An Investigation of Rural Information Needs | A Study of Public Library's Response to Rural Information Needs in Nagpur Division

Ramesh Ingole (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 3659237493 / ISBN 13: 9783659237492

Editore: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

An Investigation of Rural Information Needs | A Study of Public Library's Response to Rural Information Needs in Nagpur Division | Ramesh Ingole (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | 284 S. | Englisch | 2012 | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | EAN 9783659237492 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. Codice articolo 106288458

Riassunto:

Public libraries exist in many countries across the world and are often considered an essential part of having an educated and literate population. Public libraries are distinct from research libraries, school libraries, and other special libraries in that their mandate is to serve the general public's information needs. Public libraries typically allow users to take books and other materials off the premises temporarily; they also have non-circulating reference collections and provide computer and Internet access to patrons. Rural information needs have given population revolved round the life pattern and rural condition of those people. As majority of rural population in India has agriculture and allied areas. People in urban areas can gratify their information needs, but in rural areas, we cannot say that they may fulfill their information needs. Actually, their information needs are differ than the urban people. This book is a well researched work will definitely prove ideal for the rural users, Research scholars and Librarians and LIS students.

L'autore: Working as Librarian, Nabira Mahavidyalaya, Katol, Nagpur, Maharashtra since 15 years. He obtained his Ph.D. Degree from Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University in 2012. He has 20 publications on various aspects of LIS. His areas of interest are library automation, library networking, web 2.0 technology and IT applications in LIS.

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Titolo: An Investigation of Rural Information Needs ...
Casa editrice: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Data di pubblicazione: 2012
Legatura: Taschenbuch
Condizione: Neu