Challenges for Librarianship in 21st Century
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Library and Information Science - Year 2017, Vol 11, Issue 1
Abstract
Education is cited as the catalyst for Development, Poverty ,Reduction, Nutrition Improvement, Health Gains, Gender Equality and Empowerment ,Water and Energy Sustainability, Economic Growth, Inequality Reduction, Environmental Protection and Resilience and Promotion of peaceful just inclusive societies by UNESCO. Thus, the academic institutions provide education and that education is embedded in Library. As we all know library is the hart of every academic Institution, like that, the Library is playing role of hart as a purifier, giving pure blood to body, library strains good, original, essential information to readers. In ICT era, the computer technology flourished and so, with use of this technology the librarian and information professionals save their time, money and energy and give quality services to users. Today, the librarians role in changing day by day , it changes library structures, services their challenges too. Librarians always maintain a balance between traditional library as well as modern virtual library. There are so many challenges but the librarians have to overcome them and prove their efficiency.
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Rajeev R. Paithankar
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