Status of ICT Applications in the Higher Educational Institutional Libraries of Sikkim: A Preliminary Survey

Abstract

The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has played an important role in the library and information centre and changed the concept of libraries. The application of ICT is much essential for libraries and information centres because these centres are carrier of information which is useful for everyone. Use of ICT in library and information centres has become more important in the age of information explosion and widespread use of digital information resources. ICT in libraries helps in performing their routine operations and services most efficiently. Libraries are subscribing e-journals, CD-ROM databases, online databases, web based resources and a variety of other electronic resources for its users and all this is possible with the help of ICT applications. The first part of paper describes about the higher educational institutions and their libraries whereas the second part of the paper highlights the status of ICT infrastructure and computerisation of libraries in the higher educational institutions of Sikkim.