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Krishan Kumar is Professor and Head of the Department of Library Science, and Dean of Arts Faculty, University of Delhi. He received his education at the University of Delhi and Chicago and has taught Library Science at the University of Delhi and the Punjab University. He is an active member of the Executive Committee of the Delhi Library Association and is Associate Editor of its journal, the Library Herald. He is Editor, ILA Bulletin (an organ of Indian Library Association). He is also member, Editorial Board, the Journal of Library and Information Science (Dept. of Library Science, University of Delhi). To his credit, is a pioneering study entitled Users. Survey Concerning Teachers and Research Scholars in the Dept. of Chemistry, University of Delhi. He is also the author of Research Libraries in Developing Countries, which was received extremely well and Theory of Classification, Reference Service, and Library Manual, Other publications to his credit are Philosophy of User Education, Theory of Cataloguing, Bibliography Suchikaran Ke Siddhant and Granth Vigyan, co-authored with Girija Kumar, all published by VIKAS.
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Reference Service, 5/e by Krishan Kumar

 

Reference Service, 5/e

 Vikas Publishing

 

  • 9780706986426
  • 460 pages
  • Paperback
  • Rs.465.00

 

"The Fifth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated keeping in view the new developments and appearance of new significant reference sources. Some new readings have also been added to bring further readings. This work not only describes the various aspects of reference service such as functions, methods, principles theories, practices, problems, but also provides an overview of available ...

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Library Manual, 4/e by Krishan Kumar

 

Library Manual, 4/e

 Vikas Publishing

 

  • 9780706974249
  • 400 pages
  • Paperback
  • Rs.395.00

 

 

The book contains catalogue entries prepared according to S.R. Ranganathan’s classified catalogue code (5th Edition) and Anglo-American cataloguing rules (AACR1 and AACR2), Class numbers prepared according to Colon classification (6th Edition) and Dewey decimal classification (19th Edition) has also been provided. During recent years library science ...

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Theory of Classification, 4/e by Krishan Kumar

 

Theory of Classification, 4/e

 Vikas Publishing

 

  • 9780706986389
  • 572 pages
  • Paperback
  • Rs.495.00

 

This book provides a coherent account of the Theory of Classification. It discusses the contribution made by theoreticians like E.C. Richardson, J.D. Brown, W. Hulum, W.C. Berwick Sayers, H.E. Bliss and S.R. Ranganathan. However, the theory put forward by S.R. Ranganathan predominates the whole book because his contribution is far more than anybody else’s. Five major schemes of Classification, ...

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Library Administration and Management by Krishan Kumar

 

Library Administration and Management

 Vikas Publishing

 

  • 9780706984606
  • 208 pages
  • Paperback
  • Rs.325.00

 

 

Over years many of the libraries have become large and complex organizations presenting a challenge to the library managers. Managing a large library is a highly specialized and complicated ability of a high order and possesses skills and adequate knowledge to solve problems multi-dimensional in nature, keeping in view, the requirements of students of ...

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Library Organization by Krishan Kumar

 

Library Organization

 Vikas Publishing

 

  • 9780706990324
  • 288 pages
  • Paperback
  • Rs.375.00

 

 

This book gives an overview of the subject covering different topics such as different types of libraries, public library movement in India, UK and USA; library legislation; library cooperation; library associations and other organizations, librarianship as a profession; censorship and copyright and laws of library science. The book has been written ...

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An Introduction to Cataloguing Practice by Krishan Kumar

 

An Introduction to Cataloguing Practice

 Vikas Publishing

 

  • 9780706984613
  • 308 pages
  • Paperback
  • Rs.375.00

 

 

This book has been especially written to meet the requirements of students preparing for their library science/documentation/information science-diplomas and degrees. Catalogues in libraries, documentation centres and information centres will also benefit equally from it, especially those working in small organisations.

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Theory of Cataloguing, 5/e by Girija Kumar

 

Theory of Cataloguing, 5/e

 Vikas Publishing

 

  • 9780706998160
  • 396 pages
  • Paperback
  • Rs.395.00

 

 

In this edition detailed information on Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (Edition 2) has been added for description and access points, giving suitable examples and AACR2 as appeared in 1978 incorporating the International standards. The chapter on “Comparative Study of AACR and CCC” has also revised on the lines of new rules of this new code. ...

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