The Fate of the Library in Our Nation

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The Fate of the Library in Our Nation


In earlier times, when people had libraries of their own, it was considered a status symbol. For anybody who is an avid reader, a library is a source of inspiration and enjoyment. It is of course a source of information for many, but a great source of pleasure for those who have a reading habit. What is the future of the library as we know it?

The library definitely has a future, but in another form, the digital form. Reading as a hobby is certainly not obsolete, and people are actually reading more with the onset of the internet. There are many who still enjoy holding a book in the hand, turning the pages instead of reading on-screen. The future library will have a different look, as the information on it should cater to certain interested groups, and has to be planned that way.

The libraries in schools need to be made so attractive for the students that they will enjoy spending their time there. Make them into E-libraries, and have it constructed by the school architect. If it has some specially "value-added" qualities, it is natural that students would like to go there to get their information and reading material. It doesn't matter whether a library is digital or not, it has to cater to the young generation of today who are more familiar with the net than books.

Not only in schools, but also in other educational institutions the digital library should be a good mixture of actual books as well as the IT program. The job of the librarian is to include as many programs as possible, so that access to the virtual and digital world is easy for students. People are not going to stop reading; just the format of presentation will undergo a change.

It is important for every library to realize that if the digital programs are made available with them, the same users who would earlier sift through reference books and spend long hours in the library, will again come back to them for the same information, but now digitalized. Whether they want to see films, watch DVDs or just update information, the library can offer the complete package.

Of course it is expensive to maintain a library full of books, and professionals like librarians, historians and archivists earlier were responsible for the collection and categorizing of books. There are still some people who enjoy reading a book than reading on a laptop. If enough funds are made available for libraries, it may be possible to maintain some old libraries where a qualified librarian can keep the collection up-to-date.

The craze for watching movies is not diminishing, and there are enough members for DVD and CD libraries. Many people are in the habit of downloading music and movies, which is illegal. In the long run, it is better to watch movies from DVD libraries, which most people are doing today.

Hence the future of the library looks exciting in its digital form resembling an activity hub. It will be a major change from the quiet library of the past, because several kinds of environments will be offered, in which each student can learn in his own way. After all, learning is the main aim in a library, and if that is achieved, the means are inconsequential.

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