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Technological advances have paved libraries to expand their sources and services to new horizons and offered different ways of providing library services to the user community. Present paper attempts to know the awareness and use of Information Communication Technology and the problems associated with its use in the university library. The findings of the study revealed that large number of the respondents were aware of ICTs use in the library. The internet was most extensively used for accessing e-journals followed by e-mail. Also, respondents preferred to access information both in print as well as in electronic formats. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Efforts towards the adoption of new technology have brought a significant change in the global information process. From traditional library services till present scenario, several technologies are deployed in order to maintain the competitive edge. Cloud computing is a new hype that is gaining attention in the library world. It is a low cost delivery model and defines the new genera of services in ICT environment. The paper discusses the cloud and features of cloud computing. It also discusses the implications of clouds in the libraries, its working and the issues and concerns involved in the implementation and adoption of new technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]