Abstract
Computing technology, communication technology, and mass storage technology are some of the areas of continuous development that reshape the way libraries access, retrieve, store, manipulate, and disseminate information to users. ICT has impacted on every sphere of academic library activity especially in the form of the library collection development strategies, library building and consortia. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has brought unprecedented changes and transformation to academic library and information services, conventional LIS such as OPAC, user services, reference service, bibliographic services, current awareness services, document delivery, interlibrary loan, audio visual services, and customer relations can be provided more efficiently and effectively using ICT, as they offer convenient time, place, cost effectiveness, faster and most-up-to-date dissemination and end users involvement in the library and information services process. The impact of ICT characterized on information services by changes in format, content and method of production, and delivery of information products. Emergence of the Internet as the largest repository of information and knowledge, changed role of library and information science professionals from intermediary to facilitator, new tools for dissemination of information and shift from physical to virtual services environment and extinction of some conventional information services and emergence of new and innovation web based.
Highlights
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has transformed library services globally
It is difficult to imagine a world without information technology
With the help of ICT to deliver the services of their user is very easy and fast and it can save the time of user and staff both
Summary
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has transformed library services globally. Most current information are recorded in electronic format, ICT has contributed immensely to the performance of librarians in the discharge of their duties such as in cataloguing, reference. Http://www.granthaalayah.com ©International Journal of Research - GRANTHAALAYAH [97-100]. ICT has contributed to the library in the following specific ways. The term Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is more commonly used. Whilst Information Technology (IT) has been the accepted term in the UK and USA, it is not the universal term. Telemetric is widely used in France, and Information is used elsewhere in this sense. ICT deals with the use of electronic computer and computer software to convert, store, protect, process, transmit, and retrieve information
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