This text is written primarily for the university graduate and postgraduate students of Library and Information Science (LIC). This limitation in scope remains but not imposes too heavily in treating the subject for wider interest. Among others, current information on some of the world’s well-organised information systems in the fields of agriculture, engineering, health, nuclear and social sciences should be of significant relevance to special libraries. The text incorporates thirteen chapters starting with introduction of basic concepts in the LIS followed by studies of the organizational and administrative components for managing the special libraries. The role of national special library associations form part of the introductory chapter tracing the development of special librarianship. Other major areas are the resource sharing and networking, library automation and information technology. The chapter on information services includes administration of reference and information, and other services. There are also three exclusive chapters on science information, and archival information covering major international and natioinal information systems/centers such as the AGRIS, INSPEC, MEDLARS, INIS, VINITI, NISSAT, INSDOC, DESIDOC, ICSSR AND NASSDOC. The text also describes the information role played by the international Council of Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO); and a professional association, the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA).
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S.S. Pal
Dr. S.S. Pal, Ex-Chairman, Department of Library and Information Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh, has been teaching LIS courses since 1989. He specializes in special library systems and services, classification schemes, indexing and university archives. Educated at the Himachal Pradesh and Panjab Universities for his Masters in English Literature and Library Science respectively, and later receiving a Doctorate in Library and Information Science from the Panjab University . Dr. Pal has published five books and numerous articles and research papers. His work on indexing has been particularly noticed. These include the Herold of Library Science Cumulative Index, 1983-1989 and two Decennial cumulative indexes for the International Information, Communication and Education (INICAE) for the periods 1982-1991 (1993) and 1992-2001 (2003). The present book entitled Special Library System and Information Services was completed by the author as UGC-sponsored project. Dr. Pal is a member of various national and international organizations including the life-Membership of the Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC); Indian Library Association (ILA); Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS), Medical Library Association of India (MLAI), and a former member of the International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO), The Netherlands. Dr. Pal is presently involved in new project in the field of library classification.
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