1. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 20061 Emerging Trends In Accessing Social Science Information Resources By Dr. S. Majumdar University Librarian University of Delhi

2. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 20062 Perception  Every discipline in the universe of knowledge undergoes a change & new trends are imbibed with existing structure;  While, identification of new trends in the social science discipline can effectively be done by the social scientists;  Identifying and imbibing the new perspective in the library science discipline will be the responsibility of librarians & library scientists

3. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 20063 Emerging Trends  Library Science per se is undergoing phenomenal change;  The traditional professionalism has the challenge to imbibe the IT revolution especially the Web services through Internet;  The libraries must resolve to introduce HYBRID LIBRARY SYSTEM

4. #Country or Region Internet Users, Latest Data Population ( 2005 Est. ) Internet Penetration Source and Date of Latest Data % Users of World 1United States203,576,811296,208,47668.7 %Nielsen//NR Sept/0520.9 % 2China103,000,0001,282,198,2897.9 %CNNIC June/0510.6 % 3Japan78,050,000128,137,48560.9 %C+I+A Mar./058.0 % 4Germany47,127,72582,726,18857.0 %Nielsen//NR June/054.8 % 5India39,200,0001,094,870,6773.6 %C.I.Almanac Mar./054.0 % 6United Kingdom37,800,00059,889,40763.1 %ITU Oct./053.9 % 7Korea (South)32,570,00049,929,29365.2 %KRNIC Dec./043.3 % 8Italy28,870,00058,608,56549.3 %ITU Sept./053.0 % 9France25,614,89960,619,71842.3 %Nielsen//NR June/052.6 % 10Brazil22,320,000181,823,64512.3 %C+I+A Mar./052.3 % 11Russia22,300,000144,003,90115.5 %C.I.Almanac Mar./052.3 % 12Canada20,450,00032,050,36963.8 %C.I.Almanac Dec./032.1 % 13Mexico16,995,400103,872,32816.4 %AMPCI Oct./052.3 % 14Spain16,129,73143,435,13637.1 %Nielsen//NR Sept/051.7 % 15Indonesia15,300,000219,307,1477.0 %C.I.Almanac Mar./051.6 % 16Taiwan13,800,00022,794,79560.5 %C+I+A Mar./051.4 % 17Australia13,991,61220,507,26468.2 %Nielsen//NR Sept./051.4 % 18Netherlands10,806,32816,316,01966.2 %Nielsen//NR June/041.1 % 19Poland10,600,00038,133,89127.8 %C-I-A Mar./051.1 % 20Turkey10,220,00026,500,69913.9 %ITU Sept./051.1 % TOP 20 Countries768,722,5064,022,907,48419.1 %IWS - Nov./0579.0 % Rest of the World204,105,4952,397,195,2388.5 %IWS - Nov./0521.0 % Total World - Users972,828,0016,420,102,72215.2 %IWS - Nov./05100.0 % TOP 20 COUNTRIES WITH HIGHEST NUMBER OF INTERNET USERS

5. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 20065  The structure and content of the social sciences and their information system & collections are closely interrelated with the social systems of the country itself (i.e., educational system, societal structures, parliamentary and legal system, social services);  Therefore, the organization and representation of the content, is often very individual

6. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 20066  However, certain international similarities can be distinguished - which can also in part be attributed to the impact of new technology in both the field itself and in information work  With the increased use of the Internet, national or linguistic limitations do present subject-oriented challenges to the social sciences librarian;

7. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 20067  These affect not only the methods and instruments used for information retrieval and acquisition, but also the development of value-added services which can place appropriate information in the correct context and provide targeted information in a vastly expanding field.

8. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 20068  The primary impact of new technology in the social science libraries is thus in the realm of expanded access to a wider variety of international sources based on access via the Internet on a fairly up to date basis.  This impact requires network skills, new methods of information retrieval and presentation (or brokering), and often involves the librarian in creating and designing new systems applications to facilitate adequate information services

9. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 20069  Researchers especially from Social Science will become increasingly dependable on electronic resources in future;  Variety of electronic resources is important to research. Hence, they are valuable

10. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200610  They contain;  Universities, research institutions, International Organisations and their activities;  Books, Articles, Research Reports etc. ……….  Discussion groups in the form of Listservers;  Subject gateways;  List of databases with the specific subject details;  Library resources;  Public domain resources;  Many more …………..

11. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200611 Hence, A Sample Study  Is an attempt to present the Information System in a changing perspective with the emergence of new technological impact;  Therefore:  It processes the information in an innovative way;  It exposes the hidden information which are part of the Web resources;  It presents the information system in a new perspective with value added services

12. E-Resources in Social Sciences Its strength Alltheweb – 1,90,000 Altavista – 1,92,000 WiseNut -- 406,184 HotBot -- 39,900 MSN Search -- 25,413 Teoma -- 39,900 Google -- 366,000 Yahoo – 1,94,000

13. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200613 What Google has to say Search Element  “Recent Trends in Social Sciences”  and there are 33,200,000 citations and there are 33,200,000 citations Relevance and Precision ?

14. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200614 Yenza "Yenza" - which means "do it" is a guide to using the Internet for research and teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities. "Yenza" - which means "do it" is a guide to using the Internet for research and teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities. “Yenza” also provide links to online resources relating to specific disciplines“Yenza” also provide links to online resources relating to specific disciplines

15. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200615 Social Science Research Network Social Science Research Network  Ranking List  Top Down Loads : Social Sciences Top Down Loads : Social Sciences  Top Down Loads : Economics Top Down Loads : Economics  Top Down Loads : Information Systems and Business Management Top Down Loads : Information Systems and Business Management  Top Down Loads: Management Research Top Down Loads: Management Research

16. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200616 Research Resources for the Social SciencesResearch Resources for the Social Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa  Which contains CONTENT TO BROWSECONTENT TO BROWSE  Also contains GENERAL RESOURCE SEARCHERSGENERAL RESOURCE SEARCHERS  Also contains GENERAL REFERENCE MATERIALSGENERAL REFERENCE MATERIALS

17. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200617 Research Resources Resources for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research Resources for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research Social, Economic and Political Change A web site of: The Global Social Change Research ProjectSocial, Economic and Political Change A web site of: The Global Social Change Research Project

18. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200618 Research Resources  INFOMINE -- Scholarly Internet Resources Collection INFOMINE -- Scholarly Internet Resources Collection  Direct Search is a growing compilation of links to the search interfaces of resources that contain data not easily or entirely searchable/accessible from general search tools Direct Search

19. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200619 Institutions  Social Science Research Council Social Science Research Council The Apex Council

20. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200620 Institutions  ICPSR : Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, Michigan ICPSR : Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research  provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction, and offers web based training in quantitative methods to facilitate effective data usevast archive

21. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200621 Institutions  School of Slavonic and East European Studies.University College, London Centre for the Study of Economic and Social Change in Europe

22. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200622 Institutions SOCIAL SCIENCE INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA 129 Institutions in India

23. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200623 Gateways Gateways Resources Discovery Network The RDN selects, catalogues and delivers high-quality Internet resources for further and higher education: the best of the Web

24. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200624 Gateways In ancient times, the Library of Alexandria was seen as a universal store of human knowledge. As the Library grew in size, however, it became increasingly difficult to locate relevant material. The poet Callimachus solved the problem by compiling a catalogue called The Pinakes. On a far smaller scale, these Web pages hope to provide a similar function for Internet resources, by linking to the major subject gatewaysThe Pinakes

25. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200625 Gateways SOSIG Social Science Information Gateways

26. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200626 Gateways GEsource Geography and Environment Gateway Browse Headings by Subject

27. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200627 Gateways DMOZ : Open Directory Project Economics Institutions

28. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200628 Subject Specific Resources  Social Science Subjects Social Science Subjects  Social Science Resources : General Social Science Resources : General  Library of Congress : Social Sciences Library of Congress : Social Sciences

29. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200629 SocioSite : Social Science Information System  Electronic Journals and Magazines Electronic Journals and Magazines  Activism, Collective Action, Social Movements, Utopianism Activism, Collective Action, Social Movements, Utopianism  Sociology of Aging - Age Inequality, Ageism, Gerontology Sociology of Aging - Age Inequality, Ageism, Gerontology  Social and Cultural AnthropologySocial and Cultural Anthropology  Famous Sociologists Famous Sociologists  Sociological Theories and Perspectives Sociological Theories and Perspectives

30. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200630 Anthropology  Anthropology Resources on the Internet Anthropology Resources on the Internet  BIOGRAPHIES BIOGRAPHIES  HUMAN CULTURE HUMAN CULTURE  ANTHROPOLOGY TUTORIALS ANTHROPOLOGY TUTORIALS

31. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200631 Economics  Economic and Political Development: Information Resources Economic and Political Development: Information Resources  About.com on World of Economics About.com on World of Economics

32. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200632 The WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources

33. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200633 Librarian’s Internet Choice  Anthropology Anthropology  Demography Demography  Economics Economics  Library Science Library Science  Linguistics Linguistics  Political Science Political Science  Psychology Psychology  Society and Social Sciences Society and Social Sciences  Urban Planning Urban Planning  Urban Studies Urban Studies  Area Studies Area Studies  Sociology Sociology

34. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200634  Directory of Open Access Journals covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals on all subjects and languages. There are now 1991 journals in the directory. Currently 492 journals are searchable at article level. As of today 83324 articles are included in the DOAJ service. Directory of Open Access Journals 492

35. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200635 Scholarly Societies

36. Workshop on Growth and Development of Literature in Social Sciences, January 24, 200636  Thanks