Librarianship

Every profession needs an introductory text to its core body of knowledge. Burton, David McMenemy and Alan Poulter provides an introduction to librarianship for students and new entrants to the profession. This brand new, definitive text from renowned authors Gobinda Chowdhury, Paul F.

The key areas covered are: libraries and information services: evolution or revolution; information resources and services; information organization and access; library and information users and society; library technologies; library and information management; and, LIS education and training. This handbook is the first to give a complete overview of all aspects of professional librarianship in the 21st century, and to offer an up-to-date, authoritative analysis of modern libraries and librarianship. Each chapter in this user-friendly text features clear learning aims and objectives and a list of revision