Libraries have long served as repositories of knowledge, offering access to a vast array of resources for scholars, students, and the general public. However, as the volume of information has exploded in the digital age, the role of libraries has evolved, necessitating sophisticated systems to manage and disseminate information effectively. This essay provides an introduction to library information systems, exploring their components, functions, and significance in modern society. Components of Library Information Systems Library information systems encompass a diverse set of components designed to facilitate the acquisition, organization, retrieval, and dissemination of information. At the core of these systems is the library management software, which serves as the central hub for cataloging resources, managing user accounts, and facilitating circulation processes. Integrated library systems (ILS) or library management systems (LMS) automate many routine tasks, such as inventory management, fine calculation, and interlibrary loans, streamlining operations and enhancing efficiency. Another critical component of library information systems is the online public access catalog (OPAC), which provides users with a searchable interface to discover and locate resources within the library's collection. OPACs have evolved from simple text-based interfaces to sophisticated platforms featuring advanced search capabilities, personalized recommendations, and interactive features, empowering users to navigate the library's holdings with ease. In addition to these core components, modern library information systems often incorporate digital repositories, electronic resource management systems, and discovery layers to accommodate the growing diversity of formats and sources. These systems enable libraries to offer access to electronic journals, databases, e-books, and multimedia resources, expanding their reach and relevance in an increasingly digital world. Functions of Library Information Systems Library information systems perform a myriad of functions aimed at supporting the research, teaching, and learning activities of their users. One of their primary functions is resource discovery, enabling users to locate relevant materials efficiently through robust search capabilities, metadata enrichment, and faceted browsing. By providing access to a comprehensive array of resources, library information systems empower users to explore diverse perspectives, deepen their understanding, and foster intellectual curiosity. Moreover, library information systems play a crucial role in collection management, helping librarians assess, acquire, and organize resources to meet the evolving needs of their communities. Automated workflows, collection analysis tools, and collaborative acquisition models facilitate strategic decision-making and resource allocation, ensuring that libraries maintain vibrant and responsive collections.

1. INTRODUCTION TO LIBRARY
AND ITS SERVICES
Dr.C.PREMA Ph.D.,
LIBRARIAN

2. LIBRARY
 The word Library is derived from the word
“LIBER” it means “Book”

3. LIBRARY
L - Learning Station
I – Intelligent Tank
B – Bureau of Knowledge
R – Reference Centre
A – Academic Centre
R - Resource Centre
Y - Yard of Tools and Technology

4. LIBRARY
 Treasure House of Knowledge
 Heart of Institution
 Nerve centre of organisation
 Mind of the Society
 Depository of Cultural and civilisation of the
country
 House of Wisdom

5. READ
 Reaching Every Academic Dream (READ)

6. TODAY A READER
TOMORROW A
LEADER

7.  A BOOK IS A GIFT YOU CAN OPEN
AGAIN AND AGAIN
 “IF WE DIDN’T HAVE LIBRARIES, MANY
PEOPLE THIRSTY FOR KNOWLEDGE
WOULD DEHYDRATE.” — MEGAN JO
TETRICK, AGE 12
 MY BEST FRIEND IS A PERSON WHO
WILL GIVE ME A BOOK I HAVE NOT
READ.” –ABRAHAM LINCOLN

8.  WHENEVER YOU READ A GOOD
BOOK, SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD
A DOOR OPENS TO ALLOW IN MORE
LIGHT.

9.  READING IS TO THE MIND WHAT
EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY. —
RICHARD STEELE
 BOOKS ARE THE BEES WHICH CARRY
THE QUICKENING POLLEN FROM ONE
TO ANOTHER MIND.” ~JAMES R.
LOWELL
 “NEVER PUT OFF TILL TOMORROW THE
BOOK YOU CAN READ TODAY.” ~
HOLBROOK JACKSON

10.  READING IS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE IF
YOU CAN READ, YOU CAN LEARN
ANYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING AND
EVERYTHING ABOUT ANYTHING. —
TOMIE DEPAOLA
 “A LIBRARY IS A HOSPITAL FOR THE
MIND.” – ANONYMOUS

11.  I have always imagined that paradise will be
a kind of library. —Jorge Luis Borges
 “Books open your mind, broaden your mind,
and strengthen you as nothing else can.” -
William Feather
 “The best advice I ever got was that
knowledge is power and to keep reading.”

