Initiation of Web based technology and Services in Academic Libraries: An Indian Scenario

Abstract

Academic libraries are playing a critically essential role in supporting and collaborating research of students in multidisciplinary subjects for many years now. Many colleges, institutes and universities in India have implemented the web based products and technologies in their services to satisfy the needs of their clientele. Present study represents the need of providing web based services, ways of implementing these services, helping the libraries to transform their services from traditional to digital form. It will help to evaluate the influence of web based services, electronic services and provided by library in terms of resources, infrastructure and technical processes and support the libraries in integrating these services in a better way.