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Introduction. Prof. A.A.N. Raju: a profile.
I: 1. Right to information: a fundamental right in a democracy/P.L. Vishweshwar Rao. 2. Pricing of information: factors and methods/S. Ally Sornam. 3. Librarian-the supreme of information world/Sonal Singh and Surendra Singh. 4. Information gathering habits of biological and physical scientists in a University environment in India: a case study of Karnatak University, Dharwad/B.S. Maheswarappa and S.G. Karkun. 5. Information services for the academicians and researchers: a comparative study of UK, USA and India/V. Chaya Devi.
II: 1. Hypertext/Manorama Srinath and A. Bagavathi. 2. Searching the Web: an evaluation of search engines/Suresh Jange and Basavaraj Kademani. 3. IT infrastructure and use of electronic media in Indian Libraries/A. Lakshmana Moorthy and C.R. Karisiddappa. 4. Internet services for libraries/T. Ashok Babu. 5. Internet: a boon or a bane for librarians/N.R. Satyanarayana. 6. Role of Information Technology in accessing agricultural information/L.S.R.C.V. Ramesh. 7. Internet-its various facets/P. Soma Raju.
III: 1. Automation of academic libraries: problems and issues/C.R. Karisiddappa and V.S. Cholin. 2. Computerization of circulation system: a program proposal/U.K. Agarwal. 3. Library automation circulation system (L.A.C.S.)/K. Somasekhara Rao.
IV: 1. Natural language interface to database/M.S. Subramanian. 2. Micro schedule on physical education : a panoramic view/A. Ramasamy and B. Ramesh Babu. 3. Growth of knowledge and structural relations in Ranganathan's Colon Classification/M.P. Satija. 4. Hierarchical retrieval and classification/V. Vishwa Mohan and J. Yadagiri Reddy.
V: 1. Microforms and their impact on five laws of library science/P. Venkataramana and L.S.R.C.V. Ramesh. 2. Preservation of non-book materials/J. Vijaya Kumari. 3. Non-book materials among College Libraries in Karnataka state/B.S. Maheswarappa and P.G. Tadasad.
VI: 1. TQM in library and information centres: a conceptual framework/Urmila A. Thaker. 2. Quality of library and information services in the changing information technology environment: an evaluation/T.R. B. Sarma and S. Sudarshan Rao. 3. Joy Committee and quality: aspects of College librarianship/R. Raman Nair. 4. Human resource planning for academic libraries of Orissa/S.K. Satpathy and R.K. Rout. 5. What and how of information management?/S. Seetharama. 6. Sustainable manpower development in library and information centres/Amrit Pal.
VII: 1. Electronic information sources in the digital library environment/B. Ramesh Babu. 2. Growth pattern of literature in the field of demography/S.L. Sangam and Bharari Tubachi. 3. Scientometric portrait of L.L. Narayana/V.L. Kalyane.
VIII: 1. Library movement in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka State, (India), since independence/A.K. Baradol. 2. The state of public library services in India: achievements and failures/L.S. Ramaiah. 3. Developing rural libraries as rural information centers/Velaga Venkatappaiah. 4. Humanities collections in select public libraries in India/M. Kanakachary.
IX: 1. Libraries of Teacher's Training Colleges in Orissa: a study/Sangita Behera. 2. Challenges before the University Libraries in the new economic environment/Dinesh K. Gupta. 3. Library support services to distance learners in India/M. Anjaiah.
X: 1. Designing curriculum for handling archival documents in University Libraries/S.S. Pal. 2. Continuing Education Programmes (CEPs) for agricultural librarians/T. Rajagopal and K. Veeranjaneyulu. 3. Specialisation in LIS education: changing trends and current perspectives/R.S.R. Vara Lakshmi. 4. LIS education and research in West Bengal: an overview/P. Barua. 5. Library science: a subject as well as a profession/S.D. Vyas. 6. Continuing professional education for the staff in the Zilla Granthalaya Samsthas (ZGSs) in Andhra Pradesh/J. Yadagiri Reddy, B. Ramesh Babu and V. Vishwa Mohan. |
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| Knowledge Society is an Enlightened Society. To create knowledge society, there is a need to collect, preserve and provide access to World's information resources with the help of network of information resources or libraries, which promote world of ideas and creativity. The progress and sustainability of the nations is dependent on availability, access and adaptability of appropriate knowledge/information as a solution to the specific problems of the nations. Therefore, knowledge/information management and transfer to the society is of great importance, particularly for the developing countries like India. In light of the above issues, the present work Knowledge Societies and Libraries - a Festschrift in honor of Prof. A.A.N. Raju is being brought out, with scholarly contributions made by several eminent library professionals from throughout the country. This work provides information on the recent developments in various facets of Library and Information Science such as - Right to Information, Marketing and Pricing of Information, Library Automation, Digital Libraries, Internet Services, TQM in LIS, Human Resource Planning, LIS education and Research and many more. The present volume is expected to be of immense value to the professional librarians, students of various library and information science programmes and faculty members. |
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