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Dinesh K. Gupta
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The libraries saw their advent in their present shape towards the end of 19th century. Information became capital and a saleable commodity in the 2nd half 20th century. Application of information technologies-computer, telecommunications and document reproduction- in 1960’s for a variety of purposes gave birth to information revolution. Libraries could not affo5rd to avoid the magnetic touch of these technologies. In fect, a library has one of the first few ...