Open access to information, Open access movement for information, initiatives for open government... more Open access to information, Open access movement for information, initiatives for open government data etc are the major trends of modern educational society. We are going to make a society where there will be no digital divide and every citizen will be information enrich and conscious about his or her rights. In the following article the term open data and its benefit, open government and the organization taking initiatives of it, open government data with its life cycle, principles, perspective, benefits and challenges are discussed in brief. The initiatives taken by the government and other organizations in India are also given in this article.
This paper aims to present the results of a survey conducted to determine the information retriev... more This paper aims to present the results of a survey conducted to determine the information retrieval techniques used by the teachers and students of Midnapore College library. The paper examines the result from a questionnaire-based survey conducted at the library. 100 samples of the questionnaire were distributed randomly between the staff and students of the college out of which 93 completed and received for analysis. The study reveals that a significant number of users search information regarding the library material through OPAC despite encountering problems. Lack of basic skills among users was found to be the major reason for not utilizing full features of OPAC, improper query formulation and non use of search operators while surf the web. It is suggested that library should organize quality instruction programmes to improve knowledge and skills of the users.
Open access to information, Open access movement for information, initiatives for open government... more Open access to information, Open access movement for information, initiatives for open government data etc are the major trends of modern educational society. We are going to make a society where there will be no digital divide and every citizen will be information enrich and conscious about his or her rights. In the following article the term open data and its benefit, open government and the organization taking initiatives of it, open government data with its life cycle, principles, perspective, benefits and challenges are discussed in brief. The initiatives taken by the government and other organizations in India are also given in this article.
This paper aims to present the results of a survey conducted to determine the information retriev... more This paper aims to present the results of a survey conducted to determine the information retrieval techniques used by the teachers and students of Midnapore College library. The paper examines the result from a questionnaire-based survey conducted at the library. 100 samples of the questionnaire were distributed randomly between the staff and students of the college out of which 93 completed and received for analysis. The study reveals that a significant number of users search information regarding the library material through OPAC despite encountering problems. Lack of basic skills among users was found to be the major reason for not utilizing full features of OPAC, improper query formulation and non use of search operators while surf the web. It is suggested that library should organize quality instruction programmes to improve knowledge and skills of the users.
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