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National Seminar on “Innovative Applications of Technology in Libraries” 23/9/16
Shubhada Nagarkar, Ph.D.Assistant Professor
Department of Library and Information ScienceSP Pune University
shubha@unipune.ac.in
Librarianship
Talk overview• Innovative Technologies in Libraries• Librarianship and Google• Use of Google tools and skills of LIS professionals• Competencies needed
Technologies in libraries
• Library Automation• Digital and Electronic
Libraries• Mobile and cloud
based libraries • Internet
GPS apps that help locate material inside the library
Access to 3-D printers, binding services
Book delivery robots
http://news.temple.edu/news/2016-01-24/book-retrieval-powered-robot-new-library
The BookBot system saves space by storing other titles inside metal bins, which are stacked inside five bays, each a matrix 55 feet high and 150 feet long.
When library visitors want a particular book that is not in the stacks, they will search a database, which is connected to a robotic crane that will retrieve the requested title.
“[Users] will click a button that says ‘Get This Item,’ which dispatches a command to the software.
“The robot will activate a crane to go to the bin, pull that bin and bring [the book] to a pickup point. A member of the staff will open the bin, find the book and put it on a pickup shelf.”
LIS Professional
Knowledge of readers
Knowledge of recorded
information
Knowledge of methods of brining records and
readers together
SelectionAcquisition
OrganizationInterpretation
Evaluation of results
Ref.: Shera, J.H. (1972) Foundations of Education for Librarianship, New York, Baker and Hayes, Inc. p 206.
Role of LIS professional
Use of ICTServices to Users
User
Web and Library
2.0Online
services
Institutional Repositories
Digital Libraries
OSS
Mobile Libraries
Google Librarianship
The Modern God- ‘Google’
Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.
Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Google librarianship…Information Retrieval
• Web search• Google Scholar• Google books • Google news• Google Patents• Google image and video search
Content creation• Google Docs• Google sites• Google Custom Search Engine• Other tools
Web Search• Google web search
• Search for any type of information including multimedia contents• Good for general purpose information • Little complex for specific information search
• What librarians need?• Information requirements of users• Skill to identify precise keywords• Skill to formulate proper search strategy• Create email alerts for users• Use of Web 2.0 tools like RSS feed, sharing of contents, etc.
General Tips for effective search1. Analyze the problem statement 2. Find out what type of information and documents are needed.
• Government information, books, journal articles, reports, information from subject databases, websites, multimedia form, etc.
3. Identify keywords4. Prepare search statement –use search operators and
punctuations5. Search6. Study retrieved document; use; 7. If necessary modify search strategy with the help of earlier results
and search again
Search statements1. what is preventive health care
2. "preventive health care" (immunization OR "lab tests" OR "physical
exams" OR
prescription)
3. "preventive health care" (immunization OR "lab tests" OR "physical
exam" OR prescription) "preventive
diseases“
4. what is business opportunity?
5. ~"preventive health care" (product* OR sale OR service*)
6. ~"preventive health care" devices
7. ~"preventive health care" inurl:gov.in
Services based on Google Web Search• Personalised information services• Google alerts to group of users• Use of various add-ons like Reader, Zotero, etc.
Google Alerts
Create Google alerts
Auto-alerting system
Sends emails to the user when it finds new information on the topics of users interest
Enter search strategy for alert
Set up alert – use show options
Google Scholar
Search Scholar – some tips
Query : Drug use by teenagersSearch Strategies
(teenage*OR youth OR adolescent OR kid OR "high school") AND (drug* OR substance* OR alcohol OR nicotine OR smoking OR cigarette* OR mari*una OR cocaine OR crack OR heroin)
Synonym expansion and
hierarchic expansion
Citations
My Library
Create alerts
Create Alert
Services based on Google Scholar• Email based CAS and SDI• Highly cited journals based on h-index • Create Libraries of research papers for users• Research papers into standard citation formats like
APA, Chicago, etc.
Google Books
Google books
Example
How to use Google Books for Reference Services?
My Library
Reading now
What services you can provide?• Prepare latest books list subject wise• Prepare books list for individual user• Add notes for books• Create shelf of newly published books• Create alerts for users
Google News
Google News
Example
Create alert
Google news Alerts
Services based on Google News• Latest news published as and when• Customise e-mail alerts for users• Latest Government Information • CAS on specific topic
Content Creation
Google Docs
Docs
Google docs• Documents• Presentations / slides• Worksheets• Forms
Photos
Forms
Workshop feedback
Document
Lots of ADD Ons
Add bibliography in standard format
Services based on Google Docs• Library orientation in presentation form• User feedback with online forms• Statistical analysis with worksheets• Documents for research papers along with lots of
ADD Ons• Online tutorials for students• Teaching purpose• …….many more
Google Sites
Library Association site
Reference Services
E-learning
Personal web site
Services through Google sites • Collection of open access resources on any topic• Personalized information services• College or institute homepage• E-learning • Content management• ……
Custom Search Engine (CSE)
FarmerInfo CSE
FarmerInfo
Search results
Images in CSE
Other tools
Other tools• Google Calendar• Google cloud print• Google store• Google drive• Google plus• Google blogger• Google groups• Google maps• Google earth• Google sky• Google analytics
Google Translate
Google Input Toolshttps://www.google.com/inputtools/try/
Google Keeps
Google Trends
Compare terms
Conclude with…Competencies needed…• Continuous up-gradation of your search skills• Need to know new technological developments• Good understanding of user information needs and
its interpretations and • Excellent knowledge of electronic resources• Part of research networks rather than social
networks• Creativity