Encyclopaedia of Research Techniques in Library and Information Science (ePub)

Library science tt in interdisciplinary sciencc incorporating the humanities. Ia and applied science to study topics reived 10 libraries. the collection. Dwaniwtkm. preservation and dissemination or information resourees. and the poiiiical economy of information. Ihc ongoing Information revolution ha imparted a new dimension ro library and information science). Techniques and technologies in the area have been drawn from tlw electronic and telecommunication phenomena of ilie present age. The material comprising readings in library and information science have been brought together in this book with tew to profile the essential feature of a modem multimedia library. Ihe print media and non-print information call for a resource-sharing, technology-oriented approach m ihe techniques and technologies available to librarian! and med La-centre managers for the constant iipgradation and optimisation of their information centres The present collection attempts to provide the online librarian with Ihc basic profiles in resource* and optimization, library informal and networking and cataloguing for multimedia libraries and information centres It is hoped thi ihe book will constitute a valuable addition to the current and anticipated literature in the field. The book intends 10 serve as an useful handbook to students, teachers, researchers and practitioners in library and information science and for all those concerned with library research