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Vol. 20 Nos. 1 & 2 December 2013

NACLIN 2013 : A ReportDr. Sangeeta Kaul*

* Rapporteur-General, NACLIN 2013 andNetwork Manager, DELNET

The 16th National Convention onKnowledge, Library and InformationNetworking – NACLIN 2013 organisedby DELNET in collaboration with theMalaviya National Institute ofTechnology (MNIT) Jaipur at HotelClarks Amer, Jaipur from December 10-12, 2013, was inaugurated at the HotelClarks Amer, Jaipur by the Chief GuestDr. H.P. Vyas, Vice-Chancellor, BikanerTechnical University, Bikaner onDecember 10, 2013. NACLIN 2013 wassupported by organisations includingRRRLF, DeitY MIT, DRDO, ICCR,Cengage Learning India Pvt Ltd, iGroupInfotech India Pvt Ltd, Balani Infotechand Orizin Technologies. More than300 delegates from India and countriesincluding Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nepal,New Zealand & Sri Lanka participated.

Mr. Deep Singh, OrganisingSecretary, NACLIN 2013 and Librarian,Malaviya National Institute ofTechnology Jaipur welcomed thedelegates. He thanked DELNET forcollaborating with the Malaviya NationalInstitute of Technology Jaipur at HotelClarks Amer, Jaipur to organise theevent on the Emerging Technologiesand Innovations in Library Practices

It was followed by the Introductoryaddress by Dr. H.K. Kaul, FoundingDirector, DELNET. He said that theLibrarians have to work as knowledgeworkers, should be more analytical and

possess the subject knowledge. He alsospoke about the copyright issues. Heaffirmed that Librarians have to do thevalue addition to the content they have intheir libraries or what they get throughthe Web. Dr. Kaul mentioned thatDELNET was keen to establish discoveryplatform to provide the latest and bestinformation to its member libraries. Headded that DELNET was committed tohelp librarians in getting trained in newICT applications and dissemination ofinformation. He mentioned that our LISprofessionals should have access toquality content using the latesttechnologies so that they can transmit it

to their users. He added that DELNEThad started consultancy services andwas trying to help libraries in gettingmodernised and networked. Dr. Kaulstressed that using networked resourcesof a network like DELNET was veryessential in future. It was only then thelibrarians could serve students,teachers, researchers, professionalsand the public in the years to come.

Dr. H. P. Vyas, Vice-Chancellor,Bikaner Technical University, Bikanerand the Chief Guest of the inauguralfunction delivered the InauguralAddress. Prof. Vyas observed that wecan consider the libraries andtechnology effective only if it can beeffectively used by people. He furtheropined that if we want to develop a goodsociety, the knowledge should be easily

Dr. H. P. Vyas delivering the Inaugural Address

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available and the diffusion andproliferation of knowledge must occurin the society. According to Dr. Vyas,knowledge accessibility is yet anotherimportant aspect to be considered. Thehuman development approach was alsofound to be quite effective in makingthe best use of libraries. He stressedthe need that the library professionalsshould possess a positive helpfulattitude. The library should have agood ambience and the environmenthas to be quite welcoming. If theservices are not acceptable, the userswill be discouraged from using them.He further reiterated the need to makethe orientation to the library servicesas mandatory in the colleges and in theinstitutions so that they make the bestuse of them. He further focused on theneed for the preservation of thedocuments for preserving the culturallegacy of the nation. Dr. Vyas made apowerful statement that India will notprosper if we do not provide equalopportunities to those in villages andrural areas. He noted that India hasgreat knowledge capabilities and

moreover that India is a developing countrywith a highly developed intellectualcapability.

Professor I. K. Bhat, Director, MNITJaipur delivered the Presidential Address.Prof. Bhat said that the expectationsfrom the libraries are increasing with eachpassing day and since they are becomingmore digital, those from the old school ofthought feel it is a major threat. He dweltat length on the issues which are of greatconcern to the LIS professionals. Tohighlight the few he said that there is agreater need to find out how the libraryservices can become better, how can weremain effective in the present-dayscenario and how the mindset of the LISprofessionals could get changed. Headded that the libraries of the future wouldonly comprise E-books, databases andnew innovative programmes. He observedthat the format compatibility issue is yetanother issue in the digital environment.The new skill sets are required to face thechallenges.

It was followed by the release ofNACLIN 2013 publications by the Chief

Guest Dr. H. P. Vyas including the pre-conference proceedings and theSouvenir.

Dr. Sangeeta Kaul, NetworkManager, DELNET and Co-organisingSecretary, NACLIN 2013 gave the voteof thanks.

It was followed by the inaugurationof the NACLIN 2013 exhibition pavilionby Dr. H. P. Vyas, Vice-Chancellor,Bikaner Technical University, Bikanerand Prof. I. K. Bhat, Director, MNITJaipur.

A tutorial on Research Methodologyand Writing Skills was conducted byDr. B.S. Nagi, former Director(Research), Council for SocialDevelopment, New Delhi. A CDcontaining the Research Methodologyand Writing Skills was distributed to thedelegates.

Under the technology updatessession, the companies includingCengage Learning India Pvt Ltd andBalani Infotech Pvt. Ltd. gave productdemonstrations.

In the post-lunch session Tutorialon Research Methodology and WritingSkills by Dr. B.S. Nagi was continued.

This session was followed by Visitto the Poster Presentation Area whichwas chaired by Dr. H. K. Kaul whereinthe poster paper presentations weremade.

A cultural programme was organisedon the occasion at the MNIT campuswherein delegates got a chance to visitthe MNIT Library. The mesmerisingcultural evening left the delegatesspellbound with the cultural vibrancy ofRajasthan and it raised the morale ofthe participants and brightened theevening.

The second day of the Conventionstarted with a Technical Session I onthe “Excellence in Library Services.”The session was chaired by Dr. H. K.Kaul, Director, DELNET, New Delhi.

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Prof. I. K. Bhat, Director, MNIT Jaipur


The keynote paper entitled“Information & CommunicationTechnology (ICT) Enabled Total QualityManagement (TQM) in Library andInformation Services (LIS)” wasdelivered by Prof. Roshan Lal Raina,Professor (Communication Group) &Dean-Planning & Development, IndianInstitute of Management, Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh.

Another keynote paper entitled “Re-engineering Library and InformationServices” was presented by Dr. RameshC. Gaur, University Librarian, JNU, NewDelhi.

Dr. (Mrs.) R. Jayalakshmi, CollegeLibrarian, A.D.M. College for Women,Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu presentedher paper entitled “The InformationQuality Management in LibraryServices." It was followed by anotherpaper entitled “Marketing Library andInformation Services: A Study ofLibrarian’s Perception” delivered by Dr.Amit Jain, Associate Professor, JKLakshmipat University, Jaipur,Rajasthan.

The Technical Session II entitled“Library Network and Consortia” was

chaired by Prof. Roshan Lal Raina,Professor (Communication Group) &Dean-Planning & Development, IndianInstitute of Management, Lucknow, UttarPradesh. The keynote paper entitled“Library Networks: The Futuristic Trendsand the Emerging Roles andResponsibilities” was delivered by Dr.H.K. Kaul, Director, DELNET, New Delhi.

Another paper entitled “Impact ofLicense Agreements on the Use of E-Resources in Indian Universities” wasdelivered by Dr. V.J. Suseela, Asst.Librarian (Sr. Grade), Indira GandhiMemorial Library, University ofHyderabad, Hyderabad, AndhraPradesh. Ms. Dilara Begum, Libarian,East West University, Dhaka also gavea presentation on Digital Library activitiesin Bangladesh.

This session was followed byProduct Demonstrations by VikmansMultimedia (India) Pvt. Ltd. and BalaniInfotech Pvt. Ltd.

The post-lunch session, TechnicalSession III on “Managing WebResources” was chaired by Dr. RameshC. Gaur, University Librarian, JNU, NewDelhi. The paper entitled “InformationUse in Sociology Research: A CaseStudy at the Library, University ofPeradeniya, Sri Lanka” was deliveredby Ms. Chamani Gunasekera, SeniorAssistant Librarian, University ofPeradeniya, Sri Lanka. The paperentitled “Current Status of InstitutionalRepositories in Higher Education inIndia” written by Dr. Purnima Kaushik,Associate Professor & Head, Dept. of

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Release of NACLIN 2013 Publications


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Library and Information Science,University of Rajasthan, Jaipur writtenwith Ms. Mili Bajpai, Assistant Librarian,Dr. Robert Heiling Library, SMS MedicalCollege, Jaipur, Rajasthan. The paperwas presented by Ms Mili Bajpai.Another paper entitled “InformationSeeking Pattern in Digital Environment:A Case Study of Department ofAdministrative Reforms and PublicGrievances, New Delhi” was deliveredby Dr. Sanjay Sethi, Librarian andInformation Officer, Ministry ofPersonnel, Public Grievances andPensions, Department ofAdministrative Reforms and PublicGrievances, New Delhi written withDr. Vinod Gautam, Deputy Librarian,National Institute of FinancialManagement, Faridabad, Haryana. Thelast paper of Technical Session IIIentitled “Information Literacy of DoctoralResearchers: Ease of Finding RequiredInformation” was delivered by Dr.Taruna Joshi, Librarian, RamjasCollege, University of Delhi, Delhi.

