Library is the center of any academic setting. While class-room teaching provides a glimpse of knowledge, the library disseminate a wide range of knowledge which are required to attain intellectual heights.Libraries supplement the instructional work of class-rooms & carry forward the ideals of education.Real education can only be achieved through the libraries. Thus,the libraries are the provider of informal education,guiding the learners to search vast range of material available.
The library in any educational institution is no longer considered as the store house of knowledge. It is activity participating as the medium between the learners & the vast knowledge resources between classroom lecture & the source of lecture.The librarian is no longer considered as a mere keeper of library collection. He has to make his unique contribution to new methods of information dissemination. He should try to become a true friend,perfect guide for the learners in an academic setting.
