Alfaqir ila Mardhatillah…

These laws are:

1. Books are for use.
2. Every reader has his or her book.
3. Every book has its reader.
4. Save the time of the reader.
5. The library is a growing organism.

Law developed by S. R. Ranganathan:

In 2004, librarian Alireza Noruzi recommended applying Ranganathan’s laws to the web in his paper, “Application of Ranganathan’s Laws to the Web”:

1. Web resources are for use.
2. Every user his or her web resource.
3. Every web resource its user.
4. Save the time of the user.
5. The Web is a growing organism.

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Definition of Information
1. Facts, data, or instructions in any medium or form.
2. The meaning that a human assigns to data by means of the known conventions used in their representation.

Definition of Library
* room where books are kept; “they had brandy in the library”
* a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing
* a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
(computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use
* a building that houses a collection of books and other materials
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Definition of Digital Library
A digital library is a collection of documents in organized electronic form, available on the Internet or on CD-ROM (compact-disk read-only memory) disks. Depending on the specific library, a user may be able to access magazine articles, books, papers, images, sound files, and videos. On the Internet, the use of a digital library is enhanced by a broadband connection such as cable modem or DSL. …
www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/media/digital_dictionary.htm

A digital library comprises digital collections, services and infrastructure to support lifelong learning, research, scholarly communication and preservation.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_library

Definition of Knowledge Management
Capturing, organizing, and storing knowledge and experiences of individual workers and groups within an organization and making this information available to others in the organization.
library.ahima.org/xpedio/groups/public/documents/ahima/pub_bok1_025042.html

Knowledge management is the name of a concept in which a company or organization consciously and comprehensively gathers, organizes, shares, and analyzes its knowledge in terms of resources, documents, and people skills.
eec.lboro.ac.uk/learningtech/jtor.htm

The process of systematically and actively managing and leveraging the stores of knowledge in an organisation is called knowledge management. It is the process of transforming information and intellectual assets into enduring value.
www.unisa.edu.au/pas/qap/planning/glossary.asp

Definition of Cataloging
is the systematic organization of information, data, or materials so that they can retrieved when the requester needs them. Cataloging follows rules and practices to enable users to understand the system. Putting words in alphabetical order in a dictionary or index is one example of cataloging. Alphabetical order has rules so that the lexicographer and the end user can find words. A library cataloger follows rules established by national and global organizations. …
home.earthlink.net/~ddstuhlman/defin1.htm

is the action of assigning and applying a unique identifier (a catalog number) to an object or specimen or group of objects and specimens and completing descriptive documentation.
www.fws.gov/policy/126fw1.html

Definition of MARC
Machine Readable Cataloging, meaning that one particular type of machine, a computer, can read and interpret the data in the cataloging record. Eastern Shores uses this standard for cataloging.
www.esls.lib.wi.us/glossary.html

Definition of Bibliographic Description
In the online catalog, the description of a specific item, designed to differentiate between copies or versions of the same items. The descriptions consist of the title and statement of responsibility (author, editor, etc.), edition, type of publication, publisher information, physical description, series, notes, etc.
www.lscc.edu/library/guides/lilt.htm

Definition of Bibliographic Control
The systematic identification of recorded information and the mechanism for gaining subsequent access to such information.
www.seattlecentral.org/faculty/jshoop/glossary.html

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THE ROLES OF LIBRARIAN IN A CYBER WORLD

~ As a search intermediary
~ As a facilitator
~ As a researcher
~ As a web developer
~ As a content manager
~ As an interface designer
~ As a sifter of the information

TO BE CONT’D…