ICT is being utilized in every part of life. ICT includes technologies such as radio, television, video, DVD, telephone, satellite systems, computer and network hardware and software; as well as the equipment and services associated with these technologies, such as videoconferencing and electronic mail. In education, use of ICT has become imperative to improve the efficiency and effectiveness at all levels and in both formal and non-formal settings. Profound technical knowledge and positive attitude towards this technology are the essential prerequisites for the successful citizens of the coming decades. The major teaching and learning challenges facing in higher education revolve around student diversity which includes, amongst others, diversity in students' academic preparedness, language and schooling background. In the present paper investigation an attempt is made to study the important features of ICT in higher education.

In a Digital World Reading habits accessing resources and preferences getting changing rapidly university students, as digital natives are accessing countless resources. The change of reading habits with a great scale has led to differentiation on accessibility of resources, archiving them and usage of related technologies. A Questionnaire was developed within the scope of study. The purpose of the study is to examine the e-book usage preferences.

A brief overview on full text database that provides online access to many important Science and Engineering subject as well as abstracting database services, together with discussions on the related strategic issues. Any software development effort pursues its challenges as the focal point to improve, enhance and substantiate the development effort.

Racism as a problem among individuals is a familiar topic in literature. Black Boy, explores racism not only as an odious belief held by odious people but also as an insidious problem knit into the very fabric of society as a whole. Black Boy represents the culmination of Wright's passionate desire to observe and reflect upon the racist world around him. Throughout the work, we see Richard observe the deleterious effects of racism not only as it affects relations between whites and blacks, but also relations among blacks themselves. Wright entitles his work Black Boy primarily for the emphasis on the word “black”: this is a story of childhood, but at every moment we are acutely aware of the color of Wright's skin. In America, he is not merely growing up; he is growing up black. Indeed, it is virtually impossible for Richard to grow up without the label of “black boy” constantly being applied to him.

Socio economic justice of the country is the constitutional responsibility of the government. for that government should to plan Ambedkar socio economic policies properly and workout the plan effectively and efficiently by using all machineries .However from the beginning of planning period 1951 to till today our Indian economy is known as a developing socio economy. Nearly 40 percent of people are living under the poverty line in India. In terms of human development index (HDI) India rank 136th in the terms of the of human development out of the 186 countries for which human development report 2013 calculated the index.

The population growth is associated with birth rate, death rate as well as migration. There are various techniques to measure population growth. The present study focuses on the change of population in last 40 years. In the early decades population growth was extremely fast. However, after 1991, the growth of population is low level. There are certain reasons such as in early decades deference between death rate and birth rate was very high level whereas after 1991 the margin between death rate and birth rate is very low level and close. Therefore the new trend of population growth in Ahmednagar district is closely constant.

PopulationAgeing is a byproduct of demographic transition in which both fertility and mortality decline to lower rate. This has lead to changes in the age structure; decreasing youth population and increasing old age population. The aims of this paper are to examine the regional variations in Population Ageing and to find out relationship between Population Ageing and Human Development. For this purpose Ageing Index has been worked out and district level Human Development data has been used. With the help of Ageing index and human development index the study has identified three different stages in population ageing and human development. They are 'Youth stage', 'Intermediate stage' and 'Old stage' in terms of population ageing and 'High', 'Medium' and 'Low development' regions in terms of human development. Northern Karnataka region is in 'Infant stage', Southern Karnataka region is in 'Mature stage' (adolescence) and Coastal Karnataka region is in 'Ripe stage' with respect to both the Population Ageing and Human development. The Pearson's correlation has been used to examine the relationship between the population ageing and human development. The study revealed with some exceptions they are positively correlating each other.

The present study was taken up for Empowering Rural Adolescent girls and Young mothers in Knowledge & Personality aspects. The sample consisted of 75 girls (12 – 19 yrs) and 75 young mothers (19+ yrs -25yrs) from 5 operational villages (Kandawada, Palgutta, Malkapur, Kesaram and Ibrahimpalli) of Chevella Mandal, RR district. Different types of Tools (developed by the Scientists from 9 State Agriculture Universities, All India Coordinated Research Project, Child development component), were used for collecting the data. Results showed very poor scores both in Knowledge & Personality aspects. Based on the results intervention programmes were conducted for enhancing the Knowledge levels & Personality aspects of adolescent girls & young mothers. Impact of Intervention on the Knowledge levels & Personality aspects of adolescent girls & young mothers was done through pre-post test time series design (Pre & post test I, II & III).

