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

Abstract

This paper reports on the awareness and usage analysis of Web 2.0 technologies by library professionalsin library and in their personal life at their workplaces. The methodology for the proposed study is ‘SurveyMethod’ with the help of structured questionnaire. The sample respondents chosen for the study consistsof librarians, deputy librarians, assistant librarians, and library assistants. Total 100 questionnaires weredistributed (randomly) to the selected sample for the current year; 92 valid samples were collected andanalyzed. Web 2.0 is especially useful and creative when knowledge is digitized made modular and allowedto be used and distributed in a flexible way. Study was carried out to know the awareness regarding Web2.0 tools like blogs, wikipedia, RSS Feed, social networks, podcasting, and others (SNS, mashup). It is observedfrom the study that significant portion of the respondents have good knowledge about the Web 2.0. Web 2.0provided innovative and interesting resources for librarians to serve their users as quickly and effectivelyas possible with new ways. The respondents having excellent skills of internet usage were more inclinedtowards adoption of Web 2.0 technologies in their personal life. In the geographical distribution, the librariesare far away from Web 2.0 technologies. To explore the factors affecting toward adoption of Web 2.0technologies in the libraries, a comprehensive study should be conducted on the country level.

http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/djlit.32.5.2655