Volume 17, No. 1, 2020
Perception Of Karnataka Engineering College Librarians Towards Digital Library
Dr. Roopa. E
Abstract
The study perception of Karnataka engineering college librarians towards digital library is aimed to report the opinion provided by the respondents of engineering colleges that are affiliated to the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), which controls the technical colleges in the entire Karnataka state.The study also aims to find the satisfaction level of digital infrastructure.The study even highlights the opinion of librarians in providing e-resources/online database/s subscriptions as per the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) norms.Adopting the interview and questionnaire tools the study presents the survey results obtained from 150 VTU-affiliated engineering college libraries. The findings of the study clearly demonstrate the favorable opinion of librarianson digital librariesto meet the varying needs of the user community. However, negative opinions were also reported by some librarians who observed that digital libraries diminishes the utility of physical libraries and the use of print resources.
Pages: 750-757
Keywords: In the evolving landscape of information communication technology, libraries are undergoing a significant transformation.