Indian Journal of Library and Information Science

 The use of Internet by the scientists andresearch fellow of Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur (Rajasthan) was assessed on the basis of the results of a questionnaire survey in CAZRI, Jodhpur. Further, it also attempted to assess frequency of use, location where used, search engine accessed; purpose of use etc. The study revealed that the respondents accessed Google search frequently (100%) followed by Yahoo (85.29%). It was also observed that equally (97.06%) respondents used Internet for education and research. The strong desire of respondents is that library initiate various functions and services like e-portals, on-line information/abstracts retrieval along with internet.

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[This paper describes on RFID technology, i.e. what is RFID Technology, what are the objectives of this technology, its history, how does the system works, what are the basic requirements to implement this technology, current uses of this technology, what are the application areas in library functions and so on.

This paper also describes on advantages and drawbacks of RFID System. Finally an effort also

made to compare the two technologies- RFID and barcode in a very lucid language.]

The present paper is an output of a study carried out to know reading habits of Bachelor of Education students. The structured questionnaire is used to obtain the data from the selected sample. The results shows that three fourth of respondents read newspaper daily and 13.9% respondents read newspaper occasionally. Only 10.2% respondents read magazines daily and 43.5% read these occasionally. About half of the respondents (48.1%) read general magazines whereas 44.4% respondents read magazines relating to various Competitions. As much as 50.9% respondents read competitions books and 30.6% read fiction/ poetry books. A thumping majority of respondents (70.4%) read for knowledge and 15.7% read for Information. More than one third (39.8%) respondents frequently use their institutional library and 29.6% respondents occasionally use their institutional library. The respondents with more %age of marks in the Matric read according to a scheduled time plan as compared to the students who scored less percentage of marks in 10th. The female respondents have been found devoting more time for studies during the exams days as compared to the male respondents. The chisquare value of Gender X Frequency of use of internet is 11.853, degree of freedom is 3 and P is .008, which shows a high significant difference. More than three fourth i.e. 76.9% respondents’ favorite search engine is Google and 18.5% respondents prefer Yahoo as search engine. 

Keywords Information Technology, Reading Habits, Users’ Survey.

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Electronic journals have now been recognized as major link in scholarly communication. The Timely publication, ease delivery, in corporation of multimedia contents, hyper linking and search facilities etc. are some of the features which have attracted interest of both library and scholarly communities. The article deals with importance, definition, evolutionary, trends and access of E-journals.  It discusses along with advantages, the burning issues and challenges to the present and future library and information professional.
Keywords E-Journals,Issues,Pricing,Archving Access, Library

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The paper highlights role of ‘Law’ in general with particular reference to Indian Library and Information Centres. It describes concept, purpose and objectives, types of Law and their application in various areas of in Library and Information Centres. It also point out several barriers in application of Law in Libraries and finally suggest application of Law in scientific manners in Library and Information Centres to achieve their objectives in a better way.

Key Terms Law, Library, Information Centers, India

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The study examined Nigerian banks uses of information and communication technology
(ICT) and its impact on their products and services: case study of some selected banks in Ebonyi
State, Nigeria. Through a triangulation method, a total of 16 bank managers were drawn from 16 banks out of the 17 bank managers of Nigeria banks that have branches in the state. Interview and questionnaire were used to gather data. The results obtained demonstrates that ICT has impacted significantly on Banking services, customers profits and the areas that need to be improved upon by the Nigerian Banks were also revealed. The study recommends that it is imperative for bank management to intensify investment in ICT products to facilitate speed, convenience, and accurate services. This is not for any other reason but for them to be more relevant in the 21st century banking system.
Key words: Information Communication Technology (ICT), ICT Compliance, Banking, Banking Services, Banking System, Service Improvement, Nigeria.

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This paper mainly describes various aspects of digital library development and different types of reference services being provided in digital environment which include: (i) personalized services (ii) web-based reference and information services (iii) search engine services (iv) digital reference services for general public as well as academic community (v) co-operative digital library service. This paper highlights present scenario of digital library services in India. It outlines the initiatives taken by the UGC, India the INFLIBNET Centre, DELNET, IITs, RECs , National Research Organizations/ institutions of India in the digitization of libraries and information centers in order to provide digital library services. Further it suggests that in a developing country like India where resources are limited, funds are inadequate the library and information professionals should develop their skill and proficiency to meet the challenges of technological developments and changes emerging out of digital library services.