sjahssSJAHSSSJAHSS2788-9424https://doi.org/10.47310/sjahss.2021.v01i01.007Use of IT Applications in Arts and Science College Libraries in Kerala Especially before the Epidemic PeriodA VijayakumarDeputy Librarian, SSUS, Kalady, Kerala, Former Research Guide in MS University and Bharathiyar University, Tamil Nadu, IndiaIn Kerala, libraries are shifting towards automation and IT application. This is more prominent in the case of college libraries. Generally, college libraries are positive towards automation and the application of IT in library operation and services. Application of IT helps to provide more advanced effective and efficient services in college libraries. The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease presented unique challenges to all the stakeholders of education system especially colleges. The sudden and unexpected outbreak of the virus forced the library professionals, to ascertain ways of working in a rapid time frame like shifting to digital platform wherever possible and to provide adequate remote services to the users. College libraries are using advanced information technology for accessing and retrieving information widely before the epidemic periods like covid 19.