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E-Resou ces and i s Impo ance o Use o Lib a ies
D . Sunil Ashu ba Mu kule
Lib a ian,Ad . B D Hamba de Maha idyalaya Ash i Dis .Beed
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Abs ac
The e y pu pose o his pape is o highligh he impo ance o quali a i e and quan i a i e analysis
o he usage o e- esou ces in lib a ies. E- esou ces help us in s o ing he ele an in o ma ion elec onically
which can be accessible h ough elec onic sys em and ne wo king a any ime ins an ly. Ins an access is
qui e possible wi h e- esou ces wi hin a ac ion o second. The pape ocuses on he a ious aspec s o e-
esou ces. Digi al echnology has made i mo e easy and speedy o access in o ma ion in emo e a eas
subjec o a ailabili y o ne wo k. Elec onic esou ces sol es s o age p oblems, and con ol he lood o
in o ma ion. Digi iza ion o p in esou ces is becoming mo e and mo e impo an o he lib a ies. Digi al
echnology has made he lib a ies o add new hings o i s collec ion and he mos p ominen among hem
is he e- esou ces. This pape p esen s an o e iew o e- esou ces desc ibing i s ea u es, need/pu pose,
ypes and u ili y o lib a ies and also some sugges ions o i s e ec i e use.
Keywo ds: e-Resou ces, Cha ac e is ics o e- esou ces, Need o e- esou ces, Types and u ili y o e-
esou ces, Ad an ages and disad an ages o e- esou ces.
In oduc ion
Lib a y and in o ma ion se ices a e changing e y apidly in he 21s cen u y. In ea lie
imes, in o ma ion esou ces we e mainly p esen ed in pape o m. A p esen in o ma ion is
gene a ed a an exponen ial a e and he need o make such in o ma ion eadily a ailable and
accessible o all is becoming a majo issue among lib a y p o essionals. To o e come his
p oblem, al e na i e media o s o ing and dissemina ing as amoun o in o ma ion a e eme ging
now-a-days. Pape o m o books and jou nals. a e eplaced by elec onic media. The use s expec
mo e ele an , up o da e and imely in o ma ion om lib a y p o essionals. Elec onic esou ces
a ailable in a lib a y play an impo an ole in acili a ing access o equi ed in o ma ion o he
use s in an easy and expedi ious manne . The e- esou ces like CD-ROM da abases, e-jou nals, e-
books, OPAC and he In e ne a e slowly eplacing he impo ance and usage o p in media.
Elec onic esou ces, o e- esou ces, e e o digi al in o ma ion and ma e ials accessed and
u ilized h ough a ious de ices, such as compu e s, sma phones, able s, and e- eade s. These
esou ces include e-books, e-jou nals, online da abases, mul imedia ma e ials, and o he o ms o
digi al con en . The inc easing popula i y o elec onic esou ces can be a ibu ed o hei
accessibili y, cos -e ec i eness, e iciency, and eco- iendliness. Elec onic esou ces ha e
e olu ionized how in o ma ion is accessed and sha ed, impac ing a ious domains such as
educa ion, esea ch, heal hca e, and business. As echnology con inues o e ol e, elec onic
esou ces will play a i al ole in he digi al age, ans o ming how we access and u ilize
in o ma ion.
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E-Resou ces
In his mode n age o compu e , he use o elec onic esou ces is inc easing day by day. The elec onic jou nals,
mul imedia p oduc s, g aphical, nume ical, e c. as comme cially a ailable i le which has been published o he pu pose
o achie ing he aim o ma ke ing, and hese may be deli e ed in he o m o CD-ROM. Nowadays se e al echniques ha e
been de eloped in his ield, and documen s a e allowed and dis ibu ed elec onically. The e o e, o cope wi h he p esen
si ua ion, each and e e y Lib a ians u ned owa ds e- esou ces a ailable o he de elopmen o Lib a ies. The e-
esou ces on magne ic and op ical media ha e a as impac on he collec ions o Lib a ies.
De ini ion
Acco ding o IFLA/FAIFE (2007) hese a e “ma e ials ha a e compu e con olled, including ma e ials ha equi ed
he use o a pe iphe al (a CD- ROM playe ) a ached o a compu e ; he i ems may o may no be used in he in e ac i e
mode”. Acco ding o Lib a y and In o ma ion Technology Glossa y, “Te m used o desc ibe all o he in o ma ion
p oduc s ha a lib a y p o ides h ough a compu e ne wo k”. Collec ions in which comple e con en s o documen s a e
c ea ed o con e ed in o machines eadable o m o o line/online access.
Need and Pu pose o e-Resou ces
The Elec onic esou ces ha e g ea po en ial and b igh u u e o a ac use s. Such esou ces combine all he
bene i s o he mul imedia, digi al coding and in e ne. Main pu pose o elec onic esou ces is p o iding cu en and up-
o-da e in o ma ion o he use s equi ed om ime o ime o a ious pu pose. Th ough elec onic esou ces use s a e able
o access la es in o ma ion quickly. Elec onic esou ces a e much mo e needed by he use s as compa ed o p in o m o
esou ces because o he ollowing easons:
The elec onic esou ces is p o iding cu en in o ma ion be o e i has o be published in p in o m.
