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Modern tool like computer has replaced traditional methods of storing and retrieving knowledge. Retrospective conversion of manual bibliographical records on online mode is considered to be the first step in the direction of computerisation process in the library. This paper attempts to analyse the retrospective conversion process undertaken by the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML), New Delhi, a premier social science research library in India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this study is to ascertain the use of the Internet in the scholarly communication of the social scientists in IGNOU and analyse its impact on their research and working in the Open Distance Learning (ODL) environment. In the category of scholarly communication, we include both research as well as course development work. Findings of this study highlight purposes and frequency of use of the Internet by the social scientists, their methods of locating, accessing and using information on the Internet. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]