Sustainable E-resource Services for e-learning: Issues and Challenges for Librarians

Libraries ever since the first light of civilization have proved to be a realistic value and viable platform in promoting teaching, education and research. In the door-sill of information and communication technologies, the libraries and information centers have changed their services in manifold dimensions which further precipitated to a change in knowledge acquisition, organization, dissemination, representation and preservation. The espousal of technology precipitated many new form of learning procedure which include, e-learning, web-based learning, digital learning, Internet learning, On-line learning etc. Application of ICT not only revamped the library services but also created a conducive platform for both the distance learners and in-house learners by adding substantial e-resources to accelerate teaching and learning. This is the upshot of the change management in learning environment which shifted from traditional to blended and then to electronic. Strategic changes of the libraries further not only confined to resource acquisition, organization, management, dissemination, preservation in electronic form in the present days of education system, rather concentrated to retain the   face value of the library for sustainable development. The diligence of artificial intelligence in the field of library services heuristics knowledge could be identified, elicited, codified, and formalized in the knowledge base.