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 should prove of interest to teachers and students of interest to teachers and students of Library and Information Science courses at all levels and practising librarians of all types of libraries.
Glimpses of Library and Information Science
Author:
K.A. Isaac
Rs. 550
Additional information
| ISBN | 8170003083 |
|---|---|
| Year of Publication | 2001 |
| Binding | HardBound |
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| Edition | |
| Language | English |
1. What is library and Information Science?
2. The library in education
3. Dr. S.R. Ranganathan
4. Library and Information Science profession in India.
5. Problems of collection development in university and college libraries in India
6. The future of library classification
7. Staffing of Libraries
8. Loss of books from libraries and library stock verification
9. Weeding out books from libraries
10 Professional development of librarians
11. My early years in librarianship
12. User education in academic libraries
13. Problems that a fresh librarian may encounter
14. Open access; should there be a rethinking on it?
15. The librarian and his clientele in the
16. Language proficiency and library use
17. School libraries: How to activate them
18. University libraries in the United States. Reminiscences of a visit
19. The library's physical environment
20. Colon Classification explained
21. Public library scenario in Kerala
22. Centralised Vs Decentralised library set up in universities
23. The future of the book
24. Should the affiliating system continue in our universities?
25. Punctualigy
Index