Challenges in Modern Libraries

Libraries face a number of challenges in adapting to new ways of information seeking that may stress convenience over quality, reducing the priority of information literacy skills. The potential decline in library usage, particularly reference services, puts the necessity for these services in doubt.

Library and information personnel in academic and research libraries work incessantly in networked environments. Having bigger, better and more technology remains one of the constants in the ways that they manage their jobs.

Contemporary Issues for Information Professionals

The book highlights the contemporary issues and challenges for the information professionals in digital age. Keeping the perspectives and issues in mind, the content of the book is broadly categorized into three sections.

Contents

The Library Building and Equipment • Technology and Library Management • Instruction and Training of Library Staff • Effects of Technology on Library Staff • Book Selection and Acquisition • Collection Management and Electronic Resources • Library Finances • Evaluation of the College Library • Document Access and Delivery System • Libraries and the Internet • Alternative Access Modes • Selection and Acquisition of Special Category of Materials.