This book is an outcome of author’s experience in teaching the subject over a decade at MLI Sc level. The first edition was published in 1998. This is the second thoroughly revised and enlarged edition. The increase in the number of pages from 363 (edition 1) to 685 (in edition 2) indicates the extent of r4evision. There are 34 chapters grouped in 6 parts, namely, A : basic Concepts, B: Information Communication; C: Information Technology and its Application; D: Information Industry; E: Information Society; and F: Fringe Areas. Sections on Information management; Knowledge management; Information Infrastructure; Standards for Information Work are the new editions. Thus, This book is a compact and highly comprehensive book ever published by an Indian author. This book fulfils the long felt need for a comprehensive and uptodate book on the subject. This will also be handy to those preparing for NET/SET test of UGC.
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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