1. UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN NORTH EAST INDIA: READINESS FOR INFORMATION LITERACY PROGRAMME
Chingsubam Bijenti Chanu
Charoibam Ibohal Singh, Ph.D
Research Scholar (SRF)
Assistant Professor (S-2)
Department of Library and Information Science,
Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal
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2. Objectives of the Study
To understand the status of university libraries of North East India;
To examine whether the libraries provide Information Literacy Programme; and
To explore the role of Library and Information Science Professionals towards Information Literacy Programme.

3. State-wise Distribution of Universities under study
Sl. No.
Name of the State
No. of Universities
(% ) 1.
Arunachal Pradesh 1
7.14 2.
Assam 6
42.86 3.
Manipur 2
14.29 4.
Meghalaya 5.
Mizoram 6.
Nagaland 7.
Sikkim 8.
Tripura
Total 14
100.00

4. Library Headship Sl. No. Headship No. of University Library % 1.
Librarian / Librarian i/c 5
35.71 2.
Deputy Librarian 3
21.43 3.
Assistant Librarian 4
28.57 4.
Information Scientist 1
7.14 5.
Technical Assistant
Total 14
100

5. Category of library users
Sl. No.
Category
No. of library % 1.
Teacher 13
92.86 2.
Research scholar 12
85.71 3.
Working Staff 4.
PG Students 5.
Others 07 50

6. Facilities provided in the library
Sl. No.
Facilities provided in the library
No. of University Libraries
Response rate (%) 1.
Internet access 13
92.86 2.
Xerox 14
100 3.
Catalogue search 12
85.71 4.
OPAC search 5.
Sufficient lighting 6.
Sufficient seating 7.
Canteen 6
42.86 8.
Public toilet 9.
Any other 2
14.29

7. Library infrastructure on ILP
Level of Influence
Score %
To a great extent 6
42.86
To some extent 4
28.57
Not influence at all
Total 14
100.00

8. Influence of different library infrastructure on ILP
Score
O - E
(O-E)2 divided by E
Observed (O)
Expected (E)
Sufficient Building
10.83
12.16
-1.33
0.145
Trained manpower
12.33
0.17
0.002
Resources
12.83
0.67
0.037
ICT support
Provision of regular conduct of ILP 14
1.84
0.264
Total
60.82
0.593

9. SUGGESTIONS
Technological awareness among the staff is the need of the hour.
For the improvement of the university libraries in the region, each of them should develop their own websites and also participate in various networking programme among them for resource sharing.
The staff strength must also be equivalent for rendering most effective services to the users, so the library staff needs to be recruited wherever needed.
The authorities should come forward to conduct ILP more frequently to make the users information literate.
Awareness programme on the basics of how to access the library must be conducted for every sessions for new students.
Different types of ILP related services should be provided to the users in the fullest.

10. THANK YOU