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The list of Tables
Table
No
Page
No
1.1 Name of the college library (Library code) 13
3.1 Total number of BDS colleges in India 55
3.2 State wise number of BDS colleges in India 55
3.3 Total number of MDS colleges in Karnataka 56
3.4 The number of health science institutions affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi
University of Health Sciences, Bangalore 57
4.1 Growth of library automation 71
4.2 Name of the software and manufacturer
83
5.1 Name of the college library 118
5.2 The year of establishment of the library 120
5.3 Type of management 121
5.4 Types of courses offered in dental college libraries 122
5.5 The intake capacity of under graduate (UG) 123
5.6 The intake capacity of post graduate (PG) 124
5.7 The NAAC accredited colleges 126
5.8 The manpower distribution of libraries based on qualification 127
5.9 The manpower distribution of libraries based on academic qualification 129
5.10 Experience of Librarian 130
5.11 Email facility provided to Librarian 132
5.12 The working hours of the library and timing of reading room in out of 24
hours
133
5.13 The working hours of the library in a week 134
5.14 The distribution of libraries based on existence of separate library building 135
5.15 The distribution of libraries based on total library area, digital library area
and seating capacity
138
4.16 The distribution of total seating capacity made available in the library 139
5.17 The distribution of seating capacity of under graduate (UG) 141
5.18 The distribution of seating capacity of post graduate (PG) 142
5.19 The seating capacity of M. Phil/Ph. D 144
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5.20 The seating capacity of faculty members 145
5.21 The distribution of total library collection 146
5.21.1 The distribution of library collection 148
5.22 The distribution of libraries based on library collection (Books: inclusive
of Textbooks, Reference books and Book Bank collection)
150
5.23 The distribution of libraries based on library collection (paper Print
Foreign and Indian Journals)
152
5.24 The distribution of libraries based on library collection (Back Volumes) 153
5.25 The distribution of libraries based on library collection
(Thesis/Dissertation)
155
5.26 The distribution of libraries based on library collection (Back Volumes
CD’s, CD-ROMs, E-journals, E-books and Audio/Video materials)
156
5.27 The distribution of library staff based on category (Professional, Semi-
Professional and Non-Professional staff)
158
5.28 The experience of Assistant Librarian 160
5.29 Pay scale and consolidated salary of library staff 161
5.30 The library budget for the year 2010-2011 162
5.31 The total library expenditure for the year 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 164
5.32 The library expenditure of Books for the year 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-
10
166
5.33 The library expenditure of Periodicals for the year 2007-08, 2008-09 and
2009-10
167
5.34 The library expenditure for Back volumes for the year 2007-08, 2008-09
and 2009-10
169
5.35 The library expenditure for E-journals (HELINET) for the year 2007-08,
2008-09 and 2009-10
170
5.36 The expenditure for library equipment for the year 2007-08, 2008-09 and
2009-10
171
5.37 The expenditure for library software and networking for the year 2007-08,
2008-09 and 2009-10
172
5.38 The expenditure for computer accessories for the year 2007-08, 2008-09
and 2009-10
173
5.39 The expenditure for Binding (books and journals) for the year 2007-08, 175
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2008-09 and 2009-10
5.40 The services provided by the libraries 177
5.41 The number of dental college libraries automated 178
5.42 The status of automation in different college libraries 181
5.43 The year of library automation started 182
5.44 The different types of library software’s used 183
5.45 Library software are single user or multi-user 186
5.46 Librarians’ satisfaction of library software’s 187
5.47 The Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) of library software 187
5.48 The number of college libraries using various operating systems 188
5.49 The advantages of library automation in dental college libraries 189
5.50 The areas of automation modules by the libraries (Initiated /Completed)
out of automated 20 libraries
