Contents : Foreword. Preface. 1. Tributes to late A. Tejomurty : I. A. Tejomurthy : an unforgettable personality/Sonal Singh. II. A. Tejomurty : my husband/Sudha Murty. III. A. Tejomurty/G.D. Bhargava. 2. Library and information science curriculum : some conceptual development/Renuka Lekhi. 3. Library and information science education of bachelor’s level in Vikram university : a case study/Surendra Singh and Sonal Singh. 4. Library and information science education : training of library and information science teachers/professionals in information technology (IT) environment/Khaisar Munebulla Khan. 5. Reorientation of LIS education in India/Surendra Singh and Sonal Singh. 6. Standards for library and information communities : an overview/Premchand and Shivpal Singh Kushwah. 7. Delphi method for research in library and information science/Vishwa Mohan. 8. Research report/Surendra Singh and Sonal Singh. 9. Semesterization and continuous internal assessment : an unified view of education and library work in the educational system/J. Abraham. 10. Status of Indian publishing inadequacy of literature for users of public libraries particularly neo-literates and children/Sudesh Kumar Sood. 11. A critical study of the unified syllabus and publications and their effect on libraries/G. Saroja. 12. Library management techniques : a brief review/N. Bhaskar Rao and A.V.S.S. Naga Raju. 13. Library and information centre management in crisis situation/Humayaoon Kabir S. 14. Management of special library services : a study with special reference to Indian institute of forest management library, Bhopal/Sonal Singh and Nand Kishore Pandey. 15. Model of the man-at-work system : a new technique for job analysis/R.K. Shrivastava. 16. Readability studies : their relevance in libraries with special reference to the humanities texts/L.S. Ramaiah. 17. Acquisition of grey literature in library : an enigmatic study/K.C. Panda, R.N. Mishra and J.N. Gautam. 18. Implications of microform literature of libraries/J. Vijaya Kumari. 19. Factors preventing the development of electronic publishing/N.J. Deshpande. 20. Cost-benefit analysis of computerization/V.P. Khare. 21. Dissemination of information/Sonal Singh and Surendra Singh. 22. Pricing of information products and services : challenges and chances/Vinod V.M. 23. Promotion of library and information services : a marketing perspective/C. Sasikala and K. Rama Patnaik. 24. Information marketing : planning college libraries for next millennium/Sonal Singh and Surendra Singh. 25. Information services in an electronic era-vide adoption of newer technologies anticipating vision 2020 of Andhra Pradesh/K. Veeranjaneyulu and L.S.R.C.V. Ramesh. 26. Role of librarians in electronic information era/Sonal Singh and Surendra Singh. 27. Relevance of Ranganathan’s philosophy of librarianship in the age of information technology/H.R. Chopra and Neena Sahni. 28. Role of IT in college libraries : a challenge for librarians/G.D. Bhargava. 29. Information technology and Indian libraries : an impact of current innovations/Renuka Lekhi and R.L. Arora. 30. Internet and its necessity for libraries/Sonal Singh and Surendra Singh. 31. Adoption of newer technologies to bridge the gap between present and future libraries : an appraisal/L.S.R.C.V. Ramesh and A.V.S.S. Naga Raju. 32. Data communications/Surendra Singh and Sonal Singh. 33. Databases, types and its role in dissemination of information/Rajesh Chandrakar and K. Prakash. 34. Data bases and information processing with reference to libraries in India/Neena Singh. 35. Information databases in the net : an overview/Kaushik Bose. 36. Information system for rural development : a study with special reference to the organisation and administration of public libraries in Andhra Pradesh/J. Yadagiri Reddy and N. Satish. 37. National information system in physical education and sport sciences in India (A proposed model) NISPESS/M.M.S. Bedi. 38. Health, information sources, services, products and institutions/T.N. Srinivasan. 39. Realizing the digital libraries : assumptions and challenges underlying it/J.K. Vijay Kumar and Manju Vijay Kumar. 40. Multimedia technology : bridging the gap in virtual reality/B.B. Chand and B.K. Choudhury.
"Today, the library professionals are facing major challenges due to fast growing information and communication technologies. Due to information explosion. The shape of library profession is also becoming more and more complex everyday. In order to have the library professionals to assume a central position in information age, they must adopt newer technology with an attitude of ‘service before self’.
"The present volume ‘Library, Information Science and Society, is a collection of essays pertaining to various dimensions of library and information science. The volume includes forty papers by various authors representing the cross-section of Indian society. This is a memorial volume in honour of late Dr. A. Tejomurty-a stalwart of library profession in India. Tejomurty’s personality, both enduring and lovable with creative works of resourcefulness, enthusiasm and with sincere disposition and farsightedness has enlightened us a great deal and has made an everlasting impact on the professional hemisphere.
" The book is a humble tribute to the holy spirit of Dr. A. Tejomurty on his 7th death anniversary which is on 28-07-2001". (jacket)
