Information Technology Amenities Propounded by DAV College Libraries in Haryana

Abstract

The present study has been carried out on the availability of IT based facilities used by the staff and students of DAV College Libraries in Haryana. These facilities are a necessity in the technology friendly environment. IT provides major help to its users in organizing, processing, managing and retrieving the information and how to apply it in different thrust areas. With the introduction of new IT, Libraries redesigned their facilities to borderless world to support the society. Libraries use IT to manage housekeeping operations, communications, facilities and services and to provide better consistency in value added Library activities. It also assists Libraries in performing their operations and services most efficiently in a systematic way for rendering better and satisfying services to different user needs and to create an effective and intensive impact on all aspects of the present Library environment. This study evaluates various facilities and services rendered by the degree college libraries in Haryana State. For this purpose, the researcher has collected the data with the help of structured questionnaire. The data have been analyzed with the help of percentage and Chi-square test. Findings reveal that most of the IT based facilities are available in the libraries of DAV Colleges.

Keywords: Information Technology, IT Amenities, IT Facilities, DAV Colleges Libraries, Haryana

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