A companion volume entitled Benchmarks in ICT Applications in LIS Practices: Essays in Honour of Dr Pawan Kumar Gupta, is being brought out separately on this occasion. The book, in addition to the discussions on the principles, offers an insight into the practical aspects of implementation and management. It also incorporates some case studies. Important topics covered in this book are: Open Archives Webometrics Web 2.0 and Libraries Social Networking Open Sources Software Tools Rural Development Information System Multi-Lingual Digital Libraries Open Content (Knowledge) Licensing Collaboration and Consortia Data Standards for e-Resources Digital Library E-Resources Library Consortia Academic Libraries India Library Consortia Electronic Information Resources ICT Literacy University Libraries Copyright Issues Knowledge Centres for Rural Development.
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