Access and use of the Internet in the libraries of Lahore, Pakistan

Butt, Komal, Mahmood, Khalid and Qutab, Saima Access and use of the Internet in the libraries of Lahore, Pakistan. Chinese Librarianship: An International Electronic Journal, 2011, vol. 31. [Journal article (Unpaginated)]

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This study is to find out the level of the Internet access in libraries, its uses by library staff and the problems regarding access and use of Internet in libraries of Lahore, Pakistan. The research is based on primary data. A structured questionnaire survey was conducted by (n=75) 48 academic libraries (university and college), 21 special libraries, five public libraries and one school library in the city of Lahore. Findings of the study may be useful for policy makers to understand the status of the Internet access and its need as well as for library schools to revise the curriculum to improve the Internet skills of future librarians.

Item type: Journal article (Unpaginated)
Keywords: Internet
Subjects: L. Information technology and library technology > LC. Internet, including WWW.
Depositing user: Khalid Mahmood
Date deposited: 14 Jan 2015 10:09
Last modified: 14 Jan 2015 10:09
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/24404

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