TY - BOOK AU - : Mittal, R. L., TI - Library administration: ,: : theory and practice SN - 9788170005094 U1 - 025.1 PY - 2007/// CY - Delhi PB - ESS N1 - Foreword (v) Late Padmashri Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Conspectus to the Fifth Edition (Reprint) (vii) Conspectus to the Fifth Edition (viii) Conspectus to the Fourth Edition (ix) Conspectus to the Third Edition (xii) Conspectus to the Second Edition (xv) Conspectus to the First Edition (xvii) Table of Contents (xxi) PART I: PLACE AND PURPOSE OF A LIBRARY Philosophy of Librarianship 3 (10) Library in Education 13 (11) Ethics of Librarianship 24 (11) PART II: THEORY OF LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT Library Administration: Function and Principles 35 (36) Library Authority and Library Committee 71 (29) Personnel Administration in Libraries 100 (47) Library Financing, Budgeting and Accounting 147 (42) PART III: TECHNICAL SERVICES Book Selection and Acquisition 189 (35) Processing Work 224 (25) PART IV: MAINTENANCE SERVICES Maintenance Work 249 (32) Book Binding and Preservation of Library Materials 281 (48) Care and Repair of Books and Building and Equipment 329 (26) Stock Verification and Stack Rectification 355 (22) PART V: READERS SERVICES Reference Service 377 (14) Periodicals Work 391 (62) Circulation Work 453 (42) Library Rules and Regulations 495 (26) Charging and Discharging Methods 521 (66) Effective Use of Library Reading Materials 587 (16) PART VI: GENERAL OFFICE FUNCTIONS, RECORDS AND REPORTS General Office Functions 603 (6) Library Records 609 (14) Annual Records 623 (30) Library Statistics 653 (22) Library Surveys 675 (8) PART VII: COMPUTERS LIBRARIES Computers and their Application to the Libraries 683 (42) PART VIII: BOOK TRADE AND LIBRARIES Indian Book and Trade Libraries 725 (36) Bibliographical References 761 (48) List of Further Readings 809 (14) Index 823 ER -