http://www.iaeme.com/IJLIS/index.asp 133 editor@iaeme.com International Journal of Library & Information Science (IJLIS) Volume 5, Issue 3, Sep–Dec 2016, pp. 133–140, Article ID: IJLIS_05_03_012 Available online at http://www.iaeme.com/IJLIS/issues.asp?JType=IJLIS&VType=5&IType=3 Journal Impact Factor (2016): 8.2651 (Calculated by GISI) www.jifactor.com ISSN Print: 2277-3533 and ISSN Online: 2277-3584 © IAEME Publication STATUS OF TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETENCIES OF LIBRARY PROFESSIONALS IN COLLEGES OF KERALA: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY Sweety M Antony Research Scholar, Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India Dr. Vijayakumar A Deputy Librarian, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, Kerala, India ABSTRACT The basic aim of present study is the Information and Communication Technological (ICT) competencies of College library professionals in Kerala. The study analysed the types and level of technological skills, how to update the technological skills and to find out the problems faced in acquiring ICT skills. The questionnaire method was used for collection of data for this study, Out of 127 respondents120 respondents had completed and returned the questionnaires. Key words: Colleges, Library Professionals, Information and communication, Technology, Technological Competencies. Cite this Article: Sweety M Antony and Dr. Vijayakumar A, Status of Technological Competencies of Library Professionals in Colleges of Kerala: An Analytical Study. International Journal of Library & Information Science, 5(3), 2016, pp.133–140. http://www.iaeme.com/IJLIS/issues.asp?JType=IJLIS&VType=5&IType=3 1. INTRODUCTION Professionally competent manpower will enable libraries to survive the changing scenario. Librarians and librarianship have been changed by the development and use of information and communication Technologies (ICT). The use of these technologies has changed our ideas about access and ownership. It has also changed our ideas about librarian’s duties and responsibilities. Library users have also been affected by ICT. Their experience with technology has changed their expectations of libraries and librarians. Technological advances and increasing library computerization require that librarians have increasingly sophisticated computer skills. Familiarity with computerized cataloguing, electronic records management, and multi-media services will be increasingly important. New technologies are dramatically increasing the accessibility of information, and librarians are adapting to the evolving needs of users that emerge from the adoption of these new technologies. Librarians must continually adapt to new formats for information, such as electronic journals and e-books, which present both challenges and opportunities in providing access and promoting them to library patrons. Websters Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged