Traditional Libraries Are Leading the Way in Embracing the New Concept of Hybrid Libraries - Take the Maraswada Regional Government District Library as an Example

Authors

  • Abdinasir Abdullahi Mohamed Research Scholar, Library and Information Science, School of Media Studies, Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded - 431601, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53469/jerp.2024.06(08).16

Keywords:

Traditional library, Hybrid Library, Library Automation

Abstract

While providing any service facility, libraries rely on both traditional and modern. And able to provide more complete and quality services with their help. It mainly considers the local conditions in the traditional way. Whereas in the modern system more emphasis is placed on using technology more and more. In both approaches, libraries are engaged in providing effective service facilities to their readers and are constantly striving for greater accuracy. In short, many services are provided to the readers through the library, for some reason these services have to be changed, but this does not change the basic service facilities and concept of the library. Libraries are fundamentally established to provide best services to their Users. With the advancement of computerization, Services traditional Libraries been passed through different phases. That is Manual to Automation and then slowly the concept of database and use of e - resources has been continuously increasing maximum libraries particularly special and Academic libraries incorporating various concept related to ICT and thus it is resulting into collection of e - resources, offline and online, open and paid Databases, Consortia are continuously occupying space in libraries. Therefore these type of libraries are known ‘Hybrid Libraries’. In brief we can say that Hybrid libraries can be described as The Libraries have print and e - resources, Manual and Advanced automated services.

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Published

2024-08-28

How to Cite

Mohamed, A. A. (2024). Traditional Libraries Are Leading the Way in Embracing the New Concept of Hybrid Libraries - Take the Maraswada Regional Government District Library as an Example. Journal of Educational Research and Policies, 6(8), 78–85. https://doi.org/10.53469/jerp.2024.06(08).16