Changing role of librarians in ict environment

The ICT in libraries has brought up new services and opportunities to improve their sources and services. "Information and Communications Technology or Information and Communication Technology" usually abbreviated as ICT was first used in 1997 in a report by Dennis Stevenson to the UK government. ICT is often used as an extended synonym for Information Technology (IT), but is usually a more general term. It enables users to create, access store, transmit, and manipulate information. It was also defined as tools and means used for collection, capture, process, storage, transmission and dissemination of information. Similarly there is no doubt that ICT brings a massive change in the field of library and information science. When such technologies are used in the library to support and improve the learning of students and to develop learning environments.