Best Practices in Academic Libraries

Abstract

Library occupies an important place in the framework of the academic system. It is not a mere storehouse of books, but is a dynamic instrument of education. Without active support of a library, the whole academic functioning will come to a grinding halt. The primary role of a library is not only to fulfil the “mission” of the academic institute to which it belongs to but also to advance its aims and objectives. It is a central place for study and research. Academic Libraries considered as an integral part of any institute supporting and promoting the institute mission and vision. The academic library provides the needed information that can access to all its stakeholders. The academic libraries which are abundant in resources and have good budget can be role models and help the other institutes which are lacking the basic needs libraries can from the local network and help them by providing certain services to them in transforming the knowledge. This will be one of the best practices for any academic library. Best practices are a powerful and much used tool in today’s trending conditions. There should be a unique service for the service that we are providing to the user. For this, certain conditions apply, like, time, accuracy and gratification. The best practices should be able to prove that they can help in achieving organisational objectives. The present paper looks upon the best library practices in the academic libraries.