Retrospective Conversion of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library: Issues and Perspective

Abstract

Modern tool like computer has replaced traditional methods of storing and retrieving knowledge. Retrospective conversion of manual bibliographical records on online mode is considered to be the first step in the direction of computerisation process in the library. This paper attempts to analyse the retrospective conversion process undertaken by the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML), New Delhi, a premier social science research library in India. One of the main features of the information society, which is now inching towards knowledgebased society, is the collection, storage, repackaging, transmission and dissemination of knowledge. Libraries, which are catering to the research needs of academics and researchers, are facing tremendous challenges.