Dr. V K J JeevanDeputy Librarian Indira Gandhi National Open UniversityMaidan GarhiNew Delhi 110068vkjj@rediffmail.com

DELNET and Distance Education

On Campus EducationOn Campus Education

Individual institution’s headacheIndividual institution’s headache All required infrastructure in the All required infrastructure in the

campuscampus Good networking with likeminded Good networking with likeminded

institutionsinstitutions

Distance EducationDistance Education Social activitySocial activity ParticipativeParticipative National Open University, 13 state open National Open University, 13 state open

Universities and 119 distance education Universities and 119 distance education directorates directorates

Demand for higher education in the Demand for higher education in the country is increasing by 15% to 17% every country is increasing by 15% to 17% every year year

Conventional institutions can at best take Conventional institutions can at best take only 7% of this loadonly 7% of this load

500 courses to approximately 20 lakhs 500 courses to approximately 20 lakhs students through 5000 study centers and students through 5000 study centers and 65000 academic counselors 65000 academic counselors

IGNOUIGNOU

58 regional centres58 regional centres 7 sub-7 sub- regional centresregional centres 1400 study centres 1400 study centres 41 overseas centres41 overseas centres 125 academic programmes 125 academic programmes 48,000 academic peers from various 48,000 academic peers from various

disciplines of the campus University disciplines of the campus University systemsystem

Student Centred media enriched learning

DE also needs libraryDE also needs library

traditional library services designed traditional library services designed for on-campus users will not meet for on-campus users will not meet the requirements of distance the requirements of distance learners- ILA Guidelineslearners- ILA Guidelines

ILA GuidelinesILA Guidelines Reference services in person or through Reference services in person or through

telephone/fax/emailtelephone/fax/email Manual and computerized bibliographic services Manual and computerized bibliographic services

to facultyto faculty Borrowing and reading room facilitiesBorrowing and reading room facilities Services like book bank, mobile library, document Services like book bank, mobile library, document

delivery and interlibrary loandelivery and interlibrary loan Preparation of “readings of articles” or course Preparation of “readings of articles” or course

packspacks Remote access to OPAC, website and networks Remote access to OPAC, website and networks

like DELNET, INFLIBNETlike DELNET, INFLIBNET Password enabled access to online journals and Password enabled access to online journals and

electronic databaseselectronic databases Learning resource centres at public and private Learning resource centres at public and private

librarieslibraries

DE also needs libraryDE also needs library

distance learning communities are distance learning communities are entitled to library services and entitled to library services and resources equivalent to those resources equivalent to those provided for students and faculty in provided for students and faculty in traditional campus settings –ACRLtraditional campus settings –ACRL

ACRL GuidelinesACRL Guidelines reference assistance; reference assistance; computer-based bibliographic and informational services; computer-based bibliographic and informational services; reliable, rapid, secure access to institutional and other networks, reliable, rapid, secure access to institutional and other networks,

including the Internet; including the Internet; consultation services; consultation services; a program of library user instruction designed to instill a program of library user instruction designed to instill

independent and effective information literacy skills; independent and effective information literacy skills; assistance with and instruction in the use of nonprint media and assistance with and instruction in the use of nonprint media and

equipment; equipment; reciprocal or contractual borrowing, or interlibrary loan services reciprocal or contractual borrowing, or interlibrary loan services

using broadest application of fair use of copyrighted materials; using broadest application of fair use of copyrighted materials; prompt document delivery, such as a courier system and/or prompt document delivery, such as a courier system and/or

electronic transmission; electronic transmission; access to reserve materials in accordance with copyright fair use access to reserve materials in accordance with copyright fair use

policies; policies; adequate service hours for optimum access by users; and adequate service hours for optimum access by users; and promotion of library services to the distance learning community, promotion of library services to the distance learning community,

including documented and updated policies, regulations and including documented and updated policies, regulations and procedures for systematic development, and management of procedures for systematic development, and management of information resources. information resources.

DE also needs libraryDE also needs library

every user, regardless of his or her every user, regardless of his or her physical location, should be able to physical location, should be able to use all library services – Prof. Peter use all library services – Prof. Peter BrophyBrophy

DE also needs libraryDE also needs library

library and information needs of library and information needs of distance students do not differ in distance students do not differ in principle from the needs of their on-principle from the needs of their on-campus peers campus peers

what differs are the modalities that what differs are the modalities that information providers must adopt information providers must adopt

-Elizabeth F. Watson -Elizabeth F. Watson

Same Course in two modesSame Course in two modes

peer interaction and in campus peer interaction and in campus libraries in regular courseslibraries in regular courses

distance learner has very little distance learner has very little interaction with fellow students, interaction with fellow students, teachers and campus atmosphereteachers and campus atmosphere

the self learning materials are so the self learning materials are so devised with more emphasis on devised with more emphasis on simulating these extra features simulating these extra features

Distance learnerDistance learner

cost effective alternative in offering cost effective alternative in offering educational avenues to a large educational avenues to a large population in the developing worldpopulation in the developing world

boost to many careers by providing boost to many careers by providing learner centric opportunities in learner centric opportunities in furthering one’s educational furthering one’s educational qualifications and career goals qualifications and career goals

Distance LearnerDistance Learner

previous qualifications are relaxed previous qualifications are relaxed for certain courses for certain courses

distance learner needs background distance learner needs background materials for core and related topics materials for core and related topics

sometimes more library support than sometimes more library support than regular students regular students

Reciprocal borrowing arrangementsReciprocal borrowing arrangements

They share resourcesThey share resources We share rules and regulationsWe share rules and regulations Open University, UK students and staff can use Open University, UK students and staff can use

other libraries to borrow books, to use book other libraries to borrow books, to use book collections for reference, or as a quiet place to collections for reference, or as a quiet place to work or study through National Schemes, work or study through National Schemes, Regional Schemes, University libraries near you Regional Schemes, University libraries near you and UK National Libraries and UK National Libraries http://library.open.ac.uk/help/otherlibs/index.cfmhttp://library.open.ac.uk/help/otherlibs/index.cfm

Reciprocal borrowing arrangementsReciprocal borrowing arrangements

Athabasca University Library (Canada) can access Athabasca University Library (Canada) can access Other Libraries through The Alberta Library (TAL) Other Libraries through The Alberta Library (TAL) card program (Available to Alberta residents only) card program (Available to Alberta residents only) and COPPUL / CURBA Reciprocal Borrowing from and COPPUL / CURBA Reciprocal Borrowing from libraries across Canada libraries across Canada

-http://library.athabascau.ca/otherlib/others.html-http://library.athabascau.ca/otherlib/others.html

Libraries in US have reciprocal borrowing, ILL and Libraries in US have reciprocal borrowing, ILL and DDS arrangements DDS arrangements

Network supportNetwork support

present library support system can present library support system can not afford to provide anything not afford to provide anything comparable to the campus based comparable to the campus based mode mode

network facilities like DELNET should network facilities like DELNET should supplement the library support supplement the library support currently offeredcurrently offered

Open AccessOpen Access

Not much reciprocal borrowing Not much reciprocal borrowing arrangements in the countryarrangements in the country

Network services like DELNET has a Network services like DELNET has a major role major role

Many libraries open their collection Many libraries open their collection for others through DELNETfor others through DELNET

Librarian’s are worried about Librarian’s are worried about publisher’s rights than copyrightspublisher’s rights than copyrights

DELNET StatisticsDELNET StatisticsSl. No Feature Value

1 Union CataLogue of Books 53,95,778

2 Union List of Current Periodicals 25,252

3 Union Catalogue of Periodicals 20,235

4 Databases of Periodical Articles 8,88,342

5 CD-ROM Database 2,281

6 Union List of Video Recordings 5,000

7 Union List of Sound Recordings 748

8 Databases of Theses and Dissertations 44,304

9 DEVINSA Database 20,000

10 Members (More than 70% of these libraries are in science and technology area and around 90% are academic institutions) India 1129, Outside India 16, Total Members 1145

Delhi- 177, Andhra Pradesh- 115, Maharashtra- 111, Tamil Nadu- 160, Uttar Pradesh- 97, Karnataka- 92

DELNET StatisticsDELNET Statistics

How many ILL requests received and How many ILL requests received and complied with?complied with?

