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LIS 171 Define The Terms
LIS 171 Define The Terms
Library – The term describes a collection of books and other literary materials
which have been kept for reading, study, and consultation.
P.P Rawat, T. Kumar, 1992, International Encyclopedia of Information Technology
& Library Science vol. 3, 020 R199 1992 V.3
Library Science – It is the knowledge and skill concerned with the administration of
libraries and their contents; library economy and bibliography.
P.P Rawat, T. Kumar, 1992, International Encyclopedia of Information Technology
& Library Science vol. 3, 020 R199 1992 V.3
Information Science – The field that deals with the collection, manipulation,
storage, classification, retrieval, and protection of information.
Dr. Satish Kumar S. Hosamani, 2019, Handbook of Library and Information
Science, 020 H36 2019
Librarian – a person who has change of the contents of a library, making the stock
and library services available to those who need them or are entitled to them.
P.P Rawat, T. Kumar, 1992, International Encyclopedia of Information Technology
& Library Science vol. 3, 020 R199 1992 V.3