Information Technology in Libraries. a Pakistani Perspective. ISBN ISBN-969-8133-21-6 PUB DATE 1998-00-00 NOTE 255P.; Introduction by Aris Khurshid
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 425 749 IR 057 248 AUTHOR Mahmood, Khalid TITLE Information Technology in Libraries. A Pakistani Perspective. ISBN ISBN-969-8133-21-6 PUB DATE 1998-00-00 NOTE 255p.; Introduction by Aris Khurshid. AVAILABLE FROM Pak Book Corporation, 2825 Wilcrest, Suite 255, Houston, TX 77042; e-mail: [email protected] (Rs. 395). PUB TYPE Books (010)-- Information Analyses (070)-- Reports Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC11 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Cataloging; *Computer Software; Developing Nations; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; *Information Technology; Integrated Library Systems; Librarians; *Libraries: *Library Automation; *Library DeveloiInent; Library Education; Library Services; Literature Reviews; Online Catalogs; Professional Continuing Education IDENTIFIERS *Library Computer Systems; Library Security; *Pakistan ABSTRACT This book presents an overview of the present status of the use of library automation hardware and software in Pakistan. The following 20 articles are included: (1) "The Status of Library Automation in Pakistan"; (2) "Promoting Information Technology in Pakistan: the Netherlands Library Development Project"; (3) "Library Software in Pakistan"; (4) "The Best Library Software for Developing Countries: More than 30 Plus Points of Micro CDS/ISIS [Computerized Documentation System/Integrated Set of Information Systems]"; (5) "Micro CDS/ISIS: What's New in Version 3.0"; (6) "Use of Micro CDS/ISIS in Pakistan: A Survey"; (7) "Do You Need a Lamp To Enlighten Your Library: An Introduction to Library Automation and Management Program (LAMP)"; (8) "The Development of the LAMP Software for Use in Developing Countries and Its Marketing in Pakistan"; (9) "Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) at Department of Library Science";(10) "Information Technology Education in Pakistani Library Schools";(11) "The Technology Challenge and Continuing Education for Pakistani Librarians";(12) "Information Technology and Library Education in Pakistan: Recent Developments in the Curriculum"; (13) "Information Technology in Library Schools: A Case Study of the University of the Punjab"; (14) "PLA [Pakistan Library Association] Computer Training Center, Lahore: Three Years of Success";(15) "Library and Information Services in Pakistan: A Review of Articles Published in Foreign Journals: (16) "Pakistani Librarianship during 1990s: A Literature Review"; (17) "Emerging Trends in Technical Services in Libraries: A Training Experience in Pakistan";(18) "Cataloguing Practice in University Libraries: A Comparison of Three Developing Countries (Pakistan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia)";(19) "Subject Cataloguing in Pakistani Libraries"; and (20) "Let's Save Our Cultural Heritage: An Introduction to Library Security System." 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DOnat©Erfi p00000000000000000000 00000000000000000 00 0000 0`/0 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN LIBRARIES A Pakistani Perspective Khalid Mahmood University of the Punjab Introduction by Dr. Anis Khurshid (President's Award for .Pride of Performance) Pak Book Corporation LahoreIslamabadKarachi 3 Copyright @ 1998 by Khalid Mahmood Department of Library & Information Science University of the Punjab, Lahore(Pakistan) All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the author. First published in Pakistan by: Pak Book CorPoration Aziz Chambers, 21 Queen's Road Lahore Modern Way Block, Aabpara Lane, G-6/1/1 Islamabad Star Centre, Main Tariq Road, PECHS Karachi Produced by Dar .7 ut -Tazkeer Reiman Market, Ghazani Street, Urdu Bazar, Lahore - 54000 Tel:. 72.11119 Khalid Mahmood Information technology in libraries: a Pakistani perspective / Khalid Mahmood ; introduction by Anis Khursh id. ISBN 969-8133-21-6 1. LibrariesAutomationPakistan I. Anis Khurshid 11. Title 025.04095491dc21 1998 2: CONTENTS I Introduction 2 The Status of Library Automation in Pakistan 9 3 Promoting Information Technology in Pakistan: the 17 Netherlands Library Development Project 4 Library Software in Pakistan 27 The Best Library Software for Developing Countries: More 33 than 30 Plus Points of Micro CDS/ISIS 6 Micro CDS/ISIS: What's New in Version 3.0 43 Use of Micro CDS/1SIS in Pakistan: a Survey 571 8 Do You Need a Lamp to Enlighten Your Library: Sri 71 Introduction to Library