City Libraries in Sustainable Development:Services for Community Well Being
Urban life produces many challenges both in personal front and public life. To meet them successfully every individual needs many skills and lots of patience. Due to the speed of life, socio-political pressures, economic &. employment stress, pollution and health hazards, high end technology and gadgets, urbanites are experiencing stress 2. Philosophers attribute greed, (quest for comforts) in the disguise of Development, is the cause for this phenomenon; in other words misuse, exploitation, not exercising control and discrimination both in consumption and production are the factors. Though city is one but citizens are isolated and self-centered. Our needs are complicating our lifestyle. Now it is being said Sustainable development is the only mantra to get rid of the problem. This paper is an effort to describe how a library can play a pivotal role in achieving this objective in urban life style. Real life and practical situations and librarys role in finding solutions to them are discussed illustratively. Maintaining physical and mental wellbeing of the public can be achieved by disseminating information. Library is a common space in the urban area that brings together individuals from different educational, political, cultural, social and economical backgrounds and ages. Well being of individuals and society is in the realization and enlightenment of the facts by imparting truth, for one common pursuit to enrich their knowledge. Libraries are committed to this objective since ages, now, only the context and circumstances are different.
city library sustainable development community service india
K.Purnachandra Rao
Sr.Library Asst.IBS.Hyderbad, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA
国际会议
杭州
英文
157-164
2010-08-24（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）