As The Range And Extent Of Information Increase So Do The Problems Of Their Identification, Extraction (Dissemination), And Optimal Use (Service). The New Technological Inventions, Including Computers, Are Coming Handy To The Aid Of Librarians And Information Managers In This Endeavour. The Availability Of Low-Priced Mini-Computers In The 1980S Has Encouraged A Large Number Of Libraries And Information Centres To Automate Their Activities And Services.This Timely Publication Makes An Effort To Teach Librarians, Information Workers And Students Of Library Science, Who Have No Mathematical Background And No Computer Knowledge, The Uses Of Computers And Its Applicability To Various Activities In Libraries, So That They Can Adopt The Use Of Computers To Their Routine Work. * Introduction * The Machine * Software * Library Automation * Computerizing The Library * Information Services And Computers * Telecommunication And Networking.

Adaptive Clustering of Hypermedia Documents to Using the World Wide Web at the Reference Desk

With reference to users in India.

The Colon Classification, designed in 1924 by Padamshri S.R. Ranganthan (1892-1972), the National Research Professor in Library Science (1965-1972) is amongst a few living general bibliographic classification system. Colon classified created a new paradigm in library classifcation. By the midfifties it got international ecognition and acceptance. Ranganathan and his classification thoughts. It is the largest bibliography ever compiled on any singal classification systems. Each entry provides full bibliographic details. This endeavour has been to create a complete database on India's pride, the Colon classification as mark of humble homage to Dr.S.R. Ranganathan and his worldwide birth centenary celebrations.

Stanley Madan Kumar, b. 1941, library scientist from Karnataka; contributed articles.