A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF LIBRARY WEBPAGES OF INDIAN ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING INSTITUTES: A SELECT STUDY OF NIRF RANKED TOP THIRTY INSTITUTIONS
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Content Analysis, Library Webpage, Architecture and Planning Institutions, India, NIRF, NIRF Ranking, Domain ExtensionAbstract
ICT has revolutionized the process and the nature of product delivery in every service sector and the libraries are not exceptional for it. The new digital developments with the advanced technological usages have provided new vistas for website developments with the provision of electronic full-text databases of e-journals and e-books with virtual reference. The usage of web technologies in the provision of eresources to the user segments by academic libraries is significant and considered one of the crucial elements in effective service provision. Academic Library Web pages are designed and consistently keeping pace with the advancements in the World Wide Web since its inception. Libraries of professional academic institutions like architecture carry different features due to the disciplinary variation and so the focus of the architectural Institutional libraries on the library webpages is always given as a tool to provide the rare and precious electronic and digitized scanned e-collection to the architectural researchers, students, and the faculty. The present work is a select study of the library web pages of the top thirty architectural and planning institutes in India, as ranked by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2023. The study is a comprehensive content analysis conducted to evaluate the accessibility and informational richness of library webpages in a select higher education institutions, with a focus on architecture and planning disciplines. The analysis includes criteria such as navigation features, available resources, digital services, and user engagement elements. The findings shed light on the current state of library webpage development and provide insights for enhancing digital library services and user experiences in academic settings.
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