Title of the Poster.

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Syed Attaullah Shah Dr. Shahid Masud Baig Azra
Qureshi
Faculty of Health Sciences Library
Library Information Science Doorstep to All
Knowledge
Digital library services and their impact with
reference to a developing country
Abstract
Title of the Poster. Digital library services
and their impact with reference to a developing
country The case of the Faculty of Health
Sciences library, Aga Khan University. 1).
Syed Attaullah Shah, 2). Prof. Dr. Shahid Masud
Baig 3). Azra Qureshi Introduction. In any
institution for teaching, education and research
the library and its ancillary services are
expected to play an important role. Digital
libraries are now in the fore front to provide
more appropriate information in less time with
ease of access. A digital library is more near to
users minds, and provides a bridge between the
sea of information and users need. We explored
the new sources and media of information.
Material in different formats i.e. audio, video,
image etc. especially in CDs are more important
to understand medical information. Non-book
material i.e. reports, conference papers,
introductory material etc. are also very useful
to cope with latest developments in the medical
field. New services are evaluated by the users of
AKU Library by conducting a Users survey. So that
the users must be competent in their ability at
the point of service to distill data into useful
information to access growing information in
different formats, for meeting the ever
increasing patient care needs. As the result of
the survey, we could refresh the systems and
services and the library users will also know and
access required information and there is no need
to waste time and money for visiting other
libraries and to acquire needed
information. Objective The objective of this
poster is to discuss the developments in
repository, User Interface and Operational
systems of the library and its impact on the
users. Methodology and Procedural Detail The
purpose of poster is to share the expanding
designed models, new developmental practices and
their evaluation at AKU librarys services for
the digital library. Repository Tier Two types
of repository 1) Store the information about the
software agents such as programs and the symbols
and identifications of data formats. 2) Store the
full text data of library holdings such as audio,
video, image, text and further links separately
in a server, from the CDs and other recourses.
In non-Book material such as the citation of
reports, introductory material, conference
papers, dissertations etcby using Informix and
SQL server databases running under UNIX and
Windows respectively. User Interface Tier two
major types of user interface module are designed
according to the search requirements of the
users. 1) CD Library, it deals to retrieve data
by author, title, keyword etcform different
formats of material such as audio, video, text,
image etcwith out opening and browsing any CD
with the capability of running the full document
by using Active Server Pages (ASP). 2) Non-book
material, it deals the documents which were under
utilized before this system. By this new system
all type of gray and fugitive material can be
accessed. For non-book library a separate
classification scheme is designed and applied
successfully. A manual multi approaches storage
and retrieval process system is designed to
physically access the material by using different
searching tools via material type, subject
heading, organization and Call no. (SDI) Service
- Operational Tier In the system the software
matches acquiring documents with the users
preference and generate and send an email to the
selected users. To run this Selective
Dissemination of Information (SDI) service
Informix is using under UNIX. Conclusion Three
major digital services are initiated at AKU
library during the year 2004, 1) CD library. 2)
Non-book material and 3) SDI Service. After few
months use of these new electronic services a
survey of library users was conducted. As the
result of survey, we evaluated new services and
collected statistics of increasing number of
users of digital contents. Benefits for health
practitioners, students and researchers, and some
problems with suggestions are also discussed.
Keywords Digital Library, CD Library, Non-book
Material, SDI (Selective Dissemination of
Information) Services, User Services
Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI)
Service
Within no time, the Information of newly arrived
books to the relevant faculty
Faculty
Book Ordered
Compiled and Sent to Vendor
The system generates an automatic e-mail of
book citation and send it to the respective
faculty
A survey was conducted among the faculty and
their Subject areas of interest were collected
Books received in the library
The software matches acquired documents with
the users preferences
And entered In the Computer
Operational Tier
Management of Non-Book Material
Books received in the System
Non Book Material
Printed Material
Images
Introductory Material
Rep/Abs/ Papers
Photos
Conferences
Pamphlets
Repository Tier By using Informix and SQL
server databases running under UNIX and Windows
respectively. Store the selected subject
headings against the users account.
Slides
Workshops
Leaflets
Microforms
Seminars
Flyers
Annual Rep.
Atlases
Brochures
Res./Tech.
Booklets
Project/Plan
CD Library
Catalogs
Others
Electronic Material
Manuals
CDs
Loose Material
Databases
E-Books
Atlases
E-Journals
By Selecting the topic, it will
automatically open The CD/s search
through the contents Sub Contents by
picking up the keyword/s and will display
video, images and text. etc these features
can be accessed without any setup and
installation. Network CDs by publisher are used
for CD library
End User
Manuscripts
Companion
Reference
Text Audio Video Web links Image
Diagnostic Imaging
WN 180 - WN 240
Nursing - General
QW 500 - QW 949
Communicable Diseases
WA 300 - WA 400
WO 100 - WO 460
Surgery Anesthesia
CD
WC 1 - WC 100
WY 1 - WY 100
Public Health
Immunology
Floppies
Brochures/ Booklets
Research Papers
Images
Abstracts
Images
Papers
Reports
Int.Mat.
Slides
Manuals
Microforms
Research / Technical
Conferences
Tutorials
Companion
Library
Videos
A multi approach manual searching system A user
may retrieve the literature by material type,
subject, Organization and Call No.
A Software for Cataloging of Non book Material
has been Prepared and data entry is being done.
Through this software users can search all the
available Documents through subject, title,
Organization, and material type etc.
Vertical Boxes are used to keep Non Book Material
Conferences
Documentaries
Lectures
Audio
Server
Lectures
Different types of electronic material are being
converted into CDs and uploaded on the server