Use and Awareness of Web 2.0 Tools among the LIS Professional in Assam: A Case Study

Authors

Kishor Chandra Satpathy, Indian Statistical InstituteFollow
Parimita Bezbaruah, Indian Statistical Institute
Rupsikha Kashyap, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Title

Knowledge Management in Higher Education Institutions

Abstract

Web 2.0 is playing a major role among young library professionals. Web 2.0 tools and social networking sites are becoming increasingly popular day by day as these tools are providing free and quick access to various types of information available over the internet. This paper analyzes the awareness and usage of web 2.0 technologies among LIS professionals of the State Assam. The study mainly focuses to understand the use and awareness of web 2.0 tools like Wikipedia, Social networks, Blogs, Podcasts, LinkedIn, and So cial bookmarking sites. This study shows that the most popular used web 2.0 tools among the LIS professional are Facebook and YouTube.

First Page

189

Last Page

197

Publication Date

2022

Comments

Published at Manipur University,Jaipur

Recommended Citation

Satpathy, Kishor Chandra; Bezbaruah, Parimita; and Kashyap, Rupsikha, "Use and Awareness of Web 2.0 Tools among the LIS Professional in Assam: A Case Study" (2022). Book Chapters. 66.
https://digitalcommons.isical.ac.in/book-chapters/66