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AUGMENTED REALITY IN LIBRARY

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Augmented Reality (AR) combines 2 words to deal with, “augmented” means enhanced or increased and “reality”, which together simply means enhanced reality. Augmented Reality (AR) is a technology that combines virtual and real objects in a real environment.AR lies closer to the real environment as it uses the virtual to augment the real.  Augmented Reality an old concept, are not very common words yet. We may define  Augmented Reality (AR) as a real-time direct or indirect view of a physical real-world environment that has been enhanced/augmented by adding virtual computer-generated information to it.  You can uncover such valuable details in the form of visual data imagery that are not apparent to you ordinarily by using technology or technologies such as your smartphones.It is a technology that overlays digital information on objects or places in the real world for the purpose of enhancing the user experience. It is not virtual reality, that is, the technology that creates a totally di
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BIOMETRICS : AN INTRODUCTION

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  BIOMETRICS  Biometrics defined as a branch of ICT and considered as a tool for the identification and verification of the person  on the basis of physiological and/or behavioral characteristics of the person. A method of authenticating personal identity electronically through the use of digital data (usually encrypted) in which measurements of the person's unique physiological or behavioral characteristics are recorded (ODLIS). NEED OF BIOMETRICS Password are not reliable- –         Too many –         Can be stolen –         Forgotten –         Shared –         Many passwords easy to guess –         PIN can be duplicated –         PIN can be lost or stolen –         PIN a weak link (writing the PIN on card) Protect Sensitive Information- –         Banking –         Medical –         Commercial –         Government TYPES : - FINGERPRINT   Every person has a unique fingerprint which is composed of ridges, grooves, and direction of the lines. There are
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QR CODE AND ITS USES

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video link suggestion A  QR code  (an  initialism  for  quick response code ) is a type of  matrix barcode  (or two-dimensional barcode) [1] [2]  invented in 1994 by the  Japanese  automotive company  Denso Wave . [3] [4]  A barcode is a machine-readable optical label that can contain information about the item to which it is attached. In practice, QR codes often contain data for a locator, identifier, or  tracker  that points to a website or application. A QR code uses four standardized encoding modes (numeric, alphanumeric, byte/binary, and  kanji ) to store data efficiently; extensions may also be used. [5] The Quick Response system became popular outside the automotive industry due to its fast readability and greater storage capacity compared to standard  UPC barcodes . Applications include product tracking, item identification, time tracking, document management, and general marketing. [6] A QR code consists of black squares arranged in a square grid on a white background, which c
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CLEARING HOUSES : An Overview

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    Clearing Houses   Ø To understand the clearing house , first of all we have to understand that what is Information Centre.   u Information centre is an organisation that   v   (a) selects, acquires, stores and retrieves information in response to requests v   (b) prepares abstracts, extracts and indexes of information, and v (c) disseminates information in anticipation and in response to requests.     v Information centres are attached to highly specialised research and development (R&D) organisations. Information Centre provides various services such as referral service, literature search, translations, bibliographies, abstracting, etc. to its large number of users. u There are varied forms of information centres viz.   (a) Information Analysis Centres (b) Clearing Houses (c) Data Centres and Data Banks.   So, now we will discuss   about the Clearing House.     u In scientific parlance, a clearing house is a relatively new co
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