Libraries ever since the first light of
civilization have proved to be a realistic value in promoting teaching, education
and research. In the doorsill of information and communication technologies, the
libraries and information centers have changed their services in manifold dimensions
which further precipitated to a drastic change with regards to knowledge
acquisition, organization, distribution, knowledge representation etc. Consequent
upon the application of information and communication technology not only shaped
the traditional libraries in its organization, management and optimization of
use of resources but also germinated the concept of digital library which
otherwise can be identified as intelligent library. With the diligence of artificial
intelligence in the field of library services heuristics knowledge could be
identified, elicited, codified, formalized in the knowledge base. This paper discusses
about the application of intelligent technologies applied in the digital
library for providing multidimensional effective library services and
challenges in future librarianship
CHANGING DIMENSIONS OF LIBRARY SERVICES IN ICT ERA
Technology has been
recognized as a powerful and indispensable tool for widening the frontier of
library services and professional development. The technology based library
services is connoted to digital transformation which does not confine to the
technology use only but also it is about the utilizing the technology to
empower the library professionals and the users also. Its’ impact has been
seriously felt in library and information services due to the uprising demands
from the users with regard to resources in electronic form and more
particularly in view of the availability of versatile and abundant information
in electronic form which caused various
enigmas to perceive the relevant, trustworthy information for the libraries.
Hence, to meet the constant, challenging and versatile demands of the user
community due to multidimensional learning, inter-disciplinary research etc., the
technologies were recognized as a driving force in the libraries. In such a
situation, only option left out for the library is to convert the digital
library and accept the change in a challenging way. The digital library is a
solution not only for quality dissemination of knowledge in a network
environment but also a viable podium for storage of information for future use.
In the networking sphere, the Internet made a constructive contribution to
establish the true image of Digital Libraries in shape of electronic storage of
information, retrieval, document delivery, accessing of information through
various databases, inter-library-loan, acquisition, price control transfer of
files, transfer of information etc. The
library professionals in such an altering scenario compromise in spite of
resistances and provide support to both in-house and distance learners with
resources. This paper discusses the application of intelligent technologies in
various dimensions of library services and capacity building of the library
professionals in a changing environment.
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF E-RESOURCES: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FOR LIBRARIANS IN DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT
User centric collection
development has become pragmatic in the libraries to provide effective service
and for that, the library needs to formulate a changed policy in view of the
altering information needs of the users. Taking the ground realities in to
account, the need of the patrons from traditional to electronic form needs to
be protected and for sustainable support in teaching and research. The paper
throws light on some of the important components of the collection development
and highlights the importance of the same for implementation in the libraries.
This is, however, challenging which require embracing by the librarian and
other authorities for accomplishment to keep the face value of the library in the
digital environment.
CAPACITY BUILDING IN FUTURE LIBRARIANSHIP IN E-LEARNING: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
Catering value based services in Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) umbrella in e-learning environment to the educators, learners
both in-house and distance mode has become crucial for the libraries which is not
only challenging but also imminent to meet the users’ demand. Librarians in the
midst of globalization of education, availability of mammoth literature on
Internet domain, prevailing of multidimensional research required to reshape
the resource collection to meet the varied demands of the patrons and in the
process the notion of the librarian changed from document manager to document
provider and subsequently to knowledge disseminator, network manager, technology
manager, cybrarian, etc. Moreover, the prevailing technologies in libraries
altered the learning horizon especially among the students through e-learning
which is synonymously represented as web-based learning, digital learning,
Internet learning, On-line learning etc. and such learning procedure solely rests
on e-resources. This is the upshot of the change management in learning
environment which shifted from traditional to blended and then to electronic.
Strategic changes of the libraries in its service in the present days of
education system, rather concentrated to uphold the value of the library for
sustainable development. A true value of learning wheel, the future librarianship
is going to witness encapsulating required skills and competencies in view of
unconditional prevailing of ICT in every stage of its operation like, acquisition,
organization, dissemination and preservation of knowledge for yielding to new
horizon in service domain. Again, capacity building and skill development being
the major and indispensable criteria in such a dynamic change, the librarian
needs to accept the challenges in spite of all resistances and the
responsibilities in facilitating services in next generation of librarianship.
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