Technological Skill and Competency of College Librarians in Rural Kamrup District (Northern Part), Assam

Abstract

The changing trend of Information Communication Technology (ICT) development has created an environment of skill development and competency among the college library professionals. This paper highlights the need and importance of ICT skill development among the college library professionals. The main objective of this paper is to identify the knowledge and awareness of ICT skill development and competency among the surveyed library professionals. The data for the study are collected from both primary and secondary sources and analysed accordingly. From the study it is found that, all the surveyed library professionals give importance in Continuing Education Programme (CEP) for ICT skill and competency development. Moreover, almost all of them are facing the common problem i.e. lack of trained man power.