The use of ICT in rural school libraries

Abstract

Increasingly people are turning to the advancement of technology in their daily lives, therefore the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is considered as one of the most important aspect in day-to-day activities. Since its introduction, the development of ICT has never stopped, and today, people use ICT everywhere. There are a lot of initiatives been taken by several bodies, especially the Government in order to make sure that its people, in all education level and living background is well equipped, obtain access, and possess certain skills in ICT to use the facilities for different purposes, in order to promote more up-to-date and sophisticated lives for the nation. Against this concern, this paper will provide a conceptual understanding on the factor contributing to the use of ICT in rural school libraries. Based on the proposed model, propositions are formulated as a basis for the study that will follow