NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF AGRICULTURAL LIBRARIANS & USERS COMMUNITY (NCALUC-2018) (04th – 05th September, 2018) RE-ENGINEERING OF AGRICULTURAL LIBRARIES AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Edited by Dr. G. Rathinasabapathy Dr. Hans Raj Dr. K. Veeranjaneyulu Dr. V.K.Bharti Organized by Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna (Bihar) and Association of Agricultural and Librarians and Documentalists of India (AALDI) (i) © 2018 Disclaimer The Publisher and Organisers do not claim any responsibility for the accuracy of the data, statements made, and opinions expressed by authors. The authors are solely responsible for the contents published in the paper. Published by BS Publications A unit of BSP Books Pvt. Ltd. 4-4-309/316, Giriraj Lane, Sultan Bazar, Hyderabad - 500 095 Phone : 040 - 23445688, 23445600 e-mail :
[email protected] www.bspbooks.net ISBN: 978-93-88305-35-8 Price: Rs. 895.00 (ii) Libraries are welcoming spaces inviting us towards information, and they provide services that help us understand it. Libraries have always been in the forefront in adopting new technologies to meet the challenges of information explosion as well as to enhance access to diverse and distributed electronic resources and publications. Since Libraries have adopted modern technologies, it is high time that the library professionals should also acquire new skills to offer networked information services to the potential users in an efficient and effective manner. The 21st Century library is in a position to support and indeed lead the change in the education system with effective delivery of information and prove that ‘New technology deserves new thinking’. The abundance of resources and technology for easy access and retrieval of information via the Internet is posing a challenge to educators to rethink their traditional roles and practices; and also to consider the unique value they add to a world in which information is everywhere.