REPORT
"RELATION BETWEEN THE INTERNET AND THE LIBRARY"
Subject: Access to Library and Information System
"RELATION BETWEEN THE INTERNET AND THE LIBRARY"
Subject: Access to Library and Information System
ABSTRACT
This report will process further investigation on the difference between the internet and the conventional library. It will give a short insight into the defintion of each, reveal short piecewise functionality of each as well as conclude in direct comparison.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abstract
1.0 Introduction
- 1.1 Definition of the Library
- 1.2 Definition of the Internet
2.0 Governance
- 2.1 Governance of the Library
- 2.2 Governance of the Internet
3.0 Navigation
- 3.1 Navigation through Libraries
- 3.2 Navigation through the Internet
4.0 Compare and Contrast
5.0 Conclusion
6.0 Reference List
1.0 INTRODUCTION
This report will briefly report the differences or even the things in common between the library and the internet.
1.1 DEFINITION OF THE LIBRARY
A library is a collection of sources, resources, and services, and the structure in which it is housed; it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. In the more traditional sense, a library is a collection of books. It can mean the collection, the building or room that houses such a collection, or both. The term "library" has itself acquired a secondary meaning: "a collection of useful material for common use," and in this sense is used in fields such as computer science, mathematics, statistics, electronics and biology.
1.2 DEFINITION OF THE INTERNET
The Internet, sometimes called simply "the Net," is a worldwide system of computer networks - a network of networks in which users at any one computer can, if they have permission, get information from any other computer (and sometimes talk directly to users at other computers).
It was conceived by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) of the U.S. government in 1969 and was first known as the ARPANET. The original aim was to create a network that would allow users of a research computer at one university to be able to "talk to" research computers at other universities. A side benefit of ARPANet's design was that, because messages could be routed or rerouted in more than one direction, the network could continue to function even if parts of it were destroyed in the event of a military attack or other disaster.
2.0 GOVERNANCE
The “ownership” of libraries in comparison to the internet are very different as will be briefly described below.
2.1 GOVERNANCE OF THE LIBRARY
The governance and the “owners” of libraries can vary in each country as well as in each state or even each city, whereas the majority “system of governance” is pretty similar and depends on the kind of library.
The following types of libraries do exist:
- National Library
- Public Library
- Academic Library
- Special Library
- School Library
The governance can be a part of the government, a part of the state, a city, an institution, a school, a foundation etc. Hence usually there is an owner who is controlling the funds and organization of the library the owner is responsible for.
2.2 GOVERNANCE OF THE INTERNET
The Internet is a globally distributed network comprising many voluntarily interconnected autonomous networks. It operates without a central governing body. However, to maintain interoperability, all technical and policy aspects of the underlying core infrastructure and the principal name spaces are administered by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), headquartered in Marina del Rey, California. ICANN is the authority that coordinates the assignment of unique identifiers for use on the Internet, including domain names, Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, application port numbers in the transport protocols, and many other parameters. Globally unified name spaces, in which names and numbers are uniquely assigned, are essential for the global reach of the Internet. ICANN is governed by an international board of directors drawn from across the Internet technical, business, academic, and other non-commercial communities. The US government continues to have the primary role in approving changes to the DNS root zone that lies at the heart of the domain name system. ICANN's role in coordinating the assignment of unique identifiers distinguishes it as perhaps the only central coordinating body on the global Internet. On November 16, 2005, the World Summit on the Information Society, held in Tunis, established the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to discuss Internet-related issues.
3.0 NAVIGATION
The “navigation system” people move in inside of a library or on the internet is a different system, besides the fact that the library is a physical place while the internet is a virtual place.
3.1 NAVIGATION THROUGH LIBRARIES
A library classification is a system of coding and organizing library materials (books, serials, audiovisual materials, computer files, maps, manuscripts, realia) according to their subject and allocating a call number to that information resource. Similar to classification systems used in biology, bibliographic classification systems group entities that are similar together typically arranged in a hierarchical tree structure. A different kind of classification system, called a faceted classification system, is also widely used which allows the assignment of multiple classifications to an object, enabling the classifications to be ordered in multiple ways.
There are many standard system of library classification in use, and many more have been proposed over the years. However in general, Classification systems can be divided into three types depending on how they are used.
• Bliss Bibliographic Classification (BC)
• Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)
• Library of Congress Classification (LCC)
Classification systems in libraries generally play two roles. Firstly they facilitate subject access by allowing the user to find out what works or documents the library has on a certain subject. Secondly, they provide a known location for the information source to be located (e.g where it is shelved).
3.2 NAVIGATION THROUGH THE INTERNET
In computing, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a subset of the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) that specifies where an identified resource is available and the mechanism for retrieving it. In popular usage and in many technical documents and verbal discussions it is often incorrectly used as a synonym for URI. In popular language, a URI is also referred to as a Web address.
On the Internet, a hostname is a domain name assigned to a host computer. This is usually a combination of the host's local name with its parent domain's name. For example, "en.wikipedia.org" consists of a local hostname ("en") and the domain name "wikipedia.org". This kind of hostname is translated into an IP address via the local hosts file, or the Domain Name System (DNS) resolver. It is possible for a single host computer to have several hostnames; but generally the operating system of the host prefers to have one hostname that the host uses for itself.
