The document discusses the importance of school libraries, science libraries, and class libraries. It states that a school library serves as a center for resources that support the school's curriculum. It allows students access to books, computers, and research materials for independent work. A class library may be the only resource available in some schools, but still provides benefits like constant access to materials. The document emphasizes that libraries will continue to be important as they provide a peaceful environment for study and access to knowledge, even as the internet has grown in popularity.

1. ONLINE ASSIGNMENT

2. NAME: JENY.K.JOY
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3. Topic:
Importance and Organisation of
School Library,Science Library and Class
Library.

4. INTRODUCTION
A library is a treasure-house of knowledge or to be more precise
with the definition: library is an organized collection of resources made
accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing. It
provides physical or digital access to material, and may be a physical
building or room, or a virtual space, or both. Libraries range in size from
a few shelves of books to several million items.A library needs a good
librarian who should be well-qualified in library science. Such a person
can maintain the books properly. He can guide the students to select
suitable books. He should be cheerful and co-operative; one who can
interact well with the readers. The reader easily gets the books he wants,
if he consults the librarian. Thus, the guidance of the librarian saves a lot
of time of the readers. A good librarian welcomes suggestions from
readers for the improvement of the library. He purchases new books
after taking into consideration the needs of the readers. Normally, a
library is housed in a very spacious hall but small libraries are also
present in small towns and villages. The furniture inside the library
should be comfortable, neat and clean. Students/readers should maintain
strict discipline, so that others are not disturbed. The atmosphere in a
library should be peaceful and scholarly.
A school library is a library within a school where students, staff,
and often, parents of a public or private school have access to a variety
of resources. The goal of the school library is to ensure that all
members of the school community have equitable access "to books and
reading, to information, and to information technology." School
libraries are distinct from public libraries because they serve as
"learner-oriented laboratories which support, extend, and individualize
the school's curriculum. A school library serves as the centre and

5. coordinating agency for all material used in the school. The school
library exists to provide a range of learning opportunities for both large
and small groups as well as individuals with a focus on intellectual
content, information literacy, and the learner. In addition to classroom
visits with collaborating teachers, the school library also serves as a
place for students to do independent work, use computers, equipment
and research materials; to host special events such as author visits and
book clubs; and for tutoring and testing. School libraries function as a
central location for all of the information available, and a school
librarian functions as the literary map to the resources and materials
found within the library.

6. A library has thousands of books in stock. It has books on various
topics, subjects and events. New books are added from time to time. All
the books are kept systematically. They are classified and indexed
according to their subjects. The labelling of books helps the reader to get
a particular book without any difficulty. To find out the library number
of a particular book, one can take the help of the subject and author
index. Most libraries keep a book display rack where new arrivals are
kept. A library also keeps magazines, periodicals, newspapers and
journals. These are kept on the reading table of the library. The readers
can keep themselves equipped with current events and the latest
developments in various fields.
A reader should handle the books carefully so that no pages are
torn or that no books are misplaced. He should keep the book at the
proper place after reading. The librarian should see than pin-drop silence
is maintained in the library. Readers should abide by the library rules.
Books play vital role in our life.It is a most adaptable
invention for conveying knowledge.They are the tools of learning and
they act as the chain of communication from the older generation to
the young.Books are considered to the object of art, which are created
through a process of writing,editing,printing and binding etc.They are
the materials mean through which the literature,ideas,view
points,inventions,incidents,experiences and knowledge etc are
transmitted to the society.Libraries are the agencies for the
aquisition,preservation,effective use and dissemination of recorded
knowledge and information contained in other books and documents.
A library is an organised collection of sources of information and similar
resources made accessible to a defined community for reference or
borrowing. It provides physical or digital access to materials and may be

7. a physical building or a room. Collection includes books, peroidicals,
maps, manuscripts, films, CD's, documents etc. The school library is
central to learning and plays key role for encouraging innovation,
curiosity and problem solving.It is a catalyst for literacy and reading
and for teaching and scaffolding inquiry learning.In some schools a
large library or media centre is not available.In these instance,a class
room library is the only access that students have to the books and
resources they need. Class room library while smaller than school
libraries,still have great benefits for students.The
books,magazines,resources etc are still at the fingertips of the students
all day long.The convenience and accessibility of a calm library can't be
beat.Another benefit is the flexibility of its use.
Libraries are significant for a civil society. They contain books on
various subjects ranging from history, science, fiction, literature,
fashion, health and beauty. Books cotain good thought. They ensure
accessibility to vast ocean of knowledge to common man.There are
people in every society who have craving for reading but have no
money to satisfy their urge.Libraries are blessing for such people.The
concept of the emergence of free libraries goes back to the knowledge
craving of such people.In west such libraries are provided by the
philanthropist people.
Libraries cotain books on various subjects.Some books are cheap
but many books are costly.An ordinary student can finds it difficult to
purchase such books.Libraries help them
Most libraries have materials arranged in a specified order
according to a library classification system,so that items may be located
quickly and collections may be browsed efficiently.

8. Libraries are often divided into departments staffed by both
paraprofessionals and professional librarians.
 Circulation- Handles user accounts and the loaning/returning and
shelving of materials.
 Collection Development- Orders materials and maintains materials
budgets.
 Reference- Staffs a reference desk answering questions from users
instructing users,and developing library programming.
 Technical Services- Works behind the scenes cataloguing and
processing new materials and deaccessioning weeded materials.
 Stacks Maintenance- Re-shelves materials that have been returned
to the library after patron use and shelves materials that have
been processed by Technical Services. Stacks Maintenance also
shelf reads the materials in the stacks to ensure that it is in the
correct library classification order.
Basic tasks in library management include the planning of
acquisitions (which materials the library should acquire,by purchase or
otherwise),library classification of acquired materials,preservation of
materials,the deaccessioning and administering library computer
systems.

9. CONCLUSION
With the growing popularity of internet,which provides loads of
information with just a click of a mouse,one may pause to think about
the decreasing relevance and importance of a library in today's world.
But one should keep in mind that a person goes to a library not only to
search and get information from books but also sit and study there.The
ambience and the peaceful and scholarly atmosphere then helps one to
concentrate more on one's work and study.Thus,libraries will never
become redundant.They will always be there to indicate the presence
of a well-read and educated society.

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