"A PROTOTYPE TO MODEL AN E-RESOURCE CENTRE FOR AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUITION"

Abstract

"This capstone project aims to develop an e-resource centre prototype for an educational institution. The primary objective of this prototype is to allow institution’s staff and students to be able to access the institution’s resources such as examination papers, course curriculums and recommended textbooks without having to visit the library personally.

The project began with a literature review on the role of the academic library in an educational institution and the reasons why it is important for the library to stay in pace with the current technological advancement.

Prior to the development of the prototype, a research was conducted to find out about the different type of functions and services that were offered by the local educational institutions and external e-resource providers. In addition, the project also explored on the current technology and developmental tools which could be used for the prototype development. Of which, one of the technology identified was the watermarking of user identity onto the downloadable materials.

During the execution of the entire project, efforts such as research findings, evaluation results, constraints and challenges encountered as well as solutions deployed in solving these issues were properly documented as part of this report.

Last but not least, the prototype was critically assessed towards the end of the project execution to determine its feasibility and practical usage for an educational institution. "