Library management new concepts (1 Ergebnisse)

Contents Foreword 1 Introduction 2 Automation of reference service 3 Automation in library acquisition 4 Role of technology in library management 5 Changes in library services 6 Dynamics library 7 Library architecture and systems 8 Automation in cataloguing 9 New dimensions of library management 10 Copyright protection and management systems 11 Copyright and distance education 12 Retrieval process 13 Access to information 14 Future of planning and management of libraries Bibliography IndexThe book deals with the different dimensions of automation and its overall impact on the management of library system Automation of reference service has been covered in this book Reference service can be defined as the part of library which deals with the assistance provided to the readers in their use of the resources of the library The primary function of reference service is to assist library users in obtaining access to required informationTechnology plays a decisive role in the management of library system Improvements in technology brings changes in the capabilities of library Technological change have far reaching impact on collection catalogues and library use The central focus of the study in database online reference service online information retrieval service bibliographic search services and document delivery systemsDynamics of library library architecture systems and automation in cataloguing have been discussed and analyzed New dimension of library management has also been examined the issue of copyright protection and management system It includes the study of circumvention of copyright protection system like violations regarding circumvention of chronological measures exemption for nonprofit libraries archives and educational institutions enforcement intelligence and other government activitiesThis book will be of immense help to all those contemplating to acquire expert knowledge of Library Management New Concepts and Practices with special reference t library and information science and management 232 pp.…