Road Map to Build Global Info ATMs
Gayas Makhdumi, Vallamchetty Sreenivasulu · 2004
This paper advocates and proposes the task of engineering and architecting Info ATMs. By applying and using this conceptual framework, the components, approaches, the process for building and development of comprehensive tools, technologies, techniques, support systems and possible methods of harnessing the concept of Global Info are discussed. The role of the new search engine-WebLib with Browser -Knowledge Navigator (KN) is put forth. The paper also outlines Info ATMs concept towards formation of Local/National/Global Digital Libraries Network. . The opportunities provided by digital library technology and digital library networks affect all organizations. These opportunities need to be harnessed coherently to manage data and information for Info Access through a proposed Info ATM based on convergence of powerful digital library environment as discussed below: 1. Digital Libraries: Future Info ATMs The revolution in the information technologies and emergence of the Internet, particularly the World Wide Web (WWW) as a new information delivery medium, triggered proliferation of web-based full-text online information resources. The Internet is being used globally by an increasing number of publishers to further promote their publications to the international community of scientists and technologists. The libraries and information centres will benefit greatly from this technology-driven revolution. Cooperation amongst institutions for sharing their library resources has been practiced for decades. The mode of cooperation has been transformed with the infusion of information technology. The following components indicate that a framework of an extreme (powerful) digital library environment exists. The Extreme Digital Library is empowered by these components, which would eventually leads to the concept of Info ATMs as may be promoted by the convergence of technologies outlined below: