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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