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“Library and Information Science Education in Past, Present and Future: Challenges and Opportunities before the Professionals” A Festschrift volume brought in Honor of Prof. D.B. Patil. Professor D. B. Patil is one of the most distinguished LIS professors and social reformers. The development of the latest tools and techniques in libraries has made a great impact on library management and services in this changing world. Technology revolutionized the way libraries and LIS professionals are rendering services to their clientele. Today libraries have more options to choose different sources which are readily available to cater the needs of the users. Libraries are evolving as an important factor in academic and corporate research. Today we live in a rapidly transforming world driven by the growing knowledge and technology. Changes are noticeable in the universe of knowledge in general and growth of specific subjects in particular. Library and information science profession is not untouched one. The technologies which cover electronic information delivery include CD ROM, online access to remote data base. The present book discusses the status, role, and the effectiveness of information technology and digital library system in a changing world. The new challenges and opportunities of digital libraries are also discussed in detail. This work will be a highly useful reference tool for all those concerned.