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E-Resources

                       E-Resources   

·       Concept of E-resources

·       Web Resources

·       Social Networking

·       Educational blogs

·       E-journals

·       Podcasting

·       E-learning

·       Web based learning

·       Learning management system in the teaching learning process of Commerce Education

·       E-Commerce and its relevance in the modern world

Introduction

Change is the law of nature and as it is very apparent in the present library culture, libraries are not untouched  by the change which is affecting almost every activity in the library. A few decades back Lancaster talked about the “paperless society”. R.G.Parashwar stated in his one book “paperless society’ is a distance dream. That day has gone when it was only a dream, now that very idea sounded whimsical all over the world. However, we took a step towards a paperless society very rapidly and the most of libraries particularly university & special libraries, began allocating separate funds for e-resources.

E-resources

An electronic resource is defined as a resource which requires computer access or any electronic product  that  delivers a collection of data, be it text referring to full text bases, electronic journals, image collections, other multimedia products and numerical, graphical or time based, as a commercially available  title that has been published with an aim to being marketed.

These may be delivered on CD ROM, on tape, via internet and so on. Over the past few years, a numbers of techniques and related standards have been developed which allow documents to be created and distributed in electric form. Hence to cope with the present situation, libraries are shifting towards new media, namely electronic resources for their collection developments that the demands of users are better fulfilled. The e-resources on magnetic and optical media have a vast impact on the collections of University libraries. These are more useful due to inherent capabilities for manipulation and searching, providing   information access is cheaper to acquiring information resources, savings in storage and maintenance  etc. and sometimes the electronic form is the only alternative.

Types of e-resources

The e-resources are basically divided in two major

types are:

1. Online e-resources, which may include :– e-journal (Full text & bibliographic)

– e-books

– on-line Databases

– Web sites

2. Other electronic resources may include:

– CD ROM

– Diskettes

– Other portable computer databases

Definition.

An "electronic resource" is defined as any work encoded and made available for access through the use of a computer. It includes electronic data available by (1) remote access and (2) direct access (fixed media). In other words: Remote access (electronic resources) refers to the use of electronic resources via computer networks. (AACR2, 2002 edition; glossary). Direct Access (electronic resources) refers to the use of electronic resources via carriers (e.g., discs/disks, cassettes, cartridges) designed to be inserted into a computerized device or its auxiliary equipment.

What Is Social Networking?

The use of internet-based social media programs to make connections with friends, family, classmates, customers and clients. Social networking can be done for social purposes, business purposes or both. The programs show the associations between individuals and facilitate the acquisition of new contacts. Examples of social networking have included Facebook, LinkedIn, Classmates.com and Yelp.

Social networking is the grouping of individuals into specific groups, like small rural communities or a neighborhood subdivision, if you will.  Although social networking is possible in person, especially in the workplace, universities, and high schools, it is most popular online.

When it comes to online social networking, websites are commonly used. These websites are known as social sites. Social networking websites function like an online community of internet users. Depending on the website in question, many of these online community members share common interests in hobbies, religion, politics and alternative lifestyles. Once you are granted access to a social networking website you can begin to socialize. This socialization may include reading the profile pages of other members and possibly even contacting them.

Edublog

An edublog is a blog created for educational purposes. Edublogs archive and support student  and teacher learning by facilitating reflection, questioning by self and others, collaboration and by providing contexts for engaging in higher-order thinking. Edublogs  proliferated when blogging architecture became more simplified and teachers perceived the instructional potential of blogs  as an online resource. The use of blogs has become popular in education institutions including public schools and colleges. Blogs can be useful tools for sharing information and tips among co-workers, providing information for students, or keeping in contact with parents. Common examples include blogs written by or for teachers, blogs maintained for the purpose of classroom instruction, or blogs written about educational policy. Educators who blog are sometimes called edubloggers.

Uses of edublogs

There are several uses of edublogs. Some bloggers use their blogs as a learning journal or a knowledge log to gather relevant information and ideas, and communicate with other people. Some teachers use blogs to keep in contact with students' parents. Some bloggers use blogs to record their own personal life, and express emotions or feelings. Some instructors use blogs as an instructional and assessment tool, and blogs can be used as a task management tool. Blogs are used to teach individuals about writing for an audience as they can be made public, and blogging software makes it easier to create content for the Web without knowing much HTML.

Edublogs can be used as instructional resources, in which teachers can post tips, explanations or samples to help students learn. The use of blogs in the classroom allows both the teacher and student the ability to edit and add content at any time. The ability for both the teacher and student to edit content allows for study to take place outside the classroom environment, since blogs can usually be accessed using the URL of the blog on any computer. Blogs increase exposure to other students from around the country or world, while improving writing and communication skills. Teachers are using blogs as a way to post important information such as homework, important dates, missed lessons, projects, discussion boards, and other useful classroom information that is accessible by all. As noted, students can access this information from home, or from any computer that is connected to the Internet.

