E- ResourcesIntroduction The current evolution in Information technology bring major changes in the way of Information communication. Information Communication technology developments opened up new avenues to e-resources publishing in a big way. E- resources is distribution of information in any electronic form such as CD- ROM, Floppy Disk or Magnetic tape or across a computer network like e-journals, E-Books, ETD etc. accessible dial-up bulletin board or on-line services.Purpose of E- resources ye a Main purpose of electronic resources is providing current information. Up date information is necessary for research work. Through electronic resources users are able to access latest information. Save the time of user and staff Solve the space problem in library Easy to use and disseminateNeed of Electronic Resources Electronic resources have great potential and bright future to attract users. It combines all the benefits of the multimedia, digital coding and Internet. It enable user to carry everywhere and can be read on all types of computers including handled device.Cy) Ee) E- Resources can be downloaded instantly. Users can read an e- resource any time Due to portability, e-resources can be taken any where on portable computer. Font size can be changed suitably; E- resources provide facility to hold and turn pages easily Physically disabled users can hear audible E- resourcesOo oO a In buying E- resources, the overhead charges ike shipping , postal ,handling are totally ruled out Some E- resources are interactive E- Resources have back round music and animations. E- resources do not require bindery and repair E- resources save human resources for shelving and rectification User can not misplace e- booksType of e-resources E-Books E-Journals E-Zine E-Thesis and dissertation (ETD) E-News Papers E-Reference books CD-ROMs Data bases OO) o)\0 o ooE-Books E-book is a portable hard ware and software book as a portable hardware and software system that can display a large quantity of readable textual information to the user. An e-book is commonly bundled by a publisher for distribution.Examples of E-books O www.digitalbookindex.com O www.bookbunker.biz O _www.blackmask.comE journals oO El An e-journal is processed published and distributed all over the world by electronic network. E- Journals started with the full text databases offered by Dialog in 1980's. Linking citations and references to bibliographic database or to full- text articles make it utility more.jc) Major electronic journal publishers are following:- JSTOR Blackwell Publishers Springer Verlag & Kluwer American Chemical society etc.E-Zine E-Zine means electronic magazine and it is also called web- Zine. The articles that are stored of a file server may be distributed or accessed via a computer network. Some examples of e-zine are: O www.indiatoday.com O www.musicindia.com etc.E-Thesis and dissertation (ETD) oO oO An ETD is an electronic document that explains the intellectual works or research of a researcher. ETD is provides a technologically advanced medium for expressing ideas with less expensive, small space, easy handling, high longevity and never collect dust.Example :- O WWW.unesco.orb/webworldtd/contri bution. html http: //scholar.lib. vt.edu/theses www.geocites,com www.more.edu.sq HG)Electronic News Papers Like ETD, an electronic newspaper is a self contained, reusable, and refreshable version of a traditional news paper that acquires and holds all information in the news paper electronically.E-Reference books Many reference books are also brought out in CD-ROM formats and available online through payment. There are a number of reference sources available freely on-line through Internet. O http://www.britannica.com/ O http://dictionary.cambridge.org/CD-ROM O A compact disk- read only memory is one of a series of devices. O It is use for store large amount of structured data, bibliographic information full text information and images etc. O The In combination with Web server the network operating system also enable launching of CD applications from Web browsers, by clicking on hypertext links on a HTML page.Data Bases Database is computerized record keeping system. The important thing is that a database allows storing data and getting it or modifying. There are to type of databases — O Analytical Databases O Operational DatabasesAnalytical Databases Analytical Databases are primarily static, read only databases , which store archived, historical data used for analysis. Web pages are generated dynamically search parameters.Operational Databases Operational databases allow to modify that data. These types of databases are usually used to track real-time information.so Multimedi.Features of E-resources BOW og ia Text can be searched, except when represented in the form of images; Hundreds or thousands may be carried together on one device. Approximately 500 average e-books can be stored on one CD; Type size and type face may be adjusted E- Resources can be used with text-to-speech software; Distributed at low cost; Distributed instantly, allowing readers to begin reading at once, without the need to visit a bookstore. No risk of damage, vandalism, etc. on the pagesStructure of E-Resources HTML Format PDF Format TIFF Plucker Format CHM Format PostScript Format Desktop Author Format Rich Text Format etc. OOO) 0)\0 o ooHTML Format HTML is the Highper Text Mark Up Language used for most web pages. E-books using HTML can be read using a standard browser like Microsoft Internet Explorer etc., with no need for