Introduction: Libraries perform various tasks like collecting books, arranging them systematically, conservation and preservation of those books, dissemination of information sources, etc.
i. Libraries are the store houses of knowledge and information. They house periodicals, various kinds of literature, research articles and papers. These are to be made available to a reader as per his requirement. For this, libraries need to be managed systematically.
ii. Library science is very closely related to management science, information technology and field of education.
iii. Today, the various tasks are carried out using computerised systems. Due to this, it becomes easy to make the appropriate book available to the reader when he needs it.
Conclusion: To make a book available to a reader as per his requirement is the most important aspect of library management.