Recent Trends in Libraries in Networked Environment: Challenges and Opportunities for Librarianship in 21st Century

This book means to acquaint the reader with basic concerns and prominent issues in the field of library and information science in the networked environment. This book presents views and experiences of professionals for the larger benefit of the readers. This book is an annotation of important contemporary themes in the field of LIS. The articles in the book from different themes would enrich the knowledge of readers in library and information science and in allied disciplines. The content of this book is broadly divided into 11 units containing 21 articles. These are: Internet and role of World Wide Web, Mobile technologies, Library resources and services, Social media analysis, Digital libraries and institutional repositories, Green library and green computing, library automation and library consortia, Security systems in the libraries, MOOCs and libraries, changing pattern of library profession, TQM in libraries and bibliometrics studies. Finally, the book covers a wide assortment of issues identified with its theme both theoretical and practical dimensions. Most of the chapters are research papers and contain very significant findings. We hope that this intellectual work would be a valuable wellspring of reference for researchers, library professionals and individuals.…