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Seema Sharma, Lovely Professional University Unit 1: Introduction to Library Science

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Unit 1: Introduction to Library Science

CONTENTS
Objectives

Introduction

1.1 Development of Library Science
1.1.1 Ancient Information Retrieval

1.1.2 Education and Training

1.2 Librarians in Different Types of Libraries
1.3 Development of Library Science Literature

1.4 Geographic Distribution of Library and Information Science Literature
1.5 Summary

1.6 Keywords
1.7 Review Questions

1.8 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
• Define development of library science
• Describe librarians in different types of libraries
• Explain development of library science literature
• Describe geographic distribution of library and information science literature.

Introduction

Library science (or Library and Information science) is an interdisciplinary field that applies the
practices, perspectives, and tools of management, information technology, education, and other
areas to libraries; the collection, organization, preservation, and dissemination of information
resources; and the political economy of information. The first school for library science was founded
by Melvil Dewey at Columbia University in 1887.
Historically, library science has also included archival science. This includes how information
resources are organized to serve the needs of select user groups, how people interact with
classification systems and technology, how information is acquired, evaluated and applied by people

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