Question

Discuss the transformation of a librarian from custodian of books to a digital librarian.

Answer 1

Hi there,

A librarian is the one who who manually keeps track of the books and maintains records in registers. He has a very good memory due to physically looking for books.

A librarian in a digital library is someone who is a pro at using the library interface. He knows exactly what code is given to the book. He just has to enter the book name or its code and the computer will let him know where the book is physically places. In such cases, some books are available online also.

I hope the answer helped.

Thanks for asking.

Answer 2

The field of Library Science has faced many transformations.

In old days, the Librarians used to keep the records of books and borrowers manually.

They were considered as the custodians of books.

But now it is the era of digital library. In the present time, the librarians have to acquire various technology related knowledge i.e. networking, web-developing, cloud computing etc.

All these knowledge are essential to manage a digital library.