MANAGEMENT AND USE OF HYBRID LIBRARY SERVICES: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS

Abstract

Hybrid libraries are increasingly being recognized as efficient channels for the  collection, processing, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information in  response to the global information exchange and for wide outreach. They are libraries that work both in the electronic or digital and print environment, a transitional state between print and digital environment. This paper explains the growing trends in new ways for accessing information from the emergent and explosion of Information and Communication Technologies. It discusses the concept of hybrid libraries, its development, management, services, 
problems and recommendations for making hybrid library services available and more efficient for the clienteles.