Ebooks

Below is a list of recommended ebooks on Library and Information Studies. For more ebooks, search the QNL Catalog.

Gupta, D. K., Massisimo, A. & Koontz, C. (2013). Marketing Library and Information Services II: A Global Outlook. Berlin: De Gruyter.
This book covers basic marketing concepts in the context of library and information services. It discusses issues such as gaining customer loyalty, web-based marketing and branding.

Mays, S. (Ed.). (2014). Libraries, Literatures, and Archives. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis.
This is an interesting book that discusses a variety of issues related to library science, including museum informatics, e-journals management and digital scholarship.

Melucci, M. & Baeza-Yates, R. (2011). Advanced Topics in Information Retrieval. Berlin: Springer.
The recent research results in advanced information retrieval issues in this book go beyond the basic models and theories to address digital libraries, aggregated search, web knowledge discovery and much more.

Ralhan, P. (2009). Current Tools and Techniques in Library Science. Jaipur, India: Oxford Book Co.
Library networking, digital infrastructure, ebooks in libraries and multimedia are some of the current tools and techniques in library science that are covered in this book.

Tella, A., & Issa, A. O. (2011). Library and Information Science in Developing Countries: Contemporary Issues. Hershey, Pa: IGI Global.
The authors provide case studies examining the challenges facing library and information science in developing countries, such as Zambia, Pakistan, India, Nigeria and more.