Welcome Welcome to a talk on to a talk on

e resources for e resources for research research

by by Sujit R. Chandak Sujit R. Chandak

1717thth of July 2010 @ MDSMC of July 2010 @ MDSMC

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES What is researchWhat is research Resources in researchResources in research EE- resources- resources

Why Why What What HowHow BenefitsBenefits DangersDangers

TYPES/ DETAILING/ LISTING TYPES/ DETAILING/ LISTING Q & AQ & A

What is researchWhat is research

Any Scientific Enquiry is Research.Any Scientific Enquiry is Research.

In actual practice it covers:In actual practice it covers:

1.1. Study of a phenomena Study of a phenomena

2.2. Analysis of a revolution Analysis of a revolution

3.3. Survey, Facts, Outcomes, Events etc.Survey, Facts, Outcomes, Events etc.

4.4. Solution of a problemSolution of a problem

5.5. Basis of PolicyBasis of Policy

Resources in researchResources in research Tools used in Research:Tools used in Research:

1.1. Books/Encyclopedia/Journals/other reading Books/Encyclopedia/Journals/other reading

mattermatter

2.2. LibrariesLibraries

3.3. Data-base/ archivesData-base/ archives

4.4. Tools to create required dataTools to create required data

5.5. Testing of hypothesis toolsTesting of hypothesis tools

6.6. Publicizing the finding / creating new Publicizing the finding / creating new

knowledge baseknowledge base

EE- resources- resources The computing / connecting revolution The computing / connecting revolution

has altered many a things: has altered many a things: VIRTUALVIRTUAL

Brought about many changes in Brought about many changes in research and its processesresearch and its processes

Tools of research- resources- have Tools of research- resources- have also changed in their characteristicalso changed in their characteristic

EE- resources - What?- resources - What? When the delivery mechanism of these When the delivery mechanism of these

resources is resources is electronicelectronic. It includes all . It includes all the available resources and more…..the available resources and more…..

1.1. Books/Encyclopedia/Journals/other reading Books/Encyclopedia/Journals/other reading

mattermatter

2.2. LibrariesLibraries

3.3. Data-base/ archivesData-base/ archives

4.4. Tools to create required dataTools to create required data

5.5. Testing of hypothesis toolsTesting of hypothesis tools

6.6. Publicizing the finding / creating new knowledge Publicizing the finding / creating new knowledge

basebase

EE- resources - why?- resources - why?

Ease of access/ delivery/ storage/ Ease of access/ delivery/ storage/ retrieval useretrieval use

World wide sharingWorld wide sharing

Suits Suits scholarship scholarship

EE- resources - How?- resources - How?

Machine, Connectivity & Machine, Connectivity & PrivilegesPrivileges… …

Know-how to use- methodology-easier Know-how to use- methodology-easier to learn than physical resourcesto learn than physical resources

Golden rule: Use & ContributeGolden rule: Use & Contribute

EE- resources - Benefits?- resources - Benefits?

Ease:Ease: Input:-Publishing/ Storing/ archivingInput:-Publishing/ Storing/ archiving Output:- access/ sharing Output:- access/ sharing

Full text searchFull text search Cost-effectiveCost-effective Self-sustainable Self-sustainable Interactivity Interactivity

EE- resources - Dangers?- resources - Dangers?

Questions on authenticityQuestions on authenticity Plagiarism Plagiarism QualityQuality Digital-divideDigital-divide Acceptability Acceptability Does not contain all the answersDoes not contain all the answers

EE- resources - Dangers?- resources - Dangers?

NOT ANY DIFFERENT FROM NOT ANY DIFFERENT FROM THE PHYSICAL WORLDTHE PHYSICAL WORLD

EE- resources - Types- resources - Types

OPACOPAC

JOURNALSJOURNALS

ACADEMIC COMMUNITYACADEMIC COMMUNITY

SEARCH/ ARCHIVESSEARCH/ ARCHIVES

SCHOLARPEDIASCHOLARPEDIA

EE- resources - OPAC- resources - OPAC

Online Public Access CatalogueOnline Public Access Catalogue

These are catalogues of reputed libraries These are catalogues of reputed libraries

which are there for all to accesswhich are there for all to access

Many a times other than title and Many a times other than title and

content details they also contain a v. content details they also contain a v.

short summary of the workshort summary of the work

EE- resources - OPAC- resources - OPAC

I G I D RI G I D R

E F L UNIVERSITYE F L UNIVERSITY

I I T sI I T s

Institute of Advanced studies, ShimlaInstitute of Advanced studies, Shimla

Most of the institution with a really Most of the institution with a really

good librarygood library

EE- resources - JOURNALS- resources - JOURNALS

Journals are so many that they pose a Journals are so many that they pose a

challenge in terms of reading and challenge in terms of reading and

searching and doing research searching and doing research

Problem is also that of storing these Problem is also that of storing these

journalsjournals

EE- resources – JOURNALS- resources – JOURNALSan examplean example

JSTORJSTOR is an online system for archiving is an online system for archiving

academic journals. It provides full-text academic journals. It provides full-text

searches of digitized back issues of several searches of digitized back issues of several

hundred well-known journals dating back to hundred well-known journals dating back to

1665 in the case of the “1665 in the case of the “Philosophical Philosophical

Transactions of the Royal SocietyTransactions of the Royal Society.”.”

EE- resources – JOURNALS- resources – JOURNALSan examplean example

As of September 23, 2009, Jstor As of September 23, 2009, Jstor

contained contained 1,0791,079 journal titles in 18 journal titles in 18

collections representing 51 disciplines, collections representing 51 disciplines,

and and 262,042262,042 individual journal issues, individual journal issues,

totaling over totaling over 33.733.7 million pages of text. million pages of text.

Other such services are also there…Other such services are also there…

EE- resources - ACADEMIC - resources - ACADEMIC COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY

Creation of and exchange between Creation of and exchange between

academic community becomes a academic community becomes a

much less cumbersome taskmuch less cumbersome task

ITHAKA ITHAKA

NETWORKING SITESNETWORKING SITES

EE- resources - SEARCH/ - resources - SEARCH/ ARCHIVESARCHIVES

Archiving is an activity which is of great Archiving is an activity which is of great

importance for both a research who has importance for both a research who has

finished and one who is startingfinished and one who is starting

Maximum benefit accrued to archivesMaximum benefit accrued to archives

Search – its part of research – electronic Search – its part of research – electronic

search and search engines search and search engines

EE- resources - - resources - SCHOLARPEDIASCHOLARPEDIA

ScholarpediaScholarpedia, the peer-reviewed , the peer-reviewed

open-access encyclopedia written by open-access encyclopedia written by

scholars from all around the worldscholars from all around the world

Scholarpedia feels and looks like Scholarpedia feels and looks like

Wikipedia as it uses “Wikipedia as it uses “MediaWikiMediaWiki””

EE- resources - SCHOLARPEDIA- resources - SCHOLARPEDIA

Initial authorship and review are similar to Initial authorship and review are similar to

a print journal so that Scholarpedia a print journal so that Scholarpedia

articles could be cited, articles are not articles could be cited, articles are not

frozen and outdated, but dynamic, subject frozen and outdated, but dynamic, subject

to an ongoing process of improvement to an ongoing process of improvement

moderated by their curators. This allows moderated by their curators. This allows

Scholarpedia to be up-to-date, yet Scholarpedia to be up-to-date, yet

maintain the highest quality of content. maintain the highest quality of content.

Thanks Thanks sujitchandak@gmail.comsujitchandak@gmail.com