Use of Web 2.0 Technology by Library Professionals: Study of Selected Engineering Colleges in Western Uttar Pradesh

Tyagi, Sunil

doi:10.14429/djlit.32.5.2655

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“…Figure 17 shows the icons of Web 2.0 tools added in the proposed system. These results were consistent with those of Tyagi (2012) who found that "a large number of respondents are aware of Web 2.0 tools and are inclined to use them." In contrast Bhardwaj and Madhusudhan (2016b) found that "majority of legal information resources i.e.…”

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Online legal information system for Indian environment: a user’s perspectives

Bhardwaj

Madhusudhan

2016

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore legal information requirements of the legal community in India for a proposed online legal information system tailored to the Indian environment. Design/methodology/approach A needs assessment survey was conducted using a structured questionnaire circulated among 750 respondents from eight institutions in Delhi. A total of 397 filled-in questionnaires were personally collected by the investigator, showing a response rate of 52.9 per cent. All these questionnaires were selected for analysis and interpretation of data. Responses to 45 questions were analyzed and presented in the form of tables and figures using various statistical techniques. Findings The findings of the study show that majority of the respondents felt they faced a number of problems in using online legal resources such as accessibility of legal information in legal resources, lack of online help features, description of legal information sources, search screen too confusing and poor website design. In addition, respondents highlighted that access instructions on the online resources are not clear. Lack of expertise and insufficient knowledge of information and communication technology in using legal databases are also major hurdles. Majority of the respondents are somewhat satisfied in using open-access and commercial legal information resources and not aware of open-access resources in the field of law. Model online legal information system (OLIS) was designed and developed based on the findings drawn in the needs assessment survey to empower the common man with legal resources at no cost, and foster research in the field of law. Research limitations/implications The model OLIS contains only a sample collection. It is expected that the proposed system will be implemented on a wider scale, so that lawyers, research scholars and common people can benefit. Practical implications The findings of the study will help libraries to subscribe to legal information resources and to design robust OLIS suitable in the Indian context. It is anticipated that the needs assessment survey of OLIS will help government agencies and law libraries to understand the problems of the legal fraternity in accessing legal information. Originality/value The present study designed a model OLIS for the Indian environment (www.olisindia.in) to aid the legal community in India, enabling them to save their valuable time. This system will help and foster interdisciplinary research learning and can be used as a tool for learning the basic concepts, as well as help deliberate on the emerging areas in the field of law.

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Online legal information system for Indian environment: a user’s perspectives

Bhardwaj

Madhusudhan

2016

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“…Modern ICT-based tools of knowledge creation, identification and sharing like Web discovery tools, blogs,Wikis, RSS feeds, social neworking and social bookmarking are being used by libraies in developed countries very commonly (Tripathi & Kumar (2010). It may be observed from the review of literaure that LIS professionals in India are aware of Web 2,0 and Social Networking Sites (SNS) and active on SNS to socialize and keep themselves up-to-date, find jobs, and acquire information about conferences and seminars in their respective fields (Bhardwaj, 2014;Tyagi, 2012), but their involvement at institutional level for promoting library services and communication with users seems uncommon, as emerged for the findings of present study.…”

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Use of different information and communication technologies in Indian academic libraries

Husain

Nazim

2015

Library Review

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“…Conversely, the uncertainty of staff and the limited participation of users were obstacles to using these tools. Another recent study (Tyagi, 2012) was conducted among librarians and library professionals in Western Uttar Pradesh and showed that librarians' skills in Internet usage influence the adoption of social media. The researcher also emphasized the need for a comprehensive study to find out the factors which affect social media participation among librarians.…”

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Academic librarians and their social media presence

Zohoorian-Fooladi

Abrizah

2013

Information Development

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Despite the widespread use of social media by students and their increased use in higher education, very little empirical evidence is available concerning the prevalence of use among academic librarians. The objectives of this study are: a) to identify the prevalence of social media used in Malaysian academic libraries; b) to examine the reasons for creating a social media presence among academic libraries; and c) to understand the obstacles to social media participation among academic librarians. Data were gathered via three focus study groups with 22 librarians from three research-intensive universities in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The results indicated that at least four types of social media are deployed in libraries to reach out to the users: blogs, multimedia sharing sites, social bookmarking and social networking sites (SNS). Facebook, Blog, Delicious, YouTube and Twitter are the tools mainly adopted by these libraries. The motives for librarians to use social media were to promote library services, manage organizational knowledge and receiving instant feedback from users. Workflow obstacles, technology obstacles, organizational obstacles and personal obstacles deter librarians from participating in social media. This study provides experiential evidence that Malaysian academic librarians are not very serious in engaging themselves with social media. Library managements need to provide support to mobilize librarians into a more active and participatory role in creating social media presence.

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Use of Web 2.0 Technology by Library Professionals: Study of Selected Engineering Colleges in Western Uttar Pradesh

Cited by 12 publications

References 10 publications

Online legal information system for Indian environment: a user’s perspectives

Online legal information system for Indian environment: a user’s perspectives

Use of different information and communication technologies in Indian academic libraries

Academic librarians and their social media presence

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