Importance of Library

This paper is focus on importance of library in our life. A library is a treasure-house of knowledge. A library keeps books and books are good friend of human. Types of library advantages and disadvantages are mainly focused in this research paper. Except it this paper also has light on E-library.

 

Introduction

A library can be considered a store – house of knowledge. In dictionaries the word “library” has been defined as a building or room containing a collection f books. A library gives a great service to the society 

 

SECTION IN A LIBRARY

LENDING SECTION

 LIBRARY is divided into a number of  departments on the basis of subjects; history, maths, science, commerce, English and a number of other sections and sub-sections; poetry, fiction, drama etc. The required books can be traced from the index card. In library everything is arranged orderly so no confusion at all.

 

REFERENCE SECTION

 

dictionaries 

novel 

magazines 

Journals  etc

 

TYPES OF LIBRARY

There are so many types of a library likes school libraries, college libraries, university libraries, Public library, Special library.

IMPORTANCE OF LIBARRY

There are many people who love reading. But they can’t afford to buy books because the prices of books are very high. So when one becomes a member of a library, he can borrow valuable books.Even those student who are best but are poor they can’t afford to buy all the books from market  for their studies. In this case A public library is a place that is open to them .In a library atmosphere is very calm and disciplined and because of this students can gain more in less time.apart from this  Nobody would check or disturb you.

A lot of people study at same time so in this way a library creates an environment of motivation.A library is very useful for rural youths too. If they take to reading they will be able to refrain from evil habits such as :- loitering,  gambling, drinking. fighting etc

A library also provide emplovement upporyunities some people are employed as librians, cleaners, and IT specialists. Most libraries have notice-boards. They are used for writing important news of the day. A 'Thought for the day' is also written here. Titles of new books added to the library are also displayed on the notice-board to inform the students.

 

DISADVANTAGES OF USING THE LIBRARY

 

Every thing has two aspects so there are some disadvantages with library also.

The library is open only a set number of hours. Checked-out materials must be returned.

 

HOW A LIBRARY CAN BE MANTAINED?

 

To maintain a library there must be a librarian he must be well-qualified, cheerful and co-operative. In a good library, suggestions register comfortable neat and clean furniture, and pin-drop silence atmosphere can not be ignore.

 

SOME IMPORTANT FACTS

 

Library of congress is the largest library in the world Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C.

             There are actually 142 million books at the Library of Congress.

 

The National Library of India in Calcutta is the largest library in India.

 

A STEP FROM TRADITIONAL LIBRARY TO E-LIBRARY

 

E-library or digital library is a library where collection is stored in digital format and accessible by computer or other electronic device.

 

Requirement for digital libraries 

 

Audio visual: Color T.V., V.C.R., D.V.D., Sound box, Telephone etc. 

Computer: Server, P.C. with multimedia, U.PS. Etc 

Network: LAN, MAN, WAN, Internet etc. 

Printer: Laser printer, Dot matrix, Barcode printer, Digital graphic printer etc 

Scanner: H.P. Scan jet, flatbed, Sheet feeder, Drum scanner, Slide scanner, Microfilming scanner, Digital camera, Barcode scanner etc 

Storage devices: Optical storage device, CD-ROM, etc. 

Advantages of the Digital Library 

 The user of a digital library need not to go to the library physically, people from all over the world could gain access to the same information, as long as an Internet connection is available.  The same resources can be used at the same time by a number of users. Digital libraries can be accessed at any time, 24 hours a day and 365 days of the year.

Disadvantages of the Digital Library 

As more and more computer are connected to the Internet its speed of access reasonably decreasing.  The infrastructure cost of digital library i.e. the cost of hardware, software; leasing communication circuit is generally very high. With the much larger volume of digital information, finding the right material for a specific task becomes increasingly difficult. 

CONCLUSION

A library plays a very vital role throughout the life. A library plays a very important role in promoting the progress of knowledge . A library is a treasure-house of knowledge. Particularly for students library is very important