1Research Scholar (PhD), Department of Library and Information Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, VidyaVihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226025, E-mail: anjaliv.7376@gmail.com
2Assistant Professor/Supervisor, Department of Library and Information Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226025, E-mail: sksonker@yahoo.co.in
*Corresponding Author: Anjali Verma, Research Scholar (PhD), Department of Library and Information Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, VidyaVihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226025, E-mail: anjaliv.7376@gmail.com
Online published on 27 July, 2018.
This study was conducted to find out the Information Communication Technology Infrastructure in the Central Libraries of Indian Institutes of Technology in India. The study was based on the questionnaire survey filled by the librarians of IITs. It depicts that the total numbers computers, server machines and photocopy machines available in the library for the users. Study also explores that the numbers of available flatbed, overhead, barcode and handheld scanners, laser printers and LCD/Projector in the central libraries of Indian Institutes of Technology. IIT Kharagpur has the maximum (160) numbers of computers and lowest (10) numbers of computers are provided by IIT Hyderabad and IIT Ropar. IIT Bombay has the maximum (12) server machines and IIT Kanpur and IIT Delhi central libraries have the maximum (4) photocopy machines. IIT Bombay has the maximum (14) laser printers and Most of the IITs have LCD/Projector in their central libraries.
ICT Equipments, Indian Institutes of Technology, Central Libraries, Scanners and Serve Machines