Indian Journal of Science
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 72

Impact of the role of services rendered by university libraries linked the librarian's profession into the new knowledge society

  • Author:
  • M. Jannath Najeemunnisa Beegum1, S.K. Ashok Kumar2
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 256 to 259

1Librarian, Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women, Teynampet, Chennai-600 018, e-mail: jannathnajeemunnisa@yahoo.com

2Librarian i/c. & Deputy Registrar i/c., The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, R.A. Puram, Chennai. E-mail: asoksk@yahoo.com

Online published on 6 November, 2015.

Abstract

The University libraries with traditional trend are changed into hybrid centres with print and electronic forms. Moreover, the roles of the University libraries transformed in becoming ‘Knowledge Resource Centres" to keep stepswith improvements in technology.

This paper explains how the librarian's profession is linked to the core of the information and knowledge societyby the impact of role of library services in the Knowledge Resource Centres of the University. It also explains that to enter into the knowledge society, the librarian should take training in all the fields and should update himself.

Keywords

University Library Infrastructure, Library resources, Library services and the library staff