Libraries during and after Covid-2019

1. LIBRARIES DURING AND AFTER COVID-2019
Dr Mayank Trivedi
University Librarian & Senate Member
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Vadodara
Date : 11th March, 2022
E-mail : librarian-hml@msubaroda.ac.in
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The Baroda Library Movement
H. H. THE MAHARAJA SAYAJIRAO GAEKWAD

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4. COVID-2019
 COVID-19 pandemic brought major changes in almost all aspect of
live. Including:
 New regulation set up
 Schools and workplaces closing,
 Limitation on activities in public places or facilities.
 Institutions are implementing the Work From Home (WFH)
system.
 Education is implementing online learning, blended learning
 Before the pandemic, users came to the library looking for
information, served by librarians.
 During the pandemic, library apply WFH:
• Users and librarians have physical limitations to the library,
• services are carried out virtually or utilize digital collections.
• Need to redefine Library Services 4

5. IMPACT OF COVID-2019 IN LIBRARIES
 Libraries are closed
 Restrictions to students, faculties and research scholars
 Handling of library materials
 Provide library services remotely
 Mobile learning
 Online class/online webinar/online workshop/online
quiz/online meeting
 Sharing library e-resources
 Increasing use of digital library materials
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6. WHEN COVID-19 HIT US
“After six months of deep disruption, education
stands on fragile ground everywhere. Without
remedial measures, this crisis will magnify the
educational failures that already existed before it”,
-UNESCO Assistant Director-General for
Education, Ms Stefania Giannini at the opening of the
UNESCO global webinar held on International
Literacy Day (ILD).(June 2020)
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Source: data.worldbank.org, retrieved on 17 January 2020
Growth of ICTs: Internet use
Internet users per 100 inhabitant

