Application of ICT in the University Libraries of India

ICT application in university libraries of Rajasthan has become inevitable in an era of information explosion and widespread use of digital information resources. Effective application of ICT in university libraries of Rajasthan shall help in performing their operations and services most efficiently. Rajasthan university libraries have been applying ICT for providing efficient services and resources, but efforts are yet not enough. Though a few university libraries in Rajasthan have basic hardware and software facilities yet, ICT based resources and services are not reaching to the users to expected extent. The study under investigation concludes that most of the university libraries in Rajasthan need proper ICT infrastructure including hardware, software and humanware, and library staffs have to be trained properly to make use of the resources optimally both conventional and digital resources. Librarians and the library staff both have to be trained to achieve total quality management. Moreover two important issues have to be addressed. These are change and high communicative ability of librarians. Library professionals working in university libraries of Rajasthan should know