Library Automation: An Overview in Ratnagiri district College libraries affiliated to Mumbai University

This paper is focused on the overview and status of library automation in Ratnagiri District College Libraries affiliated to Mumbai University. The Automation of libraries its need for changes in modern age. The specific objectives are to know the status of library automation in college libraries, and to promoting the IT based services, The impact of ICT has changed the library operation and its functionality in to a fast to faster mode. Automation has reduced the man power and saving the time of users. The Survey methods was used in this study. Well structured, open as well as closed questionnaire use for this study. Suggested Library and Information Centre cannot function without computer and information technology. To fulfil the information, need of users, library should provide computer facility with uninterrupted internet to its users