Office administration is part of general management. In the past, many activities intrinsic to office work could take place independently of each other. Typewriters could be used to produce text, photocopies to make duplicates, filing cabinets to store documents, telephone and telex to transmit, receive and disseminate information. Encyclopaedia of Office Management in three volumes contains well-researched readings coverings all aspects of the field. Topics viz., Office Management, organisation, communication, mechanism, systems and procedures, automation, system design, information technology, Inventory systems, New office technology; Training office personnel; changing business scene and future office skill etc. are elaborately discussed in this work. Management professionals, office workers besides the academics and students will find this work of utmost use.

Manpower planning is a new approach, which represents a systems approach to personnel in which the emphasis is on the inter-relationships among various personnel policies and programs. This contrasts with more traditional 'piecemeal' concern with selection, training, promotion and rest as separate compartmentalized functions. Training is a profession in itself but responsibility for it cannot solely rest within that profession. Encyclopaedia of Management Training, in two volumes contains the highly rich information on Management Training. Major topics are: Training Objectives and Strategies; Manpower Training and Development; Methods and Techniques of Training; Training Resources; Strategies of Manpower Training; Technical Training Aids; Evaluation and Validation; Development of Training; and Industrial Safety Training etc. This will prove an ideal reference work for all the concerned.

Tourism is a flourishing industry in today's world. In fact tourism is man's old activity. Since the arrival of human culture on this earth, it has been the best business of man. It is expanding fast and is one of the most rewarding industries of the modern world. International tourism constitutes the invisible export trade. Tourism is not merely an industry. On academic front, it is a full-fledged subject an requires serious study and research. Hence, there is a great demand for authentic, comprehensive and exhaustive book on various aspects of the discipline. This multivolume work, entitled Encyclopaedia of Tourism deals with all the aspects in very lucid manner. Language of this work is very simple and facts are arranged in a proper manner. SALIENT FEATURES . Principles of Tourism . Tourism Management . Tourism Marketing . Tourism and Hotel Industry . Travel Agency and Ticketing.

A reporter must have acquaintance with the public places of his locality like police stations, law courts, municipal offices, educational institutions, public offices, fire brigade centres, religious establishments, cultural organizations, residences of VVII's, airports and other places of importance. Among basic news sources, the government's information and publicity office is most important. It is an usual practice that every government has an "information" wing and therefore news relating to the government can easily be obtained from there. The present book entitled "Basic Source Material for News Writing" endeavours to collect and present various sources of news from where these are collected by the reporters and finally printed into the newspaper. The book faithfully presents all possible news collection sources for the use of advanced students of journalism. At the end of several chapters, some important points of the chapter, are given to make the subject crystal clear. All ideal companions for the whole journalist community, this book will also prove a good text for students of Journalism.