It was followed by thepresentations on MNIT Library by Mr.Deep Singh and on DELNET by myself.

The last technical session of theday, i.e. Technical Session IV entitled“Library & Information Science Education”was chaired by Dr. H.K. Kaul. Prof. I. V.Malhan, Head, DLIS & Dean,School of Mathematics,Computers and InformationSciencs, Central University ofHimachal Pradesh,Dharamshala, HimachalPradesh delivered the keynotepaper entitled “Revamping theLIS Curriculum in IndiaConforming to the EmergingInformation Scenario.” Anotherkeynote paper entitled “LISEducation in India : Persistentand Debatable Issues” waspresented by Prof. JagtarSingh, Prof. and Head, DLISc,Punjabi University, Patiala.Thepaper entitled “Relevance andEffectiveness of LIS TrainingProgrammes Organised byINMAS, DRDO: A Case Study”was delivered by Dr. RajeevVij, Joint Director & ScientistF, Institute of Nuclear Medicine& Allied Sciences, (INMAS),New Delhi written with Mr.

Navin Kumar Soni, Scientist C,(INMAS), Defence Research &Development Organization (DRDO),New Delhi. The last paper of the dayentitled “Training of Professional Staffin University Libraries” was deliveredby Ms. Parul Zaveri, AssistantProfessor, SHPT School of LibraryScience, SNDT Women’s University,Mumbai, Maharashtra. The paperentitled “Information Access Pattern ofUsers of Selected Engineering CollegeLibraries in Chennai: A Study”was presented by Dr. K. Nithyanandam,Chief Librarian, Hindustan University,Chennai.

The spectacular cultural eveningwas a memorable one and all theparticipants from across the countryenjoyed being at Chokhi Dhani.

The third and last day of theconvention started with TechnicalSession V entitled “The WebTechnologies” and was chaired by Prof.I.V. Malhan. The keynote paper entitled

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KNOWLEDGE, LIBRARY AND INFORMATION NETWORKINGNACLIN 2013

Proceedings of the 16th National Convention onKnowledge, Library and Information Networking

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NACLIN 2013“The Semantic Web Technologies” waspresented by Dr. Devika P. Madalli,Associate Professor, DRTC, Bangalore& Adjunct Faculty: Dept. of Engineeringand ICT, University of Trento, Italy . Apresentation entitled “Application andUsage of Cloud Computing and DataSecurity” was delivered by Mr. DeepSingh, Librarian, Malaviya NationalInstitute of Technology Jaipur,Rajasthan. The paper entitled “EmergingTechnology in Usage Statistics:COUNTER and SHUSHI” was deliveredby Dr. M.R. Rawtani, AssociateProfessor, Former Head, DLISc.,University of Rajasthan, Jaipur writtenwith Dr. S.Siva Chidambaram, Librarian,National Institute of Public Financeand Policy, New Delhi.

The paper entitled “Impact ofInformation Technology on EngineeringColleges/Institutions in Rajasthan”was delivered by Mr. Rajendra KumarGupta, Assistant Librarian, BanasthaliUniversity, Jaipur Campus, Jaipur,Rajasthan.

The Technical Session VI entitled“Public Libraries and National Missionon Libraries” was chaired by Dr. H.K.Kaul, Director, DELNET. The paperentitled “LIS Profession and the PublicLibrary in the Knowledge TechnologyEra: A New Peak to Scale” wasdelivered by Dr. Vivek Patkar,Independent Researcher, Mumbai.The paper entitled “Trends andPerspectives in User Preferences Vis-à-Vis Used Books: An Analytical Studyof Electronics and Communication Engi-neering Students” was presented byMr. A. Venkatanarayana, Librarian,Mamatha Medical College, Khammam,Andhra Pradesh.

The Technical Session VII entitled“Digital Preservation” was chaired byDr. Devika P. Madalli and the paperentitled “Digital Preservation andAccess : A Case Study of RCFDocumentation Centre, Trombay” wasdelivered by Ms. Manisha Kute, LibraryAssistant, Rashtriya Chemicals and

The panel discussion on the themeof the Conference “EmergingTechnologies and Innovations in LibraryPractices” was held which was chairedby Dr. H. K. Kaul. The panelistsincluded Dr. Devika P. Madalli, Prof.I.V. Malhan, Dr. M. Ishwara Bhat, Dr.Vivek Patkar and Dr. PoornimaKaushik. Dr. Kaul divided thediscussion on three important issues,i.e. 20th century library practices,innovations in libraries and the prioritiesin adopting emerging technologies. Thepanel was unanimous on maintainingall such library practices which offeredservices to patrons as most of thelibraries were in the hybrid stages atpresent. It was felt that the practicessuch as classification, cataloguing andselective dissemination of informationneeded to be followed. The panelconsidered that libraries will have toupgrade from manual operations to fullyautomated operations in a gradedfashion so that users feel the benefit ofthe change.

Fertilizers Ltd., Mumbai. The paperentitled “Preserving Rajasthan Heritagethrough Localisation of ICT with SpecialReference to the Digital Library of India(DLI) Project at Banasthali University”was delivered by Dr. Rajneesh, Library-in-Charge, APAJI Library, BanasthaliUniversity, Rajasthan written with Dr.Madan Singh Rana, University Librarian,HNB Garhwal University, Pauri Garhwal,Srinagar, Uttarakhand.

The last Technical Session VIIIentitled “Human Resource Managementin Libraries and User Education” waschaired by Dr. Vivek Patkar. The keynotepaper entitled “Human ResourcesManagement in Libraries and InformationCentres” was delivered by Dr. M. IshwaraBhat, Librarian and Unit Chief, Publicationsand Media Relations, Birla Institute ofTechnology & Science, Pilani, Rajasthan.The paper entitled “Considerations forCultural and Social Spaces in UniversityLibrary” was delivered by Ms. SuhasiniGazula, Librarian, Auckland University ofTechnology, Auckland, New Zealand.


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So far as innovations areconsidered it was felt that the access tothe resources of DELNET was veryessential. Libraries with minimal/limitedresources could access millions ofresources and borrow them or use manyof them in online form. It was generallyagreed that the proper consortia

negotiations would helpin accessing betteronline resources at areasonable cost. Thepanel affirmed thatinitiatives such as userstudies, extensionactivities, bookdiscussions, offeringprizes to best users andinvolving communitiesin supporting the causeof libraries would helpboth the libraries andthe users. The majorsuggestion was thatpublic libraries shouldgive membership to allfamily members ratherthan the individualsexclusively.

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libraries and open mantra for adoptingthe open source/open accesstechnologies among other issues werenecessary. It was felt that librariescould not survive in future without usingthe latest ICT. However, it alsoconsidered that technology alone couldnot offer better services to users. Librarystaff had to be trained regularly in orderto offer knowledge-based services totheir patrons. It was mentioned that therare materials in libraries should alsobe persevered in addition to digitalresources till a national consensuswas evolved on the subject.

Dr. Kaul observed that libraryprofessionals had a great future if theyfollowed the advice given by the panel.It was a highly interactive sessionwherein several delegates askedquestions.

The valedictory function startedwith a welcome address by Mr. DeepSingh, Organising Secretary, NACLIN2013. Dr. Sangeeta Kaul, NetworkManager, DELNET & Co-organisingSecretary, presented NACLIN 2013Rapporteur-General’s Report. Prof.Sandeep Sancheti, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Manipal University, Jaipurdelivered the valedictory address. Prof.S.D. Bharti, Library Coordinator, MNITJaipur delivered his address followedby the Presidential address by Dr. H.K.Kaul, Director, New Delhi. Heemphasised the great challenges beingencountered by the libraries andstressed the need for a higher pace ofcollaboration, connectivity between theusers and the libraries. The need forstrong human networking was alsourged by him. It was followed by a Voteof Thanks by Mr. Deep Singh and Dr.Sangeeta Kaul.

The certificates were distributed tothe delegates and a small souvenir asa token of remembrance of NACLIN2013 was also provided to them alongwith the certificate.

Looking forward to your graciouspresence at NACLIN 2014!

