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Foundation of Library and Information Science Reena Kapoor, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 3: Place of Library in Dissemination of Information

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction

3.1 Library and the Changing Society
3.1.1 Dimensions of Change
3.1.2 Expanding Role of the Library

3.2 Changing Role of Library in Socio-economic Development
3.2.1 Aspects of Industrial Society
3.2.2 Context of Information Provision
3.2.3 Economics of Information Provision
3.2.4 Information as an Economic Resource

3.3 Library and Education
3.3.1 Formal Education
3.3.2 Non-formal Education

3.3.3 Education of Illiterates
3.3.4 Education of Working Groups
3.3.5 Education of Physically Handicapped
3.4 Library and Recreation
3.5 Summary

3.6 Keywords
3.7 Review Questions
3.8 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
Explain the library and the changing society
Discuss the changing role of library in socio-economic development
Describe Library and Education

Discuss Library and Recreation

Introduction

In the previous unit, we dealt with the five laws of library science. Libraries, through their
books, are actually repositories of information and knowledge. Information is indispensable
for any human activity aiming at social progress. The researcher, the teacher, the student, the

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