Capacity Building among Information Professionals in Libraries of Delhi, India: A Survey

The purpose of the study is to asses the effect of training and development programmes on capacity building of library and information professionals of various university and special libraries in Delhi, India. Data for the study were collected via a well-structured questionnaire that was administered to almost all information professionals of selected university and special libraries in Delhi. The study reveals that majority of the library professionals have attended training programmes to improve their skills and update their knowledge. They applied technical knowledge/skills gained through training programmes to a moderate extent in their work place to provide better services to their users, but they strongly believe that training and development programmes do not make any impact on their status and designation. The article concludes with some suggestions to the betterment of library and information services of libraries under study through capacity building of library staff.