Prof. Sandeep Sancheti delivering the Valedictory Address

With regard to the adoption of emergingtechnologies the panel felt that the use ofWeb resources, digitisation, RFID,increase in Internet terminals in libraries,management technologies, data mining,accessing library networks for contentand discovery services, adopting semanticWeb technologies, upgrading ICT in


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Networking of libraries is gainingimportance for sharing of qualityresources and transformation oftraditional libraries into digital libraries.The article describes how librarynetworks like DELNET should grow infuture in order to serve libraries andtheir patrons. It describes the role ofunion catalogues, access to full-textresources and creation of value-addedcontent. The services library networksshould provide are highlighted. In doingso the barriers to resource-sharing arealso given. The article describes thestandards and technologies that areshaping resource-sharing servicesaround the world which include the useof ILL protocols, ILL managementsystems, tools and the impact oftechnologies such as federated searchapplications and discovery systems.

1 Introduction

Library networks around the worldhave to remodel their profiles in order tocater to new needs of libraries and theirusers. On one hand, libraries have to betransformed to serve their users betterand on the other, library networks haveto ensure that they support thistransformation. The ultimate aim oflibraries is to support education,research and the creation of aknowledge society where the society,in general, is knowledge-driven. TheICT revolution and the inability of manylibraries to adopt best ICT practiceshave already stressed the relevance oflibrary networks both for introducing thelatest ICT applications in libraries andfor offering best content through sharingand rationalisation of library resources.Library networks can thus become vital

partners in the transformation of societyin future.

2 The Networked Content

2.1 The Case of DELNET

DELNET is the first operational librarynetwork in India. Initiated in 1988 as aproject at the India International Centre,it was registered as a Society in 1992under the name DELNET- Delhi LibraryNetwork. The name was changed toDELNET –Developing Library Network in2000. The roles played by variousinstitutions and Departments such as theIndia International Centre, NISSAT, NIC,Ministry of Culture, Government of India,Jawaharlal Nehru University are describedin my paper entitled DELNET – DevelopingLibrary Network ; The Network thatEvolved into a Major Network.1 Importantnational initiatives started by DELNETsuch as the National BibliographicDatabase, AICTE-DELNET Initiative,establishment of the National Conventionon Knowledge, Library and InformationNetworking (NACLIN) and other nationalinitiatives are some of the contributionsmentioned in the paper on DELNET.

2.1.1 Union Catalogues andUnion Lists

In order to promote sharing ofresources by libraries, DELNET has beencompiling Union Catalogues and UnionLists mostly on the basis of resourcesavailable in its member-libraries. Atpresent DELNET offers about 2 crorecatalogue records of books, articles,periodicals, E-books, CD-ROMs, video-recordings, sound-recordings, theses anddissertations. Every day new records areadded and libraries are able to borrowdirectly from member-libraries or throughDELNET the resources they are interestedin. The trend continues as the union-

catalogues offer quality content whichis available through member-libraries.

2.1.2 Access to Full-Text E-resources

DELNET has migrated from itscatalogue culture to serving full-text E-resources during the last decade.DELNET gives access to full-text openaccess and other resources in aclassified /searchable order. Thefollowing are the major topics on whichthese resources are available2 :

1. E-books: Read them online

2. Full-Text Medical Books

3. Open Access Journals

4. Full-Text Medical Journals

5. Dental E-journals

6. Education E-journals

7. Engineering and Technology E-journals

8. Management E-journals

9. Pharmacy E-journals

10. Networked Digital Library ofTheses and Dissertations

The culture of offering E-resourcesis handicapped by the limitationsimposed by copyright rules, prohibitivecosts of E-journals and E-bookspublished by foreign commercialpublishers and vendors. Library networkswill have to offer more and more E-resources to libraries and their users.Two criteria generally come to mind inthis regard. One is the quality of thecontent that should improve with theincrease in the growth in the networkedresources and the other is themanagement cost involved in makingthese E-resources avilable to users. Sofar as the quality is concerned, selectionprocesses have to be built in by thenetworks.

Keeping in view the managementcost in making these resources availableto libraries, it becomes important thatlibraries negotiate with vendors andpublishers that they should be allowed

Library Networks: The Futuristic Trends andthe Emerging Roles and Responsibilities

H. K. Kaul*

*Director, DELNET and Member, NationalMission on Libraries, Government of India.


to offer E-resources for research andreference to bona fide users in librariesthrough library networks or directly tolibraries.

2.2 Open Access E-journalsContent

Open-access journals, many ofwhich are scholarly and peer-reviewedbecome available without payment orwith some payment. They are gainingrespectability. The ones that aresubsidised by institutions, learnedsocieties, government and othersources are mostly available free ofcharge. Some open-access journalsgive delayed access or becomeavailable at a subsidised cost.Academic research mainly results inthe writing of peer-reviewed papers.Authors have been wanting to get theirpapers published in prestigiousperiodicals. As administrators begin toappreciate the relevance of openaccess journals more and more peer-reviewed articles will get published inopen access journals. Besides openaccess journals, research articles alsoget published in repositories hosted byacademic institutions. Theserepositories are growing in number. TheRegistry of Open Access Repositories(ROAR) lists more than 3,500 subject-based and institutional open accessrepositories. Library networks shouldmake these repositories accessible totheir member libraries. The Directory ofOpen Access Journals offer access toabout 10,000 journals and 15 millionarticles. This resource which is indeedgrowing can fruitfully be used withfederated searches to the benefit ofmember-libraries of networks. However,the cost and quality management haveto be done by library networks to ensurefast and fair access to quality E-journal resources.

2.3 Licensed E-journal Content

The institutions that subscribe toE-journals follow restrictions regardingdownloading, loaning, printing or re-using, etc. as agreed to with publishers

while signing license agreements andmaking subscriptions. So far as thesubscriptions are made through consortia,the consortia sets the terms. Librarieswill have to look into the terms they agreeto while subscribing to journals. Thelibraries should insist that vendors/publishers of E-journals should be allowedto fulfil ILL requests for E-resources frombona fide users from member-libraries oflibrary networks. The subscribing libraryshould also be able to give simultaneousaccess to as many bona fide users aswould be interested in using a particularE-content. This is done only when therequest is made for the purposes ofeducation and research and not for anycommercial purposes.

2.4 Value-Added Content Products

In future most of the copyright freecontent including open access contentwill be available free of charge or at a lowcharge on the Web. Attitudes of generalusers are changing due to the use of full-text content on the Web. Full-text is goingto be the priority. Indeed, it is the selectcontent that is going to attract users tolibraries. I therefore feel that librarynetworks will have to produce value-added products to serve libraries andtheir users. Before we look into howlibrary networks could create value-addedproducts, it becomes necessary to seeas to which products library networksshould create. A few examples are givenbelow:

i. Specialised software productsof use to libraries need to bedeveloped and made availableto libraries.

ii. Refinements to content willhave to be done on a regularbasis. But to do so, member-libraries should be able to giveDELNET access to all suchresources which they subscribeto. And, that should come inlicense agreements that theysign with publishers andvendors of E-resources.

iii. Knowledge discoveryshould also be a regularfeature. The use of federatedsearches, automated patternrecognition, artificialintelligence and expertsystems among othertechnologies will have to beused to discover newknowledge. Informationabout new products need tobe made available tolibraries.

iv. Networking of virtual learningresources to be done forlibrary professionals and theirusers.

v. Offer information support foradvanced research projects.

vi. Consultancy services formodernising libraries.

vii. Support for digital libraryservices.

viii. Making top quality contentavailable on specialisedthemes.

ix. Making cloud and data centreservices available to member-libraries.

x. Collaboration with libraries inundertaking specialisedprojects, etc.

The above mentioned value-addedservices are just a few examples. All ofthem or more such services could beoffered at a reasonable charge inoffering of additional value-addedservices could be used by such librariesthat need them. The remaining librariescould make use of the regular services.

2.5 Other Hidden WebResources

The specialised services referredto above would include discovery ofcontent from the hidden Web. Thatwould necessitate paying a copyrightfee for special content which the

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member-libraries would have to chip in.This method would become necessaryfor libraries that do not have qualifiedstaff on the rolls and are not willing tospend on maintaining a full-fledgedlibrary. Library networks, therefore, havea major role to play in future in offeringquality content to library users.

3 The Network Services

3.1 The Main Guidelines

1. Serving All Types ofLibraries and Sizes

In India most of the publiclibraries and school librariesare not yet modernised. Assoon as they get modernised,they will have to access anddisseminate full-text digitalcontent to their users. Librarynetworks could take theresponsibility of serving suchlibraries which have remainedneglected so far.

2. Servicing Libraries with AllTypes of Materials

The networks will have to servelibraries with all types ofmaterials including, digital,print, manuscripts, etc. Therewill also be library users whowill prefer material in traditionalformats and library networkswill have to serve them suchcontent. That will meanmaintaining or having accessto full-text content in allformats and forms.

