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All the people who are working for an organization/institution is called as Human Resource. It is collective terms for all staff members who are working for the same organization to achieve its objectives and goals. Human resource is connected with the administrative department for hiring, evaluation, promotion, termination, etc of the staff. Some of the large and independent libraries have their own human resources department for library staff. Also some of the libraries rely on the parent organization for such HRD services. In India, most of libraries are depending on HR section for HRD activities of the particular organization/institution. Human Resource Development (HRD) is a process of to enhance potentialities such as knowledge, skills and capabilities of manpower/staff resources of through education, training, continuous education programme, continuous development activities, counseling, performance evaluation, self- appraisals, awards/rewards, etc. Training and development plays a vital role to boost academic and professional capabilities of human resource. In libraries and information centre, ICT training and development activities not only focus to improve professional knowledge but also upgrade the ICT skills abilities, capabilities and competencies in a complex digital environment.
Following are HRD activities: 1) Unbiased job opportunity programmes; 2) Human Resource Planning (HRP) 3) Activities from recruitment to retirement 4) Staff Selection and orientation 5) Career development Services 6) Counseling to staff services 7) Performance evaluation and training & development; 8) Compensation and benefit 9) Safety and health aspect 10) Maintaining the Employee relation 11) Work allocation, job rotation and re-scheduling;
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There are many library functions, services, products which has changed from past to present with advent of ICT. Some of them are web based integrated library management system, E-document delivery systems, web OPAC, laser printer, consortia, e- reading materials and so on.
III. HRD AND DIGITAL LIBRARIES
The present booming in electronic environment and digital era is not only changeling for commercial industry but also for library and information sector is facing many issues such as finance, investment, skilled staff, security, end users services, open access library system, library hours, life span of print materials etc. With advancement of technological advancement, the libraries are now moving towards the digital and e-resources, which are relatively less expensive and more helpful for easy access. There are three stages in development of digital libraries - infantile, adolescent, and adult as stated by Yedla, Venkata Rao & Sinha, Manoj. (2008), “In the development process of digital libraries, there is an interrelationship between the capabilities of library professional and the level of development of digital libraries. The infantile libraries are portrayed as experimental, opportunistic organizations that are set apart from traditional library services. The adolescent digital library, having acquired core competencies, focuses on integrating digital materials into the library’s collections and on developing and supporting with core funding the requisite policies, technical capabilities, and professional skills to sustain its services.” New technologies in the library and information science field has created new opportunities and entire functions of digital library are now in digital form. Here, Human Resource Development (HRD) plays a key role for providing effective services to the end users with optimum utilization of resources.
