Compendium of Library Administration

Administration involves the techniques by which the purpose of an organistion is fulfilled at minimum cost with minimum effort. Administration is, in fact, mainly concerned with thedirective function through which an administrator unifies the efforts all individuals engaged in an enterprise and guides their activities in the right direction. The main function of a library is the collection and preservation of knowledge for its dissemination to all. Its conservation for posterity is also an important duty of a library. The libaries have changed the outmoded concept of preserving a large number of reading materials for the sake of preservation only. This book will be useful to those who pursue education and research in the area of library administration, electronic publishing and also to the ever increasing number of scientists, engineers, etc.