This page highlights information and articles published in the Librarianship Studies & Information Technology blog about Library and Knowledge Management.
SCOPE: Data, Information, Knowledge. Theory, practice, and techniques of library and knowledge management. Management--Principles, Functions, School of Thought. Planning, Organization Structure, Decision making. Human Resources Management--Manpower Planning, Job Analysis, Job Description, Selection, Recruitment, Motivation, Training and Development, Staff Manual, Leadership and Performance Evaluation. Financial Management--Resource Generation, Types of Budgeting, Cost and Cost-Benefit Analysis. PERT, CPM. Library Buildings and Equipment, Performance Evaluation of Libraries/Information Centers and Services Marketing Information Product and Services, Total Quality Management (TQM).
Contents
- Summary of Important Articles
- List of All Articles
- List of Quizzes
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT ARTICLES
- Five Laws of Library Science - The 5 Laws of Library Science is a theory proposed by S. R. Ranganathan in 1931, detailing the principles of operating a library system. Five laws of library science are called the set of norms, percepts, and guides to good practice in librarianship. Many librarians worldwide accept them as the foundations of their philosophy. Dr. S.R. Ranganathan conceived the Five Laws of Library Science in 1924. The statements embodying these laws were formulated in 1928. These laws were first published in Ranganathan's classic book entitled Five Laws of Library Science in 1931. These laws provide best practices to be adopted in library management ... ... ...
- Library Management - Library management is a sub-discipline of institutional management that focuses on specific issues faced by libraries and library management professionals. Library management encompasses normal managerial tasks, as well as intellectual freedom and fundraising responsibilities. Issues faced in library management frequently overlap with those faced in managing non-profit organizations ... ... ...
- Knowledge Management - Knowledge management (KM) is the process of creating, sharing, using and managing the knowledge and information of an organisation. It refers to a multidisciplinary approach to achieving organisational objectives by making the best use of knowledge ... ... ...
- Metadata management in times of uncertainty
- Data
- Information
- Knowledge
- Management
- Five Laws of Library Science
- Information Management
- Library Management
- Knowledge Management
- List of quizzes from Library and Information Science Questions Answers Quizzes
- ‘Path-Goal Theory of Leader Effectiveness’ is developed by : [(1) Douglas McGregor (2) William Ouchi(3) Robert House (4) Abraham Maslow]
- The Raw Facts and Figures are Called? [(a) Intelligence (b) Knowledge (c) Information (d) Data]
- What is referred to raw data when they are processed and converted into meaningful form? [(a) Knowledge (b) Information (c) Processed data (d) Organized data]
- What is information? [(a) Explosion of knowledge (b) Human knowledge (c) Process of achieving knowledge (d) Product of different types of human activities and events]
- What are the three levels of management? [(a) Top, middle, and bottom (b) Top, middle, and lower (c) First, second, and third (d) Primary, secondary, and tertiary]
- What is the name of the committee responsible for Indian standards related to libraries? [(1) TC 46 (2) MSD 5 (3) BIS - LIB (4) Z 39]
