The book Archival Librarianship is written keeping in vie the needs of the students of library and information science opting this subject as an elective at MLISc level. This work will also come handy to teachers and practicing librarians who has to handle archival material. This book covers all the aspects of archives -Concept and Role; History and development of Archival centres; Kinds of Archival Material; Archival Sources; Organisation of Archives; Deterioration and Care; preservation, Conservation and restoration of Archival Material. A Special account of Bibliographical Control of Indological Works; and the Historical records (Of National Importance) preservation BBill, 1955 are appended to the text. This may be the first work on archival librarianship by an Indian Author.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR P S G Kumar
Dr P S G Kumar is a prolific writer in the field of library and information science. He wrote about 70 books and 142 papers which include Indian Library Chronology (2 editions); Indian Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science (23 volumes); Kumar’s Curriculum Series (16 volumes); and Library in India Series (10 volumes); etc. He has a distinguished first class career from BSc (Ag) to MLibSc. He earned doctorate from Gulbarga University. He was associated and also headed several national and international bodies like Indian Library Association (ILA); Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) for 12 years; Joint Council of Library Association in India (JOCLAI); Library Association of SAARC countries (LASAARC) (one term of two Years); Good Offices Committee (GOC); Vidarbha Academic Library Association (VALA)n for 4 years; and Council Member of IASLIC for two terms; etc. Friends, students and admirers instituted Dr P S G Kumar Oration on Library and Information Science (with RTM Nagpur University); Dr P S G Kumar Life-Time Achievement Award (with ILA); and Dr P S G Kumar Library Foundation at Nagpur which is sponsoring Mahiti Yug (Information Age), a quarterly journal in Marathi; and Information Age in English.
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