To p o ide upda e in o ma ion as and when equi ed o use .
1. Use s can able o access la es in o ma ion.
2. To sol e he space p oblem in lib a y.
3. I is easy o use and dissemina e.
4. Sa es aluable ime o he use s as well as he lib a y s a .
5. E- esou ces can be downloaded ins an ly by he di e en use s a he same ime.
6. Use can ead an E- esou ce any ime.
7. Due o po abili y e- esou ces can be aken anywhe e on po able compu e .
8. Some e- esou ces a e in e ac i e, ha ing anima ions and backg ound music.
9. Pe sons wi h disabili y can hea audible e- esou ces.
10. E- esou ces sa e human esou ce equi emen in he lib a ies as he e is no need o shel ing and ec i ica ion.
11. Use s can no misplace e-books.
12. The E- esou ces is o analyze dependency o he use s, and sol e a ious ypes o hei p oblems while using e-
esou ces.
13. To know di e en ypes o elec onic esou ces, and he se ices a ailable o use .
14. To loca e he di icul ies and impedimen s o he use while using e- esou ces.
Selec ion o e-Resou ces
Nowadays he selec ion o e- esou ces is no a new e m o Lib a ian and s a as hey ha e been doing i since
long back. Be o e his, he lib a ies we e acqui ing p in ed ma e ial. Howe e , lib a ies a e now ocusing o adop e-
esou ces in o ma ion echnology. In ac , he eme gence o In e ne , pa icula ly, he www (Wo ld Wide Web) has a
igge ed p oli e a ion o web based ull ex online esou ces as a new media o in o ma ion deli e y. The Lib a ians
a e ying o mee he needs o he use and iden i y new esou ces, such as online da abases, web-based esou ces,
collec ions in digi al lib a y, e-books, e-jou nals e c. The selec ion p ocess o e- esou ces depends upon he choice and
demands o he use s. Apa om his, i is necessa y o ake in o conside a ion he ollowing s eps:
1. o iden i y lib a y needs;
2. o iden i y con en and scope o he e- esou ces;
3. o e alua e quali y o ha pa icula esou ce and sea ch capabili ies;
4. o es ima e he cos ;
5. o check ei he subsc ip ion based o web based when acqui ing;
6. o e alua e he sys ems and echnical suppo ;
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7. o e iew licensing ag eemen s;
8. o e alua e applica ion so wa e and ins alla ion, upda ed spo adically o in egula schedule; and
9. o check he acili ies o educa ional suppo and aining.
Types o e-Resou ces
E- esou ces can be ca ego ized on he basis o classi ica ion used o p in media which is he mos popula me hod o
ca ego iza ion.
1. P ima y e- esou ces
2. Seconda y e- esou ces
1.
P ima y e- esou ces
These a e o ollowing ypes:
1. E-jou nals
2. E-books
3. E-da abases
4.
E-magazines/se ials
5. E-disse a ions and heses
6. E-newspape s
7. E-pa en s
8. E-s anda ds
2.
Seconda y e- esou ces
These e- esou ces a e o ollowing ypes:
E-cou se ma e ial
Indexing and abs ac ing da abases
E- e e ence da abases
Ad an ages o e-Resou ces
The ollowing a e he added ad an ages o e- esou ces o e he p in media.
1. Mul i-access: A ne wo ked p oduc can p o ide mul iple poin s o access (in he campus) a mul iple poin s in his
(24X7X365) and o mul iple simul aneous use s.
2. Speed e ie al: An e- esou ces is lo quicke o b owse, o ex ac , and o in eg a e he in o ma ion in o o he
ma e ial and o c oss e e be ween a ious publica ions.
3. Func ional aspec s: E- esou ces will allow he use s o app oach he publica ion in o de o analyze i s con en in
a ious new ways and echniques by click o he mouse on sea ch bu on.
4. Con en analysis: The E- esou ces con ain a as amoun o in o ma ion, bu mo e impo an in a mixed o ma mode
i.e. image, ideo, audio and anima ion which could no be eplica ed in p in .
Conso ia mode: The E- esou ces can be subsc ibed in a conso ia o ma oo hus cu ing down he cos bu eaping
he sane bene i s. e.g. INDEST Conso ia o Enginee ing
5. College Lib a ies
In e ac i i y: A icles/issues/chap e s can be ead, commen ed by he eade s, amended quickly and g ea e eedback can
be gi en h ough he web.
Hype ex : o ma can be used and links o ela ed a icles, o o he web si es, and URLs o indi idual a icles and email
ale s when la es issue/edi ion is uploaded can be go .
Vi ual eali y: Ad an age aken on he web is o add alue by using anima ion, i ual eali y and in e ac i e physical
and ma hema ical cha s.
Added Value: Ad an ages aken on he web is o add alue by using anima ion, i ual eali y and in e ac i e
ma hema ical cha s.
Flexibili y: E-jou nals e ol ed quickly. They a e no ied o a o ma , p in e , and dis ibu ion ne wo k.
