What is library?
The word library comes from Latin word "liber " i.e in english - "book".
- The first real libraries as we know of was about 8000 years ago.
- In mesopotamian civilization, the people of there wrote on wet clay tablets with a search stick.The tablets were baked and it were arranged in a place in subject order.
- It was the beginning time & way to arise of the first library.
- In the early age the Egyptian wrote on sheet of paperus. The most famous library of ancient time was the library in Alexander set up about 300 BC.
- Around the world, who was the Roman who first had the idea of setting up public library.
- In 4th century there was 28 public libraries in Rome.Durning the Cristhian era, it is noted, library was a part of churches and Monasteries.
How many kinds of library today?
There are four types of library.
Such as :
- Academic Library
- Public Library
- Special Library
- National Library
It is assembling information from sources.
- Another query we have, in the day of internet, is internet is a library? No, it is a search tools.
Shiyali Ramamitra Ranganathan, a renowned librarian and mathematician is known as father of librarian in india.His birthday i.e 12 August in every year is observed as National Librarian Day in
India.
Condition of library in 21st century in India :
Today, the number of the members of library and readers is decreasing rapidly in india due to use of internet of their smartphones.
So like, telegram system, it is not so far from us it will be vanished for the use of e book. E book is an cheapest alternative form of book.
In India, especially in the remotest villages, there are no library, if so, there is continuously stuttering down the libraries day by day, becoming abandoned house.
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