special equipment. These files can be in ASCII format or in Unicode format.Portable Document Format Published as a .PDF. A file format created by Adobe Systems, initially to provide a standard form for storing and editing printed publishable documents. Because documents in .pdf format can easily be seen and printed by users on a variety of computer and platform types, they are very common on the World Wide —Web. =Portable Document Format continued... Ol PDF files designed for printing on standard paper sizes are hard to view on screens with limited size or resolution. EI PDF files typically contain product manuals, brochures, magazine articles, or flyers as they can embed fonts, images, and other documents. O A PDF file contains one or more page paedees each of which can zoom in or out. O Acrobat PDF files are optimized for the Web by rendering text before graphic images and hypertext linksTIFF Tagged Image File Format:- TIFF is a file format for storing images, including photographs and line art.TIFF format is widely supported by image-manipulation applications, by publishing and page layout applications, by scanning, faxing,word processing, optical character recognition and other applications.Plucker Format Plucker is a free e- resources reader application with its own associatedfile format and software to automatically generate Plucker files from HTML files, web sites .CHM Format Oo oO It also known as Microsoft Compressed HTML. CHM format is a proprietary format based HTML. Multiple pages and embedded graphics are distributed along with proprietary metadata as a single compressed file.PostScript Format Post Script is a page description language used primarily in the electronic and desktop publishing areas for describing the contents of a printed page in a higher level.Desktop Author Format = Published as a .DNL. Desktop Author is an electronic publishing suite that allows creation of digital web books with virtual turning pages. Digital web resources of any publication type can be written in this format, including brochures, e-books, digital photo albums, e-cards, digital diaries, online resumes, quizzes, exams, tests, forms and surveys.Rich Text Format The Rich Text Format (RTF) is a document file format developed by Microsoft in1987 for cross-platform document. Most word processors are able to read and write RTF documents.How to access resources Single point of access - where the e-resource is available at dedicated terminals in one of the University Libraries; Local networked access - where the e-resource may be accessed from networked terminals throughout the University, including those in the Libraries and Open Access Computing Centers;O Internet-based access — Where the e-resources may be accessed from networked terminals throughout the University, with an increasing number being also available off-campus.Control Access Username and password Access to some e-resources is controlled by username and password. O This facilitates usage analysis, minimizes unauthorized access and ensures compliance with license agreements. O All e-resources that are available off- campus are controlled in this way. O Details of usernames and passwords can be obtained from any Library Enquiry Desk.Rules for access Electronic Resources O The e-Resources are licensed for the non-profit educational use of the Institute. O Copyright law governs use of these e-Resources. OM Access to e-Resources is based on license agreements with publishers.Doing the following things are strictly prohibited: - Systematic downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions. Forwarding electronic versions of articles or the use of electronic articles for commercial purposes. Strictly prohibited to download entire journal issue or databases or an entire e-book.Library users are permitted to make digital copies of individual documents, that is, to download an individual document temporarily to their own hard disc for non- commercial purposes only. Under the terms of use it neither permits forwarding electronic versions of articles nor the use of electronic articles for commercial purposes.O Publishers keep track of patterns of use and where the publishers suspect misuse in the form of systematic downloading (eg. more than one article from an issue, continuous downloading from a particular journal etc.)Copy right issue about E- resources oO The Internet IS NOT the public domain. However, if we make a copy and put it on our personal WWW site, it less likely to be considered fair use. If we make a copy from an electronic source, such as the Internet or WWW, for our personal use, it is likely to be seen as fair use.There are both un-copyrighted and copyrighted materials available. Assume a work is copyrighted. Motion Media :- Up to 10% or 3 minutes, whichever is less, in the aggregate of a copyrighted motion media work may be reproduced.O Text Material :- Up to 10% , whichever is less, in the aggregate of a copyrighted work consisting of text material may be reproduced or otherwise incorporated as part of a multimedia project .O Illustrations and Photographs When using photographs and illustrations from a published collective work, not more than 10% or 15 images.O Music, Lyrics, and Music Video:- Up to 10%, but in no event more than 30 seconds, of the music and lyrics from an individual musical work. O World Wide Web :- The copyright protections that we normally associate with print also govern the use of audio, video, images, and text on the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW).