Changing Role Of College Libraries In ICT Environment

Today era is the era of Information technology. The 21st century is known as knowledge society. In the 21st century new trends in technology are developed. That's why there is huge change occurred in social scenario. There is a lot of changes happened in social, economical, educational & political views. ICT has changed the nature of College libraries. A variety of terms such as hybrid, digital and virtual library are used to refer to the academic library. The pace of change brought about by new information technologies has a key effect on the way people live. ICT enabled learning would help to grasp the opportunities offered by ICT to prepare for learning in the 21st century that embraces digital technologies for better learning, for better assessment of learning outcomes and achievement for better teaching and for better social inclusion. Libraries are changing in terms of their collection, facilities and services owing to constant changing scenario of information due to ICT (Information Communication Technology) applications and information seeking behavior of the users. The Library apart from providing traditional library services in a computerized environment act as Learning Resource Centre. This paper is a literature review on changing role of College Libraries in ICT’s Environment