Title:	Enhancing access to audio and video collections of Raman research institute library through digitization
Authors:	Nagaraj, M.N. Benegal, Vrinda J. Bhandi, M.K.
Issue Date:	Apr-2015
Publisher:	Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Citation:	ASP Conference Series, 2015, Vol. 492 p 212
Abstract:	The library at the Raman Research (RRI) began digitization of its audio and video (AV) collections starting in the year 2000 with the intent to enhance the accessibility of these items. AV collections in their original format are problematic since they are vulnerable to physical damage and decay in uncontrolled climate conditions. Further, as AV formats have changed over the years, older formats become unreadable due to the fact that the equipment needed to view such materials is obsolete or no longer available. This paper will show how RRI has taken multiple measures to address these various problems. At first, catalogue records were enhanced with additional metadata, but this did not sufficiently enhance access. Next, the library converted the AV materials to CDs, but this format also posed various problems, as CDs are susceptible to damage and do not allow for multiple simultaneous use. Finally, the RRI library digitized AV materials and placed them on the RRI intranet and the web for wider accessibility
Description:	Open Access, Proceedings of Library and Information Services in Astronomy (LISA) VII on Open Science: At the Frontiers of Librarianship, held at INAF, Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte, Naples, Italy. From 17th to 20th June 2014, Edited by A. Holl et al
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/6229
ISBN:	978-1-58381-868-8
ISSN:	978-1-58381-869-5 (online)
Alternative Location:	http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015ASPC..492..212N http://www.aspbooks.org/a/volumes/article_details/?paper_id=36807
Copyright:	2015 Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Appears in Collections:	Research Papers

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