W eek 2: (2) About Virtual Library....

Virtual libraries are the library exist only virtually which us does not exist "in real life." A virtual library can consist of material from a variety of separate libraries that are organized in a virtual space using computers and computer networks. One of the best examples of a virtual library is the Networked Computer Science Technical Reports Library (NCSTRL) 

Now….

There are some issues about this virtual library. The first issue is about the quality of the scope or the content of the materials. The content of the materials must be always up to date to meet the user need. The materials  which are available in virtual library maybe do not update for quite some times. The issue is who need to responsible to update the content  the vendor or other third party. There are not statistic to state the usage of the virtual library for the time being. Ease of use of the materials is another issue. The user may print the materials, reuse it and re-print it for business purpose. The library still not yet find the better solution to solve this copy right issue of the materials. The another issue is the cost to retrieve the materials through the virtual library. Users may be need to pay for viewing the materials even the materials are not the he need it. 

Future…

In future the library Law maybe exist to ensure the virtual library able to continue to provide the service to the user. We need virtual library cause it able to provide paperless service compare the library . We also can’t deny its advantages as following

• It saves and/or reduces the physical space taken up by library materials.
• It often adds enhanced searching capabilities in a digital format.
• The library materials are available at the user's desktop, regardless of where the user is physically located.
• It allows for the inclusion of materials only available on the Internet or in digital format.
• It provides the user with the capability to download and manipulate text.
• It often allows for multiple, concurrent users.
• It eliminates the problem of a book being missing or off the shelf.
• It is less labor intensive.

  Reference: 

       http://www.llrx.com/features/virtuallibrary.htm
       http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/mydefinitions.html

W eek 2: (1) History of Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules AACR

Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules AACR was the idea generated from British Museum Rules which was created more than 100 years ago. There are a lot of the amendment  and revision in the AACR so that it is still suitable to use it now. A lot of the new materials and resources will be found in future. We can’t deny that some amendment need to apply in AACR again so that it able to catalog the materials in the future.

There are some briefing  about the history of AACR:

Reference:  http://www.rda-jsc.org/history.html

W eek 1: (2) Catalog

A library catalog (or library catalogue) is a register of all bibliogeaphic items found in a libraryor group of libraries, such as a network of libraries at several locations.

The purpose of cataloging the materials in library:-

      a. . Making the materials available for the use of patrons.
      b. Let the patrons know the type of the materials available in the library.
            c. Let library users know what is in the location and where materials located.
            d. Catalog is used as an index of the book, the library able to find the materials which are meet their       

          specification just refer to the catalog.
      e. Catalog is provided the access point to the user to find the materials.
      f. A computer catalog can potentially provide the user access to any of the information contained in a 

         cataloging record.
      g.  Careful cataloging can lead to better use of the library collection.

Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_catalog

      http://lili.org/forlibs/ce/able/course5/08purpose.htm

W eek 1: (1) Preparation for course

Pay a visit to FP resource centre and PSZ (UTM main library) or any other library/resource centre

Find out:

1.       How do you locate materials in the library?

Step1 : Looking for the materials that we need by refer to the searching system INFOLAN in PSZ.

Step 2 : The system will show the availability of the materials and its call number.

Step 3 : The call number will show the location of the materials in PSZ.

2.       How do you know that certain materials that you are looking for are available in the library?

The INFOLAN system in the PSZ will show the availability of the materials.

3.       What is the information is given about the library materials?

Title, item type, key word, subject, division, author, source, SNN, DOI, accession number, data base,Publishers, publication date.

4.       Are there any tools/schemes used for such information/ date in #2 can be generated?

We able to access the INFOLAN in PSZ through the intranet in the UTM campus.

5.       How the materials arranged on the selves?

The materials arranged on the selves according to the call number.

6.       What is/are schemes used for that such arrangement can be mabe?

Library of congress classification (LCC)

7.       Is there different shelves/ area for different types of materials? ( AV, Journals, Large books, special collections)

Yes, different types of materials will located at different location for example large book ( more than 28cm will located at the separate place and give the ‘ f ’ (folio) symbol.