The Libraries have played a pivotal role in the social, intellectual and economic development of any society since the times immemorial. Libraries are those treasure houses of knowledge, which have been accumulated by wise and learned men over a period of time and which expands the mental and intellectual horizons of those individuals who make a sincere effort for the pursuit of knowledge. Landheer remark, “The library is not only this or that but it is in itself a living institution made by the people and for the people and for the service of the people.”

Adolescence is a period of increased awareness of bodily cues and self-reflection, including evaluation of body and appearance. One's body image is often seen as a correlate of eating behaviors. The link between body image and eating behavior is not clearly apparent in adolescent girls but also it found in adolescent boys. The study aim to assess the relationship between eating behavior and body image among adolescent. A study was concluded in Lucknow city. A total of 120 samples were selected (60 adolescent male and 60 adolescent female) in different government and private by using random sampling technique. A self made questionnaire used to asses eating behavior and Rosenberg self-esteem scale was used to assess the body image. The study found there are significant different between eating behavior among adolescent boys and girls and body image was positively correlated with eating behavior.

Obsolescence study is useful for librarians and managers of information centers in identifying the use of periodical literature. The present study aims to examine the obsolescence literature in horticulture by citation analysis and reviewed various studies and outlined the results. The study based on the 10,845 citations, cited in the 80 horticultural doctoral dissertations accepted and awarded at Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalay (BCKV), Mohanpur, West Bengal and Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalay (UBKV), Cooch Bihar, West Bengal during the period of 1991-2010. It is observed that the journals (77.796%) and books (12.236%) are the most preferred bibliographic form of citations used by the horticultural researchers. The most of the researchers prefer 25.198 percent journal citations for the period of 1990-1999 and the highest 25.998 percent books for the period of 1980-1989. The mean year is calculated as 28.703 years for journal citations and 31.056 years for books. The half-life is found to be 24 years for journal citations and 27 years for books.

A study of chemical science research output of Prof. Syed Akheel Ahmed. He is a renowned chemical science, polymer and environmental science. He has credited about 100 research publications in International and National Journals. His article are published during 1976 to 2010 and above years. Prof. Syed Akheel Ahmed published in four domains Biochemistry and Biotechnology (21), Environmental science (22), Polymer science (15), Chemistry (14). He published 58 articles in International journals.

In today's world, the long term survival of any business entity is dictated by the efficient supply & delivery process that entity has implemented. To succeed in a dynamic demand & supply environment, Indian Companies need to ensure that proper coordination is in place between their suppliers & their customers until the last of the supply chain demands are satisfied without delay. This necessitates the need for tracking the inventory on hand augmented by a solid order & supply chain management. This is very crucial to cost control, availability to supply on demand, maintain market control & eventual profitability.

The present research investigation was undertaken to study the Achievement levels of Children with Special needs (CWSN) under Inclusive Education Programme (IEP), in Andhra Pradesh state. The total sample selected for the present study includes, 90 schools, 90 teachers, 45 mandals, 9 districts from 3 regions of AP state. Data was collected through Interview schedule Open ended questionnaire and checklists developed for the present study. The study proved the following

Trainees are central to any teacher training programmes. The trainees need to develop the required skills to become effective teachers within the context of a changing world. There are several methods of teaching language and school subjects to the deaf, which they need to learn during training period. All these methods are developed on the foundation of 'questioning'. The natural, structural and combined methods of teaching language to deaf use questioning while practicing. Unless the trainees are well versed in questioning, they may face challenges in practicing these methods for deaf in classrooms. Hence, developing questioning skills among trainees during teacher training has great relevance in the field of special education.

The Women's Movement has been among the most articulate, and heard, in the public arena. The women as a victim of dowry, domestic violence, liquor, rape and custodial violence has constituted one discourse. Located partly in the women's rights movement, and partly in the campaign against AIDS, Women in prostitution have acquired visibility. The question of the practice of prostitution being considered as 'sex work' has been variously raised, while there has been a gathering unanimity on protecting the women in prostitution from harassment by the law. The Uniform Civil Code debate, contesting the inequality imposed on women by 'personal' laws has been resurrected, diverted, and re-started. Representation, through reservation, of women in parliament and state legislatures has followed the mandated presence of women in panchayats. Population policies have been contested terrain, with the experience of the emergency acting as a constant backdrop. 'Women's rights are human rights' has demanded a re-construction of the understanding of human rights as being directed against action and inaction of the state and agents of the state. Patriarchy has entered the domain of human rights as nurturing the offender

This paper traces the current scenario of higher education and library and information science education in the context of globalization. This also describes the different patterns and levels of LIS education, as well as the research programmes and trainings being offered by various universities, in India. Provides an overview of the institutions providing present LIS courses at various levels through regular courses and distance mode. Emphasizes the need for having innovative approaches for reforming LIS education. Discusses the problems and emerging issues affecting the status of LIS education and suggests ways to solve these problems and the approaches to prepare the LIS professionals to face the growing challenges of the job market.

