University Library Websites of Maharashtra.

      Аннотация: The academic libraries in India, in particular the University Libraries of today, are improving their service base especially with application of Information technology for access and delivery of e-content to their clients. In this process they are also adapting to the change, altering their image, by executing new functions and providing varieties of services in an evolving continuum. The rapid developments in information technologies have already laid a solid foundation for a new innovative evolution of university in the on going digital era. Impacted by new advances in emerging and cutting -edge technologies, however, “academic libraries have already transformed their specific functions in today's changing world as; information center,learning center, training center,publication center”(Lilili, 2009). The World Wide Web(WWW), the invention of Tim Barnes Lee, has also created tremendous influence in the transformation of libraries as knowledge resource centres,rather than store house of print media. The impact of this change is all pervasive and affecting all the aspects of library operations, information resources and services, staff skills requirements and users expectation.

Ключевые слова: University Library, Library websites