Teachers and parents can also use blogs in order to communicate with one another. They can be used to post class announcements for parents or providing schedule reminders. Connecting to a teacher's blog is also a convenient way for parents to find out daily assignments so that they can monitor their children's progress and understand classroom expectations.

Electronic journals

Electronic journals, also known as ejournals, e-journals, and electronic serials, are scholarly journals or intellectual magazines that can be accessed via electronic transmission. In practice, this means that they are usually published on the Web. They are a specialized form of electronic document: they have the purpose of providing material for academic research and study, and they are formatted approximately like journal articles in traditional printed journals. Many electronic journals are listed in directories such as the Directory of Open Access Journals, and the articles indexed in bibliographic databases and search engines for the academic discipline concerned.

Some electronic journals are online-only journals; some are online versions of printed journals, and some consist of the online equivalent of a printed journal, but with additional online-only (sometimes video and interactive media) material.

Most commercial journals are subscription-based, and/or allow pay-per-view access. Many universities subscribe in bulk to packages of electronic journals, so as to provide access to them to their students and faculty. It is generally also possible for individuals to purchase an annual subscription to a journal from the original publisher.

An increasing number of e-journals are available as open access journals, requiring no subscription and offering free full-text articles and reviews to all. Individual articles from electronic journals may be found online for free in an ad-hoc manner: in working paper archives; on personal homepages; and in the collections held in institutional repositories and subject repositories. Some commercial journals find ways to offer free materials. They may offer their initial issue or issues free, and then charge thereafter. Some give away their book reviews section for free. Others offer the first few pages of each article for free.

Most electronic journals are published in HTML and/or PDF formats, but some are available in only one of the two formats. A small minority publish in DOC, and a few are starting to add MP3 audio. Some early electronic journals were first published in ASCII text, and some informally published ones continue in that format.

Podcasting

A podcast is a digital audio recording with or without images, which instructors can use to deliver content to students in a easy asynchronous fashion. Once  generated, podcasts can be disseminated online through personal websites or podcasts directories. Podcasting, the name for this  process ,is an amalgamation of ”broadcasting” and the acronym “POD”.POD stands for “portable on demand,” and  was first used to name Apple Computers’ widely successful portable media player, the  ipod. Now ,the terms “podcast” and  “podcasting” are part of the American lexicon and refer to the distribution of any downloadable digital audio file that can be played on numerous devices such as computers, smart phones, i-pads ,and other portable media devices.

Benefits of Podcasting in the classroom

Podcasting gives educators an opportunity to bridge the traditional classroom setting with progressive stage-of –the art technologies. There are several advantages of bringing podcasting into the classroom for lectures and student assignments.

First, podcasting is an exciting and novel means for students to take a more active role in their learning experience. As students realize their podcast assignments may be published online with hundreds of potential listeners through free podcast directories their attention to the quality and detail of their assignments improve.

Second podcasting is adaptable to the students learning needs .Students can access the material and as often as they would like, thereby   reinforcing critical concepts or details they have missed in the original classroom lecture. Third assignments that require students to generate ,edit, and publish their own podcasts reinforce critical communication skills such as writing a script that will be presented online   or in a classroom

 Web-based learning 

Web-based training (sometimes called e-learning) is anywhere, any-time instruction delivered over the Internet or a corporate intranet to browser-equipped learners. There are two primary models of Web-based instruction: synchronous (instructor-facilitated) and asynchronous (self-directed, self-paced). Instruction can be delivered by a combination of static methods (learning portals, hyperlinked pages, screen cam tutorials, streaming audio/video, and live Web broadcasts) and interactive methods (threaded discussions, chats, and desk-top video conferencing).

Short for Web based learning is a generic term for training and/or instruction delivered over the Internet or an intranet using a Web browser. Web-based training includes static methods -- such as streaming audio and video, hyperlinked Web pages, live Web broadcasts, and portals of information -- and interactive methods -- such as bulletin boards, chat rooms, instant messaging, video conferencing and discussion threads

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E-Learning

e-learning includes numerous types of media that deliver text, audio, images, animation, and streaming video, and includes technology applications and processes such as audio or video tape, satellite TV, CD-ROM, and computer-based learning, as well as local intranet/extranet and web-based learning. Information and communication systems, whether free-standing or based on either local networks or the Internet in networked learning, underly many e-learning processes.

E-learning can occur in or out of the classroom. It can be self-paced, asynchronous learning or may be instructor-led, synchronous learning. E-learning is suited to distance learning and flexible learning, but it can also be used in conjunction with face-to-face teaching, in which case the term blended learning is commonly used.

E-learning in learning and education refers to the use of modern technology, such as computers, digital technology, networked digital devices (e.g., the Internet) and associated software and courseware. There are several aspects to describing the intellectual and technical development of e-learning, which can be categorized into discrete areas. These are addressed in turn in the sections of this article:

1.   e-learning as an educational approach or tool that supports traditional subjects;

2.   e-learning as a technological medium that assists in the communication of knowledge, and its development and exchange;

3.   e-learning itself as an educational subject; such courses may be called "Computer Studies" or "Information and Communication Technology (ICT)";

4.   e-learning administrative tools such as education management information systems (EMIS).

