Abstract
This paper deals with the relationship between digital library and social development. The core of digital library which rests with strong social bonding and participatory approach, has been reflected in this write-up. Today, global prosperity and individual productivity depend upon the ability to learn constantly, adapt to change readily, and to evaluate information critically. Right now in this information rich world, we must remain ways to transform information into knowledge. So, how can we ensure that our communities can access the resources and services that we have available? How can we ensure that we are responsive to, and representative of, our communities' actual, as opposed to perceived, needs? We will look at various ways that library services can partner with their communities to bring about better outcomes for all. The digital library can bridge these gaps and it may be turned as a people’s access to the information repository and can be a motivator to sustainable development.
Transformation of digital libraries through web 2.0 and mobile revolution. This presentation argues that the shifting terrains of digital libraries are turning them into social and personal again
ABSTRACT : A digital is an organized collection of electronic resources. Digital library is a very complex and dynamic entity. It has brought phenomenal change in information collection, preservation and dissemination scene of the world. It is complex entity because it completely based on ICT systems. A distinction is often made between content that was created in a digital format, known as born-digital, and information that has been converted from a physical medium, e.g. paper, by digitizing. It should also be noted that not all electronic content is in digital data format. The term hybrid library is sometimes used for libraries that have both physical collections and electronic collections for example: American Memory is a digital library within the Library of Congress.
Platform Thinking: Frameworks for a National Digital Platform State of MindTrevor Owens
Talk presented as a closing keynote to the Biodiversity Heritage Library's National Digital Stewardship Residency program meeting at the National Museum of Natural History. This talk reviews the National Digital Platform framework developed by US IMLS in collaboration with various library, archives and museum stakeholders and presents a series of additional conceptual frameworks on the role of software in society and psychology.
People, Communities and Platforms: Digital Cultural Heritage and the WebTrevor Owens
Libraries, archives and museums are sites of community memory. The first public computerized bulletin board system was called community memory. Trevor’s talk will explore the connections between the development of the web as a global knowledge base, the open source software movement, and digital strategy for libraries, archives and museums. This keynote talk will synthesize research on the history of online community software with practical experience working on open source digital library projects. This exploration underscores the essential role cultural heritage institutions need to play in this era of the web and some important distinctions between how the concept of community is deployed in discussions of the web.
Transformation of digital libraries through web 2.0 and mobile revolution. This presentation argues that the shifting terrains of digital libraries are turning them into social and personal again
ABSTRACT : A digital is an organized collection of electronic resources. Digital library is a very complex and dynamic entity. It has brought phenomenal change in information collection, preservation and dissemination scene of the world. It is complex entity because it completely based on ICT systems. A distinction is often made between content that was created in a digital format, known as born-digital, and information that has been converted from a physical medium, e.g. paper, by digitizing. It should also be noted that not all electronic content is in digital data format. The term hybrid library is sometimes used for libraries that have both physical collections and electronic collections for example: American Memory is a digital library within the Library of Congress.
Platform Thinking: Frameworks for a National Digital Platform State of MindTrevor Owens
Talk presented as a closing keynote to the Biodiversity Heritage Library's National Digital Stewardship Residency program meeting at the National Museum of Natural History. This talk reviews the National Digital Platform framework developed by US IMLS in collaboration with various library, archives and museum stakeholders and presents a series of additional conceptual frameworks on the role of software in society and psychology.
People, Communities and Platforms: Digital Cultural Heritage and the WebTrevor Owens
Libraries, archives and museums are sites of community memory. The first public computerized bulletin board system was called community memory. Trevor’s talk will explore the connections between the development of the web as a global knowledge base, the open source software movement, and digital strategy for libraries, archives and museums. This keynote talk will synthesize research on the history of online community software with practical experience working on open source digital library projects. This exploration underscores the essential role cultural heritage institutions need to play in this era of the web and some important distinctions between how the concept of community is deployed in discussions of the web.
