NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF AGRICULTURAL LIBRARIANS & USERS COMMUNITY (NCALUC-2018) (04th – 05th September, 2018) RE-ENGINEERING OF AGRICULTURAL LIBRARIES AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Edited by Dr. G. Rathinasabapathy Dr. Hans Raj Dr. K. Veeranjaneyulu Dr. V.K.Bharti Organized by Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna (Bihar) and Association of Agricultural and Librarians and Documentalists of India (AALDI) (i) © 2018 Disclaimer The Publisher and Organisers do not claim any responsibility for the accuracy of the data, statements made, and opinions expressed by authors. The authors are solely responsible for the contents published in the paper. Published by BS Publications A unit of BSP Books Pvt. Ltd. 4-4-309/316, Giriraj Lane, Sultan Bazar, Hyderabad - 500 095 Phone : 040 - 23445688, 23445600 e-mail : [email protected] www.bspbooks.net ISBN: 978-93-88305-35-8 Price: Rs. 895.00 (ii) Libraries are welcoming spaces inviting us towards information, and they provide services that help us understand it. Libraries have always been in the forefront in adopting new technologies to meet the challenges of information explosion as well as to enhance access to diverse and distributed electronic resources and publications. Since Libraries have adopted modern technologies, it is high time that the library professionals should also acquire new skills to offer networked information services to the potential users in an efficient and effective manner. The 21st Century library is in a position to support and indeed lead the change in the education system with effective delivery of information and prove that ‘New technology deserves new thinking’. The abundance of resources and technology for easy access and retrieval of information via the Internet is posing a challenge to educators to rethink their traditional roles and practices; and also to consider the unique value they add to a world in which information is everywhere. Access to electronic information resources in this part of the world has been limited due to the high cost associated with accessing such resources and poor information technology infrastructure. External factors such as these should not obscure what a librarian should do to aid, extend and energize learning and teaching. Even with limited resources, librarians can develop exceptional approaches to energizing information programmes with the right support and leadership. In recent years, several library consortia such as the INDEST, UGC- INFONET, ICAR-CeRA, Krishikosh, Agricat etc., were launched for accessing electronic resources in higher education and research institutes. The full use of such electronic resources by academicians and researchers is yet to reach an optimum level. The organizers of the National Conference have rightly chosen the topic “Re-Engineering of Agricultural Libraries and Emerging Technologies: Challenges and Opportunities” to address the issues currently faced by the information providers as well as information users. (iii) I would like to thank and express my appreciation to Dr. K. Veeranjaneyulu, President, AALDI and Dr. Hans Raj, Organizing Secretary, NCALUC-2018 for organizing the National Conference successfully. (Rameshwar Singh) (iv) PREFACE The theme of the National Conference of Agricultural Librarians & Users Community (NCALUC-2018) is carefully preferred as “Re-Engineering of Agricultural Libraries and Emerging Technologies: Challenges and Opportunities” because of its importance and relevance to the present global scenario. The editors had to reject some papers which did not fit into the theme and/or ‘not up-to-the-mark’ based on the comments of the peer reviewers, which is inevitable. The papers received from the width and breadth of the country are grouped under the following themes: 1. Re-engineering Agricultural Libraries 2. Emerging Library Technologies 3. Open Access Resources in Agriculture 4. Measuring Research Output 5. User Studies in LIS We earnestly hope that this National Conference will create awareness and interest among LIS professionals and policy makers about emerging technologies in agricultural libraries and enable them to upgrade their libraries keeping pace with the technological advancements. We record our sincere thanks to Dr. Rameshwar Singh, Hon’ble Vice- Chancellor, Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna, Bihar, who readily agreed to host the National Conference and spared his precious time to write the Foreword for this volume in a short notice. The Editors emphasise that the views expressed in the papers are that of the respective authors only. AALDI and Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna (Bihar) or the Editors are in no way responsible for the thought content of the articles. Finally, the Editors are thankful to all those who have