Disad an ages o e-Resou ces
1. Di icul y in eading compu e sc eens.
2. Limi a ions o compu e moni o .
3. The eade s need o ha e access o In e ne in o de o ead elec onic esou ces.
4. I a lib a y cancels o s ops subsc ip ion o an e-jou nal, i is no ce ain ha he lib a y will ge access o back issues o
ha jou nal. Whe eas, lib a y ha ing p in ed ma e ial ce ainly has back issues o ha jou nal in i s possession. In
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case o e-books oo, i a lib a y s ops subsc ip ion o e-books, i is denied access o he e- book. Whe eas he physical
copy once bough always emains in he possession o he lib a y.
5. Use o e- esou ces en ails eading on sc een which is edious and ha m ul oo.
6. Fo ma ha a la ge p opo ion o e-jou nal use.
7. Una ailabili y o in e ne acili y, o in low-speed in e ne acili y.
8.
Limi a ions o e-Resou ces
9. Lib a ies equi e sophis ica ed in as uc u e wi h su icien amoun o compu e pe iphe als and suppo ing
so wa e o p o ide unin e up ed access o elec onic esou ces.
10. Fu he , issues ela ing o digi al igh s and copy igh issues a e he p ominen a eas o be aken p ope measu es while
dealing wi h elec onic esou ces.
11. The e is a need o s a ic IP con igu a ions o ge access o such esou ces o p e en any kind o misuse by an
unau ho ized use .
12. Use s ha e o pu chase hei own sys em o sma de ice o accessing he in o ma ion h ough a emo e loca ion i
he lib a y desi es o gi e emo e accessing acili y o i s esou ces.
13. I he access is p o ided h ough indi idual login c eden ials, he e is a chance o sha ing he same o an unau ho ized
use .
14. Hence lib a y has o keep an eye on i s access his o y and download s a is ics.
15. Ano he issue pe aining o e- esou ce access is i ’s sys ema ic downloading in an une hical way.
The e is a di icul y in con inuously using da a on a digi al sc een compa ed o p in o ma .
Ano he majo issue pe aining o he elec onic esou ce is i s access licensing such as pe pe ual access igh s, con ac ual
ag eemen s, subsc ip ion policies, i egula publishing e c.
The e is a need o p o ide sensi iza ion and o ien a ion p og am o he use s on a egula basis o make hem equip wi h
he ad ance usage.
Cha ac e is ics o e-Resou ces
“The na u e o e- esou ces is o se e as a supplemen o he p in collec ion. I s i es o sa is y he in o ma ion needs
o he use wi h g ea e speed, accu acy and e iciency” The scope o e- esou ces includes he ollowing
cha ac e is ics:
1. Anyone can use E- esou ces anywhe e e en wi hou knowing whe e i is loca ed geog aphically.
2. esou ces can be used by many use s simul aneously.
3. esou ces can be published mo e quickly han pape publica ions.
4. esou ces can include mul imedia and g aphics.
5. The e is no need o isi a lib a y o books all.
6. esou ces enable i s uses o in e ac wi h each o he o exchange o hough s and ideas online.
7. esou ces can be sea ched easily and quickly by he use .
8. The e is no isk o damage o loss.
9. Type, size, on e c. can be adjus ed.
10. The use s can be guided o he documen by p o iding a link.
11.
Special Fea u es o e-Resou ces
E- esou ces ha e some dis an ea u es which di e en ia e hem om adi ional esou ces. E- esou ces on he In e ne
a e u he dis inc by he na u e o he in o ma ion on he ne i sel . The ea u es o 21s cen u y in o ma ion and media
a e (Sa ija, 2003):
High compac s o age.
Ease o ep oduc ion, mul iplica ion and manipula ion and ansmu a ion;
Con en s can be e y easily de aches om i s media o con aine ,
Ease o mig a ion o con en s om one medium o ano he ,
Ease o ansmission, communica ion and s o age;
Hype ex and mul imedia;
Seamless in eg a ion o p in and elec onic esou ces;
Sophis ica ed and mul ip onged sea ches h ough keywo ds, ee ex , Boolean ope a o s, lass numbe s and na u al
languages p ocessing.
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Conclusion
All o us knows e y well ha , E- esou ces in a lib a y p o ed accu a e bo h he
ou h and i h law o lib a y science by D . S.R. Rangana han i.e. Sa e he Time o he Reade and Lib a y is a G owing
O ganism. Wi h he help o e- esou ces he lib a ies can ensu e exhaus i e and pinpoin ed in o ma ion o i s use s which
sa e a lo o p ecious aluable ime o he use s as we always says ha Time is Money. Using e- esou ces also enable he
lib a y o sa e space o he lib a y. Lib a y ope a ions and se ices ha e been changed due o ad en o in o ma ion and
communica ion echnology. The in e ne and e- esou ces ha e changed he way people communica e, in e ac , acqui e
and sha e knowledge. Lib a ies ha e o p o ide ICT in as uc u e o i s use s adequa ely in o de o make e- esou ces
accessible o all he use s as and when equi ed.
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