Advancement in Library and Information Science

Contents: Preface. 1. Library automation. 2. Information communication technology. 3. Intellectual property. 4. Library and information management. 5. LIS education, libraries and library profession. 6. Statistical research methods in LIS. 7. Information literacy. The book Advancement in Library and Information Science presents an excellent collection of twenty four articles on various facets of library and information studies. The articles highlight advancement in library and information profession with up-to-date data and subject coverage. The contributors, who are eminent library and information science professionals, are from different parts of India and some from abroad. Efforts have been made to maintain high academic standards while compiling the articles. The articles presented in this volume are grouped under seven thematic categories. They are : library Automation, Information Communication Technology, Intellectual property right, library and information management, library and information science education and library and library Profession, statistical research methods in library and information science, information literacy. Under the first category library automation, there are four articles, which is focuses ion digital libraries and library automation. The second categories ICT there are three articles these are focuses on the web2.0. The next category is IPR and it includes only one article. Library and information management include six articles, which are related to preservation and conservation, various types of libraries management. The next category is library and information science education and LIS Profession that is consist three articles. The sixth category is statistical research methods in library and information science its include two articles. The last category is information literacy that includes three articles. The last category is information literacy that includes three articles. (jacket).…