoudar and
Parameshwar. S 202
26. Looking at the Rural Libraries of Karnataka State
in the Internet Era
Anupama Shivalingappa 218
Sub-Theme III:
Modelsfor Collaborative Knowledge and Culture
27. Authorship Trends in ILA Conference Papers
Dr S.P. Satarkar, R.G. Dharmapurikar and M.G. Basole 227
28. Citation Studies in the Journal of Intellectual
Property Rights Data Base Information Products:
A Tool for Organisational Development
Dr V. Kasirao, K. Sheela Devi and P.S. Suseela 233
29. Nanotechnology | A Way Towards Modern Technology
B.R.Nagar 241
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5. Sub-Theme IV:
Open Source Movement
30 Open Source Initiatives in Libraries and
Information Center
Mahendra V. Mete 251
31. The Open Source Movement: Solution for Crisis in
Scholarly Communication
Protiti Majumdar 257
32. Open Source Software in Bioinformatics
Dr V. Sreenivasulu, D.V. Singh and
Dr Muttayya Koganuramath 271
33. Open Source Softwares and their
Applications in Libraries
Dr Subodh Gopal Nandi 284
34. Open Source Software: The Most Prominent Face of
Open Source Initiatives in the Digital Environment with
Special Reference to Library and Information Center
Mrinal Kanti Mondal, Sibsankar Jana and N.S. Shokeen 291
35. Community Information Service Through open Source
CMS "Joomla"
Sukla Chakraborty 308
Sub-Theme V:
Resource Sharing and Collaboration
36. Institutional Repository for Scholarly Communication
Biswa Bag, Gatikrishna Nag, Suchismita Jena and
ShibaBhue 315
37. Resource Sharing among the Technical Information
Centres of Defence Research and
Development Organisation
B. Naga Mohan Rao and Prof Sewa Singh 325
38. Resource Sharing and Collaboration
Rajni Raina 340
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6. 39. Resource Sharing in Agricultural University Libraries
in Maharashtra: A Case Study
Prof S.M. Rokade and Dr (Mrs) D. Rajyalakshmi 347
40. Resource Sharing in Digital Era: An OAI Approach
Neha Singh 354
Sub-Theme VI:
Digital Commons: Challenges and Opportunities
41. Sri Venkateswara College Library in the Light of the
Emerging Concept of Information Commons in
Indian Context
Taruna Joshi and Jnanendra Narayan Singh 369
42. What is expected of College Libraries in the Light of
Information Commons
Sudha Shankar Jeevanagi 374
43. Information Technology, Information Commons and the
Changing Nature of Academic Libraries
Dr T.D. Tilwani and Satish Kumar " 382
44. Implications of Information Commons in
Changing Library Environment
DrMNatarajan 389
45. Information Commons and Right to Information
D.K. Sharma 399
Sub-Theme VII:
Computers, Creativity and Copyright
46. Wireless Networking: A New Emerging Concept in
Library and Information Networking
Dr Anil Kumar Dhiman 403
47. Application of RFID Technology in Libraries:
An Automated System of Circulation,
Security and Stock Management
Shankar Singh and R.S. Aswal 413
48. Barcodes: Ease for Library Operations
Aby K.Thomas 421
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7. 49. Resource Sharing in Agricultural University
Libraries in Maharashtra: A Case Study
Prof S.M. Rokade and Dr (Mrs) D. Rajyalakshmi 427
50. WINISIS: A Library Database Management System
Dr Sanjay K Kaushik and Dr'S.S. Joshi 434
Sub-Theme VIII:
Copyright and Licensing Issues
51. Libraries and Copyright
Dr Vinod Gautam and Dr Sanjay Sethi 445
52. Managing Principles of Intellectual Property
Rights in the Digital Environment
Dr Mahender Pratap Singh and Rajender Krishan 448
53. Implication of IPR in the New Digital Environment:
Some Concepts for Librarians and Libraries
Dr Mahender Pratap Singh and Ram Pal 454
54. Copyright Issues in Digital Age: An Overview
Rajesh Kumar 460
55. WIKI Technology for Library and Information
Professionals
Dr Ramesh R. Naik 463
56. Copyright under TRIPs Agreement and the
Indian Law: An Overview
M.T. Kattimani, Devidas G. Maley and Khemanna Aldi 471
Sub-Theme IX:
Information Literacy and e-Learning
57. Information Literacy and E-Learning:
A Tool for Organisational Development
Dr V. Kasirao, Dr M. Rengaraj and Dr A. Thennaraju 481
58. Digital Information Literacy: Role of Library
Swapna Agrawal, Swarupanjali Biswal, Govind Gopal and
Rabindra Kumar Maharana 482
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8. 59. Reaching the Unreached Through Information
Literacy Programmes: An Overview
Chitra Rekha Kuffaiikar, Vidya Gadwe and Vrushali Kale 492
60. Semantic Approach towards e-learning
Biswanath Dutta 506
61. Towards Information Literacy
DrDChandran 516
62. E-Learning and Information Literacy
Vijiya Pundir and Dr S.K. Sharma 525
Sub-Theme X:
Open Archive Initiative
63. OpenURL for Accessing Referenced Resources
Md Ehtesham 531
64. E-Print Archive of University of Delhi: A Step towards
Open Access
Jnanendra Narayan Singh and Taruna Joshi 538
65. Bringing Internet into School Libraries: Implications
Goutami 544
66. Internet: Emergence Role of Internet-Based Library
and Information Services in Libraries and
Information Centers in Modern Era
A. Jayaprakash and V. Nagabhushanam 554
67. Organising Web-based Information Services in
Academic Library with Special Reference to Library of
University of Delhi
Nazrul Islam Azmi and Dr M. Afshar Alam 568
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