Library and Information Science Today: Trends, Challenges and Future

By Surya Singh

Library and Information Science Today: Trends, Challenges and Future examines how advances in information and communication technology have transformed libraries and the LIS profession. The book traces the shift from a time when information was scarce to an age where it is vast and readily available, and discusses the growing importance of the librarian as search technologies become more complex. Its chapters cover an introduction to the field, key concepts, LIS education and its challenges and developments, the use of computers in libraries and information retrieval systems, databases, telesearching, the World Wide Web and the Internet in digital libraries, electronic resources and collection management in the digital age, and miscellaneous challenges. Drawing on standard works in the field, it serves as a concise guide for students, researchers, teachers and professionals of library and information science.