Library And Information Services In India States And Union Territories :

Introduction, Development of libraries in Northern Region, Development of libraries in Eastern Region, Development of libraries in Southern Region, Development of libraries in Western region, Development of libraries in Union Territories.

Eminent LIS professionals of the country have put in the best possible efforts to present the developments in library and information services in the States and Union Territories of India since Independence. The two volume compendium was planned on the occasion of Golden Jubilee of India’s Independence. The first volume entitled “50 Years: Library and Information Services in India” which presented holistic picture of developments in various facets of library and information science was released on the occasion and it was widely acclaimed. This second volume has attempted to cover developments in LIS in each State and Union Territory of India. The first fifty years after Independence of India were important as these marked the beginning of development of different types of libraries, documentation centres and library and information networks for providing LIS in an efficient and effective manner. The next fifty years are considered an era of application of information technology in the field. The volume on library and information services in States and Union Territories of India, on the eve of new millennium, should be an invaluable source of information to library and information professionals, decision makers and educationists.
Table of Contents :
Introduction, Development of libraries in Northern Region, Development of libraries in Eastern Region, Development of libraries in Southern Region, Development of libraries in Western region, Development of libraries in Union Territories.
About author :
M K Jain, Former Director, Planning Commission Library, New Delhi and at present Director, ILICC, has been in the profession since 1951 and held distinguished positions in India and abroad. He has been associated with several National and International Library Committees and Associations. He is the author of eight books. He has been honoured with several awards for his contribution.

Prof. P B Mangla, has been associated with Department of Library and Information Science, Delhi University, Delhi, Since 1959. He has visited 35 countries on professional assignments, served in the Tebriz University, Iran as Head, Department of Library and Information Science, and UNESCO expert in West Indies and attended many meetings, conferences and seminars of IFLA and other International organisations. He has been honoured with several awards for his outstanding contribution to the profession.

Prof. D R Kalia, is a veteran library scientist in the country who has held top positions in India and abroad which earned him the title of a ‘Scholar Librarian’. He has been UN and UNESCO library expert and library adviser to Government of India. He has been honoured with many awards for his contribution. He has authored half a dozen books. Dr. (Mrs.) Neela Jagannathan is University Librarian and Information Officer, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. She has published several papers in Indian and foreign journals. She is the Joint Director of the ‘Directory of Women Studies Organisations in India’ published by the Association of India and Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, Canada.