awareness of digital library among library professional

International Journal of Library and Information Science Research and Development (IJLISRD), ISSN: 2277 – 3541 (Print) ISSN: 2277 – 3673 (Online) Volume 1, Issue 1,

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AWARENESS OF DIGITAL LIBRARY AMONG LIBRARY PROFESSIONAL IN

DINDIGUL DISTRICT – A STUDY

*M.Veerachamy ** Dr .Martin Arokiasamy

Research Scholar Librarian SG

MS University Palayam kottai

St.Xaviar College

ABSTRACT

A digital library is a library in which collections are stored in digital formats (as opposed

to print, other media) and accessible by computers the digital content may be stored

locally, or accessed remotely via computer networks. A digital library is a type of

information retrieval system. DL is an integrated approach to identifying, managing and

sharing all of an organization’s knowledge assets.

OBJECTIVES OF DL

The objectives of DL are:

a. To make sure of an effective Resource sharing of new knowledge and improvement

of existing the information ;

b. To ensure an effective securing of knowledge and make easily accessible to the

organization;

c. To ascertain a specific distribution of new DL and transfer of knowledge to new

employees;

d. To improve the form of DL bearers in relation to the users;

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

The author has decided to carry out the survey based on questionnaire and interview as

the instruments to gather the data and information from the samples:

1. Questions concerning the general understanding of DL

2. Questions concerning the existing end-user tools used

3. Questions concerning the current status or condition of DL

This chapter provides the steps involved in the conduct of the research study.

Type of Research

Descriptive type of research is applied. It includes both primary and secondary

data sources.

DATA COLLECTION

Primary Data

Questionnaire method has been adopted to collect the required primary data.

Secondary Data

Secondary data have also been collected through published and unpublished

resources.

Sample Design

Sample Size : 50

Type of Sampling : Convenience

Fifty samples were chosen for the present study. The library professionals were

requested to fill up the questionnaire.

Tools Used

The collected primary data were fed into system by using the Statistical Package

for Social Sciences (SPSS) to analyze data and to the generate tables.



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LIMITATIONS

The study covers the professionals who are working in different types of College

and University Libraries in Dindigul District.

a. Engineering College Library

b. Polytechnic College Library

c. Arts & Science College Library

AREA PROFILE OF THE STUDY

Dindigul district was carved out of the composite Madurai District on 15.9.1985

and the Dindigul District had the names of Dindigul Anna, Quaid-e-Milleth and Mannar

Thirumalai. It is located between 10005” and 10

0 9” North Latitude and 77

030” and

78020” East Longitude. It is spread over on area of 6266.64 Sq. Km. It comprises of 3

Revenue Divisions, 8 Taluks and 14 Panchayat Unions, According to 2001 Census, its

population is 19, 23,014.

DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

TABLE: 1

AGE WISE CLASSIFICATION

S.No Age No. of Respondents Percentage

1. 20 – 30 14 28

2. 31 – 40 15 30

3. 41 – 50 16 32

4. 51 & above 5 10

Total 50 100



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It is found that 32% of the professionals belong to the age group of 41–50 and

30% of them are in the age group of 31–40.

FIGURE: 1

AGE WISE CLASSIFICATION

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

20 – 30 31 – 40 41 – 50 51 & above

Age

Percentage

TABLE: 2

CLASSIFICATION BY QUALIFICATION

S.No. Qualifications No. of Respondents Percentage

1. B.L.I.Sc., 14 28

2. M.L.I.Sc., 16 32

3. Ph.D., 1 2

4. PG & M.L.I.Sc., 15 30

5. M.L.I.Sc., &

M.Phil.,

4 8

Total 50 100



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It is observed from the above table that 30% of the respondents are possessing

Postgraduates degrees along with Master degree in Library and Information Science and

32% respondents possess Master degree in Library and Information Science with their

basic qualification.

TABLE: 3

AWARENESS ON DIGITAL LIBRARY

(OS, Dspace & Greenstone)

S.No. Resources No. of Respondents Percentage

1. Open source 22 44

2. Dspace 18 36

3. Greenstone 10 20

Total 50 100

Maximum number of respondents (44%) are knowledge on Open soruce and

36% are knowledge on Dspace and 20% of the respondents are knowledge on Greenstone



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TABLE: 4

OPINION ON DIGITAL LIBRARY

S No. Opinion No. of Respondents Percentage

1. Yes 33 66

2. No 17 34

Total 50 100

From the above table, it is found that majority of the respondents (66 % ) has

favourable opinion on Digital library

TABLE: 5

AWARENESS ON DIGITAL LIBRARY

S.No. Opinion No. of Respondents Percentage

1 Yes 30 60

2 No 20 40

Total 50 100

It is observed from the above table that 60 % of the respondents are aware of the

concept of Digital library and 40 % of the respondents are not.



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TABLE: 6

OPINION ON APPLICATION OF DIGITAL LIBRARY

S.No Opinion No. of Respondents Percentage

1 Yes 36 72

2 No 14 28

Total 50 100

The above table shows that 72% of respondents are eager to apply the concept

“Digital library” and 28% of the respondents are not willing.

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

1. 32 % of the respondents are in the age group of 41 – 50 years and 30 % of them are

in 31 – 40 years.

2. It is identified that 40 % of the professionals have obtained experience in between

1- 5 years.

3. Most of the respondents belong to the category of Assistant Librarian.

4. It is noteworthy to mention that a respondent has Ph.D., and 8 % of them qualified

for M.L.I.Sc., with M.Phil.

5. 26 % of the respondents belong to Arts & Science Colleges.

6. It is time to high light that most of the professionals are well aware of digital

creations like E – Books, E – Journals.

7. It is noteworthy to state that the entire populations of the respondents are having

CD – ROM, Floppy and Audio – Video collections in their



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CONCLUSION

Digital Library are excellent assessment tools, both for teachers and students.

They allow us to collect the best examples of our progress, our work, and our creativity.

DL are real-world in Ways that test score data is not. DL allow us to showcase our best

efforts at what we do DL is one that is compact in size. It can incorporate a wider

selection of materials. A digital (electronic, virtual) Library can easily be duplicated,

shared, and augmented in the field of library

BIBLIOGRAPHY

dindigul.nic.in/

http://journals.tdl.org/jodi/article/view/2068

http://dspace.mit.edu/

www.dspace.org/

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