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Unit 4: Types of Library

7. A ...... is a library specifically established by the government of a country to serve as the Notes
preeminent repository information for that country.
(a) National library (b) Public library
(c) School library (d) Academic library

4.5 College Library

The college has a well established library which caters to the need of the undergraduate and post
graduate students, research scholars and the faculty. The library functions on an open access system
for the faculty members and the research scholars. But the students have only a limited access. The
library remains open from morning till night on all working days.

The college library has a collection of about 60000 books and 10000 bound volumes of
journals.

It subscribes to about 100 international journals in various disciplines of science, engineering and
humanities. Services such as lending of books and journals, reading room, reprographic facilities
and bibliographic reference and information are rendered by the library.
The computerization of the library is nearing completion and shortly all standard services like
acquisition, searching and lending will be computerized. The library has developed an extensive
CD-Database of back volumes and abstracts of leading journals in science, engineering and
technology. A 14 -drive CD-tower networked with workstations, serves the database- server. The
library provides audio visual services with video cameras, VCRs and TV monitors. In the near
future the library will shift to a separate spacious building.

State your views how school library differ from college library.

The College libraries in India have a significant role to play in higher education. When India attained
Independence many among the 533 affiliated colleges (Sharma, 1986) did not have their own libraries,
but at present, every college in the country has a library. Majority of the college libraries do not
have proper facilities to meet the needs of their users. Their collections are not up-to-date, budgets
are their very inadequate and limited, and a large number of them are single libraries.(Deshpande).
The several commissions and committees, like the Radhakrishnan Commission of 1948, did not
stress the importance of the college libraries in their reports. However, the University Grants
Commission gives more importance to the college libraries. As the quality of higher education and
research, especially at the graduate level, depends upon, among other things, the standard of the
college libraries and their services.
Therefore, the UGC has played a significant role in the growth and development of college libraries
since 1953 by giving grants for books, equipment, staff and library buildings and has done a
remarkable job in salary improvement of the college librarians.
On the other hand, the colleges and the state governments have failed to provide their equal share.
The total Expenditure on the college libraries according to the recommendation of the Education
Commission should be 6.25 per cent of the total budgets of the colleges, but in most cases it has
remained between 1.5 per cent and 2.3 percent. Sardana Collection development of the college
libraries are done without taking into consideration the actual needs of the faculty and the students
of the colleges as sixty percent of them consist of text books and 20 percent cover fiction.

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