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Unit 12: Library Legislation

Professionals: A professional is a person who is engaged in a certain activity, or occupation, for Notes
gain or compensation as means of livelihood.
Rules: Authoritative statement of what to do or not to do in a specific situation, issued by an
appropriate person or body.
Top Management: The highest ranking executives (with titles such as chairman/chairwoman,
chief executive officer, managing director, president, executive directors, executive
vice-presidents, etc.) responsible for the entire enterprise.
Voluntary Organisations: One which relies on occasional or regular volunteers for its operations,
and may or may not have paid staff.

12.9 Review Questions

1. What are the important characteristics of library legislation?
2. Discuss the benefits of library legislation.

3. Explain the role of different bodies in the process of enacting library legislation.
4. Elucidate the history of library legislation.
5. Describe the present position of library legislation in India.

6. Why there is a need of library legislation?
7. Discuss the purposes of library legislation.
8. Explain the factors of Public Library Act.
9. Highlight the components of library legislation.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. True 2. True

3. False 4. Press and Registration of Books
5. Kolhapur 6 1950
7. True 8. True
9. False 10. Democratic

11. Financial 12. Legislation
13. False 14. True
15. True 16. PREAMBLE
17. Director 18. Rules

12.10 Further Readings

Books Budd, John (2001), Knowledge and Knowing in Library and Information Science: A
Philosophical Framework, Scarecrow Press.
Faruqi, Khalid Kamal & Alam, Mehtab (2005), Net-Studies in Library and Information
Science, Aakar Books.

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