Articulo
Journal of Computing; vol. 2, no. 5
sers of Institutional Repositories and Digital Libraries are known by their needs for very specific information about one or more subjects. To characterize users profiles and offer them new documents and resources is one of the main challenges of today's libraries. In this paper, a Selective Dissemination of Information service is described, which proposes an Ontology-based Context Aware system for identifying user's context (research subjects, work team, areas of interest). This system enables librarians to broaden users profiles beyond the information that users have introduced by hand (such as institution, age and language). The system requires a context retrieval layer to capture user information and behavior, and an inference engine to support context inference from many information sources (selected documents and users' queries).
Ver registro completo en: http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/5526
lecture presented by Lourdes T. David at PAARL’s Seminar /Parallel Session-workshop on Library and Web 2011 (Holy Angel University, Angeles City, Pampanga, 19-20 August 2010)
The present society is considered an information society. A society where the creation, distribution, use, integration, and manipulation of digital information have become the most significant activity in all aspects. Information is producing from every sector of any society, which has resulted in an information explosion. Modern technologies are also having a huge impact. So managing this voluminous information is really a tough job. Again WWW has opened the door to connect anyone or anything within a fraction of a second. This study discussed the Semantic Web and linked data technologies and their effect and application to libraries for the handling of various types of resources.
Presented by Fernan Dizon at PAARL’s National Summer Conference on the theme "Superior Practices and World Widening Services of Philippine Libraries", held at Dao District, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, 14-16 April 2010
Enterprise content management and digital librarieskgerber
Presentation at the March 2012 Library Technology Conference at Macalester College. Compares and contrasts how libraries and businesses manage and share their digital information and assets. It explores the current conversation in two private liberal arts institutions, Bethel University and Macalester College and how they are approaching the conversation around managing digital assets on their campus.
Exploring Digital Libraries: Chapter by Chapter Summary by Facet PublishingKaren S Calhoun
From Facet Publishing, on the new book by Karen Calhoun. From book cover: "thought-provoking and practical, [the text] not only weaves an enormous amount of content into a manageable resource for teaching and learning, but also covers new topics in the field, including digital library roles on the social web and in libraries' digital future."
Technology Trends in Libraries - Today & TomorrowRachel Vacek
This presentation discusses the basic concepts of Web 2.0 and how they are being used in libraries. It provides examples of these concepts, and emphasizes that over the next several years, the concepts of Web 2.0 (collaboration, participation, tagging, community, etc.) will only grow, but the actual technologies themselves will change.
This paper deals with the modern technologies used for proving services to the modern users. Modern users very need bases. They want much-pinpointed resources rather than a
full document. So libraries are also becoming modern information centres. The internet made this job very easy for the professionals for providing the on campus as well as from
outside for accessing the resources. Various tools are using for these purposes. DSpace is considered one of the KM tools.
Articulo
Journal of Computing; vol. 2, no. 5
sers of Institutional Repositories and Digital Libraries are known by their needs for very specific information about one or more subjects. To characterize users profiles and offer them new documents and resources is one of the main challenges of today's libraries. In this paper, a Selective Dissemination of Information service is described, which proposes an Ontology-based Context Aware system for identifying user's context (research subjects, work team, areas of interest). This system enables librarians to broaden users profiles beyond the information that users have introduced by hand (such as institution, age and language). The system requires a context retrieval layer to capture user information and behavior, and an inference engine to support context inference from many information sources (selected documents and users' queries).
Ver registro completo en: http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/5526
lecture presented by Lourdes T. David at PAARL’s Seminar /Parallel Session-workshop on Library and Web 2011 (Holy Angel University, Angeles City, Pampanga, 19-20 August 2010)
The present society is considered an information society. A society where the creation, distribution, use, integration, and manipulation of digital information have become the most significant activity in all aspects. Information is producing from every sector of any society, which has resulted in an information explosion. Modern technologies are also having a huge impact. So managing this voluminous information is really a tough job. Again WWW has opened the door to connect anyone or anything within a fraction of a second. This study discussed the Semantic Web and linked data technologies and their effect and application to libraries for the handling of various types of resources.
