Encyclopedic Dictionary of Library and Information Science

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DESCRIPTION The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Library and Information Science is the first of its kind which has been complied keeping in view the current needs of the library and information science students and practitioners. The work becomes more relevant today with drastic changes in the field brought our by the latest advancement in information technology and its application in gathering, recording, retrieving and dissemination of information for all types of human activities. This dictionary explains the traditional concepts of library and information science and also attempts to provide information about the various aspects related with the subject, mainly libraries, library schools, library associations, librarians, information databases, software packages, search engines, etc., apart from the newly introduced terminology relating to computers, communications and the lnternet. The Dictionary covers about 10,000 terms and explains them in 6,00,000 words. Greater details have been provided for the widely used and important concepts. Entries are arranged in alphabetical order and ‘See’ and ‘See also’ reference have been given to facilitate an easy search. The dictionary has been specially designed for the students of Library and Information Science, librarians and Information Professionals.