From Intervention to Institution: Why Libraries and Librarianship Remain Underdeveloped in India's Development Sector
Author(s): Harshal Dixit
Abstract: Libraries play an important yet often overlooked role in India's development sector. They are widely recognised as symbols of literacy, inclusion, and access to knowledge, but are rarely viewed as institutions that require long-term professional management and sustained investment. This paper examines how library work is conceptualised, staffed, and supported across academic libraries, public libraries, and library initiatives established by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and philanthropic foundations....
Keywords - libraries; development sector; NGOs; librarianship; institutional sustainability; foundational literacy; India.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.12.3.2026.2149
Cite This Article As: Dixit, H. (2026) From Intervention to Institution: Why Libraries and Librarianship Remain Underdeveloped in India's Development Sector. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 12(3) 154-163. www.ijrls.in
Copyright © 2026 Author(s) retains the copyright of this article. This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0.
Paper ID: IJRLS-2149 Page: 154-163 Publication Date: 14 August 2026