Unit I:
Information as a resource / commodity Information Transfer Cycle (Generation, Collection, Storage, and Dissemination) Role of Information (In Planning, Management, Socio-Economic Development, Technology Transfer) Communication (Channel, Barriers). Intellectual Property Rights (Concept, Copyright, Censorship, Print and Non Print Media). Library and Information Policy at the National Level. Assigned to: Monika Gupta. Unit II: Library Resource Sharing and Networking Library Movement and Library Legislation in India Library Extension Services Library and Information Science Education in India Library and Information ProfessionLibrary Association in India, UK and USA IATLIS SIS LA ASLIB SLA ALA Library Association Organization at International Level FID IFLA UNESCO Unit III: Sources of Information (Primary, Secondary and Tertiary. Documentary and Non Documentary) Reference Sources {Encyclopaedias, Dictionaries, Geographical Sources, Biographical sources, Year Books / Almanacs, Directories and Handbooks, Statistical (Salient features and evaluation)}. Bibliographical Sources {Bibliographies, Union Catalogue, Indexing and Abstracting Journals (Salient features and Evaluations)} E-documents (e-books, e-journals) Databases {Bibliographic, Numeric and Full text (Evaluation)} Unit IV Reference and Information Services Referral Services Bibliographic Service Indexing and Abstracting Services CAS SDI Digest Service Trend Report Online Services Translation Services Reprographic Services Unit V Organization of Knowledge / Information Modes of Formation of Subjects Library Classification (Cannon and Principles) Library Classification Schemes (DDC, UDC, CC) Library Cataloguing (Cannons and Principles) Library Cataloguing Codes (CCC and AACR 2) Bibliographic Records Intellectual Standards (ISBD, MARC and CCF) Indexing (Pre and Post co-ordinate) Vocabulary Control (Thesaurus and List of Subject Heading) Databases (Search Strategies and Boolean Operators) Knowledge Management Unit VI Management (Principles, Functions and School of Thoughts) Planning Organization Structure Decision Making System Study (Analysis, Evaluation and Design) Collection Development (Books, Serials, non books). Assigned to: Dobariya Himal Lakshmanbhai. Material Selection Acquisition Maintenance ISBN ISSN Cataloguing-in-Publication (CIP) Human Resource Management Manpower Planning Job Analysis Job Description Selection Recruitment Motivation Training and Development Staff Manual Leadership and Performance Evaluation Delegation of Authority Financial Management Resource Generation Types of Budgeting Cost and Cost Benefit Analysis PERT CPM Library Building and Equipments Performance Evaluation of Libraries/Information Centers and Services Marketing Information Product and Services Total Quality Management (TQM) Unit VII Information Technology. Assigned to: Badan Barman. Components of Information Technology. Assigned to: Shyam Bihari Gupta. Impact of IT on Society Computer Hardware Computer Software Storage Devices Output / Input Devices Telecommunications Transmission Medias Switching Systems Bandwidth Multiplexing Modulation Protocols Wireless Communications Fax Tele conferencing / video conferencing Bulleting Board Service Teletex Videotex Voice Mail Networking (Concept) Networking Topologies Network Types (LAN, MAN, WAN) Hypertext Hypermedia Multimedia Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN) Open Systems Interconnections (OSI) Unit VIII Library Automation Areas of Library Automation Planning Library Automation Hardware and Software Selection for Automation OPAC Networks ERNET NICNET DELNET JANET BLAISE OCLC INFLIBNET Internet Components of Internet Internet Services (Browsing, Web Browsers Search Engines Meta Data Digital Object Identifier (DOI). Assigned to: Bhakti Himalkumar Dobariya. National and International Information Systems NISSAT NASSDOC INSDOC DESIDOC INIS AGRIS MEDLARS INSPEC Types of Research (Basic, Applied, Interdisciplinary) Research Design Research Methods Hypothesis Data Collection Sampling Methods of Research (Historical, Descriptive, Case Study, Survey, Comparative and Experimental) Statistical Methods Data Analysis Report Writing Research Methods in Library and Information Science and Services Bibliometrics Unit X Types of Libraries {National, Public, Academic, and Special (Objectives, structures and functions) Digital Libraries (Concept) Virtual Libraries (Concept) Types of Users User Studies User Education Role of UGC in the Growth and Development of libraries and information centers in institutes of Higher Education in India Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF) |