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9. INTERNET
 This picture shows the speed at which The
Internet is changing the world.
 The sites we visit are so overwhelmingly popular
to both adults and children.
 The online world is increasingly integrated into
our daily lives.
 The internet like the physical world, maybe safe
or unsafe depending on our habits.
 Sometimes, we do not pay much attention about
the information that we share.
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10. LIBRARY CLOSURES AROUND THE WORLD
 Libraries around the world are facing hard choices around which
services to offer and how, ranging from minimal restrictions to full
closure.
 Libraries around the world of all sorts have been working hard to
provide access to collections and services remotely.
 All types of library have promoted their digital services – for
example, the Bibliothèque nationale de France is
organizing virtual exhibitions
 National Library of Spain is promoting its digital content that can
be used to support education
 National Library of Morocco is providing free eBooks, and the
Public Library in Aarhus, Denmark, has put its digital content at
the front of its website,
 Granby library in Quebec, Canada is highlighting content focused
on learning new skills. Building on its Simply E app, New York
Public Library is running online book clubs.
 Public Library system in India is totally closed.
 National Library is also closed.
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11. LOCKDOWN PERIOD ACTIVITIES
 TRIAL accees from various publishers like -
HBR Ascend, Cambridge Uni press, Oxford
Uni. press, EBSCO, Proquest, Springer,
Gyansagar etc.
 Dissemination of Academic Information
Thorugh E-Mail/ Whatsapp
 Support for Remote Access
 Support for Anti-plagiarism Software
 WEB OPAC & OPAC service
 Page Scanning
 Article Downloading
 Document Delivery Services
 Inter Library Loan
 Virtual Meetings attended on Various Online
Platform
 User Awareness Program
 Mobile application services
 Live Chat
 Social Sites
 E-Mail Management
 Remote Access Facility
 Other services
 Routine Activities:
 Cleaning of HML and SSMT
 Disposal of Garbage
 Sanitization of HML and SSMT
 Salary of Staff
 Payment of Various Parties
 Routine Activities of HML and SSMT Library
 All type of user/readers queries solved
 Provided Library Data of Last 5-Years to NACC
 Prepared Annual Report for 2019-20
 Webinars
 Online meetings
 Online Information Literacy
 Online Book Exhibition
 Online reading
 Online Book Review
 Communications with Peers
 Attending a webinar/conference
 Enroll free online courses
 Trough CAS Services (provided by library)
 Gmail/Blue-mail for Mailing Services
 Chatbot for Live Chat & Virtual Assistance
 Instant Messaging Services through Mobile
 Social media for quick & easy dissemination
 Telephonic interaction for clear understanding
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12. PARADIGM SHIFT IN LIBRARY SYSTEM
 Traditional Library to Electronic Library
 Acquisition to Access
 Collection Development to Content Development
 Conventional Education to Web-Based Education
 Traditional Library Management to ERM
 E-learning to M-learning
 Move to mobile - apps
 Move to digital content
 Expectation around personalization of services
 Digitization of resources
 Metadata skills critical
 Maintaining access(24x7)
 Move from collecting to connecting
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13. MASS DIGITIZATION
 Digitization is the process of converting information
into a digital format. In this format, information is
organized into discrete units of data (called bits) that
can be separately addressed (usually in multiple-bit
groups called bytes). This is the binary data that
computers and many devices with computing capacity
(such as digital cameras and digital hearing aids) can
process.
 Digitizing information makes it easier to preserve,
access, and share. For example, an original historical
document may only be accessible to people who visit its
physical location, but if the document content is
digitized, it can be made available to people
worldwide. There is a growing trend towards
digitization of historically and culturally significant
data.
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14. PUBLICATIONS SUPPORT
 Support for Editorial Services
 Academic Integrity
 ISBN/ISSN
 Indexing
 DOI
 E-Publishing
 Citation Styles
 Plagiarism
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15. CITATIONS SUPPORT
Free
Subscription
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16. SOCIAL MEDIA
# Facebook
# Twitter
# Google+
# Blogs
# Instagram
# Pinterest
# Academic.edu
# Flickr
# ResearchGate
# Slideshare
# LinkedIn
# Snapchat
# Wikis
# RSS
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17. MOOCS
 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are free online
courses available for anyone to enroll. MOOCs provide an
affordable and flexible way to learn new skills, advance your
career and deliver quality educational experiences at scale.
MOOC.org is an extension of edX, a leader in online learning
and education.
 Coursera
 EDUCAUSE
 NPTEL
 SWAYAM
 E-PGPATHSHALA
 Support for Content Creation(CMS) Moodle, Joomla etc.
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18. OPEN KNOWLEDGE GATEWAY(OKG)
