Library Herald Year : 2019, Volume : 57, Issue : 3 First page : ( 414) Last page : ( 427) Print ISSN : 0024-2292. Online ISSN : 0976-2469. Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-2469.2019.00027.7
Availability and Accessibility of Information Resources on Rajasthani Arts and Culture for the Tourists in Select Libraries of Museums and Institutes in Rajasthan: A Study
Pandey Sunita1, Dr Kumar Shailendra2
1Research Scholar, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Delhi, Email: sunita.pandey10@bhu.ac.in
2Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Delhi, Email: shail3@yahoo.com
Abstract
The arts and culture of Rajasthan are rich and wide spread. Eye catching places of cultural interest provide a perfect opportunity to visit and shop for handcrafted items in Rajasthan. Museums and cultural institutes libraries hold disparate collections in a variety of media, presenting the large volume of information on Rajasthani arts and culture and the mission of these cultural institutes is to make their collections accessible to not only their intended users but the tourists. This study is set out to know the availability of different types of information resources in Rajasthani arts and culture in the select museums and cultural institutes libraries where tourists come to visit and further investigate the methods used by these libraries to expose significantly information resources to the tourists visiting Rajasthan.
Keywords Information Resources, Arts and Culture, Cultural Institutes, Tourists of Rajasthan.