Enhancing Network Applications in a University Campus: a Case Study of the Campus Lan at the University of Kerala

The paper discusses the development of a Fiber optics Campus wide Local Area Network (Campus LAN) established by the University of Kerala, connecting the campus central library and the department libraries at its Kariavattom Campus, Thiruvananthapuram. In the ICT environment, an attempt has been made to describe the network establishment in the university campus library and their experiences to enhance the network based services to the users. The study covers various aspects of the Campus LAN such as the infrastructure, information services provided, hardware aspects etc. Suggestions for future developments and plans are also made.