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People have had a natural desire to preserve since the beginning of time. It has been manifested, particularly through the nurturing of ideas. When creative ideas are recorded and given form, people take action to ensure their permanence. The library institution was founded on the idea of determining the proper methods of preserving books, books, […]
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Library Rules Rules and regulations are essential for the effective management of any institution, and every library must establish its own set of guidelines to ensure proper and orderly operation. These rules help both library authorities and users understand their responsibilities and prevent any misuse of library resources. In the field of library management, each
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In the present world, due to the development of printing, printing presses, publishing, etc., thousands of books and periodicals are being published every day. Like the population explosion, the problem of publication explosion is something that everyone has to face in today’s world. The process of determining the number of current printed materials, the extent
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The Reference Service Archive Institution is a service-oriented social and national body dedicated to providing high-quality information services to historical researchers and the government. The primary role of an archivist is to ensure the optimal use and security of all valuable historical documents collected and preserved by the national archive of a country. The purpose
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Information literacy is a critical competency that involves understanding the nature of information and its effective utilization. It empowers individuals to seek truth rather than merely collecting facts. By teaching the skills to locate, evaluate, and use information judiciously, information literacy serves as an essential tool for critical thinking, especially in an era rife with
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The Abbasid period (750–1258 AD) is regarded as one of the most intellectually vibrant eras in world history. During this golden age, the city of Baghdad emerged as a global center of knowledge, culture, and scholarship. Many Abbasid caliphs were passionate patrons of learning who actively supported the collection, preservation, and translation of ancient and
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There are two types of wealth in the world. First, material wealth, such as land, property, house, car, money, etc. Second, intellectual wealth. Whatever a person creates or invents through the application of his intellect is his intellectual wealth. The main weapon for protecting human intellectual wealth is copyright. Copyright is closely related to intellectual
Just as every living thing has a life cycle, records also have a life cycle. A life cycle extends from birth to death. The life cycle of a record basically starts from the creation of the record to its transfer to an archival institution. A record ends with its creation, use, identification as archives, and
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Data Communication: How the commonly used characters, symbols, numbers, etc. used in the language are converted into machine text language and become bits and bytes. To maintain the international standard of this bit or byte conversion, there are various encodings called ASCII to Unicode. The ASCII (7 bit) encoding contains 128 characters, while the ASCII
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According to the definition given by the American Library Association, “book criticism” refers to the evaluation of a literary work, which is usually published in magazines and newspapers. According to Helen Haynes, “book criticism refers to the critical analysis of that work. “In fact, book criticism refers to the discussion of the content of the
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