Book Structure

Subject: Library and Information Science

 

Title :  Information Sources, Systems and Services                                                                 PC : Dr. Renu Arora

 

Structure

 

  Information Sources: Concept, and Need for Information  
  Types of Information Sources: Documentary: Primary, Secondary, & Tertiary  
  Types of Information Sources: Specialists, Consultants, & Non-documentary Sources  
  Reference Sources: Use and Evaluation Criteria, e-Information Sources  
  Dictionaries: Use and Evaluation  
  Encyclopaedias: Use and Evaluation  
  Geographical Sources: Use and Evaluation  
  Biographical Sources: Use and Evaluation (Including Linkedin, Facebook)  
  Bibliographical Sources: Use and Evaluation  
  Indexing & Abstracting Sources: Use and Evaluation  
  Handbooks, Yearbooks, etc: Use and Evaluation  
  Sources for Current Information: An Overview  
  Standards, Patents, Trade Catalogues, etc as source of information  
  Reviews sources, State-of-the-Art Reports, Trend, etc  
  Information Users and their information needs: Category of information users & their needs  
  User Studies, Users’ Education  
  Reference Service: Concept, Need, Types, Theories, Trends  
  Reference Interview & Search Techniques  
  Literature search  
  Reference Librarian: Role, Skills, & Competencies. Other  
  Role of various specialists in Design and Development of Information Products  
  Information Services: Concept, Need etc  
  Alerting Services: Concept, Need, & Techniques Current Awareness Service (CAS)  
  Information Intermediaries  
  Referral, Document Delivery & Translation Services  
  Information Products  
  Organisation of International Information Systems Programs  
  International Information Systems: Services & Products: INIS  
  International Information Systems: Services & Products: AGRIS  
  International Information Systems: Services & Products: MEDLARS / MEDLINE  
  Organisation of National Information Systems and Programmes  
  National Information Systems and Programmes in Social Science  
  National Information Systems and Programmes in Humanities  
  National Information Systems: Services & Products: NISCAIR  
  National Information Systems: Services & Products: ENVIS