191
5.51 Manpower for library automation and networking 193
5.52 I.T. specialized staff for library automation and networking 194
5.53 The library staff trained for library automation and networking 195
5.54 The library staff trained for library software packages 197
5.55 The library staff trained for library software packages 197
5.56 The barriers faced by the library staff during automation 198
5.57 The post automation problems in the libraries 199
5.58 The Automation Standards and other facilities supported by the software 200
5.59 The factors influencing library automation in the scale of 1 to 5 202
5.60 The hardware facilities for library automation and networking 211
5.61 The total hardware facilities available in the libraries 212
5.62 The number of college libraries having internet connectivity 214
5.63 The type of connectivity used in the library 215
5.64 The internet connection speed available in the library 216
5.65 The number of computers provided by the libraries 217
5.66 The library network access through networking 219
5.67 The internet service provided by the library 220
5.68 The internet browser available in the library 221
5.69 E-journals subscribed by the libraries 222
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5.70 The mode of access of e-journals in the libraries 222
5.71 The computer network facility on the campus 223
5.72 OPAC facility available on the campus 224
5.73 The OPAC facility available outside the campus 225
5.74 The internet facility in the departments of the colleges 226
5.75 The library catalogue is accessible through the webpage 227
5.76 Library access to registered members 228
5.77 Library access to both registered and outside members 229
5.78 The library charges for the use of internet 230
5.79 The library willing to create machine readable details of their library
records in the scale of 1 to 5
231
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The list of Graphs
Graph
No
Page
No
5.1 The year of establishment of the library 120
5.2 The intake capacity of under graduate (UG) 123
5.3 The intake capacity of post graduate (PG) 125
5.4 The manpower distribution of libraries based on qualification 127
5.5 The manpower distribution of libraries based on academic qualification 129
5.6 The experience of Librarian 131
5.7 The working hours of the library and timing of reading room out of 24
hours 133
5.8 The working hours of the library in a week 134
5.9 The distribution of libraries based on total library area and digital
library area 139
5.10 The distribution of total seating capacity made available in the library 140
5.11 The distribution of seating capacity of Post Graduate 143
5.12 The seating capacity of M. Phil/Ph. D 144
5.13 The distribution of total library collection 147
5.14
The distribution of total library collection (inclusive of Reference
books, Textbooks, Book bank, Subject Periodicals, Back Volumes,
CD-ROM’s, E- resources and Audio Video materials)
149
5.15 The distribution of libraries based on library collection (Books:
inclusive of Textbook, Reference books and Book bank collection) 151
5.16 The distribution of libraries based on library collection (Paper Print
Foreign and Indian journals) 152
5.17 The distribution of libraries based on library collection (Back
Volumes) 154
5.18 The distribution of libraries based on library collection
(Thesis/Dissertation) 155
5.19 The distribution of libraries based on library collection (Back Volumes
CD’s, CD-ROM’s, E-journals, E-books and Audio/Video materials) 157
5.20 The distribution of library staff based on category (Professional, Semi- 159
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Professional and Non-Professional staff)
5.21 Pay scale and consolidated salary of library staff 161
5.22 The library budget for the year 2010-2011 163
5.23 The total library expenditure for the year 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-
10 165
5.24 The library expenditure of Books for the year 2007-08, 2008-09 and
2009-10 166
5.25 The library expenditure for Periodicals for the year 2007-08, 2008-09
and 2009-10 168
5.26 The expenditure for library equipment for the year 2007-08, 2008-09
and 2009-10 171
5.27 The expenditure for Binding (books and journals) for the year 2007-08,
2008-09 and 2009-10 175
5.28 The services provided by the libraries 178
