Information Technology (IT) is fast becoming a part of everyday life. Computer and Internet have emerged as the most popular tools of IT in the twenty first century. They are increasingly being used for collection, storage and dissemination of information across the physical boundaries of nations and without involving any considerable amount of time. Libraries are primarily concerned with information. They have greater scope for application of IT compared with the other social organizations. IT applications in libraries brings efficiency in work and economy in resources. The book covers the fascinating account of how IT has become relevant and essential for libraries in their day-to-day work. The book will be useful for the students of Library and Information Science, working librarians and information professionals and also for all other persons who have interest in finding more about the latest methods of information storage and retrieval on any subject of their interest.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Amjad Ali
Amjad Ali (Ph.D. in Library and Information Science) started his career from Doordarshan (India Television) in 1982. He was appointed founding Librarian of the prestigious Mass Communication Research Centre at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi in 1983, where he served as In-charge, Library Resource and Documentation Unit for over a decade. He was also appointed Academic Counselor with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) for Bachelor of Library and Information Science course. In 1993, he joined Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh as Deputy Librarian, where he still continues. In the meanwhile, he has been on a foreign assignment as Information Specialist with King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Amjad Ali has to his credit, four books and over 30 research papers on application of IT in academic libraries, which have been published in leading journals of Library and Information Science. Presently, he is a Council Member of the Indian Library Association and also the Chairman of its Sectional Committee on Oriental Libraries.
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