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PAPER ID:IJIM/V.2(VI)/ /21
AUTHOR : Snowbar Majeed and Tahir Ahmed Batt
TITLE: WEB 2.0 TOOLS IN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES OF INDIA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
ABSTRACT: The World is in the state of extreme revolution of technology. One of the successful revolutions on internet is invention of web 2.0. There are a good number of library users who are using the web to access information and web-based services in libraries. In this paper the efforts have been taken to highlight and explore each and every aspect relating to Web 2.0 technologies in northern and southern university libraries in India.
While analyzing the collected data, the results indicate that there is little acceptance of Web 2.0 tools in University Libraries of India. The first generation of the worldwide web enabled libraries to offer their services to the users beyond their walls, but the applications of Web 2.0 have opened new opportunities for libraries as they allowed them to involve users in their activities and solicit their feedback for improvement in services.
The implementation of Web 2.0 applications in University library websites in India is still far from reaching the optimum penetration. The need in the present century is to hold current technology and make familiar the worth patrons to the upcoming technologies in order to compete in the information explosion world. Libraries must adopt new coming technologies and their applications in which both Library Professionals and Patrons can work together in pushing the limits of what is possible whilst ensuring that core services continue to operate reliably.
KEYWORDS:Web 2.0, Social networking site, Northern & Southern University
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