Information Management Skills Required by the Minority Libraries in Kolkata and Hooghly Districts, West Bengal

  • Soumen Kayal Department of Library & Information Science, University of Calcutta, Kolkata-700 073
  • Somnath Bandopadhyay Boinchee Kashipati Smriti Sadharan Pathagar, Hooghly
  • Swapna Banerjee Department of Library & Information Science, University of Calcutta, Kolkata-700 073
Keywords: Library management skills, information processing, information management, minority libraries, West Bengal

Abstract

Information is an essential ingredient in our life. Serving the right information to the right users at the right time is the goal of every library and information centre. It has become necessary to manage this information in a systematic way to achieve the goal. The process of management of a library requires skills at various levels. These skills, though relatively independent of one another, blend together to bring about organisational productivity, efficiency, and harmony. There are a number of libraries governed by minority communities in West Bengal. These libraries are playing remarkable role in the dissemination of information. This article highlights and discusses the skills of information/management and its dissemination in the various minority-governed libraries, and also explores the collection, arrangement, and management of these libraries.

Author Biography

Soumen Kayal, Department of Library & Information Science, University of Calcutta, Kolkata-700 073
DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
Published
2015-04-22
How to Cite
Kayal, S., Bandopadhyay, S., & Banerjee, S. (2015). Information Management Skills Required by the Minority Libraries in Kolkata and Hooghly Districts, West Bengal. DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, 35(3). https://doi.org/10.14429/djlit.35.3.8272