 Electronic Commerce and its Benefits in Modern Life

    Electronic commerce

Electronic commerce, commonly known as E-commerce or eCommerce, is trading in products or services conducted via computer networks such as the Internet. Electronic commerce draws on technologies such as mobile commerce, electronic funds transfer, supply chain management, Internet marketing, online transaction processing, electronic data interchange (EDI), inventory management systems, and automated data collection systems. Modern electronic commerce typically uses the World Wide Web at least at one point in the transaction's life-cycle, although it may encompass a wider range of technologies such as e-mail, mobile devices, social media, and telephones as well.

Electronic commerce is generally considered to be the sales aspect of e-business. It also consists of the exchange of data to facilitate the financing and payment aspects of business transactions. This is an effective and efficient way of communicating within an organization and one of the most effective and useful ways of conducting business. It is a Market entry strategy where the company may or may not have a physical presence.

In the past, if we wanted to buy a product or item, we had to go to different shops and compare the prices offered by various shops. It used take a lot of time and used to be tiring too walking around so much, especially when the weather is extreme or you have other important things to take care of or you need a product which is not found in your neighborhood .Luckily, we have e-commerce now also known as electronic commerce. It basically means buying and selling of products and services over electronic systems like the internet and other kinds of computer networks. It is constantly evolving at a fast rate according to the changes and trends of the market. E-commerce has many benefits both for the company selling its products and for the consumers too. As we live in a capitalistic world, where free market is the norm- various companies are competing with each other and finding different methods to increase their sales and profits. E-commerce web development service has gained popularity as it greatly helps in increasing the profits of a company. It also gives the company an effective tool to expose the potential of the company and its products and services at a global level. E-commerce software development gives a company a safe and efficient method of marketing their products and provides an instant and reliable means of communication with their consumers. Due to its efficiency and ease of use, customer base becomes larger, customers are satisfied and they become loyal consumers for the company. Applications of software development for e-commerce are the following

One of the main benefits of e-commerce is the convenience it offers to the consumers. You can shop for your favorite things while relaxing at your favorite couch in the comfort of your home. Now people need not go through the hassle of visiting multiple stores looking for the product they need. They can just go online, search for the product they want, find the lowest price instantly and order for the product and it will be delivered to your doorstep. Another benefit is consumers can visit the websites of the products they are interested in and can order for that product 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Another advantage of ordering through the internet is that since the products are not kept in a physical retail shop, a lot of expense is saved and you can get products at a lower price, plus they can have a much wider customer base. They can attract hundreds of thousands of consumers as almost everyone has access to the internet and e-commerce now thanks to website software development .Most of the time, the products offered by e-commerce companies have a lower price compared to conventional stores as the products are delivered directly to the customer by the manufacturer without the involvement of any middle mediators .To summarize, a lot of e-commerce websites have come up as well as web development service providers. There is cut-throat competition in the market, so if you want your online business to grow, it is advisable to hire professional web software development service providers to make sure that your website is unique, user friendly and the products and services you are providing are highlighted perfectly.

Applications of software development for E-Commerce

Electronic tickets§ Teleconferencing§ Shopping cart software§ Online office suites§ Online banking§ Online shopping and order tracking§ Newsgroups§ Instant messaging§ Automated online assistants§ Group buying§ Enterprise content management§ Domestic and international payment systems§ Document automation in supply chain and logistics

Learning Management System in Teaching Learning process

Learning management system (also known as LMS software) is very important for all educational Institutes to systematically manage all learning activities and the learning and development of their students and faculty.

Manage and track student’s Learning with an LMS

A Learning Management System (LMS) is software that automates the administrative tasks of training, such as registering students, tracking courses in a catalog, recording & tracking student’s data, charting a students’ progress, delivering eLearning to students. The best learning management system (LMS) can streamline all the administrative effort, making it easy to ensure each students are receiving the appropriate training.

Facilitate e-learning with an online learning platform

Virtual Classroom Software enables real-time collaboration and delivery of online lectures. As Virtual Classroom Software is a highly interactive platform that uses video conferencing technology to simulate a real classroom environment where in participants interact face to face with the professor by asking questions, discussing just like in a real classroom. Virtual Classroom software is loaded with powerful collaboration tools such as a WYSIWYG Whiteboard, Video Conferencing, Screen-sharing, Q&A Engine, Session Recording, etc.

Consolidate all Learning information into one system with an LMS

The best LMS software helps you to maintain all your learning information in a single, consolidated system. It allows you to maintain a catalog of re-usable learning objects with advanced search capabilities, create question banks with choice of question types and difficulty levels, and maintain an assignment repository with standard