Time elapsed in providing ILL? Time elapsed in providing ILL? 1 week for Delhi and 2-3 weeks for 1 week for Delhi and 2-3 weeks for

outstationoutstation How many DDS requests received How many DDS requests received

and complied with?and complied with? Time elapsed in offering DDS?Time elapsed in offering DDS?

What about requests not registered?What about requests not registered?

Services are currently based on Services are currently based on DELNET Union databasesDELNET Union databases

If you want a book/copy from those If you want a book/copy from those not available in the Union database, not available in the Union database, no provision to even register the no provision to even register the demanddemand

What about demands you do not What about demands you do not have??have??

Role DELNET should playRole DELNET should play

Make update of holdings more currentMake update of holdings more current Creating a National Union Creating a National Union

Catalogue/Database Catalogue/Database Give and Take Options for non Members Give and Take Options for non Members Collaborative Arrangements Collaborative Arrangements Reference Libraries of Books Reference Libraries of Books Library Consortia Library Consortia Electronic Access options Electronic Access options Repository of Indian Research Repository of Indian Research Portal Based Services Portal Based Services

For all theseFor all these

DELNET should be better fundedDELNET should be better funded DELNET should evolve distance DELNET should evolve distance

education friendly membership education friendly membership modelsmodels

ReferencesReferences Association of College & Research LibrariesAssociation of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), (ACRL),

Guidelines for Distance Learning Library Services, June 29, Guidelines for Distance Learning Library Services, June 29, 2004, http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/ 2004, http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/ acrlstandards/guidelinesdistancelearning.htmacrlstandards/guidelinesdistancelearning.htm

BrophyBrophy, Peter, Library without walls: from vision to reality in , Peter, Library without walls: from vision to reality in Libraries without walls 2: the delivery of library services to Libraries without walls 2: the delivery of library services to distant users, ed. by Peter Brophy, Shelagh Fisher and Zoe distant users, ed. by Peter Brophy, Shelagh Fisher and Zoe Clarke, London: LA Publishing, 1998, pp.6-13.Clarke, London: LA Publishing, 1998, pp.6-13.

DELNETDELNET, http://delnet.nic.in/, http://delnet.nic.in/ IGNOUIGNOU, http://www.ignou.ac.in/, http://www.ignou.ac.in/ Indian Library AssociationIndian Library Association (ILA) ‘Guidelines for Library (ILA) ‘Guidelines for Library

Services to Distance Learners’, prepared by the Sectional Services to Distance Learners’, prepared by the Sectional Committee on Distance Education, Indian Library Association, Committee on Distance Education, Indian Library Association, New Delhi, 28 July 2001. New Delhi, 28 July 2001.

KeeganKeegan, Desmond, The foundations of distance education, , Desmond, The foundations of distance education, London: Croom Helm, 1986, p. 49.London: Croom Helm, 1986, p. 49.

WatsonWatson, Elizabeth F., Distance Librarianship: A Perspective, in , Elizabeth F., Distance Librarianship: A Perspective, in Library Services to Distance Learners in the Commonwealth: A Library Services to Distance Learners in the Commonwealth: A Reader, ed. by Elizabeth F. Watson and Neela Jagannathan, Reader, ed. by Elizabeth F. Watson and Neela Jagannathan, Vancouver (Canada): The Commonwealth of Learning, pp. 9-39, Vancouver (Canada): The Commonwealth of Learning, pp. 9-39, 1997.1997.

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