E learning

1. WELCOME

2. CHARACTERISTICS OF
E-RESOURCES
Submitted by,
Sruthy Jolly
1st B.ed Naturalscience
SNDP College
Muvattupuzha

3. e-resources
Definition
e-resources is short term for electronic
resources.or electronic information resources.Thesse are
collection of information in electronic or digital format
that are accessed on an electronic device such as mobile
phone,computer etc.These are published resources in
electroni version/format such as encyclopedias,pamphets,e-
book,e-journals,databases etc.

4. Types of e-resources
The following are the sources of electronic information
 CD –ROMS
 DVDs
 Electronic journals
 Electronic Databases
 Electronic book
 ETD’S(electronic thesis and dissertation)

5.  Digital Libraries
 Internet Resources
 Electronic mail data
 OPAC
 Institutional Repository system

6. Characteristics of e-resources
 The potentiality of the e-resources are huge and
 do not occupy physical space
 Encompassing everything
 Elemination of time,space,cost limit
 Public domain of information(internet)
 Easy archiving of the content and organised subjectively

7.  Full content can be searched
 Preservation and dissemination of knowledge
Faster and vast
Back up preservation
E-journals-
 Web presentation:
-Various formats(SGML,XML,HTML,PDF,MATHML,PS)
-HTML and PDF most common
 HTML advantages
Easy to index
More options for linking,searching,and supplementing the text

8.  PDF advantages
Stable manageble and cost effective for publishers
Familiar look for users
Easy conversion of legacy print
 Multimedia objects,data files,and other Supplimentary
materials
 Accelerated publication
 Interactivity and customization
 Stability and accessibility
 Independent of space and time

9. An electronic resources is an ny information sources that
the library provides access to an electronic format.The
library has purchased subscriptions to many electronic
information resources in order to provide you with
access to them free of charge

10. THANK YOU