International Journal of Information Dissemination and Technology
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 2

User's Perception and their Feedback about Digitization of Manuscripts and their use in Punjabi University, Patiala & Panjab University, Chandigarh and VVRI, Hoshiarpur.

  • Author:
  • Balbir Kaur Pandher
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • Page Number: 117 to 123

Librarian, Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana

*Corresponding Author: Balbir Kaur Pandher, balbirpandher@gmail.com

Online published on 16 May, 2017.

Abstract

ICT has changed the scenario of libraries and the mindset of users. Storage of books, journals and archival materials such as manuscripts which are also affected by the revolution of ICT. Digitization helps us to increase the longevity of manuscripts by creating their multiple copies which safe guard their literary value. So digitization has an impact on the storage of the material and it also affects the user behavior. This paper provides us a glimpse of the user's behavior about the use of manuscripts, their satisfaction level and impact of age on their use. This study will help us to know the users behaviors about the use of manuscripts and digitization of these resources.

Keywords

ICT, Digitization, Manuscript, Archives, Behaviors, Users