Challenges and Changes in Librarianship : Papers in Honour of Professor Sewa Singh, Vols. I and II

Contents: Vol. I. Foreword. Preface. I. Library and information science education: 1. Data mining technology for skills and knowledge in library education at Chicago State University: student assessment in live text software for tracking and teaching data mining/Gabriel Gomez. 2. Accreditation: Panacea for producing better LIS professionals/N.R. Satyanarayana and Ranjana Srivastava. 3. Open access initiatives and E-LIS archive in library and information science/R. Raman Nair. 4. Brotherhood among LIS teachers and librarians: some issues on partnership/S. Kumar and Leena Shah. 5. Moral duties and responsibilities of Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals: an Indian perspective/Prashanta Kumar Behera, Bibhuti R. Mishra and Mukhtiar Singh. 6. Periodicals literature on library and information science education: bibliometric study/Rekha Mittal, Arti Sharma and Gian Singh. II. Librarianship and library management: 7. Library and information services in global information society/R.K. Chadha. 8. Motivational approach to knowledge worker/Puspanjali Jena. 9. Stress management in libraries/U.C. Sharma and Mange Ram. 10. Librarianship: stress clouds and coping umbrella/Ajit Singh. 11. Professional development of library staff/J.K. Khanna. 12. Managing quality services in the library: the six sigma way/Sanjeev Kumar Vermani and Suniti Bala. 13. Problems and prospects of reengineering process management in University libraries in Gujrat/Niharika T. Udani. 14. University libraries: organization and functions/D.S. Jaswal and P.C. Sharma. 15. Kaizen in libraries: quest to serve better/Sanjeev Kumar Vermani. 16. India\'s ancient libraries and their role in the development of higher education/R.K. Bhatt. 17. Telescopic view of libraries in Gujarat/P.C. Shah. III. Information sources and services: 18. Marketing information services and products/R.S.R. Varalakshmi. 19. Access to information products and services in social sciences: initiative of A.C. Joshi Library, Panjab University, Chandigarh/Ranjana Vohra. 20. Agricultural information from generation to utilisation by farmers in rural India/L.S. Ramaiah. 21. Educational information centres and services in India and abroad/Sudha and Sarita Kapoor. 22. E-reference service and sources in digital libraries/Joginder Singh Burman. 23. Historical development of library services to the visually challenged persons in Asia/H.R. Chopra and Preeti Sharda. 24. Data warehousing: a modern business approach/Sanjay K. Kaushik. 25. Electronic resources management and LAMP: a cost effective approach/M. Paul Pandian and C.R. Karisiddappa. 26. Evaluation of electronic sources with particular reference to internet/Mohammad Yusuf. 27. Changing information environment with internet/electronic publishing/Seema Sood and Sunaina Khanna. 28. Electronic publishing/Simardeep Kaur. 29. Growth and development of online journals--a project muse perspective/Sumeer Gul, Zahid Ashraf Wani and Samina Khan. 30. Electronic journals in academic libraries: new opportunities and challenges/Deepti Madaan. 

Vol. II. IV. Information storage and retrieval: 31. Web content: development and indexing/S.B. Ghosh. 32. Vocabulary control: the continuing key to effective communication in the digital age/Shyama Rajaram. 33. Content analysis/D. Rajyalakshmi. 34. Role of content management in the information era/Payare Lal. 35. Information and knowledge management in the era of globalization/S.L. Sangam. 36. Knowledge management and librarianship/Mukesh Sakia and A.S. Chandel. 37. Knowledge management in digital era: a challenge to library professionals/Shoba Sharma. 38. The business of knowledge management/Menu Sharma. 39. The role of library professionals for knowledge management/Amar Nath and Parveen Kumar. 40. Technological advancements for information dissemination/B. Naga Mohan Rao. 41. Mapping the literature on hepatitis (1984-2003)/B. Ramesh Babu and J. Ramakrishnan. 42. A. bibliometric study of literature on digital libraries/Gian Singh, Moin Ahmad and Rekha Mittal. V. Information technology and networks: 43. Information and communication technology (ICT) in governance/A. Amudhavalli and V. Chandrakumar. 44. Role of public libraries in e-governance/Preeti Mahajan. 45. e-Learning/P.S. Kawatra and Neeraj Kumar Singh. 46. Information literacy and libraries/M. Bavakutty and Nasirudheen T.P.O. 47. Teaching information literacy: some impressions from India and Germany/Neena Singh. 48. Facing new challenges and acclimatizing with the changing scenario: role of college librarians in information literacy in the age of ICT/P.S.G. Kumar and Ajay M. Kamble. 49. Networking for improving information access in agriculture/Lakshmi Murthy and N.R. Satyanarayana. 50. Agricultural information resources, networks and initiatives with special reference to India/Mukhtiar Singh and Nabi Hasan. 51. The invisible web: challenges and solutions/Rupak Chakravarty. 52. RFID: an integrated approach to library services/Amit Mittal. 53. Radio frequency identification (RFID) in libraries: application and practice/Tarvinder Singh Handa. 54. Impact of information communication Technology (ICT) on Indian academic libraries/H.S. Chopra. 55. Internet based applications, resources and services for libraries/Nabi Hasan. 56. Web-based library path finders for consumer outreach program as marketing co-efficient/Promila. 57. RSS reader/K.R. Mulla. VI. Digital libraries: 58. Building digital library in 60 days: ASL library experience/T. Ashok Babu and Hemant Kumar. 59. Digital libraries/D.S. Jaswal. 60. Multimedia library in digital environment/Jasmer Singh. 61. Digital library collection development/Umesha Naik and D. Shivalingaiah. 62. Libraries in a digital world/Muzamil Shafi. 63. Cost estimation model for digitization of multilingual digital libraries/Nupur Prakash, Saroj Kaushik, Kamlesh Dutta and D.S. Jaswal. VII. Other aspects: 64. Technical writing for library and information professionals/Renu Arora. 65. Intellectual property rights (IPR): major issues and concerns of India in a globalised world/K.C. Dabas. 66. Festschrifts in library and information science published from India/S.K. Kesarwani and Bhagwan Nagapure. VIII. Man and his work: 67. Contribution of Dr. Sewa Singh as an author, editor and a bibliographer in the field of library and information science/Sukhdev Singh. 68. Professor Sewa Singh: a teacher, Guru, Guide, and friend par excellence/K.C. Dabas. 69. Professor Sewa Singh: the man and the Mission/Madhuri Arora. 70. Dr. Sewa Singh: a distinctive personality/Brijender Kaur. 71. Dr. Sewa Singh: as known to me/Sarita Kapoor. 72. Assessment of the man and his work/Sudha. Index.

"This volume of papers is festschrift in honour of Prof (Dr.) Sewa Singh as a tribute for a dedicated and competent colleague of the library and information science profession. He has always been very good as a teacher, research guide, friend, a prolific author, and an active participant and contributor in national and international seminars/conferences.

The 70 papers included in this volume therefore cover the entire spectrum of librarianship: LIS education and research, ICT applications, Library Development Form Traditional System to the digital library, e-resources and services, e-publishing, knowledge management, library information system and services, e-governance, internet and networked environment, and so on. The different perspectives provided in this volume are relevant and need of the hour for teachers, learners and scholars who will take the profession of librarianship to new heights in the times to come." (jacket)