Browsing by Author "Hulagabali, Santosh C."

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    Bulding national archive of conference abstracts: A piolt study on indian conference-abstracting database
    (International Journal of Information Resources and Knowledge Management, 2014) Hulagabali, Santosh C.
    Indian Conference Abstracting Database (ICon-AD) is a growing database of abstracts of papers presented at conferences held in India. The ICon-AD was conceived keeping the status of Indian conferences and publication trends in mind. It is observed that not all conference organisers publish the conference proceedings during the conference or post-conference. But publishing conference papers holds importance because conferences always focus on the ongoing or futuristic trends of a particular domain. In this view, the ICon-AD was launched as to bring the abstracts of each paper presented at conferences on one platform. It aims to archive all the abstracts of the papers received from the conference organisers. The beta version of the project launched in January, 2014, has archived 1220 abstracts of 1597 authors. The pilot study on the project highlights processes related to archival and dissemination of conference abstracts, facts, figures, utilities, processes involved and limitations and opportunities for ICon-AD.
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    Institutional repositories initiated by indian institutes of technology and indian institutes of management: A case study
    (Journal of Library & Information Technology, 2015) Hulagabali, Santosh C.
    The contribution of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) has immensely helped flourish the Indian socio-economic and cultural sectors. The credit goes to the quality of teaching and research pursuits of faculty, curriculum, facilities, scope for research and publication activities, etc., at IITs and IIMs. The IITs and IIMs are active in producing scholarly literature in the form of research projects, research papers, in-house publications etc. But such intellectual literature/output is not fully available in public domain though they are public-funded establishments. Identifying this gap, institutional repositories (IRs), the online platform for archiving and sharing of institutional intellectual-content, initiated by the IITs and IIMs were explored. The findings of the study show that out of 16 IITs, 8 IITs have initiated IRs and of which 2 are accessible online and 7 on intranet. On the other hand, out of 13 IIMs, IRs of 3 IIMs are accessible online. The paper also highlights the number and type of documents archived, software platforms used for launching the IRs, accessibility and quality of links of the IRs
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    Understanding the online presence of voluntary libraries of mumbai and thane district: A case study
    (2014) Hulagabali, Santosh C.
    Voluntary libraries (VLs) that influenced the existence of formal libraries are functioning across the world since time immemorial. The VLs, which aim to spread book culture, are established and run by individuals or social groups. The formal libraries that are popularly known as ‘public libraries’ are supported by government bodies. But VLs are,voluntary initiatives, working behind the screen where there is no access to public libraries or even where the public library system is well in place. But the literature review of the study revealed that there is hardly any literature directly discussing the status and contributions of VLs. Therefore,any study on the VLs, which fall into unorganized or voluntary sector, would boost thepopularity of these libraries and also the volunteers/voluntary groups associated with them. In an attempt to identify their popularity(online), this paper explores the online presence of VLs particularly of Mumbai and Thane district. The motive to find this phenomenon is indirectly associated with functioning of the VLs,their preparedness in embracing technology, technology supported library services etc. The study found that the VLs need to do a lot to project their presence online as only six VLs have their official websites out of 26 VLs, in Mumbai and Thane district, surveyed for the study. The trend is quite challenging and also positiveassome libraries are operating online with an exceptional approach towards their patrons.
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    Use of libqual+® technique to measure the expectations and perception among the patrons of NKC library: A case study
    (Journal of Library, Information and Communication Technology, 2012) Hulagabali, Santosh C.; Dalvi, Madhukar
    The paper discovers and analyses the users’ expectations and perception about the library and its services. The case study on the Library of Nagindas Khandwala College, Mumbai and its users has been made. The LibQUAL+® technique has been applied to reach the objectives of the study. The study helps the above said library in understanding the users’ expectations and perception about its services, thus giving an opportunity to bring necessary changes. The paper may also help the fellow library professions to undertake similar survey in their libraries to bridge the gap between their users’ expectations and perception. The results of the study show that there is a gap in patrons’ perception of quality of library services against their expectations.