Digitizing the Modern Library and the Transition from Print to Electronic (Advances in Library and Information Science)

"This book explores the innovative practices of libraries on application of information and communication technology (ICT). It is very cumbersome for library professionals to cope with advancement in libraries. This book defines numerous concepts such asbuilding institutional repository, applications of Web 2.0 tool, mobile technology application and conducting information literacy programs, and applications of RFID"--

Raj Kumar Bhardwaj is a Librarian at St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi (India). Prior to his current position, he has served as Deputy Librarian at Nalanda University and Judges Library, High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh. He holds MCA, MLIS and M.Phil, PhD from University of Delhi. He has published 35 research articles in various reputed journals published by Emerald publishing, Taylor & Francis, Cambridge University Press, Phcog.Net, 3 conference papers, 1 book chapter and has spoken at various international conferences. He has completed two major research projects. He is also the reviewer for five international LIS journals and he is the recipient of UNESCO fellowship for Information Management and Commonwealth Professional Fellowship. His areas of specializations are institutional repositories, evaluation of information systems, legal information system, open access, legal and legislative metadata, e-learning, social media analytics, text mining, scientometrics, semantic web and digital library development.