3. Bringing the Best from theWeb

Libraries and their users find itdifficult to differentiatebetween reliable and unreliable.Library networks could initiateservices that would introduceassociation of staff of member-libraries with guidance fromlibrary networks for evolvingmechanisms for creating newand reliable products. For

instance, the OCLC hasdeveloped the World Share AppGallery. Developers working inlibraries could get a user licenseand use the OCLC Developernetwork.3

4. Equitable Access andServices

Irrespective of the fact if amember-library is small or itsresources are negligible, thelibrary should get equitableaccess to information resourcesand services of the librarynetwork.

5. Use of Latest Technologies

For creating content-basedservices networks would needthe services of network experts,domain experts, subjectspecialists, computer experts,programmers, et al. especiallywhen the services are based onanimations, text documents,images, graphics, maps, videoand audio recordings, andcombinations of them. The useof knowledge delivery services,search engines, subject portals,etc. will become essential whenselections have to be done frommassive resources of content.Such networking would becomenecessary in future. TheKnowledge Delivery Service(KDS) is an infrastructure whichevery library network shouldhave. It facilitates thetransmission of selectedknowledge to each and everynode connected with the librarynetwork.

3.2 The Content-based services

3.2.1 E-book Services

The publication of E-books has beenincreasing regularly and we find that infuture their use will also increasesubstantially. There are several pricingmodels available at present. As it is

going to be difficult for libraries tonegotiate the best pricing model, itwould be advisable that librarynetworks or consortia negotiate thebest pricing model and make allE-books available to all libraries in thenetwork. Unlike in case of E-journalswhere mostly access is given on aleased basis, E-books could bepurchased by libraries. If libraries donot have the infrastructure to host E-books, the library networks should beable to do so under arrangements withrespective publishers. The publishershould have no objection to this asaccess to such E-books can berestricted to users coming from thatspecific domain. The network couldalso coordinate the metadata andmanage archiving and access to suchE-books. In addition to the aboveissues, it is necessary that librarynetworks convert useful content intoE-book format and make it availableto their member-libraries.

3.2.2 Constraints and Res-trictions

The following are some of theissues that library networks need tosort out:

i. Some of the E-bookpublishers control the useof E-books, like one user perE-book license using theDigital Rights Managementtechnology. Many librariesare facing constraints frompublishers on how E-bookscan be used. The limits ofviewing affect the accessand use of E-books. Librarynetworks need to look intothis issue.

ii. The saving and sharing of E-books through readingdevices has also been founddifficult.

iii. Database model needs to bedeveloped which givesparallel access to differentE-books.

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iv. Restrictions on sharing of E-books by consortia andnetworks need to be sortedout.

v. Streamlining of variablepricing models which varyfrom publisher to publisher.

vi. Lack of standardisation offormat, hardware andsoftware need to be sortedout.

a. Hardware: Guidance onthe use of specific E-bookhardware such as portabledevices, desktop PCs,etc. could be given bylibrary networks.

b. Software: Guidance on theuse of particular E-bookreader software facilitatingaccess to hyperlinks,colour, networkingfeatures, etc. could begiven.

c. Guidance and training inthe use of E-book CreatingSoftware such as AdobePage Maker, etc. could begiven.

d. Making technologies usedby various E-bookpublishers to be mademore comprehensible.

vii. The formats such asMicrosoft Reader, AdobePDF, PostScript, andDAISY Digital Talking Bookare equipped with DigitalRights Management (DRM)restrictions.

viii. Obsolescence of E-bookreaders makes libraries morecautious.

ix. Purchase and subscriptionpolicies of publishersconfuse libraries ascontinued access fees arenot affordable.

x. Internet paying methodscannot be handled by alllibrarians.

xi. Managing the creation ofvalue-added content withincopyright constraints. Infuture, many of the digitisedresources can get convertedinto value-added digitisedresources by addingcommentaries, links and othersuch additional content whichmay be done by publishers orlibrary networks.

Innovations in this field are takingplace. Gale recently launched aninnovative new purchase option which isa Usage Driven Acquisition (UDA) modelon its Gale Virtual Reference Library E-book platform. Libraries can buy E-bookson actual usage.4 Such innovations aregoing to emerge in future.

3.2.3 E-journal Services

E-journals pose a variety of issues.These issues could broadly comprisetypes of E-journals, the legal issuesincluding copyright, distribution oflicensed content through E-journals, thearchival issues, federated searchfacilities and the development of specialplatforms to manage the collection,distribution and archiving of E-journals.Some of the issues mentioned above withregard to E-books are valid for E-journalsas well. Through consortia or directlylibrary networks need to facilitate accessto E-journals. For instance, OCLC haslaunched the facility so that multipleapplications can access the metadatafor managing electronic materials andimprove library workflows.5

4 The Standards and Technologies

4.1 The Metadata Standards

Metadata standards are notgenerally adhered to by some librarianswhile preparing metadata forbibliographic and full-text content. Itaffects the retrieval services and thelibrarians and their users do not get full

access to the sources. The use ofmetadata standards for libraries suchas Dublin Core ("core metadata" forsimple and generic resourcedescriptions)6 , OAI (Open ArchivesInitiative facilitates effectivedissemination of content by developingand promoting the use ofinteroperability standards)7, ONIX (anXML-based standard for bookmetadata for the book industry)8,MARC (standards for therepresentation and communication ofbibliographic and related information inmachine-readable form)9, amongothers need to be mastered by libraryprofessionals. Also, the Library ofCongress has identified about 300subject heading lists and thesauriacross the world and identified themas 'Subject Sources'. Subject Sourcesidentify subject heading lists, thesauri,and databases that are the sources oftopical, geographic, chronological, andother headings or terms used todescribe the subject content10 whichare important from the access point ofview by library professionals. Librarynetworks need to:

a. correct the metadata of entriessent by libraries;

b. arrange training programmesfor librarians in the use ofmetadata for different types ofdocuments; and

c. participating libraries shouldcollaborate in adhering tointernational standards so thatquality of metadata improvesand data mining andexploration becomes user-friendly.

Librarians and cataloguers needguidance in how to represent anddescribe information resources and inthis library networks have a major roleto play.

4.2 Digital Library Tech-nologies

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diverse in nature, spanning fromscanning of content to storing,accessing and archiving of content.These technologies are beingupgraded. A library network has to beable to select the best in each activityand demonstrate to the libraries andenable library and information scienceprofessionals to learn their use andimplementation. I do not want todiscuss the subject in this paper butwould like to emphasise that librarynetworks have a major role to play inthis field. Also the knowledgeorganisation work in the field ofSemantic Web and looking into theuse of thesauri, classification schemesand subject headings to streamlineknowledge organisation work are amajor area for library networks to followin future.

4.3 Resource SharingTechnologies

National and internationalresource-sharing services areimportant to DELNET. We feel that ILLservice should be fast and it shouldtake care of requests at an acceleratedpace and make deliveries withoutdelay. The major problem in India isthat the libraries do not use ILLsoftware. DELNET provides fasterservices irrespective of the drawbacks.For instance the library networks in theUS and their member-libraries useresource-sharing software thatautomatically processes requests anddeliveries. Libraries in RG/RLIN use'ILL Manager', the software packagethat facilitates ILL operations. Theseoperations include sending of requests,managing borrowing and lendingtransactions, non-protocol messaging,tracking due dates, etc.11 Anotherlatest example is of SHAREit. TheVirtual Catalogue Governance Groupselected SHAREit, the InterlibraryLoan (ILL) platform for participatinglibraries throughout Massachusetts toreplace SirsiDynix's URSA system.The award was the result of a

comprehensive RFP process thatincluded multiple stakeholder groups andincorporated input from directors at eachof the nine library networks throughoutthe State.12 The other importantproducts include CBS, ILLiad, Odyssey,INN-Reach, Relais ILL, Clio, RapidILL,Ariel, and Scannx.13

ISO has been developing protocolsfor ILL. It ratified ISO ILL Version 2 in2012 and is being implemented inCanadian libraries and archives.14 Theefforts are being made to develop an ISOILL protocol which is simple and basedon Web services technologies. TheOpenURL protocol is also beingsimplified. Z39.50, the protocol whichenables one computer system tocommunicate with other systems forinformation retrieval was developed asan international search and retrievalstandard for bibliographic systems. Thisprotocol is used in many internationallibrary systems and bibliogrphicapplications.

DELNET hopes that all libraries indue course of time in India will adoptautomated ILL platform to manage ILLservices. DELNET, of course, will selectthe best and the most economicalapplication for this purpose.

4.3.1 Union Catalogues and UnionLists

The compilation of union cataloguesand union lists is undergoing change andthe catalogues are being reconfigured.We are looking at technologies which runat the backend and produce catalogueson their own after the raw data has beenentered. There are apprehensions that thediscovery environments may impact thecreation of catalogues. Lorcan Dimpseyremarks that "the catalogue is beingsubsumed within larger library discoveryenvironments and catalogue data isflowing into other systems and services."15 It is important to see that newtechnologies are adopted alongside thepresent union catalogue tools to managesmooth changeover.

