Role of The Internet in Enhancing the Resource Sharing and Enriching the Information Resources in the Special Libraries in India : An Investigation

Abstract

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) or the Information Technology (IT) have been playing substantial role in library and information systems and services ever since its inception. The revolution in information and communication technologies is registering significant changes in all types of libraries in India. The libraries and information centers in India are facing unprecedented crucial resource building problems. It is strongly felt that IT / Internet technologies can enable, empower and enrich libraries astoundingly in information resource building and in resource sharing. The research proposal seeks to address two important issues the libraries in India have long been confronted with, viz., 1. Collection building or resource enriching processes and strategies, and 2. Resource sharing programmes and techniques.