The Program, Practices and Activities Observed by the Libraries of Eminent Institutions of India: A Study

The library and information science always have been the topic of research and development. The management, services, collection development some are the examples of further research and to be developed as they are still have the space to expansion at the part of the administration and in the terms of the users, this field is still developing itself in multidimensional way. Therefore some of the eminent institutes of India are observing number of services which are for the betterment of the library and their users as well. It also concerns with strategic planning of LIS in present and future operations. Identifying and internalization of best practices in the management and administrative functions at regular interval would enhance the collection development process, services dissemination and use of the library as a whole. Appropriate planning and fore thinking is required in attaining the above mentioned with a detailed analysis of user base, objectives of the affiliating institution and its future strategies. Active participation and periodic meetings of library advisory committee, involvement of librarian in academic activities of the college/university, support from the management, participation of the users, standard facilities with innovative library buildings, regular flow of resource generation, skilled and qualified staff deployment with further training, capacity building in terms of information and communication technology, information dissemination facilities etc. are a few areas where best practices can be accommodated As the management and administration of the library is pivotal in collection development and delivery of information products and services to the end users, adoption of best practices in this area lead to continuous improvement in overall performance.