Presented by Fernan Dizon at PAARL’s National Summer Conference on the theme "Superior Practices and World Widening Services of Philippine Libraries", held at Dao District, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, 14-16 April 2010
Enterprise content management and digital librarieskgerber
Presentation at the March 2012 Library Technology Conference at Macalester College. Compares and contrasts how libraries and businesses manage and share their digital information and assets. It explores the current conversation in two private liberal arts institutions, Bethel University and Macalester College and how they are approaching the conversation around managing digital assets on their campus.
Exploring Digital Libraries: Chapter by Chapter Summary by Facet PublishingKaren S Calhoun
From Facet Publishing, on the new book by Karen Calhoun. From book cover: "thought-provoking and practical, [the text] not only weaves an enormous amount of content into a manageable resource for teaching and learning, but also covers new topics in the field, including digital library roles on the social web and in libraries' digital future."
Technology Trends in Libraries - Today & TomorrowRachel Vacek
This presentation discusses the basic concepts of Web 2.0 and how they are being used in libraries. It provides examples of these concepts, and emphasizes that over the next several years, the concepts of Web 2.0 (collaboration, participation, tagging, community, etc.) will only grow, but the actual technologies themselves will change.
This paper deals with the modern technologies used for proving services to the modern users. Modern users very need bases. They want much-pinpointed resources rather than a
full document. So libraries are also becoming modern information centres. The internet made this job very easy for the professionals for providing the on campus as well as from
outside for accessing the resources. Various tools are using for these purposes. DSpace is considered one of the KM tools.
Competencies of Librarians as a Factor Affecting Information, Service Deliver...SubmissionResearchpa
This study investigated the competencies of librarians as a factor affecting information service delivery in Delta state university (DELSU) library and Federal university of petroleum resources (FUPRE) library. The main objective of the study was to determine the extent to which information and competencies of librarians in DELSU and FUPRE affect their information service delivery. The instrument used for data collection was the questionnaire. A descriptive survey design was used in this study. A total of 61 librarians were selected using the total enumeration sampling technique since the total population was manageable. A total of 52 copies of the questionnaire were retrieved and analyzed using simple percentage, mean score, and standard deviation. The findings of this study show that: the majority of the respondents possess high extent of the ICT skills, majority have high extent of customer-service competency, and most librarians possess high extent of competency in interpersonal communication. It was concluded that these skills, though basic are a good platform that increases the effect of relevant information service delivery in the library. A minor but regular training was said to be what will do the magic by Ogagaoghene Uzezi IDHALAMA, Afebuameh James AIYEBELEHIN and Onomiroro OKOBO 2020. Competencies of Librarians as a Factor Affecting Information, Service Delivery in Selected University Libraries in Delta State, Nigeria. International Journal on Integrated Education. 3, 10 (Oct. 2020), 92-102. DOI:https://doi.org/10.31149/ijie.v3i10.693 https://journals.researchparks.org/index.php/IJIE/article/view/693/653 https://journals.researchparks.org/index.php/IJIE/article/view/693
Resource sharing in e-environment: A Study of P.M.N.M. Dental College and Hos...Vijaykumar2014
To introduce practical experiences of some important resource sharing activities in the PMNMDCH Library by focusing on digital activities and the HELINET Consortium of Rajiv Gandhi Health Sciences, University.
Promoting Information Literacy in Digital EnvironmentKavita Rao
Dr.P.V.Konnur and K Kavita Rao
"Promoting Information literacy in the
Digital Library Environment: The Collaborative Role of the Library and
Information Science Professionals"
Paper presented at Seminar on Library
and Information Management in the Digital Era, Kanchi Krishna College of Arts &
Science, Kancheepuram, October 2009
Envisioning the library of the future is a major research project undertaken by the Arts Council in 2012/13 that will help us to understand the future for libraries, and how we can enable them to develop.
International Journal of Business and Management Invention (IJBMI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Business and Management. IJBMI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Business and Management, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online
Writing Tools and Software, Referencing Tools and Reference Management Software, Research Tools and Software, Grammar Checkers and Sentence Correction Tools.
