Library Orientation - Faculty of management

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An academic library is a library that is attached to academic institutions above the secondary level, serving the teaching and research needs of students and staff.

The growth of information technology has brought about a drastic change in the society. Today information is regarded as primary and vital resource for national development. The emergence of the Orientation program includes educating or instructing the user in topics like introduction to libraries, brief explanation on library techniques and the available information sources. The orientation program helps to create a rapport between the library personnel and the users. Different kinds of library orientation program are in use depending on the type of the user and information to be taught. Some programs are complicated while some are simple with just boards displaying information about opening hours, Library information rules, Library timings and staff maintained. Lecture methods of orientation program may be formal / informal.

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There are various types of libraries in Sri Lanka. School students mostly use school libraries, public libraries, special libraries and libraries maintained by local authorities for their information needs. After completing schooling, most students seek for higher education opportunities. Generally, libraries in higher education institutions are considered as academic libraries. An academic library is a library associated with a college or university which supports the mission of the institution and the research needs of its academic staff, students and other staff. Academic libraries work together with other units in the university or the parent organization and members of their institutional communities to participate in, support, and achieve the educational mission of their institutions by transferring the core competencies of information literacy; the abilities involved in identifying information needs, accessing information, evaluating, managing, and applying information, and understanding the legal, social, and ethical aspects of information use. Students who enroll in higher education institutions are referred to as newcomers or freshers of that particular institution. There are various definitions for the word newcomer: 'a person who has recently arrived in a place', and'a novice in a particular activity or situation'. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, it defines as 'someone who has recently arrived in a place or recently become involved in an activity'. At presenta large number, nearly 29, 000 of newcomers join public universitiesin Sri Lanka. The main objective of this study is to find out whether the orientation programs conducted by the library are absorbed by the newcomers of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. This will be achieved by examining the awareness of the library among the new students after the orientation program which also depends on how they focus and give attention to the program. In order to achieve the objectives, the following research questions are formulated. • Whether the students have prior knowledge about any kind of libraries? i!

International Journal of Advanced Research in Management, Architecture, Technology and Engineering (IJARMATE), 2018

This Policy Document guarantees that all rules and appropriate control are pursued consistently for all clients of the library. The reason for this arrangement archive and system is to guarantee that legitimate conduct and demeanor inside the library is looked after; in this manner, avoiding any untoward occurrences. This approach archive covers all understudies, personnel and staff when inside the library premises. The Policy Document guarantees that there is a board of trustees who will talk about issues identified with advancement and improvement of the library and its administrations. The reason for this strategy archive and techniques is to characterize the jobs of the Library Resources Committee with the end goal that the individuals are appropriately guided. The reason for this arrangement record and systems is to characterize the jobs of the Library Resources Committee with the end goal that the individuals are appropriately guided. This strategy covers the recognized individuals from the Library Resources Committee. This Policy Document likewise gives productive help on the assets, offices and administrations of the library. This approach record plans to guarantee that the network knows and acquainted with every one of the administrations being offered by the library. This Policy Document additionally gives assets that are state-of-the-art and applicable to the curricular projects which can advance progression of the instructing and learning forms. The reason for this strategy report is to guarantee that exceptional and ebb and flow news, articles and other academic writing through the periodicals are accessible in the library as extra assets for research and study. This covers all the membership to periodicals all the time for the utilization of workforce, understudies and staff.

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A library is a building or room or virtual space containing collection of books and other related sources of information for serving the people of the community. Library is now a very popular term for the mass people. It is now a vital social institution. No community is considered complete without a library. The spread of democracy, the extension of education, the intensification of research activities and the rapid increase in the production of recorded knowledge, have led to the enormous expansion of libraries and the development of their services. Education and library are the two fundamentally related term where no good results is possible with the existence of any of this. Library education means making a qualified librarians or information professional through organized and structured way with proper training. To make the library at the top of users finger library education is must be needed. According to UNESCO, the goal of library education is to develop professionals who are qualified to establish, manage, operate and evaluate user-oriented information systems and services (Large, 1987). Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, President of India, International Conference on Digital Libraries: Knowledge creation, preservation, access, and management on 24-27 February 2004 keynote address conclusion, said that Digital Library is a national mission. We should see that all the schools, colleges, and universities digitize their libraries in their own native languages and connect to the outside world within 4 years. We have to ensure availability of fiber optic cables, satellite communication and wireless infrastructure especially in remote areas. It is also essential to realize high bandwidth technology like Multiple 10 Giga Bits connectivity across the country. The topic of “ Digital Libraries” is currently the subject of worldwide debate and research. To some simply suggests “ Computerization of traditional libraries” to others, who have studied Information Science and Library Management, it calls for carrying out the function of libraries in a new way encompassing new types of information resources, new approaches to acquisition, new methods of storage and preservation, new approaches to classification and cataloguing, new modes of interaction with and for patrons more reliance on electronic system and networks and dramatic shifts in intellectual organizational and economic practices. A library is now providing a lot of technology oriented services for the user of its community. People can access a library and use its resources from anywhere of the world through the internet.

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