Emerging Variants of Library and Information Services
Published: 2022
Author(s) Name: Sandhya Kumari |
Author(s) Affiliation: Post-Office Manager (Library Service), Competition Commission of India, Government of India.
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Abstract
The emerging new variants of technologies offer library professionals a novel chance to significantly enhance user-centered
services and promote collaboration between libraries and their users. Libraries must embrace new technologies and paradigms to remain
relevant in society and provide users with the best-emerging services it also ensures that users are involved in the design process and that they
are made aware of any changes. With the help of newer technologies libraries reach the unreached goal and make the bridge between other
libraries and information centres to share resources and information. In this paper, we discussed some of the most popular emerging variants
and trends in library services, which are divided into five broad categories that is Reference Service Variant; Digital lifestyle Variant; Social
networking Variant; Research support service Variant, and Variant in personalization service. This study provides these new variants of library
services in detail with examples of renowned national and international libraries, which provide these types of services.
Keywords: Librarys Current Trends, Emerging Trends, Virtual Library, Research Services, Social Networking Services, Digital Services, Social Media Platform, Personalised Services
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