'Today, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) impacts every sector of human endeavour and even it becomes a key component in the infrastructure development in every sector be it education, health, business, economics, trade and commerce, social, communication, transportation, tourism, governance of a country, etc. Even in the present knowledge-based society where access to information is the key to development in any sector, information and communication technology plays a crucial role. Similarly, the library, which is an important part of the society, has also been affected by information and communication technology. With the advent of ICT and introduction of digital communication medium, the medium of information generation and dissemination as well as the informational demands of the society has changed. On the other hand, the working pattern of the libraries as well Read more Table of Contents Acknowledgementv Prefacevii List of Contributorsxiii 1.Application and Impact of Information Communication Technology in Library Services: Issues and Concerns1 Priyanka Neogi & Dr. Bhanu Partap 2.An Effectiveness of DeLCON Consortium at the Nodal Institution (NBRC)15 Dr. D.D. Lal 3.Lunch Box: New Library Service to Improve Reading Habits37 Dr. Harish H.T. 4.Application of Information and Communication Technologies towards Quality Library Services45 nyi, Kingsley Emmanuel & Obinyan, Oluwatoyin Oyeyemi 5.merging Trends in Acquisition in Academic Libraries55 Abu, Ahmed Adamu, Ajayi, Stephen Adekunle & Inuwa, Bukar 6.Role of Libraries and Information Centres in e-Learning65 Shalini Varshney & Dr. D.D. Lal 7.Intellectual Freedom, Democracy and Library in the Age of 21st Century75 Jitamoni Bhattacharyya & Ajoy Kumar Dey 8.Impact of Higher Education in the Pandemic: The Disparate Read more About the Author/Editor Priyanka Neogi is presently working as Librarian in Uttarayan College of Education, Jatrapur, Distt. Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India since July 2017. She has received M.A. (Political Science) from the University of Burdwan, Bardhawan, West Bengal and BLISc. from IGNOU, New Delhi. She has also passed B.Ed. from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, M.Ed. from Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, and MLISc. from Netaji Subhash Open University, Kolkata, West Bengal. She has about five years of professional experience in the field of librarianship. She has published a good number of papers in National and International journals, conference proceedings, and edited books. Dr. Bhanu Partap is presently working as Assistant Librarian in Nehru Library, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (HR), India since July 2013. Before joining the current position, he has served many institutions situated in Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Chandigarh between September 2005 to July 2013. He has received MLISc. and M.A. (Mass Comm.) from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra and received M.Phil. (LIS) from Alagappa University, Karaikudi (Tamilnadu), India. He has passed the exam of UGC-NET in June 2010 and also received the degree of Ph.D. in Library & Information Science from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. Apart from this, he has also received PGDCA, PGDJMC, and CC Yoga from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. He has about 16 years of professional experience in the field of librarianship. He has published more than 80 articles in the National and International journals, conference proceedings and edited books, and has also written/edited seven books. Apart from this, he has coordinated many national workshops and training programs for students, faculty and library professionals. He is a life member of Haryana Library Association (HLA), Indian Library Association (ILA) and Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists of India (AALDI).