Shodh Bhagirathi: The Institutional Repository of ETD at IIT Roorkee

Library Herald Year : 2016, Volume : 54, Issue : 3 First page : ( 331) Last page : ( 339) Print ISSN : 0024-2292. Online ISSN : 0976-2469. Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-2469.2016.00024.5

Shodh Bhagirathi: The Institutional Repository of ETD at IIT Roorkee

Soni Ramniwas1, Ram Sudeshwar2, Singh Yogendra3 1Assistant Librarian, Mahatma Gandhi Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee 2Assistant Library & Information Officer, Mahatma Gandhi Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee 3Retired Librarian, Mahatma Gandhi Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, mail:yogi5240@gmail.com

Abstract We present a case study of developing an e-Repository of the Theses and Dissertations (T&D) in Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR). It will give a brief introduction of the issues which had been considered while setting up an ETD repository such as, digitization process, standards and parameters used in scanning, formats used, indexing of scanned data, in-house v/s outsourcing, software selection, hardware requirements, storage, metadata creation, content management, IPR policy, accessibility and management of electronic content, quality of digital contents, cost analysis etc. This paper also highlights the challenges and opportunity before the library professionals to set up ETD repository using open source software.

Keywords E-Repository, ETD-IIT Roorkee, T & D collection, Mahatma Gandhi Central Library, Roorkee, Shodh Bhagirathi,Soni Ramniwas, Ram Sudeshwar, Singh Yogendra.