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| DEVELOPMENT OF LIBRARY MANAGEMENT [Anand Ballabh] Librarianship is a gentle and dignified profession, equally venerated as a university professorship or a director in government and a lecturer or a teacher at junior level. Library education is also gaining popularity. As a professional, a Librarian has to interact with many public, the government, teachers, students, readers, booksellers and publishers etc. As such he/she has to play the role of an academician, and administrator and a manager. Proficiency in Librarianship requires proper education and training. Training enhances the skills as well as facilitates the smooth everyday functioning. After entering the profession of Librarianship, on the job training, attending advance courses, seminars, workshops, refresher courses is prerequisite to be a fully equipped professional. { 316pp, 155x230mm, January 2006; HB, £20.99, 8189741055:9788189741051 , SBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd } |
| INTRODUCTION TO LIBRARY SCIENCE [Riyazuddin Khan] The functions of Library today have assumed multi-fold dimensions and this book highlights the different aspects of Library Science. The book will be a useful reference work for all aspiring librarians. Topics include: Significance of the Library; Evolution and Development ; Philosophical Foundation; Cultivation of Library Culture; Developmental Programmes; Significance for Community; Academic Significance; Rules and Regulations; Mutual Co-operation; Moral Aspects; Library Staff; University Libraries; College Libraries; School Libraries; Specialised Libraries; Libraries for Specific Purpose; National Library; Foreign Libraries and Treasure of Knowledge. { 360pp, 155x230mm, January 2006; HB, £26.99, 8189741004:9788189741006 , SBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd } |
| LIBRARIES OF THE DIGITAL AGE : Issues & Challenges [A Rajagopalan] Libraries have become active agents of a social change and early adopters of new information and communication technologies. The range of materials and media they handle has diversified enormously in the last decade. Access to full-text databases, networked resources and multimedia information systems has become the norm in a matter of years, fuelled in no small measure by the prodigious growth of the internet and World Wide Web. The coming years promise even greater advances -- global digital libraries, intelligent interfaces, interactive books, intelligent agents, virtual reality. This book complies highly useful information encompassing various crucial issues pertaining to libraries of modern times, rightly known as digital age. An exhaustive bibliography and glossary of important terms are added features. { 330pp, 155x230mm, January 2006; HB, £20.99, 8189741047:9788189741044 , SBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd } |
| LIBRARY MANAGEMENT [Ashwini Kumar] Management is key to success. This principle holds good in every successful Library. Library Management is an important task. It deals with a number of jobs. First, procurement of books; second, categorisation and third, preparing a catalogue in different orders. With the advent of technology, this sector too has experienced a big boost. The complex procedure of cataloguing and maintenance of cumbersome files has been replaced by a small box-computer and a few clicks. Similarly, the Internet has brought about a complete change in the field. This work is meticulously tailored and aimed at providing a full insight into this discipline. { 350pp, 155x230mm, January 2006; HB, £24.50, 8189741012:9788189741013 , SBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd } |
| TRAINING IN LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE [Anand Ballabh] The key to success in any field is effective management and this principle holds true for libraries whose functions today have dramatically changed. With information explosion and the growth in the range of services being offered by libraries, library management is vital to providing service to its clientele. The complex procedure of cataloguing and maintenance of cumbersome files has been replaced by a computer and a few clicks. Similarly, the Internet has brought about a complete change in the field. This book looks at: Dynamics of College Libraries; Reference Service Work in College; University, and Public Libraries; Main Consideration in Book Selection and Acquisition; Planning Library Building and Equipment; Governance Practices; Circulation Work in Libraries; Library Personnel Management; Administrative Organisation of Libraries etc., { 314pp, 155x230mm, January 2006; HB, £20.99, 8189741039:9788189741037 , SBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd } |