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| Article Name : | | | IMPACT OF ICT ON JOB SATISFACTION OF TECHNICAL STAFF OF THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES OF WEST BENGAL, INDIA | | Author Name : | | | Arup Kumar Mondal | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | ISRJ-192 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile | | Abstract : | | | The paper studies the impact of ICT on job satisfaction of the technical staff of seven state funded general university libraries of West Bengal. Respondents were asked to tick against 25 Job satisfaction related statements listed in the questionnaire. Five point Likert scale is used with weightage and mean values are determined for comparison of different parameters of job satisfaction and techno-stress as well. Difference of impact on the basis of gender, age, qualification, experience, and length of time spent on computer are studied. It is found that ICT work environment provide professionals higher level of job satisfaction. However the respondents consider that ICT does not offer better opportunities for professional growth, improvement of social prestige, status or personality. Regarding techno stress, over 50% respondents often suffer from eye problem, back & chest problem, and fatigue. 48.39% respondents feel board to work with computer. 18.33% respondents often experience headache whenever they work with computer. Provision of extensive in-service training and post training incentives, avenues of promotion, comfortable ergonomic design of ICT workstations, improved working conditions, arrangement of periodic health checkup and stress releasing measures are suggested. | | Keywords : | | - ict
- information and communication technology
- impact of ict on job satisfaction
- job satisfaction
- library automation
- state university
- technical staff
- techno-stress
- university library
- west bengal
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