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Unit 4: Types of Library

National Literacy Mission was adopted in 1986, which emphasized education for women and also Notes
establishment of rural libraries. Library networks and systems were strengthened at the national
level institutions in the development of literature in neo-literates. Fourteen states namely, Tamil
Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Manipur, Kerala, Haryana, Mizoram,
Goa, Orissa, Gujarat, Uttaranchal and Rajasthan have enacted Public Libraries Bills during 1948 to
2006.
The Government of India, Department of Culture, appointed a Committee on National Policy on
Library and Information System in 1985. The National Policy on Education, 1986 states that a
nationwide movement for improvement of existing libraries and the establishment of new ones
will be taken up, provision will be made in all educational institutions for library facilities, and the
status of librarianship improved. The National Book Policy, 1986 also had an impact on libraries, as:
(1) Provision of reading material for children by all the agencies involved;
(2) That 10 percent of the annual education budget of the governments be used to purchase
books for libraries.
These goals are to be achieved by using formal, non-formal, and open channels of learning. Rural
libraries should become the focal point for post literacy and continuing educational programs.
Publishers, voluntary organizations, and school library programs undertaken as part of the
“Operation Blackboard Scheme” of the National Education Policy on Education, 1986 were given
assistance.

Write a short note about the public libraries in India.

4.1.2 Academic Libraries
An academic library is a library that is attached to academic institutions above the secondary level,
serving the teaching and research needs of students and staff. These libraries serve two
complementary purposes: to support the school’s curriculum, and to support the research of the
university faculty and students.
The support of teaching requires material for class readings and for student papers. In the past, the
material for class readings, intended to supplement lectures as prescribed by the instructor, has
been called reserves. In the period before electronic resources became available, the reserves were
supplied as actual books or as photocopies of appropriate journal articles. Traditionally, one copy
of a book was made available for each 10 students this is practical for large classes only if paperback
copies are available, and the books reused from term to term.

The purpose of academic library is to support the school’s curriculam, and to support
the research of the university faculty and students.
Academic libraries must decide what focus they take in collecting materials since no single library
can supply everything. When there are particular areas of specialization in academic libraries these
are often referred to as niche collections. These collections are often the basis of a special collection
department and may include original papers, artwork, and artifacts written or created by a single
author or about a specific subject.
The first colleges in the United States were intended to train members of the clergy. The libraries
associated with these institutions largely consisted of donated books on the subjects of theology

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