ROLE OF LIBRARY IN RESEARCH

Dr.A.Lawrence Mary* Dr.P.Saravannan ** Dr.S.Lawyed Stephen***

Introduction:
Education and library service are complementary to each other. Dr.S.R.Ranganathan Father of Library Science has given five laws, 1, Books are for use. 2. Books are for all 3. Every book has its reader. 4. Save the time of the reader 5. Library is a growing organism. These are the foundation stones for the library science. Radhakrishnan commission (1948) report aptly describes the place of the library in higher education. The library is the heart of all Universitys work, directly so as regards its research needs a library as well as its laboratories while for humanistic research, the library is both the library and laboratory in one. Kothari commission on Education (1964-66) has further emphasized the importance of libraries in research. The UGC of the United Kingdom (1971) said, An adequate library is not only the basis of all teaching and study it is the essential condition of research with out which addition cannot be made to the sum of human knowledge. Calcutta University Commission (1917-1919) said. Research benefit of Library service is like a body with out soul or vehicle without an engine, and an edifice merely a collection of bricks without cement; Libraries are considered as a Temple of knowledge and is acknowledged at the International level as Peoples University. They impart education silently by providing the right reading materials to the reader at the right time.

* Sr.Librarian, TDMNS College T.Kallikulam **Librarian, Lekshmipuram College of Arts& Science, Neyyoor *** Librarian,Noorul Islam University

TYPES OF LIBRARY: Libraries are classified into three 1. Public Library 2. Academic Library 3. Special Library Public libraries play a very important role in the upliftment of socio-economic and political conditions of the society. The public libraries are arsenal of democratic political culture. The academic library can be classified as school, College library and University library. The special library can be classified as 1. Industrial library (R&D) 2. Newspaper library 3. T.V Library 4. Research library 5. Picture library 6. Music library 7. Reference Library ROLE OF SCHOOL LIBRARY: The role of school library in changing the basic concept of curriculum structure is crucial. The curriculum in the schools should be developed to prepare the students to encounter both life and vocation after schooling which should be supplemented by the development of effective school library programmes. Through programmers and collections of the school library, ideas, knowledge and aesthetic experiences are introduced, stimulated and fostered among the students. Materials of all types imaginative and factual and in all forms, printed and audio visual, serve in streamling the manifold interests of the children.For research and inquiry motivated by classroom instruction, for the acquisition of information and knowledge sparked by personal interest and curiosity and for the exploration of unknown fields ,the school library is one of the most exciting single rudiment in Education. It is a source of wisdom, information, experience, enjoyment good taste and wonder. The currently emphasized objective of schools is to develop the students abilities for self -directed learning depends upon a library and its resources as the key instrument in this process (Henne, 1960)

FUNCTIONS OF COLLEGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES: College and University libraries are mainly supporting the research activities by providing primary sources and services like bibliographic service, current awareness service, and translation service available from the National Information Centers etc. University is the centre of learning in higher education .The objectives of the universities are i. ii. iii. iv. Conservation of knowledge and ideas Teaching Research Publication etc.

LIBRARY SERVICE: The library is to support the teaching and research activities. For that is should have a sound book selection policy and it should provide service to researchers and teachers to promote the research activities. In that case the university library should provide reference service in the form of instruction, guidance and personal service. READY REFERENCE SERVICE: New reference book preparation is a process which takes place behind the screen. It has to be done even before the arrival of users on the scene. The books are ready always for reference and for lending. LONG RANGE REFERENCE SERVICE: Long range reference service is allowed for and appreciably longer time. This is mainly due to the following factors. i. ii. iii. iv. Time factor Growth of literature Increased specialization Lack of quality and standard in secondary source.

THE IMPACT OF MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS ON LIBRARIES: Automated document deliveries become easy: Electronic journals, research and other collections in machine readable form and other full text works will be accessed via telecommunications links. The development of local and wide area networks and of the pre- requisite standards and protocols is well underway. We are slowly releasing the concept of virtual library where the reader has no need to go in person to a library building. But can access the worlds collection from the terminal on his / her desk. Text in machine- readable from is one thing, but with the installation of high speed broad band networks, it will be possible to transmit the waste amount of data which represents images and sound in other words,

