1. Library Authority and Library Committee By Bhupendra Ratha, Lecturer S. L. I. Sc., D.A.V.V., Indore Email Id: b b b b b hhhh uuuu 2222 6666 1111 @@@@ gggg mmmm aaaa iiii llll.... cccc oooo mmmm

2. Library Authority Authority as a power which has some important rights and power to controlling all the activities of an institution. Authority as a power which has some important rights and power to controlling all the activities of an institution. Library authority is a most powerful. It can be a person or group of persons in the library. Library authority is a most powerful. It can be a person or group of persons in the library.

3. Characteristics of Library Authority Use of power Use of power Impressive personality Impressive personality Experience and knowledgeable person Experience and knowledgeable person Impress to library personal Impress to library personal Expectation from library personnel Expectation from library personnel Scope of authority Scope of authority

4. Functions of Library Authority Direction Direction Controlling Controlling Decision making Decision making Make a coordination between personnel's Make a coordination between personnel's Distribution of rights and responsibilities. Distribution of rights and responsibilities. Motivate to library staff Motivate to library staff

5. Library Committee Library committee consist some selected members who are responsible for the progress of institution and making a well plan and policy for the development of library. Library committee consist some selected members who are responsible for the progress of institution and making a well plan and policy for the development of library.

6. Need of Library Committee To make a policy for the library development To make a policy for the library development To lack of control To lack of control To lack of efficiency in the decision making To lack of efficiency in the decision making To development of library To development of library To achieve the library aims To achieve the library aims To need of financial aspects To need of financial aspects To create coordination between income and expenditure To create coordination between income and expenditure

7. Power and Functions of Library Committee Selection of library personnels Selection of library personnels Decide the policy and aims of library Decide the policy and aims of library Creation of rules for well organize Creation of rules for well organize Direction for annual reports Direction for annual reports Security of library properties Security of library properties Other useful works for the development of library Other useful works for the development of library

8. Nature and Kinds of Library Committees Adhoc committee Adhoc committee Nominated committee Nominated committee Recommending/ advisory committee Recommending/ advisory committee Reporting committee Reporting committee Executive committee Executive committee

9. Responsibilities of the Librarian toward Library Committee Suggestions for policy making Suggestions for policy making Apply all the policy and plan created by library committee Apply all the policy and plan created by library committee Suggest for selection of library personnel Suggest for selection of library personnel Suggest for creating annual budget of library according to requirement. Suggest for creating annual budget of library according to requirement. Help in creating annual report. Help in creating annual report. Help in controlling staff activities. Help in controlling staff activities.