Importance of Information communication technology in academic libraries

1. Dr. Zeba khanam
Librarian
Karamat Husain Muslim Girls’ degree College
University of lucknow
Lucknow

2.  During the last fifty years, the world has witnessed
important changes; in particular, information and
communication technology (ICT) has brought a
revolution in every sphere of life.
 Using ICT
 Libraries have not only observed remarkable changes
in their daily operations and services, but also
identified a new and active role for librarians

3.  ICTs stand for information and communication
technologies and are defined, for the purposes of this
primer, as a “diverse set of technological tools
 And resources used to communicate, and to create,
disseminate, store, and manage information.

4.  LIBRARY AUTOMATION
 NETWORKING –LAN,INTERNT /INTRONET
 SOCIAL NETWORING TOOLS
 DIGITAL LIBRARY (DLs)
 INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORY (IRs)
 ELECTRONIC RESOURCES &E –Thesis
 LIBRARY CONSORTIUMS

5.  Basic Knowledge of a personal computer
 Software knowledge skills
 Networking knowledge skills
 Downloading software skills
 Computer security skills
 Hardware Knowledge
 Trouble – shooting skills
 Digital library skills
 Metadata knowledge skills
 Bibliographic databases skills
 Electronic Document Delivery Services skills
 Multimedia skills

6.  Online Public Access Catalogue(OPAC)
 Reference Service
 Bibliographic Services
 Indexing and Abstracting Services
 Current Awareness Services
 Selective Dissemination of Information(SDI)
 Electronic Document Delivery Services
 Interlibrary Loan and Union Catalogues
 Audio – Visual Services
 Internet
 Electronic Theses and Dissertations(Shodh Ganga –INFLIBNET)
 Using of QR codes

7.  Library automation is the application of ICT to library
house keeping operations and services. An integrated
library system is an automated library system in which
all of the functional modules share a common
bibliographic database
 Acquisition ,Accession
 Cataloging, OPAC and Web PAC
 Indexing and Abstracting
 Circulation (Housekeeping operations)
 Serials management, and Reference.

8.  LIBSYS –LIBSYS LTD.- NEW DELHI
 VTLS –VERGENIA TECHNOLOGIES
 SOUL –INFLIBNET-UGC –Ahmadabad
 CDS/ISIS – UNESCO Open source :
 NEWGEN LIB- VERUS TECHNOLOGIES –HYD.
 KOHA – KapitoCommunications for New Zealand

9.  Anti-theft Detection
 Shelf Management
 The Patron self check-out station:
 Counter Station
 RFID Transponder or Tagging
 Book Drops

10.  A digital library is a networked collection of digital objects
– text, still images, moving images, sound, data – with
arrangement, search features
 Metadata that allow for discovery and presentation,
supporting research and teaching, and with attention paid to
architecture, persistence, longevity, and digital preservation.
 Digital conversion for the purpose of online access to an
information resource
 Creation of metadata for future digital conversion
 Tools for creating online resources it is not only creating a
web site. It is not only scanning to place photographs or
other images on your web site. The goal to create and
sustain “good” digital collections.

11.  Creation of metadata for future digital conversion
 Tools for creating online resources it is not only
creating a web site. It is not only scanning to place
photographs or other images on your web site. The goal
to create and sustain “good” digital collections.
 The well-known Digital Library Software’s for
Institutional Repositories
 D-Space
 Green Stone
 E-Prints

12.  INDEST –Consortium –IITS ,IIMS
 UGC INFONET -INFLIBNET for Universities
 SPRINGER
 J-GATE
 ELESWER
 JOSTER
 IEEE
 DELNET
 N-LIST for College libraries
 NPTEL From IITs E- Lectures

13.  The Librarian should have the skills on ICT to
implement in the library
 The Authority should be provide annual budgets
 Sufficient trained staff should be provided
 Workshops, Training and Orientation required for
upgrading of latest knowledge &Technology

14.  ICT is changing the work of libraries and information
centers. More than ever, the libraries need this technology.
An increased number of users, a greater demand for library
materials, an increase in the amount of material being
published.
 New electronic formats and sources, and the development
of new and cheaper computers are some of the reasons for
the growing need for ICT in libraries .
 The Librarians, library patrons and management, should
help develop ICT-based libraries to meet the changing
demands of the users.