ICT Based Information Management in Indian Libraries
By R. G. Prasher, R. K. Sharma
ISBN No.: 9789380574332
Pages: 455
Edition: 2012 (HardBound)
Language:English
List Price: Rs 1295.00
Development of all types is dependent on right decision. Right decision in turn depends on right information at right time. Information remains an essential input for research and development of all types. The progress of society is dependent on the level of information its people have. Information, therefore, needs to be communicated freely, with unrestricted flow.
There is information explosion now. The problem today is how to cope with this huge and difficult-to- control mass of information. How to provide a right user his right information by sorting out the core- information from ever-expanding mass of chaff is another problem. The processing, retrieving, evaluating, and packaging of generated information is one aspect, communication of pin-pointed and exhaustive information to the scholars, scientists, specialists, decision-makers and other consumers is another, and more important one. In this process of managing and communication of information, the present day technological advances are playing a vital role. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in fact have brought about a revolution. Computers are now being used for the processing, consolidating, and communicating information. Telecommunication networks are there to handle digital machine readable data and to transfer it. ICT advances have made it possible to provide library services and access to information even outside the library. The LIS scene as such is changing fast in the face of new challenges and in response to new demands. The advent of new technologies and their application to LIS work and services has further accelerated the pace of this change. Today, total knowledge and information, which is presently available in the libraries, can be put on the World Wide Web, making the libraries totally
web-based.
web-based.
Peers in the field of Library and Information Science have come together and joined hands to present the ICT Based Information Management in Indian Libraries. This Volume contains in all 34 papers: Two on Sahoo, five on Knowledge Management, 17 on ICT Application, two on HRD, two on Reading Habits and Accessing Information, two on Information Seeking Behaviour and four on other related topics. And all this as a tribute to and in honour of Professor (Dr.) K.C. Sahoo, Dean, Dr. Harisingh Gour University, Sagar(M.P.)
About the Author
Dr. R.G. Prasher is a former Professor and Dean of Dr. Harisingh Gour University, Sagar. As commissioned officer of the Indian Army, he organized and headed the Dept. of Library Science at AEC Training Centre, Pachmarhi from 1964 to 1968. He was Deputy University Librarian at the Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana till 1977. He has been the University Librarian of Rajendra Agriculture University, Pusa (1978-84) and of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (1997-2000). He has been associated with UGC as a member of its LIS panel. He was a UGC Visiting Professor at R. D. University, Jabalpur and at Punjabi University, Patiala. A known author of many LIS books, he has also been the Chief Editor of a scholarly annual publication the Indians in News, 2002 through 2007. For over two years he was the Director of SGS Institute of Canadian Studies. Winner of a Meritorious Award of the Punjab Government, Professor Prasher is a respected teacher who has trained a generation of librarians and LIS teachers, many among them holding senior positions now. In his own humble way he still continues to deliver lectures and inspire the young library scientists. principalprasher@rediffmail.com
Dr. R.G. Prasher is a former Professor and Dean of Dr. Harisingh Gour University, Sagar. As commissioned officer of the Indian Army, he organized and headed the Dept. of Library Science at AEC Training Centre, Pachmarhi from 1964 to 1968. He was Deputy University Librarian at the Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana till 1977. He has been the University Librarian of Rajendra Agriculture University, Pusa (1978-84) and of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (1997-2000). He has been associated with UGC as a member of its LIS panel. He was a UGC Visiting Professor at R. D. University, Jabalpur and at Punjabi University, Patiala. A known author of many LIS books, he has also been the Chief Editor of a scholarly annual publication the Indians in News, 2002 through 2007. For over two years he was the Director of SGS Institute of Canadian Studies. Winner of a Meritorious Award of the Punjab Government, Professor Prasher is a respected teacher who has trained a generation of librarians and LIS teachers, many among them holding senior positions now. In his own humble way he still continues to deliver lectures and inspire the young library scientists. principalprasher@rediffmail.com
Dr. R.K. Sharma is Librarian at the United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan, New Delhi. A practicing librarian for over 30 years, he holds a Ph.D. degree in Library & Information Science and has undergone several advanced training programmes in Library & Information Management in India and abroad. Prior to the UN, he was Librarian at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi. Earlier, he had worked with the Delhi University Library System before joining NIPFP. He is a widely travelled and as a Fulbright Scholar (1993), he went to the Graduate School of Library & Information Science, Simmons College, Boston (USA). He is a member of the Special Library Association (SLA, USA) and Asian Chapter and presently Chair-Editorial Board, Asian Chapter. Dr. Sharma is an active Executive Member of the Delhi Library Association (DLA). As an active and senior professional, Dr. Sharma has contributed a number of research papers in refereed journals and has also participated in several seminars, conferences and workshops. His interests are in the areas of professional administration of libraries computerization of libraries, networked information services and web-based library services. sharma@unicindia.org
