SURVIVAL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE IN A COVID PRONE SOCIETY

Abstract

Libraries have really provided a lifelong learning process for individuals and societies as a whole having the individuals equipped with solid or concrete ideas, opinions and knowledge in an information based economy, productivity and employment thereby forming the basis for education. In fact, Library and Education are interdependent on each other, hence Education without Library and Library without Education are paralyzed. The sudden and unexpected outbreak of the virus forced the library professionals to initiate the fact of shifting from their traditional mode of operation to digital platform to ensure the sustainability of their clienteles. Using the method of critical analysis, the researcher finds out that almost every institution, industry and public domain has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic which library sector is not exempted thereby leaving this paper to evaluate the current state of library system.