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Foundation of Library and Information Science

Notes information services for information processing and repackaging of information and on
improving products and services of Library and Information Centres. In modern days,
many librarians prefer to adopt computers because of their following advantages:
its low-cost
its fast and constant response

its availability and portability
its software
its freedom from establishment
Recently, there has developed an awareness of the importance of computers and librarians have
started using non-book materials for information transfer. Librarians can utilize computers in
their various cooperative activities and information services as mentioned below:

Computerized Services of Technical Section: The technical processing desires occupies
significant role in the channel of library administration. Computerization of these services
would facilitate the library staff as well as information seekers while searching the relevant
information.
Computerized Services of Circulation Section: Computerized information facilitates the
librarians to deal with day-to-day operations, planning and decision making. This is an
informative package useful to the library managers and other subordinate staff for carrying
out their regular work and routine processing of the transactions. For example, facts such
as book orders, bills and other matters must be available to them to carry out daily works
efficiently. If this information is made available speedily, library staff can do routine
duties perfectly and promptly.

Computerized Services Periodical Section: The acquisition and processing of periodicals
are common functions in academic, special and public libraries. In order to maintain and
process the details, a library has to maintain large volumes of various registers. The
maintenance of register is tedious and every year a large set of data has to add. Accession
registers occupy much space and they are expensive. Manual cataloguing also may not be
at uniform standard. It is time consuming and difficult to maintain the large set of data
also. Manual calculations are likely to have errors and it is difficult to check all types of
errors.

Did u know? To a librarian the modern technology would have a great boon.

Self Assessment

State whether the following statements are true or false:
6. The Library of Congress can submit an additional bill to the participant to cover the
shortfall, or can stop ordering books for the participant depending upon the instructions
of the participant.
7. Four files are maintained in a computer-based acquisition system.

8. Cataloguing includes the job of describing, recording and displaying details of the holdings
of the library.
9. Document delivery services can be difficult to provide consistently to a diverse student
and faculty population.

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