Innovations in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have 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 revolutionized the working 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 to 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 equipment's used for digitizing; and
Developing digital library using open source DSpace software.
| Course Status : | Ongoing |
| Course Type : | Core |
| Language for course content : | English |
| Duration : | 12 weeks |
| Category : |
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| Credit Points : | 4 |
| Level : | Diploma |
| Start Date : | 15 Jul 2024 |
| End Date : | 30 Nov 2024 |
| Enrollment Ends : | 31 Aug 2024 |
| Exam Date : | 08 Dec 2024 IST |
| Exam Shift : | Shift-I |
Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 6 Quiz 7 |
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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- 12 Quiz 9 |
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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 |
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Week 6 |
Module 16: Searching and Browsing in WINISIS Module 17: Open Access to Information Module 18: Self Archiving e-Text- 16 e-Text- 17 e-Text- 18 Quiz 11 |
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Week 7 |
Module 19: Digitization Module 20: DSpace Module 21: Digital Library Software and Evolution criteria e-Text- 19 e-Text- 20 e-Text- 21 Quiz 13 Quiz 14 |
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Week 8 |
Module 22: DSpace Administration - 1 Module 23: DSpace Administration - 2 Module 24: DSpace Administration - 3 e-Text- 22 e-Text- 23 e-Text- 24 Quiz 16 Quiz 17 |
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Week 9 |
Module 25: Metadata Module 26: Dublin Core Module 27: Member, Subscription and Submission e-Text- 25 e-Text- 26 e-Text- 27 Quiz 18 Quiz 19 Quiz 20 |
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Week 10 |
Module 28: Lucene Search Engine Module 29: Persistent Identifiers and CNRI Handles in DSpace Module 30: OAI PMH e-Text- 28 e-Text- 29 e-Text- 30 Quiz 21 Quiz 22 Quiz 23 |
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Week 11 |
Module 31: Harvesting In DSpace Module 32: Backup / Export and Import Module 33: DSpace Statistics e-Text- 31 e-Text- 32 e-Text- 33 Quiz 24 Quiz 26 |
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Week 12 |
Module 34: DSpace Installation Module 35: Technology of Digital Library e-Text- 34 Quiz 27 |
Professor and Head in the Faculty of Library and Information Science in the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) she has more than 31 years of experience in the Open and Distance Learning System.
Prof. Kanjilal is one of the National Coordinators of SWAYAM (India MOOCs) and SWAYAM PRABHA (Educational DTH Channels) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development. She was a Principal Investigator (PI) of IGNOU for the National Virtual Library of India (NVLI) Project of Ministry of Culture.
Her specialization includes e-learning, multimedia courseware development, ICT applications in Libraries and Digital Libraries.
She earlier also served as Director of Centre for Online Education (COE),University Librarian, Director School of Social Sciences, Director Advanced Centre for Informatics and Innovative Learning (ACIIL) in the University and Director Inter University Consortium of Technology Enabled Flexible Education (IUC- TEFED) at IGNOU.
She was a Fulbright Scholar in University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign in 1999- 2000 where she worked on Multimedia courseware development.
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