Role of Agricultural Libraries in Knowledge Management

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National Conference of Agricultural Libraries
and User Community – 2012
(NCALUC - 2012)
(15 - 16 March, 2012)

Role of Agricultural Libraries in
Knowledge Management
Role of Agricultural Libraries

in Knowledge Management

Preface Edited by Contents Contact
Foreword

CENTRAL LIBRARY

ACHARYA N.G.RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

RAJENDRA NAGAR : HYDERABAD - 500 030

ANDHRA PRADESH

2012
National Conference of Agricultural Libraries
and User Community – 2012
(NCALUC - 2012)
(15-16 March, 2012)

Role of Agricultural Libraries

in Knowledge Management

Organized by
Acharya N.G.Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad
e-Granth Project IARI, New Delhi
CeRA, IARI, New Delhi

Edited by
Dr. Arun Kumar Jain
Dr. H. Chandrasekharan
Dr. K. Veeranjaneyulu
Dr. Stanley Madan Kumar
Y. Uma Devi
N.P. Ravi Kumar

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ACHARYA N.G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
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V. NAGI REDDY, I.A.S

Vice-Chancellor
Foreword
Agriculture has always been the back bone of India's livelihood and continues to play a major role in the
Indian economy after the green revolution of 1968. While the population of our country is heading towards
1.23 billion, our agricultural scientists are engaged in increasing the food grain production to address the food
security challenge. The importance of agricultural production in the context of global competition has
occupied a significant place in the national development plan.
One of the major constraints faced by the Indian agriculture is dissemination of knowledge generated in
the research laboratories to the stake-holders, i.e. farmers and field workers. In other words, there is an
'information divide' between the farmers and agricultural scientists and extension agencies which needs to be
'bridged' for effective transfer of technology.
A vast amount of research-based knowledge of the existing and improved agricultural practices is being
generated all over the world, but much of it does not reach the actual users. In order to realize the full
potential in Indian agriculture, it is necessary to manage the sector like an Industrial enterprise, which is
possible only through effective dissemination of knowledge through the use of information and
communication technologies. It is only then it is possible to "reach the unreached" by bringing information
right to the grassroots level.
Traditionally, libraries are engaged in collection, organization, preservation, and dissemination of
knowledge in the form of books and journal articles to researchers, scientists, and policymakers. With the
advent of the Internet the role of libraries has expanded from printed materials to that of providing access to a
wide range of digital information. However, there is need to create awareness among the users of agricultural
information on how to access the required information using the latest lCT tools and techniques.
In this direction, the Govt. of India had initiated several measures to strengthen the agricultural
information access and delivery mechanism through various projects, agencies and networks. The National
Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP), e-Granth and Consortium of e-Resources in Agriculture (CeRA) are
some of them.
Agricultural libraries and librarians have a greater role to play in managing the available agricultural
knowledge to make India self-sufficient in food production. Information and communication technologies can
playa vital role in the knowledge management process. According to Metcalfe, "the central purpose of
knowledge management is to transform information and intellectual assets into enduring value".
I am extremely happy to know that the University Librarian, ANGRAU has embarked on a very
important mission of educating the 'producers' & 'consumers' of agricultural information from all over the
country through this national conference. The papers presented in this pre-conference volume reflect the
interest and importance shown by our agricultural information professionals towards knowledge management
particularly e-resources. I hope the deliberations of the conference evolve into a roadmap for future libraries.
I wish the National Conference a grand success.