अंग्रेज भारत में व्यापर के उद्देश्य से आये और धीरे-धीरे उन्होंने भारत की शासन व्यवस्था को अपने अधीन कर लिया | ईस्ट इंडिया कम्पनी का मूल उद्देश्य व्यापार निति रही जो समय के साथ परिस्थितियों के अनुकूल होने से राजनीती में परिवर्तित हुयी | पर शासन व्यवस्था हाथों में आते ही , उनकी ध्यान सामाजिक सारोकारों की ओर बढ़ा तथा राज्य विस्तार के साथ – साथ उन्होंने’ धर्म प्रचार करना शुरू किया |

An user study on the small scale survey on usage of Ophthalmology books among the medical professionals in Anna Centenary Library, Chennai which was conducted at the end of 2013. The primary aim of the study is identifying the Ophthalmology books users among the Medical Professionals and usage of the Ophthalmology books in ACL. The study reveals some facts to learn about the usage of public libraries by medical professionals, frequency of usage and more. The result of the study revealed that the numbers of Ophthalmology books users are very few in the library, among them most of the patrons using the library very rare. The books on Glaucoma are the most demanded topic by the patrons and most of them satisfied regarding the availability of the collection in the section. The result also provide the point which should be considered by the librarians is that the role of a public library to provide medical information to the health care professionals in the city, improvement of availability of books, adding peer reviewed journals, providing the supporting services such as online catalogues, reprography to make the access easy

The ability to disseminate and endorse one's work and research is an important component of managing and communicating information. By disseminating information, an organization can reach members of its target audience and have a greater impact on policy and programming. The Social networking site can serve as an invaluable tool in this effort to communicate the information across a wide audience. This paper shows that how the social networking sites effectively disseminate information of Smt. Hansa Mehta Library worldwide and make it as an integral part of social life.

Public library is largely regarded as the People's University. It is imperative on the part of the democratic country like India to establish the service institutions like public libraries in order to strengthen the democratization of information and to promote the social, cultural, historical and scientific and technical knowledge in the public at large.

Partnership between Academic and public library is the need of present era. At one side we have technological advancement and at the another side a user with lack of information Literacy, institutional membership. Meeting these two is the need of present time, through partnership any Library can overcome out of its various problem. In this Paper author has reviewed the present attempt of partnership, growing the no. of users, public libraries, college libraries in Maharashtra and Suggested levels for partnership between Academic i.e. college libraries and public libraries.

Students and faculty of teacher education institutions are expected to utilize their own library as one of the major sources of information. However, based on the study conducted on library use and observations made, it is established that students do not use most of the library and information sources. It is assumed that students would be experiencing technical problems while accessing information sources coupled with lack of awareness of the resources. In the study, the researcher investigated how information technology affects the information seeking behavior of the students in the teacher education institutions. There is a need to study the changes in their use of technology and examine the behavior patterns of them in today's electronic information environment. The findings revealed that most of the students use Internet for their academic activity. Browsing the Internet and search engines are used for retrieving information.

Children are most important asset of a nation. The growth and decline of civilization can be determined by its degree of concern for the children. Government in general and society in particular must recognize that children need protection and cure. These innocent lives neither demand for services nor exercise right to franchise. The parents are also enable to organize themselves to raise their voice on child issues and child cure services. In era of computers and highly advance technology we are searching the mysteries of the universe on the one hand and neglecting the human factor on the other hand. If one is concerned about the future of one's country then one must think about what is happening to its nation's children.

Education is the most important invention of mankind. Man without education would still be living just like an animal. In the present competitive world, productive and qualitative human resource is the only asset that makes our country shine. The present study traces the concept of inclusive education for the teachers' empowerment in the Indian context. The study carried out throws light on the scenario of inclusive education along with the legal framework and policies practised in India. Efforts are being made by the government to provide numerous facilities especially education to the disadvantaged group with a view to bring them at par with various privileged sections. The analysis critically reviews need of inclusive education in India, striving towards making inclusive education a reality

The QR (Quick Response) codes are two dimensional images which have the potential to revolutionize the way libraries deliver instruction, connect patrons to information about library materials, and market their services. The article is aimed at identifying the key case studies from the available literature and sharing some of them which can be implementable in Indian Library System. This article also describe in detail the process of creating QR code, QR code accessibility, application of QR code in libraries and highlights the new ideas to enhance access to library resources.