SRELS Journal of Information Management
  • Year: 2005
  • Volume: 42
  • Issue: 3

Rural Library and Community Resource Centres (RLCRCS) In India with Special Reference to States Having Library Legislation: Problems and Prospects*

  • Author:
  • Sunil Kumar
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 275 to 280

**State Council of Educational Research and Training,Varun Marg, Defence Colony, New Delhi-110024, Delhi, INDIA

*Summary of the Thesis awarded for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Library andInformation Science from the School of Library and Information Science under thesupervision of Dr. J. N. Gautam and Professor C. P. Vashishth, Jiwaji University, Gwalior-474011 (Madhya Pradesh), INDIA.

Abstract

This paper is a summary of a research project undertaken to study the information needs of rural communities vis-à-vis the current situation of rural (community) libraries. It identifies the sources of information required for rural community and assesses the impact of Government programmes and policies. It tries to assess the role of NGOs working for providing information services in rural areas. The study aims at developing a model for a Rural Library and Community Resource Centre.

Keywords

Library legislation, Public libraries, Rural library and community resource centres