Authors : Niraj T. Khobragade
Page Nos : 122 to 134
Description :
The age method of information provision has been given a jolt in recent times. The
advent of Information Communication Technology (ICT) has come along with networked
systems, new methods of acquisition and use of information sources. The practice of
collecting books and journals and displaying them on long rows of shelves for users is
being challenged. Due to the dynamic nature of the society, the requirement of the
users is also in the dynamic in nature. The whole educational system is undergoing in
rapid changing situation and as an essential facet of the educational system libraries
have to be changed with the passage of time to be with the educational systems and to
offer consistent education to ensure the development of the entire social system. There
are several challenges facing university libraries today on the way of offering regular
library services due to several reasons. In view of this the present paper is an attempt to
unfold the demand and supply of the library services, and contains the trend of
traditional library performance measure, changing requirement/demand of the users,
information services, what we can do to reach balance? , followed by conclusion.
Keywords: Traditional Input Measures, Emerging Output Measures, Environmental
Factors, Outcome Assessments.
