Exploring status of library management technical aspects in Indian schools

IF 1.3 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Library Management Pub Date : 2021-12-29 DOI:10.1108/lm-07-2021-0064

Navneet Kumar Sharma, A. Tripathi

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PurposeSchool library is regarded as the heart and soul of the school. It acts as learning resource centre and support the school curriculum in all possible manners. The main aim of this paper is to document the factors associated with library management in selected school libraries in Varanasi, India.Design/methodology/approachSurvey method is used to conduct this research in which close-ended questions were provided to the school librarians. Simple random sampling was used to collect samples from secondary schools of Varanasi.FindingsIt was found that 34% school libraries affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education are managed properly and they are termed as first class library. Rest of the schools are not managed as per rules and regulations of school librarianship. Some librarians themselves are not properly aware of the significance of the library and hence the management is suffered accordingly.Practical implicationsThis research will help in exploring the existing status of library management in school libraries. The work is designed specifically for school libraries. Simple ranking system for school libraries will be helpful to make an exhaustive school ranking based on library management.Originality/valueThis research will bring on record the ground reality of school librarianship in India and the way they are managed. Simple ranking system for school library is given in this paper that will help to find out which school library is functioning properly or not.

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探讨印度学校图书馆管理技术方面的现状

目的学校图书馆被视为学校的心脏和灵魂。它充当学习资源中心，以各种可能的方式支持学校课程。本文的主要目的是记录印度瓦拉纳西选定的学校图书馆中与图书馆管理相关的因素。设计/方法/方法调查方法用于进行这项研究，其中向学校图书馆员提供了封闭式问题。使用简单随机抽样从瓦拉纳西的中学收集样本。发现中央中等教育委员会附属的34%的学校图书馆管理得当，被称为一流图书馆。其余的学校并没有按照学校图书馆的规章制度进行管理。一些图书馆员自己没有正确认识到图书馆的重要性，因此管理受到了相应的影响。实践意义本研究将有助于探索学校图书馆图书馆管理的现状。这件作品是专门为学校图书馆设计的。简单的学校图书馆排名系统将有助于在图书馆管理的基础上制定详尽的学校排名。原创性/价值这项研究将记录印度学校图书馆工作的实际情况及其管理方式。本文给出了一个简单的学校图书馆排名系统，这将有助于找出哪个学校图书馆运行正常或不正常。

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Library Management INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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2.70

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15.40%

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期刊介绍： ■strategic management ■HRM/HRO ■cultural diversity ■information use ■managing change ■quality management ■leadership ■teamwork ■marketing ■outsourcing ■automation ■library finance ■charging ■performance measurement ■data protection and copyright As information services become more complex in nature and more technologically sophisticated, managers need to keep pace with innovations and thinking in the field to offer the most professional service with the resources they have.