READIT-2007 - Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

also go together for adding visual and sound information. Digitized information must
be clearly identified, properly indexed and well organized for archival and
dissemination.
3.2 Acquiring or licensing from Publishers
Digital resources could be in the form of databases and even full text. They
could be purchased / subscribed from the vendors or publishers. These resources may
be offered to library in one of the following models
a. Single user
b. Site License
c. Consortia
The usage based pricing concept, which defines the price based on the amount
of usage by the patrons, is the emerging one. Whatever be the model, the continued
access and support from the publishers are the key factors to be considered while
subscribing
3.3 Creating resources from World Wide Web (Free Resources)
The web has a very large content and continues to grow exponentially. The
content from the web could be a good resource to library. There are many free
resources available from Internet like free e-journals, databases, bibliographic and full
text contents. Using search engines or web crawlers, the required information can be
filtered and classified to make subject specific portal.
4. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
The exponential growth of information has put a demand before information
professionals for a new evolutionary technology to support effective search and
indexing functionalities. Digital libraries should integrate a variety of information
technologies and provide opportunities to organize and access large volumes of
information from multiple repositories. Through this integration, the distributed
heterogeneous resources spread across the network appear to be a single uniform
federated source.
4.1 Metadata Management
Metadata is one of the important concepts for the description, organization,
exchange and retrieval of information in a networked environment. It is one of the
critical components of digital resource development and use, and is needed at all
stages in the creation and management of resources. Well formed metadata is the most
efficient and effective tool for managing and finding objects in the complex
information spaces. Information resources must be made visible in a way that allows
people to tell whether the resources are likely to be useful to them. This is no less
important in the online world, and in particular, the World Wide Web. Metadata is a
systematic method for describing resources and thereby improving access to them. If
a resource is worth making available, then it is worth describing it with metadata, so
as to maximize the ability to locate it.
5. KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
Nowadays, the role of information professional is beyond issues related to
displaying, cataloging, and indexing documents for end users. Digitizing the
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