Implementation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Library Management System (LMS)

Abstract

Various changes occurred at libraries in different period. Development of libraries in different time span has affected lots on librarians and information professionals in the form of managerial skills, job opportunities, status and their survival. Present day information communication technology application in library has changed drastically in the collection development from print to electronic or digital form and increased the importance and role of librarians in the library. Information explosion is cause for rapid developing of digital information resources and services. This new information environment has brought various challenges before library and information professionals such as adopting new skills of information searching, acquiring, processing, storing and disseminating. Librarians have to enhance personal ability to understand and use information, individual skills development is the process of ongoing, learning and qualitative aspect. Important things of information society are education and leaning. The situation of education is changing due to impact of social, political, cultural and economic condition of society. The main aim of the study is to assess the need for and implementation of ICT in Library Management System (LMS) in the Contemporary period.