 Open Knowledge Gateway provides a platform to the
students, researchers and faculty of MSU to access the
free academic resources available on Internet without
geographical limitations.
 One can access these resources from :
http://14.139.121.106/OKGW/
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21. INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORY
 Scholarly Communication
 Storing learning materials &
courseware
 Question Bank
 Electronic Publishing
 Collection of Research Documents
 Preserving digital materials for
long term
 Adding to the University’s prestige
by showcasing the academic
research
 Institutional leadership role for the
library
 Knowledge Management
 Research Assessment
 Encouraging Open Access to
Scholarly research
 Annual Report
 Individual researchers and their
institutional affiliations
 Publications metadata
• Grants
• Patents
• Awards & honors received by a
researcher
• Citation counts and other
measures of research impact
 Depending upon institutional
needs, the system may also
capture additional internal
information about faculty, such
as:
• Courses taught
• Students advised
• Committee service
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22. IR@MSU
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23. USEFUL TOOLS DURING LIBRARY CLOSURE
 OPAC ……Web OPAC
 Cloud based Library Services
 Authentication technologies
 Electronic Resource Management System ERMs
 Library Service Platform
 Advocating of OA resources
 Marketing of Library Services
 open sources,
 YouTube, Audio Visuals,
 Open Course wares,
 Open Learning resources
 Webinar
 Virtual Class Rooms
 OERs
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24. NATIONAL LIBRARIES
 National libraries can also play an important role in providing access to content. In China, for example,
the national digital library has been reinforced in order to deal with the increase in demand and has waived
fines for borrowed materials which cannot be returned.
 In Korea, too, the national digital library has seen a major increase in use.
 Some libraries have been able to negotiate the possibility to give wider access to legal deposit content for
researchers and schools in Norway, and for researchers in the Czech Republic (alongside university
libraries).
 The Library of Congress for example is organising a virtual transcribathon in order to engage people at
distance,
 while the Bibliothèque nationale de France is organising virtual exhibitions.
 The National Library of Estonia has established means for giving people access to books without contact
 The National Library of Spain is promoting its digital content that can be used to support education.
 The National Library of Norway us encouraging users to access its podcasts while in-person events are not
possible, as is the Library of Congress of Argentina alongside a variety of new content.
 The National Library of Luxembourg, is making it possible to obtain a library card for three months by
email, without the usual ID checks, in order to facilitate access.
 The National Library of Morocco is maintaining both online inscriptions alongside ISBN and legal deposit
services.
 The National Library of Lithuania is working with the School of Robotics to promote printing of personal
protective equipment in public libraries across the country.
 Others are working to support national library fields in general, with the National Library of Sri Lanka for
example preparing and sharing guidance with libraries across the country.
 The National Library of the Czech Republic has produced an infographic on handling returned works.
 The Directorate General for Libraries in Portugal has a page full of information and resources, under the
umbrella of #BibliotecaNaSuaCasa.
 Meanwhile, some national libraries with a role in supporting parliamentary decision-making have continued
to produce legislative dossiers providing an overview of what is going on, such as in Argentina.
 Dedicated parliamentary libraries too have been working to support the work of their institutions.
 Lastly, Natl Lib of India, has also developed a page of OER
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25. NDLI
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26. SHODHGANGA
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27. PUBLISHERS’ SUPPORT
 Sage created a Covid hub that includes podcasts,
presentations, legislations, wellness essentials and more,
https://www.sage.com/en-us/coronavirus/.
 Elsevier ScienceDirect compiled a resource packet that
includes toolkits, resources for libraries’ reopening and
more, https://www.elsevier.com/connect/library-
connect/covid-19-resources-for-librarians-and-their-library-
users.
 Springer Nature launched a page ‘Library resources to
assist with the pandemic’,
https://www.springernature.com/gp/librarians/landing/c
ovid19-library-resources
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28. ICT TOOLS
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 Internet
 Social media
 Online facilities
 Online language
related courses
 Feature films
 E-creation tools
 E-communication tools
 Social Media Platforms
 Reading /writing
facilitative- tools
 Listening /speaking
facilitative e-tools
 Virtual learning
environments
 Computer Assisted
Language Learning
 Webinar
 Interactive White
Board
 Mobile Apps

