Browsing by Author "Mahanta, Prafulla Kumar"

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    A Comparative Study on Library Automation Among the College Libraries of Sivasagar and Dibrugarh District in Assam
    (INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, 2014-09-25) Pegu, Tinku; Mahanta, Prafulla Kumar
    The paper is based on a comparative study on library automation among 20 college libraries of Sivasagar and Dibrugarh affiliated to Dibrugarh University. The methodology used for collecting data for the study is a combination of questionnaire and interview method. The findings of the study reveal that most of the college libraries of both the districts are not up to the mark at all in the application of the latest ICT in various housekeeping operations.
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    ICT Skills among LIS Professionals in Assam: A Pilot Study
    (INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, 2016-11) Mahanta, Prafulla Kumar
    The ICT (Information and communication Technology) has changed the scenario of library and library science. The acceptance of ICT in libraries has also created few challenges for library and information science professionals. The innovation of new technologies and their application in libraries has brought the professionals to acquire the relevant technologies for fulfilling their library services. The role of library professionals demands quality information services to different types of information seekers having different kinds of complex information needs. Hence, the library and information science professionals must possess adequate ICT skills to manage their libraries. The quality of library services have been depends on the proficiency of the LIS professionals. The study ICT skills among LIS professionals in Assam has determine the proficiency of ICT skills including the awareness of ICT based application, awareness of library automation software, awareness of digital library software, skills for managing electronics resources, skills for managing ICT based library services and the constraints in acquiring ICT skills.