Description

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The book discusses, at length, computerisation using different ways and means, for example, by using in-house systems, available commercial softwares, or open source softwares like Koha. Now there is global trend of adopting Koha or other open source softwares. The book discusses computerisation of all library housekeeping functions with special features in detail. The book also covers the process of migration of LMS if a library decides to do so. It further discusses use of associated technologies like bar-coding and scanning technologies and networking. The library computerisation should always conclude with designing a library website, so this topic has been given good weightage in the book which explains the designing of library websites with formal programming techniques and tools, as well as by using CMS (Content Management Systems) like Joomla and Drupal. The book has further introduced the concept of developing library mobile website. The book also covers the process of migration of LMS if library decides to do so. The book concludes the topic of computerisation with the very latest topic on transforming library catalogues into future cataloguing format e.g. BIBFRAME (Bibliographic Framework) devised by LOC (Library of Congress), which is replacing an age old MARC data format by using Resource Description and Access(RDA), which is the revised version of AACR-2 style, and by creating open linked data structures of the catalogue data using RDF (Resource Description Format). With this new format it would be possible to search a library catalogue directly on the web, which had remained isolated only with the library and was away from web world. This book would go a long way in explaining and familiarising the students, teachers, and librarians with the concept and process of library computerisation.

About the Author

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Dattatray Narayan Phadke did his M.Sc.(Physical Chemistry) from University of Pune in 1973, M.Lib.Sc from University of Mumbai in 1986, Diploma in Computer Management from C-DAC, and got his Ph.D. In Library and Information Science from University of Pune in 1999. He has six books along with two practical manuals (designed for M.L.I.Sc. Course) to his credit. He has also contributed 13 papers in National Seminars and National Journals. He initially worked for five years as Librarian at Technical Information Centre at VRDE, DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Govt..of India, Ahmednagar and then went on to join Central Library, IIT, Bombay in 1979, where he worked as Assistant Librarian till 1999 and was promoted to the post of Deputy Librarian. He retired from IIT Bombay in 2011 as Dy. Librarian at the age 62. He is recognised as Ph.D. Guide at YCMOU Nasik, where one student has been awarded Ph.D. in Library and Information Science in 2017 under his guidance and others are progressing. He is currently working as Consultant Librarian at Pillai College of Engineering, New Panvel. His areas of interest are library computerisation and automation, digital library, information literacy, collection development, open source softwares and open access e-resources, cloud computing, scientometrics and bibliometrics.