Title: Web Technology: A tool for social networking and resource sharing knowledge indicators towards community development
Abstract:Web Technology plays a vital role in library, information and documentation knowledge resource centres and as tool for social networking and resource sharing knowledge indicators towards community dev...Web Technology plays a vital role in library, information and documentation knowledge resource centres and as tool for social networking and resource sharing knowledge indicators towards community development. The Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) serve as a tool for knowledge indicators in Knowledge Organization Management for e-knowledge dissemination and access to service providers (i.e. Governments/Institutions) and service receivers (i.e. community people) for socio economic development. The social network programmes such as e-governance, e-communities, e-culture, e-health, e-business, e-learning etc. are promoting through ICTs applications for rural community development. In view of this, the present paper is related to the paper theme literature analysis on web under study. Outlines the information scientist’s effective role in content analysis and content management for knowledge dissemination for access towards community development. This paper emphasizes the need for knowledge access and sharing initiatives for rural community development. Highlights the key issues in relation to ICTs application sources in development context. Provides the guidelines for issues to consider developing the ICTs polices and implementation strategies for socio, economic and cultural development in the present knowledge based society.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sllim.v4i1-2.4251 Sri Lankan Journal of Librarianship and Information Management. Vol.4, Nos.1&2 (Jan. – June 2011) pp. 18-26Read More