Handbook of Library and Information Services (For Agriculture Science Students)

About the Book: Handbook of Library and Information Services (For Agriculture Science Students) Handbook of Library and Information Services for Agriculture Science Students is a neeful creation for the course of Library and Information Services in Agriculture P.G. and Ph.D. programme. This innovative text features an all new approach that will change the way you think about reference service. The book covered sixteen chapters to fulfill the required information in course curriculum. The book is useful for the persons concerned in the field of library and information services. It covers the modern development due to application of information technology in the field of library services as a tool for storage and retrieval of information. Contents: Foreword Preface 1. Concept of Library: Its Functions and Services 2. Five Laws of Library Science 3. Role of Libraries in Education Research and Technology Transfer 4. Classification System and Organization of Libraries 5. Library Cataloguing System 6. Indexing and Abstracting Services 7. Bibliography and Citation Techniques 8. Literature Survey and Citation Analysis 9. Sources of Information 10. Tracing Information from Reference Sources 11. Library Portal and Gateway to Knowledge Systems 12. Searching Information through Internet: Search Engine 13. Resource Sharing and Library Consortium 14. e-Resources Access Methods 15. Agricultural Information Centres 16. Use of CD-ROM Databases Online Public Access Catalogue and other Computerised Library Services Index About the Author: Rajkumar Singh Dr. Rajkumar Singh is Librarian at College of Horticulture and Forestry Central Agricultural University Pasighat-East Siang Arunachal Pradesh Dr. Singh obtained his M.Lib. and Inf. Science M.A. (Psychology) Ph.D. from Banaras Hindu University Varanasi-221005 Uttar Pradesh. Dr. Singh established a new library at the College of Horticulture and Forestry Pasighat. He has to his credit a number of research papers in journal