Timekeeping has been an integral part of life ever since humans stepped foot on the earth. Once humans realized the difference between night and day, moon phases were used to determine months, changing seasons and record years. Soon humans realized the connection of time with the sun’s position and started using shadows to keep time thus creating the sundial, used foremost by the Egyptians and Greeks. As life become more complex, so did the need to keep time accurately. Initially, the mechanical
including the services in order to support the usage of library as a centre of information. As a result, there are more academic libraries that have been in more privileged position in order to serve the users with better services (Lee and Teh, 2000). Reichardt and Harder (2005) also mentioned, reference desks staffed by librarians who meet face-to-face or by phone with students in a defined physical space are increasingly supplemented by e-mail, virtual reference, instant messaging services, and Web
1.0 INTRODUCTION OF DIGITAL LIBRARY The definition of digital library is a collection of services and the collection of information objects that support users in dealing with information objects. The organization and presentation of those objects are available directly or indirectly either via electronic or in digital ways. An informal definition of a digital library is a managed collection of information with associated services, where the information is stored in digital formats and accessible
mission will in some way focus on service to the community and providing access to information. As libraries advance, they will be required to do so in line with those ideals. In addition to maintaining these standards, libraries do not want to become irrelevant because they waited to see, how technology would change, instead of acting (Law 15). Action must be taken, but the decision is how and to what extent technology should change the methods and services of the library. A key part of the
The public service broadcasting can be seen as an agent to deliver information and innovative ideas in a democratic society. Syvertsen (1999) has mentioned three meanings of public service, firstly as the public function whereas government supply services such as roads, public transport, etc, secondly as the public sphere in which people of a society involve for common good purpose, lastly was the broadcasting in the service of listener or viewer. This essay attempts to argue the need of sustaining
library to modern digital library which has digital information collection with special features and variety of information services. The libraries have been migrating and refreshing their collection and services in form of the digital collections and services. Digital libraries are offering to preserve, archive and provide access of the digital content for present and future use. This paper describes the definition, features, prerequisite, procedures, tools and software’s of digital Libraries. It concludes
particularly digital banking. Banks of all sizes are choosing to run their business digitally since this new medium offers distinct advantages to all parties involved. Through this, banks can reduce their costs and expand their markets, so users can enjoy a variety of services. The number of digital banking users is growing rapidly and is a competitive advantage for both public and private banks. There are a range of factors that determine the adoption of digital banking services such as reliability
technologies and services in the digital age for the poor, the elderly and other disadvantaged groups is currently a controversial topic. The purpose of this essay is to examine the hypothesis that access to information in the digital age is unfair. I will examine two refuting arguments and two supporting arguments. The counter arguments are the quality of government councils improved and benefit with minority groups, and the supporting arguments are reinforcement of the non-digital inequalities and
Digital Divide in United States and its consequences Despite the fact that people should gain information equally and people should have the same amount of access to information no matter wherever they are the digital divide still exist in the United States. According to Wikipedia, Digital Divide in the United States refers to Inequalities that individuals, households and group of people face in access to information and communication Technologies (ICT).As mentioned “Home Internet Access and Usage
Statement of the Problem In the contemporary world, every type of business is going digital. Manufacturers, retail stores, and restaurants, to name just a few, are realizing unimaginable profit margins due to incorporating modern technology in their marketing strategies. Entrance of digital media and real-time marketing into the scene has resulted in a significant improvement in the traditional ways of marketing and carrying out business. Dissemination of information and media has been highly revolutionized
This paper explores the topic of digital divide using the help of three web sources and two database articles. The digital divide growth is affected by more than just the lack of internet access, age, income and the rapid change in technology. Meinrath, Losey and Lennett (2011) present an unconsidered cause of the growing digital divide. Fung (2013) and Cohen (2010) and an Unknown Author (2011) provide very insightful information on other causes of the digital divide growth. Rusli and Clark (2013)
Title: Emergence of Digital Wallet as a service in India ABSTRACT: In today’s world, a Smartphone has become essential part of daily life. There was a time when transactions happened through barter system. Thereafter was the emergence of notes and coins. And presently, the world is moving towards the “Digital Wallet”. Due to technology, mobile users can use their Smartphone to make money transactions or payments by using applications installed in their phone. Digital wallet system is an essential
THE DIGITAL DIVIDE Vanessa C Reese INF 103: Computer Literacy Jaclyn Minor December 22, 2014 Abstract The digital divide is a reality that exists throughout the world. This gap is in reference to race gender, income and many other factors that enable or hinders the use of modern technology. After reviewing different information I will state in my opinion and the pros and cons that governs it. I will also include summarized points, my opinion on suggestion on how to educate the lower
Most people find advertisements annoying, and Squarespace tries to correct that. If an ad is found annoying then one can use their site to create a webpage of his or her own. Those who find squarespace’s services exemplary, can continue on to reference squarespaces services. Squarespace is a company that promises to create advertising free webpages. Squarespace claims advertisements are unwanted and outright annoying yet this company’s advertisements can be found on websites such as Hulu, YouTube
The Role of a Individual Digital Activists The members of an online activism campaign must understand the fundamentals of solving the many communication and technology-related problems as sufficiently as possible. According to the resources available, each member of the team will be assigned one or more role(s), but a large group of specialists (Larger amount of resources available) will achieve their goal a lot more efficiently than a small group of generalists (Smaller amount of resources available)
Synchronous and Asynchronous mode: In telecommunication signaling within a network or between networks, synchronous signals are those that occur at the same clock rate when all clocks are based on a single reference clock. Synchronous communication requires that each end of an exchange of communication respond in turn without initiating a new communication. An asynchronous signal is one that is transmitted at a different clock rate than another signal. Asynchronous operation also means that a process
are offered as reward to the miners who mine bitcoin. Bitcoin mining involves computing hashes and processing the bitcoin transactions into ledger called as block chains. Bitcoins are stored on a computer in a client called as wallet, which stores digital curency. TRANSACTIONS: The transactions involving bitcoins involve exchange of bitcoins. A bitcoin can be sent from one person to another if they know the public key of the person to whom they are sending bitcoins. This public key is called the address
Archive management need to manage information technology. Technology can make a work that can be effective. Malaysian Government to promote the archives to use technology to manage the organization. The technology used can make a large storage for storing information. There are many advantages when we use technology. The advantage is to ensure that the information can be safe and secure. In addition, the space to store information that can reduce and make more efficient way to manage information
meet the needs of the Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network, in the late 1980s and designed to combine telecommunication and computer networks. It was originally designed for use in public networks, but now has also been deployed as a major backbone technology for private networks. ATM uses asynchronous time-division multiplexing to encode and transfer data in the form of cells or packets of a fixed size. It is normally used by Internet service providers on their private long-distance networks
How to secure the chain of custody in a digital forensics investigation. Impartiality of an investigation is becoming a new standard in digital forensics, one that service providers are well-suited to deliver. Outsourcing almost guarantees that any investigation is impartial. It also saves organizations money since they don't have to keep a digital forensic investigator on the payroll. Service providers who offer digital forensic services can ease customer's minds by remaining impartial and taking