Predatory Publications and Software Tools for IdentificationSaptarshi Ghosh
Journals that publish work without proper peer review and which charge scholars sometimes huge fees to submit should not be allowed to share space with legitimate journals and publishers, whether open access or not. These journals and publishers cheapen intellectual work by misleading scholars, preying particularly early career researchers trying to gain an edge. The credibility of scholars duped into publishing in these journals can be seriously damaged by doing so. It is important that as a scholarly community we help to protect each other from being taken advantage of in this way.
Selective Reporting and Misrepresentation of DataSaptarshi Ghosh
Research integrity means conducting research according to the highest professional and ethical standards, so that the results are trustworthy.
It concerns the behavior of researchers at all stages of the research life-cycle, including declaring competing interests; data collection and data management; using appropriate methodology; drawing conclusions from results; and writing up research findings.
Finding the Right Journal at the Right Time for the Right WorkSaptarshi Ghosh
JournalFinder helps you find journals that could be best suited for publishing your scientific article. Please also consult the journal’s Aims and Scope for further guidance. Ultimately, the Editor will decide on how well your article matches the journal.
Impact Factor Journals as per JCR, SNIP, SJR, IPP, CiteScoreSaptarshi Ghosh
Journal-level metrics
Metrics have become a fact of life in many - if not all - fields of research and scholarship. In an age of information abundance (often termed ‘information overload’), having a shorthand for the signals for where in the ocean of published literature to focus our limited attention has become increasingly important.
Research metrics are sometimes controversial, especially when in popular usage they become proxies for multidimensional concepts such as research quality or impact. Each metric may offer a different emphasis based on its underlying data source, method of calculation, or context of use. For this reason, Elsevier promotes the responsible use of research metrics encapsulated in two “golden rules”. Those are: always use both qualitative and quantitative input for decisions (i.e. expert opinion alongside metrics), and always use more than one research metric as the quantitative input. This second rule acknowledges that performance cannot be expressed by any single metric, as well as the fact that all metrics have specific strengths and weaknesses. Therefore, using multiple complementary metrics can help to provide a more complete picture and reflect different aspects of research productivity and impact in the final assessment. ( Elsevier)
The phrase new normal is an oxymoron typically used to indicate a life event that is out of the ordinary and has a long-lasting or permanent impact on someone’s day-to-day routine.
But using the phrase to describe efforts that makes me uncomfortable to fight a global pandemic implies a sense of permanence.
In her foreword to John Putzier, Weirdos in the Workplace: The New Normal—Thriving in the Age of the Individual (2004), Libby Sartain claims that the phrase “the new normal” is a recent coinage
Great wits are sure to madness near allied
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
(John Dryden, 1681)
There is no great genius without a tincture of madness. (Seneca, 1st Century A.D.)
ALTMETRICS : A HASTY PEEP INTO NEW SCHOLARLY MEASUREMENTSaptarshi Ghosh
The term ‘Altmetrics’ was proposed by Jason Priem, a PhD student at the School of Information and Library Science at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill through a tweet. [https://twitter.com/asnpriem/status/25844968813].
Altmetrics is the combination of two words such as: ‘Alternative’ and ‘Metrics’ in which the ‘alt-‘part refers to alternative types of metrics (that is alternative to traditional metrics such as citation analysis, impact factor, downloads & usage data etc.).
Altmetrics is the creation and study of new metrics based on the Social Web for analyzing, and informing scholarship (http://altmetrics.org/about/). It is the study of new indicators for the analysis of academic activity based on Web 2.0.
Paradoxical betweenness in Academic endeavors and research metricsSaptarshi Ghosh
Publish or perish" is an aphorism describing the pressure to publish academic work in order to succeed in an academic career. ... The pressure to publish has been cited as a cause of poor work being submitted to academic journals.
Management of Change is being relevant with the time and space. This presentation elaborates existence of information professionals beyond their territories as survival of the fittest lies only on more information diffusion and information dissemination for the collective wisdom of the stakeholders in a society
Information System Design in Context of Social InformaticsSaptarshi Ghosh
Informatics is a branch of information engineering. It involves the practice of information processing and the engineering of information systems, and as an academic field it is an applied form of information science.
The field considers the interaction between humans and information alongside the construction of interfaces, organisations, technologies and systems.
