The Inclination of Library Professionals to Modern Tools in the Knowledge Era consists of ten articles that reflect the innovative practices of libraries in the digital environment. The book includes ten papers dealing with various topics that can influence the work-life of the library professionals and the academic community. The subjects discussed in the book are library network, e-resources, scholarly publishing, digital libraries, knowledge management, Web 2.0, and blockchain technology etc. This book is published under Creative Common License for the free flow of knowledge. Pages: 66 Language: English ISBN-13: 978-81-927778-4-9 Dimensions: A4 Format: PDF Fulltext link, https://klaweblog.wordpress.com/2020/08/29/the-inclination-of-library-profes... Citation V., Vimal Kumar, and Savithry T.K., editors. The Inclination of Library Professionals to Modern Tools in the Knowledge Era. Kerala Library Association, 2020. ISBN 978-81-927778-4-9 Table of contents A proposal for modernization and networking of academic libraries in Kerala: an unfinished draft. K. Ravindran Asari Tools for sharing knowledge among library professionals. Dr Smitha C Elayadom and Dr P. Dhanya Innovative technologies and tools for transforming libraries in the digital world. Dr P. K. Suresh Kumar and Dr T. Ajikumari Blockchain technology and the digital society: developments, possibilities and challenges. Ramnath Reghunadhan Use of e-resources by the postgraduate Biotechnology and MBA students of universities in Kerala. Dr Joseph I Thomas and Dr Humayoon Kabir S. Open Journal System and Open Access publishing in India. Mahesh Palamuttath Self-publishing for the academic community. Dr Vimal Kumar V. DSpace based institutional repository: a case study of Dhemaji college. Hirak Jyoti Hazarika, Dr Labanya Hazarika, and Dr S. Ravikumar Managing references using open reference management software Zotero. Sajan C.S. TeX for typesetting books. Dr V. Sasi Kumar -- Dr Vimal Kumar V. Technical Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam, Kerala, India-686 560 My Home Page: http://www.vimalkumar.info My Blogs: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.com http://dspacegeek.blogspot.com http://moovandan.blogspot.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.