Definition for Library&Information Science

[SMITHA]

Dear LIS Friends,

        Please suggest a Definition for Library&Information Science according to a Standard Dictionary.

       Thank you

[Dr.Pensalwar Laxmikant Balajirao]

Web definitions:

Library science (or Library and Information science) is an interdisciplinary field that applies the practices, perspectives, and tools... also refer this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_and_information_science

[SMITHA]

Thank u verymuch for the reply.But I need definition from any standard dictionary.Either from a general dictionary or from a LIS Dictionary

[Nihad Faisal]

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[SMITHA]

Thank you Nihad

[Vikram Jadhav]

Nihad sir, Yahi per agar definition di hoti to sabhi LIS friend ko pata chalata...., So pleas.....

[SMITHA]

Thank You Soumen Mondal

[VAITHIYANATHAN]

From the Latin liber, meaning "book." In Greek and the Romance languages, the corresponding term is bibliotheca. A collection or group of collections of books and/or other print or nonprint materials organized and maintained for use (reading, consultation, study, research, etc.). Institutional libraries, organized to facilitate access by a specific clientele, are staffed by librarians and other personnel trained to provide services to meet user needs. By extension, the room, building, or facility that houses such a collection, usually but not necessarily built for that purpose. Directory information on libraries is available alphabetically by country in World Guide to Libraries, a serial published by K.G. Saur. Two comprehensive worldwide online directories of library homepages are Libdex and Libweb. See also the UNESCO Libraries Portal. Abbreviated lib. See also: academic library, government library, monastic library, new library, proto-library, public library, special library, and subscription library.
Also, a collective noun used by publishers, particularly during the Victorian period, for certain books published in series (example: Everyman's Library).
Also refers to a collection of computer programs or data files, or a set of ready-made reusable routines, sometimes called modules, that can be linked to a program at the time it is compiled, relieving the programmer of the necessity to repeat the code each time the routine is used in a program.

library administration
The control and supervision of a library or library system, including planning, budgeting, policymaking, personnel management, public relations, and program assessment, with responsibility for results. Also refers collectively to the persons responsible for managing a library, usually a board of trustees or dean, library director, and his or her immediate staff. See also: Library Leadership and Management Association.

[Dr.M.Muthu]

Definition of Library and Information Science:

Study about Techniques and Methods of the Library