Topic assignment 123

1. ONLINE ASSIGNMENT
Submitted by
RAKHI. R
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Register No. 13369015
Submitted On : 05/08/2014

2. Topic :- Social Science Library

3. INDEX
Sl No. Content Page No
1 Introduction 1-2
2 Library Facilities in Schools 3
3 Use of Library 4
4 Arrangement for Separate Library 5
5 Need Materials is Library 6-7
6 Conclusion 8
7 References 9

4. 1
Introduction
Library has a key role in scheme of Education. Classroom teaching must
be supplemented with the dissemination of knowledge through library.
Different types of books in Social science library can be quite helpful to the
students in completing the work assigned to them and to tackie all types of
problems emerging from different topics prescribed in their syllabus. Classroom
teaching many a times leaves many gaps and doubts. They can be removed if
students work use of good books available in the library. Social science teacher
can help the students in the selection of good books in the library.

5. A Social science library, is not only a source of learning and inspiration
for students but also serves the need of the teachers. A teacher must keep his
knowledge ever fresh and up-to-date, this is possible by making a free use of
mathematics library. He can also learn latest methods of teaching social science
from the new books available in the library. Thus a good social science library
helps to keep the lamp of historical knowledge burning so as to kindle light in
the minds of the students as also the teachers.
Social science is quite a vast subject. A social science teacher should not
follow only the text-book and be must study some standard books from the
library.
It will provided him a deeper insight into the subject and through
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command of the same.

6. 3
Library Facilities in schools
In our schools there are two types of libraries:
(a) General school library
(b) Social science Department library.
(a) General school library
In most of our schools there is a general school library which
contains books and magazines an all subjects. Then there should be separate
sections for social science books. For the teachers there should be good books
on methodology of teaching, contributions of various historians and important
historical personalities. For students there should be books on recreational
activities, well selected text-books, some reference books and other historical
books
(b) Social Science Department Library
Subject to the availability of resources there should be a separate
social science library. It may be housed in the social science room. The
librarian or the person in charge of it should classify the books properly so that
students do not find and difficulty in getting the books issued. Social science
teacher himself should remain in touch with latest books or magazines on the
subject and make additions in the library. A number of copies of good books
should be purchased.

7. 4
 Use of Library
Library is a resource center which is intensively used by all members of
the school family. It helps the teacher to Enrich curriculum and facilitates
personal and professional reading. It supports the students to gain meaningful
experience in reading thinking and forming independent Judgements. To the
community, it provides for recreational and hobby interests. Library can thus
Justify its position as a basic tool for instructional programme. Due to the above
reasons library occupies a unique position in modern school and it cannot be
replaced by any other agency.
The potent functions of library are :
(1) It teaches the technique of using the library effectively.
(2) It provides the opportunities to students to assume responsibility.
(3) It gives material for instructions and for reading.
(4) It stimulates reading for recreation and Enjoyment.

8. 5
 Arrangement for Separate Library
The common library help in Encouraging the students to make of use of
library services, bur the students cannot get proper guidance for removing their
deficiencies in a certain subject.
A separate library for social science is a great inevitability for rendering
proper help to needed students. Such a library can be housed in social science
room and can be put under the charge of social science teacher. A separate
social science is inevitable because of the following reasons.
(1) The students get better library facilities.
(2) It helps the activities of social science club.
(3) It can be help to gifted and bright students.
(4) It helps to bring efficiency in organization of library service.
(5) Social science teacher remains in constant touch with the latest books in
history.
(6) It gives a sense of separate identity to social science and helps to include
interest in the subject.
Thus, it is essential that all out efforts be made to establish a separate
social science library in every school.

9. 6
 Need Materials is Library
Social science library should contain useful audio-visual aids required for
teaching of history. The educational pictures, charts, maps, posters about social
science be displayed on the walls of library room. In social science library there
should be a good collection social science books. The social science teacher
should be liable for making a wise selection of books for the library. These
books should be the following types :
(1) Materials for Library
These include biographies, auto-biographies, fiction, folklore, short
stories, travel books, books of adventure, hero, stories, romance, drama and
poetry. This type of material provides reading for enjoyment and pleasure.
(2) Source Materials
These include source books, manuscripts, original account of travellers
and contemporary historian diaries, proclamations, original letters and
dispatches of king governors and viceroys, treaties, old monuments , historical
building, sites, old tools, weapons, armors, coins etc.
(3) Availability of textbooks
A number of good text-books on various periods of Indian social
science as also social science of the world and social science of other
important countries, must be available in the library. It is also very
significant to note that keeping in view in the excavations in various parts
of our country and also in other parts of the world and because of rapidly
changing human life in the modern age, new and revised editions of

10. standard text-books should continually be purchased for the school
library.
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(4) Reference Books
These include reference books, Encyclopedias, dictionaries, year
books, biographies, at leases, bibliographies, directories, old manuscripts,
old coins and other excavated material. Govt. Gazetters and the like.
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11. 8
CONCLUSION
Library has a key role in scheme of Education. Classroom teaching must
be supplemented with the dissemination of knowledge through library.
Classroom teaching many a times leaves many gaps and doubts. They can be
removed if students work use of good books available in the library. A social
science library, is not only a source of learning and inspiration for students good
social science library helps to keep the lamp of historical knowledge burning so
as to kindle light in the minds of the students, as also the teachers. Library will
provided a deeper insight into the subject and through command of the same.
Library is a resource center which is extensively used by all members of the
school family. It helps the teacher to enrich curriculum and facilities personal
and professional reading. Library can justify its position as a basic tool for
instructional programme. Due to the above reasons library occupies a unique
position in modern school and it cannot be replaced by any other agency.

12. 9
 Reference
(1) Techniques of Teaching
Social science
Mallela pitchi Reddy
Digumarti Bhas kara Rao
(2) Social studies in the classroom
Trends and Methods
P.K. Sudheesh Kumar
P.P. Noushad