29. FREE/OPEN E-RESOURCES
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 E-Books
 All Subjects Doabooks https://www.doabooks.org/
 All Subjects Free ebooks https://www.free-
ebooks.net/
 All Subjects Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/
 All subjects Pdf drive https://www.pdfdrive.com
 Arts & Science Ebook Lobby
http://www.ebooklobby.com/
 Audio Books Librivox https://librivox.org/
 Children Books Bookspics http://bookspics.com/
 Children Books http://en.childrenslibrary.org/
 Computer Science books
http://freecomputerbooks.com
 Computer Science Onlineprog
https://www.onlineprogrammingbooks.com
 Literature Authorama
https://www.authorama.com/
 Literature Planete https://wwwplanetebook.com
 Literature & History
 Pdfbooks https://pdfbooks.co.za/
 Sacred Books Sacred https://www.sacred-
texts.com
 E-Journals
 Chemistry Royal Society of Chemistry
 https://www.rsc.org/journals-booksdatabases/open-
access/
 Engineering IEEE https://open.ieee.org/
 Medicine Medcrave https://medcraveonline.com/oajs
 Medicine SCI Med Central
https://www.jscimedcentral.com/journals.php
 Medicine Symbiosis
https://symbiosisonline.publishing.com/journals.php
 Science Elsevier Open Access Journals
 https://www.elsevier.com/about/openscience/open-
access/open-access-journals
 Science Indian Academy of Science
;https://www.ias.ac.in/
 Science NISCAIR https://www.niscair.res.in
 Science Springer Nature
https://www.springernature.com/gp/openresearch/jour
nals-books/journals
 Science & Medicine : BioMedical Central
https://www.biomedcentral.com/journals
 Science OA Content
https://www.scienceopen.com/#open-access

