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Information Communication Technology: An Overview

3.1	Background:- Information technology, as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), is “the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information system, particularly software applications and computer hardware.” Encompassing the computer and information systems industries, information technology is the capability to electronically input, process, store, output, transmit, and receive data and information, including text, graphics, sound, and video, as well as the ability to control machines of all kinds electronically. Information technology simplifies the coming together of the disciplines of electronic, compute hardware and software, communication (in particular telecommunications), artificial intelligence and human machine interface. UNESCO has defined information technology as “ The Scientific, technological and engineering disciplines and the management techniques used in information handling and current interaction with men and machines and associated social, economic and cultural matters”. It facts as one of the major tools to shape our society and our institutions particularly our libraries as one of the most important influences in education, culture and society. Information technology, through the melding of compute technology with communications, digital imaging and full-motion video and sound, can be a powerful ally to improve education and thus improving skills for gainful employment. Cut, in order to do this, libraries and librarians will have to change. If libraries of every persuasion made the right changes, there would be good information technologies. These systems would become major information delivery systems to a wide variety of social segments. Applications of ICT in libraries and information center enabled information transfer and access; meeting objectives there by establish a network of libraries and information centre’s. This initiative saw a major shift in resource development, resources sharing and their utilization at various levels. They subscribed o E-journals, CD-Rom database, online database, and a variety of other E-Resources. They participate in library Consortia and Build digital libraries. Information Communication Technology (ICT) is a powerful tool for shrinking the distance and making the resources at any time, any format, anywhere to the global community. By definition, information communication technology is a diverse set of technological tools and resources to create, disseminate, store, and manage information. The ICT sector is a gamut of industries and service sector, internet telecommunications equipment and services media and broadcasting libraries and document centre’s, commercial information providers.
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