Chowdhury, G.G. <br/><br/>
Librarianship : An Introduction 
/ G.G. Chowdhury 
 - London :  Facet Publishing,  2008. 
 - 329 p. 
<br/><br/>Contents<br/><br/>Preface<br/>Acknowledgements<br/><br/>1. Introduction<br/><br/>Part - 1:- Libraries and Information Services: Evolution or Revolution?<br/><br/>2. The History of Libraries<br/>3. Types of Library Service and Library<br/>4. Library Design<br/>5. The Future of Libraries<br/><br/>Part - 2:- Library and Information Resources and Services<br/><br/>6. Content, Storage and Delivery<br/>7. Library Services<br/>8. Collection Management and Collection Development<br/>9. Preservation and Digitalization<br/><br/>Part - 3:- Information Organization and Access<br/><br/>10. Classification<br/>11. Cataloguing, Bibliographic Formats and Metadata<br/>12. Subject Indexing and Vocabulary Control]<br/>13. Information Retreival<br/><br/>Part - 4:- Library and Information Users and Society<br/><br/>14. The Library as Social Institute<br/>15. Services to Library Users<br/>16. Government Legislation and Policies<br/><br/>Part - 5: Library Technologies<br/><br/>17. Fundamentals of Computing and the Information Age<br/>18. Information Technology Standards: Databases, Mark-up and the Internet<br/>19. Library Management Systems<br/>20. Digital Libraries<br/><br/>Part - 6:- Management and Marketing in Libraries<br/><br/>21. The importance of management in Librarianship<br/>22. Core Management Skills<br/>23. Missions, Planning, Projects and Partnerships<br/>24. Marketing and Libraries<br/><br/>Part - 7:-  Education and Research in Librarianship<br/><br/>25. Education in Librarianship<br/>26. Research in Librarianship<br/><br/>Epilogue<br/><br/>Glossary<br/>Resource List<br/>Index 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781856046176 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Librarianship - History - Present - Future
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>020  / C4595