Brief overview of college Library
College Library The objective of a college library is to supplement the instructions imparted in the classroom. It aims to function as an independent teaching agency, encouraging and promoting the use...
View ArticleInformation Technology and Library Automation
Library automation which started in the late 70s in few special libraries has now reached most of the university libraries. Automation is used to reduce the amount of time devoted to repetitive (and...
View ArticleThe role of Librarian
The library must have a trained and qualified librarian and the librarian should have attitudes like love for books serving the readers etc. One of the responsibilities of the librarian is to...
View ArticleLibrarianship as a profession.
The art and science of managing libraries are called “Librarianship”. The essential function of librarianship is to make available “information” in its widest sense, serving leisure as well as work...
View ArticleObjectives and Functions of Engineering College Library
Objectives of the Engineering College Library: Main objectives of the Management of the Engineering colleges are: 1. To promote quality of the Engineering Education. 2. To provide classroom instruction...
View ArticleAttitudes of the Librarian
The library must have a trained and qualified librarian and the librarian should have attitudes like love for books serving the readers etc. One of the responsibilities of the librarian is to...
View ArticleThe Academic Library of the Future
There is little doubt that the role of the academic library is changing in the digital age. A recent feature on the future of libraries in the Guardian newspaper stated: ‘Academic libraries are...
View ArticleMultimedia Resources and Library
The convergence of computer and communication technologies emerged as a new technology named, ‘Multimedia Technology’ which is mainly concerned with the computer-controlled integration of text,...
View ArticleCost Benefit Analysis and Library
“A library has been rightly enabled with the functions of collecting, preserving, preparing and disseminating knowledge with a certain aim-the aim being the fulfillment of the purpose of the parent...
View ArticleBrief Information about Institutional Repository
Institutional Repository Introduction: In India, there are a number of internationally reputed institutions, which are producing a good number of research documents that are expanding the frontier of...
View ArticleElectronic Publishing
Introduction: Information is an intellectual resource that has the capacity to change the image of the society. Consequently, large investments are being made by government all over the world on...
View ArticleAbout Electronic Journal (E-Journal)
Electronic Journal E-journals are the simple electronic representation of a journal. In most cases, they replicate exactly the printed version of the journal, occasionally including additional...
View ArticleLibrary Budget: It’s objectives & methods
Library Budget The term budgeting refers to the process of budget planning and preparation, budgetary control and related procedures. The formal presentation of the plan is called budget. Budget is the...
View ArticleCollection Development of Library
Introduction: The primary purpose of libraries is to preserve knowledge which is available in any documentary form. However, the scope has widened to ensure that the user is satisfied. University...
View ArticleImportance of Book Selection Policy in Library
Importance of Selection Policy: Selection Policy enables a library to achieve quality, objectivity and consistency in the process of selection and ensures that resources satisfy the information needs...
View ArticleElectronic Resources VS Printed Resources
Difference Between Electronic Resources and Printed Resources Many resources are available in electronic format (on CD ROM or online via web or dial-up access) as well as in print (hard copy). The same...
View ArticleDefinition Collaborative Selection, Acquisition of Resources & Evaluation of...
Collaborative Selection: The rising cost and decline in purchasing power of individual libraries makes it difficult to acquire the electronic resources and this has led to collaborative selection of...
View ArticleOrganization of the Library Collection
The collection should be orchestrated for superlative repossession of information and materials. Cataloging and classification will mirror nationally rectified matter of forms in sync with other...
View ArticleBrief overview of Different Library Services
Library Services: A library is a service provider institution and the university library is no exception to it. University library is spring of knowledge and information provided will always be valued...
View ArticleLibrary Automation
Library Automation The term “library automation” refers to the processing of certain routine functions in library with assistance of computers. Library automation is the use of automatic and...
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