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Designing and Developing Department-Cum-Centre for Women's Studies and Development Library Websites:A Practical Approach Using Web 2.0 Service


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In this paper, the authors have tried to document the process of design a library website using web 2.0 services. For this, Weebly has been selected using which the authors have developed the website of Department-Cum-Centre for Women's Studies and Development (DCWSD) of Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. Weebly is a web based solutions to create websites. It provides free as well as paid account/options for creating websites. The library website developed by using the free account aims to provides single window access to e-resources subscribed by DCWSD along with easy access to UGC-INFONET Digital Library Consortium e-resources in the subject of Women Studies. It also provides information about library collections and services, library rules, etc. Users can also make use of inbuilt Books Recommendation Form, Library Feedback Form, No Dues Form. The authors have also attempted to consolidate additional scholarly open access e-resources in the field of Women Studies. The website can be accessed from http://dcwsdlibrary.weebly.com/. This website was inaugurated by Dean Faculty of Arts, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

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Library Website, Department-Cum-Centre for Women’s Studies and Development (DCWSD), Library Website, Weebly, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Web 2.0.
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Rupak Chakravarty
Department of Library & Information Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
Jyoti Sharma
Department of Library & Information Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

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In this paper, the authors have tried to document the process of design a library website using web 2.0 services. For this, Weebly has been selected using which the authors have developed the website of Department-Cum-Centre for Women's Studies and Development (DCWSD) of Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. Weebly is a web based solutions to create websites. It provides free as well as paid account/options for creating websites. The library website developed by using the free account aims to provides single window access to e-resources subscribed by DCWSD along with easy access to UGC-INFONET Digital Library Consortium e-resources in the subject of Women Studies. It also provides information about library collections and services, library rules, etc. Users can also make use of inbuilt Books Recommendation Form, Library Feedback Form, No Dues Form. The authors have also attempted to consolidate additional scholarly open access e-resources in the field of Women Studies. The website can be accessed from http://dcwsdlibrary.weebly.com/. This website was inaugurated by Dean Faculty of Arts, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

Keywords


Library Website, Department-Cum-Centre for Women’s Studies and Development (DCWSD), Library Website, Weebly, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Web 2.0.