5.29 The number of dental college libraries automated 180
5.30 The year of library automation started 182
5.31 The different types of library software’s used 185
5.32 The number of college libraries using various operating systems 189
5.33 The advantages of library automation in dental college libraries 190
5.34 The areas of automation modules by the libraries (Initiated
/Completed) out of automated 20 libraries 192
5.35 The library staff trained for library automation and networking 196
5.36 The library staff trained for library software packages 198
5.37 The barriers faced by the library staff during automation 199
5.38 The Automation Standards and other facilities supported by the
software 201
5.39 The availability of grants from AICTE/DCI/ UGC 203
5.40 The availability of grants from parent institution 204
5.41 Professionals to computerize library development 205
5.42 Principal/Head of the institution directed you to computerized 206
5.43 Library committee advised you to computerize 207
5.44 Management/Authorities instructed you to computerize library
activities 208
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5.45 User demands for library computerized services 209
5.46 Ease of library operations 210
5.47 The hardware facilities available in the libraries 213
5.48 The type of connectivity used in the library 215
5.49 The internet connection speed available in the library 216
5.50 The number of computers provided by the libraries 218
5.51 The library network access through networking 219
5.52 The internet service provided by the library 220
5.53 The internet browser available in the library 221
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The list of Pie-Diagrams
Pie-
Dia
gram
No
Page
No
5.1 Type of management 121
5.2 The distribution of colleges based on type of courses offered in
dental college libraries 122
5.3 The NAAC accredited colleges 126
5.4 The Manpower distribution of libraries based on qualification 128
5.5 Email facility provided to Librarian 132
5.6 The distribution of libraries based on existence of separate library
building 135
5.7 The distribution of seating capacity of under graduate (UG) 141
5.8 The seating capacity of Faculty Members 145
5.9 The distribution of library staff based on category (Professional,
Semi-Professional and Non-Professional staff) 159
5.10 The experience of Assistant librarian 160
5.11 The library expenditure for Back volumes for the year 2007-08,
2008-09 and 2009-10 169
5.12 The library expenditure for E-journals (HELINET) for the year
2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 170
5.13 The expenditure for library software and networking for the year
2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 173
5.14 The expenditure for computer accessories for the year 2007-08,
2008-09 and 2009-10 174
5.15 The status of automation in different college libraries 181
5.16 Library software are single user or multi-user 186
5.17 Manpower for library automation and networking 193
5.18 I.T. specialized staff for library automation and networking 194
5.19 The post automation problems in the libraries 200
5.20 The hardware facilities for library automation and networking 211
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5.21 The computer network facility on the campus 223
5.22 OPAC facility available on the campus 224
5.23 The OPAC facility available outside the campus 225
5.24 The internet facility in the departments in the colleges 226
5.25 the library catalogue is accessible through the webpage 227
5.26 Library access to registered members 228
5.27 Library access to both registered and outside members 229
5.28 The library charges for the use of internet 230
The list of Figures
Figure
No
Page
No
6.1 Model plan for library automation 246
6.2
Model plan for network dental college Libraries
(DCL Network)
257
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Abbreviations used in the Thesis
1 AICTE : All India Council of Technical Education
2 AMC : Annual Maintenance Contract
3 ARPANET : Advanced Research Project Agency Network
4 BDS : Bachelor of Dental Surgery
5 BMC : BioMed Central
6 BMJ : British Medical Journal
7 BONET : Bombay Library Network
8 CAS : Current Awareness Service
9 CCF : Common Communication Format
10 CD-ROM : Compact Disk Read Only Memory
11 CDS/ISIS : Computerized Documentation System/Integrated Set of
