Preventive & Control Measures of Library Crime & Vandalism

Library is a social institution preserving and disseminating knowledge in the form of documents so any thing which defiles its sanctity, decorum, discipline, beauty concerning library is called as vandalism in library. Libraries are institutions set up to cater to the educational, cultural, research, recreational and information needs of their users. Libraries have the main objectives of being entrusted with the selection, acquisition, organisation, storage and dissemination of information to their patrons. As a working professional in library and information science, it is observed that there is noticeable growth in number of the students and faculty in the colleges, It has ultimately resulted in the growth in library users, hence college libraries are facing the problem to cope up with the rising needs of the users and relevant library facility. The vandal purposely or ignorantly destruct the beautiful, valuable reading material, library building, furniture and equipment of the college libraries, as well as physical and verbal abuse with library staff and other users.

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He is working as Librarian in Shri Asharam Bhandwaldar College, Devgaon (R) Aurangabad. He has been Published 5 books & 55 articles to his credit published in Journals as well as conference.He guided 6 Researchers at Ph.D Level & 22 Researchers at M.Phil Level.