WEEK 3 - Types of Libraries
WEEK 3 - Types of Libraries
WEEK 3 - Types of Libraries
Public Libraries
Academic Libraries
Special Libraries
School Libraries
National Libraries
institution
Others – on ad-hoc / on application basis
Services
Lending and borrowing
Reference
Serials
Photocopying etc…
Inter-library loan
Inter-library loan [no library is an island, no library can
fulfill its users needs]
Popular among academic libraries
Reference
Mobile library
Bulk loan
etc….
SPECIAL LIBRARIES
LIBRARY
MANAGER
3 forms of acquisition
Purchase
Gifts and exchange
Donation
[Legal deposit]
Cataloging
This section maintains bibliographic control of the library’s
collection
Provides access points for easy retrieval of materials
Classifies materials --- group books of same subject
together
Tools used --- Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Sears
List of Subject Headings, Library of Congress Subject
Headings, Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme (DDC),
Library of Congress Classification Scheme (LCC),
Universal Decimal Classification Scheme (UDC)
Administration
Policy decisions
Budget control
Staff supervision
Personnel matters
Staff training
Providing advice
Registration of users