Technical Institutions in the Knowledge Web: A study of Formation of Digital Libraries for Information Access

Vasishta, Seema and Kaur, Maninder . Technical Institutions in the Knowledge Web: A study of Formation of Digital Libraries for Information Access., 2016 In: Building Next-Generation Libraries and Information Services ISBN: 9788192536767. Mantra Prakashan, pp. 291-309. [Book chapter]

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Present article appraise how the libraries of technical institutions in India are being transformed to digital libraries keeping in view the tremendous growth in the amount of information and resources in the digital format. The scope of the study is limited to seven technical universities in North India. Survey method was adopted to collect the data in a structured questionnaire from the librarians of these institutions. The study shows that all the technical university libraries under study have started digital library service but this transition process is quite slower than hoped.

Item type: Book chapter
Keywords: Technical Institutions, Knowledge Web, Digital Libraries, Information Access
Subjects: L. Information technology and library technology > LZ. None of these, but in this section.
Depositing user: Dr. Seema Vasishta
Date deposited: 04 Feb 2016 02:48
Last modified: 04 Feb 2016 02:48
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/28851

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