Utilization of Resources in Public Library Services in Southern Part of Tamilnadu with Special Reference to Virudhunagar Tuticorin Tirunelveli and Kanyajumari Districts

Abstract

Public Libraries are primarily institutions of basic learning having a mission which involves in providing collection and services to meet information needs of local community. These serve as local gateway to knowledge and information and provide conditions for lifelong learning, community development and independent decision making by an individual. Majority of population in India lives in rural areas where new technologies are not within the reach of people, that is why a gap has widened between information rich and information deprived community. The aim of the Public Libraries Department is to enroll all educated persons as Members of the Library and to encourage them for utilizing the services of this Department. The other activities of this Department are to provide facilities in the Library, stock books useful for variety of readers, opening of Libraries with the co-operation of the public, etc. newline