(V. NAGI REDDY)
Preface

Agriculture has been a part of human life since the beginning of the human race and the
need for agricultural information is probably almost as old as agriculture itself.
Agriculture today has to feed a growing population in a world of static or shrinking
natural resources and increasing social and environmental constraints. Agricultural
information professionals need to support agriculture by managing and improving access
to a proliferating and increasingly complex array of information resources in a climate of
shrinking resources and expanding challenges. Informatics for agricultural development
requires coordinated inter-sectoral approach and application of appropriate information
technology (IT) tools.
India has invested heavily in telecommunications infrastructure over the last decade,
and now has internet connectivity down to District level throughout the country. It is not
correct to assume that without access to the internet, communities do not have
information systems of any substance. This can lead to an overly optimistic
technologically deterministic approach to the conclusion that the problem will only be
solved if the existing information networks are replaced with the modern systems.
New methods for creating and disseminating scholarly information provide
extraordinary opportunities to transform research libraries into 21st century institutions for
collective action. Libraries have a crucial role to play in bridging the technology gap
between available information and information in the hands of farmers. Digital library
technologies have immense importance in doing this. Libraries can also work with the
various other information and communication networks to disseminate knowledge that
can link to the wider farmer community.
To understand the future of agricultural information integration and access, one must
understand present-day information networks in the proper context, i.e., how information
networks evolved as a result of new digital technologies; how end users have influenced
the design of information networks; and how the increased demand for technology
transfer and evolving role of information systems in this knowledge transfer process have
influenced the structure of regional national and international information networks. The
prerequisites for a successful universal agricultural digital library include: a knowledge
transfer problem that is clearly defined with a realistic agenda for action; a bottom-up
approach to defining issues; a strong self-interest that drives productive collaboration;
willingness to commit resources, e.g., human resources, funding, facilities; the
availability of trained and qualified manpower.
The theme of the National Conference on Agricultural Libraries and User Community
– 2012 is carefully preferred as “Role of Agricultural Libraries in Knowledge
Management” because of its importance and relevance to the present day situation.
Given the importance of the theme, there was tremendous response from many library
professionals working in agriculture and other libraries from all over the country. After
rigorous editing and scrutiny by experts, the Editors had to reject some papers which did
not fit into the theme and/or ‘not up-to-the-mark’, which is inevitable.
We earnestly hope that this National Conference will create an awareness and interest
among LIS professionals about knowledge management in agriculture libraries and
enable them to establish a unique place in the knowledge society. Our sincere thanks to
Sri V. Nagi Reddy, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural
University, Hyderabad who has spared his precious time in writing the Foreword for this
volume in a short notice.
Finally, the Editors are thankful to all those who have contributed, supported and
encouraged directly or indirectly to make this national event a great success. We hope
this volume would be useful to the students, researchers, practicing information
professionals, agricultural library staff and the faculty in Library and Information
Science.

- Editors
Contents

THEME PAPERS

1. Application of Knowledge Management in Libraries 1
Dr. M. Koteswara Rao

2. From OPAC to Next Generation Catalogues (Library OPAC 3.0): Recent Trends 9
and Developments
Prof. B. Ramesh Babu

3. Integrating of Knowledge Management and Total Quality Management in 25
Library and Information Centers
Dr. D. Chandran , D Konappa and B. D. Naick

4. E- Agriculture: Harnessing ICT 32
Dr.R. Ratnakar and Dr.K.S. Purnima

5. Copyright and IPR Issues in Digital Era 60
Dr. Sonal Singh

6. Role of Libraries in Promoting Indigenous Knowledge in Agriculture 68
Dr. Shalini R. Lihitkar and Dr. Ramdas S. Lihitkar

CONFERENCE PAPERS

7. Role of Agricultural Libraries in Knowledge Management 75
Dr. Shalini R. Lihitkar and Vaibhav Manohar

8. Knowledge Organization Systems (KOS) in Digital Libraries 84
Tamilselvi, S. Ganesan and Dr. K. Kaliyaperumal
9. Best Practices in Knowledge Management: A Case Study of Madras University 90
Library (MUL), Chennai
S. Baskaran, Dr. K.kaliyaperumal and
Dr. M. Thamizhchelvan

10. Knowledge Management Model 99
Syed Fayyaz Mohsin, Kalbande, D.T., Shinde,
P.A. and Ingale, R.N.

11. Changing Role of Librarians in Special Libraries: Knowledge Management 10
C.V. Bankar and Chandresh A. Shah 5

12. Application of Content Organization & Knowledge Management in Agricultural 11
Libraries in India: An Overview 0
L. K. Singh

13. Digital Library: An Overview 11
Naresh Chandra Verma 9

14. Application of Mobile Phones to Provide Library and Information Services: An 12
Exploration of the Gadvasu Students’ Perspectives 5
Nirmal Singh

15. Digitisation Initiatives of NBSS & LUP Publications: A Case Study 13
Dr. Jiji Cyriac 6

16. Digital Library and Development 14
Pawar Sunita, E. 1

17. Library Consortia in Modern Era 14
Naresh Chandra Verma 7

18. Agricat: A Collaborative Effort for Uniformity and Standardization of Union 15
Catalogue 7
Superna Sharma, Arundhati Kaushik and
Lokender Singh Rajput

19. Role of INFLIBNET for Promotion and Application of ICT Based Library 16
Services to North-Eastern Region 5
Rajive Pateria, Rashmi Rekha Gohain and
Dr. Akhilesh K.S. Yadav

20. Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture: An Overview 17
Dr. D. Ravinder 5

21. Next Generation Agricultural Library System: Need to One Search Box to Rule 18
them all 3
Dr. S. M. Rokade

22. Digital Preservations in State Universities of Andhra Pradesh : A Survey 19
Dr. D. Chandran, S. Tholkappian and K. Kumar 0

23. Information Retrieval System: A Brief Sketch 20