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Introduction:
Open Index Initiative is relatively a new concept
conceived at IGIDR
library with a basic objective to develop an
exhaustive online database with index and abstract to articles, book
reviews and conference papers published in Indian Social Science
Journals.
The inspiration for this initiative comes
from RePEc. OII facilitates direct data entry, by the
registered members, through an
online interface.
The scope is now extended to identify resources available in Indian Social
Science Libraries, index such resouces and provide a searchable online interface.
to promote the Resouce Sharing Activities.
This initiative also attempts to identify experts in open source software
and to facilitate training programs and worshops for library professionals
working in such libraries
Efforts are on to develop an interface for the thesuarus
developed by
The Social Science Information Centre (IZ), Bonn
and German Social Science
Infrastructure Services (GESIS) and to integrate it with the
data entry module of OII
Who can
provide data:
Any, Library and Information Cente in India
can contribute data voluntarily. Those interested may please
contact the OII coordinator, at IGIDR, Mumbai
The data thus provided and compiled becomes `Common Property'
and therefore, it is implicit that access is open, but no one owns it. The data
contributed by libraries will be made avilable to all the other participating libraries
for mirroring.
Due credit will be given to the contributors, whether
institutions or an individuals, by including their names in each
record contributed by them, which ultimately gets displayed at the time of
retrieval.
OII Model:
The OII model, developed on the basis of Participatory
Approach, allows the institutions/individuals to:
- Contribute Data online from their workstations.
- Offer suggestions to improve the system.
- Monitor and evaluate the results themselves.
- Mirror the compilation at their sites for non-commercial purpose.
Main features of the OII
model :
- Data comes from
individuals and institutions.
Abstract will be provided
where ever possible
Covers book reviews
and Conference papers published in such journals. Also, covers
thesis, dissertations, working Papers eminating from such
institutions
Survyes literature
available in participating libraries and provides online
search interface for identifying resouces available in such libraries
Data, on demand,
will be provided as flat files to all the contributing
institutions, with all the metadata elements, for mirroring for
non-commercial purpose
Each contributor would
get due credit and the users of the database can directly Interact with them
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