The Impact of Ict in Library Automation in the Selected Libraries of Dehradun: A Case Study
Sharma Mr., Ajay Kumar · Library philosophy and practice · 2014
1. IntroductionDehradun is capital city of Uttarakhand and hub of education and learning of state. city has prestigious schools and institutions like Doon School, Welham Boys and Girls School, Indian Institute of Petroleum, Forest Research Institute, Survey of India, Indian Military Academy, Archaeological Survey of India etc. Later on development of Doon University and Uttarakhand Technical University has boosted its compatibility with other educational institutions of region. neighboring city Mussoorie, known for its natural beauty and tourist centre, merely thirty kilometers away from dehradun also has school like Wood Stock and prestigious institution Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy of Public Administration and Institute of Technology Management (DRDO). These schools and institutions have given Dehradun an important place in field of education and learning. Libraries of these institutions have numerous repositories of information in form of books, serials, proceedings of meetings/seminars; writings, print and no print material information in electronic format for future reference and research.Information has been always resources for creating material welfare in human society. computer and information technology has helped library professionals to preserve these print and non print materials in a systematic and logical order. Initially, progress towards development of computer and Communication Technology was slow.The half of twentieth century with advent of Technology, which was converging technology of computers, communication, media and a host of other microelectronic technologies.Information Technology is a term that has been heard since 1970s. This term refers to technologies and applications developed through data processing and storage powers of computers. Computers were first produced to manipulate and store data. There have been remarkable changes in life styles of people with all sorts of comforts and facilities. advent of web technologies has provided great opportunities to interpersonal interactions for different purposes. Before we proceed to further study of subject we need to elaborate Information, Communication, and Technology in a logical manner.InformationInformation is main source of development of society. No society can progress without proper information. Hence libraries, being information centers, preserve and give information to new generations for research and development. following definition of information can be derived from various sources. According to Oxford English Dictionary term information can be defined as: The action of informing; formation or molding of mind or character training, instruction, teaching; communication of instructive knowledge. It also define term as the action of informing, communication of knowledge or 'news' of some fact or occurrence; action of telling or fact of being told of something. In other words Knowledge communicated concerning some particular fact, subject, or event; that of which one is apprised or told; intelligence news. Therefore is communicating of news, knowledge, or facts. It consists of data endowed with relevance and purpose. Its main function is to present facts so that man's vision is broadened, thereby enabling him to fight against problems posed by ignorance and superstition. It is therefore considered to be a basic need of man, ranking after air, water, food, clothing, and shelter. Modern means of transport, computers, and telecommunications have reduced world to a global village, wherein one need only plug in, in order to be connected to whole world. According to Blumenthal Information is data recorded, organized, related or interpreted within context to convey meaning. Therefore recently information has been recognized as a valuable commodity, and time may not be far off when information will function as a currency to be exchanged for goods and services all - over world. …