“Organization Behaviour is concerned with the study of what people do in an organization and how that behaviour affects the performance of the organization.” (Robbins: 1989)
Library Intelligence The collection, analysis, and synthesis of data. Time devoted to reflection and development of insight Willingness and ability to change. Library Intelligence makes it easier for library staff to focus on improving their digital literacy fluency.
Information Ecology: Legacy Practices with changing dynamicsSaptarshi Ghosh
“The study of the inter-relationships between people, enterprises, technologies and the information environment” -The International Encyclopedia of Information and Library Science
Impact of Social Networking /Web 2.0 features in Library Management SoftwareSaptarshi Ghosh
Web 2.0 describes World Wide Web websites that emphasize user-generated content, usability (ease of use, even by non-experts), and interoperability (this means that a website can work well with other products, systems and devices) for end users. The term was popularized by Tim O'Reilly. Social networking sites like facebook, twitter, etc. are result of web 2.0.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
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Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp Network
Will the Digital library sustain as a Social Capital for dissemination of Information? : A conceptual discourse
1. Will the Digital library sustain as a Social Capital for dissemination of
Information? : A conceptual discourse
Saptarshi Ghosh,
Assistant Professor, Department of Library & Information Science , University of North Bengal
Abstract
This paper deals with the relationship between digital library and social
development. The core of digital library which rests with strong social bonding
and participatory approach, has been reflected in this write-up. Today, global
prosperity and individual productivity depend upon the ability to learn
constantly, adapt to change readily, and to evaluate information critically. Right
now in this information rich world, we must remain ways to transform
information into knowledge. So, how can we ensure that our communities can
access the resources and services that we have available? How can we ensure
that we are responsive to, and representative of, our communities' actual, as
opposed to perceived, needs? We will look at various ways that library services
can partner with their communities to bring about better outcomes for all. The
digital library can bridge these gaps and it may be turned as a people’s access to
the information repository and can be a motivator to sustainable development.
A digital library is about digital collections i.e. in digital
formats (as opposed to print, microform, or other media)
and accessible by computers. The stored content may be
accessed locally, or remotely. The term was first
popularized by the NSF/DARPA/NASA Digital Libraries
Initiative in 1994. Organizations that provide the
resources, including the specialized staff, to select,
structure, offer intellectual access to, interpret, distribute,
preserve the integrity of, and ensure the persistence over
time of collections of digital works so that they are readily
available for use by a defined community or set of
communities. An organization, which might be virtual, that
comprehensively collects, manages and preserves for the
long term rich digital content, and offers to its user
communities specialized functionality on that content, of
measurable quality and according to codified policies.
2. Will the Digital library sustain as a Social Capital for dissemination of
Information? : A conceptual discourse
Saptarshi Ghosh,
Assistant Professor, Department of Library & Information Science , University of North Bengal
A digital library is not a single entity. It requires technology link the resources of
many collections. The links between digital libraries and their resources are
transparent to users. Digital library collections are not limited to bibliographic
records rather too document surrogates. They are the actual digital objects such
as images, texts, etc. Lynch (1994) says that, “digital Libraries ... [provide] users
with coherent access to a very large, organized repository of information and
knowledge.” According to Berkeley Digital Library Project, University of California,
the digital library will be a collection of distributed information sources. Nor even
a digital library is merely a collection of electronic information. It is an organized
and digitized system of data that can serve as a rich resource for its user
community. The Association of Research Libraries identified the common
elements of digital library definitions as (Association of Research Libraries, 1995,
online):
The digital library is not a single entity;
The digital library requires technology to link the resources
The linkages between many digital libraries and information services are
transparent to the end users;
Universal access to digital libraries is a goal;
Digital library collections are not limited to document surrogates;
They extend to digital artifacts that cannot be represented or distributed in
printed formats.
Digital Library and its Characteristics:
Recent developments in library technology and practices
have helped bring some of Lancaster's paperless society to reality.
The effects that digital technology has brought include (Jebaraj and
Deivasigimani 2003) digital library collections into certain permanent
documents. The digital environment will enable quick handling
and/or ephemeral information. Digital libraries are based on digital
technologies. The assumption that digital libraries will contain only
digital materials may be wrong. Digital libraries are often used by
individuals working alone. The physical boundaries of data have
been eliminated. Support for communications and collaboration is as
important as information-seeking.
