READIT - 2009 - Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

Proceedings of READIT-2009, Kalpakkam - 603 102, 29-30 Dec 2009
Selection of documents and scanning
Distribution, and
Rights management. In digital library parlance, duplicating the printed publications
into digital format is called ‘retrospective conversion’. While creating the printed
information is called ‘e-publishing’.
The holdings in a digital library are called ‘items ‘or ‘objects’ which contains data or
the ‘content that is stored in the form of ‘repositories’. The description of the stored
data/information is known as ‘metadata’ or ‘properties’ of that data. Almost every type of
information can be represented in digital form including text, pictures, music, computer
programs, databases, models, video, and a combination of any of the above. Every digital
‘object needs to be identified by a name, a time stamp and the owner, so as to establish
the legal ownership.
7. WORK PLAN FOR CREATING AND MANAGING E-COLLECTION
1. Online access to E-resources
2. Web page – Website is yet to be designed
3. Preparation of a detailed blue print for installation and implementation of
LAN and WAN for the proposed digital Library
4. Updating of E-Resources
7.1. Infrastructure Requirements
This requirement can be viewed as
• Hardware Requirements and
• Software Requirements
Hardware Systems
Server / Desktop Systems
Capturing Devices
Switches / Routers
LANs
Modem / ISDN
RAID arrays
Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS)
Tape/ Disk Backups
Printers
Software Systems
Server Class Operating System
Desktop Operating System
Data Base Management System
Programming / Scripting Language
Web/ FTP/ Mail Server Software
Content Creation Software
Firewall & Protection Software
Office Automation Package
7.2. Network environment
The basic requirement for Digital Library and E-Collections is well-planned and
tuned network environment. Networked Environment could mean a LAN to enable
communication between the server systems and the local desktops or the front ends, an
intranet, which is an ensemble of Local Area Networks (LANs) with in an organization.
Connectivity to the information super highway –The Net- is a must to have access to the
outside world. The bandwidth availability has to be properly ascertained and addressed to
meet the varied user requirements. The performance of the Networked environment is
determined by the factors of hardware (Switches, Routers, Servers etc.) and Software
(Operating System, Application Programs). The networked environment should exist in the
entire organization to serve its information requirements. Network accessibility to users has
to be guaranteed for the successful functioning of digital library.
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