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Foundation of Library and Information Science
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Notes For the young men and women who enter the portals of colleges, a new and
exciting phase of their life begins. The vast syllabi, the new methods of learning besides
lecture methods, the leisure and the freedom which students find in the colleges, give
them new opportunities to be self-reliant in learning, and be more adventurous. They find
that education which was more teacher-centred while at school suddenly becomes more
student centred and library centred in colleges.
7.3.2 Functions of College Library
To achieve its objectives a college library performs the following functions:
In order to help in all educational and instructional programmes of the college it develops
its collection by acquiring different documents like textbooks, audio-visuals etc. related
to various courses offered by the college.
It also procures a good amount of more advanced books other than text books on different
subjects to develop a habit of deep and advanced studies among college students.
It acquires reference books such as encyclopedias and other books on each and every
aspect of different subjects to enhance the understanding of subjects among students on
their own besides classroom teaching and textbooks.
To prepare the students for different professions and occupations and to develop their
skills it procures self-learning material, competitive exam books etc. are provided by the
library.
It procures newspapers, weekly and monthly magazines on current events, general
knowledge books, etc. to make aware its users about their surroundings.
7.3.3 Library-Keystone in the College Arch
A good and efficient library will certainly help students to meet the new challenges they start
facing at college. They can, within the four walls of the library, use their leisure more usefully
and meaningfully, discover their own inherent potentialities, launch upon instructive and
absorbing hobbies and generally lay the foundations of a good and more responsible life in the
future. The libraries will therefore become equally, if not more, important than the classrooms.
The libraries will become students’ workshops. It is in this context that a college library has to
play a very responsible role, vis-a-vis, the academic needs of young students.
7.3.4 Key Components of an Ideal College Library
We shall now acquaint ourselves with the ingredients that go towards making an efficient
college library system. These ingredients are mentioned below:
Collection of Books
In order to satisfy the varied academic and extra-curricular needs of both students and the
teachers, a college library should acquire a wide variety of learning and teaching materials.
These may be broadly grouped as given below:
A good collection with multiple copies of text books and other recommended books, at
the rate of at least one copy for every ten users;
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