Mr
Parvez Ahmad
(King Saud University, Saudi Arabia)
The aim of present study is to highlights how much libraries have been exaggerated with the advent of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) based products & services and their priorities shifted to on them for instance library automation, digital archives (digital library, institutional repository), library 2.0 and library services on mobile phone. By the help of this paper the author has draw his attention towards the innovation & development of ICT and its implications in the field of Library & Information Science (LIS), it create much changes in entire library management system. With the development and application of ICT, the libraries have shifted from the traditional to hybrid library, then automated library, digital archives stages, library 2.0 and mobile phone services. With the effect of these changes, the structure of library has also changed in a dynamic way in a continuous process.
Summary
In the era of information explosion, the tremendous amount of information is being generated and transmitted from every corner of the world in the form of print materials, research articles, lectures, presentations video conferencing, technical reports, standards and patents etc. In the early stages of 20th century, libraries were facing the problems, of how to cater and fulfill the users’ demand in minimum span of time. The solution was to adopt the ICT based products & services. To deal with new challenges and increasing demand of users, libraries are reconsolidating; reshaping, redesigning and repackaging their services and information products by incorporating ICT based products & services i.e. Library Automation, Digital Archives, Librart 2.0 and Library Services on mobile phones.
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