Library skills

1. LIBRARY SKILL
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2. The word library cames from the
Latin word “Librarium” which in
turn from “Liber” meaning
a book.
 Definition
A collection of manuscripts,
publications, and other materials
for reading, viewing, listening,
study, or reference.
Importance of library
 Meaning

3.  Library skills
Library skill is the libraries are
recognized collection of
documents, films, maps, sound
recording and other forms of
media are design to meet the
informational, educational and
recreational needs. Library
Skill competency in the use of
library.

4.  Importance of
libraries.
Libraries are important
cornerstones of healthy
community. Libraries give people
the opportunity to find jobs,
explore medical research,
experience new ideas, and get
lost in wonderful stories, while at
the same time providing a sense
of place for gathering.

5.  Types of Library
We have different kind of libraries where people
can go and read, research, reference, borrow etc.
 National or state library
 Academic library
 Children’s Library
 Special Libraries
 Research Libraries
 Reference Libraries
 Public Libraries

6. National Library:
A national library keeps all documents of and
about a nation under some legal provision and
thus represents publications of and about the
whole nation.
For Example:
British Library, London.
Functions of National Library:
 It works as a national depository library for all
literary work published in a country.
 Producing National Bibliography.
 It also exchange data and documents at
national and international level.
 It make provision for practical training of library
professionals.
 It procures and preserve manuscripts.

7.  special library
A special library is a library that
provides specialized information resources on a
particular subject, serves a specialized and limited
clientele, and delivers specialized services to that
clientele. Special libraries also exist within academic
institutions, including law school libraries and medical
school libraries.
 Functions of special library:
A special library performs primarily the following
functions:
It subscribes to a good number of journals related to
its area;
It provides indexing and abstracting services to the
users to save their time;
It provides reference services to the users by
telephone, by post or by email;

8.  Research library
A research library is a library which
contains an in-depth collection of
material on one or several subjects. A
research library will generally include
primary sources as well as secondary
sources.
 Reference library
Such libraries are used for research
purpose in the university. Many libraries
contain a “reference section” which
holds books, dictionaries which are
common reference books and are
therefore not lent out.

9.  Academic library
An academic library is a library that is attached
to a higher education institution and serves
two complementary purposes: to
support the curriculum, and to
support the research of the university faculty
and students. ... Modern academic
libraries generally also provide access to
electronic resources.
 The Children's Library
provides educational, recreational, and cultural
resources for children aged 6 to 11. It has a
large collection of picture books, story books,
nonfictional books, and multimedia materials in
several languages covering a wide range of
subjects from art to zoology.

10.  How does the library
help students?
Library help students learn
the best way to access and
use quality information and
resources help them to
enhance their study how to
use the latest technologies
to enhance their learning.

11. Bibliography
A bibliography is a list of works on
a subject or by an author that
were used or consulted to write a
research paper, book or article. It
can also be referred to as a list of
works cited. It is usually found at
the end of book, article or
research paper.

12. Conclusion
In short everyone should have
the knowledge of library to get
the high quality reliable
material for their research or
any academic purpose. This
knowledge will ultimately
make you a skilled person
who will find out the desired
material in no time.