Emerging Trends in Library and Information Services in Digital ERA

The information and Communication Technology (ICT) have extensively impacted the libraries and its services. Similarly, it has been very difficult to made bibliographical control by the libraries due to information explosion, literature flood in various forms, Publication deluge, rapid innovation and growth in computer and communication technologies, internet, etc. Earlier, the libraries were offers manual information resources and services to its users but now the libraries have had to force to shift from the traditional library operations to the automated operations with latest state-of-art infrastructure. The impacts of emerging technologies have been felt by the libraries in every aspect of its resources and services. Technology has made wide impact on collection building, technical activities, budgetary provisions, manpower development and the way of providing important library services. The main objective of the present book is to bring all the relevant issues on one platform, which is related with library and information services, such as impact of emerging technologies on libraries and its services, role of internet in collection building and information services, quality of library services and users Satisfaction, etc. The aim of the present book is to help all the library and information science professionals to acquaint with the areas of emerging trends and technologies, which are effecting library and information services widely in this digital era. The book will be useful for those library and information science professionals, who want further development in their professional knowledge and career. …