The advancement of ICT has brought a lot of changes in the library and information service. Information professionals working in libraries have been facing tremendous challenges in disseminating scholarly material and learning objects emanating from their institutions. The push for open access (OA) is to encourage new avenues of disseminating information quickly and broadly to advance knowledge. Self-archiving in open access repositories, metadata harvesting, electronic resource management, interoperability in searching, etc. are presenting a whole new dimension of the information landscape. Many librarians have been vocal and active advocates of open access. These librarians believe that open access promises to remove both the price barriers and the permission barriers that undermine library efforts to provide access to the journal literature. This paper attempts to focus on open access movement, role of librarians, need and impact of OA.

Total quality management is an approach to the art of the management that originated in Japanese industry in the 1950's and has become steadily more popular in the west since the early 1980's. TQM include customers driven quality, top management leadership and commitment, Continues improvement, fast and a TQM culture.

This paper aims to asses and evaluate the use of e-resources by the users of S.Nijalingappa medical college, bagalkot with a view to examine the exposure of users towards e- resources. It aims to highlight the problems encountered by the users and suggests some solution for its improvement. The authors investigate the use of e- resources by the users of SNMC through a survey based on a structured questionnaire. Statistical methods have been used for data analysis. The study confirmed that users are aware of the e-resources and various types of e-resources, e-database and e-journals. It suggests for the improvement in the access facilities with high internet speed and subscription to more e-resources by the library of SNMC.

Animal husbandry is a backbone of agricultural growth in the country and its development needs timely dissemination of knowledge generated and updated across the globe from time to time. Since last 5 decades, drastic change has took place in Veterinary field and research which has resulted in inclusion of new knowledge, skills in syllabus and curriculum of veterinary education system. Since then library is playing a pivotal role in dissemination of knowledge in veterinary education system and research. Today's world is of the Digital Veterinary Libraries. With the new emerging information technology tools and scientific research work, old libraries are emerging into new hi-tech digital libraries consisting of Ebooks, E-research papers and publication-Journals etc.

“Tell me and I’ll forget ; Show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand” – After Listening to a concept, learners may forget. After seeing the concept in visuals, learners remember a little. After practically implementing / experimenting the concept by themselves, learners understand it thoroughly and fully.” LIS education aims at creating intellectuals who would be master enough in various fields of study related to the organization, dissemination and preservation of resources in any form and mode.

This articles deals the recognize the role and importance of information technology in HRM and aspects of E-HRM: E-Job Design and Analysis, E-HRM Planning, E-Recruitment, on-line application, tracking, E-Selection , E-Performance management, E-Training and development, E-Compensation management, E-HR records, HR Information and audit. and Implementation of E-HRM in Library and information centre.