30. FREE/OPEN E-RESOURCES
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 E-Theses & Dissertations
 Agriculture Italy AGRIS
http://agris.fao.org/agrissearch/index
 Agriculture India Krishi Prabha
 All Subjects India Shodhganga
https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in
 All Subjects UK OATD https://oatd.org/
 All Subjects UK Ethos
http://ethosbl.uk/Homedo
 All Subjects NDLTD
http://www.ndltd.org/
 All Subjects USA Theses Canada
https://www.baclac.gc.ca/eng/services/these
s/pages/theses-canada.aspx
 Proquest Open Theses
 All Subjects USA Stanford
http://library.stanford.edu/guides/find-
dissertations-and-theses
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)
 All Subjects Academic Earth
https://academicearth,org/
 All Subjects Class Central
https://classcentral.com/
 All Subjects Coursera
https://www.coursera.org/
 All Subjects EdX https://www.edx.org
 All Subjects Harvard https://online-
learning.harvard.edu
 Engineering, Science & Humanities NPTEL
https://nptel.ac.in
 Arts & Science Open Yale Courses
https://oyc.yale,edu
 Arts & Science Saylor
https://www.saylor.org
 All Subjects – School,UG & PG SWAYAM
Online Courses https://swayam.gov.in
 All Subjects UGC-UG/PG MOOCs
http://ugcmoocs.inflibnet.ac.in/ugcmoocs/m
oocs-courses.php
 All Subjects University of the People
 https://www.uopeople.edu/tuition-
free/whatis-tuition-free/

31. ONLINE DIGITAL PLATFORM
 NDLI
 Internet Archives
 Hathi Trust
 World Digital Library
 Khan Academy
 Open Library
 Project Gutenberg
 Open Knowledge Gateway(OKG) @ MSU
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32. FREE/OPEN PLATFORMS
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 Open CourseWare
 Consortium for Educational
Communication-Learning Object
Repository (CECLOR): www.cec-
lor.edu.in www.cec-lor.edu.in/search.asp
 e-Content Courseware in UG Subjects:
http://cec.nic.in/cec/
 e-Gyankosh: A National Digital
Repository, copyrighted by IGNOU share
digital learning resources:
www.egyankosh.ac.in
 e-PGpathshala: Gateway for free e-books
and curriculum based e-content upto PG
level in 71 subjects. It is an initiative of
MHRD under its NME-ICT being
executed by the UGC:
https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in
 GIAN (Global Initiative of Academic
Network) Courses:
http://www.gian.iitkgp.ac.in/
 IIM Bangalore Online Courses:
https://www.edx.org/school/iimbx
 Indo-German e-Gurukul on Digital
Libraries:
http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/mmb/
 MIT Open Courseware:
https://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
https://ocw.jhsph.edu/
https://www.nd.edu/
 NCERT Online Textbooks:
http://www.ncert.nic.in/textbooks/testin
g/index.htm
 National Programme on Technology
Enhanced Learning (NPTEL):
www.nptel.iitm.ac.in
http://youtube.com/nptelhrd/
 SWAYAM: Massive Open Online
Courses, MHRD: http://swayam.gov.in
www.swayamindia.com
 UNESCO-SALIS e-Learning Portal:
http://salisonline.org

33. ONLINE DIGITAL PLATFORM
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 Bharat Padhe Online:
Recently Government of
India Launched ‘Bharat
Padhe Online’.
 It invited all the finest brains
in India to share new
thoughts, new ideas,
suggestions, and solutions
directly to the government.
 Recently IGNOU started
new online courses under
this initiative.
 YUKTI Portal: Government of
India launched another portal
“YUKTI” (Young India
Combating COVID with
Knowledge, Technology, and
Innovation).
 It is developed to record and
watch the efforts and initiatives
of MHRD.
 HathiTrust
 LibriVox (audiobooks)
 National Digital Library of
India

34. ONLINE DIGITAL PLATFORM
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 ePG Pathshala: A gateway to all
Postgraduate Courses
 (http://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/index.php): It is
an initiative of the Ministry of Human resource
development (MHRD) under its National
Mission on Education through ICT (NME-ICT)
which is executed by the University Grant
Commission (UGC).
 ePathshala (http://epathshala.nic.in/): It is a
joint portal which was initiated by the
MHRD and National Council of Educational
Research and Training (NCERT) in
November 2015.
 National Programme on Technology
Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)
(http://nptel.ac.in/):
 It is a joint initiative of the prestigious
institution of India IITs and IISc.
 Under this initiative, various online courses
of different fields are available on a single
platform and certification in various topics
starting from engineering to humanities
 DELNET (http://www.delnet.in/):
 It was initially supported by the
Department of Scientific and Industrial
Research, Government of India (DSIR),
National Information System for Science
and Technology (NISSAT).
 It was fully supported by the National
Informatics Centre (NIC), Ministry of
Culture, Government of India, Department
of Information Technology, Ministry of
Communications and Information
Technology.
 Sakshat (http://www.sakshat.ac.in): It
is an initiative of the Department of higher
education of the Ministry of Human
resource development (MHRD) under its
National Mission on Education through
ICT (NME-ICT).
 For facilitating the learning needs of
users through a national scheme was
proposed underNME-ICT

