ICT Requirement for Accessing Electronic Resources
A minimum level of hardware and software infrastructure is a pre-requisite for a user or subscribing institution desirous of subscribing e-resources so as to achieve efficient and effective interaction with subscribed resources. Basic hardware and software requirement for most electronic resources are as follows:
Minimum Hardware Requirement
Since most e-resources subscribed by the INDEST-AICTE Consortium are web based, subscribing institutions should have a full-featured and configured system with high speed Internet connectivity to get better access to e-resources.
Most publishers prefer to make their e-resources accessible on campus network of subscribing institutions on dedicated IP addresses / range of IP addresses. Subscribing institutions should have campus network (preferably fibre optics back bone) spread over their entire campus including residences and hostels so as to maximize the usage of e-resources. Moreover, institutions subscribing to e-resources should have adequate number of PCs on the campus LAN available to faculty, researchers and students to maximize the usage.In addition, Institutions should also have a number of PCs in their library dedicated for this purpose. The minimum configuration of PCs available on the campus network should be as follows:
Any UNIX workstation capable of running a graphical Web browser with Internet connection can also be used.
Laser Printer: For greyscale printing for most of the articles. Colour printer may be required to print coloured figures.
Internet Connectivity
Subscribing institutions should have 528 kbps (preferably 2 mbps or more) connectivity to Internet for improved access depending upon the total population of users. Moreover, most publishers prefer providing access to their e-resources on IP addresses assigned to institutions by Internet Service provider. Several publishers do not even offer password-based access to their resources. As such, institutions desirous of subscribing to e-resources should have static IP address / range of IP addresses with leased line, VSAT or other available options through a standard ISP.
Minimum Software Requirement
Web Browser
Most e-resourced offered through the INDEST-AICTE Consortium require an Internet-enabled multimedia PC equipped with an Internet Browser like Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator as their clients. Most digital collections are accessible without any problem with the web browsers mentioned below:
Browser Configuration
The web browser being used to access e-resources should be enabled for:
Most browsers are already configured for the above.
Viewing and Printing Documents
E- resources are offered in different file formats. The client-side PCs may, therefore, require the following software packages to download format-specific deliverables from a digital collection:
PDF Documents: Adobe'
s Acrobat Reader (5.x or later): for viewing and printing pdf documents.
PostScript Documents: AFPL Ghostscript Package 8.00 or GNU Ghostscript Package 7.05 or later
TIFF Documents: TIFF Viewer to view and print TIFF Images
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