Compression of data storage is enabling publication and
storage of digital information. Telecommunications is facilitating the
storage, retrieval, use, and exchange of digital resources.
3. Will the Digital library sustain as a Social Capital for dissemination of Information? : A conceptual
discourse
Saptarshi Ghosh,
Assistant Professor, Department of Library & Information Science , University of North Bengal
Framework and Approach
Digital library may be considered as a socially constructed phenomena. The
shifting paradigm of society, social constructionism and social informatics
may be regarded as social framework of digital libraries. If we observe
closely the “boundary object theory” (Star & Griesemer, 1989) and “Social
world Perspective (Clarke & Star, 2008; Strauss, 1978) and also theory of
information worlds (Jaeger & Burnett, 2010) we may observe that they are
being used by and cross the boundaries of multiple social networks,
information worlds and communities and hence social digital libraries
should act as socially constructed boundary objects. They should adapt to
the “local needs” of as many of these worlds and communities as possible,
reconcile and translate “meanings” and understandings across these worlds
to allow users to “work together,” collaborate, and interact ; support the
emergence of localized and common social norms, social types, information
values, and information behaviors shared—to varying and overlapping
extents—by the different information worlds using them act as common
sites and technologies for users to engage in information-based activities ,
including collaboration and information sharing; and support the possible
emergence of broader communities, social worlds, and information worlds
as they converge, coalesce, and reconcile portions of the multiple
communities they serve.
4. Will the Digital library sustain as a Social Capital for dissemination of Information? : A conceptual
discourse
Saptarshi Ghosh,
Assistant Professor, Department of Library & Information Science , University of North Bengal
Social Capital Theory
Social capital refers to connections among individuals, such as social networks,
norms of reciprocity and social trust that facilitate co-ordination and co-operation for
mutual benefit (Putnam 1995, 2000). Indicators of Social Capital theory grouped under
dimensions such as political, civil and religious participations, workplace connections,
informal social connections, volunteering and trust (Putnam 2000; Social Capital
Community Benchmark Survey 2005). The core idea of social capital theory is that these
social connections have value. In addition to their value to individuals, as stressed by
Coleman (1988, 1990) and Bourdieu (1986), Putnam highlights the collective benefits of
social capital (Mohan & Mohan 2002; Kilpatrick et al. 2003). ‘Social capital also can have
“externalities” that affect the wider community, so that not all the costs and benefits of
social connections accrue to the person making the contact’. (Putnam 2000, p. 20) ‘Life is
easier in a community blessed with a substantial stock of social capital (Putnam 1995, p.
66) because ‘networks of civic engagement foster sturdy norms of generalized reciprocity
and encourage the emergence of social trust.
5. Will the Digital library sustain as a Social Capital for dissemination of
Information? : A conceptual discourse
Saptarshi Ghosh,
Assistant Professor, Department of Library & Information Science , University of North Bengal
Planning for Digital Library
There are at least two ways of developing a digital library:
converting a traditional library into a digital library, and direct
development of a digital library. Proper planning includes IT
Infrastructure, Digitization, Access, Staffing, Furniture, equipment,
and space, Services, Funding.
Cleveland (1998) describes some characteristics of digital libraries
that have been gleaned from various discussions about digital
libraries (DLs), both online and in print:
DLs are the digital face of traditional libraries that include both
digital collections and traditional, fixed media collections. So they
encompass both electronic and paper materials.
DLs will also include digital materials that exist outside the
physical and administrative bounds of any one digital library
DLs will include all the processes and services that are the
backbone and nervous system of libraries. However, such
traditional processes, though forming the basis digital library
work, will have to be revised and enhanced to accommodate
the differences between new digital media and traditional fixed
media.
DLs ideally provide a coherent view of all of the information
contained within a library, no matter its form or format
DLs will serve particular communities or constituencies, as
traditional libraries do now, though those communities may be
widely dispersed throughout the network.
DLs will require both the skills of librarians and well as those of
computer scientists to be viable.