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Urdu Keyboards for Creating Bibliographic Records:An Assessment


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1 Department of Studies in Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysuru 570 006., India
2 Mysore University Library, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysuru 570 006, India
 

Input Method Editors (IMEs) – keyboard layouts - are the applications essential for converting keystrokes to character in another language. The study examined four different Urdu IMEs (keyboard layouts) to compare them for the creation of bibliographic records in libraries. It was found that there is no significant difference between the keyboards. The implication of the study is that the cataloguers can choose any one of the IMEs of their choice as there is no distinct advantage of any one IME over others.

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Input Method Editors, IMEs, Keyboards, Indic Keyboards, Urdu Keyboards, Perso- Arabic Scripts, Soft keyboards, Bibliographic Data Entry.
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N. S. Harinarayana
Department of Studies in Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysuru 570 006., India
Arshiya Kouser
Mysore University Library, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysuru 570 006, India

Abstract


Input Method Editors (IMEs) – keyboard layouts - are the applications essential for converting keystrokes to character in another language. The study examined four different Urdu IMEs (keyboard layouts) to compare them for the creation of bibliographic records in libraries. It was found that there is no significant difference between the keyboards. The implication of the study is that the cataloguers can choose any one of the IMEs of their choice as there is no distinct advantage of any one IME over others.

Keywords


Input Method Editors, IMEs, Keyboards, Indic Keyboards, Urdu Keyboards, Perso- Arabic Scripts, Soft keyboards, Bibliographic Data Entry.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.32344/jld%2Fv3%2Fi1%2F2017%2F53-65