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Use of internet Resources in Academic Libraries in Modern Era
Khub Ram Yadav
Senior Librarian. District Public library – Gurugram (Haryana)
Abstract
The Internet has rapidly become one of the most powerful global
sources of a wide range of information presenting many possibilities
for librarians and information providers. Today internet is
undoubtedly, the world wonder network, earrying information on
almost everysubject. It is very important to learn how to retrieve
information from internet without wasting time. The present paper
interoduecs the use of internet resources in academic libraries in
modern era and also outline the role of internet resource on
research.
Keywords: internet, internet resources , information, Academic
libraries .
Introduction
The global network of networks is called as “Internet”. The internet
can be defined as a network of networks which at one level is a vast
collection of small and large interconnected computer networks.
Abernathy defined internet as a “network of all kinds of computers
that use myriad operating system. Packets of data travel from system
to system along the internet, until they reach their destination
.internets designers needed a lingua franca, the system could
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understand so the packets could go where they supposed to go even
if some links in the net were down”.
Internet is the most revolutionary development in the field of
information science in these days .in sixties when it is started it
works as a simple communication tool for defense personnel . But in
modern time there are moving pictures , graphics are also available
in internet.
Internet resources
Internet resources can be defined as a resources which is present on
internet in the electronic form. In other word , the resources located
remotely and can be accessed through interactive communication
with the help of computer and communication channel. A internet
resources is an unit of information often called a document that is
available over the world wide web.
Internet resources are created using HTML , which defines the
contents of a webpage such as images, text, hypertext links, video
and audio file etc. Internet resources are sent and received through
HTTP, a method used to transfer hypertext files across the internet .
Information contained in the internet resources are provided in the
form of hypermedia pages, which combines graphics and text and
also have the added feature that users can follow the links provided
to other documents located virtually anywhere on the internet.
Basic features of internet Resources
1. Internet resources are interactive in nature.
2. Generally internet resources are created using HTML.
3. Internet resources possess wider accessibility.
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4. Internet resources are accessed and browsed using HTTP
protocol and files are exchanged using FTP.
5. Internet resources can reduce cost in case of library.
Use in academic library
In modern time internet Resources are the important sources of
diversified information. Through internet modern library provide
different up to date information to the user. Without internet and
internet resources it is literally impossible to cater all the
information needs of the library user especially in academic library
so, academic library internet and internet resources is very much
useful in academic library internet resources are mainly used in
the following section.
Library service
Internet and internet resources are widely used in providing
online services. These services are mainly SDI,CAS bibliographic
services etc., online database search service is another important
service which is cost effective through internet. So, many library
offer online database which can be accessed through internet .
Collection development
To update library collection internet resources are the best one.
Online book, web opac different type of e-journals are very much
popular in internet. Through internet one can e-mail facility for
communicating with publishers and book sellers on the internet.
Information compilation
