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Reena Kapoor, Lovely Professional University Unit 4: Information Services and Products
Unit 4: Information Services and Products Notes
CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
4.1 Information Services
4.1.1 Origin of Information Service
4.1.2 Concept of Information Service
4.1.3 Types of Information
4.1.4 Nature and Characteristics of Information
4.2 Importance and Need of Information
4.3 Information Service versus Reference Service
4.4 Information Officer
4.5 Information Officer versus Librarian
4.6 Dissemination of Information
4.7 Current Awareness Services (CAS)
4.7.1 Types of CAS
4.7.2 Current Awareness Services - Characteristics
4.8 Selective Dissemination of Information
4.9 Summary
4.10 Keywords
4.11 Review Questions
4.12 Further Readings
Objectives
After studying this unit, you will be able to:
Explain the concept and origin of Information Service
Describe the importance and need of information
Differentiate between Information Service and Reference Service
Discuss the role of Information Officer
Compare and contrast Information Officer with Librarian
Explain how dissemination of Information takes place
Identify Current Awareness Services (CAS)
Describe the concept of Selective Dissemination of Information
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