Agenda

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Agenda
Transforming Traditional Libraries into a
Multi-location Library Network

• Vision Mission
• Goals
• Scope
• Drivers of networking
• Road Map
• Business Model
• Benefits

Ashutosh G. Joshi - Mahindra Mahindra Ltd
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Vision and Mission
Transforming Traditional Libraries into a
Multi-location Library Network

• To reach out to the users on their desktop,
  where there is no library services in a
  Knowledge driven enterprise
• 1. To avail resources for use
• 2. To give access to every employee
• 3. To satisfy user needs
• 4. To Transform integrate all location
  libraries across the enterprise into a seamless
  network

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Goals
Transforming Traditional Libraries into a
Multi-location Library Network

• Decentralised acquisition, decentralised
  processing and centralised utilisation of
  information across the enterprise.
• To have a unique web-based solution on intranet
  so that network of libraries will be available
  to user
• To organise the documents uniformly across the
  locations.
• To establish a centralised network of libraries
  to manage multi-location units across the
  enterprise

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Scope
Transforming Traditional Libraries into a
Multi-location Library Network

• 1. Compatible with organisational IT platform.
• 2. Able to organize any type of document
• 3. Manage the services at all existing and
  proposed locations through a single interface.
• 4. Access should be on the need to know basis
• 5. Software support will be provided by corporate
  IT

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Scope
Transforming Traditional Libraries into a
Multi-location Library Network
Haridwar
Nashik
Igatpuri
Chakan
Zaheerabad
Chennai
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Drivers of Networking
Transforming Traditional Libraries into a
Multi-location Library Network

• 1. Increasing cost of information.
• 2. Lack of visibility to acquired information.
• 3. Scattered users across the locations.
• 4. Availability of information in multiple forms.
  
• 5. Demand of information support in 24X7 format.

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Road Map
Transforming Traditional Libraries into a
Multi-location Library Network
Identification
Informal Resources
Formal Resources
Contact owner
Transfer on intranet
Access to Members
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Road Map (Continued)
Transforming Traditional Libraries into a
Multi-location Library Network
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F-06
F-07
F-08
Year
Locations
Worli-CIT PDC Nashik Kandivali-AS
Kandivali-FES
Nashik-Systech Nashik-Dieshop Nagpur-FES
Igatpuri-CIC Igatpuri-PET Igatpuri-Accts. Zaheer
abad-PD
MIQ, Igatpuri-PIR Multi-lingual
FDOs
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Business Model
Transforming Traditional Libraries into a
Multi-location Library Network
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Benefits
Transforming Traditional Libraries into a
Multi-location Library Network
Better and faster retrieval across the locations
Availability of unorganised resources
Location Libraries on desktop
Virtual information repository across the
enterprise
Benefits
Better and faster tracking of users and
documents across the locations
Better resource sharing and removal of
duplication activity
Online support to knowledge management
Ashutosh G. Joshi - Mahindra Mahindra Ltd