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Role of Librarian in Right to Information (RTT) and Democracy


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The idea that we live in an information society is commonplace today. The information society is one in which the communication of information is one of the key activities in all developed and developing nations, and where information is a key factor in economic development. In consequence, professional librarians must be people equipped with a variety of skills to help them to perform diverse roles which effectively facilitate freedom of access to information by the literate and non-literate, so that they can acquire knowledge, develop good governance and democracy, alleviate poverty, exploit technological change and maintain social equality. In spite of the rapid growth in both the scope and diversity of information available today, the development of information services has not been the same everywhere. A large factor in development, or under -development, of information services in any given country is a function of society's perception of the importance of such services in its decision-making process.

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Role of Librarian, Right to Information, Democracy, Information.
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Ketki Bhatia
National Institute of Occupational Health, Meghaninagar, Ahmedabad 380016
India


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Ketki Bhatia
National Institute of Occupational Health, Meghaninagar, Ahmedabad 380016, India

Abstract


The idea that we live in an information society is commonplace today. The information society is one in which the communication of information is one of the key activities in all developed and developing nations, and where information is a key factor in economic development. In consequence, professional librarians must be people equipped with a variety of skills to help them to perform diverse roles which effectively facilitate freedom of access to information by the literate and non-literate, so that they can acquire knowledge, develop good governance and democracy, alleviate poverty, exploit technological change and maintain social equality. In spite of the rapid growth in both the scope and diversity of information available today, the development of information services has not been the same everywhere. A large factor in development, or under -development, of information services in any given country is a function of society's perception of the importance of such services in its decision-making process.

Keywords


Role of Librarian, Right to Information, Democracy, Information.

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