Role of Librarian in Web Era: A Significant Study on Library Professionals of Telangana State

Ravi Kumar Merugu; Bhavana Rushi Ganji

doi:10.51983/ajist-2017.7.2.143

Authors

Ravi Kumar Merugu Senior Library & Information Assistant, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy,Hyderabad, Telangana State
Bhavana Rushi Ganji Senior Library & Information Assistant, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy,Hyderabad, Telangana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2017.7.2.143

Keywords:

Librarian in Web Era, Library, Professionals

Abstract

This study has been made for brought out the actual role of librarians in present rapid changing environment and according to modernization and advanced developments in information era. The enormous e-resources are available in recent times and very difficult to handle and filter them for disseminating useful and require information to users. This survey has taken place for knowing the library professional’s abilities, capabilities and calibers for satisfying the library users in this web era. Total 155 questionnaires were distributed to LIS professionals who were working in private and government sectors in Telangana state. Among them 123 questionnaires were received and only 100 good questionnaires were taken in to count for the data interpreted according to given answers. Most of the LIS professionals need to develop their skills and advanced technologies day by day according to latest developments in LIS field. Few of remarkable changes are found from this study also.

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