Library Science: Prospects in 21st Century

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In India "Library and Information Science" is relatively a new discipline and people in this country are yet to evaluate it properly. The Library movement in India has come of age now, but the appreciation of the nature and amount of work involved in organizing a library for the service of society, is not much. In fact, we as a nation and as a society are far from being part of the library culture, which is very much in vogue in the West. The author has done an in depth study of the discipline and has discussed its future prospects in this country after analysing all the factors in a thorough manner. She has elaborately covered all related aspects, viz: role, working, significance and impact of libraries in the social context of our country. This book is a result of painstaking research and serious studies, spanned over years. It has come up as an exclusive and exhaustive work in the area of "Library and Information Science".

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Arunima Baruah

Arunima Baruah, an eminent Library Scientist, is a proficient author and an esteemed scholar. She is well known in the literary circles for her thorough studies and authentic works on “Library and Information Science” and related subjects. She has several books to her credit and has presented papers in various seminars – National and international. She has particularly worked on the social aspects of Library Science and the role of Libraries in growth of society. Baruah, a post graduate from Guwahati University, served in her alma-mater first and was later associated with some newspapers in the North-East. Now she is a Librarian, ICCW, New Delhi. Currently she is busy in accomplishing a project on “Library movement in India.

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Title
Library Science: Prospects in 21st Century
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8179080056
Length
xii+305p., Bibliography; References; Index; 23cm.
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