Assessment of ICT Literacy Skills of Library and Information Professionals in Selected University Libraries in Gujarat, India

Authors

  • Rahul R. Viswe

Abstract

This study presents the systematic overview of ICT literacy among the library professionals working in the university libraries in Gujarat. It provides an overview of current literacy of library professionals in the use of ICT-based tools, resources, services, library automation software, digital library software and institutional repository etc. The study helps to identify the training methods attained by library and information professionals to improve the level of ICT literacy. It also analyzes the problems and challenges faced by library professionals to uplift the level of ICT literacy. The outcome of the study would be helpful to ascertain the current ICT literacy level of library professionals working in university libraries in Gujarat and allow library professionals to increase their efforts to enhance the ICT literacy skills.
Keywords: Information and communications technology, ICT, ICT literacy, ICTL, ICT skills

Cite this Article
Viswe Rahul R. Assessment of ICT Literacy Skills of Library and Information Professionals in Selected University Libraries in Gujarat, India. Journal of Advancements in Library Sciences. 2019; 6(2): 81–87p.

Downloads

Published

2019-08-26

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Research Article

License

Declaration and Copyright Transfer Form

(to be completed by authors)

I/ We, the undersigned author(s) of the submitted manuscript, hereby declare, that the above manuscript which is submitted for publication in the STM Journals(s), is not published already in part or whole (except in the form of abstract) in any journal or magazine for private or public circulation, and, is not under consideration of publication elsewhere.

  • I/We will not withdraw the manuscript after 1 week of submission as I have read the Author Guidelines and will adhere to the guidelines.
  • I/We Author(s ) have niether given nor will give this manuscript elsewhere for publishing after submitting in STM Journal(s).
  • I/ We have read the original version of the manuscript and am/ are responsible for the thought contents embodied in it. The work dealt in the manuscript is my/ our own, and my/ our individual contribution to this work is significant enough to qualify for authorship.
  •  I/We also agree to the authorship of the article in the following order:

Author’s name                                    

 

1. ________________

2. ________________

3. ________________

4. ________________

 

We  Author(s) tick this box and would request you to consider it as our signature as we agree to the terms of this Copyright Notice, which will apply to this submission if and when it is published by this journal.