Public Librarian's Attitude Towards the Use of Mobile Phone Technology in the Hilly Areas of Darjeeling District, West Bengal: A Study

The rapid development in the usage of mobile phones and other mobile devices by library professionals has created an ample opportunity for information and knowledge sharing among them. This paper is an attempt to examine the attitude of librarians and library in-charges of government and government sponsored public libraries towards the use of mobile phone technologies in the hilly areas of Darjeeling with respect to their demographic profile, their mobile phone brands, SIM system and mobile phone network, mobile phone functions and their phone usage attitudes. The analysis showed that there are positive attitudes of public librarians towards cellular technologies across this hilly region.