multimedia applications will be accessible in the virtual library. Computers do have some advantages, of course. They are wonderful at finding terms or strings of character very quickly which can be useful if you want to find some particular reference in a book. For example they can tell you how many times Shakespeare used the word rose in his plays or how often the word water appears in the Bible. The library becomes fully automated and robotized handling request for books information, data or answers in conversational mode. The library becomes a place where wondrous and exotic adventures may be experienced while relaxing in a easy chair with and electronic helmet on ones head. REFERENCE LIBRARIES: They differ from other departments in their layout and furnishing the best being fitted with flat study desks with individual lighting which can be controlled by readers themselves. Special attention is normally given to the needs of long term research workers, for whom study carrels are provided. At the and of a days research the student is issued with the key to the carrel so that he or she can look it and begin work immediately next morning, having left papers and books in the desk ready for resumption. An increasing number of libraries provide typewriters in their study carrels for the use of research scholars, Some other libraries prefer to provide study rooms rather than individual carrels, rooms which have a number of desks, but here again the desks can be locked and students are issued with the keys for that purpose. Microphotography has revolutionized reference work and most libraries now hold large amount of material in micro form with the necessary microfilm microfiche or micro card readers.Many files of newspapers and periodicals, as well as old volumes and documents are now kept in micro text form. Reprographic equipment is now an accepted part of most reference services, so that photo copies of written materials can speedily and cheaply be provided for readers. An increasing number of libraries now have coinoperated photocopying machines in public department for this purpose or otherwise the library assistant has to carryout the photocopying work to the readers for nominal fee. A recent new comer to the reference and information centre is for data which is marketed in the U K by the post office under the name of prestel. Several reference libraries installed this equipment from the outset seeing it as an interesting adjunct to quick reference work. Prestel consists of a visual display unit linked to the telephone. The information available is being constantly augmented. A Printed index of subjects in alphabetical order give a the page numbers to bring on the visual display unit and the operator uses a remote control progressing from the general to the specific, until the required information has been isolated and produced. PERIODICAL AND NEWSPAPERS: The Modern trend is to reduce subscription extended to the newspapers, but periodicals and journals play an important role in Library information service Research infants should handle as many good periodicals as they can Comprehending their format, score and contents. The Periodicals are as important as the reference books.

REFERENCE SOURCES: Many types of reference books including encyclopedias ,annuals, dictionaries, directories, gazettes, atlases and biographical dictionaries general or specific could be marked in the libraries. CURRENT AWARNESS SERVICE: Current Awareness may be defined as knowledge of recent developments current awareness involved knowledge of; new theoretical ideas and hypothesis; New problems to be solved new methods and techniques for solving old and new problems and new circumstances affecting researchers. There are three types of information requirements or approaches, they are 1. Current Approach 2. Everyday approach 3. Exhaustive approach This current approach is not of any specified query, the need is a continuous one ,irrespective of the stage of research, it is not always for the retrieval of original document, but mostly to know whether a particular piece of work has appeared in print or expected to be published in the nearest future. Every day approach is characterized by its frequency of approach i.e it stems from the research workers frequent need in the course of their investigation for a specific piece of method, a formula etc. Exhaustive approach would be occasional only when one takes up a new area of investigation or has come to the stage of reporting the results of an investigation. METHODS OF NOTIFICATION: The methods of notification can be listed as follows a. Distribution of lists of recent publications or acquisitions at regular intervals (current awareness bulletin) b. View data c. Display, news paper clipping services and d. Telephone calls and visits. TRANSLATION SERVICES: Much of the research work is of a multi disciplinary order and of cross disciplinary order nature for example Econometrics, Bibliometrics, and Ergonomics.The Second factor is the scattered nature of growth in literature. Keeping updated sources is a great task. Thirdly, there is the continuing perhaps even growing unevenness of quality. And finally, the fourth complication is lack of knowledge in many Languages.

The objectives of translations services are a, to provide a document in users language hither to not available b, to save the time of scientists c, to promote the use of document and d, to promote cultural understanding A Good translation is able to convey the information content to satisfactorily as the original text, The changes vary from one translation to another ,depending upon the languages and document to be translated The high cost is not the only disadvantage to be debited against translations journals but their other great drawback is the time -lag in the preparation of translation. Translation centers and services are available in the international and national level (e.g) Europen Translations centre, National library, Bhaba Atomic Research Centre ,Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre etc.. CONCLUSION: Library is the most important intellectual resource of the academic community and helps the academic members for their self-development, fulfillment of curriculum requirements and promotion of research. It provides bibliographical information and a special material for the faculty It borrows needed materials on inter library loan from other libraries and provides them to the users. Co operation among the libraries is useful for the scholars. Future of the library system will be more advanced one. The implication of modern technology will quicken the library service Not only lending of books and other documents the libraries now offer various types of services,. The emphasis has now shifted from books to the feed of information to the photocopying current awareness services, methods of notification, Reprographic services and translation services are also now offered by libraries along with various other facilities to the researches. we find that not only new technologies are slowly and steadily being used in the processing storage and retrieval of documents In India, but also the library has become a place for interacting between scholars along with the advancement of knowledge The new technology in library service will quicken the work of researchres . REFERENCES: 1. Gillian, Martin: The impact of multimedia systems on libraries: ASLIB Information Vol.20, No. 10 October 1992. 2. Khanna, J K ,Library and society, Research Publication, Haryana 1991. 3. Mc Garey (C J ): Communication Knowledge And the Librarian, Clive Hingley Londion, 1975.