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Usage of ICT in the College Libraries of Assam: An Analytical Study

This study examines the usage of ICT in college libraries of Assam, including library services, infrastructure, barriers, and impact on users.

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Usage of ICT in the College Libraries of Assam: An Analytical Study

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  1. Usage of ICT in the College Libraries of Assam: An Analytical Study By Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Librarian, Digboi College, Digboi, Tinsukia, Assam & Dr. Drubajit Das Librarian, S.B. Deorah College, Guwahati, Assam NACLIN 2018, October 4-6, 2018 GITAM, Visakhapatnam

  2. Introduction • The application of ICT in academic libraries of Assam have been improving day by day due to the financial assistance of Rashtriya Uchattar Siksha Abhijan (RUSA), UGC, INFLIBNET, concern state government and the local enterprises. • It is very essential to make a study on the usages of ICT in the college libraries of Assam. Based on Shodhganga, Google search and other searching techniques, no systematic studies have been found on the usage of ICT in the college libraries of Assam. • The study will helps to identify the library services performed by ICT devices, ICT infrastructure, extent of use of ICT in the college libraries, barriers for implementing ICTs, ICT based services extended to the users and impact of ICT on the users in the College libraries of Assam. NACLIN 2018, October 4-6, 2018 GITAM, Visakhapatnam

  3. AIM AND OBJECTIVES • To identify the library services that are performed by using ICT devices in the college libraries of Assam; • To identify the ICT infrastructure and extent of use in the college libraries of Assam; • To identify the barriers to implement ICTs in the college libraries of Assam; • To find out the ICT based services extended to the users in the college libraries of Assam; and • To find out the impact of ICT on the users in the College libraries of Assam. NACLIN 2018, October 4-6, 2018 GITAM, Visakhapatnam

  4. SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY • There have been 295 provincialised colleges and 05 government colleges in Assam. The 189 colleges out of 295 are provincialised before 2012. The provincialised colleges of Assam which are provincialised before 2012 are included in the present study. • Technical, Medical, Management, Law and special subject or other colleges related to professional are excluded in the current study. NACLIN 2018, October 4-6, 2018 GITAM, Visakhapatnam

  5. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY • The questionnaire method has been used to collect the raw data from the college libraries in Assam. • The purpose of the questionnaire for librarian is to get data regarding the application of ICT in the college libraries of Assam. • The second questionnaire is for the library users to gather data to know the use of ICT in the college libraries of Assam. Random sampling method has been used to collect the data from the users. • The questionnaires have distributed to 189 Colleges where 100 colleges have responded and fill up the questionnaire. The percentage of response rate is 52.9%. • Again, user study has conducted among the college students of Assam. The survey has conducted among 100 students of different college where the facilities of library automation and institutional repositories have existed. The user questionnaire has distributed through the librarian of the concern colleges. NACLIN 2018, October 4-6, 2018 GITAM, Visakhapatnam

  6. ANALYSIS ANS INTERPTRETATION OF DATA • Objective 1: To identify the library services that are performed by using ICT devices in the college libraries of Assam NACLIN 2018, October 4-6, 2018 GITAM, Visakhapatnam

  7. Objective 2:To identify the ICT infrastructure and extent of use in the college libraries of Assam Hardware facility and Software facilities NACLIN 2018, October 4-6, 2018 GITAM, Visakhapatnam

  8. Availability of ICT based technologies in surveyed libraries NACLIN 2018, October 4-6, 2018 GITAM, Visakhapatnam

  9. Internet Facility in the library • Internet Connectivity: The highest 95% of the colleges have internet connectivity facility in the libraries. • Internet connection: The maximum 65.0% of the libraries have been using DSL connection. The least 5.0% of the college libraries have been using cellular connection. • Internet Service provider: The highest 80.0% of the libraries have been subscribing internet services from BSNL service and the least 4.0% libraries using Airtel service. NACLIN 2018, October 4-6, 2018 GITAM, Visakhapatnam

  10. Status of Library Automation • Views on Library Automation: The highest 68.0% libraries are partially automated while 29.0% libraries are fully automated. The least 3.0% libraries are found not automated. • Software used for automation: The highest 94.0% of the libraries have been using SOUL software while only 2.0% libraries have been using Koha software and least 1.0% library using Exalib software. • Automation modules used by the library: The highest 94.0% libraries have been using cataloguing module, 88.0% libraries using OPAC modules, 77.0% libraries using circulation module,25.0% of the libraries have been using serial control and least 17.0% libraries using acquisition module. NACLIN 2018, October 4-6, 2018 GITAM, Visakhapatnam

  11. Status of Institutional repositories • Views on Institutional repositories: The highest 34.0% libraries are available institutional repositories while 24.0% libraries are still in process and 42.0% libraries does not have institutional repository. • Repository Software used in the library: The highest 48.0% libraries are using Dspace software. 8.0% libraries using other local made digital library software and the least 2.0% libraries using Greenstone. NACLIN 2018, October 4-6, 2018 GITAM, Visakhapatnam

  12. Document digitized by the library NACLIN 2018, October 4-6, 2018 GITAM, Visakhapatnam

  13. Objective 3: To identify the barriers to implement ICTs in the college libraries of Assam NACLIN 2018, October 4-6, 2018 GITAM, Visakhapatnam

  14. Objective 4:To find out the ICT based services extended to the users in the college libraries of Assam NACLIN 2018, October 4-6, 2018 GITAM, Visakhapatnam

  15. Level of satisfaction with the use of ICT NACLIN 2018, October 4-6, 2018 GITAM, Visakhapatnam

  16. Objective 5:To find out the impact of ICT on the users in the College libraries of Assam NACLIN 2018, October 4-6, 2018 GITAM, Visakhapatnam

  17. CONCLUSION • The facility of ICT infrastructure and extent of use of ICT in the College libraries of Assam have substantially improved. • All most all the surveyed libraries are automated and they are using SOUL library management software whereas few libraries are implemented digital libraries and most of them using Dspace digital library software. • Lack of IT skilled manpower is the main constraints to implement the ICT in the college libraries of Assam. • All most all the libraries are having desktop and internet facility to the library users. • The users are satisfied with the use of ICT in the college libraries. NACLIN 2018, October 4-6, 2018 GITAM, Visakhapatnam

  18. Thank You NACLIN 2018, October 4-6, 2018 GITAM, Visakhapatnam

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