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The present volume is a collection of scholarly written essays in honour of Dr. D.C. Ojha by the eminent librarians, Director, Professors, Information Scientists working in INFLIBNET, Universities including National University, DRDO, ICAR, including Agricultural Universities, CSSR, BITS and AICTE and MNIT Colleges of India. The application of Information Technology (IT) and Information Communication Technology (ICT) in libraries have brought the revolutionary changes in the entire concept of library operations, services and management. To peep into it, library and information science professionals, used to get ready to face the challenges emerging due to the adoption of newer technologies. An attempt has been made in the present volume to synthesize all aspects of IT and to put them in the systematic order at one place to understand the conceptual phenomena and to render the better and effective services to clientele. This book not only deals with the theoretical aspects about the application of IT in all types of libraries but there are also some case studies which show the path to march forward. The emergence of Internet, particularly the World Wide Web (WWW) as a new media of information delivery and digitization and virtual libraries, have been discussed, in one way or the other, in almost all chapters of the proposed book. A full chapter has been given on Cyber Crime and Indian Cyber Law. Few important topics covered in this volume are: Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Academic Libraries. Marketing of e-resources. Evaluation of Indian Library Software Packages. Information Management in DRDO Libraries. Digital Libraries. Library 2.0 RFID Ssytem for Libraries Open Source Software for Libraries IARI Library: A profile Government Knowledge Centre: A Model for State Public Library. Cyber Crime and Indian Cyber Law. The book is suppose to be useful for participating librarians, Information Scientists, Research Scholars, Teachers and students of library and information science and to those who feel concerned with modernization and digitization of library resources.

1 A Professional Journey — Anju Vyas
2 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Academic Libraries — Jagdish Arora
3 Indian Response to International Developments in ICT — P.S.G. Kumar
4 Marketing of E-Resources in University Libraries — M. Ishwara Bhat
5 Evaluation of Indian Software Packages for Librarians — C. Lal and K. Kumar
6 Information Management in DRDO Libraries — R.S. Rathore
7 Evaluating Information Technology (IT) Skills of the users of Banasthali University Library : A Study — Praveen Babel and S.D. Vyas
8 RFID System For Libraries In Present I.T. Era — Deep Singh
9 Taming e-Resources through Academic Repositories for Knowledge Management — Madan Singh Rana
10 Digital Revolution and Indian Academic Libraries in the 21st Century : Need for Innovative Services — S.S. Pawar and Monika Sharma
11 Library Acquisition Policy of National Academy for Legal Studies and Research, Hyderabad : A Case Study — P. Radha
12 Indian Agricultural Research Institute Library : A Profile — Sunita Gupta and Praveen Mahajan
13 Government Knowledge Centre, Gandhinagar: A model for State Public Library — Geeta G. Gadhavi
14 Digital Libraries : An Overview — Tirth Das
15 Library 2.0 : Technology Based Services — Vinod, D.
16 Building Digital Library Collections in Academic Libraries — Rajpal Singh Rajpurohit
17 Open Source Software for Library Management — R.K. Dave and Tirth Das
18 Promotion of Reading Habits — Prabha Sharma
19 Librarianship in Digital Era — M.R. Rawtani and Kamal Kant Gupta
20 Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) — Kulesh Kumar
21 Internet: It’s Impact on Future of Libraries and Books — B. Seenaiah
22 Role of Information and Communication Technology in Agricultural Production and Marketing — Kundan Mal Gawaria and B.L. Gajja
23 OSI Reference Model — Kulesh Kumar
24 Management of Digital Collection in Modern Libraries — D.V. Kothari & Parvinder Kaur
25 Academic Libraries in 21st Century — Changes experienced — S.D. Vyas
26 Growth and Development of Open Source Software for Libraries — Satynarayan Sharma
27 Digital Technology in School Libraries: A Futuristic Vision — Dayal Singh Bhati
28 Automation in Academic Libraries of India : An Overview — Mihir Ranjan Panda
29 Staff Relationship Channels in Academic Libraries — K. Krishna
30 Cyber Crime and Indian Cyber Law — Vimal Kishore Purohit and Mukesh Gehlot
31 Literature Search and Bibliography — Pawan Kumar Gupta & Usha Pawan Gupta
32 Impact of Information Technology on Information Seeking Behaviour and its Models — T.D. Tilwani
33 Rajasthan Public Library Act, 2006 : Critical Study — S.P. Sood
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