Library and Multimedia Resources

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This book is devoted to an examination of the various media currently found in libraries. The task of learning the various media categories is quite simple, and indeed most people are familiar with most of them as they are an integral part of their everyday lives. The benefit of such learning is realised when the library becomes involved in selection and needs to know what medium is best for a particular need or situation. A number of core issues like library media; multimedia resources; selecting the medium; contribution of classification; library network hardware; online computer service; books; and factors affecting the shaping of your library system etc. The rich information contained herein will prove of utmost use to academics and professionals alike.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR P.K. Paliwal

Dr. P.K. Paliwal received his Ph.D. degree from the East West University of Health Sciences in 1979. Presently, he is on the faculty of the Documentation Research Centre, where he is involved in teaching computer proframming, library automation, information retrieval and design development, database management systems and applied statistics. He has also conduceted several short term courses in India and abroad, some of them sponsor by UNESCO. Besides having published more than fifty reset papters, he has authored two books.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Shyama Balakrishnan

Shyama Balakrishnan has been associated with the field of information science for nearly two decades. After having worked at the Centre for Information Processing, she worked with Institute of Health Science, Bombay. Since then she has taken a keen interest in introducing online information services and database services in collaboration with Information Services Inc., U.K. She has presented a number of papers and visited many countries.

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Title
Library and Multimedia Resources
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Edition
1st. ed.
Publisher
ISBN
8126108665
Length
viii+281p., 23cm.
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