Library automation started in India in the 1980s led by organizations like CSIR and DRTC. The objectives of library automation were to provide more effective and improved services in libraries through the use of information and communication technologies. However, progress has been limited due to lack of ICT knowledge, budgets, and confidence. Library automation uses technology to disseminate information more easily and reduce education spending on libraries. It allows improvements to cataloging and collection quality. Major online library catalogs in India include AGRICAT, WorldCat, Krishiprabha, and more.

2. Introduction
 A Digital Library is a special library with a focused
collection of digital objects that can include text,
visual material, audio material, video material, stored
as electronic media formats, along with means for
organizing, storing, and retrieving the files and media
contained in the library collection.

3.  The electronic content may be stored locally, or
accessed remotely via computer net works. An
electronic library is a type of information retrieval
system.

4. Library automation
 Started in India in 1980’s.
 CSIR(Council for scientific & industrial research) ,
DRTC (Documentation research & training centre) –
initiated process of library automation

5. Objective :
 For providing effective and improved services in libraries
and information centers, but the level of
improvement/progress is not upto the level, this may be
 Due to lack of knowledge in ICT (Information &
communication technology),
 Lack of budget,
 Lack of confidence.
Library automation

6. Library automation
 Library automation is a technological approach that helps
in disseminating information easily and reducing the
budget allocated for educational spending on libraries.
 Automation in libraries is an emerging trend and is getting
acceptance in the education sector. Automation allows
libraries to improve in cataloging and hence the quality of
materials available in the collection.

7. Library automation
 In today's world of information, one of the most
important aspect of development is to replace manual
systems with web-based online automated management.
 The majority of universities hesitate to upgrade their
library management systems as they need more time and
high initial investment to do so.

8. Library catalogue
 A library catalog or library catalogue is a register of
all bibliographic items found in a library or group
of libraries, such as a network of libraries at several
locations.

9. OPAC
 The library is a service oriented institution which facilitates the users
with its rich information resources through catalogue.
 With the advancement of information and communication
technology, applications of computer technology with dedicated
library software's has enabled the libraries to develop new service
known as Online Public Access Catalogue to the users.
 This reflects the library holding in machine-readable format
providing various searching access points like author, title, call
number, keywords etc.

10. Some of the major online
catalogues in India
 1. AGRICAT @E-GRANTH (http://egranth.ac.in/)
 2. Worldcat (http://www.worldcat.org/)
 3. krishiprabha (http://202.141.47.8.8080/equetthesis/)
 4. Union catalogue of India Universities
(http://indicat.inflibnet.ac.in/indcat/)
 5. Vidyanidhi – Digital Library and E-Scholership
Protal (http://vidyanidhi.org.in/)

11. AGRICAT @E-GRANTH
(http://egranth.ac.in/)
 "AgriCat" is a Union Catalogue of the holdings of 12
major libraries (IARI, IVRI, UAS, GBPUAT, CCSHAU,
ANGRAU, NDRI, CIFE, CSKHPKV, MPKV, TanuVAS,
ICAR HQ-DKMA) of the ICAR Institutes and SAUs
combined together. All books and articles – publically
accessible over internet under the NARS with online
computer library center(OCLC) partnership.

12.  World wide web : WWW- International standard for
hypertext – programs -CELLO & Mosaic – good
GUI(Graphical User Interface) programme.

13.  Content Alert Software – service offered by major
publishers –
 search alerts lets you input author name,subject words etc
 Volume/issue alert - discover when new issue appears
 citation alert- notifies whenan indicated article is cited by
someone

14.  ACS- American Chemical society Publications Division
- Services for 30+journals
- ASAP-As soon As Publishable- when one of the
articles enter this data base – you are notified
immediately via e-mail that includes link to that
article

15. Access to FullText E-journals/
Databases
http://www.pubs.acs.org/
http://www.aps.org/
http://www.iop.org/
http://journals.cambridge.org/

16.  Intute (www.intute.ac.uk)- evaluated, quality internet resources
in animal health
 PubMed(www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)-1997-National Library of
Medicine – US- free internet access to Medline
 Medline(MEDlars onLINE)- bibliographic database- medicine,
nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, healthcare
system,preclinical services

17.  Animal Science (www.animalscience.com)
 Veterinary Faculty University of Montreal
(www.medvet.umontreal.ca) – access to125 journal
titles & 50 conference proceedings
 NetVet (http://netvet.wustledu/vmla.htm)
- 100 email dicussion lists
-latest developments in respective fields

18. About KVAFSU Library
 Koha software
 ICAR - Krishikosha

24. CeRA

25. CeRA – J-Gate
EXAMPLE : POULTRY
FT/RA
(Full text, Request article)
20735 - TOTAL
13784 - FULL TEXT
ON REQUEST TO AUTHOR

26. E- BOOKS
KVAFSU, Bidar
 Elsevier
 247 - foreign author books.
 Cabi
 IAS/KAS
 Adnur Education foundation.
 E-books, Audio and Video files.
 Both foreign and Indian
authors books.

27.  No physical boundary
 Round the clock availability
 Multiple access
 Preservation and conservation
 Space
 Networking
 Cost

28.  Copyright
 Speed of access
 Initial cost is high
 Efficiency
 Environment

29. Conclusion
 The initial cost of digitization is high but once
digitization is introduced then the cost to manage
this collection will be cheaper than that of any
traditional library.

30. References
 Library & Information
Sources & Srevices - U.S.Jadhav
Suresh Jange