Surendran Cherukodan

The study aims to understand the growth of scholarly literature produced by the Universities in Kerala. The study has attempted to understand the top ranking university, major research area, prolific authors, top publications, most productive year etc. The data for the study was collected from the SCOPUS database of Elsevier. Though there are 15 universities in Kerala, the study is limited to six state universities. The findings of the study revealed a total number of 11764 documents. CUSAT is the top ranking university in Kerala followed by University of Kerala and MG University. More documents were produced on Science and Engineering subjects. Growth of literature in social science is low. Compared to major universities, the growth of scholarly literature from the Universities in Kerala found to be low.

The open access movement is gaining importance for several reasons. It has two dimensions. The first one is open access publishing and the other one is self archiving. Self archiving of scholarly materials is an important area where several issues coalesce. The self archiving process is fulfilled through the establishment and maintenance of digital repositories. Hence it is relevant to understand the functioning of digital repositories. Software is an important component of any digital repository. This study tries to understand the trend of adoption of software for digital repositories throughout the world. The study also attempts to understand the features of major repository software, the nature and types of repository software and the relationship between open access and open source software.

This website is using Manakin, a new front end for DSpace created by Texas A&M University Libraries. The interface can be extensively modified through Manakin Aspects and Themes. For more information you may visit http://di. tamu. edu and http://dspace. org

... As per UGC-INFLIBNET Programme, 142 Universities are funded for the creation of databases of doctoral theses along with Books and Serials collection available in each University (Murthy, Cholin & Page 2. (157) Maru Sheeja NK and Surendran Cherukodan ...

ABSTRACT Purpose ‐ The purpose of this paper is to describe the design and development of a digital library at Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), India, using DSpace open source software. The study covers the structure, contents and usage of CUSAT digital library. Design/methodology/approach ‐ This paper examines the possibilities of applying open source in libraries. An evaluative approach is carried out to explore the features of the CUSAT digital library. The Google Analytics service is employed to measure the amount of use of digital library by users across the world. Findings ‐ CUSAT has successfully applied DSpace open source software for building a digital library. The digital library has had visits from 78 countries, with the major share from India. The distribution of documents in the digital library is uneven. Past exam question papers share the major part of the collection. The number of research papers, articles and rare documents is less. Originality/value ‐ The study is the first of its type that tries to understand digital library design and development using DSpace open source software in a university environment with a focus on the analysis of distribution of items and measuring the value by usage statistics employing the Google Analytics service. The digital library model can be useful for designing similar systems.

Newspapers cover a large amount of information everyday on topics of varied interests. To a university, newspapers are essential components of communication as they cover various happenings in a university. These items of information are neither stored properly nor put in retrieval ...

23 Marketing Resources and Services in Business School Libraries: A Plan for SMS Library, CUSAT Surendran Cherukodan Abstract 1 This paper examines the reteoance of marketing in a business school library. The author submits a plan to be adopted for extending the ...

This website is using Manakin, a new front end for DSpace created by Texas A&M University Libraries. The interface can be extensively modified through Manakin Aspects and Themes. For more information you may visit http://di. tamu. edu and http://dspace. org

... As per UGC-INFLIBNET Programme, 142 Universities are funded for the creation of databases of doctoral theses along with Books and Serials collection available in each University (Murthy, Cholin & Page 2. (157) Maru Sheeja NK and Surendran Cherukodan ...