35. ONLINE DIGITAL PLATFORM
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 Study Webs of Active-learning for Young
Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM)
 (https://storage.googleapis.com/uniquecourse
s/online.html) :
 It is the India’s first Massive open online course
platform which is a initiated by the Indian
Government and specially designed to achieve the
basic objectives of Indian Education Policy.
 Online Labs (http://www.olabs.edu.in/):
 The Online Labs launched by CDAC Mumbai
and Amrita University.
 This project is funded by the Department of
Electronics and Information Technology (Deity).
 Shodhganga
(http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/):
 It is a platform which is designed by Information
and library network (INFLIBNET) for young
researchers to deposit their theses.
 The theses available in open access to serve
the whole scholarly community.
 Khan Academy
(https://www.khanacademy.org/) :
 It is a private portal which is governed
by a private organization that offers a
well-defined curriculum based learning
platform and material with practice
sets, practical based video lectures that
impact learners to easily and grasp
knowledge related to subjects and
understand with their own pace.
 National repositories of open
educational resources (NROER)
 (http://nroer.gov.in/welcome):
 It is a common platform for different types
of users.
 It is developed by the MHRD, Department
of School Education and Literacy, and
managed by the NCERT, Central Institute
of Educational Technology.

36. ONLINE DIGITAL PLATFORM
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 Unacademy (https://unacademy.in/):
 It is a learning platform for different
groups of students whether for
competitive exams or curriculum based
study.
 This portal serves a large variety of
students. Apps are also available.
 Krishikosh
(https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/about
Us.html):
 It is an initiative under National
Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP)
and e-GRANTH at ICAR-IARI, New
Delhi.
 It provides digital content of different
agriculture & research institutions on a
single platform for accessing the
different library resources.
 It provides more than 2lakhs agricultural
books, journals, articles, and reports
 EBasta(https://www.ebasta.in/):
 It is another platform to access the
school books in digital format like
ebooks access through tablets and
laptops.
 The main objective is to share a
common platform for various
publishers and schools together
 Avid
learning(https://www.avidlearner.
com/podcast):
 It is a platform for cultural
philanthropy platforms to
accelerate the leadership in
various segments and entertain so
many professionals to provide
such platforms

37. VIRTUAL PLATFORM/WEBINAR IN THE
LIBRARIES
 Google Meet
 GoToMeeting
 Business Hangouts
 Join Me
 Microsoft team
 My Own Conference
 Skype for Business
 CISCO Webex
 Zoho Meeting
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38. E-NEWSPAPER & MAGAZINES
 Many online platforms provide the E-Newspaper &
magazine facility
 PressReader
 Readwhere
 Paytm (https://paytm.com/) is one of them.
 Magzter (https://www.magzter.com/) also provides the
access of leading newspapers and magazines though its
digital platform.
 Paperboy (https://www.paperboy.com/) is another
provider of leading newspapers and magazines though its
digital platform.
 Jio App (http://apps.jio.ril.com/jiomags/) provides the
facility of many famous magazines through apps.
 HdfcBank (https://www.hdfcbank.com/personal/offers-
by-hdfc-bank/newspapersmagazines) provides the facility of
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39. SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AS A DIGITAL
LIBRARY
 WhatsApp (https://www.whatsapp.com/)
 Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/)
 Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/)
 LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/)
 Telegram (https://telegram.org/) and many more
 Twitter
 Pinterest
 Academiaedu
 ResearchGate
 SlideShare
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40. USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
 WhatsApp Group/Facebook messenger group
 Reading Books & give Book review
 Organizing Poster making/Essay writing/singing
 E-Book competition
 Virtual Book Exhibition
 Promote free wi-fi access
 Effective utilization of Library Management tools
 To provide digital access for information through E-
format/Media
 To maintain and restructure information
 To work as a preservative of information
 To develop new skill sets and train the subordinate staff
members
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41. ROLE OF LIBRARIAN IN NEW NORMAL
 Technical skills
 Communication skills
 Marketing skills
 Managerial skills
 Information Communication Technology (ICT skills)
 Library and information handling skills
 Understanding of cultural diversity
 Lifelong Learning Skills
 Evaluation and assessment skills
 Service orientation
 Customer service
 Presentation skills
 Knowledge mapping skills
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42. POST COVID SERVICES
 Publish Your Research Tool Kit
 Journal Metrics, Ranking, and Lists
 Google Scholar Metrics
 Scopus Journal Metrics
 SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
 Other ranking tools that supplement Scopus & SJR
 Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory
 Open Access
 Choose and Apply a Creative Commons Licence 1
 Directories of open access publications and repositories:
 Directory of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR)
 Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
 Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)
 Massey Research Online
 Massey Symplectic Elements
 SHERPA/RoMEO
 Researcher Development
 Researcher Development Library Workshops

