2. The school Library
provides
information, inculcat
es ideas, and
develops knowledge
that is so essential
to functioning
successfully in
today’s information
and knowledge based
society.
3. All schools have a
Library period in
their Time Table for
all classes. Students
go to the Library
during this period to
get the books issued
or returned
4. Literacy
Formal Education
Information
Provision
Economic, Social and
Cultural
Development.
5. It is an important part of
Librarian’s/Teacher’s role to encourage
reading and Library use positively.
To assure the best results it would be
necessary to provide regular and
continuous service by the
Librarian in the use of Library. The student
needs to be taught about the variety of
books available
in the Library. How to select books, how to
read them, how to take notes, how to
relate information
collected from various books, maintenance &
handling of books, etc. Of course, it
includes, the
use of Card Catalogue, Loan Procedures,
Knowledge of books, Audio Visual materials,
Computer
assisted facilities, Use of bibliography,
reference books etc. In fact, it would be
more desirable to
organize a Library project or unit to acquaint
the students with the Library
6. General Books
Textbooks
Reference Books
Best Seller Books
Competition Books
Journals and
Magazines
Digital Collection
Maps, Atlas, Globe &
charts
7. Policy of book
selection thus
evolved may help in
balanced collection of
books that meets
Educational needs
Information needs
Inspiration needs
Recreational needs
8. ISSUE AND RETURN:
CIRCULATION
INITIATION/ORIENTATIO
N SERVICE
REFERENCE SERVICE
CURRENT AWARENESS
SERVICE (CAS)
NEW BOOKS DISPLAY
PRESS CLIPPING SERVICE
GRADED READING LIST
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL
SERVICE
INTER-LIBRARY LOAN
SERVICE
REPROGRAPHIC SERVICES
9. The Library follows ‘Dewey Decimal
Classification’. The arrangement of books
on shelves is as follows-
THE MAIN DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM
000 Computer
Science, Information & General
Works
100 Philosophy and Psychology
200 Religion
300 Social Sciences
400 Language
500 Science
600 Technology
700 Arts and Recreation
800 Literature
900 History and Geography