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The study aims at determining the capability of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in mapping library performance indicators. Six categories were identified as the potential library performance indicators in the study: per capita space, per capita seat, per capita staff, collection flow, circulation per capita, and per capita costs of providing printed sources. A comprehensive checklist was designed for data collection. The collected data were analysed utilizing ArcGIS version 10.7. Correlations between the six identified library performance indicators were validated in the study. ArcGIS software has the capability to display performance indicators in the form of clear images to conduct suitable analysis. Displaying performance indicators in the form of graphs and tables without using GIS makes data analysis and presentation difficult and it lacks precision and generalization. Maps incorporating performance indicator analysis using GIS, function as blueprints for displaying information on maps. The study validates the capability of GIS in mapping library performance indicators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Recent years have witnessed huge popularisation in the cloud computing applications. The present study is targeted towards the implication of the Theory of Planned Behaviour and the construct affect to more desirably apprehend the acceptance level of Google Apps, a form of cloud computing applications commonly used among librarians. Till date no known study has yet examined the factors that influences the librarian's decision to use the cloud computing applications. The research study demonstrated that the intentions of the librarians to use Google Apps are positively correlated with all the constructs of Theory of Planned Behaviour (Attitude, Subjective Norms, Perceived behavioural control) as well as Affect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]