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Information and Communication Technology Applications

Tools of ICT
Notes (1) Computer

(2) Internet
(3) Digital camera
(4) Webcam
(5) Smart Card
(6) Scanner
(7) E-Book
(8) Printer
(9) Electronic Journals
(10) WEB-OPAC
(11) Animation
(12) E-Mail
(13) CDROM.
(14) DVD
(15) RFID Technologies

11.2 ICT Based Library Activities

• Data Processing: Data processing is any process that uses a computer program to summaries,
analyse or otherwise convert data into usable information. The process may be automated
and run on a computer.

In the data processing we can do Data Entry, Data Coding, Data Transformation, Data
Translation, Data Summarization, Data Aggregation, Data Validation, Data Tabulation,
Statistical Analysis, Computer graphics, Data Warehousing, Data Mining.
• Circulation: A circulation department is one of the key departments of a library. It provides
lending services and facilities for return of loaned items. Renewal of materials and payment
of fines are also handled at the circulation desk. Circulation staff may provide basic search
and reference services, to library users.
• Cataloguing: Online cataloging has greatly enhanced the usability of catalogs, OPACs have
enhanced usability over traditional card formats. The online catalog does not need to be sorted
statically; the user can choose author, title, keyword, or systematic order dynamically. Most
online catalogs offer a search facility for any word of the title is reached even better.
• Bibliography: Bibliographic Service Compilation of bibliographies, reading lists and state-of-
art reports are very parts of LIS work, particularly in research and academic libraries. Brows-
ing through bibliography database in electronic form on CDROM or online, offers conve-
nient, efficient and cost effective information retrieval. Bibliography databases also provide
unique search features such as searching on multiple criteria (key-word, subject, author, source,
classification code, year of publication, language etc.), and variety of display formats & styles.
• Prepared in House Database: A library is a collection of sources, resources, and services, and
the structure in which it is housed it is organized by the library for the use of library members.

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