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Library and its Users
Notes • International activities by GSI include some landmark events, which helped in recognition of
GSIs contribution in the field of geology.
• The academic library is the nerve centre or the hub around which scholarship revolves. It is
an indispensable instrument for intellectual development. A well stocked academic library is
a storehouse of information, or a record of human experience to which users may turn to for
data or information.
6.3 Keywords
Academic Library : Academic library is a storehouse of information.
GSI : Geological Survey of India.
6.4 Review Questions
1. Write a short note on academic library.
2. What is library survey?
3. Explain the purpose and uses of library survey.
Answers: Self Assessment
1. 1964 2. 2002 3. (a)
4. (a) 5. True 6. True.
6.5 Further Readings
Girja Kumar: Philosophy of user Education, Delhi, Vikas, 1983
Peter, Fox: Library user education
Line, Maurice (B): Library Surveys, London, Clive Bingley, 1982
Lancaster, (F.W): The measurement and evaluation of Library Services.
Online links http://skyways.lib.ks.us/pathway/cameo/chap7.html
http://www.daisy.org/projects/
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