Transforming Traditional Libraries into a Multi-location
Library Network
Agenda
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Vision & Mission
Goals
Scope
Drivers of networking
Road Map
Business Model
Benefits
Ashutosh G. Joshi - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
Transforming Traditional Libraries into a Multi-location
Library Network
Vision and Mission
To reach out to the users on their desktop, where there is
no library services in a Knowledge driven enterprise
1. To avail resources for use
2. To give access to every employee
3. To satisfy user needs
4. To Transform & integrate all location libraries across
the enterprise into a seamless network
Ashutosh G. Joshi - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
Transforming Traditional Libraries into a Multi-location
Library Network
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Goals:
Decentralised acquisition, decentralised processing and
centralised utilisation of information across the
enterprise.
To have a unique web-based solution on intranet so that
network of libraries will be available to user
To organise the documents uniformly across the
locations.
To establish a centralised network of libraries to manage
multi-location units across the enterprise
Ashutosh G. Joshi - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
Transforming Traditional Libraries into a Multi-location
Library Network
Scope:
1. Compatible with organisational IT platform.
2. Able to organize any type of document
3. Manage the services at all existing and proposed
locations through a single interface.
4. Access should be on the need to know basis
5. Software support will be provided by corporate IT
Ashutosh G. Joshi - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
Transforming Traditional Libraries into a Multi-location
Library Network
Scope:
Haridwar
Nashik
Igatpuri
Chaka
n
Zaheerabad
Chennai
Ashutosh G. Joshi - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
Transforming Traditional Libraries into a Multi-location
Library Network
Drivers of Networking:
1. Increasing cost of information.
2. Lack of visibility to acquired information.
3. Scattered users across the locations.
4. Availability of information in multiple forms.
5. Demand of information support in 24X7 format.
Ashutosh G. Joshi - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
Transforming Traditional Libraries into a Multi-location
Library Network
Identification
Road Map:
Formal Resources
Informal Resources
Contact owner
Intranet Server
Digital Resources
Transfer on intranet
Institutional Resources
Internet via Intranet
Access to Members
Ashutosh G. Joshi - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
Transforming Traditional Libraries into a Multi-location
Library Network
Road Map (Continued…):
Year
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F-06
F-07
Worli-CIT
Nashik-Systech
Nashik-Dieshop
Nagpur-FES
Igatpuri-CIC
Igatpuri-PET
Igatpuri-Accts.
Zaheerabad-PD
F-08
Locations
PDC Nashik
FDOs
Kandivali-AS
Kandivali-FES
Ashutosh G. Joshi - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
MIQ,
Igatpuri-P&IR
{Multi-lingual}
Transforming Traditional Libraries into a Multi-location
Library Network
Business Model:
Granthagar Central Server
& Team
Data Centre
Library owned
documents
Intranet
Software
Support by
corporate IT
User Owned
Documents
2 Locations
2FDO@
#PD-R&D
3 locations
7 FDO
Automotive
Ashutosh G. Joshi - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
2 Locations
2 FDO
Corp. Centre
2 locations
2 FDO
FES.
Transforming Traditional Libraries into a Multi-location
Library Network
Benefits:
Better and faster
retrieval across the
locations
Availability of
unorganised resources
Virtual information repository
across the enterprise
Benefits
Better resource sharing
and removal of
duplication activity
Location Libraries
on desktop
Better and faster
tracking of users and
documents across the
locations
Ashutosh G. Joshi - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
Online support
to knowledge
management