Library and Information Science- Short Notes

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Library and Information Science- Short Notes

1.  DICTIONARY.COM

• v  Launched:-    May 14, 1995

  v  First CEO:-     Brian kariger and Daniel fierro

  v  Headquarter:-   California Auckland ( USA)

  v  Available in:-   English

  v  Owner:-     IAC(Inter active corp)

  v  Created by:-  Brian kariger and Daniel fierro

  v  Website:- www.dictionary.com

  v  Commercial:- Yes

2. WIKIPEDIA

• v  Launched:-    January 15 2001

  v  Producer:-     Jimmy wale and Larry Sanger

  v  Organisation:-   Non-Profit organisation

  v  Website:-      www.wikipedia.org

  v  Owner:-    Wikipedia foundation

  v  Present Chairman:- Christopher Henner (2019)

  v  Language:- 301 Language available

  v  Headquarter:-   Sen Francisco

  v  Origin of Name:- New cliyer, Newpedia, Wikipedia

  v  Wikipedia Project:- Wiki book, Wiki data, Wiki source, Wiki source, Wiki news etc

  v  Status:-  Active.

3. ACM DIGITAL LIBRARY

• v  The Association for Computing Machinery

  v  Formation:- 1974

  v  Type:-  Non-Profit

  v  Headquarter:-   Pennsylvania Plaza New York City

  v  President:- Cherry M pancake

  v  Site:- www.acm.org

  v  Moto is:- "Advancing Computing as a Science and Profession"

  v  Scope:-  Information Science, Information Technology, Computer Science

  v  Publication:- Computer System, Social Computer Journal, Data Science Journal

 

4. IEEE/IEE

•       IEEE Xplore is the leading academic database in the field of engineering and computer science. It's not only journal articles, but also conference papers, standards and books that can be search for.

• v  The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers/ Institute of Electronic Engineers

  v   Founded:- January 1, 1963

  v  Discipline:-  Electrical, Electronics, Communication, Computer, Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology.

  v  Country:- New York USA

  v  Website:- www.ieee.org

  v  Language:- English

  v  Publication:- Leading Journal, Computer Biotechnology, Telecommunication, Power and Energy.

  v  Coverage:- Approx. 5 Million Items

  v  Access Options:-  Free

  v  Provider:- IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

 

5. PLOS

• v  Public Library of Science

  v  Founded:-  2002 /2003

  v  Founder: Patrick Brown and Michaell Eise

  v  Country:-  United State

  v  Headquarter: Lavis Plaza San Francisco California 

  v  Publication Type:- Academic Journal

  v  Website: www.plos.org

  v  Organization:-  Non-Profit/ Open Access Science

  v  Software Use:- AMBRA

6. NDLI

• v  National Digital Library in India

  v  Lunched:- April 2015 Under Pilot Project

  v  Founder:-  MHRD Project (Pilot Project)

  v  Country:-  India

  v  Headquarter:- Kharagpur India

  v  Type of Website:- Education 

  v  Website:- www.ndl.iitkgp.ac.in

  v  Current Status:- Active

  v  Management:- IIT Kharagpur

  v  Cost:-  Free Access/ Create Account

  v  Collection:-  E-book, Periodical, Letter, Technical Report , Annual Report , Questionnaire  and Statical Data etc.

  v  E-resource:- Text, Audio , Video, Photo, Animation, Presentation etc.

  v  Participating Institute:- IIT Kharagpur, IIT ,IIM ,NIT, IISC, Central Universities, Medical College, Law School, NCERT, School Board, National Library etc.

 

7. EMERALD

v  Full Text Journal Publisher/ Scholarly Publisher

v  Founded:- 1967

v  Country:-  United Kingdom

v  Headquarter:-  Bingley England (UK)

v  Publication Type:-  Academic Journal

v  Key People:- Dr. Keith Howard

v  Website: www.merald insight.com

v  Website Launch: 2000

v  Scope: Management, Business, Economics, Education, Library Science, Health Care and Engineering.

v  Product:-  E-Journal  290, Web of Science, Book Store, Case Study etc

 

8. EBSCO

• v  Full Form:- Eletan B Stephen's Company

  v  EBSCO is a Reference and Abstract Database

  v  Publishing house

  v  Founded:- 1944 ( Business Since)

  v  Headquarter:-  United State( USA)

  v  Key People:- Tim Collin

  v  Website: www.ebsco.com

  v  Scope: Agriculture, Food Sector, Arts, Architecture, Library Science, Biology, Economic, Business and Communication.

9. PSYCINFO

v  PSYCINFO is Database of Abstract of Literature in Field of Psychology.

v  Founded:- 1967 to Present

v  Present:-   Active

v  Produce:- American Psychological Association ( APA)

v  Cost:- Subscription

v  Update Frequency:- Weekly Update

v  Discipline:- Psychology,  Behavior,  Social Science and Interdisciplinary.

v  Language:- English and Other 29 Language

v  Area Served:- World Wide

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