Description

The necessity to save priceless records of events led to the development of libraries. Written scrolls, papyrus preserved in jars, written clay tablets, manuscripts saved in monasteries, and printed materials like books, letters, statutes, and ordinances could all be examples of these documents. These libraries were only accessible to a select group of people, including monarchs, nobility, illustrious scholars, and holy orders. Changing needs and new technologies have led to extra new functions being embraced by modern libraries. How academics and researchers establish profiles and disseminate their work is significantly being impacted by new techniques for scholarly communication and information transmission. The internet has already significantly changed how people access and find knowledge, and now the growing acceptance of e-books is assisting. Email's 24/7 accessibility allows e-learners to communicate with librarians outside of regular business hours and outside the walls of library buildings. This book makes it clear that the research's main goal is to help teach the skills required for a librarian to perform in-depth, fundamental research. But many of the approaches, principles, and methodologies used in fundamental research are applicable to applied research, and anyone performing applied research would do well to have a firm grasp of basic research techniques.