ICTs AND INFORMATION UNIVERSE

ICTs AND INFORMATION UNIVERSE

ByDr. M.K. Bhandi

University Librarian Mangalore University

E-mail: [email protected]

Contents

• What is ICT • Why ICT Definition• Use of ICT Products • Purpose of using ICT products• ICT skills of the Librarians• Place of use of ICTs• ICT Training programme for librarians• What ICT can do• Impact of ICT on academic activity• Constraints in acquiring ICT• Issues and Challenges

What is ICT

Information and communication technology (ICT) generally relates to those technologies that are

used for creating,accessing, gathering, manipulating and presenting or communicating

information.

The technologies could include hardware (e.g. computers and other devices); software(e.g. OS

and applications); and connectivity (e.g. access to the Internet, local networking infrastructure,

videoconferencing).

ICT Literacy

using digital technology, communications tools, and/or networks to access, manage,

integrate, evaluate, and create information in order to function in a

knowledge society

Why ICT

• Globalization of the Economy, Education and Society

• To solve the Increasing complexities

• Computers / Fax / Phones / TV / Radio • Networks• Internet / Intranet• Software• CD/ DVD / Pen drive /CD & DVD writer• Printer and scanner• Consortia• Satellites • Broadband / Wifi / Information Highway

Use of ICT Products

•Email, document exchange & Resource sharing•E-books, E-Jrs, E-Publishing & E-Governance•Locating, collecting data using Internet•Online databases•Career development•Presentations•Preparing proposals and papers•Updating knowledge•Searching web / OPAC•Correspondence course / Distance Education•Developing knowledge portals

Purpose of using ICT products

ICT skills of the Librarians•Operating systems•Software packages•Programming languages•Library automation softwares •Networking•Web awareness•Online facilities / services•Technical skills•Managerial skills•Community education

Place of use of ICTs

• Library • Computer centre• Departments• Cyber café• Hostels• Home• Anywhere / Any time

ICT Training Programme for librarians

• Basic Computer competency • Accessing computers with adoptive technology• Equip Librarians with Training kits• Provide onsite & remote group training sessions • Provide one-to-one demonstrations• Provide demonstration with hands on experience• Online access to databases• E-mail transactions• Best practices

What ICT can do• Provides easy access• Easy to handle• Time saving• Develops links to references• Easy to download• Updates Information• Archives• Teaching• Publications • Presentations

Impact of ICT on Academic

• Maintaining academic excellence• Providing global presence• Serving community needs• Nurturing the academic institutions’ families

Network Connectivity - Broadband

• IX five year plan networking of all the departments with two leased lines of 64 kbps.

• X five year plan INFLIBNET provided the 512 kbps VSAT connectivity for networking.

• XI Five Plan: we have 2+mb connectivity from INFLIBNET.

• Presently we have 10mb broadband leased connectivity.

Usage Statistics of UGC- INFONET Databases during 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008 ( M. U. is Ranked 57th place )

Name of the Publisher 2005 2006 2007 2008

1 Annual Review 131 56 95 166

2 Port Land 1077 773 N A 415

3 Project Euclid NA NA NA 9

4 Project Muse 112 42 115

5 Cambridge University Press 4 N/A 82 302

6 American Institute of Physics 3098 2072 1384 1256

7 Institute of Physics 1101 1010 1822 1190

Usage Statistics of UGC- INFONET Contd..

Name of the Publisher 2005 2006 2007 2008

8 Elsevier 71 46 74 284

9 Nature 106 70 11 53

10 JCCC NA NA NA 7398

11 J-Store 1185 946 1840 3508

12 Blackwell 554 1029 N A 740

13 SIAM NA NA NA 4

14 Taylor & Francis 1994 1244 1015 1363

15 Springer & Kluwer 1386 1454 2517 5471

Usage Statistics of UGC- INFONET Contd..

