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showing 20 per cent of the total. Grades are labelled Excellent, Very Good, Good, Average
and Unsatisfactory. Central university (CU) library websites fall in “Excellent” and “Very
Good” status of content awareness. Among twenty (20) Central Universities, two
universities (10%), Central Agricultural University, Imphal and Mahatma Gandhi
Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha do not have separate library websites,
though both of the universities have websites. Five of the CU library websites (25%) have
“Good” status of content awareness. Highest number of the CU library websites (40%) has
“Unsatisfactory” status of content awareness whereas five CU library websites (25%) have
“Average” status of content awareness. On analysing, it is found that highest number of
CU library websites (65%) have obtained OWPC (Overall Website Performance Calculation)
points below 43.2 which indicates there is a big gap between information availability in
the libraries and information dissemination through web media. However, a separate
study can be done to get the detail insight. There are only 25% CU library websites which
have obtained OWPC points above 43.2 and these library websites are disseminating
sufficient knowledge and information (whatever available) to users via web media i.e.
higher status of content awareness. The CWPC (Criteria-wise Website Performance
Calculation) points indicate content awareness at individual level only. It shows
information availability and their content management in web media individually. The
CWPC is an indicator to librarians and webmasters to show how they have managed
information earlier and how they have to manage? It also reveals level of interest of
librarians and webmasters in dissemination of information available in the libraries to its
users. On the basis of OWPC points, it is found that 65% CU libraries of India must
improve their web content awareness.
Questions

1. Write down the case facts.
2. What do you infer from it?
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11.4 Summary

Library Associations are learned bodies which foster a spirit of public service among their
members, promote library services, protect the interests of their members and build up
the image of the library profession.

Membership is not confined to any country or to library profession.
The Indian Library Association was founded in 1933 at Calcutta.
All leading librarians of that period were instrumental in organising the conference,
whose main aim was to form the Indian Library Association.

The Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centre (IASLIC) were founded
in 1955.

The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) is the leading
professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers in the
United Kingdom.

The American Library Association (ALA) has the uniqueness of being the oldest and
largest library association in the world. It was founded in 1876 with its headquarters at
Chicago.
The Library Association (LA-UK) is another old and large library association like the
American Library Association.

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