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PAPER ID:IJIM/V.2(VI)/22-31/5
AUTHOR : Shivakumar T C and Dr. T D Kemparaju
TITLE: STATUS OF LIBRARY AUTOMATION IN ENGINEERING COLLEGE LIBRARIES IN KARNATAKA
ABSTRACT: Information is considered as an essential commodity for all round development of the society in the present knowledge era. Library plays a key role in the dissemination of information, which forms an equally important component of every country, institution imparting education. This study has been conducted to assess the status of the library automation. The target population of this study were the librarians serving in the engineering colleges affiliated to VTU, Karnataka. The structured questionnaire was distributed to 200 colleges, however, there were only 147 colleges (librarians) responded for the study. The article discuss the topics such as Collection organization and Management; Availability of LAN facility in the library; Status of Library Automation; Advantages of Open Source Library Automation Software; Library Automation Software (OSS and Paid) use; Use of Various Open Source Library Automation Software; Areas of Library Automation such as Circulation Control, Serials Management, Acquisition Control, OPAC and Administration; Use of Open Source Digital Library Software; Reasons for the use of open source software; Application of Open Source Software for library services; and Satisfaction by using Open Source Library Software with data and interpretation suitably.
KEYWORDS:Library Automation, Open Source Software, OPAC, Engineering College Library
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