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Academic Library System

Notes job satisfaction of employees are vital in this context. Job dissatisfaction and lack of motivation
are identified by Srinath (1993) as vital organizational factors which must be addressed effectively
by personnel management in libraries today if they are to develop an appropriate organizational
climate which is open, dynamic and adaptable to change. If motivation is an issue in day to
day work, then in times of organisational change – which require increased physical, psychological
and emotional effort on the part of employees – it is absolutely essential.
A strategy for the management of organizational change must appreciate the influence of
organisational structure and management style on the change process. Successful change will
be facilitated by the serious consideration by managerial staff of certain human resource
management concerns, such as communication, staff involvement, training and development
and job design. It is these issues which must be addressed if staffs are to be encouraged to
accept change, for without their acceptance, any change attempt may be futile.

12.1.3 Changes in Academic Libraries

Academic librarianship is purported to have changed more over the last few decades than in
its entire previous history, and it is suggested that the academic librarians in India have to
redefine their roles, and indeed to refine their understanding of what they were trying to do
in this decade. The factors affecting change may be divided into four categories: economics,
technology, higher education and organisation. Although it must be remembered that it is the
particular combination of factors that is causing the major impact on libraries, for reasons of
clarity each category will be examined individually. There are also two types of drivers that
affect the environment of academic library such as external drivers and internal drivers.
The economic forces faced by academic libraries are not only some of the greatest concerns in
this sector, but also compound the problems posed by other forces, Diminishing or stagnant
library funding has led to a greater demand for accountability in library spending and the
advocating of quality audits and performance measurement as tools to increase efficiency. In
addition, libraries are increasingly looking to other sources of income and fund-raising activities
such as charging for certain services to alleviate this problem.

Did u know? The increasing costs of books and journals has fuelled the “access” versus
“holdings” debate, and led to increasing reliance on inter-library loans
and collaborative and co-operative arrangements.

12.2 Collections and Services Development

Library collection development is the process of meeting the information needs of the people
(a service population) in a timely and economical manner using information resources locally
held, as well as from other organization.
Collections are developed by librarians and library staff by buying or otherwise acquiring
materials over a period of time, based on assessment of the information needs of the library’s
users. In addition to ongoing materials acquisition, library collection development includes:
• the creation of policies to guide material selection

• replacement of worn or lost materials
• removal (weeding) of materials no longer needed in the collection

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