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Future Librarianship in Knowledge Society

Author: M. Bavakutty K.C. Abdul Majeed T.P.O. Nasirudheen

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ISBN 9788170005131
Year of Publication 2008
Binding HardBound
Pages 480
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Language English
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The modern Libraries and library and information science professionals science professionals face many challenges in the knowledge society driven by the Information Technology. It is also true that the emerging knowledge society offers many new opportunities. The Information and Communication Technology has changed the ways in which the information is published, stored, organized retrieved, accessed, communicated and utilized. Then library without walls in the form of digital repositories and portals are now accessible to users without any barriers of space and time. It is important to discuss and comprehend the implications of these vibrant changes for the benefit of the profession. With this objective in mind an national conference on Future Librarianship in the Knowledge Society was organized in the University of Calicut on 28th and 29th March 2007. This volume contains the papers presented in the conference by the practicing library professionals and library and information science teachers, researchers and students. Both theoretical well as practical papers were presented in the conference. These papers will certainly be instrumental to encourage the library and information science professionals to understand the great responsibility they have to shoulder and the efforts they have to carry out in the coming days in the ever dynamic knowledge society.

Preface

1. Knowledge Management : A source to enhance libraries-----K. Praveena, Dr. M. Nagarajan

2. Digital libraries and Knowledge Management; Trends and developments----R. U. Ramasamy, A. Pavalavannan

3. RFID Technology in digital era: a new service-----Titiksha Goswami, Dhanya P, Maheswaran K

4. Knowledge Auditing in the context of Knowledge Management --Santosh A Navalur, Raveesh S

5. E-journal collection development; problems and prospects----T. Sunitha

6. Upcoming trends in Library acquisitions with special reference to e-books --Sreejaya P

7. Knowledge Management and Present libraries ---Padmamma S

8. Future Librarianship in knowledge society ---B. Ravivenkat , P V Govinda Reddy

9. Knowledge Management in libraries --Dr. M.Nagarajan,V.Krishan, K.S. Alvi, A.Sheeba

10. Knowled Management in emerging perspectives------P. Panneerselvam

11. Changing role of Library professionals in Cyber era------------Balasubramani R Manju P U, Surulinathi M

12. The role of Digital libraries in future Librarianship ------------R.Senthil kumar , N.G.Balaji, P.U.Manju

13.The Challenging role of Libraianship in the Knowledge Society---------G. Thamaraiselvi

14. The emerging role of librarians as Knowledge Management inthe digital age -----------------K Rajasekharan

15. Professional Skill and Computer Educational requirement for Future Librarians-------------Milind K. Labhasetwar, R. B.Nimat

16. Knowledge Management; an emerging concept -------------Shishir H. Mandalia

17. Issues and Challenges in Knowledge Management -------------S. Raja, G. Shanmugavadivu

18. Measuring the quality of libraries: Role of SERVQUAL--------------Dr. Abdul Majeed K. C., Dr. M. Bavakutty

19.The best practices in the College libraries; An evaluation------------------Dr. T.P O Nasirudheen

20 Librarianship in the changing scenario of Education---------------------------Dr. C. Beena, V S Kunjumuhammed

21. Tacit Knowledge orgaization methods and techniques for future librarianship ---------------------------Mehaboobullah. K, Abdul Gafoor Manningachali

22. Information technology based access and services in libraries: A Study --------------------Amulraj S, Selvakumar R , Thenmozhi R, Sathya A

23. Information and Knowledge Management --------------------Babita Garg, Salek Chand

24. Digital Library Initiative ---------------Johnson David, R. Balasubramani

25. Digital Library information resources and services----------------Naresh Chandara Verma

26. Future Librarianship ---------------Dr. B. Mini Devi

27. SKills for Library and Information Science professionals in Future Libraries----------------K,S. Sivakumaren, T. Elanchezhiyan, B. Jeyaprakash

28. Knowledge Management and Librarians an overview----------------------------------------------Subrata Sur, Sujata Sur

29.Knowledge Managemet systems life cycle;a study -------------------------Nagappa V. Bakkannanaver,Suryanarayana Sastry B H

30. Knowledge Management course curricula for Indian LIS Schools -------------K. V Satyanarayana, Seema Nair, Shubhada S. Kumbargoudar

31. The Components of Knowledge Management -------------------Gireesh A. Ganjihal, Santosh A. Navalur, Pratibha S. Kumbargoudar

32. Role of Library professionals as Knowledge Managers in rapidly growing libraries-----------Susanta Kumar Sahoo

33. Knowledge Management system for a multi campus University---------------------Dr. M Bavakutty, Dinesan. K, Muhammed Najeeb

34. Role of learning in the context of Knowledge Management system------------------------M.Surulinathi, Titiksha Goswami, Dhanya P

35. Duilding Knowledge Management based organizations; New role of LIS Professionals ---------------N.Suresh kumar

36. Impact of Knowledge Management : On Organizational Development ---------------Nagappa V. Bakkannanavar, Anju Govindani

37. Knowledge processing Need for a new technology--------------------Dr. K N Soman

38. Awareness of Library professionals on Knowledge Management --------------R. U. Ramasamy, K. Sivasekaran

39. Practical problems in the process of Digitization; A case study of ETD @ IIT Kanpur ---------------------Noufal. P. P.

40. LIS Education: Need for change --------------------sreekala P K, Sangeetha T G, Dr. M D Baby.

41. Knowledge Management in libraries and information centres in India ---------------------G. Dhanasegaran

42. Human Resource Management; Core of Knowledge Management in libraries----------------------S. V. Gumaste , S. Y. Amdani, Dipak Krushnarao Dhalekar

43. Applicability of Knowledge Management in libraries in digital era----------------Suja K , Shaini Gopinath

44. Desktop to web top; Emerging trends in the web ----------------Jamsheer N P

Index

M. Bavakutty, a very senior library professional in India is Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science and University Librarian of University of Calicut. During 2000-2001, he was the Registrar of University of Calicut. He is the author of four books and about a hundred professional papers. He was the Organising Secretary of the 42nd All India Library Conference of the Indian Library Association held in 1996 at Calicut and was the Chairman of the Organising Committee of the National Seminars held at the university in last three years.

K.C. Abdul Majeed is a senior faculty member of the the Department of Library and Information Science, Farook College, Calicut. He also worked as Library professional in Kerala University Library, Thruvanandapuram. He is the author of three books and about twenty five research papers. He is presently the chief invetigator ofthe UGC research project entitled 'Development of a Scale for measuring the Service quality of College libraries in India.

T.P. O. Nasirudheen is the head of the Department of Library and Information Science, Farook College, Calicut.Formerly he was library professional in the Centre for Development Studies, Thruvanandapuram. He contributed several research papers in professional journals/seminars/conferences. He is presently the chief investigator of the UGC research project entitled 'Library support to the Distance mode of Education.'

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