5 research outputs found
Information access in the Information Age: Challenge and Opportunities
Pinpoints the use of information from times
immemorial. Traces the heralding of the Information Age. Discusses new challenges that have
surfaced in the wake of ICT - digital divide, information overload, information anxiety and
information literacy. summaries the role of libraries in preICT era as a linking mechanism between
information sources arul patrons. Itkntifies m-eas libraries should address in the new ICT
environment. tresses the need for change in information managements
concluding that if this change is delayed both libraries and
society are bound to suffer
Resource sharing among University and College Libraries in Jammu and Kashmir with a proposed model.
We live in an information age. The arrival of this age was heralded by popular writers on social change like Alvin Toffler, Bell and others. Teffler, for example, wrote of a revolution sweeping society in to an ‘Info-sohere” which was transforming the work force from one that endures long hours of physical effort into one that is dependent on information.Digitized version of Print copy.University of Kashmi
Information access in the Information Age: Challenge and Opportunities
Pinpoints the use of information from times immemorial. Traces the heralding of the Information Age. Discusses new challenges that have surfaced in the wake of ICT — digital divide, information overload, information anxiety and information literacy. summarises the role of libraries in preICT era as a linking mechanism between information sources and patrons. Identifies areas libraries should address in the new ICT environment. Stresses the need for change in information managements concluding that i fthis change is delayed both libraries and society are bound to suffer