43. IMPORTANCE OF LIBRARIAN
 Not everything is available on the internet
 Digital libraries are not the internet
 The internet isn’t free
 The internet/Google complements libraries, but it doesn’t replace them
 Digitization Doesn’t Mean Destruction but survival
 Libraries aren’t just books
 Mobile devices aren’t the end of books, or libraries
 Library attendance isn’t falling – it’s just more virtual now
 Eliminating libraries would cut short an important process of cultural
evolution
 It is hard to isolate concise information on the internet
 Libraries are stable while the web is transient
 Libraries can be surprisingly helpful for news collections and archives
 Not everyone has access to the internet
 Not everyone can afford books
 Libraries are a stopgap to anti-intellectualism
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44. TAKE AWAY MESSAGE
 Union Catalogue/ Web OPAC
 Remote Access
 IR
 ILL
 Collaboration between Commerce Colleges
 Consortia/ Networking
 Content Sharing, creation
 Video Lectures can be offered to the students of all Gujarat
 MOOCS
 Webinar/Conference/Google Meet
 Publication Support
 Plagiarism Support
 NDLI
 Explore OER
 Citation generation support
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45. VIRTUAL LIBRARY SERVICES
 Virtual Reference service like chat/e-mail
 Self check-in and checkout of books
 Scanning of chapters from books, journals articles for
remote users
 LibGuide- List of resources available in the library
 Update library website dynamic content and useful
tutorials
 Handling of study materials in the libraries
 Remote Access
 Virtual Book Review
 Virtual Book exhibition
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46. PREVENTIVE MEASURES - SOP FOR LIBRARIES
 Stay at home if you feel sickness
 Use appropriate sanitizer frequently
 Roster of staff duty
 Keep books at separate place at least for 48 hours when check in/check out
 Maintain social distance
 Follow good health and hygiene habits
 Limiting concentration of users in reading room allowing just one table per user
 Use mask and cover while sneezing or coughing
 Avoid sneezing or coughing while handling books
 Keeping surfaces clean, including toys and library computers surface like door
knobs, switches and railing etc.
 Use online platforms or social media to share Knowledge/Information.
 Provide remote access of library resources to the users
 Promote paperless work culture in the libraries
 Frequently used items such as magazines and newspapers may only be
accessible to people with gloves and masks, etc.
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47. CHALLENGES OF USING SMART TECHNOLOGY
 Paucity of Fund. Adequate fund is lacking both for the purchase and maintenance of the smart
facilities and manpower
 No Policy Guideline: Butcher (2011) noted that lack of strategic policy formulation and lack of
clear government support to advance the availability and usage of ICT present serious challenges
for the successful use of smart technology in university libraries.
 Unsteady Power Supply. Electricity supply from the national grid in Nigeria is unpredictable.
This often times disrupt the use of smart technology in libraries.
 Shortage of Technical Manpower. Most university libraries lack the technological expertise to
use smart technology. It has contributed to low interest in the use of social media for library
services among library staff.
 Poor Internet Connectivity and Bandwidth: Nigeria's Internet connectivity and use is still a
privilege. In Nigeria, not everybody can afford it.
 Weak ICT Infrastructure and Culture.,
 Inadequate Telecommunications Facilities
 Poor Digital Literacy among library employees and users
 Resistance to Change and inadequate library technical experts to deal with smart technology
issues.
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48. CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES
 Paradigm shift from physical to online environment
 Change of mindset among library staff and library users
 Increase in use of internet and also use of digital library materials
 Improvement in Information & communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure
 Too many online webinars/workshops/quiz/meetings
 Restricted movement –save fuel and no pollution
 Better environment and reduced pollution
 Thermal scanners, hand sanitizer, face shield, masks, gloves, disinfecting spray & wipes etc.
 Shutting down libraries has a tremendous impact on the communities that we serve.
 University & college Libraries, school libraries are also closed and many competitive exams,
as well as academic exams, are still pending, therefore in this crucial time
 Library Professionals can serve those students of our country, they need information through
the digital platform.
 It is human nature to feel from normal to sad, stressed, confused, and scared/angry during a
crisis.
 For Library Professionals the biggest challenge to cope up with these conditions during this
lockdown & engage the whole community in a healthy environment.
 Library services restriction or closing a library for the following social distancing principles
is a difficult task.
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49. TO COPE UP…
 By following the government guidelines Library Professionals can break the chain of coronavirus as well
as provide the different services remotely.
 Collect the factual data & convert it into useful information that will help the whole community
of different fields accurately.
 Engage the whole Community through Social media and organize the Reading Books challenge,
Poster writing competitions, skill development program, etc. that have helped people to manage
normal life as previously and develop skills that will help to reduce their stress during the challenging
time of this pandemic.
 Library Professionals can publish all the authentic information through Social Media
Platforms.
 Library Professionals can play with the following ICT tools & spread the information to the
Community. Library Professionals can provide Cloud-based Library Services, Authentication
technologies: Remote Access, Electronic Resource Management
 System ERMs: CORAL, Discovery Services, Library Service Platform/ LibGuides/IRs,
Advocating of OA resources, Marketing of Library Services through Blogs and other Social
Networking tools.
 Library Professionals can provide Open sources, Open Course wares/OERs, Open Learning
resources, Webinar, Virtual Classrooms, ORCID, Citation generation: Mendeley, Zotero.
 To provide information resources to users - “Different types of services, collections can be linked
together and provide access on electronic platforms”.
 Provide the libraries facilities for the users under the proper government guidelines & human
interest.
 Library Professionals can play an important role to serve the entire community therefore to define the
various roles of Library Professionals in this pandemic situation of COVID 19 is necessary.
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50. CHANGE IS INEVITABLE
 Black Berry
 Videocone
 Philips
 HMT
 BINACA
 Ambassador
 Campa Cola
 Netscape Navigator
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51. CONCLUSION
 Libraries are the best source of information for sharing knowledge, support teaching-
learning and scientific research.
 Now, due to a shift in the way information is disseminated, several staff members are
revealing concerns about their abilities and competencies.
 Training & instructional programme should be implemented at an institutional level to make
them confident about this severe & drastic change in work culture.
 The necessity to initiate different activities like learning programs, workshops, webinars
through collaboration between faculty and librarians.
 Libraries have acted wisely and evolved into a continual knowledge factory.
 Libraries are developing as a new generation of knowledge centres capable of assisting our
nation in settling into a "new normal" condition.
 During emergencies such as Corona virus pandemic, the use of smart technologies such as
telephones, tablets, webcams, video text, among others, can be used to disseminate
information to library users.
 Libraries can explore the social media platforms such as the Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp,
Instagram to reach their users.
 The use of the smart technology is imperative in the light of the safety protocols recommended
by the World Health Organization among which is avoidance of physical distance.
 BY JU – Online learning Platform (Byju Ravindran)
 Distance Education will be the future
 42 (School), France – University without teachers
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52. SUGGESTIONS
 Every Citizen of India must have an access to all Public libraries of India through Aadhar
 Smart Cities are possible by making libraries smart in a real sense.
 Public libraries should work like a Community Centres, which are the heart of the city, town village
 Networking of Public Libraries of Gujarat
 Virtual Conectivity of Central Library + HM Library
 Awareness of Online resources
 Shift towards online resources
 Massive digitization
 Wi-fi on wheels
 Developing Digital Navigation
 Pivoting to put Program online(live streaming)
 Moving a rural library outside
 Developing deeper partnership
 Collaboration with local, national and international level
 Include library leaders in strategic partnership
 Public Libraries are like Palaces for the people
 Public libraries bridge learning opportunities for children when public schools close for holidays and
summer break.
 Education outside of school
 The greatest impact on community
 “Read 100!”
 Creative Labs, Makerspace
 Vanche Gujarat, Read India

53. THANK YOU…….
Together, we can!
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54.  ……..Thank You
 Stay Safe and Take Care…
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