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Historical Perspective of Libraries and Higher Education in India

Subhash Chandra

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Indian Journal of Library and Information Sciences 16(3):p 243-246, September-December 2022. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijlis.0973.9548.16322.9

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Subhash Chandra/Historical Perspective of Libraries and Higher Education in India/Indian J Lib Inf Sci 2022;16(3):243–246.

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Received : July 18, 2022         Accepted : August 15, 2022          Published : December 25, 2022

Abstract

There is a rich tradition of libraries in Indian educational system set up since ancient period. The libraries took formal shape gradually during a long span of time when written teaching and learning process started. In this paper an effort has been made to describe the journey of Indian libraries in abbreviated form.


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Subhash Chandra/Historical Perspective of Libraries and Higher Education in India/Indian J Lib Inf Sci 2022;16(3):243–246.


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Received Accepted Published
July 18, 2022 August 15, 2022 December 25, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijlis.0973.9548.16322.9

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Keywords: Historical perspective; Higher education; India.Historical perspectiveHigher educationIndia

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