Pearl: A Journal of Library and Information Science
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 3

PG College Librarians in the 21st Century: Changing Roles and Responsibilities

1Reader, Post Graduate Department of Library & Information Science, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar-751004, Odisha, India

2Librarian, Christian College, Chengannur-689122, Kerala, India

*Corresponding author email id: prof.k.c.das@gmail.com

Online published on 16 December, 2014.

Abstract

Libraries need to change quite dramatically to modernise almost every aspect of their operations, information resources and services in order to meet the rising users’ expectations. As the world advances, the library must also evolve and redesign their activities in order to deliver highly quality, need based, and value added services according to the expectations of today's library users. The article describes how PG college librarians face the challenges of change and what their role is and responsibilities to adopt this change and do all the needful for meeting their library users’ expectations. The article emphasises how the change in libraries met the expectations of its users.

Keywords

Change management, E-resources & services, ICT, LIS professionals, Organisational Change, Users’ expectations, Internet