|Devarai, Rajashekhar S. and Kalyane, V. L. . (1995) Round the clock librarianship. In: New vistas in library and information science : papers in honour of Professor G.V.S.L. Narasimha Raju. Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, pp. 142-149. [Book Chapter]
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The concept of Round the Clock Librarianship (ROCLOLIB) is one such opportunity of terminal and critical importance to librarians, which helps people (clients) in general and reassures them about the professional commitment and devotedness of librarians. Although the concept is old, it is an exercise here to analyse its importance for the overall image and status of the practice/occupation. The chapter discusses the proposal of opening Libraries for 24 Hours. It also points out the reasons for the ROCLOLIB like: provision of information as a beginning of solution of an individual/group problem, readership/usership of library resources, identification of the profession among society, librarian as a scholar, residential librarianship, emergency librarianship, accessibility of information as a fundamental right, and overall it is a dream, a slogan, and a movement.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter |
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| Keywords: | Library hours; Use of Libraries, ROCLOLIB, Librarianship |
| Subjects: | A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information. > AA. Library and information science as a field. |
| Full Metadata: | Show all fields |
| ID Code: | 3052 |
| Deposited By: | Prakasan, E. R. |
| Deposited On: | 28 Jan 2005 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Nov 2008 09:36 |
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