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The book contains a medley of articles on various aspects of Librarianship and Information Science. The articles cover old and new topics. Subjects like the Information Culture, Library Science as a Profession, Professional Ethics, Documentation of Humanities, Stock Verification, Loss of Books, Media and Libraries, Emerging Trends in IT, Benefits of Reading etc., are some to the focal points of discussions.
Library and Information Science has gained absolute importance in the knowledge society. For human development information is as essential as the oxygen to individual survival. Lack of access to information resources is a death knell to social development and international peace. Access to information avoids ignorance, fundamentalism, wars and obstinacy. Hence provision of libraries and channels to information access in essential for the survival of Democracy.
The articles were written with a spirit to provide access to information to all people, at all places and at all times. The information divide between the urban and rural areas should vanish. Producers of all basic resources reside in rural areas. Lack of provision of information to the rural people will lead to exploitation. Information should reach the unreached in all parts of the country continuously and constantly.
The book contains only a few articles on different aspects of library and Information Science. All the articles may be useful or may not be useful to you. At least if one article or one idea in this book reaches you and found useful to you, the purpose of this book is achieved. It is hoped that the book has ample readability. The friends and foes of the author in Libraries will receive it in their libraries both for appreciation and criticism. ISBN 9788170006121
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