The lecture by Dr. Nirmal Kumar Swain at the refresher course addresses the digitalization of education in India, focusing on e-resources, their definitions, types, and technical configurations. It highlights the importance of open access resources and initiatives in India, while also discussing concerns like the digital divide and accessibility issues. The session emphasizes the need for inclusive policies and resources across various universities.

1. Lecture Delivered
at Refresher Course ‘ICT and Digitalization of Education in India :
Trends, Challenges and Prospects” (May 18-31, 2019)
HRDC
BPS Mahila Viswavidyalay, Sonepat– Haryana
May 22, 2019
By
Dr. Nirmal Kumar Swain
Associate Professor
Dept of Lib & Inf. Science
Maharshi Dayanand University
Rohtak – 124001 (Haryana)
Ph: 01262-393017 (O)
M: 9416516771
E-Mail: drnkswain@gmail.com
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2. Learning outcomes
1. Defining e-resources
2. Frequently encountered types
3. Technical configuration
4. Matter of concern
5. Open Access Resources
6. Initiatives in India
7. Discussion
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3. 1. Defining e-resources
Numerous definitions are there. The
suggestive definition says, “any resources
available in electronic format or accessed
and used through any machine or
computing device is popularly called e-
resources. Often terminological confusion
are surfaced over, e-resources, digital
resources, paperless, virtual and online
resources.
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4. 2. Frequently encountered types
 E-journals
 E-books
 Full-text (aggregated) databases,
 Indexing and abstracting databases,
 Reference database (biographies, dictionaries,
directories, encyclopedias, etc.),
 Numeric and statistical databases, E-images, E-
audio/visualresources (IFLA,2012).
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5. 3. Technical configuration
 A device is used
 Most often simple computer
 Cell phone even
 Specialized devised called ‘kindle’
 Internet connections for online resources
 Speedy connection
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6. 4. Non-technical consideration
 Availability
 Paid vs. free
 Copyright issues
 Geographic consideration
 Limited vs. unlimited use
 Licensing
 Remote login
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7. 5. Matter of concern
 Digital divide
 Euro-centric resource
 Regional language
 Europe,Africa and Asia
 Misuse by social media
 Linked in,Academia & Research gate
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8. 6. Open Access Resources
 Open Access Resources
 Growing trend information should be
“free” to all
 Open archiving, pre-prints, post-prints,
open access, self archiving, institutional
repositories
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9. 7. Initiative in India
 As a developing country it is laudable
 Inflibnet
 Shodhganga (e-thesis)
 E-Shodh Sindhu
 e-PGPathshala
 e-Gyankosh of IGNOU
 CEC of UGC
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10. 8. Discussion
 No digital divide
 Vary from university to university
 Technical universities : IIT , IIM are
preferred
 Regional university should be included
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11. THANKYOU
See you sometime at some place.
Bye for now
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