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A smartphone is a mobile phone with added features that make it ‘smarter’. This means that apart from being able to make calls using the phone, you have features that a PDA or a computer can offer, like the following: It has a more elaborate and user-friendly operating systems, allowing smarter input, like with touch screens. The hardware improves the interface as well, e.g. full QWERTY keyboard, larger screen etc. Numerous applications software and productivity software can run on the smartphone , e.g. word processors, spreadsheets, organizers, mailers, browsers etc. It is equipped with enhanced multimedia features. Smartphones allow you to take and view pictures and video in many formats. A smartphone has one or two cameras. Multiple connectivity possibilities. A smartphone does not doesn’t use solely GSM to connect to the world, but also brings you the Internet through 3G , W-Fi and even Wi Max connections. A smartphone also easily connects into a LAN . Data transf...

Evolving technology and trends toward user self-service activities have changed the library patron’s experience.  But most librarians are quick to point out that, despite these changes, libraries (and their users) still require front-line human interaction provided by circulation, or access services, employees. Front-line employees are the library’s foremost representatives: whether librarians, paraprofessionals, temporary employees or security guards, these workers are usually the first faces patrons see on entering the library and the last they see on leaving. Because of the visibility of these front line employees, it is crucial that these public ambassadors are motivated: their treatment of users determines whether the atmosphere of the library is warm and friendly, or distant and aloof. Moreover, access services employees provide services daily to users of varying ages, intellectual abilities, cultural backgrounds, ethnicity and economic status.  Thus, every effort s...

Libraries are very useful public facilities that enable people to find a wide variety of information resources for a variety of purposes. Trained support staff is required for the effective function of libraries. Library assistants help organize resources so they are readily available to patrons What does a library assistant do . Library assistants help librarians and other staff with a variety of tasks to ensure the organization of resources.  They often work at the circulation desk registering new patrons, answering questions, and collecting and checking out books and other materials.  When someone is requesting to check out materials, library assistants scan the items and the person’s library card and stamp the due date or print out a receipt with the due date. They check returned items for damage and scan them back into the system. They also send out notices for overdue materials. Library assistants are responsible for sorting and returning them to their appropriate s...

A librarian can be decribed as an information scientist who finds useful information for the survival of  a society,stores it and gives it out as and when it is needed. A librarian plays a very pivotal role in the socio economic development of a modern society by providng information that helps in policy making decisions.