Information Technology in University Libraries in Karnataka

Nyamboga, Constantine Matoke; Kemparaju, T. D.

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“…Information technology is a collective term used for various technologies involved processing and transferring information (Nyamboga & Kemparaju, 2002). Technology allows people to work quickly and assist in making a decision by considering more data.…”

Section: Information Technology Applicationmentioning

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Influence of IT Application to Organizational Performance mediated by warehouse management and customer relationship management

Santoso¹,

Siagian²

2019

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In this thesis discuss the effect of Information Technology Application to Organizational Performance through Warehouse Management and Customer Relationship Management on company. In this study using primary data with a population of 109 companies and 52 samples of companies using data collection methods, namely 5 points Likert scale in the form of questionnaires distributed in companies that are groups on third-party logistics companies in Surabaya and Sidoarjo. This study uses Structural Equation Modeling analysis techniques, also called path modeling with SmartPLS tools. The questionnaire collected was 53 questionnaires. The result showed that the effect of Information Technology Application on Organizational Performance were positive and significant. In addition, the results also showed that the effect of Information Technology Application on Warehouse Management were positive and significant, the result showed that the effect of Information Technology Application on Customer Relationship Management were positive and significant, the result also showed that the effect of Warehouse Management on Organizational Performance were positive and significant, and the result showed that the effect of Customer Relationship Management on Organizational Performance were positive and significant in 3PL companies in Surabaya and Sidoarjo.

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Section: Information Technology Applicationmentioning

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Influence of IT Application to Organizational Performance mediated by warehouse management and customer relationship management

Santoso¹,

Siagian²

2019

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“…Databases, OPACs and internet are being used and both the librarians and students have adapted to the use of IT very well. As a result of doing a research in six university libraries in Karnataka (India), Nyamboga and Kemparaju (2002) concluded that these libraries still lag behind some other Indian universities in the application of IT, but the introduction of internet access is an important step forward. Regardless of a not very good picture of IT application in Karnataka, finally, they suggested that with basic IT literacy, library users and staff are able to retrieve more up‐to‐date information that supplements what they get from printed information sources, thereby increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the academic libraries as well as helping to bring the whole institution into the information age.…”

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The status of information technology in Iranian hospital libraries

Isfandyari‐Moghaddam

Sabbaghan

Dehghani

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to compare the attitude of the managers of libraries located at Iran, Tehran and Shahid Beheshti Medical Sciences Universities' training hospitals, on the status of information technology (IT) in the mentioned libraries.Design/methodology/approachThis study employed a researcher‐made questionnaire. The managers of 40 hospital libraries of Iran, Tehran and Shahid Beheshti Universities formed the population of the research. To analyze the collected data, the statistical software SPSS (version 17) was used.FindingsResults showed that 12.5 per cent of Tehran, 15.6 per cent of Iran and 25 per cent of Shahid Beheshti Universities library managers agreed, to a very large extent, on the application and development of IT and its tools and 93.7 per cent of the managers from all three hospital libraries deemed the application of IT most necessary. The managers believed that the greatest advantage of IT is concerned with the reduction of human efforts (59.4 per cent), and 100 per cent of the managers acknowledged the need for further promotion of their skills in a wide variety of IT issues. In total, 16.1 per cent at Tehran, 12.9 per cent at Iran and 29 per cent at Shahid Beheshti University considerably approved of formal education for the promotion of their librarians' skills.Originality/valueThis study is a step towards acknowledging the contribution, status, and value of hospital libraries to the health sector by the library managers in theory and practice, in the shadow of considering their librarians as network experts, information media and system designers, and technology experts.

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“…Information technology is the collective [umbrella] term for various technologies involved in processing and transmitting information that may include computing, telecommunications and microelectronics (Nyamboga and Kemparaju, 2002). According to the American Library Association (1983, p. 183), it has been defined as “the application of computers and other technologies to the acquisition, organization, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of information”.…”

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“…As a result of doing a research in six university libraries in Karnataka (India), Nyamboga and Kemparaju (2002) concluded that these libraries still lag behind some other Indian universities in the application of information technology, but the introduction of internet access is an important step forward. Regardless of a not very good picture of information technology application in Karnataka, finally, they suggested that with basic information technology literacy, library users and staff are able to retrieve more up‐to‐date information that supplements what they get from printed information sources, thereby increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the academic libraries as well as helping to bring the whole institution into the information age.…”

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Application of information technologies in academic libraries

Mohsenzadeh

Isfandyari‐Moghaddam

2009

The Electronic Library

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PurposeThe main purpose of this investigation is to define the status of the application of information technology in academic libraries located in Kerman, the center and largest city of Kerman Province, Iran, and to understand the problems and difficulties in using information technology in these libraries.Design/methodology/approachThe survey has covered 17 libraries belonging to Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman Medical University and Islamic Azad University. Two kinds of questionnaires were distributed to libraries – one for librarians and the other for library staff. The findings of the survey have been analyzed using SPSS software.FindingsResults show that the level of application of information technology in Kerman academic libraries is acceptable but they should improve their status to match with ever increasing demand for better librarian services at universities; the most important problem and serious difficulty is the lack of educated librarians, which needs a suitable investment and planning; and, although about 70 percent of librarians in Kerman academic libraries have participated in related training courses, the most serious difficulty in using information technology is still the lack of educated librarians.Practical implicationsBased on the research findings, several suggestions for improvements can be made, for example: recruitment of multi‐skilled librarians familiar with information technologies related to the mechanism of work in academic libraries; planning and designing ongoing courses of information technology and related skills; promotion and introduction of various academic library services through compiling and publishing manuals and guides; equipping academic libraries with more information technology facilities; having a special budget for development of information technology infrastructure; overcoming telecommunication barriers and shortcomings to better use of information technology; and mechanization of all academic library departments to provide information services more optimally and speedily.Originality/valueThe research studies the rate of using information technologies in Iran as a developing country. Hopefully, uncovering and understanding some unknowns based on such investigations can help to address the digital divide within universities and countries governing them.

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Information Technology in University Libraries in Karnataka

Cited by 12 publications

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Influence of IT Application to Organizational Performance mediated by warehouse management and customer relationship management

Influence of IT Application to Organizational Performance mediated by warehouse management and customer relationship management

The status of information technology in Iranian hospital libraries

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