4.4 Cloud Computing Appli-cations

The future communicationstrategies are moving towards cloudcomputing but with it are the risks ofsecurity, privacy and confidentiality,which no library network can afford toplay with. However, if the cloudcomputing has to be used by librarynetworks to help member-libraries andstreamline its own databases and unioncatalogues, it would be essential toman cloud computing by DELNET andlet the member-libraries hire theservices. Stephen Abrams observes,"The cloud has three aspects ofcorporate interest to informationprofessionals: the cloud of content, thecloud of metadata, and cloud-basedsoftware applications that updatesoftware and offer a uniform, currentplatform to users. There is a risk thatcorporate end users will migrate to freecommercial cloud providers and createmaverick parallel systems, with theattendant confidentiality, security, andprivacy issues, if the internal Intranetdoesn't adapt to their needs." 16 Keepingthese concerns in mind networks likeDELNET would have to have in futurecloud-computing facilities adopted onits own.

4.5 New Search Tools andTechnologies

A library network has to followgenerally a three-pronged approach tosearching appropriate content forlibraries and their users:

i. Content collected andcollated from member-librariesand made it searchable;

ii. Select content collected andprocessed from open-sourcecollections; and

iii. Select content collected andprocessed from the hiddenWeb sources.

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collected from member-libraries aremany and need not be discussed here.The tools and technologies that areused for harvesting selected Webresources are making inroads.

4.5.1 Federated Searches

The federated searches fetch incontent from disparate public accessdatabases through the Web using aproper query syntax. The searchresults are both full-text and metadatain nature. But you are never sure whatyou get and therefore to search furtherfor relevant content becomes a difficultjob. However, a library network that hasenough archiving space may archivethe useful content out of federatedsearch results. These searches havevalue and it is upto the network todecide to use them or not. As anexample let me refer to the Ohio PublicLibrary Information Network that hadsigned a contract for the use ofOpenTranslators. The OpenTranslatorsproduct facilitates the use of federatedsearch interface using SRU/SRW/Z39.50 to access licensed databases,free databases, catalogues, Z39.50,Telnet and proprietary databases. 17

4.5.2 Discovery Systems

Discovery systems are a betteroption than the federated searches.Discovery systems are becomingpopular in academic institutionsbecause the search is conductedthrough pre-defined sources. Thissystem is becoming popular as workon rehashing of quality content getsmuch reduced and one is able to getpeer-reviewed or reliable content on aparticular subject. About the role ofdiscovery services, Marshall Breedingmentions that "index-based or 'Web-scale' discovery services haveemerged that search the body ofarticles and other materials representedwithin a library's subscriptions toelectronic resources in addition tobooks and other physical itemsmanaged locally." 18 Some of the major

discovery platforms for libraries includeSummons from Serials Solutions, PrimoCentral of Ex Libris and EBSCODiscovery service. I am sure thatDELNET will adopt a suitable discoveryplatform to provide better access toquality electronic resources present withlibraries, DELNET and on the Web ingeneral.

4.5.3 The Other Emerging Tools

About new tools, I may mention thatinnovations are taking place due to thechanging traditional algorithmic andboolean search protocols, facial andimage recognition, spoken wordsearching, semantic search, sentimentsearch, etc.19 These new technologiesare going to be used by both the librariansand network specialists. The more thenetwork staff serves the individual userin a library with specialised content themore he will have to use the abovetechnologies for fast and better results.

5 Copyright and Other Legal Issues

5.1 Copyright Concerns

Library networks have to respect therights of copyright holders. While at thesame time content should reach theusers, the users or concerned member-libraries should be able to pay a licensefee through the network.

While the proliferation ofinformation on the Web has more or lessmade it easy to copy copyrighted andcopy-free content, the holders of copyrightlicense and the publishers make itexpensive to buy it. The compulsions ofusing the copyrighted information andthe compulsions of not being able toafford copyright fee, makes violationstake place. While E-management ofcopyrighted content makes it possible tobuy the content, but there is a need tomake the content available at low pricefor research, reference and study.

The lending libraries should be ableto make content shareable by othernetwork member-libraries in the digital

form. In this case libraries should beable to include this facility in the licenseagreement that either through the librarynetwork or the library itself should beable to lend the document to othermember libraries. This needs to benegotiated with publishers and vendors.

5.2 License Terms

The major problem today is that theinstitutions that run consortia do notnegotiate with publishers or their vendorsfor making interlibrary loan of digitaldocuments valid for research, referenceor study. The libraries participating inconsortia activity should insist on thatthe license:

i. grants distribution,reproduction andcommunication rights forresearch, reference andstudy purposes only;

ii. gives permission to the libraryto use the content within themembers of a librarynetwork;

iii. specifically mentions whatthe libraries should not dowith the content;

iv. method of payment if theuse is for a commercialpurpose; and

v. specify the terms of fairuse.

6 Consultancy to Libraries

Looking at the proliferation oftechnologies to manage anddisseminate content; growinginformation resources on the Web andthe inability of many institutions toeffectively serve the users of theirlibraries, DELNET has startedconsultancy service for libraries. Wewant to help librarians to be moreeffective in their institutions as they areunder mounting pressure to show theireffectiveness and quantify the value-added services they offer. In order to

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help libraries to get remodelled in thesechanging circumstances, DELNET hasstarted the consultancy service. Thisservice includes:

Providing access toinformation;

Guidance on matters oftechnology and use of tools;

Access to tools – computers,Internet;

Access to informationresources – books, media, databases;and

How to find quality information.

7 Training

7.1 Training

As ICT applications in libraries getupgraded very fast, there is always theneed to organise training programmesfor library professionals. DELNET doesthat and hopes to do so regularly.

7.2 Orientation Programmes

Every month DELNET organisesan orientation programme in one stateor the other. These orientationprogrammes help librarians to useDELNET services effectively. Whilethis can be done online, but we considerthat meeting library professionalsbrings in efficient networkingcapabilities and makes resource-sharing effectively possible.

7.3 Specialised Programmes

As technologies keep changing,training programmes on issues,technologies and tools are going to beessential. Library professionalshave to provide specialised servicesto their library users. In order to do so,library staff should undergo specialisedtraining programmes. DELNET hopesto organise them from time to time.

8 Member-Libraries and Their Users

Since 1988, when we started work onestablishing DELNET there have beenenormous changes taking place in thelibraries around the world. These changesgot necessitated with the emergence ofthe Web, digitisation of content and thetools and technologies that came withapplication of ICT in libraries. Not alllibraries are adopting these technologiesand tools in India and the transformationof the libraries like public libraries is slow.The libraries that have adopted new ICT-based technologies are definitely on themove.

8.1 Evolving Roles of Libraries

How do libraries evolve new roles? Itdepends on the evolving needs of libraryusers, the growing role of the Web, use ofnew technologies and the growth of theuniverse of knowledge. In the Americanenvironment where most of the librariesare much more advanced, an indicationcould be seen from the following resultsof the survey conducted in the UnitedStates:20

i. “There are over 121,000 librariesin America and 69% ofAmericans use libraries;

ii. “67% of libraries offerdownloadable E-books and28% lend out E-readers andmobile devices; and

iii. “95% of libraries have somekind of online, social mediapresence.”

We see from the above survey thatthe libraries are evolving new services.The library networks in the US havetaken into account the new evolvingneeds of library users. The increasedawareness among librarians about thenew roles to be adopted have becamepossible due to the following factors:

i. Library users are regularlygetting access to new contentand new ideas on the Web. Asa result they demand bettercontent and better servicesfrom libraries.

ii. Librarians who are not able tooffer better content andservices find the footfalls inlibraries falling.

iii. Library networks, institutionsand professional associations

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DELNET Databasesas on 31-12-2013

1. Union Catalogue of Books 1,76, 56,569

2. Union Catalogue of Periodicals 20,235

3. Union List of Current Periodicals 35,990

4. Articles Database 9,22,042

5. E-books database 1,613

6. CD-ROM Database 22,234

7. Union List of Video Recordings 6,000

8. Union List of Sound Recordings 1,025

9. Database of Theses and Dissertations 70,293

Total 1,87,36,001


arrange conferences andtraining programmes on newICT tools and applications.

iv. Progressive managements ofinstitutions running libraries arespending on buying newtechnology products andarranging access to digitalcontent for their users.

v. Communication networkthrough the Web is so fast thatit does not take much time forICT product information toreach important libraries aroundthe world.

vi. Increase in opportunitiesavailable to share innovativepractices through the Web.

We see that there is a trend shiftamong librarians from traditional to not-so modern, to modern and finally topost-modern environments. Theacademic librarians have to keep pacewith the new advancements in eachdiscipline. In India, most of the publiclibraries are not fully modernised. Whilespecial libraries in Science andTechnology are being modernised, theircounterparts in the Humanities andSocial Sciences have much to improve.This scenario of libraries in India putsgreater responsibilities on librarynetworks like DELNET which has about4,700 libraries as its members.

