Library

Mr.Sandesh M. Dongare

Knowledge society is a society in which the creation, distribution use, integration and manipulation of knowledge is unabatedly goes on.
Like the societal transformation from agricultural society to industrial society to the present knowledge society, libraries have also regenerated their services and have struggled hard to remain relevant to the societal needs.
Fritz Machhup introduced the concept of ‘Knowledge Society’ as early as 1962 and has distinguished the five sectors of knowledge Industry: education, research and development, mass media, information technology and finally information services. As information services are one of the key factors of knowledge industry, agencies and institution providing information services are very critical for the functioning of knowledge society. It is here that the role of the library and information centers is considered significant. The education and research are the solid pillars of knowledge society. The indispensable support from libraries and information centers is clearly visible.
The institutions of higher learning like university ,college, corporate and industrial library and also the public library meant for common public. Libraries have redefined their roles according to the changing contours of the society.