PAPER ID: IJIM/Vol. 9 (V) September/1-8/1

AUTHOR: Dr Abhijit Chatterjee

TITLE: ROLE OF LIBRARIAN IN THE DIGITAL INITIATIVES OF WEST BENGAL

ABSTRACT: The digital age of the present era encompasses with the lots of opportunities to the common mass. It is expected that these opportunities will have direct impact on the development process as a whole in the society. Digital initiatives are the process of imbibing digital infrastructure to provide digital services. The paper tries to emphasis on the aspect of digital initiatives in terms of the community information services. The efforts of the Govt of West Bengal in this regard have been stated in detail. The role of the librarian in the regard also depicted through this paper. The basic objective of the paper is to identify the govt. initiatives taken in the west Bengal for smooth functioning and deliver the digital services. The significant contribution can be made by the librarian by proving the infrastructural facilities and providing the timely information to the general mass through any kinds of instauration.

KEYWORDS: Information needs, Community Information service, Digital initiatives, Librarian, West Bengal

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