9 Social Networking

A good library network can servemany users online. It can open up tousers living in any part of the world. Itcan create online communities, andin serving them get much richer in thetechnology and content they hold. Thenetworks can market their services andproducts to a wide variety of usersand play a global role in the fields inwhich its member-libraries specialise.The online members can in return helpthe network in locating new content,providing translation service, increaserevenue for the network and manage

access to a wide range of content andservices for the members of its library.The tools being used in social networkingwill train library professionals in offeringlibrary resources and services to libraryusers.

10 The Network Staff

Library networks cannot be run onlywith machines, using ICT. If the networkhas to be successful, there is the needfor a highly devoted staff who are adeptin using technology and who have asound background knowledge of thegrowth of the universe of knowledge.While it is difficult to have all the qualitiesin one person, network jobs get dividedby activities and specialised staff arerecruited for each activity. To attractbest staff to a library network meanspaying better salaries and extracting ahigh professional output. There isextensive training needed in groomingstaff for efficient functioning of librarynetworks.

11 Conclusion

From the above presentation Iconclude the following:

1. A library network should have anR & D cell that monitorsinnovative and best practicesthat are emerging for librariesand for library networks.

2. Negotiations should be madewith publishers and vendors bylibraries to offer E-resources forresearch and reference to bonafide users in libraries throughlibrary networks or directly tomember-libraries.

3. Library networks should makeopen access repositoriesaccessible to their memberlibraries. The qualitymanagement has to be done toensure fast and fair access tosuch resources.

4. Library networks should create

value-added products.

5. Library networks shouldmanage to get special contentby paying the copyright feewhich the member-librarieswould have to chip in.

6. In India most of the public andschool libraries are not yetmodernised. Library networkscould take up this responsibilityof serving such libraries whichhave remained neglected sofar.

7. The networks will have to servelibraries with all types ofmaterials including, digital,print, manuscripts, etc. Therewill also be library users whowill prefer material in traditionalformats and library networkswill have to serve them suchcontent. That will meanmaintaining or having accessto full-text content in all formatsand forms. Librariessubscribing to E-content shouldgive access to library networksfor this purpose.

8. The use of knowledge deliveryservices, search engines,subject portals, etc. wouldbecome essential whenselections will have to be donefrom massive resources ofcontent.

9. While subscribing to E-resources on behalf of thelibraries library networks shouldnegotiate the best pricingmodel.

10. Libraries that do not haveinfrastructure to host E-booksshould allow library networkslike DELNET to do so. Thepublisher should have noobjection to this as access tosuch E-books can be restrictedto users coming from thatspecific domain. The network

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Number of Member-Libraries ason December 31, 2013 - 4711

Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2

Andhra Pradesh 827

Arunachal Pradesh 2

Assam 15

Bihar 18

Chandigarh 10

Chhattisgarh 56

Delhi 243

Goa 9

Gujarat 206

Haryana 263

Himachal Pradesh 39

Jammu & Kashmir 20

Jharkhand 18

Karnataka 213

Kerala 136

Madhya Pradesh 348

Maharashtra 367

Manipur 4

Meghalaya 3

Mizoram 2

Nagaland 2

Odisha 92

Puducherry 20

Punjab 154

Rajasthan 261

Sikkim 5

Tamil Nadu 696

Tripura 3

Uttar Pradesh 521

Uttarakhand 59

West Bengal 73

Bhutan 1

Nepal 3

Oman 4

Pakistan 1

Philippines 1

Sri Lanka 7

United Arab Emirates 3

USA 4

Total 4711

could also coordinate themetadata and managearchiving and access to suchE-resources.

11. Digital library technologies arediverse in nature, spanningfrom scanning of content tostoring, accessing andarchiving of content. Thesetechnologies are beingupgraded. A library network hasto be able to select the best ineach activity and demonstrateto the libraries and enablelibrary and information scienceprofessionals to learn their useand implementation.

12. DELNET hopes that all librariesin due course of time in Indiawill adopt automated ILLplatform to manage ILLservices. DELNET, of course,will select the best and themost economical applicationfor this purpose.

13. Keeping technologydevelopments in mindnetworks like DELNET shouldin future have cloud computingfacilities adopted on their own.

14. DELNET should archive usefulcontent.

15. DELNET should adopt adiscovery platform to providebetter access to qualityelectronic resources.

16. Library networks respect therights of copyright holders.While at the same time contentshould reach the users. Theusers or concerned member-libraries should pay the licensefee through the network.

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NACLIN 2014

17th National Convention on Knowledge,Library and Information Networking

Jointly Organised by

DELNET, New Delhiand

French Institute of Pondicherry, Pondicherry

December 9-11, 2014

Theme: From Building Collections to Making Connections: Transforming Libraries in the Knowledge Era

Venue: Hotel Anandhan Inn Convention Centre, Pondicherry

Inauguration byHon’ble Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Former President of India

Brochure can be downloaded from www.naclin.org

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In the present day, libraries are atthe crossroads of development or decay.Librarians need to adopt newtechnologies, digitize the existingcollections and select quality resourceswhich are scattered in different libraries,archives and knowledge centres in theworld. Information and knowledgetechnologies are changing and becomingmore sophisticated day by day andlibrarians need to adopt them for providingbetter services to their users. There is avast gulf between the new technologiesand library professionals which needsto be bridged through dialogue, debatesand exchanges between IT/communication specialists and LISprofessionals. Some of the importantlibraries hold rare resources which aretied up to their stacks or are gettingdestroyed with time. At the same time,major works are emerging only in digitalform and can be accessed online. Latestdevelopments in the knowledge sectortake us to the knowledge discoveryservices.

The National Convention onKnowledge, Library and InformationNetworking (NACLIN 2014) will be

devoted to discussing how the paradigmchange can take place in libraries andinformation centres and how the focuscan shift from collection building toestablishing connections andcollaborations in the knowledge domain.

The national convention is scheduledfor three days. The first day is entirelydevoted to conducting a tutorial on thefollowing topic:

Managing Libraries through OpenSource Software Packages: Collectionsto Connections.

The next two days will focus on thetheme of the National Convention, i.e.From Building Collections to MakingConnections: Transforming Librariesin the Knowledge Era.

The theme is divided intoseveral sub-themes as detailedbelow:

I. Digital Technologies

• Knowledge Discovery: Tools andTechnologies

• Ontology, Semantic Web and

Linked Data

• Web-Scale Discovery Systems

• Use of Mobile Devices in Libraries

• Use of Open Source Software

• Cloud Computing Applications

• NKN and the Connectivity toLibraries

• Digital Communication Tools

• Digital Innovations

• Emerging Technology Trends inLibraries

II Managing of e-Resources

• Managing E-resources & Licensing

• Electronic Resource Management(ERM)

• New Acquisition Models

• Data Curation

• Open Access Resources

• Open data, Innovation and OpenAccess Publishing

• e-Content and the Future Strategiesfor Libraries

• Institutional Repositories

• Lending of E-books

• Qualitative Methods in AssessingLibraries, Users, & ICTApplications

• Preservation & Archiving ElectronicResources

• Data Mining

• Digital Rights Management

• Building Good Digital Collections

• New Resource DiscoveryMechanisms

• Libraries as Publishers

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III Networking, Social Media andthe Libraries

• Knowledge Sharing & Access

• Resource Sharing in DigitalEnvironment

• Designing Libraries as CommunityHubs

• Social Media for Establishing UserConnections

• Consortia Practices and Models

IV Innovative Library Services

• Rethinking Library & InformationServices in Digital Era

• Knowledge Services, KnowledgeCreation & Knowledge Mining

• Knowledge Audit

• Future of Electronic ContentDelivery

• Libraries as Community Builders

• Virtual Reference Services

• Marketing and Promotion of LibraryServices

• Library and Information Servicesfor Distance Learners

• Re-engineering Library Services

• Information Retrieval in IndianLanguages

• Library Services for DifferentlyAbled

• Digitising Cultural Heritage

V Reading Habits and LibraryUsers

• Culture of Reading & Books in theDigital Age

• Reading Habits Among Children

• Customer RelationshipManagement (CRM)

• Libraries and Online learning IncludingMOOCS

• Community Engagement Tools

• Users Online Behavior andExpectations

• Personalised Learning throughLibraries

• Information Literacy

VI Copyright and IPR

• Digital Rights Management

• Digital Libraries and IPR

• Copyright Management : InternationalEfforts

• Copyright and Digital Archiving

• Copyright and ILL

VII LIS - From Teaching toTechnology

• New Skills for LIS Professionals

• Learning through Technology

• Virtual Learning Environment

• Quality Assurance Issues in LIS

• Open Educational Resources (OER)

VIIITransform Libraries: Be theChange

• Librarians as Change Agents

• Library Policy Issues at National andState Levels

• Code of Ethics for LIS Professionals

• National Virtual Library

• Managing Public Libraries: NewTrends

• School Libraries as CommunityCentres

• Knowledge Centres for RuralDevelopment

• Modernising Infrastructure inLibraries

• Disaster Recovery Plans forLibraries

• Remodelling Library Spaces

• Transforming Manpower: LISProfessionals

Submission of Papers

Original papers on the above sub-themes or related themes are invitedfrom professionals. The papers shouldbe based on research surveys, casestudies or action plans. Surveys onInternet use/E-Journals Usage inlibraries will not be accepted. Papersshould not normally exceed 5,000 wordsor 16 double-spaced pages, besidestables, diagrams, etc. Also, each papershould contain an abstract, upto tenkeywords, body of the paper, conclusionand references. The abstract shouldstate in about 150 words the sum andsubstance of the paper. The conclusionshould include the recommendationsmade in the paper. The keywords whichdescribe the main issues discussedshould be given in alphabetical order.The paper should also contain theauthor’s name, designation,organisation, address, telephone, fax,and E-mail address. All referencesshould be presented according to theChicago Manual of Style (http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html). The followingexamples are cited from the Manual toensure that the referencing model isstrictly followed.

