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This is the revised and enlarged third edition of the book Descriptive Questions in Library and Information Science for Paper III written for NET (UGC) examination, according to the new format of questions prescribed by UGC in library and information science subject. In the present book, matter on each and every topic of the subject has been covered in detail so that the candidates appearing for the said test may have the entire matter in one place. For clear ...
It is very true that libraries play an important role in development of a society. Broadly speaking, there are three types of libraries. Viz., academic libraries, special libraries and public libraries. This book entitled ‘Academic Libraries’ gives an overview on each and every aspects of working environment of an academic library. The whole work is divided into 14 chapters which covers state of art of development of different types of academic libraries, ...
Though the field of Information Technology is ever-changing field and one work cannot be claimed as a complete work at a given time. But we may try to keep pace with them and certainly, there are some fundamental, which never changes. This book entitled ‘Basics of Information Technology for Librarians and Information Scientists’ is an attempt to provide basics of Information Technology to the working professionals in the library field. The book comprises of ...
A compendium of selected research studies conducted in various Library Schools in Indian Universities. The subjects such as professional development, reading habits of women, space planning in libraries, industrial information system, I.T applications in decentralised planning and bibliometrics, scientometrics and webometrics studies focussed on various communication media are investigated. A reference manual for students, teachers and researchers engaged in ...
The present book on "Special Libraries: Research and Technical Libraries" is the fourth book in the series. This book fulfills the long felt need of those students who opt. paper on "special libraries" in MLIS degree of Indian Universities either as a regular student or through distant learning education. An attempt is made to cover all the aspects of special libraries as per the syllabi of these universities. The book has a chapter on ...
The goose quill put an end to talk. It abolished mystery. It was the basic metaphor with which the cycle of civilisation began, the step from the dark into the light of mind. The hand that hardened the clay tablets by baking like bricks created the library. Libraries have undergone a major change in modern times. They have been experiencing technological revolution that goes welt beyond anything that has existed since the invention of printing. Not surprisingly, ...
Staffing Agricultural Information systems focusses on the manpower strategies required for exploiting our agricultural knowledge resources. Public investment in agriculturl research runs into millions of rupees. Optimum utilization of the knowledge so generated, necessitates quick access to and speedy dissemication of the information generated by by research . The efficiency of more than 30,000 scientists working in thousands of institutions in our country's ...
Exploding the fanaticism of religions, the Sufis came with their message of love, accommodation and truth. Originating as a reaction against Islamic bigotry and persecution by the Arab Muslems, particularly the Abbasi Caliphs, they gradually spread all over the world. Unfortunately, some writers have been loath to recognize Sufism's broad mindedness and are inclined to squeeze into the narrow crevices of fanaticism and in the process to negate its effinity to ...
Now a days, non-book materials are getting more and more importance in the librarian’s world. In earlier days, when the library were having only printed rather book collection, the cataloguing procedure was simple but with the introduction of non-book materials into the collection of libraries, the cataloguing procedure is becoming a tough task. This book aims to provide a concise account on cataloguing aspects of non-book materials in the libraries. ...
Information is a vital resource and valuable input for sustainable social development. Development of various types of libraries in India was in a sluggish pace during the post independence period. Attempts were made for the establishment of various types of libraries during the post independence period because of the initiative of various organisations. Now it is time to make an objective assessment in the development of libraries and librarianship in India ...
New Dimensions of Library Scenario in India is a book written in a lucid and easy to understand language, and explores all the aspects of library and information science. It is simultaneously a specialised and a generalised study of library information science in India. It deals and discusses in detail, never before explored subjects such as loss of books in libraries, publishing laws-copyright, libel, obscenity, libraries in education, public library ...
MARC 21, ISO 2709 communication format is the name of harmonized CAN/MARC and USMARC format, it is designed to facilitate the exchange of bibliographic and related information. It is an International exchange format, and supports the revised Anglo American Cataloguing rules (AACR-II, 2 ed, 2002 revision). In this format a proper place is provided for each of the bibliographic information, if a bibliographic record has been marked correctly and saved in a computer ...
The subject of this work is documentary heritage, which means ‘individual documents, collections, holdings and fonds which have intentionally or unintentionally been retained’ by the libraries. Without these documentary resources our historical understanding of the world would have remained fragmentary. India, the country of ancient civilization and culture is dotted with famous libraries in various parts of the country. The growth and development of these ...
The essays contained in the book representthe views of the author on various topics in Library and Information science. The topics are important in that they deal with live issues and problems that arise in practical librarianship and an insight into them will facilitate well informed approach to them by practising librarians. The topics are also of academic relevance as they figure in the syllabi of Library and Information Science courses in India. The Book ...
The Library and Information Science profession is preparing for adapting itself to the new environment created by information technology. Advances in information technology have changed the entire gamut of Library and Information service today. However, some libraries are reluctant to face the challenges posed by the computer age. The present book ‘Organisation of Libraries and Information Centres in 21 Century has given an impetus to the library profession in ...
A reference book of selected studies in the new frontiers of library and information science. The subjects such as fiscal allocation, design and development of information systems in Ayurveda, veterinary science and small scale industries, user studies of college teachers, pure scientists and rural women, etc. are investigated in depth. A reference manual for researchers, teachers and students in library and information science.
Library and Information Networks in India. The ongoing information revolution has imparted multidimension to library and information networks. The electronic and telecommunication techniques have shown major impact on the present functioning of library network and information networks. The present collection is an attempt to describe the objectives and functions of different library networks and information networks of India. It is hoped that this will provide ...
A number of organisations have produced, or are producing, packages of programmes usually written in a general way for library and information work. Details of packages suitable for particular applications will be described in the relevant chapters, and points to consider when choosing software are described. In this book some of the packages which have been developed as integrated library systems will be described in detail as these encompass applications; some ...
From the preface: "Libraries or as we say library services are equated with information services. Information like entertainment, is something someone else can provide us. It really is a service. If we expect to be entertained, we also like to be informed. But we cannot be knowledged. Each of us must acquire knowledge for ourself. Knowledge comes from within. It comes from the free mind foraging in the rich pastures of the whole-every where-past. The ...
Information sources forms the basic stock for the services to be provided by libraries and information centres. Systematic organization of information sources and or their surrogates is essential for effective retrieval. The document surrogates along with author and title are also prepared and arranged under the name of the subject. Terms (vocabularies) are used to represent the subject name in the surrogate entries. To represent subjects, objectively ...
Colon classification is a general scheme which aims to classify by subject all kinds of documents. The present work aims to interpret every rule, major or minor. Library classification has become a vast and complicated field of study using highly technical terminology. To illustrate the theory of classification, large number of examples have been given from all major schemes so that an average student can also grasp the concepts easily. This book has been ...
Human resource management is one of the most complex activities in any library. The library management must balance many competing forces and there is no magic formula to determine which of these forces should get priority in a given situation. Each situation brings with it unique circumstances as well as common ones. The challenge of human resource management is to be clear and objective. The management has to clarify which issues are important and should be ...
Books, millions of books, are falling apart. A great deal has been written about information explosion and its impact on libraries. Nevertheless, all libraries face difficult challenge of having to choose from the voluminous publishing output both today’s and yesterday’s—which materials to purchase and preserve. The maintenance and care of the physical collection naturally extend the selection criteria to new works to decision on older works in the ...