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Online NET Guide of Library and Information Science

Unit I:

  • Information
  • Information Science
  • Information Society

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 LevelAssigned to: Monika Gupta.


Unit II:

Laws of Library Science

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 Profession

Library Association in India, UK and USA

ILA

IASLIC

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

Email

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


Unit IX

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)