Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 14:01:31 -0500 From: Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur "Business and Management Libraries: opportunities and challenges in 21st century", Edited by Ramesh C. Gaur, Ashok Jambekar, P.R. Goswami , and Tariq Asraf . Excel Books, New Delhi, October 2003. Hard Bound; Price Rs. 450/- ABOUT THE BOOK In view of the sudden growth of management education institutions in public as well as private sector, the present volume has been developed to share information and ideas for the development of libraries and business librarianship. A library is considered to be at the heart of an academic institution and plays a crucial role in the overall improvement of quality of study, teaching and learning. The book aims to address issues pertaining to challenges in business librarianship, knowledge management, resource sharing and networking, information infrastructure and information technology deployment in libraries, digital libraries, marketing of library services, total quality management and user information needs and user issues. Holistic in approach and lucid in language, the objective of the book is to debate and discuss a plethora of issues that concern the library professionals especially in the light of the information technology boom. Through a culmination of 24 papers, it has been our endeavour to voice the experience and knowledge of academicians and professionals from management institutions with the hope that the readers would get new insights and benefit from them. ABOUT THE EDITORS Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur, Librarian at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai has over a decade of experience in Library Information field. His career specialization has been in Automation and Reengineering of Libraries. Dr. Gaur successfully carried out total library automation project of Planning Commission Library (Government of India). He has published over 30 articles in various national and international books, journals and conference proceedings. His authored book"Reengineering Library and Information Services: People, Process and Technology" has received wide acclamation. He is the Founder Convener of Ranganathan Research Circle (RRC), New Delhi and Life trustee and Joint Secretary of Ranganathan Research Trust. He is presently at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA under Fulbright Fellowship in Information Science and Technology. Late Ashok Jambhekar was Librarian at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and Head NICMAN, established by NISSAT. He was also Founder President of Management Libraries Network, New Delhi. Dr. P. R. Goswami is presently Director National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC), New Delhi. In his wide ranging experience in the field of Library and Information Science, his past assignments have been in Planning Commission (Government of India) and University of Delhi. He has served as General Secretary of Indian Library Association (ILA). He has authored many articles and essays for national and international journals. Dr.Tariq Ashraf has over 15 years of rich and varied experience in prestigious organizations. Before joining IILM in January 1997, he has worked at Centre for Policy Research and Indian Institute of Mass Communication for more than 8 years. He has contributed 15 research papers in journals of repute. One of his papers titled "Information Technology and Public Policy: A Socio-Human Profile of Indian Digital Revolution" has been awarded by American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASSIST) for the year 2003. He is also Editor of MANLIBNET Review, a quarterly newsletter of Management Libraries Network, New Delhi.