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The edited book entitled "Library Automation" seeks to cover the key issues and essential aspects involving emerging trends, technologies, tools and ICT applications in Library and Information Science profession. The book is likely to prove to be a valuable source in expanding the body and avenues of Library and Information Science literature by covering a wide range of topics affecting the profession and the field at large. The book is also likely to provide readers with an essential resource providing the latest research in Library and Information Science, development and innovative technologies. In the broader context of the proposed book and keeping in view its greatest impact and relevance to the profession.
These curriculum guidelines are intended to offer some quality control for: programs just beginning with their curriculum development and other academic considerations; programs already in existence which are struggling to upgrade the content of their programs; and agencies which are administratively and financially responsible for implementing and supporting information policy and information services development. The document begins by considering the nature and characteristics of the information societies that are emerging in the Asia and the Pacific Region. From this it is possible to identify the range of skills and competencies that will be required in the future. The present education and training arrangements within the Region are briefly reviewed, and weaknesses and deficiencies in the present system are identified. Finally, a draft curriculum is outlined that can be regarded as the starting point for discussion and development of syllabi that reflect the local conditions. (AEF)
This book provides a refined clinical guide for evidence-based recommendations in paediatric orthopaedics. Focusing on specific body regions (hip, knees, ankle and feet, spine, shoulder, elbow and wrist and hand) this resource addresses clinical questions related to conditions in these areas. A background section in each chapter sets the scene for the best available practice and also appraises the evidence for its strength and weakness. At the end of each chapter, the authors’ provide recommendations on future research. Evidence-Based Paediatric Orthopaedics: The Best Answers to Clinical Questions has been edited by a team of surgeons with a great interest in evidence-based practice who have brought together an international experts to produce this timely book. A wide spectrum audience including paediatric orthopaedic surgeons, trauma surgeons, orthopaedic residents, emergency department doctors, general practitioners and medical students looking for an evidence based approach to paediatric orthopaedics will find this book to be an essential guide for clinical practice.
The edited volume "Transitions and Transformations in Academic Libraries and Higher Education: Contemplations and Savoir faire during COVID-19" contains papers written by academicians and library and information science (LIS) professionals on various issue related to global higher education system and human relation based as well as computer and Internet mediated services offered in academic libraries during the current pandemic conditions. The concepts such as Embedded Librarianship; Recent Trends in Higher Education; MOOCs, E-Learning and Distance Education have been elucidated in this volume. The contents provides technological and academic insights into digital collection as well as online library services. Case studies and policy briefs related to these topics have also been included wherever found feasible.
This book deals primarily with the National Education Policy 2020 of India. In the book, an attempt has been made to highlight the provisions of the latest National Education Policy in comparison with some best education systems in the world such as the USA, the UK, and Finland. The comparative analysis with these countries has made this book unique and interesting to read. The examination of elementary as well as secondary education of Japan, and the best practices of Finnish schools and government have opened up a new door of knowledge to the readers. This book has been written mainly for students, teachers, guardians, and other stakeholders, who are actually going to benefit from the National Education Policy 2020. India's future growth and genuine sustainable development can only be achieved through the proper implementation of the NEP-2020.
Contains complete text of the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2d ed., 1998 rev., including all amendments, all appendices, a fully searchable table of contents and index, a tutorial, and Folio Views Infobase.
This is a guide for library/information science candidates in India who must take the NET/SLET (National Eligibility Test/State Level Eligibility Test) examinations in order to be appointed as lecturers in library and information science departments or as assistant librarians in university libraries and other regional institutions. In this fourth edition, the material has been arranged into ten units, as prescribed by India's University Grants Commission for the NET test. The guide also includes questions and answers for matching of words with their meanings.
Unlike most introductory texts that take a topical approach to studying sociology, this smart, challenging, and accessibly written text looks at the core principles of the discipline, making links to a contemporary context. The second edition of this award-winning book has been substantially revised, making more direct connections between Generation Z, Mills’s concept of the sociological imagination, and the challenges students face in higher education today. The section on popular culture contains a new chapter on the history of popular music from early rock ’n’ roll to contemporary pop and R&B. New chapter objectives, end-of-chapter review and reflection questions, key terms, and glossary, as well as an instructor’s manual, make this text much more useful in the classroom.
"Works of Dr. Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan (S.R. Ranganathan) need no introduction. They are renowned not because they cover certain facet of library and information science, but because they have been written by the father of library science in india, Dr. Ranganathan. These library science classics have been reprinted to make Dr. Ranganathan's work available to the current generation of librarians and for those to come."
"This book offers a look at the latest research within digital literacy and competence, setting the bar for the digital citizen of today and tomorrow"--Provided by publisher.