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There has been steady erosion of sole custodial authority of the library on the heritage of
human kind ever since the Information Technology brought about a media revolution in the
content and access of human knowledge. Metaphorically, the library has triumphantly
crossed the physical barriers of time and space. The library automation has reached, but, the
first milestone of providing multiple bibliographical-access to the printed documents mostly,
but has not penetrated further into the full-texts. The library needs to look beyond
automation. Admittedly, the library has to effectively carry on its mission with new stock -in-trade
of e-books/e-journals. It has to redefine its services by way of responding
constructively and imaginatively to the challenges. Days are not very far off when the library will be brought to the desktop of each user for collaborative virtual reference service. The organization of the Internet resources in inter- and intra disciplinary areas for the
prospective community of scholars rests with the library professionals. |
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