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Library and Information Society

Notes • A school library (or a school library media center) is a library within a school where students,
staff, and often, parents of a public (state) or private (fee paying) school have access to a
variety of resources.
• The college has a well established library which caters to the need of the undergraduate and
post graduate students, research scholars and the faculty.

4.8 Keywords

Navigate : Find the way
Academic : Connected with education
Premises : Building
Assessment : Evaluation

4.9 Review Questions

1. Write note on Purpose of the school library.
2. Write on Special library.
3. Explain the academic library.
4. Explain the uses of library.
5. Describe the national library.
6. Examine the college library.
7. Elaborately discuss on school library.
8. Explain in detail the types of library.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. 1598 2. 1876 3. Harvard University
4. Academic library 5. 16, 557, 002 6. (a)
7. (a) 8. True 9. True

4.10 Further Readings

Singh (S P) Special libraries in the electronic environment. 2005. Bookwell, New Delhi.
Venktappaiah (V) and Madhusudhan (M). Public library legislation in the new
millennium. 2006. Bookwell, New Delhi.

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