Library Management : Recent Thoughts and Development

Contents: Preface. 1. Current trends in library management. 2. Job satisfaction of the library Professionals. 3. Library and its working group: a study. 4. Library profession and its code ethics. 5. Changing dimensions of library and information services in e-library environment. 6. Open source softwares and their applications in libraries. 7. E-publications as helpful resources for researchers of Indian libraries. 8. Developing skills of library professionals for using information and communication technology ICT. 9. Application of knowledge management in library and information centre. 10. Copy right library and library services. 11. Library and electronic recording technology ERT. 12. Managing University Library in changing environment. 13. Knowledge preservation on indigenous system of medicine. Index.

The present work Library Management: Recent Thoughts and Development highlights on the recently developed change environment and tries to create the new vision in the field of library and information centre. This work contains 13 chapters which are all related to current topics on library management and services such as trends in library management job satisfaction of  library professionals library and its working group,  library profession and code of ethics, library and information services in e-library environment, open source software and its application e-publications as helpful resources for researchers, developing skills of library professionals for using ICT, application of knowledge management, copy right, electronic recording technology etc. All chapters have to elements of specified discussion, the theoretical implication and their application rudiments.

The present work basically deals with recent thoughts and development of libraries and would immense helpful for the practicing librarians and all those who are associated with the library and Information Science Education as teachers researchers and students. (jacket)