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Chowdhury, G.G.

Librarianship : An Introduction / G.G. Chowdhury - London : Facet Publishing, 2008. - 329 p.

Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

Part - 1:- 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 - 2:- Library and Information Resources and Services

6. Content, Storage and Delivery
7. Library Services
8. Collection Management and Collection Development
9. Preservation and Digitalization

Part - 3:- Information Organization and Access

10. Classification
11. Cataloguing, Bibliographic Formats and Metadata
12. Subject Indexing and Vocabulary Control]
13. Information Retreival

Part - 4:- Library and Information Users and Society

14. The Library as Social Institute
15. Services to Library Users
16. Government Legislation and Policies

Part - 5: Library Technologies

17. Fundamentals of Computing and the Information Age
18. Information Technology Standards: Databases, Mark-up and the Internet
19. Library Management Systems
20. Digital Libraries

Part - 6:- 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 - 7:- Education and Research in Librarianship

25. Education in Librarianship
26. Research in Librarianship

Epilogue

Glossary
Resource List
Index

ISBN: 9781856046176 (pbk)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Librarianship - History - Present - Future

Dewey Class. No.: 020 / C4595