Library Orientation

Desale, S K.
Assistant librarian
Jayakar Library
University of Pune

Introduction

Established in January 1950, named in honour of the First

Vice-Chancellor Dr. M.R. Jayakar
Jayakar Library is a part of Universal Digital Library
program since 2002.
First University Library to Implement RFID
technology in India
Established Internet Centre for students of the University.
Manuscripts Section.
Digital Library Section
Reading hall facility from 8 AM To 12 midnight, during
examination period this facility is extended for 24 Hours

Collection
SR. No

Particulars

Total

Books and Periodicals

429661

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Manuscripts
Map
Theses and Dissertations
A/V
Pamphlets
Sp. Copies
Microfilms
Clippings
Films
Album
CD

4439
5333
12897
1279
5151
11363
592
110
44
101
186

Total

472934

Library Fees and Deposit

Rules

Rules

Automation

OPAC of Jayakar Library

Dept Libraries

Dept Libraries

RFID System

Digitization
Total

Sr. No.

Description

1.

No. of books Scanned

3261

2.

No. of Pages Scanned

1035314

3.

No. of Cropping Scanned

3261

4.

No. of OCR

1779

5.

No. of Marathi Books

984

6.
7.
8

No. of Manuscripts*
No. of English Books
No. of Letters in Marathi by N C Kelkar*

214 + 110
2271
36

Digitization

List of E-resources
1)Free Online E Resources
Open J gate :4744 Open Access Journals, Free E-Journal
Portal (Article level Access)
Free Journals(700) DOAJ: (3584 open access Journals)
Open Archives( India) (130 open Access journals)
PLOS: making the world's scientific and medical literature
a freely available public resource.
Digital Library India: Access 124508 books online
TOC: provides access to tables of contents of over 11,155
scholarly journals
Online catalogue of some Major Libraries
Website of National Libraries of world

2)Online databases ( Paid)

J

Gate: is an electronic gateway to global e-journal literature.

provides seamless access to millions of journal articles available
online offered by 4969 Publishers. It presently has a massive
database of journal literature, indexed from 18097 e-journals with
links to full text at publisher sites.
INDEST: Over 10,000 Electronic Journals are accessible online
including 600 Journals which are accessible through JRD Tata
Memorial Library subscription.
ScienceDirect: More than 2,500 journals and almost nine million
full-text articles are currently available online.
Web of science: Access to multidisciplinary information from
approximately 8,700 of the most prestigious, high impact research
journals in the world.
UGC-INFONET:A Gateway to India's Academic and Research
Community databases

2)Online databases ( Paid)

JCCC@UGC-INFONET: Provides article level access for

all 9322 journals subscribed by UGC INFONET digital
library consortia as well as journals subscribed by 22
University Libraries
MathSciNet:Searchble database of reviews, abstracts
&bibliographic information of the mathematical science
literature
SciFinder Scholar
Royal society of chemistry(6 Databases)
ISID: Institute for studies in Industrial development
IEEE computer society: Access full text 19 Periodicals of
the society
Chemical abstract
Biological Abstract

2)Online databases ( Paid)

EBSCO: Databases
Academic Search Premier :Multi
disciplinary database provides full
text for more than 4,500 journals
Current Abstracts: Offers complete bibliographic citation
information for nearly 9,800 scholarly academic Journals
GreenFILE: Covering all aspects of
human impact to the environment
TOC Premier : Access to table of
contents information for over 16,600
Journals.
Communication & Mass Media
Complete:Provides the
most
robust,quality research solution
in areas related to communication
and mass media
Manupatra: Online legal database (India)
Emerald Mamagement Xtra and E-books: Full text access to
175 management Journals and E-books is available on trial
basis

User education in designing search strategy

Planning a Search Strategy
Why search skills are important?
Search Strategy - a systematic plan for conducting a search
Step One - make sure you fully

understand your

question/topic
Step Two - identify keywords and phrases
Step Three identify synonyms and related terms
Step Four creating your search statement
Step Five - start searching
Step Six evaluate your search results
Step Seven - saving searches/creating alerts
Step Eight - taking references
Points to Remember

Boolean operators
Boolean Operators help you craft more effective searches

through the combination of multiple terms or concepts

Using Boolean Operators effectively can help produce
more accurate and well-defined search results
Boolean Operators help save time and effort by filtering out
unneeded results
There are three main Boolean Operators: AND / OR / NOT
It is important to note that the exact Boolean terms used by
different databases may vary (for example some use "and
not" for "not") while some databases use additional
Boolean operators (such as "next" or "near").

AND
AND:

Combines two (or

more) concepts - only
retrieving
information
containing both concepts
For
Example:
Find
information
about
heart
disease (A) AND smoking
(B).
Results (mouse over graphic):
Relevant information found in
"C" only - information
specifically covering both
topics.

OR
OR: Combines two (or more)

concepts - retrieving information

containing
either
concept,
whether mentioned separately or
together.
For Example: Find information
about heart disease (A) OR
smoking (B).
Results (mouse over graphic):
Relevant information found in
"A," "B" and "C" - all information
mentioning either topic (whether
mentioned separately or together
within an article).

NOT
NOT: Used to eliminate key

terms from closely associated

concepts by limiting retrieved
information containing one
concept but not the other.
For
Example:
Find
information about heart disease
(B) that does NOT mention
smoking (A).
Results (mouse over graphic):
Relevant information found in
"A" only - representing
information on heart disease
that does not deal with smoking

Truncation
Truncation symbols allow you to search for suffix

variations of root terms or words.

Specific truncation symbols will vary widely from
database to database. The "$" sign truncation used below is
an example only; to find specific truncation symbols check
the DATABASE CHART or a database's individual "help"
pages
Most databases allow the use of two different truncation
types: Unlimited / Limited

Unlimited Truncation
Unlimited Truncation symbols

are used at the end of common

root spellings to capture any
variations that occur from the
symbol forward.
For example: To find variations
of the root term NURSE place
unlimited truncation (in this
example the "$" sign) symbol
directly after last common letter
each variation would share.
(move cursor over term to
display results) Results include
nurse, nurses, nursing etc.

Limited Truncation
Limited

Truncation Some
databases allow use of a
truncation
symbol/number
combination to specify the
maximum number of characters
that follow the root spelling.
For example: To find variations
within 2 characters of the root
term NURSE the truncation
symbol/number combination (in
this example "$2" sign)(move
cursor over term to display
results) Results would now be
limited to nurse and nurses only.

Wild Cards
Wild card symbols allow you to search for spelling

variations within the same or related terms.

Specific wild card symbols will vary widely from database
to database. The "#" sign and "?" wild cards used below are
an example only; to find specific wild card symbols check
the DATABASE CHART or a database's individual "help"
pages
Many databases allow the use of two different wild card
types: Mandated / Optional

Mandated Wild Cards

Mandated Wild Cards can be

used either within or at the end

of a word to substitute for one
letter/ character.
For example: To find the
singular and plural variations for
WOMEN/WOMAN you would
substitute the wild card symbol
in place of the letter that varies
(in this example the "#" sign)
(move cursor over term to
display results) Results would
be woman and women

Optional Wild Cards

Optional Wild Cards can be

used within a workd to

substitute for one or more
characters. This can be useful
when looking for spelling
variations.
For example: To find the
spelling variations for the term
COLOR the wild card symbol
is placed where the spelling
variations occur (in this example
"?")(move cursor over term to
display results) Results would
be color and colour.

Thank You