Books have shifted from laps to laptops and reading has been reduced from pages to keywords so have libraries and librarians, who are known as knowledge resource’ and knowledge professionals’. A seminar on future libraries and librarians at Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) with participants from prominent academic institutions and business organizations shared their views about the existing system of libraries and what the future holds for them.
The educational institutes are feeling the heat. Dr TS Kumbhar, librarian at DA-IICT told TOI that the percentage of the subscription of the books by students has fallen drastically over the years. “We, as knowledge professionals, have an important role to play in guiding students to the right resources. We are already working on the concept of a virtual library,” he said.
Source Times of India
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