Information System
12 CSIRNET : Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
13 DELNET : Developing Library Network
14 DESIDOC : Defense Scientific Information and Documentation
Centre
15 DRDO : Defence Research and Development Organization
16 DRTC : Documentation Research and Training Centre
17 ERNET : Education and Research Network
18 HELINET : Health Science Library Network
19 HTTP/IP : Hypertext Transfer Protocol / Internet Protocol
20 IASLIC : Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information
Centre
21 ICT : Information Communication Technology
22 IFLA : International Federation of Library Associations and
Institutions
23 IISc : Indian Institute of Science
24 ILA : Indian Library Association
25 INFLIBNET : Information Library Network
26 INSDOC : Indian National Scientific Documentation Center
27 INTERNET : International Network
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28 KWIC : Key Word In Context
29 KWOC : Key Word Out of Context
30 LAN : Local Area Network
31 MARC : Machine Readable Catalogue
32 MDS : Master of Dental Surgery
33 MEDLARS : Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System
34 NAAC : National Assessment and Accreditation Council
35 NACIDS : National Access Centers to International Database
Services
36 NICNET : National Information Network
37 NISSAT : National Information System for Science and
Technology
38 NLM : National Library of Medicine
39 OCLC : Ohio College Library Centre
40 OPAC : On-line Public Access Catalogue
41 PLOS : Public Library of Science
42 POPSI : Postulated based Permuted Subject Indexing
43 PRECIS : PREserved Context Indexing System
44 RGUHS : Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
45 FORTRAN : FORmula TRANslator
46 SDI : Selective Dissemination of Information
47 SOUL : Software for University Library
48 TCP/IP : Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
49 UGC : University Grants Commission
50 UNESCO : United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural
Organization
51 WHO : World Health Organization
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MAP NO. 1: THE LOCATION OF DENTAL COLLEGES IN KARNATAKA
KARNATAKA STATE
• Location of Dental Colleges
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LIST OF DENTAL COLLEGES WITH LIBRARY CODE
NO NAME OF THE COLLEGE PLACE LIBRARY CODE
1 P.M. NADAGOWDA MEMORIAL DENTAL COLLEGE BAGALKOT X
2 BANGALORE INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES BANGALORE E
3 D.A. PANDU MEMORIAL R V DENTAL COLLEGE BANGALORE I
4 DAYANANDA SAGAR COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES BANGALORE J
5 DR. SHYAMALA REDDY DENTAL COLLEGE BANGALORE K
6 GOVERNMENT DENTAL COLLEGE BANGALORE M
7 KRISHNADEVARAYA COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES BANGALORE Q
8 M S RAMAIAH DENTAL COLLEGE BANGALORE S
9 M.R. AMBEDKAR DENTAL COLLEGE BANGALORE T
10 N.S.V.K. SRI VENKATESHWARA DENTAL COLLEGE BANGALORE V
11 SRI RAJIV GANDHI COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES BANGALORE A5
12 THE OXFORD DENTAL COLLEGE BANGALORE A6
13 VOKKALIGARA SANGA DENTAL COLLEGE BANGALORE A7
14 VYDEHI INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES LIBRARY BANGALORE A8
15 M. M. N. G. HALGEKAR INST. OF DENTAL SCIENCES BELGAUM U
16 S.B. PATIL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES BIDAR Y
17 AL-AMEEN DENTAL COLLEGE BIJAPUR C
18 SJM DENTAL COLLEGE CHITRADURGA A2
19 BAPUJI DENTAL COLLEGE DAVANGERE F
20 COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES DAVANGERE G
21 SDM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES DHARWAD A3
22 AL-BADAR RURAL GULBARGA DENTAL COLLEGE GULBARGA D
23 HKE'S S NIJALINGAPPA INST. OF DENTAL SCIENCES GULBARGA N
24 SRI HASANAMBA DENTAL COLLEGE HASSAN A4
25 K.G.F. COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES KGF ( Kollar) P
26 AJ INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES MANGALORE B
27 YENEPOYA DENTAL COLLEGE MANGALORE A9
28 FAROOQUIA DENTAL COLLEGE MYSORE L
29 JSS DENTAL COLLEGE MYSORE O
30 A.M.E`S DENTAL COLLEGE RAICHUR A
31 NAVODAYA DENTAL COLLEGE RAICHUR W
32 SHARAVATHI DENTAL COLLEGE SHIMOGA Z
33 KVG DENTAL COLLEGE SULLIA R
34 SIDDARTHA DENTAL COLLEGE TUMKUR A1
35 COORG INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES VIRAJPET
(Kodaju)
H
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