Innovations in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has brought about drastic changes in the day to day functioning of libraries. Technological aids have been used in libraries to facilitate and enhance the library services as and when they are introduced. In the late 1800s the typewriters revolutionalised the working of the of the libraries. Introduction of the microcomputers brought about a transition from manual systems to automated systems in housekeeping operations of the libraries. The library collections have also changed over the years. More and more multimedia resources are getting added in the library collection. Another major trend is towards digitisation of the collection and building digital repositories.This course introduces you to the concepts of library automation and digitisation.Objectives of the Course:The objective of the course is to provide an understanding of the following aspects: • automation of housekeeping operations with special reference to open source library automation software Koha; • rendering of computerized services; • different types of media resources and their preservation and maintenance; • need and purpose of digitization; • processes, methods and equipments used for digitizing; and • developing digital library using open source DSpace software.
Overview
Syllabus
Week 1
Module 1: Library Automation: An Introduction
Module 2: Evolution of Library Automation: A Saga of Five Decades
Module 3: ILSs in India: Categories and Evaluation
e-Text- 1
e-Text- 2
e-Text- 3
Quiz 1
Quiz 2
Quiz 3
Week 2
Module 4: Procedural Model of Library Automation
Module 5: Library Automation: Functional and System-Level Requirements
Module 6: Library Automation: Global Recommendations and RFP
e-Text- 4
e-Text- 5
e-Text- 6
Quiz 4
Week 3
Module 7: ILS: Open Source and Open Standards
Module 8: Introduction to Koha ILS
Module 9: MARC 21 Based Cataloguing: An Introduction
e-Text- 7
e-Text- 8
e-Text- 9
Quiz 5
Quiz 6
Quiz 7
Week 4
Module 10: MARC 21 Cataloguing in Practice: Bibliographic and Authority Data Management
Module 11: Library Automation work-flow: Acquisition and Serials Control
Module 12: Library Automation work-flow: Circulation and MIS
e-Text- 10
e-Text- 11
e-Text- 12
Quiz 8
Quiz 9
Week 5
Module 13: OPAC and Enhanced OPAC
Module 14: ILS Administration
Module 15: Major Trends and Future of Library Automation
e-Text- 13
e-Text- 14
e-Text- 15
Week 6
Module16: Searching and Browsing in WINISIS
Module17: Open Access to Information
Module18: Self Archiving
e-Text- 16
e-Text- 17
e-Text- 18
Quiz 10
Quiz 11
Week 7
Module19: Digitization
Module20: DSpace
Module21:Digital Library Software and Evolution criteria
e-Text- 19
e-Text- 20
e-Text- 21
Quiz 12
Quiz 13
Quiz 14
Week 8
Module22: DSpace Administration - 1
Module23: DSpace Administration - 2
Module24: DSpace Administration - 3
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e-Text- 23
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Quiz 15
Quiz 16
Quiz 17
Week 9
Module25: Metadata
Module26: Dublin Core
Module27: Member, Subscription and Submission
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e-Text- 26
e-Text- 27
Quiz 18
Quiz 19
Quiz 20
Week 10
Module28: Lucene Search Engine
Module29: Persistent Identifiers and CNRI Handles in DSpace
Module30: OAI PMH
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e-Text- 29
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Quiz 21
Quiz 22
Quiz 23
Week 11
Module31: Harvesting In DSpace
Module32: Backup / Export and Import
Module33: DSpace Statistics
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e-Text- 32
e-Text- 33
Quiz 24
Quiz 25
Quiz 26
Week 12
Module34: DSpace Installation
Module35: Technology of Digital Library
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Quiz 27
Taught by
Professor Uma Kanjilal
