Online research in philosophy

The exponential rise in the cost of legal materials and the increasing availability of and expectation for electronic materials have strained the budgets of academic law libraries. The author surveyed directors of academic law libraries to identify trends in collection management, such as canceling, weeding, and signing library maintenance agreements.

Professor Lee argues that traditional quality criteria for judging law libraries are now inadequate because they no longer computer the vital multiple missions of today's libraries. She suggests ways that law librarians can begin to develop indicia of quality that can adequately evaluate the contemporary law school library and preserve its core missions.

Forward - Prefacio - Acknowledgments - Preface - About the author - Part One: the rhetoric - An urgent context for twenty-first century librarianship - Human rights, contestations and moral responsibilities of library and information workers - Part Two: the reality - Practical strategies for social action - Prevalent manifestations of social action applied to library and information work - Specific forms of social action used in library and information work for social change - Closing thought.

Libraries, which were once the sole gateway to information and knowledge are no longer the same. As more information becomes freely available, the concept of digitization of information is gaining momentum. 'Digital Libraries' clearly are the way to future. This revolution in the library function is well underway in universities and research sectors and is also happening in schools, corporations and even in public libraries. The present study was undertaken to gain an insight into the acceptability and perceived usage of digital libraries in the Indian context and to identify issues associated with it among the management faculty members. The results show that there is a growing acceptance of digital libraries among the management faculty members who perceive it mainly as a good research repository.

This work presents a thorough examination of librarianship and the social and economic contexts in which the profession and its institutions operate.

What is meant by "the philosophy of librarianship" -- The lack of a coherent philosophy of librarianship -- The nature of librarianship -- The ultimate aims of libraries.