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Paradigm Shift in Tools & Technologies in Providing Aerospace Information Services at National Aerospace Laboratories
Paradigm Shift in Tools & Technologies in Providing Aerospace Information Services at National Aerospace Laboratories
Workshop on “ICT AND ITS USAGE IN Aerospace
Libraries for Information Services” AR&DB/ARP, 9TH
October 2009 CEPTAM, Bangalore, India
Libraries
Library: A warehouse of information which has been
indexed and cataloged to make retrieval of
information easier in the future.
Then…….
Traditional paper-based catalog/indexes,
Accession/Asset registers, Files/Folders etc.
Now….
Online/ICT based Information products/s services…
User’s Point of View
How do
I make How do I get
a query? accurate
Where do
answer?
I look
for Information?
How do
I navigate
to related resources?
How do
I compare
lists of results? How do I obtain
the
actual materials?
Modern Libraries…
Advent of Internet, World Wide Web
ICT Applications/Usage
Library Automation…..
Computer and Library Networks
Sophisticated advances in databases
Web and Libraries 2.0
Blogs, wikis, RSS feeds..
Videoconferencing..
Information Resources (Aerospace)
Organisations
Individuals
Associations
Corporations
Internet and Websites
Document Resources (Print / Electronic)
Books Course materials
Technical Reports Multimedia
Conference Papers Graphics
Patents Manuals
Standards News Clips
Journals Lectures
Policy & Plan Documents E-mail Archive
Staff Profiles Photographs
Video Numerical data
Information Services –
“Paradigm Shift”
Information products
Formats,
contents and
methods of production & delivery of information products,
New business model for use of information products.
Requires procedural and infrastructural changes and cost implications in Libraries.
Emergence of Internet as the largest repository of information and
knowledge.
Extinction or significant transformation of some of the conventional
information services such as press clippings, contents pages, company
information etc.
Use of new tools and technologies for storage, retrieval and dissemination
of information.
Transformation of role of LIS professional as the subject specialist and
end-user gets directly involved in the information work and consequent
need for new skills.
Shift from physical to virtual services that offer convenience of time and
location for access to services.
Impact of ICT on Libraries and
Information Centers
ICT Enabled Conventional LIS
Library Catalogue – WebOPAC, Web Browser..
Information Services- Reference Service, Bibliography, Current Awareness/SDI
Document Delivery – Automated (Arial, Artel)…
Interlibrary loan and union catalogue – Centralized, Distributed, Automated…
Audio Visual Services – Format, Storage, Access, Transmission, Multimedia..
Customer Relations and User Education - Communication medium, LIS-serves,
Video Conferencing…
Marketing
Launching a Service
• Training
• Publicising the service
Running a Service
• Support (internal or commercial)
• Business continuity planning
• Service Levels
• Managing growth
Information Center at NAL
ISO-9001:2000 Certified Center
State-of-Art Center
ICT based Center
Expertise, sound Infrastructure, and Value added
services
Free Journals
• ICAST Gateway, DOAJ, Open J Gate….
Access to E Resources
Databases:
Web Of Science, AIAA Meeting Papers, Aerospace, J Gate +JCCC….
Standards:
BIS, ASTM Standards & Digital Library….
Patents:
Derwent, Delphion, WIPS….
Union Catalogue of Serials
ICAST & OPEN ACCESS
Institutional Repository
CSIR Harvester
Conferences at NAL
Institutional Repository
(http://nal-ir.nal.res.in)
Digital archive/Knowledge Base of Research
output/Scholarly publications of NAL scientists
Covers about 3000 Items
Journal Articles, Conf. Papers, Technical reports,
Lectures/presentations, images….
Browse: Department, Year, type, author, subject…
Search – Quick/Advanced
Authors can self archive their publications by
Registering
IADL: How it operates
Deposit
Metadata +Full Pub)
Digital Repository
Conferences (13)
Government (14)
Images (12)
Manufacturers and Businesses
(136)
Museums (6)
NASA Space Centers (16)
Online Services (25)
Publications (23)
Software Engineering (27)
University Dept (58)
University Research (14)
ERAU Virtual Library: Aviation
http://www.erau.edu/libraries/virtual/Aviation
Aircraft ,Airlines
Airports, Airshows
Airships and Balloons
Commercial Aviation
Conferences
Employment and Services
FBOs and Flight Schools
Flight Simulation
Helicopters and Gyrocraft
Homebuilts and Ultralights
Research, Skydiving
Soaring and Hang Gliding
International Aerospace
Information Network (IAIN)
http://www.iainetwork.net/main.html
Links to Resources
• Aerospace engineering
• CAD
• Civil engineering
• Marine engineering,
• Materials science
• Mechanical
engineering.
SciCentral: Aerospace Engineering
http://www.scicentral.com/S-02eart.html
Links directories
Space program (NASA,
Russia & ESA)
Databases (NASA/STI,
AIAA papers)
Research news, special
reports
World directory of space
agencies
Aviation companies
Lunacity Space Links
http://www.lunacity.com/space.html
Space programs
Companies
NASA
FAA
Hotels in space
AEROLINK.COM
http://www.aerolink.com/
Thousands of Aviation
Sites
academic organizations
Air carriers
Acquisition, operations
Type sites of aircraft
Airports, airships
Associations
Conferences
Consumer products
Regulatory information
American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics
http://www.aiaa.org/
AIAA Conf Papers
Links to academic
institutions
International
Aerospace
organizations/
agencies
Aerospace Socities
and Associations
Newsgroups
Aerospace Internet
sites
AERADE
http://aerade.cranfield.ac.uk/
Portal to aerospace
and defense sources
Web sites
Specialist databases
Full text technical
reports
Engineering design
data
Conferences and news
AEROSPACE-INDEX.COM
http://www.aerospace-index.com/
Freely directory
of Civil & military
aerospace
Manufacturers
- Name A-Z
- Country
Products A-Z
AviationNow.Com
http://www.aviationnow.com/content/reference/sourceb
ook/sourcebook.htm
Aviation Week & Space
Technology
Aviation Source Book
Brief company profiles of
aviation and aerospace
companies :
- Prime Contractors
- Major Airlines
- Regional Airlines
- Cargo Airlines
Georgia Institute of Technology
Subject Guide: Engineering
http://www.library.gatech.edu/research_help/subject/ind
ex.php?/group/Engineering