Library in Society

By

Dr. Shabir Ahmad GanaieFaculty Member

Department of Library & Information Science

Introduction

SocietyInformation

Entertainment

Education

Library

EducationResearch &

Development

EconomicIndustrial

Technological

PoliticalSocial

Cultural

Role of Libraries

Types of Libraries

Academic

Public

Special National

Others

TraditionalLibrary

AutomaticLibrary

ElectronicLibrary

DigitalLibrary

HybridLibrary

•from traditional library to electronic/digital library; •from library cooperation to library resource sharing; •from information society to knowledge society; •from collection management to content/supply chain management; and •from manual service to digital service.

•From traditional library to electronic/digital library;

•From library cooperation to library resource sharing;

•From information society to knowledge society;

•From collection management to content/supply chain management; and

•From manual service to digital service.

Transformation

Preserve

Acquiring Organize

Disseminate

Activities

Right information

Mission

Right user

Right Amount

RightTime

Mission

PrerequisitePhysical

Infrastructure

Human Resources

Intellectual Resources

Financial Resources

Your Library is

1. Financially Sound

2. Strong in Physical Assets

3. Rich in Information sources

4. Technologically advanced

5. Sufficient human Resources

6. Is having a big name

Can you achieve your Mission

?

Assumption

Answer

Yes / No

Efficient and

SufficientHuman

Resources

Mission Of

Library α

Professional obligaions

Human Resources In

LibrariesProfessional Obligations

Librarianship as a Profession

•Possessing a sound literature base

•Possessing a body of experts, peers •Having training facilities

• Having standards accepted internationally

• Body / organization

• Work / actions performed are more mental based than physical ones

• Code of ethics

Professional Obligations

Ethics

Integrity

Honesty

Impartiality

Accountability

Transparency

Soft spoken

Some Dilemma

Privacy & ConfidentialityAcquisition and censorship

Archiving and Preservation Intellectual property right

Thank-You