Digital Library Management

By: Chandrakanta SwainMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi SSDN 2014Description: 216pISBN: 9789381176115Subject(s): Digital library | Library and information science | Library automationDDC classification: 025.00285 Summary: With the growing impact and use of information technologies, libraries have undergone drastic structural changes in terms of their collection, organization , utilization of resources and services. The traditional concepts of libraries are becoming obsolete day by day with the emergence of new digital means of storage and dissemination of information. In this digital library environment, libraries have to introduce and implement new concepts such as collection development of e-resources, library automation, networking of libraries, consortia mode of acquisition, open access initiative by publishing open access journals and creating open access archiving, digital right management, creation and maintenance of digital libraries, etc. Accordingly digital library management have posed new problems for LIS professionals. So also management of technology is now a great challenge for them. Besides technology soft skills are also required by the professionals to face the challenges in this digital era. Keeping pace with these changes in libraries, the course curriculum of Library and Information Science at Bachelor, Master and M.Phil level have changed to a great extent. In this changing library environment, this book is an attempt to help students, teachers, professionals and researchers of LIS in getting information on recent trends of libraries.
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With the growing impact and use of information technologies, libraries have undergone drastic structural changes in terms of their collection, organization , utilization of resources and services. The traditional concepts of libraries are becoming obsolete day by day with the emergence of new digital means of storage and dissemination of information. In this digital library environment, libraries have to introduce and implement new concepts such as collection development of e-resources, library automation, networking of libraries, consortia mode of acquisition, open access initiative by publishing open access journals and creating open access archiving, digital right management, creation and maintenance of digital libraries, etc. Accordingly digital library management have posed new problems for LIS professionals. So also management of technology is now a great challenge for them. Besides technology soft skills are also required by the professionals to face the challenges in this digital era. Keeping pace with these changes in libraries, the course curriculum of Library and Information Science at Bachelor, Master and M.Phil level have changed to a great extent. In this changing library environment, this book is an attempt to help students, teachers, professionals and researchers of LIS in getting information on recent trends of libraries.

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