Directory of Open Access Books

DOAB: Directory of Open Access Books

The Directory of Open Access Books ( http://www.doabooks.org/)  is a service of OAPEN Foundation. The OAPEN Foundation is an international initiative dedicated to Open Access monograph publishing, based at the National Library in The Hague. DOAB is being developed in close cooperation with Lars Bjørnshauge and Salam Baker Shanawa (director of SemperTool), who were also responsible for the development of the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). SemperTool develops and maintains DOAB system.

DOAB supports the OAI protocol for metadata harvesting (OAI-PMH). Service providers and libraries can use the protocol to harvest the metadata of the records from DOAB for inclusion in their collections and catalogues.  

Online magazines

• Business Week: http://www.businessweek.com

• India Today, Business Today, Readers Digest, Golf Digest: http://www.india-today.com

• Time: http://www.time.com

• .NET : UK’s favorite internet Magazine: http://www.netmag.co.uk

• Information of the IT world is available here: http://www.itworld.com

• Information today: http://www.infotoday.com

• Outlook India: http://www.outlookindia.com

• Information regarding the business of india : http://www.domain-b.com

• India’s first dedicated site to mutual funds: http://www.mutualfundsindia.com

• A home page for world’s business leaders: http://www.forbes.com

• Byte (Computer Magazine): http://www.byte.com

• Info World (Magazine of Worlds IT information): http://www.infoworld.com

• The Economist: http://www.economist.com

• Business Week: http://www.businessweek.com

• PC World Magazine: http://www.pcworld.com

• Entrepreneur.com ( Solutions for growing business): http://www.entrepreneur.com

• eWeek enterprise news and reviews: http://www.eweek.com

• Corporate Trends(The magazine of Ideas,Innovation and Inspiration for Executives): http://www.corporatetrends.com.au

New arrivals: books

1.The Corner Office
Author: Adam Bryant

2.Target 3 Billion: Innovative Solutions Towards Sustainable Development
Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Srijan Pal Singh

3.Inside Coca-Cola: A CEO's Life Story of Building the World's Most Popular Brand .Author: Neville Isdell, David Beasley

4.Revolution 20 20
Author: Chetan Bhagat

5.Unfair Trade: The shocking truth behind ‘ethical’ business
Author: Conor WoodmanISBN:

6.Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels And Stories Volume I
Author: Arthur Conan DoyleISBN:

7.42 Rules of Social Media for Small Business
Author: Jennifer L. Jacobson

8.Business Etiquette: A Guide for the Indian Professional
Author: Shital Kakkar MehraI

9.The Blogging Revolution
Author: Antony Loewenstein


10.The Steve Jobs Way

Author: Jay Elliot, William L. Simon

11.Wealth and Illfare: An Expedition Into Real Life Economics
Author: Prof. C. T. Kurien

12.The Politics of Climate Change and the Global Crisis: Mortgaging Our Future
Author: Praful Bidwai

Amazing Library Designs

The word “library” doesn’t immediately conjure up a sense of coolness but these libraries are much more than just book storage depots. From public archives of knowledge to centers of learning at colleges and universities, libraries can be amazing places – so why shouldn’t they look the part? From alien blob monster buildings to futuristic steel-and-glass mega-structures...

Read more..

http://weburbanist.com/2008/12/10/clever-creative-modern-library-architecture-designs/

http://www.equilibriarte.net/articles/1154/Amazing-libraries-around-the-world

http://www.topdesignmag.com/20-of-the-worlds-most-famous-libraries/

 

 

A Brief Introduction to the Dewey Decimal Classification

The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system is a general knowledge organization tool that is continuously revised to keep pace with knowledge. The system was conceived by Melvil Dewey in 1873 and first published in 1876.

ASB library follows the DDC system for classifying books.

Read more about DDC ..

http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/summaries/

E-Books and Libraries: 25 Resources

An electronic book (variously, e-book, e book, digital book) is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on, published through, and readable on computers or other electronic devices. Sometimes the equivalent of a conventional printed book,e-books can also be born digital.You wish to read e-books ..

Just try the link...........

http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2012/e-books-and-libraries-25-resources/

Koha: Open Source Library Software

ASB Library is automated with Koha Software.Koha is an open source Integrated Library System (ILS), used world-wide by public, academic and special libraries. The name koha comes from a Māori term for a gift or donation.Koha is web-based ILS, with a SQL database backend with cataloguing data stored in MARC and accessible via Z39.50. The user interface is very configurable and adaptable and has been translated into many languages. Koha has most of the features that would be expected in an ILS, including:

• Simple, clear interface for librarians and members (patrons)
  
• Various Web 2.0 facilities like tagging and RSS feeds
  
• Union catalog facility
  
• Customizable search
  
• Circulation and borrower management
  
• Full acquisitions system including budgets and pricing information (including supplier and currency conversion)
  
• Simple acquisitions system 
  
• Ability to cope with any number of branches, patrons, patron categories, item categories, items, currencies and other data
  
• Serials system for magazines or newspapers
  
• Reading lists for members
  

Get the latest version of Koha .....click..

http://www.koha.org/