CHICAGO STYLE CITATIONHANDBOOK 2013-2014: SomeExamples

Books

One Author

1. Tony Scherman, Pop: The Geniusof Andy Warhol(New York: Harper, 2009), 38.


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Two Authors2. Charlotte S. Waisman and Jill S.Tientjon, Her Story: A Timeline of theWomen Who Changed America (NewYork: Collins, 2008), 142.

Multiple Authors (four or more)3. James Blanchard et al., The Futureof the Past (New York: Harrow, 2000),33.

Editor in place of an Author4. Carolyn Kastor, ed., Women andContemporary Art (New York:Pantheon, 2010), 191-92.

Article, Chapter in an Edited Book5. Peter Dumont and Marc Lughton,“Music for Relaxation,” in MusicalTherapy,ed. Carla de Morais (Los Angeles: ClefPress, 2009), 61.

Electronic BooksBooks Consulted Online6. Julio Sarmiento. Life on the Pampas(New York: Belgrano Press, 1967), 78-79, http://www.belpr.com/sarj/lifpam/chapter4/pdf.

Journal ArticleDatabase/Online7. Astrid Lindenlauf, “The Sea as aPlace of No Return,” World Archaeology35, no. 3 (December 2003): 425, http://www.jstor.org/stable/4128318.

Print8. Woody Holton, “Democracy and theRecession that Led to the Constitution,”Journal of American History 92, no. 2(September 2005): 445.

Magazine ArticleDatabase/Online9. Arthur C. Danto, “Chuck Close,”Smithsonian, November 2005, 32,http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=8&hid=7&sid=deeb6137-bc8c-4866.

Print10. Douglas Brinkley, “Bob Dylan’sAmerica,” Rolling Stone, May 14, 2009,45.

Newspaper ArticleDatabase/OnlineRobert Barnes, “With Justice Sotomajor,a First Year That Stands Apart,”Washington Post, July 11, 2010, Met 2edition, http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/Inacademic.

Print11. Michael Cieply, “The Return of theAction Flick All-Stars,” New York Times,June 29, 2010, late edition.

World Wide Web12. R.D. Monroe, “Lincoln’s BiographyIntroduction,” Abraham LincolnHistorical Digitization Project NorthernIllinois University, Accessed September5, 2012, http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/biointro.html.Journal of the American MedicalAssociation 287, no. 5 (February 6), http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v287n5/rfull/joc10108.html #aainfo (accessed January7, 2004).

Guidelines for Paper Submission

Papers should be typed in the followingdocument setup : 8.5" x 11" page size,1.25" margins, 12 point Times Roman anddouble spaced. Papers may be typed inWord format.

Every paper has to be accompaniedby a copyright declaration form accordingto the format available on the conferencewebsite www.naclin.org

At least one of the authors listed inthe paper must register for NACLIN 2014within one week after the paper has beenaccepted for presentation in NACLIN 2014.

The completed paper may be sentelectronically to [email protected]

Also a hard copy of the same alongwith the copyright declaration be sent to

Dr. H. K. Kaul, Director, DELNET,JNU Campus, Nelson Mandela Road,Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110 070. E-mail:[email protected]

Last date for submission of papers:November 1, 2014.

Conference Language

The conference language isEnglish.

Who Should Attend?

Librarians, Professional LibraryStaff and other Library and InformationScience Professionals, KnowledgeSeekers, Leaders in KnowledgeIndustry, Government Officials, ContentManagement Experts, InformationManagement Experts, ProfessionalStaff of IT Companies, Industrialists,Technology Managers, KnowledgeOfficers, Media Experts, KnowledgeCentre Managers and KnowledgeManagers.

DELNET - Developing LibraryNetwork

DELNET is a major resource-sharing library network in South Asiawhich covers a wide spectrum ofmember-libraries and their resourcesconnecting about 5,000 libraries in thirty-two states in India and eight countries.It was registered as a society in 1992.DELNET is committed to pool theinformation resources scattered in thelibraries in the country and consolidateinformation through union catalogues,union lists and other databases. This isbeing done to satisfy the majorinformation requirements of students,researchers, scholars and the public inthe country. DELNET providesextensive Inter-library Loan facilities toits member-libraries in and outside thecountry and is one of the most widelyused and popular services of DELNET.DELNET databases have crossed over2 crore records.

More information about DELNETcan be obtained at www.delnet.nic.in

French Institute of Pondicherry,Pondicherry

The Institut Français de Pondichéryor French Institute of Pondicherry (FIP),is a research institution under the jointauthority of the French Ministry of


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Foreign and European Affairs (MAEE)and the French National Centre forScientific Research (CNRS). It wasestablished in 1955 under the termsagreed to in the Treaty of Cessionbetween the Indian and Frenchgovernments. It has three basicmissions: research, expertise andtraining. It carries out research incollaboration with its partners in thefields of Indology, Ecology and SocialSciences. Its research interests coverSouth Asia and South East Asia. TheDepartment of Indology focuses itsattention on the key features of classicalIndia, namely, its religions, literatures,languages (Sanskrit, Tamil). TheDepartment of Social Sciencespromotes research on the majorquestions of society and on the relationsbetween human societies and theirenvironment. The Department ofEcology focuses its research onbiodiversity and notably on thefunctioning of fragile ecosystems(forests, mangroves, etc.). The Institutealso has a Laboratory of AppliedInformatics and Geomatics, whichworks in the areas of digital mapping,utilization of satellite imagery, GIS andmodeling etc. The FIP is a researchcentre affiliated to the PondicherryUniversity.

The Institute’s DocumentaryHeritage

In its nearly 60-year history, theFrench Institute of Pondicherry hasbecome an enormous reservoir ofknowledge on India’s culture, societyand environment and has gatheredprecious documents and researchmaterials within its premises. Thedocumentary heritage of the Instituteincludes: 1) the Manuscript Collection(8500 palm-leaf bundles, 360 papercodices and 1144 recent papertranscripts). It is the largest collectionin the world of manuscripts of texts ofthe Saiva Siddhanta and has beendeemed a “Memory of the World”Collection by UNESCO; 2) the Photo

Archives (more than 150,000 photographs)that are a unique resource for visualinformation about South India in thesecond half of the twentieth century,particularly its temple art; 3) the LibraryCollection.

The Library

The library of the French Institute ofPondicherry (FIP) is a multidisciplinaryresearch library. Its collection consists of65000 books, 360 theses, 1600 articlesand 800 journals of which 200 are currentlyreceived, relating to the domains ofIndology, Ecology and Social Sciences.The Indological collection is deemed tobe among the richest in South India. Inaddition, the Institute’s research staff,doctoral students and interns have accessto thousands of e-resources (journals,books, databases, indexes etc.) thanksto the FIP’s affiliation to the CNRS andthe Pondicherry University (N-List).Though the library’s primary function is toserve the Institute’s staff, it also welcomesoutside readers, particularly post-graduatestudents, researchers and academics.The catalogue of the library which isavailable online is quite unique, since itenables search and display of Indian-language entries in both the original Indianscripts and in Roman transliteration. Thelibrary has also undertaken digitization ofrare books in its collection, includingcompletion of a project under theEndangered Archives Programme of theBritish Library. The library is also amember of DELNET and greatly utilisingthe services.

More information about FIPPondicherry can be obtained atwww.ifpindia.org

How to reach Pondicherry

By Rail: Pondicherry can be reachedby rail up to Chennai and then by a driveof about 160 Kms. Pondicherry also hasits own railway station that is connecteddirectly with some major cities likeChennai, Bhubaneshwar, Kolkata, NewDelhi, Mumbai, Mangalore and Bangalore.Many trains also pass through Villupuram

junction, which is about 35 Kms. byroad from Pondicherry.

