Md. Mukhlesur Rahman

Technology in Library Operations and Services: Experience of Public University Libraries in Bangladesh Md. Mukhlesur Rahman

University library exists to meet the information needs of its users pin-pointedly, exhaustedly and promptly in a usable form as per users? demand. The uses of IT in libraries have enhanced efficiency in all aspects of library operations and services. Implementing technologies in library is no longer a matter of choice but a matter of survival in an era of rapidly changing technology and global knowledge society. Libraries in Bangladesh began to use computers in the early 1980s. Little progress was observed in the application of computers to library services between 1980 and 1995, but there has been considerable progress since 1996. This book makes an effort to provide an outline of the existing status of usages and applications of ITs in library operations and services of public university libraries in Bangladesh. Problems relating to IT implementation were identified and recommendations were also discussed. This book might be helpful for university library administrations, informational professionals and also those who are interested to conduct research in the field of Information Science and Library Management.