Role of Librarian in Web Era: A Significant Study on Library Professionals of Telangana State
Author : Ravi Kumar Merugu1 and Bhavana Rushi Ganji2Volume 7 No.2 July-December 2017 pp 89-95
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.
Keywords
Librarian in Web Era, Library Professionals