ABOUT LIBRARY

Learning Object Repository(LOR)
E-content
Knowledge Resources
 

The Media Tape Library at CEC is a central repository of all the programmes (Educational TV Software) produced by the seventeen Multimedia Centres  set up by UGC in the Universities and Institutions of Higher Education in  the country. The Library houses all the Masters Tapes of the various Educational Video Programmes produced by the Multimedia Centres in different subject areas and topics is a storehouse of a wealth of knowledge.

CEC has a collection of 15000 Educational Video Programmes on Betacam cassettes consisting of the categories of collections mentioned below and is available both in English and Hindi and adds about 1000 Video Programmes on various subjects and topics to its collection every year from the Multimedia Centres spread throughout the country. The programmes housed in the Library are enrichment programmes and some are syllabus oriented like the University Video Lectures. The enrichment video programmes upgrades, updates and enriches one’s knowledge, overcomes the obsolescence of the syllabus, presents the latest advances in the relevant fields, including in the areas of technology and new emerging ones.

Categories of Media Tape Library Collections:
• Enrichment Video Programmes                        
• University Video Course Lectures
• LOR’s (Learning Object Repositories)
• E-content
The Library has developed its own Computer Software called VILCIX (Video Library Computerized Information System) for management of the data available of the video programmes received in the Library from the seventeen Multimedia Centres.  The data of the video programmes received in the Library are input into the computer software developed for the purpose of access and retrieval of information of the video programmes. The Library database caters to the in-house needs such as information for planning, scheduling, marketing needs and also for bringing out the catalogue. The users can access the Video OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) for getting information on the Video Programmes and Multimedia materials through CEC website:  http://www.cec-ugc.org .

CEC Library has few video programmes from its collection streamed and put up for Video–On–Demand. CEC Library in its endeavour and goal to secure, preserve and archive knowledge has created Learning Object Repositories (LOR's) and Reusable Learning Objects (RLO's) from its existing media collections available in the library. CEC website allows data to be disseminated without a long winded publication process. The LOR’s, E-content and Video-On-Demand programmes available could be accessed from the following links.

http://www.cec-lor.edu.in
http://www.cec-econtent.edu.in
http://www.cec-vod.edu.in

Master Tapes of the programmes are not lent to outsiders and are used for transmission. In case someone wishes to get a copy of the programme the Marketing/Sales department takes care of such needs of the organization. Media Library has developed its own Transmission Database which has the data of the programmes transmitted. The Media Library has digitally stored and transferred on DVD all the programmes transmitted on the CEC Higher Educational Vyas Channel. The CEC Higher Educational Channel programmes can be accessed on the Internet from the link: http://www.cec-channel.edu.in
Besides telecasting the Video Programmes CEC disseminates through Internet Marketing and makes available on demand VHS, CD's and DVD's of video programmes which are telecast on DD National, Gyan Darshan and DD Bharti. Presently it is providing these CD's DVD’s to several National and International Institutions of Higher Education as well as individuals