Application of ICT in Library and Its Impact on Library Services

by Neogi, Priyanka & Bhanu Partap

ISBN: 9789354618024
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2024
Price : Rs. 9495.00
Biblio : xvi+254p., tabls., figs. ind 25 cm

Author Profile

Priyanka Neogi is presently working as Librarian in Uttarayan College of Education, Jatrapur, Distt. Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India since July 2017. She has received M.A. (Political Science) from the University of Burdwan, Bardhawan, West Bengal and BLISc. from IGNOU, New Delhi. She has also passed B.Ed. from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, M.Ed. from Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, and MLISc. from Netaji Subhash Open University, Kolkata, West Bengal. She has about five years of professional experience in the field of librarianship. She has published a good number of papers in National and International journals, conference proceedings, and edited books. Dr. Bhanu Partap is presently working as Assistant Librarian in Nehru Library, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (HR), India since July 2013. Before joining the current position, he has served many institutions situated in Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Chandigarh between September 2005 to July 2013. He has received MLISc. and M.A. (Mass Comm.) from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra and received M.Phil. (LIS) from Alagappa University, Karaikudi (Tamilnadu), India. He has passed the exam of UGC-NET in June 2010 and also received the degree of Ph.D. in Library & Information Science from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. Apart from this, he has also received PGDCA, PGDJMC, and CC Yoga from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. He has about 16 years of professional experience in the field of librarianship. He has published more than 80 articles in the National and International journals, conference proceedings and edited books, and has also written/edited seven books. Apart from this, he has coordinated many national workshops and training programs for students, faculty and library professionals. He is a life member of Haryana Library Association (HLA), Indian Library Association (ILA) and Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists of India (AALDI).

About The Book

Today, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) impacts every sector of human endeavour and even it becomes a key component in the infrastructure development in every sector be it education, health, business, economics, trade and commerce, social, communication, transportation, tourism, governance of a country, etc. Even in the present knowledge-based society where access to information is the key to development in any sector, information and communication technology plays a crucial role. Similarly, the library, which is an important part of the society, has also been affected by information and communication technology. With the advent of ICT and introduction of digital communication medium, the medium of information generation and dissemination as well as the informational demands of the society has changed. On the other hand, the working pattern of the libraries as well as the services has totally changed due to the wide impact of ICT and rapid changing needs of the users. The goal of this book is to enable its readers to enter this new age of librarianship and to acquaint themselves with the latest issues and challenges with the applications and impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in libraries and its services. Furthermore, it has been tried to bring all the relevant issues related with the theme of the book on one platform. This book contains papers on various issues related with the theme of the present book written by distinguished library and information science professionals as well as academicians, which may be useful for the entire library and information science professionals as well as other academicians.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgement v Preface vii List of Contributors xiii 1. Application and Impact of Information Communication Technology in Library Services: Issues and Concerns 1 Priyanka Neogi & Dr. Bhanu Partap 2. An Effectiveness of “DeLCON Consortium” at the Nodal Institution (NBRC) 15 Dr. D.D. Lal 3. Lunch Box: New Library Service to Improve Reading Habits 37 Dr. Harish H.T. 4. Application of Information and Communication Technologies towards Quality Library Services 45 Enyi, Kingsley Emmanuel & Obinyan, Oluwatoyin Oyeyemi 5. Emerging Trends in Acquisition in Academic Libraries 55 Abu, Ahmed Adamu, Ajayi, Stephen Adekunle & Inuwa, Bukar 6. Role of Libraries and Information Centres in e-Learning 65 Shalini Varshney & Dr. D.D. Lal 7. Intellectual Freedom, Democracy and Library in the Age of 21st Century 75 Jitamoni Bhattacharyya & Ajoy Kumar Dey 8. Impact of Higher Education in the Pandemic: The Disparate Impacts of COVID-19 on Indian Student’s 87 Md Ghulam Samdani 9. Going Green: Implementing Sustainable Strategies in Libraries 115 Parishmita Hazarika 10. Library Services during Covid-19: Challenges and Opportunities 123 Yamini P. Galapure 11. A Study on Awareness and Use of Internet and Social Media among ICDS Workers of Lakhipur, Cachar, Assam 131 Sangita Yadav & Prof. Manoj Kumar Sinha 12. Newspaper Reading Habit of Sai Vidya Institute of Technology (SVIT) Students: A Study 141 Dr. Harish H.T. 13. Usage Statistics and its Application for Assessing the Use of e-Journals in University of Kashmir: A Case Study 149 Dr. S.M. Imran & Murad Hussain Shah 14. Students Perception on Digital Information Environment in COVID-19 Era: A Study at P.A. College of Engineering, Mangalore, Karnataka, India 171 Dayanandappa Kori & Puttaraj A. Choukimath 15. Zipf’s Law Field of Electric Vehicles Literature in India and USA Country 187 Praveen B. Hulloli 16. Impact of Library Website among LIS Students for Information Accessing in Modern ICT Environment: A Case Study of LIS Students in Dibrugarh University 197 Prasanna Kumar Konch 17. Perception and Impact of Smartphone for Reading: A Study at Government College of Teachers Education Mangalore, Karnataka, India 207 Dayanandappa Kori & Renuka 18. Institutional Repositories (IR) of Central Universities of North Eastern States of India: An Evaluative Study 221 Swagota Saikia 19. Collection Development Policy: Digital Age 233 Radha Kumari 20. Newspaper Reading Habits among the Under-Graduate Students of Govt. Colleges in Durgapur, West Bengal: A Study 239 Debdas Mondal Index 251