12.  Wear the old coat and buy the new book. —
Austin Phelps
 “To become smart you need to read just ten
books, but to find those ten, you need to read
thousands.”
 “No matter how busy you may think you are,
you must find time for reading, or surrender
yourself to self-chosen ignorance.” –
Confucius

13.  It is books that are the key to the wide
world; if you can’t do anything else, read all
that you can. —Jane Hamilton
 The greatest gift is a passion for reading. —
Elizabeth Hardwick
 Read obsessively. It will make you a better
human and a better writer.”

15. LIBRARIANS
Librarians bridge the gaps that exist
between people, information and
technology

16. Contnd..
•Design and develop knowledge- organization systems
•Encourage young students to develop a lifelong love
of reading and learning.
•Help scholars to locate resources crucial to their
research work.

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19. Definitions of the Library
 “A collection of reading materials organized to
provide physical bibliographic and instinctual
access to a target group with a trained staff to
provide service and programs related to the
information need of a target group”
- American Library Association.

20. Contd…
 “Library is a public institution, charged with a
care of collection of books, the duty of library
is making accessible to those who require the
use of them and task of converting any person
in its neighborhood in a habitual library user
and reader of books”
 - Dr.S.R.Ranganathan.

22. LIBRARY AND
INFORMATION
 Information is the way you get knowledge
 Knowledge is understanding the
facts/information.
 what we have acquired by knowledge is
wisdom

23. What is Information Literacy
 . “The ability to know when there is a need for
information, how to identify, locate, evaluate, and
effectively use that information for the issue or
problem at hand”.

24. Need For Information Literacy
Information Literacy helps to
 The ability to use print and electronic resources
including software.
 The ability to understand the form, format, location
and access methods of information resources.
 The ability to Understand how information is socially
situated and produced.
 The ability to understand and use information
technology tools to carry our research.

25. Contd…
* People live and work in a world where words
like stress, anxiety, overload, and fatigue have
become linked frequently with information.
* The educational setting, from kinder garden
through graduate serves as a crucial context for
developing the ability to deal with information.

26. Contd..
 The learning process continues throughout, is
strengthened by, and enriches our life and
work experiences. By becoming information
literate, people become better employees, more
responsible citizens, and more confident and
creative individuals.

28. TYPES OF LIBRARY
 SCHOOL LIBRARY
 COLLEGE LIBRARY
 UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
 RESEARCH LIBRARY
 SPECIAL LIBRARY
 PUBLIC LIBRARY

29. FUNCTIONS OF
LIBRARY
COLLECTION
PRESERVATION
ORGANISATION
DISSEMINATION

30. MULTIPLE ROLE OF
LIBRARY
 Supplement for classroom study
 Self Study
 Recreation
 Research
 Up to date Information
 Preservation of knowledge
 Personality Development

31. Various Library Services
1. Lending Service
2. Inter Library Loan
3. Reference Service
4. Current Awareness Service (CAS)
5. Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI)
6. Reprographic Service
7. Computer Based Service
8. Library Publications

32. Lending Services
 Members are eligible to Borrow book
 Based on borrowers card books will be issued
 Books are issued for two weeks
 Book issues are differ from borrowers card to
bar coded electronic borrowing

33. Reference Service
 A reader for a document or specific enquiry may
contact a Librarian
 The Reference service establishes a Contact between
readers and his desired documents.
 Reference Service provide the required information
expeditiously.
 Users may contact the staff for getting information
from the electronic documents also.

