Library in Electronic Era : Redefining the Role of Librarian

Contents Preface 1 Redefining the role of librarian in electronic ERASurya Nath Singh 2 Essential competencies for library and information professionalsTS Kumbar 3 Librarian a key player in emerging electronic information scenarioUrmilaben Bhatt 4 In twenty-first century ICT customer services library and info centersSatish Deshpande 5 Marketing communication for LIS professionalShailesh R Yagnik 6 Librarian as an active participant in knowledge creation and disseminationAnjali Bandiwadekar 7 How college librarian cope up with an era of electronicJaya Barevadia 8 Role of librarian in ICT environmentRavindra M Mendhe Shamkant Deshmukh and Vinay Patil 9 Redefining role of librarian in electronic eraSA Kulkarni 10 Ways to update college librarians themselves with latest electronic techniquesKunjal Panchal 11 How school librarians can perform best in electronic eraIndira Dodia 12 Librarian as knowledge and information manager in electronic eraVishnukumar H Suthar 13 Goals and challenges for librarians in electronic eraHimjaben Vyas 14 Ability of librarian to meet the challenges in electronic eraNiharika Udani 15 Changing role of librarian in the new technological areaRajpal Singh 16 Impact and implementation of ICT in librariesMK Galhotra and AM Galhotra 17 A new role of libraries and librarian in electronic eraMilaben M Langalia and Darshita V Ranpura 18 Services for everyone in everywhere a mobile libraryAtul Akabari 19 Changing role of librarians in digital library eraSK Sharma 20 IT Information Technology Professionals passion for excellencePrakash Bhairu Bilawar Chandrashekar N Gurav and Anill B Matekar 21 Importance of periodicals and journals for college libraryKinnari D Thakar 22 Electronics era in the library e-resourcesKinnari D Thakar 23 Revolution of e-library in distance learning coursesDipali Patel 24 RFID based library automation for library managementNavnit R Patel 25 Ways to attract the students to library in electronic eraSaleha List of contributorsWith the advancement of science and technology communication process demands timely dissemination of knowledge being generated daily and updated and accessed easily across the globe With the rapid growth of Internet facilities and advancement of web enabled technology almost all reputed international journals are available online and can easily be accessed all over the globe The twenty-first century is a century of knowledge power and advancement of information communication technology ICT demands paradigm shift from traditional to digital form of records big volume to nano-drive options print to digital version with unbelievable pace to access at tip of the finger across the globe The recent development of ICT is playing an important role in restructuring of libraries Each of the libraries and librarians have to be updated themselves with latest electronic technologies because librarians have to remind themselves and others that technology can only be a tool in the hands of librarian to help and guide their users The methods of librarian help to the users may change as technology advances but the principles remain stable However librarians have to update their libraries their products services and procedures to cope up with the fast developing world of an electronic era On the occasion of a National Seminar on Redefining the role of librarian in electronic era experts of ICT librarians and others were got together and wholeheartily discussed about the role of librarian in electronic era It is great pleasure that a compendium of papers is being published This would help all the stakeholders for their endeavor to up scale the existing R and D resources to e-resources and provide plate form to build human resources to modern world 196 pp.…