Librarianship
By G G Chowdhury
Pages: 352 Published Dec 2007 Price: £ 39.95
Every
profession needs an introductory text to its core body of knowledge. This
definitive textbook
is the most up-to-date introduction to the
profession of librarianship for students and new entrants
to the profession available. It is also the first
to give a complete overview of all aspects of
professional librarianship in the 21st century, and to offer
authoritative analysis of modern libraries
and librarianship. Key areas covered include:
libraries and information services: evolution or
revolution?
information resources and services
information organization and access
library and Information users and society
library technologies
library and information management
LIS
education and training.
Each chapter
in this user-friendly text features clear learning aims and objectives and a
list of revision
questions to test and consolidate knowledge and
understanding.
Mapping onto
course content for library and information studies in the
textbook also supports CILIP’s
Body of Knowledge and provides a single source of introductory explanations
of library and information concepts for students.
It is also the quintessential primer for new professionals.
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