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    Managing Information Revolution: Strategies of Collection Development in Research Oriented Libraries
    (Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Nanda Kumari, E.; Kavitha, E.S.
    The Philosophy behind information resource management is to design inventory and control of all the library resources required to produce information. If standardized and controlled, these resources can be shared and re-used throughout the network libraries, not just by a single user or an application. Obtaining, storing, and processing information is critical to an organization’s success and profitability. Ongoing innovations in information technology challenge managers, practitioners and researchers to create and adapt to new policies, strategies, and solutions for information management. Library patrons in today’s environment expect access to electronic items as well as physical materials. Also, publishers are abandoning the traditional print model in favor of electronic formats which is less expensive for them to deliver and easier access to users in the library. Information based organizations depends on computer databases and information systems for their ongoing operation and management. Information resource management is a program of activities directed at making effective use of information technology within an organization. These activities range from global level information planning to application system development operation, and maintain to support the end user computing. A significant reason for inability to integrate information management activities is the failure to adequately define the information resource. What is that must be effectively managed. What are the concepts to the problem of managing collections in an organization which provides a basic ingredient for effective information resource management and control in building valuable source of information for the end user etc. are the highlighting points to be focused in this paper.
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    Perception and Utilization of Social Networking Sites among the Research Scholars of Library and Information Science in Tamil Nadu
    (Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Kavitha, E.S.; Uma, T.
    Social Networking refers to the means of interactions among people in which they create, share, and exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks. This study aimed to study the purpose and benefits of using the SNS, and also wants to flash light on regularity of using SNS for various entertainments, academic and Information sharing by the research scholars of Library and Information Science. A structured questionnaire was designed and randomly distributed to 85 research scholars of Library and Information Science in Tamil Nadu. After collecting the data, SPSS 16 Software was employed for the analysis. Percentage analysis, Mean, SD, MANCOVA test were used to show the interrelationship between variables. PhD scholars are only giving more importance on sharing of information for various purposes compared with updating their professional related activities. It is significant to know that the research scholars are benefited by SNS for research through e-learning process and make new friendship. Majorities of the research scholars have been using the Google Scholars, Academic.edu for information sharing such in citation, publication and knowledge sharing. It is pathetic to mention that more number of research scholars are not aware of Research Gate, citation sites such as Mendeley and Zotero. Factors like the age of the research scholars and their seriousness of Library Science play an important role in the application of SNS for entertainment purpose. It is also highlighted that M.Phil and Ph.D scholars of Library and Information Science use SNS for academic purpose. What this paper wants to highlight on is, on the difference in sharing the kind of information among the M.Phil and Ph.D Scholars.