IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

“Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Library & Information Services and Its Impact on Library Professionals- A Case Study of State Universities in Maharashtra

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Mr. Rahul Ramrao Kamble

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Information and Communication Technologies have greatly impacted the general operations of a library. Technological revolution in the library has also had a pronounced impact on librarianship as a profession. This transformation calls for ICT competent librarians who can handle ICT related duties in the library today. This study sought to find out the ICT proficiency of LIS professionals working in selected Universities Library in Maharashtra. The qualitative research design was adopted in the study. The case study method was used to carry out the research. A census sampling technique was done. Data was collected using a structured interview. The present study is based on primary as well as secondary sources of data. Researcher has selected ten state universities as samples and used the entire population (professionals) as a sample from those selected ten universities' library. A total of 103 respondents were selected in this study but responses given by only 79 library professionals. The study is descriptive nature which describes the ICT and its impact on Library professionals. It provides current trends in library and information services.

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