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Collection Development and Management

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

2021

India

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Role Of National Library Of India In Preservation And Promoting Reading Habit, Jaspreet Kaur, Rupak Chakravarty Oct 2021

Role Of National Library Of India In Preservation And Promoting Reading Habit, Jaspreet Kaur, Rupak Chakravarty

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study is the first of its kind in ascertaining the role that National Library plays in promoting reading habits among its users. Reading is significant for mental stimulation, developing intellectual skills, memory improvement, stress reduction. In the modern era, an era driven by technology, the upcoming generations are outrunning the reading habit. Libraries strive on reading. Libraries become more answerable to knowledge society for their role in inculcating reading habits in this scenario. National Library is also expected to deliver in this direction. The role of various sections of libraries has been discussed based on usage statistics. The paper …


Perception And Participation Of Faculty Members In Collection Development: A Comparative Study Of Five Universities In North India, Har Singh, Prof. Preeti Mahajan Jul 2021

Perception And Participation Of Faculty Members In Collection Development: A Comparative Study Of Five Universities In North India, Har Singh, Prof. Preeti Mahajan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study's objective was to investigate the faculty members' (FM) awareness, perception, participation in collection development, and satisfaction from the library collection in selected university libraries of North India. The questionnaire method was used to collect the data (which included dichotomous questions and a five-point Likert scale) from the faculty members (FMs) of all disciplines from five universities of Northern India, i.e., Maharishi Dayanand University (MDU) (Rohtak) and Kurukshetra University (KU) (Kurukshetra) from the State, of Haryana Panjab University (PU) from Union Territory of Chandigarh and Punjabi University (PbiU) (Patiala) and Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) (Amritsar) from the state …


Continuing Of Library Services During The Covid-19 Outbreak In Indian Academic And Research Libraries: A Survey, Saroja Kumar Panda, Atul Bhatt, Vijaykumar M, Ravindra Pratap Singh Jan 2021

Continuing Of Library Services During The Covid-19 Outbreak In Indian Academic And Research Libraries: A Survey, Saroja Kumar Panda, Atul Bhatt, Vijaykumar M, Ravindra Pratap Singh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Libraries are considered the heart of academic and research institutions. Without a library, academics will have no progress. Though the digital library is a frequent buzzword for libraries and information centres in the present era, traditional services, especially in public and academic libraries, still exist. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all types of libraries have been equally affected. The paper discusses the impact of the COIVID-19 pandemic on the continuity of library services and access in the Indian academic and research libraries. It describes how the libraries safeguard the resources and staff and examine the difficulties and challenges faced …