?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Establishment+of+a+digital+library+to+support+agricultural+research%2C+education+and+extension+in+India&rft.creator=Raman+Nair%2C+R.&rft.subject=IK.+Design%2C+development%2C+implementation+and+maintenance&rft.subject=HP.+e-resources.&rft.subject=DH.+Special+libraries.&rft.subject=HI.+Electronic+Media.&rft.subject=DI.+Science+libraries.&rft.subject=JG.+Digitization.&rft.description=Twenty-four+Universities+and+more+than+three+hundred+specialized+institutions+and++non+governmental+organizations+are+engaged+in+agricultural+research%2C+education%2C+extension%2C+and+developmental+activities+in+India.+Altogether+they+generate+a+vast+ocean+of+information+which+consists+of+about+400+doctoral+thesis%2C+12000+papers+and+2500+books%2C+journals%2C+audio+visual+productions+and+other+documents+in+a+year.++But+even+though+sufficient+computer+and+communication+systems+are+available+information+is+not+shared+or+properly+organized+and+disseminated+within+these+institutions.+This+study+examines+the+problems+of+information%2Fknowledge+transfer+in+agricultural+sector+in+India+and+how+the+already+implemented+technological+advances+in+hardware%2C+data+compression+procedures+and+software+implementation+can+be+utilized+to+pool+the+information+resources+and+to+develop+a+national+level+Digital+Library+on+Agriculture.++The+plan+of+the+library+consisting+of++a+National+Centre+of+Digitised+documents+and+a+site+connected+to+other+related+sites+and+databases%2C+the+web+server+and+other+softwares+involved%2C+the+type+of+collections%2Fdocuments+to+be+digitised%2C+the+proper+utilisation+of+the+existing+network+and+communication+links+to+make+it+accessible+are+discussed.++Minimum+standards+for+computation+facilities+and+communication+links+essential+at+the+participating%2Fcontributing+institutes+are+suggested.++The+paper+also+stresses+the+role+of+Digital+Librarian+in+massive+digitalization%2C+storage%2C+indexing%2C+access+search%2C+coordination+and+management+of+universal+information.++How+far+such+an+Electronic+Library+can+help+to+attain+efficient+operation+of++fully+integrated+management+of+agricultural+systems+is+pointed+out.&rft.publisher=Indian+National+Scientific+Documentation+Centre&rft.date=1998&rft.type=Conference+Paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.rclis.org%2F6111%2F1%2FIfd.pdf&rft.identifier=Raman+Nair%2C+R.+Establishment+of+a+digital+library+to+support+agricultural+research%2C+education+and+extension+in+India.%2C+1998+.+In+49th+FID+Conference+and+Congress+on+Towards+the+New+Information+Society+of+Tomorrow+%3A+Innovations%2C+Challenges+and+Impact%2C+New+Delhi+(India)%2C+11-17+October+1998.+[cited+var+currentTime+%3D+new+Date()%3Bvar+month+%3D+currentTime.getMonth()+%2B+1%3Bvar+day+%3D+currentTime.getDate()%3Bvar+year+%3D+currentTime.getFullYear()%3Bdocument.write(month+%2B+%22%2F%22+%2B+day+%2B+%22%2F%22+%2B+year)].+Available+from+WWW%3A+http%3A%2F%2Feprints.rclis.org%2F6111%2F.+[Conference+Paper]&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.rclis.org%2F6111%2F