Challenges Faced By LIS Professionals While Using New Media as a Tool for Providing Information to the Library Users during Pandemic Period

The challenging times of pandemic period affected whole world and provided an opportunity to change though forcefully. Amongst all, library services were needed for variety of reasons and thankfully the technological advancement came to rescue the field by offering a channel for dissipation of information amongst all the professionals. In view of the above the challenges faced by libraries of academic colleges affiliated Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati were studied. The data was generated using a structured questionnaire using survey method. All the statistical analysis of the data was carried out using SPSS 18.0 software. In view of the study results it was observed that lack of official/policy guidelines for use of new media for disseminating library services during Covid-19 pandemic was prevalent in majority of colleges. Furthermore, the data revealed that most of the LIS professionals of study area had favorable attitude towards use of new media during Covid-19. Amongst other aspects, infrastructure facilities, lack of funds, lack of adequate human resources, poor technical know-how about use of New Media for disseminating library services were the challenges faced by LIS professionals during Covid-19 pandemic