Museums are important institutions that preserve and display historical, cultural, and scientific artifacts. They provide insight into the past, showcasing everything from ancient relics to contemporary art and allowing visitors to explore human history and creativity. Art museums house extensive paintings, sculptures, and photography collections, offering a glimpse into different cultures and time periods. Natural […]
Achieving the goal of ensuring fair use of library materials and following a standard classification system is key to library success. Currently, more than 100 classification systems have been developed around the world. The most useful and widely used system for its use is the decimal system of classification, which was inaugurated 148 years ago
There is no sun in the sky before sunrise. But the entire sky was disturbed by an unseen light. The sky turned red from the pain of a luminous explosion. Soft light echoes around. Even in talented people’s lives, this light’s soft echoes can be heard. We know of its intense radiance, but the history
Before we attempt to describe various peripherals of a computer system, it is pertinent to define briefly what hardware and software mean, and how many types of computers there are in general that might be necessary for establishing an integrated online library system. Hardware It is the physical, mechanical, magnetic, electronic and electrical component of
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a term used in various ways by experts from different disciplines, such as mathematicians, computer programmers, and information and communication experts. AI has no single, widely recognized definition. According to Hilker (1986, p. 15), AI is a branch of computer science that focuses on the ability of computers to perform intelligent
A subject heading is a team or a word or group of words or group of words used in a catalog, bibliography, or index expressing or representing the subject content of a book article or other reading material. Determination Formulation of subject heading is a process of subject or knowledge classification. In determining the subject,
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When all the internal activities of the library are organized mainly through computers, the system is called automated library system. The main internal functions of a library are access control, cataloguing, transaction control, journalingand periodical control. Also currently considered are automated library systems for information retrieval, automated and semi-automated digitization, networking, etc. In addition to
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A catalog is an inventory of books, magazines, journals, pamphlets, monographs, audio-visual aids, and other materials held by a specific library, a collection of libraries (in the case of a union catalogue), or a private collection that includes specific items of bibliographical information, such as author, title, edition, imprint, collation, etc. in printed, microfiche, automated,
When the form of a catalogue can be determined only by viewing its physical or outer appearance, it is called the physical form of a catalogue. The best physical form of catalogue should possess as many as possible of the following attributes: We can easily tell if a catalogue is in book, card, microfiche or
A Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is a unique code assigned to digital objects like academic articles, datasets, and other types of media. It serves as a permanent link to the object’s location on the internet. DOIs are standardized by the International DOI Foundation, which ensures that the DOI link remains valid even if the web
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