World Digital Libraries - An international journal - Volume 11, issue 2

Authors: Seadle, Michael

Article Type: Editorial

Citation: World Digital Libraries - An international journal, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. v-vi, 2018

Authors: Zala, Lavji N

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: The article focuses on the initiatives of Government of Gujarat (GoG) to publish categories of publications through the websites of various departments and other entities on open access domain since February 2000. The GoG has been trying to improve the quality of its websites and policies of information management. However, it is essential to bring all the documents published by GoG which are available on open access domain at one place to provide better access in vernacular language to its large number of users or citizens. The article discusses the current practice of GoG to manage the documents, such as …government resolutions, notifications, and circulars through websites, the searching and retrieval mechanism, language of user interface, online visitors to the various websites, etc. Further, the article discusses the mechanism to create a digital library through Greenstone Digital Library Software (GSDL) in vernacular language. It also presents the One-Stop-Search model which enables the users to search the documents through Gujarati (vernacular) language interface. Show more

Keywords: Digital Library, Digital India, GSDL, Open-Source Software, Gujarati Language, Vernacular Language, Government of Gujarat

DOI: 10.18329/09757597/2018/11206

Citation: World Digital Libraries - An international journal, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 81-105, 2018

Authors: Shrivastava, Prashant | Gupta, Dinesh K

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: The transformation of research to e-research emphasizes on the value of research data. Development of re3data.org, a unique registry for research data preservation across countries, is a great opportunity for researchers. This registry has been using a tool to identify the most effective repository resources for desired research. The primary objective of this article is to explore research data understanding in the Indian research community and the auxiliary objective is to depict an overview for present development of research data preservation in Indian repositories.

Keywords: Research, Data preservation, Research data repositories, Research data registry

DOI: 10.18329/09757597/2018/11207

Citation: World Digital Libraries - An international journal, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 107-121, 2018

Authors: Bajpai, Maneesh Kumar | Lohiya, Shailesh Kumar

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: Technological developments imply a genuine transformation of the entire landscape of modern-day society. Information is power and its preservation and dissemination is a treasure for generations to come. The digital content, available today, is throwing serious challenges among the information industry to preserve and provide secured access; Open Access Digital Library Software, such as DSpace, E-prints, and Greenstone, etc., is capable of meeting such challenges. The library and information science (LIS) professionals have been imparted various training platforms to learn pedagogy of such software. DSpace is one of the most prominent and globally used institutional repository software. This article presents …an effort to understand the impact of DSpace training programmes/workshops on LIS professionals. Show more

Keywords: Institutional repository, DSpace, Open Source Software, Copyleft, Digital Library, UBUNTU

DOI: 10.18329/09757597/2018/11208

Citation: World Digital Libraries - An international journal, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 123-135, 2018

Authors: Bhat, Nazir Ahmad

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: The study has been conducted with a purpose to make an assessment of the usage of a selected set of e-book collections with an objective to work out the similarity or difference in their use across selected states of northern India. An effort has also been made to see whether the users use a single or a combination of e-book collections. Seven sampled universities were surveyed personally by the investigator for collecting data about the questions under investigation. A questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. The investigator also availed of the telephonic and e-mail communication and had a …face-to-face interaction with respondents to collect prompt responses, substantiate the responses, and remove ambiguities thereof. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was analyze the data on an empirical basis. Chi Squared (χ2 ) Test has been used to derive association between the variables and test the level of significance. It has been found that only one e-book collection, the ‘CAB e-Books’ is being subscribed and that too by only 42% of the libraries. Thus, the e-book collections has not yet gained popularity among the users of north Indian agricultural libraries, as this e-book collection is found to be used only by 58.33% of users. However, the libraries where the e-books are being subscribed regularly register a comparatively high usage than the ones where it is not as it is found that majority (77.30%) of users therein use e-books on a ‘daily’ basis. Krishikosh, the recently initiated e-book platform in India is fast gaining its popularity. It is also statistically verified that there is a significant association between ‘use of e-book collections’ and the ‘State’ & ‘University’ as two variables; that is, the usage of the e-book collections under study varies quite significantly from state to state and from university to university (p < 0.01). Show more

Keywords: e-resources, e-book collections, CAB e-Books, Krishikosh, usage, agricultural libraries, northern India

DOI: 10.18329/09757597/2018/11209

Citation: World Digital Libraries - An international journal, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 137-145, 2018

Authors: Peidu, Ch. | Thangal, R A Maningdoula

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: This article studies certain bibliometric facets of World Digital Libraries – an International Journal, a journal published by TERI. First published in 2008, now in its eleventh year, the journal examines bibliometric parameters, such as research output, authorship, collaborative measures, networking, authors’ and institutions’ productivity, contribution from foreign countries, and geographical distribution. So far, the journal has published 110 papers, contributed by 204 authors from 105 different institutions. The study found that the research output in 10 years has decreased by 0.95 per cent. However, on an annual account, some years registered a positive growth. Single authorship (52 …papers) was seen as more prevalent in the authorship pattern. Among joint-author papers, two-author (29 papers) and three-author (24 papers) papers are more common. The least is five-author paper (1 paper). Single authorship remained constant while joint authorship decreased by 1.81 per cent. Overall, collaborative measures for the decade, namely, degree of collaboration, collaborative index, and collaboration coefficient was found to be 0.53, 1.89, and 0.31, respectively. Margam Madhusudhan was found to be the top contributor (6.5 papers); while University of Delhi, India, as the most productive institution (11.5 papers). Among the foreign authors, Heather Brown of the University of South Australia is the top contributor. Amongst the foreign institutions, University of Malaya, Malaysia and University of South Australia (3 papers each) contributed the most. Out of the 110 papers, 49 papers are contributed by 23 foreign-based institutions, in the true spirit internationality. Show more

Keywords: Bibliometrics, Bibliometric Mapping, World Digital Libraries, Annual Growth Rate (AGR), Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR), Authorship, Collaboration, Degree of Collaboration, Collaborative Index, Collaboration Co-efficient, Networking, Productivity, Geographical Distribution

DOI: 10.18329/09757597/2018/11210

Citation: World Digital Libraries - An international journal, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 147-156, 2018

Article Type: Book Review

Citation: World Digital Libraries - An international journal, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 159-161, 2018

Article Type: News

Citation: World Digital Libraries - An international journal, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 163-166, 2018

Article Type: Meeting Report

Citation: World Digital Libraries - An international journal, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 169-170, 2018