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Techno Stress and Librarians


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1 Avinashilingam University for Women, Thadagam Post, Coimbatore 641108, India
2 PG & Research, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchy 620 017, Tamilnadu, India
     

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This paper studies: a) the reviews written in the area of techno stress; b) Effect of techno stress on librarians; c) Sources of techno stress; and d) some coping strategies.

Keywords

Techno Stress, Librarians, Review.
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About The Authors

K. Mahalakshmi
Avinashilingam University for Women, Thadagam Post, Coimbatore 641108
India

S. Ally Sornam
PG & Research, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchy 620 017, Tamilnadu
India


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Authors

K. Mahalakshmi
Avinashilingam University for Women, Thadagam Post, Coimbatore 641108, India
S. Ally Sornam
PG & Research, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchy 620 017, Tamilnadu, India

Abstract


This paper studies: a) the reviews written in the area of techno stress; b) Effect of techno stress on librarians; c) Sources of techno stress; and d) some coping strategies.

Keywords


Techno Stress, Librarians, Review.

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