Lecture delivered by

At the end of the course, students will be able to access virtual and digital libraries and manage information systems. They also will gain skills to create and design digital libraries.

Course Content: (Main topics, Sub topics)

Introduction to Digital Libraries, Digital Library standards, archiving and preservation, processes and procedures ; Digital Library software, installation and building and maintenance of digital libraries, evaluation and user studies, search engine visibility;Handling multilingualism; New computer paradigms.

Teaching /Learning Activities: 

Lectures/ Tutorials/ Presentations/ Practical sessions/ Creative activities

Assessment Strategy:

Continuous Assessment

50%

Final Assessment

50%

Details:

Quizzes 10%, Assignment 20%, Attendance

Individual Assignment

Class Test 10%

Quiz

Theory

60%

Practical

NA

Other
 (specify)

NA

60

Recommended Reading:

• Chowdhury, G. G. & Chowdhury, S. (2003), Introduction to Digital Libraries, Facet Publishing, London.
• Gopal, K. (2005), Digital Libraries in Electronic Information Era, Authors Press, New Delhi.
• Hughes, I. M. (2004), Digitizing Collections: Strategic Issues for the Information Manager, Facet Publishing, London.
• Lakshmi, V. & Jindal, S. C. (2004), Digital Libraries. Vol. 1: digital library: principles and practices, Isha Books, New Delhi.     
• Singh, R.K. (2004), Basics Facts of Digital Library, Shree Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi.