Libraries or Liferaries: Why Libraries still have the same worth as ever?

 

Libraries or Liferaries: Why Libraries still have the same worth as ever?

The libraries become innovative and adapted with the help of technology to meet the need of the era and the future of libraries is still as bright as it was few decades ago. The reason behind it is that the library is not just a term or a store-house of books or documents it is way beyond that. The libraries are liferaries by which I mean that the library shape our academics and in a broader sense help us to shape our life. And the librarians are lifelarians they help us to make this vision possible.

Many times, we came across the view point that library became vulnerable in present world and soon like many species it is going to extinct.  But let me tell you that the concept of libraries is not in the Red Data Book yet and it is not even close to that.  Yes, I strongly agree that it have to modify as the time demands to ensure it is ready to provide the world a service which is embedded by all the latest technologies and equipments.

And to justify my words, I want to put forward the COVID scenario which I call COVID approach.

COVID approach:

C- Creative

Its time to be more creative in your work, services and products. Your imagination power will show you the way libraries achieve excellence in their goals. 

O-Organized

Organization  is very important. user will find the content via a single click but ever-growing content will always keeps him in dilemma that what is the most suitable and authentic for him/her to use. then this organized and evaluated information in libraries is always a right choice for users.

V- Virtual

even as a user we don't want to visit library building more often. And in COVID-scenario it is not even an option here. so we have to create a virtual environment for the users so that this thing will not be a limitation in the use of libraries. it will increase the number of users and the beneficiaries of our services will increase.

I-Interesting

The libraries should adapt this parameter also. Cafe libraries, the libraries where Eminent personalities give lectures, where author will share their experience, etc. is the idea for today's new emerging libraries. Tutorials regarding use of tools, virtual map guide, etc. can be embedded in libraries.

D- Durable

The more steps you take for your libraries to justify it's existence the more durable will be your libraries. It is just that your perception for the existence of libraries is wrong, it is not the time where libraries will perish, it is just that at present it needs more modification. 

Today when we hear the word library, we want it to be more than a just a traditional storehouse.

What we want Library to be:

·        A space which makes creative and innovative lifelong learners.
·        A place where community can connect. Examples: Café library, Porchfest etc.
·        A place which has all the latest Equipments and technology needed.
·        Approaches like library consortia to connect the users outside the boundaries of a single               library.
·        Mindcraft games and tutorials to provide information literacy to users.

In some way we have to go to the users to show them that how they will be benefited by the services we provide in the era where they can have the single click information on google. The difference between our services and google clicks are that we give a information which meets the information evaluation criteria and that cognitive skills a librarian and staff have is still have the worth.

The librarian and library staff don’t have to limit their knowledge and skills to the library they have to go to the users and the best way for that is connect your users via social media.

“Do what you love! You will find people who love what you do”   -unknown

In context of libraries, maximize your effort as an librarian to make your libraries the way you want them to be when you are the user of a library and your efforts will pay off. They will let you connected to the users always.

What ‘survival of the fittest’ means in the digital era for libraries?

In the end, I want to conclude that libraries are never gonna extinct they will always remains to create better sapiens, all they need is just to adapt themselves like Darwin’s  finches. And like species modifies themselves over a period of time to survive libraries also have to.

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