Any domain name can also be a hostname, as long as the restrictions mentioned below are followed. So, for example, both "en.wikimedia.org" and "wikimedia.org" are hostnames because they both have IP addresses assigned to them. The domain name "pmtpa.wikimedia.org" is not a hostname since it does not have an IP address, but "rr.pmtpa.wikimedia.org" is a hostname. All hostnames are domain names, but not all domain names are hostnames.
4.0 COMPARE AND CONTRAST
The internet and the library , both are the considered to be a big depository of information .Library can be defined as [1]“A collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing”
While Internet is defined as [2]“An electronic network providing access to millions of resources worldwide. University Libraries provide access to many periodical indexes through the Internet. Internet access is available on all floors of the Libraries.”
Internet and the library both seems to be serving the same purpose but as the time goes by and world moves to new innovations and directions , the question arises is the latter going to replace the former . This essay compares and contrasts the Internet and an Library , how they share a common purpose and how they vary from each other while serving the purpose .
Both the internet and an Library provides information on a wide array of topics but it may be not be necessary that library in United states has the books or journals about the History of Asian countries like china , India . Even if an American Library does has the books and information on the Asian history it may not as exhaustive as it would be in the libraries based in Asia itself .
It is not possible to have the same set of books and information in all the libraries. Not all the books available in the Library of the Lindenwood university would be same as available in the libraries of Delhi University at India . Although noticeable works like the ones of Shakespeare would be definitely on the shelves of both the libraries .But its not always necessary that less known authors or journals will make to each library.
While on the other hand information available on internet is universal , the same information can be accessed in all the computers worldwide . There is no regional version of internet just about anyone and everyone can access the same information whether it is done with a internet...
5.0 CONCLUSION
This report has given a brief insight into the difference of the libraries, in comparison to the internet. Nowadays the internet has become a steadily growing and expanding network, which possesses an ever growing mass of information and resources, obviously overrunning the “old fashioned” libraries. But fact is that even the libraries went with the flow and went online. Many internet libraries are available of which many of them even offer eBooks which can be read online as well as other resources. Furthermore the libraries can be browsed from anywhere in the world and once the visitor will visit the real library place to find the desired book, the person can easily refer to the location found online. Libraries still remain a strong structure within the education sector and are the physical “warehouses” of source and knowledge collection without the need of electronic devices or any other hard and software to access them.
6.0 REFERENCE LIST
http://searchwindevelopment.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid8_gci212370,00.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_classification
http://www.oppapers.com/essays/Internet-Library-Compare-Contrast/148114
This report will process further investigation on the difference between the internet and the conventional library. It will give a short insight into the defintion of each, reveal short piecewise functionality of each as well as conclude in direct comparison.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abstract
1.0 Introduction
- 1.1 Definition of the Library
- 1.2 Definition of the Internet
2.0 Governance
- 2.1 Governance of the Library
- 2.2 Governance of the Internet
3.0 Navigation
- 3.1 Navigation through Libraries
- 3.2 Navigation through the Internet
4.0 Compare and Contrast
5.0 Conclusion
6.0 Reference List
1.0 INTRODUCTION
This report will briefly report the differences or even the things in common between the library and the internet.
1.1 DEFINITION OF THE LIBRARY
A library is a collection of sources, resources, and services, and the structure in which it is housed; it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. In the more traditional sense, a library is a collection of books. It can mean the collection, the building or room that houses such a collection, or both. The term "library" has itself acquired a secondary meaning: "a collection of useful material for common use," and in this sense is used in fields such as computer science, mathematics, statistics, electronics and biology.1.2 DEFINITION OF THE INTERNET
The Internet, sometimes called simply "the Net," is a worldwide system of computer networks - a network of networks in which users at any one computer can, if they have permission, get information from any other computer (and sometimes talk directly to users at other computers).It was conceived by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) of the U.S. government in 1969 and was first known as the ARPANET. The original aim was to create a network that would allow users of a research computer at one university to be able to "talk to" research computers at other universities. A side benefit of ARPANet's design was that, because messages could be routed or rerouted in more than one direction, the network could continue to function even if parts of it were destroyed in the event of a military attack or other disaster.
2.0 GOVERNANCE
The “ownership” of libraries in comparison to the internet are very different as will be briefly described below.
2.1 GOVERNANCE OF THE LIBRARY
The governance and the “owners” of libraries can vary in each country as well as in each state or even each city, whereas the majority “system of governance” is pretty similar and depends on the kind of library.
The following types of libraries do exist:
- National Library
- Public Library
- Academic Library
- Special Library
- School Library
The governance can be a part of the government, a part of the state, a city, an institution, a school, a foundation etc. Hence usually there is an owner who is controlling the funds and organization of the library the owner is responsible for.
