Information and Knowledge Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2224-5758 (Paper) ISSN 2224-896X (Online) Vol 1, No.3, 2011 7 Information and Communication Technology in Textile Engineering College Libraries of Haryana, India Parveen Kumar Librarian, S. A. Jain College, Ambala City (Haryana) INDIA *E-mail: parveenncce@yahoo.co.in Abstract At present application of information and communication technologies (ICT) has become gradually more important in textile college libraries. In the digital age endurance of libraries lacking ICT is in risk. The paper describes the current position of textile libraries in ICT environment in Haryana state. It explains the indication of available ICT infrastructure and e- resources with these libraries. The data collected with the help of questionnaire have been interpreted and output results have given in this paper. Both institutes libraries are making an endeavor to do well in collection development, services, and infrastructure. Both the institute have the well ICT infrastructure in their library and giving more importance to different aspect of ICT such as internet, e-mail, online journals etc. Keeping in the view of better internet facility both the libraries have the Wi-Fi connectivity library campus. Both the librarians expressed that their individual initiatives lead them for automation. Keywords: Library automation, Networking; Internet, PIET, TITS 1. Introduction Since the invention of the computer by Charles Babbage in 1837, major information centres have tried to make use of this technology. In Indian context this technology was first used by Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Calcutta in 1957. Till then as its many generations emerged, the broad use of this technology had been made in every part of our life. Now at the present age each intellectual human being has come into the clutch of this technology. Today the internet is providing access to a continuous collection of information resources existing world wide. In India the information and communication technologies (computer technology) have boomed in the field of library and information/ documentation centres in 1990s. Now use of information technology in library and information centres has becomes common. Computer technology is the most popular and widely used technology in library and information centres. Computers are used for collection, organization, storage, analysis and dissemination of information. (Helaluddin 2010) Information and Communication Technology (ICT) comprises a diverse set of technological tools to identify, collect, organize, create and disseminate data and information. The ICT encompasses a wide range of technologies including telecommunication technologies, such as telephony, cable, satellite, TV and radio, Computer-mediated conferencing and video-conferencing, as well as digital technologies, such as computers, information networks (internet, World Wide Web and intranet) and software application. In other words, ICT has emerged as a result of the digital convergence of computer technologies, telecommunication technologies and other media communication technologies. ICT has altered the ways in which the academic activities – teaching, learning, research and extension activities – are carried out at higher education level. ICT has helped to overcome the barriers of time and space and reduced the time-lag between the generation of information and its consumption by the end user. University library, as a sub-system of higher education, should act as a trend-setter in adopting ICT in its activities. (Walmiki 2009) Textile engineering is not a new field, but still it is only one of its kinds. Collection development in textile libraries is a challenge for librarians, due to inadequate resources. Today a librarian and other library professional in any institution must have the knowledge of digitization and computerization of library.