A STUDY ON MODERNIZATION OF LIBRARIES SYSTEM IN 21ST CENTURY

Modernization is a course that a library constantly applies to new technology by taking the computer as the core to replace manual operations and to extent its functions so that it can meet the needs of society and do better to serve the society. Mechanization of library activities like acquisition, classification, cataloguing, circulation, maintenance and information retrieval known as house-keeping operations which are labour intensive and could be operated using computers. Modernization requires planning, designing and implementing. Planning involves identification of the activities to be automated, assessment of the volume of information to be handled, selection of the software, selection of hardware systems, training and retraining of the library staff and educating the users in modern techniques.