Name of the Publisher 2005 2006 2007 2008

16 American Chemical Society 973 3551 3432 1705

17 Royal Society of Chemistry 264 350 614 711

18 Oxford University Press 290 371 445 893

19 Emerald 1274 748 551 898

20 Britannica Online 5 -- N A NA

21 Science Online 82 -- N A NA

Total 13595 13832 13926 26531

Beneficiaries

221

287

1257

23028028

5073

Teachers Office Staff

Research Scholars M.Phil Scholars

PG Students Visitors

NAAC Recognition

National Assessment and Accreditation Council for the Best Practice in Library and Information Services: Resource Generation (Through external membership )

(Ref: Library and Information Services: Case Presentations. (Best Practice Series-2). Bangalore, NAAC, 2006. p.10)

Articles Published 1,095Sum of the Times Cited 3,674Average Citations per Item 3.4H-Index 24

1998-2008

Mangalore University

Citation Count • Country Average (India) 4.4 • Univ Average (Mangalore) 3.4

h-index

• The index was suggested by Jorge E. Hirsch, • The h-index is an index that quantifies both the actual

scientific productivity and the apparent scientific impact of a scientist.

• The index is based on the set of the scientist's most cited papers and the number of citations that they have received in other people's publications.

• Hirsch suggests that, for physicists, a value for h of about 10-12 might be a useful guideline for tenure decisions at major research universities. A value of about 18 could mean a full professorship, 15–20 could mean a fellowship in the American Physical Society, and 45 or higher could mean membership in the United States National Academy of Sciences.[2]

Number of Research Publications of Top 20 Universities

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

1 Delhi 496 598 603 671 814

2 Banaras Hindu 356 400 506 577 806

3 Jadavpur 357 452 475 514 679

4 Anna 328 378 421 481 586

5 Panjab 198 308 291 435 577

6 Annamalai 163 214 225 333 503

7 Madras 242 345 412 337 392

8 Alighar Muslim 203 271 295 341 387

9 Calcutta 224 261 253 358 375

10 CMC,Vellore 175 224 195 235 328

11 Hyderabad 196 269 292 298 308

12 Jawaharlal Nehru 169 225 186 186 276

13 Poona 81 116 219 216 268

14 CUSAT 132 144 197 162 259

15 Allahabad 80 132 149 162 249

16 Rajasthan 177 180 224 224 248

17 Sri Venkateswara 103 139 136 183 245

18 Guru Nanak Dev 145 152 192 154 243

19 Mysore 145 204 263 279 241

20 Mangalore 64 83 161 293 221

All India Ranking of Top 20 Universities

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

1 Delhi 5 5 5 5 5

2 Banaras Hindu 10 10 7 7 6

3 Jadavpur 9 8 8 8 7

4 Anna 11 11 11 9 8

5 Panjab 19 15 18 11 10

6 Annamalai 26 26 24 19 14

7 Madras 14 13 12 18 17

8 Alighar Muslim 18 17 16 17 18

9 Calcutta 16 20 22 16 19

10 CMC,Vellore 24 23 30 25 22

11 Hyderabad 20 18 17 22 24

12 Jawaharlal Nehru 25 22 33 36 27

13 Poona 66 59 26 31 29

14 CUSAT 36 41 29 39 32

15 Allahabad 67 48 45 40 34

16 Rajasthan 23 33 25 30 35

17 Sri Venkateswara 49 45 52 38 36

18 Guru Nanak Dev 31 37 31 43 37

19 Mysore 32 27 20 24 38

20 Mangalore 86 83 41 23 39

Constraints in acquiring ICT

• Delay in establishing browsing centers in library• Willingness to implement• Lack of training • Lesser number of computer terminals• Lack of access and support• Lack of awareness / literacy • Lack of broadband connectivity• Proper power supply during electricity failures • Lack of joint approaches

Issues and Challenges

• Changing role of the library• Shrinking budgets• Knowledge explosion• Lack of trust• Lack of training / orientation• More emphasis on resource sharing• Evolving new technologies

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