The rapid advances in information technology combined with accelerating
developments in computer technology have offered tremendous opportunities in the
field of information management. The developments in information technology have
made it possible for us to access a wide variety of electronic information
resources across the globe easily, instantaneously and economically. Worldwide
libraries have been exploring new technologies for providing better and faster
access to vast information resources and effective value added information
services to their users. Information Technology has provided better solutions to
achieve greater level of efficiency, productivity and excellence in services of
libraries. Application of IT in libraries has become inevitable in an era of
information explosion