By Air: The nearest internationaland busy domestic airport is inChennai.

By Road: Pondicherry is well-connected by road with all major citiesin South India. If you’re travelling fromChennai to Pondicherry, there are privateand state transport buses which departfrom Koyambedu Bus Terminus every15-30 minutes and take 3-4 hours toreach Pondicherry.

Places of interest in Pondicherry

Pondicherry is one of the mostpopular tourist destinations in SouthIndia. A French colony until 1954, thecoastal town retains a number of colonialbuildings, old churches, statues andwell-planned tree-lined streets laid outin a grid pattern.

Pondicherry can be enjoyed mostlyfor its ambience: by strolling through theold French quarter and along the popularPromenade Beach Road. Some of theheritage buildings and monuments nearand around the Beach road are: statuesof Gandhi, Joan of Arc and Dupleix, theFrench War Memorial, the old LightHouse, the Customs House and TownHall, Le Café, the Bharathi Park with theAayi Mandapam at its centre, the RajNivas or Governor’s House, thePondicherry Museum, etc.

An important landmark inPondicherry is the Sri AurobindoAshram, one of the most well-knownashrams in India that attracts aspirantsfrom across the globe. It was foundedby Sri Aurobindo Ghose, freedom fighter,poet, philosopher and yogi and hisspiritual collaborator, the Mother. TheMother also founded Auroville (City ofDawn), an “experimental” townshiplocated 8 kms north-west of Pondicherry.It is meant to be a universal town wheremen and women of all countries are ableto live in peace and progressiveharmony, above all creeds, politics andnationalities.

Participation Fee

DELNET Members ` 2,500

Librarians from Pondicherryincluding members ` 2,000

LIS Students (Full-Time) ` 2,500

Non-Members from outsidePondicherry includingSAARC Countries ` 3,500

NON-SAARC Countries

Members US$ 150

Non-Members US$ 250

Accompanying Person (non-LIS profes-sional, family member): ̀ 1000 per per-son per day for attending the Conven-tion. Accommodation charges will beextra.

Addresses for Communication

For Local Organisational Support/accommodation, bookings forexhibitions, etc., please contact:

Ms. Anurupa NaikChief Librarian, FIP, Pondicherry &Organising Secretary,NACLIN 2014French Institute of Pondicherry11, Saint Louis Street, P. B. No. 33Pondicherry-605001, Pondicherry, IndiaTel. : 91-413-2231660Mobile : 07598169564E-mail : [email protected]

Payments for Registration /AccommodationAll payments for Registration andAccommodation should be sent bydemand draft/multi-city cheque to thefollowing DELNET address. DemandDraft/Multi-City Cheque should be madein favour of DELNET and payable atNew Delhi.

Kindly write to us for electronic banktransfer details.

Dr. Sangeeta Kaul,Network Manager, DELNET,Co-Organising Secretary,NACLIN 2014JNU Campus,

Pondicherry has a number of oldchurches, most of which were built inthe 18th and 19th centuries. Theseinclude the Cathedral of Our Lady of theImmaculate Conception, Basilica ofthe Sacred Heart of Jesus and theChurch of Our Lady of Angels. Thereare also a number of temples, notableamong which are the Sri ManakulaVinayagar Temple and the VaradarajaPerumal Temple.

Some of the other places of interestin and around Pondicherry are: theBotanical Gardens, located south of theNew Bus Stand, which has over 1500species of plants; the ChunnambarBeach and Backwater Resort, a popularpicnic spot, situated 8 Kms. fromPondicherry, that offers boatingfacilities. Pondicherry is also a goodbase to explore nearby touristdestinations in Tamilnadu (day trip) suchas the Gingee Fort, the holy templetowns of Kanchipuram, Tiruvannamalaiand Chidambaram and the magnificentrock temples of Mamallapuram(Mahabalipuram).

Pondicherry has a surprising choiceof restaurants serving a rich variety ofFrench, Indian, Asian and continentalfood. The town is also a favouriteshopping destination, known for itsleather products, pottery, aromatics,handmade paper, traditional doll-making,textiles and silks.

Accommodation

The accommodation can bearranged in the guest houses/budgethotels by the Organising Secretariat.The charges are ` 750 per day perperson (on double occupancy basis)provided that the payment from thedelegate is received by November 15,2014.

Hotels: Many hotels are availablein Pondicherry. Hotels List is availableat www.naclin.org

You are most welcome to write tous for any assistance.

Nelson Mandela Road,Vasant Kunj,New Delhi 110070.Tel. 91-11-26742222, 26741266,Mobile: 91-9810329992Fax: 91-11-26741122E-mail: [email protected],

[email protected]

Submission of Papers:

Dr. H K. KaulDirectorDELNET-Developing Library NetworkJNU CampusNelson Mandela RoadVasant Kunj,New Delhi-110070Tel: 91-11-26741111Mobile : 91-9891016667E-mail: [email protected]

[email protected]: www.delnet.nic.in

Dates to Remember

Last Date for Registration:December 9, 2014

(On-the-spot registration is alsoavailable)

Last Date for Submission of Papers:November 1, 2014.

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Patron :Dr. Pierre Grard

Director, French Institute ofPondichery, Pondicherry

Chairman :Dr. H. K. Kaul

Director, DELNETNew Delhi

Organising Secretary :Ms. Anurupa Naik

Chief Librarian, French Instituteof Pondichery, Pondicherry

Co-Organising Secretary:Dr. Sangeeta Kaul

Network Manager, DELNETNew Delhi


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17th NATIONAL CONVENTION ON KNOWLEDGE, LIBRARYAND INFORMATION NETWORKING

From Building Collections to Making Connections:Transforming Libraries in the Knowledge Era

December 9-11, 2014

Venue : Hotel Anandha Inn Convention Centre, S.V. Patel Road, Pondicherry-6050001www.anandhainn.com

REGISTRATION FORM

Name (in block letters): Dr./Mr./Ms./Mrs./Prof. ................................................................................................................

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Travel Details

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Payment details : I am enclosing Demand Draft/Cheque No ...................................... dated ............................................

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workshops

WorkshopsDELNET organised a series of workshops during the year 2013 in order to promote the use of DELNET services in

different parts of the country.

A one-day workshop in collaboration with National Institute of Virology, Pune was organised on March 16, 2013.Dr. S.N. Singh, Head, Information Centre & Library, NIV, Pune was the local coordinator of the workshop.

Delegates at National Institute of Virology, Pune

Delegates at K.D.K. College of Engineering, Nagpur

A one-day workshop in collaboration with K.D.K. College of Engineering, Nagpur was held on March 19, 2013.Mr. G. S. Narnaware, Librarian, KDK College of Engineering, Nagpur was the local coordinator of the workshop.

A one-day workshop was organised in collaboration with Sri Sai Ram Engineering College, Chennai on April 20, 2013.Mrs. N. Sivakami, Librarian, Sri Sai Ram Engineering College, Chennai was the local coordinator of the workshop

Delegates at Sri Sai Ram Engineering College, Chennai

Delegates at National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

DELNET collaborated with National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli to organise a one-day workshop on April 22, 2013.Dr. Dr. G. Thamaraiselvi, Librarian (S.G.), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli was the local coordinator of theworkshop.

Delegates at KLE Dr. M.S. Sheshgiri College of Engineering & Technology, Belgaum

A one-day workshop was organised in collaboration with K.L.E. Dr. M.S. Sheshgiri College of Engineering & Technology,Belgaum on May 4, 2013. Mr. Satish Totar, Librarian, K.L.E. Dr. M.S. Sheshgiri College of Engineering was the local coordinatorof the workshop.

Delegates at J.S.S. Academy of Technical Education, Bangalore

A one-day workshop was organised in collaboration with J.S.S. Academy of Technical Education, Bangalore on May 7, 2013.Ms. Lakshmi Basappa, Librarian, J.S.S. Academy of Technical Education, Bangalore was the local coordinator of the workshop.

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A one-day workshop was organised in collaboration with Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala at ShahpurCampus on June 15, 2013. Prof. I.V. Malhan, Head, Dept. of LISc & Dean, SoMC & IS, Central University of Himachal Pradesh,Dharamshala was the local coordinator of the workshop.

Delegates at Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala at Shahpur Campus

DELNET collaborated with Amity University, Noida to organise a one-day workshop on July 20, 2013.Dr. (Mrs.) Rangashri Kishore, Director, Central Library, Amity University, Noida was the local coordinator of the workshop.

Delegates at Amity University, Noida

A one-day workshop was organised in collaboration with Synergy Institute of Engineering & Technology, Dhenkanal, Odishaon August 10, 2013. Ms. Bedarata Dash, Librarian, Synergy Institute of Engineering & Technology, Dhenkanal was the localcoordinator of the workshop.

Delegates at Synergy Institute of Engineering & Technology, Dhenkanal

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