Bøker av Pramod Kumar Singh

The development and the interaction of the science and the technology have created the fast growth of the human knowledge. The knowledge and the information has becoming the key point of the social development, which makes the knowledge innovation become the hot spot of the global attention. But the library management is the important means of the knowledge dissemination and the knowledge innovation, which arouses the peoples attention in the world. This book elaborates on how technological innovations have led to the improved information management and library services. This book highlights and study that the combination of these effects is likely to have a positive impact not only from an economic point of view but more broadly from a social point of view.

The library is one of the oldest cultural institutions. Over the long period of human history, its social functions have undergone significant changes. The purpose of the first libraries was the storage of documents. Since its inception until today, the library has passed the first stage of the evolution of the public mission: from serving the needs of the ruling elite to meeting public needs. The library has become a social institution, which includes information and cultural components and ensures the stability of ties and relations within the society. There is an evolution of the social role of the library; their functions are developing and becoming more diverse. Along with information, cultural, educational and educational activities, they are increasingly playing a role in the democratization of library work and society, in the formation of social harmony and stability, in socialization, in the development of people's intellectual potential.The nature of the interaction of libraries with various institutions, with authorities, with users is changing. It is also natural that in comparison with other cultural institutions in the developed world it is in libraries that reforms are reflected most strongly and dramatically, qualitatively changing their role in society, expanding their demands. Libraries are mostly dependent on changes in their environment-the state of book publishing, book distribution, the development of the information sphere and telecommunications, the work of mail and transport, and customs. Most importantly, changes in the structure of society, a decline in the living standards of a large part of it, the emergence of new spheres employment and new social groups with information needs.This book presents research studies about different libraries, library systems and information on library science, benefits and role of libraries, and the importance of libraries. This book traces the transformation of social functions of scientific libraries in the conditions of the informatization of society, in particular, the development of the cultural and information function as an important component of the socio-cultural function. The activity of library institutions should be subordinated to the optimal cultural and information support of life and society, and every reader. Transformation of the social functions of scientific libraries, under the circumstances of the informatization of society and the development of the cultural and informational function is an important component of socio-cultural function. The activity of library institutions must be in context to the optimal cultural and informational support for vital activity of a society and its separate members as well.

Considers changes in the collection of funds and attendance of libraries under the influence of the growing popularity of electronic resources. Methods of increasing the efficiency of using licensed databases, improving electronic catalogues and websites are discussed. A brief review of metadata formats is provided.