34. Contd….

35. Current Awareness service
(CAS)
 Through this service the users can be informed promptly as
soon as possible after Publication.
 Easiest way to keep the users up to date with the latest
development to provide current literature.

36. CAS include
 Journal circulation
 Content Page Service
 Display the List of Periodicals received
 Display the List of New Additions
 Publication of Library Bulletins and News
letters
 News Clipping Service

37. Selective Dissemination of
Information (SDI)
 In this service the user is served only the
information he needs.
 What is not required by him is not served to
him
 Contrary to CAS it is an user oriented and
individual service

38. SDI Service Request Form
 Description of subject and present area of work
_____
 Botanical or Scientific names of crops, diseases, Pests
etc _______
 Standard key terms ________
 SDI needed to be comprehensive ____Yes/No

39. Reprographic Service
 Through reprographic service Libraries provide
photocopies of the reading materials available in the
library to their users.
 The material reproduced from documents normally
has copyright. Hence the spirit and application of
copyright must be understood by both the providers
as well as users.

40. Computer Based services
 With the application of Information technology large
amount of Scientific information is in electronic
form.
 Libraries having electronic resources like e-books,
 e-journals, CD-ROMS, e-database and many other
online resources. Facilities have been provided to
access these electronic resources.

41. Library Publications
 Informations in libraries are large in quantity
and received in various forms.
 Libraries have the responsibility to compile
different sources in the form of catalogues,
guide books and bibliographies etc

42. University Library
Books 1,14,852
Journals (Bound Volume) 45,790
Current Journals (Print) 189
Current Journals (online) 3941
Theses 5,485
Maps and Charts 271

43. Library Lay out
Ground Floor
 Circulation Counter
 New Arrivals
 CD Library
 News paper /Magazines/ Newsletters
 Current journals
 Theses Section

44. Ist Floor
 Reference Section
 Annual Reports
 Agri.Engineering Books
 Basic Science and Social Science Books
 Competitive Exam Books

45. IInd Floor
 Agriculture Science Books
 Agriculture journal Back volumes
 Language Books and General Reading Books

46. III Floor
 e - Resource Centre
 Class Room cum Training Hall

47. Annexe Building
 Abstract and Indexing Journal Back Volumes
 Patents & Standards
 Archival Books & reports

48. Circulation
 U.G : 3 Books
 P.G : 5 Books
 Loan Period : 14 days
 Over Due Charges Rs.1/- per day/Per Book
 Transaction Time : 9.00 am to 6.00pm
 Sunday : No transaction

49. Electronic Resources
 Computerised Library Catalogue (OPAC)
 Digital collection of Rare Books & Institutional
Repositories (Krishikosh)
 E- books
 Eelectronic journals through (CeRA)
 Krishiprabha – Digitised Ph.D thesis
 India Stat.com
 Commodity india.com
 IndiaPatent.com
 DELNET
 Web of Science
 I –thenticate Plagarism Software
 End Note Software for Ref. work

51. Reading Techniques
 You need to constantly develop the habits
 Reading scientific book -well versed in the
terminology
 Even try moving from the end to begining

52. Five steps to better reading
 1 .START INTELLIGENTLY
 Start through the table of contents and
headings
 Think how important the material
 What kind of background knowledge do you
have on the topic
 What do you want to learn

53.  2. Browse through the Book
 Pay attention to the headings, highlights,
images, charts, models

54.  3. Read the Text
 Take notes
 Highlight key points
 Underline words/ concepts/ thoughts

55.  4.Read unclear text sufficient number of
times
 Consult dictionary
 Consult reference literature
 Consult teacher
 Mark unclear passages and read several times

56.  5.Review Key terms
 Recall key information
 Seek new key words
 Deepen your grasp by images, arrows symbols
or numbers

57. RIGHT STUDY ATTITUDE
 Attitudes and Thoughts
 Tedious
 Difficult
 Boring
 Exciting
 Interesting

58.  Boring transforms - Interesting
 Difficult transforms - Challenging

59. THANK YOU