Trends that will Affect Technology and Resource Decision in Academic Libraries in Near Future
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In the last twenty years, Information
Communication Technology (ICT) has witnessed rapid growth
and change on very low interval. This change has affected the
scholarly communication and higher education system globally.
The changing information seeking behavior and recent trends in
ICT has forced library professionals worldwide to rethink on the
traditional way of purchasing resources and technology in
academic libraries. Now librarians have to think and watch
carefully the trends in higher education, ICT, Information
seeking behavior of users and the social media, so that they may
take judicious and economical decision in the front of resources
and technology which is the most vital part of the library system.