Technology Policy and Higher Education Libraries in India: Government Initiatives, Digital Transformation, and Future Perspectives

The rapid advancement of information and communication technologies (ICT) has transformed the landscape of higher education and academic libraries across the globe. In India, government-led technology policies have played aimportant role in modernizing higher education libraries through digitization, networking, resource sharing, and access to electronic information resources. This chapter examines the growth of technology policies affecting higher education libraries in India and analyzes major government creativities such as the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, National Knowledge Network (NKN), e-ShodhSindhu, Shodhganga, SWAYAM, National Digital Library of India (NDLI), and Digital India. The chapter highlights the influence of these initiatives on library services, information access, research support, and digital learning. It also discusses challenges and future Asian Journal of Research Scholars ,Vol-3,Issue-10,Oct-2026 opportunities for academic libraries in the era of artificial intelligence, big data, and digital scholarship.