Introduction
The word Library has been derived from the Latin word "Libraria"
which means a place where books and other reading materials are stored.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary "Library is a building, room
or set of rooms, containing a collection of books for the use for the public
or of some particular portion of it, or of the members of some society, or
the like; a public institution or establishment, charged with the care of a
collection of books, and the duty of rendering the books accessible to
those who required to use them"'.
The above definition of library has undergone a significant change
with the changing times, civilization and culture.
which means a place where books and other reading materials are stored.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary "Library is a building, room
or set of rooms, containing a collection of books for the use for the public
or of some particular portion of it, or of the members of some society, or
the like; a public institution or establishment, charged with the care of a
collection of books, and the duty of rendering the books accessible to
those who required to use them"'.
The above definition of library has undergone a significant change
with the changing times, civilization and culture.
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