?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Information+freedom+in+a+Democratic+World+and+the+role+of+Librarians+in+cyber+era&rft.creator=Vijayakumar%2C+J.+K.&rft.creator=Vijayakumar%2C+Manju&rft.subject=ED.+Intellectual+property%3A+author's+rights%2C+ownership%2C+copyright%2C+copyleft.&rft.subject=EE.+Intellectual+freedom.&rft.subject=EF.+Censorship.&rft.subject=BD.+Information+society.&rft.description=In+this+article%2C+Democracy+and+the+role+of+libraries+in+society%2C+Intellectual+freedom+and+Libraries%2C+Democracy+and+the+professional+librarian%2C+Information+society+in+cyber+world+etc+are+discussed+in+detail.+The+right+of+access+to+information+and+ideas+is+vital+for+any+society.+We+know%2C+freedom%2C+prosperity+and+the+development+of+society+depend+on+education+as+well+as+on+unrestricted+access+to+knowledge%2C+thought+culture+and+information.+Democracy%2C+a+government+of+the+people+by+the+people+and+for+the+people+is+widely+acclaimed+as+the+most+suitable+model+of+governance+in+the+world.+According+to+Kofi+Annan%2C+the+UN+secretary+General%2C+as+he+stated+once%2C+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9CIf+information+and+knowledge+are+central+to+democracy%2C+they+are+the+conditions+for+development%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9D.+At+a+crucial+time+like+this%2C+when+libraries+are+facing+decreasing+resources+and+competition+from+other+agencies+and+technologies%2C+there+is+an+urgent+need+for+vocal+public+support+for+the+service+they+provide.+There+is+need%2C+therefore%2C+for+an+effective+lobby+to+communicate+the+value+of+libraries+and+the+profession+to+politicians%2C+the+media+and+others+who+can+influence+public+opinion.+Libraries+have+always+been+a+cornerstone+in+building+that+society%2C+which+ensures+those+citizens%2C+has+access+to+information+so+that+they+can+gain+the+knowledge+to+govern+themselves.+A+commitment+to+intellectual+freedom+or+right+to+information+is+a+core+responsibility+for+the+library+and+information+profession.&rft.publisher=Sarada+Ranganathan+Endowmnet+for+Library+Sceince+(SRELS)%2C+Bangalore&rft.date=2000&rft.type=Conference+Paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.rclis.org%2F5611%2F1%2Fvijayakumarjk_02.pdf&rft.identifier=Vijayakumar%2C+J.+K.+and+Vijayakumar%2C+Manju+Information+freedom+in+a+Democratic+World+and+the+role+of+Librarians+in+cyber+era.%2C+2000+.+In+National+Seminar+on+Information+Policies+and+Cyber+Laws%2C+Bangalore+(India)%2C+4-6+December+2000.+[cited+var+currentTime+%3D+new+Date()%3Bvar+month+%3D+currentTime.getMonth()+%2B+1%3Bvar+day+%3D+currentTime.getDate()%3Bvar+year+%3D+currentTime.getFullYear()%3Bdocument.write(month+%2B+%22%2F%22+%2B+day+%2B+%22%2F%22+%2B+year)].+Available+from+WWW%3A+http%3A%2F%2Feprints.rclis.org%2F5611%2F.+[Conference+Paper]&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.rclis.org%2F5611%2F