• Rofique U. Laskar
• Dr. Nabin Chandra Dey

ABSTRACT Purpose: The boon of information technology pushed to become the backbone of library and information centres to serve day to day activities. The present study will discuss the status of ICT infrastructure, ICT application and library automation in the provincialised colleges affiliated to Assam University, Silchar and the problems which became the barriers to achieve full flagged library services using ICT and how can it be overcome. Methodology: Survey method with the help of scheduled questionnaire has been applied in this study along with interview and personal observation to conduct this study. The colleges assessed and accredited by NAAC are well equipped to have ICT infrastructure and library automation therefore this study covers 13 colleges from 24 colleges affiliated to Assam University, Silchar. Findings: The process of library automation is still in initial phase. The college authority has to be more concern about the development of ICT infrastructure and library automation to accelerate the library services on priority basis. There are only 15.38% libraries completed library automation works where 46.15% partially completed the process and 23.07% are still in initial stage of automation. Lack of good will of the authority has been reported as a major barriers of library automation and ICT infrastructure. Originality: This is an original research works conducted by the researcher in the colleges affiliated to Assam University, Silchar.

Colleges Library, Library Automation, ILMS, ICT infrastructure, IT application, Assam University.

"A Study on ICT Infrastructure and Library Automation in the Colleges Affiliated to Assam University, Silchar (a Central University)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.119-130, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908C19.pdf

"A Study on ICT Infrastructure and Library Automation in the Colleges Affiliated to Assam University, Silchar (a Central University)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp119-130, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908C19.pdf