Contents� Foreword 1 Historical background of libraries 2 Library system in early middle ages 3 Libraries during 850 AD and 1200 AD 4 Libraries in the late middle ages 5 Printing with movable type 6 Libraries during 17th and 20th century 7 American libraries during early 19th century 8 American libraries in the 19th century 9 Library related professional organisations 10 Library education and training 11 Important library activities 12 Government libraries and services 13 Governments responsibility for library services 14 Public libraries operated by Municipal bodies 15 School library and information centers 16 Libraries for academic purposes 17 Libraries for research and development purposes 18 Libraries for special purposes 19 Information science present and future 20 Professional performance of librarians 21 Library bill of rights Bibliography Index Library and information science is an interdisciplinary field that applies the practices perspectives and tools of management information technology� education and other areas to libraries; the collection organization preservation and dissemination of information resources; and the political economy of information Library activities specially related to training in library science started in India during the period of Nalanda and Takshashila The first School for Library Science in the West was founded by Melvil Dewey at Columbia University in 1887Academic courses in library science typically include collection management information systems and technology research methods cataloging and classification preservation reference statistics and management Library science is constantly evolving incorporating new topics like database management information architecture and knowledge management among othersThe term library and information science LIS is most often used; most librarians consider it as only a terminological variation intended to emphasize the scientific and technical foundations of the subject and its relationship with information science LIS should not be confused with information theory the mathematical study of the concept of information LIS can also be seen as an integration of the two fields library science and information science which were separate at one pointThis book will be of immense help to all those contemplating to acquire expert knowledge of history of library and information science with special reference to library and information science and management jacket 216 pp. Seller Inventory # 91274

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