PRESENT SITUATION OF ICT ENABLED MODERNIZED SERVICES IN THE COLLEGE LIBRARIES UNDER WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY

In general, a college library is regarded as an institution of higher learning, which usually offers a three years or a four years course after school leading to a bachelor's degree. Beside the traditional services library renders new services like automated circulation, web-OPAC and use of e-resources 24 hours from home, e-CAS facility etc to make library services updated with the new era and to satisfy the ever growing need of the users today. In general staff of any library is divided into four types: Professional, Semi – professional, non – professional and Technical staff. Among the 42 govt. and govt. aided general degree colleges 16 colleges are surveyed from which 15 colleges responded to the survey. Among the colleges responded to our survey there are 3 Govt. Degree colleges and 12 govt. aided general degree colleges. This study is done through the survey method and a questionnaire was given to each college. The data collected from the survey are analyzed and concluded through the results and recommendations for future scope of research in this area.