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Public Libraries and Science Awareness


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1 Bhavan’s Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir, Bharatiya Vidya Bhava N, Block – FA, Sec-III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata – 97, India
2 Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1, College Street, Asutosh Building, Kolkata – 96, India
     

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Science Awareness is vital for every individual in a society and every category of people in a community. Public Library has ample scope, multidimentional modes and approaches, aids and tools at its end to ensure science awareness. It plays a leading role in taking up various sociological issues at all strata of society and community. The nature and extent of science awareness varies from an urban to a rural one, moulding its services accordingly. Technological advancement and IT mobilization provides wider perspective, giving a thrust towards fulfillment of its goal. However, lacunae still exist which needs to be traced out and possible efforts are to be applied for making the public libraries a pivotal centre in the science awareness programme of a country.

Keywords

Scientific Facts, Preventive Care, Tangible Heritage, Communication, Scientific Literature, Un-Scientific Facts, Science Literacy.
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About The Authors

Suchismita Majumdar
Bhavan’s Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir, Bharatiya Vidya Bhava N, Block – FA, Sec-III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata – 97
India

Swapna Banerjee
Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1, College Street, Asutosh Building, Kolkata – 96
India


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Authors

Suchismita Majumdar
Bhavan’s Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir, Bharatiya Vidya Bhava N, Block – FA, Sec-III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata – 97, India
Swapna Banerjee
Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1, College Street, Asutosh Building, Kolkata – 96, India

Abstract


Science Awareness is vital for every individual in a society and every category of people in a community. Public Library has ample scope, multidimentional modes and approaches, aids and tools at its end to ensure science awareness. It plays a leading role in taking up various sociological issues at all strata of society and community. The nature and extent of science awareness varies from an urban to a rural one, moulding its services accordingly. Technological advancement and IT mobilization provides wider perspective, giving a thrust towards fulfillment of its goal. However, lacunae still exist which needs to be traced out and possible efforts are to be applied for making the public libraries a pivotal centre in the science awareness programme of a country.

Keywords


Scientific Facts, Preventive Care, Tangible Heritage, Communication, Scientific Literature, Un-Scientific Facts, Science Literacy.

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