Technology has been
recognized as a powerful and indispensable tool for widening the frontier of
library services and professional development. The technology based library
services is connoted to digital transformation which does not confine to the
technology use only but also it is about the utilizing the technology to
empower the library professionals and the users also. Its’ impact has been
seriously felt in library and information services due to the uprising demands
from the users with regard to resources in electronic form and more
particularly in view of the availability of versatile and abundant information
in electronic form which caused various
enigmas to perceive the relevant, trustworthy information for the libraries.
Hence, to meet the constant, challenging and versatile demands of the user
community due to multidimensional learning, inter-disciplinary research etc., the
technologies were recognized as a driving force in the libraries. In such a
situation, only option left out for the library is to convert the digital
library and accept the change in a challenging way. The digital library is a
solution not only for quality dissemination of knowledge in a network
environment but also a viable podium for storage of information for future use.
In the networking sphere, the Internet made a constructive contribution to
establish the true image of Digital Libraries in shape of electronic storage of
information, retrieval, document delivery, accessing of information through
various databases, inter-library-loan, acquisition, price control transfer of
files, transfer of information etc. The
library professionals in such an altering scenario compromise in spite of
resistances and provide support to both in-house and distance learners with
resources. This paper discusses the application of intelligent technologies in
various dimensions of library services and capacity building of the library
professionals in a changing environment.
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