INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) AS A RESEARCH TOOL IN LIBRARIES

Abstract

There are evidences that libraries in developed countries are loosing their users very fast. Fewer patrons are visiting the libraries than before, because what they used to go to libraries for are now easily available in electronic libraries accessible from anywhere in the world. In conducting a research, anybody with a computer can now go on-line to locate, order and receive a copy of articles and journals on diverse subject areas without ever leaving his or her home. In order to retain their relevance in this digital age, libraries have begun to offer services to their numerous clientele even outside the four walls of their institutions, an effort only made possible through the warm embrace of ICT tools especially for the purpose of research.