contributed, supported and encouraged directly or indirectly to make this national event a great success. We hope this volume would be useful to the students, researchers, practicing information professionals, agricultural library staff, policy makers and faculty in Library and Information Science. - Editors (v) CONTENTS Foreword ......................................................................................................... (iii) Preface ............................................................................................................... (v) Sl. Page Title No. Number 1. Digital Initiatives for Agricultural Research and Education under ICAR in India 1 Amrender Kumar and K. Veeranjaneyulu 2. Re-Engineering of Agricultural Libraries and Emerging Technologies: Challenges and 24 Opportunities M.S.Pathania 3. Agricultural Digital Libraries (ADL) and their Future 31 Preeti 4. Human Resource Development and Training in Library and Information Science 39 Mandeep Kaur and Gagandeep Singh 5. Use of Social Networking in Veterinary Science 45 C.A.Shah 6. Role of Library in Personality and Skill Development of Users 49 Shah, C.A. and C.V.Bankar 7. Role of Social Networking for the Dissemination of information in Agricultural Libraries 55 Akanksha Pandey 8. Reaching to the Unreached Farmers through Indigenous Traditional Knowledge Management 59 and E-Publishing Meena S.Suryavanshi and Kailash D.Tandel 9. A Perspective Study of Cloud Computing in Agricultural Library Services 70 M.Pape Gowda (vii) 10. Application of RFID Technology for upgrading Libraries of NARES System 79 U.S.Jadhav 11. BASU Library: Veterinary Knowledge Resource Centre in Bihar 88 Hans Raj, Sanjay Kumar Bharti and Deepak Kumar 12. Agricultural Knowledge Management through ICT in India 98 Rajive Kumar Pateria 13. Re-engineering of Library and Knowledge Centre – Navsari Agricultural University 99 Kailash D.Tandel 14. Role of Emerging Technologies in the Changing Scenario of Agricultural Libraries 110 Madhav Pandey 15. RFID Technology 125 Jyoti Devi 16. Mobile Technology and its Applications in Library Services: Featuring Chandigarh 131 University Mohammad Shahid and Kiran Gaur 17. Future Academic and Research Libraries: Trends, Technologies and Challenges 142 Baldev Chand 18. Role of Library Professionals in the age of Web Technology 151 Parul Nandal 19. Digital Libraries and their Future 162 Veenus and Amandeep Kaur 20. Radio Frequency Identification Technology with special Reference to CSKHP Krishi 171 Vishvavidyalaya, University Library, Palampur Dev Walia (viii) 21. Digital Knowledge Initiatives in Hyderabad, Karnataka: Infrastructure, Automation, 178 E-Content and Access Suresh Jange, V.T.Kamble and Seema Alur 22. Application of Cloud Technology in Digital Library 192 Kuldip Chand, Gurnam Singh Anuradha and Arti Dixit 23. Social Media for Effective Library Services 197 Rekhraj Sahu 24. Social Media: Relevance in Libraries and Applications 203 Amandeep Kaur and Veenus 25. Library and Information Networks in India: An Overview 213 Deepak Kumar, Hans Raj, Kaushal Kumar, Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Kumar 26. Role of ICT in Library Management 221 Sonia Kumari and Awadesh K.Jha 27. Identification of Library Location through ARCGIS Software: Geographical Information 227 System K.Kumar 28. Library Security Systems: RFID, Electronic Surveillance, EMSS 233 Manju Chandola 29. Digital Libraries and their Future 239 Banshi Rabi Das and Manish Kumar 30. Library Networking and LIS Professionals in Modern Era 245 K.N.Kandpal, S.S.Rawat and Baldev Singh 31. Understanding the Importance of Library Automation and e-Library 256 Sanjiv Kumar, Deepak Kumar and Hans Raj (ix) 32. Web-based Learning Platform: MOOCS 260 Rekha Rani 33. Open Source Software: Its usefulness for Libraries 266 Rawat, S.S. and K.N.Kandpal 34. Participatory Management: A New Paradigm in Academic Libraries 277 Stanley Madan Kumar and V.Srinivasa 35. Importance of Library in Educational Institutes 286 Ravikant Nirala, Sanjay Kumar Bharti, Ravi Ranjan Kumar Sinha and Vinita Yashveer 36. Publication Productivity of Scientists of ICAR- Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research: A 294 Scientometrics Study Surendra Kumar and S. Kumar 37. Mapping of “Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science”. 309 Madhuri Gautam 38. Usage of CeRA Consortium among the Users of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU) Library, Hisar: A Case 314 Study Manju Ranga 39. Comparative Study of the use of CeRA (Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture) by the Post Graduate Students of CSKHP Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Palampur and Dr. YS Parmar 327 University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan. Yasodha Negi, Dev Walia, Neelam Sharma and Sudhir Gupta 40. Information Literacy: From Lab