2.2 GOVERNANCE OF THE INTERNET
The Internet is a globally distributed network comprising many voluntarily interconnected autonomous networks. It operates without a central governing body. However, to maintain interoperability, all technical and policy aspects of the underlying core infrastructure and the principal name spaces are administered by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), headquartered in Marina del Rey, California. ICANN is the authority that coordinates the assignment of unique identifiers for use on the Internet, including domain names, Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, application port numbers in the transport protocols, and many other parameters. Globally unified name spaces, in which names and numbers are uniquely assigned, are essential for the global reach of the Internet. ICANN is governed by an international board of directors drawn from across the Internet technical, business, academic, and other non-commercial communities. The US government continues to have the primary role in approving changes to the DNS root zone that lies at the heart of the domain name system. ICANN's role in coordinating the assignment of unique identifiers distinguishes it as perhaps the only central coordinating body on the global Internet. On November 16, 2005, the World Summit on the Information Society, held in Tunis, established the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to discuss Internet-related issues.
3.0 NAVIGATION
The “navigation system” people move in inside of a library or on the internet is a different system, besides the fact that the library is a physical place while the internet is a virtual place.
3.1 NAVIGATION THROUGH LIBRARIES
A library classification is a system of coding and organizing library materials (books, serials, audiovisual materials, computer files, maps, manuscripts, realia) according to their subject and allocating a call number to that information resource. Similar to classification systems used in biology, bibliographic classification systems group entities that are similar together typically arranged in a hierarchical tree structure. A different kind of classification system, called a faceted classification system, is also widely used which allows the assignment of multiple classifications to an object, enabling the classifications to be ordered in multiple ways.
There are many standard system of library classification in use, and many more have been proposed over the years. However in general, Classification systems can be divided into three types depending on how they are used.
• Bliss Bibliographic Classification (BC)
• Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)
• Library of Congress Classification (LCC)
Classification systems in libraries generally play two roles. Firstly they facilitate subject access by allowing the user to find out what works or documents the library has on a certain subject. Secondly, they provide a known location for the information source to be located (e.g where it is shelved).
3.2 NAVIGATION THROUGH THE INTERNET
In computing, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a subset of the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) that specifies where an identified resource is available and the mechanism for retrieving it. In popular usage and in many technical documents and verbal discussions it is often incorrectly used as a synonym for URI. In popular language, a URI is also referred to as a Web address.
On the Internet, a hostname is a domain name assigned to a host computer. This is usually a combination of the host's local name with its parent domain's name. For example, "en.wikipedia.org" consists of a local hostname ("en") and the domain name "wikipedia.org". This kind of hostname is translated into an IP address via the local hosts file, or the Domain Name System (DNS) resolver. It is possible for a single host computer to have several hostnames; but generally the operating system of the host prefers to have one hostname that the host uses for itself.
Any domain name can also be a hostname, as long as the restrictions mentioned below are followed. So, for example, both "en.wikimedia.org" and "wikimedia.org" are hostnames because they both have IP addresses assigned to them. The domain name "pmtpa.wikimedia.org" is not a hostname since it does not have an IP address, but "rr.pmtpa.wikimedia.org" is a hostname. All hostnames are domain names, but not all domain names are hostnames.
4.0 COMPARE AND CONTRAST
The internet and the library , both are the considered to be a big depository of information .Library can be defined as [1]“A collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing”
While Internet is defined as [2]“An electronic network providing access to millions of resources worldwide. University Libraries provide access to many periodical indexes through the Internet. Internet access is available on all floors of the Libraries.”
Internet and the library both seems to be serving the same purpose but as the time goes by and world moves to new innovations and directions , the question arises is the latter going to replace the former . This essay compares and contrasts the Internet and an Library , how they share a common purpose and how they vary from each other while serving the purpose .
Both the internet and an Library provides information on a wide array of topics but it may be not be necessary that library in United states has the books or journals about the History of Asian countries like china , India . Even if an American Library does has the books and information on the Asian history it may not as exhaustive as it would be in the libraries based in Asia itself .
It is not possible to have the same set of books and information in all the libraries. Not all the books available in the Library of the Lindenwood university would be same as available in the libraries of Delhi University at India . Although noticeable works like the ones of Shakespeare would be definitely on the shelves of both the libraries .But its not always necessary that less known authors or journals will make to each library.
While on the other hand information available on internet is universal , the same information can be accessed in all the computers worldwide . There is no regional version of internet just about anyone and everyone can access the same information whether it is done with a internet...
5.0 CONCLUSION
This report has given a brief insight into the difference of the libraries, in comparison to the internet. Nowadays the internet has become a steadily growing and expanding network, which possesses an ever growing mass of information and resources, obviously overrunning the “old fashioned” libraries. But fact is that even the libraries went with the flow and went online. Many internet libraries are available of which many of them even offer eBooks which can be read online as well as other resources. Furthermore the libraries can be browsed from anywhere in the world and once the visitor will visit the real library place to find the desired book, the person can easily refer to the location found online. Libraries still remain a strong structure within the education sector and are the physical “warehouses” of source and knowledge collection without the need of electronic devices or any other hard and software to access them.
6.0 REFERENCE LIST
http://searchwindevelopment.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid8_gci212370,00.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_classification
http://www.oppapers.com/essays/Internet-Library-Compare-Contrast/148114
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