Web content and design trends of Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) libraries’ website: An evaluation

The present study aims to evaluate and analyse the web contents of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) library website/web pages. Survey and observation method was used to collect the primary data from the respective library websites of 19 IITs library websites/web pages where 128 criteria have been designed and data were collected during the month of November, 2016 that was further verified between the periods of 1st March – 15th March, 2017.The study reveals, only four IITs have a library webpage and one has a dedicated page for library. And very less IIT library website/web page have provided the information about the collections, services, value – added services, and Web 2.0 tools link. The evaluation of the websites will help to upgrade the IITs library website which will be useful for other institutions too.