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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
G G Chowdhury; et al |
| ISBN: | 9781856046176 1856046176 |
| OCLC Number: | 137313678 |
| Notes: | Includes glossary. |
| Description: | xviii, 329 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction ---- Part I. Libraries and information services: evolution or revolution? 2. The history of libraries --- 3. Types of library service and library --- 4. Library design --- 5. The future of libraries ---- Part II. Library and information resources and services. 6. Content, storage and delivery --- 7. Library services --- 8. Collection management and collection development --- 9. Preservation and digitization ---- Part III. Information organization and access. 10. Classification --- 11. Cataloguing, bibliographic formats and metadata --- 12. Subject indexing and vocabulary control --- 13. Information retrieval ---- Part IV. Library and information users and society. 14. The library as social institution --- 15. Services to library users --- 16. Government legislation and policies ---- Part V. Library technologies. 17. Fundamentals of computing and the information age --- 18. Information technology standards: databases, markup and the internet --- 19. Library management systems --- 20. Digital libraries ---- Part VI. Management and marketing in libraries. 21. The importance of management in librarianship --- 22. Core management skills --- 23. Missions, planning, projects and partnerships --- 24. Marketing and libraries ---- Part VII. Education and research in librarianship. 25. Education in librarianship --- 26. Research in librarianship ---- Epilogue. |
| Responsibility: | G.G. Chowdhury ... [et al.]. |
Abstract:
Every profession needs an introductory text to its core body of knowledge. This book provides an introduction to librarianship for students and new entrants to the profession. It offers an overview of various aspects of professional librarianship in the 21st century, and an analysis of modern libraries and librarianship.
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