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Librarians’ Attitude towards Information Communication Technology in Colleges affiliated to Sant Gadge Baba Amravati

University, Amravati. (MS).Submitted by

9th International CALIBER 2013Convention on Automation of Libraries in Education and

Research Institutions, Gandhinagar.

March 21-23 2013.

Introduction

Implementation of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Libraries totally depend upon proper attitude of ICT trained Librarian. ICT media had widened the limits and bounds of Library.

Related Reviews:

1. O.E.L. Eguaroen in the article “Attitude of library staff to the use of ICT : The case of Kenneth Dike library , University of Ibaddan, Nigeria”

2. Muhammad Ramzan in the article “Factors affecting librarians' attitudes toward ICT application in libraries”

3. Sachin D. Sakarkar. in the article “A study of library automation in college Libraries affiliated to SGB Amravati University, Amravati”

Aims and Objectives:

•To find out professional awareness of librarians towards ICT applications.

•To study the attitudes of librarians towards the use of ICT.

Methodology:

Descriptive survey method

Data Collection Tool-Questionnaire

Questionnaires Distributed Responses Received

92 61

Population and Sample:The study targeted libraries in colleges affiliated in SGB Amravati University, Amravati. A short structured questionnaire was filed up by the researcher through librarians in various institutions in SGB Amravati University, Amravati.Districts in SGBAmravati University,A mravati

Amravti Akola Buldhana Washim Yavatmal

Surveyed libraries in SGB Amravati Uni.Amravati

17 13 12 08 11

Distribution of Male and Female Librarians

Male 13 09 08 06 08

Female 04 04 04 02 03

Qualification of Librarians PG

Male 11 08 07 06 07

Female 02 03 04 02 03

Qualification of Librarians Ph.D

Male 02 01 01 00 01

Female 02 01 00 00 00

The Purpose of the study : To identify general characteristics and patterns that exist with regard to the innovativeness of librarians as it relates to the adoption of ICTs.

The study addresses the following questions:

1. How innovative are librarians in relation to their peers in the adoption of information and communication technologies?

2. Do demographic variables affect librarian innovativeness?

3. What implications might the innovativeness of librarians have on the diffusion of innovations within libraries?

Research Tools:The instrument used for the collection of data on this study was a modified Igberia and Chakrabarti (1990) Computer Anxiety and Attitude towards Microcomputer Utilization (CAATMU) scale and librarians’ attitude questionnaire developed by researcher. This Research tool is in three parts

Part 1: Demographic variables of the respondents.

Part 2: ICT Perceptions of Librarians

Part 3: Attitude toward ICT

Attitude of Librarians:

Libra

ry is

impo

rtant

for le

arnin

g

Libra

ry is

impo

rtant

for te

achin

g

ICT pr

ovide

to ov

erco

me cha

lleng

es of

infor

mation

explo

sion

Online

datab

ases

prov

ide m

ore u

p-to-d

ate In

formati

on0.00%

10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%80.00%90.00%

100.00% 90.16%

67.21%73.77% 77.04%

9.83% 13.11%3.27% 1.63%0.00%

19.67% 22.95% 21.31%

AgreeUndecidedDisagree

Attitude of Librarians:

ICT helps in making specific information

available

ICT enables most effective ways of resource sharing

The utility of ICT in my institution is

good

Computers brought more works stress

on librarian

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

90.00%

0.8032

0

0.5409

0.3278

6.55% 4.91%

13.11% 11.47%13.11%

24.59%

32.78%

55.73%

AgreeUndecidedDisagree

Attitude of Librarians:

Computers has made librarians work difficult

Computers has made librarians

work easy

ICT save the valuable time of

user

ICT save the valuable time of

librarian

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

90.00%

27.86%

72.13%

83.60%

78.68%

3.27%

9.83%

0.00%3.27%

68.85%

18.03% 16.39% 18.03%

AgreeUndecidedDisagree

ICT im

prov

e the

quali

ty of

libra

ry se

rvice

ICT in

fluen

ce lib

raria

ns ro

le in

infor

mation

diss

emina

tion s

uppo

rt

ICT off

ers f

aster

acce

ss to

inf.le

aring

ICT m

akes

stud

y and

teac

hing m

ore e

ffi.0.00%

10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%80.00%90.00%

85.24%75.40%

80.32% 81.96%

8.19% 8.19%1.63%

9.83%6.55%16.39% 18.03%

8.19%

AgreeUndecidedDisagree

Attitude of Librarians:

I thin

k tha

t the

exist

ence

of lib

rary

is ne

cess

ary

In IC

T era

also

libra

ries p

lay im

porta

nt ro

le

Compu

ter cr

eates

healt

h and

envir

. Pro

blems

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

90.00%

100.00%96.72%

86.88%

60.65%

3%0%

18%

0.00%

13.11%21.31%

AgreeUndecidedDisagree

Attitude of Librarians:

Conclusion

Society demanded well trained Librarians

IT revolution

Fear of Digital Divide

Suggestion

Regional Training Centers

Thank you