Assesses the extent to which work settings, skills and experiences of librarians have been transformed by new information economies and technologies.
There are thousands of businesses and individuals who need and use readers and pay well for their services. This book provides many opportunities available to freelance readers, and how to start your own reading service business.
The functions of the Library have assumed multi-fold dimensions. Acting as a useful reference work for aspiring librarians, this book highlights the different aspects of Library Science.
Library Management is an important task. With the advent of technology, the complex procedure of cataloguing and maintenance of cumbersome files has been replaced by a small box-computer and a few clicks. Similarly, the Internet has brought about a complete change in the field. This work aims to provide an insight into this discipline.
With information explosion and the growth in the range of services being offered by libraries, library management is vital to providing service to its clientele. The complex procedure of cataloguing and maintenance of cumbersome files has been replaced by a computer and a few clicks. This title presents an account of this discipline.
Libraries have become active agents of a social change and early adopters of new information and communication technologies. The range of materials and media they handle has diversified enormously. This book presents a compilation of information encompassing various issues pertaining to libraries of modern times, rightly known as digital age.
Records articles of scholarly value that relate to the history of the printed book, to the history of arts, crafts, techniques and equipment, and of the economic, social and cultural environment involved in their production, distribution, conservation and description.
Provides information needed to create booktalks featuring young adult novels. The authors have chosen 100 young adult titles and have categorised them into genres - Teen Life, Adventure, Sports and more. For each title, they provide an introduction, which gives background information on the book and the author.
This path--breaking study will become the standard work on the history of reading in the West. It will be indispensable to students of cultural history, and to all those who want a fresh perspective on the history of books and their uses.