Encyclopaedia of Research Techniques in Library and Information Science (In 2 Volumes)

Library science is an interdisciplinary science incorporating the humanities, law and applied science to study  topics related to libraries, the collection, organisation, preservation and dissemination of information resources, and the political economy of information. The ongoing information revolution has imparted a new dimension to library and information sciences. Techniques and technologies in the area have been drawn from the electronic and telecommunication phenomena of the present age. The materials comprising readings in library and information science have been brought together in this book with a view to profile the essential features of a modern multimedia library. The print media and non-print information call for a resource-sharing, technology-oriented approach to the techniques and technologies available to librarians and media-centre managers for the constant upgradation and optimisation of their information centres. The present collection attempts to provide the online librarian with the basic profiles in resources and optimization, library informatics and networking and cataloguing for multimedia libraries and information centres. It is hoped that the book will constitute a valuable addition to the current and anticipated literature in the field. The book intends to serve as an useful handbook to students, teachers, researchers and practitioners in library and information science and for all those concerned with library research.