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Customization Of Koha Opac: All User Needs In A Single Window, Mohan Bandaru

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract: This paper presents a comprehensive step-by-step process for customizing the Koha Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) at GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam. The primary objective is to demonstrate the customization stages of the Koha OPAC, offering library professionals an opportunity to leverage its full potential. The key highlights include implementing "Koha New Arrivals 3D Cover flow Display on OPAC without Carousel Plug-in (without a server using)" and integrating Library Statistics within the OPAC.

Customization Of Koha Online Public Access Catalogue: An Experimental Study, Dr. Anupam Chanda

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: An online public access catalogue (OPAC) is an online database of all the resources and materials available in a particular library. OPAC could potentially replace the old fashioned card catalogue as a means of helping library users to find the resources which they want. The purpose of the study is to explore various aspects of the customization of Koha OPAC.

Methodology: An experimental research method has been adopted for the study to customize the OPAC. HTML, Java and CSS coding has been used as a command to customize the front view of the OPAC.

Findings: Koha OPAC is distributed …

Examining The Ict Skills Of University Librarians In A Developing Country: A Study From The University Of The Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan., Memoona Iqbal, Arif Khan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to investigate the awareness level of librarians about various ICT applications in University of the Punjab (PU) and to examine the constraints and issues they are facing in acquisition of modern ICT skills.

Methodology

A questionnaire was developed and administered to 80 professional librarians having graduate and postgraduate qualification. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 19.0).

Findings

Data analysis revealed that 99% of the participants are computer literate, having good knowledge of library automation and digitization. The knowledge of web based services such as e-mail, search engine, chatting, e-resources …

Creating Computer Availability Maps, Scott Bacon

Scott Bacon

On The Change In Archivability Of Websites Over Time, Mat Kelly, Justin F. Brunelle, Michele C. Weigle, Michael L. Nelson

Computer Science Presentations

PDF of a powerpoint presentation from TPDL 2013: 17th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, Valletta, Malta, September 22-26, 2013. Also available on Slideshare.

Memento: Time Travel For The Web, Herbert Van De Sompel, Michael L. Nelson, Robert Sanderson, Lyudmila Balakireva, Scott Ainsworth, Harihar Shankar

Computer Science Presentations

PDF of a powerpoint presentation from the Web UNC Scholarly Communications Working Group Meeting, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, November 10, 2010. Also available on Slideshare.

The Internet Name Game And The Nonprofit Solution, Roger A. Lohmann

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

This paper is a case study of the campaign to create a new internet names authority to handle the assignment of internet domain names. Almost everyone knows by now that the Internet was originally a defense research project, which morphed into a research network for scientists and then into a tool of higher education and eventually into the commercial and general household utility we know today. In terms familiar to nonprofit research community what began in the state sector, expanded into the third sector and then into the market and household sectors and the consumer economy. There is a second …

Internet Infoglut And Invisible Ink: Spamdexing Search Engines With Meta Tags, Ira Nathenson

Ira Steven Nathenson

This Article addresses 'spamdexing,' namely, the practice of stuffing invisible keywords into webpages in order to try to get more favorable listings with search engines. For instance, some website owners will stuff the trademarks of competitors into a webpage’s code, particularly by using 'meta tags,' indexing keywords that can be hidden in a webpage’s source code. Although meta tags are not typically viewed by users, the code can be read by search engines, with the result that webpages may be improperly boosted in search engine rankings. Such practices can confuse the public and have also spurred trademark lawsuits. But the …