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International Journal of Trend in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD)Research and Development (IJTSRD)
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ISSN No: 2456 ISSN No: 2456 - 6470 | Conference Issue – ICDEBIICDEBI-2018

INTERNATIONAL CONINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL ECONOMY AND FERENCE ON DIGITAL ECONOMY AND

ITS IMPACT ON BUSINESS AND INDUSTRYTS IMPACT ON BUSINESS AND INDUSTRYTS IMPACT ON BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY

Organised By: V. P. Institute of Management Studies & Research, SangliOrganised By: V. P. Institute of Management Studies & Research, SangliOrganised By: V. P. Institute of Management Studies & Research, Sangli

The Role of AcademicLibrThe Role of AcademicLibraries in Technical Environs foraries in Technical Environs for

Quality Education

Dr. Mrs. Kulkarni A. M.
M.Com, M.A., M.Lib. M.Phil., Ph.D. (SET)om, M.A., M.Lib. M.Phil., Ph.D. (SET), Librarian
V. P. Institute of Management Studies & Research, Sangli, Maharashtra, IndiaManagement Studies & Research, Sangli, Maharashtra, IndiaManagement Studies & Research, Sangli, Maharashtra, India
Affiliated to Shivaji University, KolhapurAffiliated to Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

ABSTRACT i instructions, programs, projects and services. An nstructions, programs, projects and services. An
The explosion of information and increase in the use The explosion of information and increase in the use
and craze of Internet, academic libraries and craze of Internet, academic libraries has faced academic library has to provide users with dynamic academic library has to provide users with dynamic
new challenges to look for new ways to meet the new challenges to look for new ways to meet the tools, facilities, resources and various services to tools, facilities, resources and various services to
user’s demands and expectations. It is essential to user’s demands and expectations. It is essential to support their learning activities which cover support their learning activities which cover
bring information to various users has encouraged the bring information to various users has encouraged the assignments, projects, presentations, research papers assignments, projects, presentations, research papers
creation of many advanced services linking new creation of many advanced services linking new etc. An academic library shall provide best supportietc. An academic library shall provide best supporting
technology with services and its day to day technology with services and its day to day and training facilities and instructors for designing, and training facilities and instructors for designing,
transactions. In the current technical environment, ransactions. In the current technical environment, developing, integrating, and implementation of developing, integrating, and implementation of
library professional need to redefine their role. By library professional need to redefine their role. By various teaching courses, programs workshops tec. In various teaching courses, programs workshops tec. In
using of new technologies in academic library, they using of new technologies in academic library, they these services new technologies in academic library is these services new technologies in academic library is
can give best services to library users. An academic can give best services to library users. An academic very imperative for giving best services tovery imperative for giving best services to library
library has to play the role as a central gatewlibrary has to play the role as a central gateway for users.
library users to access, to search, transform and utilize library users to access, to search, transform and utilize
information resources in a variety of printed and information resources in a variety of printed and Need of Academic Library Users in Technical EraNeed of Academic Library Users in Technical Era
electronic formats through databases, networks, electronic formats through databases, networks, In last 25 years, libraries were reliant on their own In last 25 years, libraries were reliant on their own
applications and systems. r resource to understand their user’s information needs, esource to understand their user’s information needs,
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but that time they have some limitations i.e. time, ut that time they have some limitations i.e. time,
As our educational system is getting more and more As our educational system is getting more and more location, financial lacunae etc. Then came an era of etc. Then came an era of
dynamic. Hence, the academic librarians have to the academic librarians have to computerization where libraries started working in computerization where libraries started working in
change themselves and try to apply new technologies change themselves and try to apply new technologies collaborative manner being connected through collaborative manner being connected through
in their libraries. This paper is focused on the in their libraries. This paper is focused on the networks or consortia to utilize the resources. networks or consortia to utilize the resources.
significance and various sources of modern significance and various sources of modern However, with the introduction of technology, the However, with the introduction of technology, the
technology in academic libraries, which will technology in academic libraries, which will scenario has totally changed as todascenario has totally changed as today they can provide
contribute tremendous changes in services and make ervices and make information 24 x 7 and crossing all the geographical information 24 x 7 and crossing all the geographical
it easy to conduct daily routine library work and also it easy to conduct daily routine library work and also boundaries, this is possible because of the computers boundaries, this is possible because of the computers
explains the need of new technologies in academic explains the need of new technologies in academic and accessing the networking and consortia in and accessing the networking and consortia in
libraries and various new technologies in academic libraries and various new technologies in academic libraries. Today’s users have specific information libraries. Today’s users have specific information
needs. Today’s student’s informateeds. Today’s student’s information requirements are
libraries. n
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becoming more and more personalized. Academic ecoming more and more personalized. Academic
INTRODUCTION l libraries are focusing on appropriate, timely and ibraries are focusing on appropriate, timely and
In this age of information and ICT, academic libraries In this age of information and ICT, academic libraries multilevel services for their academic users by using multilevel services for their academic users by using
are required to work individually or as a team to are required to work individually or as a team to different service models such as WWW, File Transfer different service models such as WWW, File Transfer
deliver service oriented and user applications, deliver service oriented and user applications, Protocol, Bulletin Board ServicesProtocol, Bulletin Board Services and email.

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