Impact of information technology and role of libraries in the age of information and knowledge societies

Singh, D. K. and Nazim, Mohammad Impact of information technology and role of libraries in the age of information and knowledge societies., 2008 . In 6th International CALIBER-2008, Allahabad, India, 28-29 February and 1st March 2008. [Conference paper]

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English abstract

Information technology is currently taking center stage and transformed the whole world into a global village with a global economy, which is increasingly dependant on the creative management and distribution of information. The enormous advantages it has in easing the delivery of information around the world. The paper discusses the impact of information technology and role of libraries in the age of knowledge and information societies. It also highlights the problems faced by the Library & Information Service (LIS) sector in India and achievements over the years using modern information technologies.

Item type: Conference paper
Keywords: ICT, information technology, library sevices, knowledge management
Subjects: L. Information technology and library technology
Depositing user: Dr. Mohammad Nazim
Date deposited: 03 Apr 2008
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:11
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/11355

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