Developing lifelong learners is central to the mission of higher education institutions. By ensuring that individuals have the intellectual abilities of reasoning and critical thinking and by helping them construct a framework for laming, colleges and 'universities provide the foundation for continued growth throughout their careers, as well as in their roles as intoned citizens and members of communities. information literacy forms the basis for lifelong laming. it is common to all disciplines, to all laming environments and to all levels of education. it enables leakers to master content and extend their investigations, become more self-directed and assume greater control over their own learning. The present encyclopedia discusses the status, role and the effectiveness of academic library system in a changing world.

Madan Mohan Sinha has done his M Sc., M.LIS. and at present he is Librarian, J.P.M College, lndia. He has contributed extensively in lndian and Foreign Professional Journals on this subject