READIT - 2009 - Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

Proceedings of READIT-2009, Kalpakkam - 603 102, 29-30 Dec 2009
2. Management Perspective -- focusing on determining, organizing, directing, facilitating, and
monitoring knowledge-related practices and activities required to achieve the desired business
strategies and objectives.
3. Hands-On Operational Perspective -- focusing on applying the expertise to conduct explicit
knowledge-related work and tasks.
TRAINING INITIATIVES FOR LIS PROFESSIONALS:
Building competency models; career ladders, and career lattices for new and incumbent
workers;
Expanding postsecondary training alternatives including apprenticeships and community
colleges’ workforce development programs;
Accessing new technology;
Transitioning workers from lower grade;
Developing strategies for retaining incumbent workers and updating their skills; and
Engaging small businesses.
Increased integration of community and technical college efforts with business and the
public workforce system activities to meet the skills training needs of high growth libraries.
Hence the changes of previous have to be observed and the necessary changes have to be applied on
traditional library to have a digital library or hybrid library.
TRADITIONAL LIBRARY:
The term ‘library’ was commonly known as storehouse of knowledge. Knowledge is gained
through information in the form of print publications like books, journals, reports, etc and newer
media such as films, filmstrips, video and audio cassettes.
The traditional library is engaged with the following functions acquisition, classification,
cataloguing, circulation, periodicals, Stack Maintenance where all the sections work are done
manually.
DIGITAL LIBRARY:
A.Hariharan, CSIR, Chennai says that Digital Library is a collection of digital objects, including
text, images, video and audio. Digital Library allows cataloguing, organizing, browsing,
searching and maintaining the collection.
SALIENT FEATURES OF DIGITAL LIBRARY:
It is content specific; learner friendly; self evaluation methods and teacher friendly; highly
descriptive metadata; keywords to describe the collection; produces more useful results;
minimizes storage space; easy resource distribution; multiple access possibilities; for funding
preservation activities by charging fees for online access, i.e. for profit organizations;
Accessible as reference materials to students preparing for comprehensive exams, writing theses,
or doing independent research; This objects stand as valuable reference materials; Easy access
from anywhere; Multiple sharing at simultaneous time; Large numbers of users at particular
time; On demand is possible through search- easy availability; Highly preserved.
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