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The service institutions always look for improvement of services to their clientele, They get technical support from the industry in the shape of hardware for the improvement of services. Libraries are not an exception towards accepting and implementing such technologies. The introduction of bar codes in the libraries improved services by saving librarians and users time on the one hand while on the other hand it brought accuracy towards charging different activities in libraries. The developed world has already accepted this technology and enjoying its fruits. In Pakistan, few libraries applied bar code technology as remedy to the problems of manual work. There is a need to make the librarians aware of the importance and benefits of such technologies for improvement of working conditions in the libraries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper based upon review of literature represents an appraisal of libraries in general as well as in Pakistani context. The authors have presented the traditional and modern library functions along with process and forms of education. The types of libraries and their roles especially the educational one have been highlighted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses a study on the user relationship management aspect of Dr. Muhammad Hamidullah Library at the Islamic Research Institute in Pakistan. The period of the library usage by the study's selected population is minimum one year and maximum fourteen years, while the average is four and a half years. Respondents offered observations on the library's physical settings, the library collection, the organization of library materials, frequency of staff support in locating the materials, the behavior of library staff, the library's technological infrastructure, and the information needs and resources consulted to fulfill these needs.