ICT Skills among LIS Professionals in Assam: A Pilot Study
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2016-11
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INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar
Abstract
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.
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10th Convention PLANNER-2016, North-Eastern Hill University Shillong, Meghalaya, November 09-11, 2016
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ICT Skills, LIS Professionals, Assam