Applications of information and communication technologies in libraries in Pakistan

Other commonly used hardware-such as a photocopier (13, 59.1%), printer (15, 68.2%), and scanner (17, 77.3%)-were available in most of the libraries, while other key hardware-such as an audio player (6, 27.3%), DVD player (9, 40.1%), barcode reader (7, 31.8%), fax machine (6, 27.3%), and multimedia projector (4, 18.2%)-were available in less than half of the responding libraries.\n Medical literature, both offline and online, is quite expensive, and it is not possible for a medical library to purchase all available materials. The results revealed that the medical libraries were using various kinds of software rather than an ILS for possible resource sharing. [...]the study highlighted lack of training opportunities for medical librarians to enhance their ICT skills.