Automation and Management Program (LAMP) 9 The Development of the LAMP Software for Use in 79 Developing Countries and its Marketing in Pakistan 10 Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) at Department of 93 Library Science 11 Informatioh Technology Education in Pakistani Library 107 . Schools 12 The Technology Challenge and Continuing Education for 121 Pakistani Librarians 13 Information Technology and Library Education in Pakistan: 135 Recent Developments in the Curriculum 14 Information Technology in Library Schools: a Case Study of 145 the University of the Punjab 15 PLA Computer Training Centre, Lahore: Three Years of 153 Success 16 Library and Information Services in Pakistan: a Review of 163 Articles Published in Foreign Journals 17 Pakistani Librarianship During 1990s: a Literature Review 189 18 Emerging Trends in Technical Services in Libraries: a 207 Training Experience in Pakistan 19 Cataloguing Practice in University Libraries: a Comparison 221 of Three Developing Countries (Pakistan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia) 20 Subject Cataloguing in Pakistani Libraries 235 21 Let's Save Our Cultural Heritage: an Introduction to Library 245 Security System iv Introduction A Few Words about Khalid Mahmood's Research Articles on Library and Information Science (1993-97) Dr. Anis Khurshid The development of computer technology, which has received national attention in our country as well, is of a recent origin dating back to some five decades or so. It was, however, in the1966Conference of the American Library Association (ALA) at New York that Gordon Ray, in his keynote address, presented an outline of a computer-assisted document delivery system and cautioned librarians to a formidable challenge that such a system poses to the traditional book. It was also in that Conference that the then president of the ALA, Prof. Mary V. Gayer, in her presidential address had, therefore, required of librarians to become "Masters of raging books, rather activeeven aggressive partnerswith educators and with the whole body of... [potential] use'rs of our resources ... in our communities." In this situation, a mixed reaction was quite apparent in the library scenario of America which then had emerged as a world library leader. While America was not fully prepared to use machines in book-services of their libraries, there was a group led by no less a person than the then Librarian of Congress,Quincy Mumford, who advocatedfullautomationor no automation at all -for his mega library. .The deluge of literature all over the world at the same time was becoming uncontrollable with the traditional library methods. The problem resulting out of proliferation of information in the literature was creating anxiety among the researchers who wanted their needed information much faster and without loss of time. Along the growth of literature the computer/information technology has grown much too faster. The mainframe computer, versatile, bigger in size and most expensive was marketedin 1960onrentalbasis.The microcomputers developed later were slightly slower and smaller but were inexpensive. Those which came in late1970swere the smallest and less expensive of all. The computerized library networks, operating in1980s, were modelled on traditionallibrary functions.Later development in technology has helped develop a number of global networks with faster reachout services to most parts of the world. Important among them are 2 infOrmation Technology in Libraries Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN) and On-line Computer Library Center (OCLC) both .are American-based. These networks have surpassed the services of the world's largest library, the Library of Congress at Washington, D.C. The coming years will perhaps witness the displacement or down-sizing of the RLIN, which according to a report in early 1990's published in theLibrary Journal,was examining the.inter-system link with OCLC thereby making it the 'information giant' of the ensuing 21" century. These developments have enabled librariesall over the world to tremendous sharing of one others' resources and services much faster with the help of information/communication technologies including CD-ROM technology which has already begun to replace on-line databases. The 21' century is bound to directly affect the academic and research libraries. Books will not be totally replaced but libraries' technical services will perhaps be replaced by automated and on-line direct access to the resources and services of our libraries. In this backdrop, Pakistan,