DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL LIBRARIES IN PAKISTAN.

摘要

Information and communication technology (ICT) and industrial sectors in Pakistan have made significant progress in recent years; nevertheless, the economy of Pakistan mainly depends on agriculture. Agricultural academic and research institutions in Pakistan are contributing their role for the development of agricultural field. Libraries are important part of these institutions for fulfilling the research and information needs of agricultural scientists and researchers. This paper is based on the literature. It examines the status of agricultural libraries in Pakistan. The paper also explores the problems which agricultural libraries are facing in offering better services. Most common problems include limited financial resources, lack of competent manpower, inadequate and outdated collection, absence of agricultural library education in library schools, and lack of training facilities and continuing education programs for agricultural librarians. The paper also investigates the growing trend of ICTs applications and use of CD-ROM databases in agricultural libraries. There appeared gap in local literature regarding contemporary state of agricultural libraries in Pakistan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]