Library Services for Nursing Students

1. PRESENATION
ON
LIBRARY SERVICES
BY
Ajay Kumar Patel
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2. LIBRARY SERVICES
General Objectives:-
At the end of my presentation the student will be able
to:
 Discuss about the library services in nursing institution
 Demonstrate the facilities and organization of library.
 Explain about the physical facilities for the library.
 Explain the importance of library in nursing
institutions.
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3. INTRODUCTION
 A good library makes an immeasurable contribution to
an educational program, & that teacher serves her
students best, who early in course, introduce them to
its use.
 It not only opens the door to new knowledge but
stimulates critical thinking & helps to develop
independence in seeking & obtaining information.
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4. ACCOMODATION & EQUIPMENT
 The college library should be conveniently located in
as far as possible quiet, attractive surroundings. The
size will depend upon the number of persons for
whom it caters, but it should be large enough to
permit the proper arrangements of books & to seat
approximately half the larger number of students
usually admitted to a class. Adequate ventilation &
good lightening, both natural & artificial are necessary.
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5. The furniture & equipment should include the following:
 Comfortable chairs, the tables should be convenient height.
 Metal book shelves or cupboards with glass doors.
 Boxes for pamphlets.
 Catalogues cabinets.
 Bulletin board.
 Book display rack.
 Steel book supports.
 Magazine display rack, preferably with space for back
numbers.
 Transparent magazine cover.
 Computer & other modern equipment.
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6. ORGANISATION OF LIBRARY
To obtain the maximum benefits from the library
facilities, four conditions are necessary:
1. There should be one person responsible for it.
2. There should be a committee to advise on its use.
3. There should be policy to regulate its use.
4. There should be a budget.
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7. (1) Librarian –
 The management of library require special knowledge &
skilled full librarian. Where no such provision is made, it is
possible to operate a small library quite effectively when an
interested staff members accepts the responsibilities.
The function of librarian are as follows:
1. Maintaining an up-to-date record for all the library
holding- the number of books, journal etc.
2. Maintaining the accession register.
3. Classifying & cataloguing all the books.
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8. function of librarian(Cont…)
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4. Selection of journal articles for cataloguing.
5. Making known to staff & student at regular interval all
new material.
6. Displaying the books & other current material of current
interest.
7. Keeping sets of periodical complete & arranging for
binding.
8. Ordering publications as approved by committee.
9. Participation in the meeting of the library committee.
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9. (2) Library committee
The membership of library committee should include
librarian of staff member officiating as secretary, & a
nursing teacher , a student & may other interested member
of staff.
The function of librarian committee are:
 Preparing the initial budget estimate, & reviewing them
periodically.
 Selection of new books
 Selection of magazines for subscriptions
 Formulating policies regarding the use of library
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10. The function of librarian committee (Cont..)
 Encourage the use of library
 Determining & reporting on library requirements
 Assigning the responsibility for reviewing new
publications, etc.
The selection of books for purchase is generally done in
consultation with or on the recommendation of the school
staff. The library committee should also make itself
responsible for arranging for translation of extracts, where
there is need.
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11. (3) Policies
 Certain policies will have to formulated so that the library
may operate efficient & in manner convenient to the
majority of those using the facilities. Some of the matter
concerning which it is an advantage to have a stated policy
are as follows:
 The hours at which library will be open .
 The person who may use the library facilities
 The kinds of books & journal which will be stocked
 The books which may borrowed & those which must be
read in library
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12. Policies(Cont….)
 The period for which a book may be borrowed
 The action to be taken when books are not returned on
time
 The percentage of budget to be spent on subscription to
journal
 The procedure to be followed in discarding outdated,
dirty or torn books
 The journals to be bound
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13. (4) Budget
When setting up a new library or recognizing an old
one, a nonrecurring budget will be required for
furniture & equipment and for the purchase of some
well selected books to serve as a nucleus around which
the library will be built. The budget require depend the
needs of the school. The minimal initial outlay of Rs.
50,000/- would help to start a library for a small
college, with an annual reoccurring budget of at least
Rs. 100,000/- for five year until the library is
established.
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14.  The item on which the annual budget should be
estimated would include the following:
 The purchase of new books, pamphlets, reprints, etc.
 Subscription to journal
 Binding of volume of journals at the end of each year
 Stationary items, postage etc.
 The budget may also provide for the payment of the
part time service of a qualified librarian to assist in
establishing & maintaining the library & could
include provision for any translation of library
material which require to be carried out by person
outside the institution.
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15. (5) Library holdings
 The number & variety of books & other material in the
library will be determined by objectives of program &
by the ends of program and by the needs of students.
The library may stock a few or all of the following
variety of publications:
 Dictionaries e.g. english, hindi, & local regional
language, nursing, medical etc.
 Bibliography of nursing publications & extracts
 Central, state & municipal government reports &
documents such as five-year, plan statistical data
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16. Library holdings(Cont..)
 Nursing textbooks & references books on all aspects
of nursing & related subjects
 Books on the physical, biological & social sciences
 Journals of nursing & allied profession
 Current pamphlets in all related areas
 Monographs , reprints of articles from journal , etc
 Daily newspapers
 Selected biographical, philosophical, religious books,
fictions
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17. Organization of books
Setup
Arrangement
Accession
ClassificationCataloguing
Borrowing
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18. OTHER PHYSICAL FACILITIES
 Housekeeping room – in the college building there should be
room for the use of housekeeping staff. The room should
contain following:
 A sink with running water
 Shelves for storage of cleaning equipment
 A table & chairs
 Cupboards for personal belongings
 Facility for resting for non resident staff
 Storeroom
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19. IMPORTANCE OF A LIBRARY
 Inculcating the Habit of Reading
 Learning Experience for the Children
 Reference for School/Colleges
 Advice on Important Subjects
 Wholesome Information
 Entertainment and Fun
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20.  Summary:
 A good library makes an immeasurable contribution to an
educational contribution to an educational program, The
college library should be conveniently located in, as far as
possible, quiet, attractive surroundings. . Adequate
ventilation & good lightening, both natural & artificial are
necessary and some furniture and organization should
also be there. It should have librarian, committee,
policies, budget, library holdings and organization of
books accordingly
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21.  References
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 BT Basavanthappa. Nursing Education. Jaypee Publisher.
Edition 2nd. Page No 557-560.
 Bates, M.J. and Maack, M.N. (eds.). (2010). Encyclopedia of
Library and Information Sciences. Vol. 1-7. CRC Press, Boca
Raton, USA. Also available as an electronic source.
 Library and Information Sciences is name used in Dewey
Decimal Classification for class 20 from 18th. edition (1971) to
22th edition (2003).
 Galvin, T. J. (1977). Pittsburgh. University of Pittsburgh
Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences. IN:
Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science (Vol. 22). Ed.
by A. Kent, H. Lancour & J.E.Daily. New York: Marcel Dekker,
Inc. (pp. 280–291)
 Library and Information Science Abstracts. Description at
Proquest: http://www.csa.com/factsheets/lisa-set-c.php
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