Glimpses of Museums: The West Bengal Scenario

The book is an outcome of five years research registered in the University of Calcutta. If offers much greater scope than others for a great mind-a mind of both breadth and depth. It has unveiled the past, shows and shows up the present, glimpses the future of museums in West Bengal, and within the compass of a single book, unfolds by degrees the whole society-society in its small and greatness, its sordidness and splendour, its obvious banalities and its unrealized mysteries. The skilful exercise of control over the acquisition, organization, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information in the museums of West Bengal has been dealt with exclusively in this book. It bring into limelight the historical development of the museums of West Bengal, along with the information management processes and perspectives. The book is unique in its approach on the information management concept, and the museums, and the information sector alike.