Anil Kumar Dhiman
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Digital libraries are getting much popularity among the library and information science fraternity. The present book on Digital Libraries is an attempt to describe various facets of digital library in the present scenario. It is hoped this book will serve its purpose and will find its place among the teaching community, students of library and information science and the working community comprising of library and information scientists.
Tree or Plant worship or the worship using plant’s parts is one of the earliest forms of religions in ancient world. It was through the worship of the plants or trees that man attempted to approach and propitiate the God. Before man developed agriculture, he lived mostly on fruits and nuts of the plants. He used their implements for peace and war. It was from wood that he obtained fire to cook his food and to warm his cave dwellings apart from the beauty of ...
Now a days, non-book materials are getting more and more importance in the librarian’s world. In earlier days, when the library were having only printed rather book collection, the cataloguing procedure was simple but with the introduction of non-book materials into the collection of libraries, the cataloguing procedure is becoming a tough task. This book aims to provide a concise account on cataloguing aspects of non-book materials in the libraries. ...
Ayurveda, the system of life, is an eternal system that has already integrated eight limbs of healing within itself, from herbs to surgery to psychology. This book, Common Drug Plants and Ayurvedic Remedies aims to provide a bird's eye view on common drug plants met within Indian subcontinent. The book is divided into three parts, the first part is introductory, second part contains information about common plants of the country and the third part deals with the ...
The present book 'Library Management: A Manual for Effective Management' is meant for practicing librarians and students pursuing LIS courses. It covers all practical problems generally faced in the management of a library. An attempt is made to provide a concise account of different management techniques along with traditional methods of management to train the library professionals in the new environment. The book is divided into twelve chapters. The first ...
Since antiquity, India possesses a rich heritage of plant wealth. According to an estimate, there are over 2500 plant species in India which are used as a medicine and it is interested that Indian system of medicine utilize 80 per cent of the material derived out of plants. The present book Wild Medicinal Plants of India (With Ethnomedicinal Uses) contains information on about 270 plant species which are used as a medicine and are found distributed wild ...
The book ‘Ayurvedic Drug Plants’ contains information on more than 225 common plants, which are used frequently in ayurvedic system of medicine. These plants are arranged under their Ayurvedic names or popular names. Each plant has been provided its common names in different languages to make their identification locally easier in various parts of the country. Besides, the description for each plant with its distribution notes, information on parts used and ...
The present book 'A Handbook of Special Libraries and Librarianship' is written to explicit the various facets of special libraries and librarianships. It is believed this book will be useful for the students studying the special libraries and librarianship as a subject at graduation and post-graduation level. Besides, this book will serve as a first-hand guide book for working professionals in the field of special librarianship.
The present book on 'Resource Sharing and Library and Information Networks' provides an opportunity to its readers to be well acquainted with the concept of resource sharing, its functioning, advancement and the technology used in this field. This book is divided into ten chapters. Introduction is the first chapter that explains the concept of resource sharing and its history. Second chapter deals with the conceptual framework of resource sharing, in this ...