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TYPES OF LIBRARIES
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LIBRARY
Library is derived from the Latin word “liber ” which
means-A BOOK .
Earlier a library was “a place where books were written
or kept”.
This term was frequently used as a “collection of books”
and a librarian as a keeper or guard of books.
This word has taken centuries to become central point
of all social actions and has got recognition as a social
institution.
DEFINITION/S
According to UNESCO Public Library Manifesto 1949
which was revised in 1972, a public library is-
established under the “clear mandate of law”;
maintained wholly from “public fund”;
levies no “direct charge” (fees) from its users for any of
its services;
open “for free and equal “ use by all members of the
community irrespective of race, colour, caste, creed,
religion, age, sex, nationality, language, status or level
of educational attainments;
the local gateway to knowledge, provides a basic
condition for lifelong learning, independent decision
making and cultural development of the individual and
social groups;
an essential agent for the fostering of peace and
spiritual welfare through the minds of men and
women.
In other words, A Public Library is
A social institution established by law, financed by public
fund, open for all without any discrimination, for
general and free diffusion of knowledge and
information in the community.
It is the obligation of government to establish a public
library system throughout the country at national, state
and local levels. Besides this, the rural and suburban
areas should also be covered by branch and mobile
libraries.
Life Long Learning Centre
1) It works like a life long learning centre and each and every person of the
community is a life member of this centre. Therefore it is known as a
public university or a library of public university.
2) This provides a strong base for adult education programmes. To
cultivate reading habits among children at an early age, it makes
provision for special collections or separate section or wing for them in
the library premises.
3) It acquires documents on all subject to provide support system for all
modes of education systems especially for adult education, non-formal,
and self-education systems.
4) It provides latest information in different disciplines to facilitate the
users to improve and develop their skills and competency by self
learning.
For example, it keeps documents on self-learning like latest methods of
agricultural operations, poultry, bee-keeping; marketing the local
products etc. so that people engaged in these occupations would be
benefited.
FUNCTIONS
To achieve the above said objectives a school library
performs the following functions-
1) It provides suitable documents and information helpful in
educational programmes and extra curricular activities of the
school;
2) It makes available text books and other additional reading
material for all subjects as per the requirement of teachers
and students;
3) It procures handy documents, illustrated picture books with
bold and large fonts to create the interest of children in
reading.
4) It procures latest teaching learning material in the
form of books, CD, audio-visuals etc. to improve
the teaching skills of teachers.
5) It keeps reference books, dictionaries, year
books, directories, encyclopedias, travel books
etc. so that students and teachers can get help of
these other than the text books.
6) It also keeps some books on easy self learning
like how to use computer, to develop the
learning skills of students.