How ICT can be used in research in bengali language and literature.

1. DR. SABUJ KUMAR CHAUDHURI
DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA
ICT Application in Research in
Bengali

2. Few Essential Skills
 Having contemporary skills
 Word, Image & A/V Processing and Browsing
 Knowing foundational concepts
 Network
 Online Communication
 Email & Social Media
 Basic Searching Skill
 Searching via Internet including OPAC & Digital Library
 Possessing intellectual capabilities
 Evaluating Sources
 Basic Organization Skill
 Offline & Online Storage

3. Content is the Heart of Research

4. Word Processing Software

5. MS Office Suite

6. What We do

7. Power Point Presentations

8. Photo Viewer

9. MS Office Picture Manager

10. Photo Editing Software

11. Windows Media (A/V) Player

12. Few More Popular Players

13. Audio Editing software

14. Contd...

15. Video Editing software

17. What is ICT?
ICTs
Telephone
Networks
Computer
Networks
A-V
Technology

18. Print to Digital

19. ICT & Research
To Access
To Organize
To Create
To Connect
To Share
To Analyse Data
To Present Information in Effective Manner

21. Tech
Skills
Sharing
Linking
Commenting
Tagging
Paraphrasing
Mashing
Searching
Attributing

22. eBooks & eJournals

23. Contd...
Storage of the Content Content delivery mechanisms

24. Format of Content
Document
Image
 .txt
 .doc
 .docx
 .rtf
 .pdf
 .xml
 .html
Raster Images
 .jpeg 2000/. jpg
 .tiff
 .gif
 .bmp
 .png
 .webp
 .bpg
Vector Images
.ai, .cdr, .cgm, .dxf

25. Contd...
Databases & Presentations Video
 .dbf
 .accdb
 .mdb
Presentations
.ppt
,pptx
.odp
 .avi
 .mp4 (MPEG-4)
 .mp2 (MPEG-2)
 .wmv
 .mxf
 .ogg

26.  Students can find Content
Anything
Anywhere
Anytime
But How to Find OutYour Relevant Information that is
MOOT POINT
 Credible source, validate, synthesize
 Create, apply, evaluate and publish it
 To use reference and awareness
about copyright

28. Birth of Social Media

29. 3 Major tools for Reference
 Searching can be done with the following:
Internet
Electronic Databases
Library Catalog (OPAC)

30. How to Search in Internet
Step 1
• Is the Internet right medium of search ?
Step 2
• Select the Right InternetTool
Step 3
• Select the Right SearchTerm
Step 4
• Use the Right Search Operators
Step 5
• Evaluate the Hits

31. Search Engines
General Search Engines
Meta-search Engines
 Google
 Bing
 Yahoo
 Qwant
 Allsitesearch
 DuckDuckGo
 Deeperweb
 Dogpile
 Hotbot
 Kartoo

32. Contd...
Academic *** Repository***
 BASE
 CiteULike
 Google Scholar
 Early Bengali Periodicals
on CrossAsia Digital
Collection of the
University of Heidelberg
 Early Bengali books on
CrossAsia Digital
Collection of the
University of Heidelberg

33. Contd...
 RescueText by British
Library
 Two major and
endangered
newspapers: Jugantar
and Amrita Bazar
Patrika
 West Bengal
Public Library
Network

34. Image Search Engine
Audio Search Engine
 PicSearch
 Google Image
 British Library
 FindSound

35. Contd...
Private Search Engine Video Search Engines
 https://classic.startpage.com/eng/
Every time you use a regular search
engine, your search data is
recorded. Major search engines
capture your IP address and
use tracking cookies to make a
record of your search terms, the
time of your visit, and the links
you choose - then they store that
information in a giant database.
Tracking your searches can erode
your privacy and lead
to censorship.
 http://www.blinkx.com/
 http://blog.yovisto.com/

36. Searching OPAC

37. Boolean Operators
 Boolean logic consists of three logical
operators:
OR
AND
NOT

38. Contd...
OR Logic ANDLogic

39. Contd...
 NOT Logic

40. Few Scholarly Journals in Bengali
 Journal of Bengali Studies (JBS)
 UGC Approved Journals for Bengali
Language
 Bengali Research Papers in Social Media

41. Other Resources
 Digitized Rare Documents in the University
of Calcutta
 National Digital Library of India
 Bengal Architecture