BLI 221 : LIBRARY, INFORMATION AND SOCIETY

Block 1 : Library and Information in Societal Perspective

Unit 1 : Libraries, Information and Knowledge based Society

Unit 2 : Types of Libraries

Unit 3 : Information Institutions

Unit 4 : Laws of Library Science

Block 2 : Library, Information and Related Legislation

Unit 5 : Library Legislation and Model Public Library Act/Bill

Unit 6 : Library Legislation in Indian States;Their Salient Features

Unit 7 : Other Information Related Legislations:RTI, IT Act, IPR, Patent Act and CyberLaws

Block 3 : Resource Sharing and Library Networks

Unit 8 : Resource Sharing

Unit 9 : Global Library Networks and Consortia: Role of Technology

Unit 10 : Library Networks and Consortia: Indian

Block 4 : Library and Information Profession and Related Agencies

Unit 11 : Librarianship as a Profession

Unit 12 : Ethical Issues in Librarianship

Unit 13 : Role of Professional Associations

Unit 14 : Organisations and Institutions Involved in Development of Library andInformation Services

BLI 222 : INFORMATION SOURCES AND SERVICES

Block 1 : Documentary Sources

Unit 1 : Categorisation of Sources

Unit 2 : Primary Sources

Unit 3 : Secondary and Tertiary Sources

Unit 4 : Criteria of Evaluation

Block 2 : Non-Documentary Sources

Unit 5 : Humans as Sources of Information

Unit 6 : Institutions as Sources of Information

Unit 7 : Media as Sources of Information

Block 3 : Information Services

Unit 8 : Information Services: An Overview

Unit 9 : Types of Services: Reference, Referral, CAS, etc.

Unit 10 : LiteratureSearch and Databases Services

Block 4 : Information Use and User Studies

Unit 11 : User Education and Information Literacy

Unit 12 : User Studies

Unit 13 : Information Use Studies

Unit 14 : Marketing of Information Services

BLI 223 : ORGANISING AND MANAGING INFORMATION

Block 1 : Classification

Unit 1 : Basic Concepts

Unit 2 : Types of Classification

Unit 3 : Postulational Approach

Unit 4 : Comparative Study of Schemes of Classification

Block 2 : Cataloguing

Unit 5 : Basic Concepts

Unit 6 : Types and Forms of Catalogues

Unit 7 : Formats and Standards

Unit 8 : Cataloguing of Non-Book Material

Block 3 : Indexing

Unit 9 : Basics of Subject Indexing

Unit 10 : Indexing Languages

Unit 11 : Indexing Techniques

Block 4 : Recent Developments

Unit 12 : Conceptual Changes: Impactof Technology

Unit 13 : Online Catalogues (Design and Services)

Unit 14 : Overview of Web Indexing, Metadata, Interoperability and Ontologies

BLI 224 : ICT FUNDAMENTALS

Block 1 : Basics of ICT

Unit 1 : Basics of Computer Technology

Unit 2 : Basics of Communication Technology

Unit 3 : Basics of Network Technology

Unit 4 : Technology Convergence

Block 2 : Middleware Technologies

Unit 5 : Office Tools: Word Processing, Presentation and Spreadsheets

Unit 6 : Database Management Systems

Unit 7 : Specialised Application Packages (DTP, Image, Multimedia)

Block 3 : Network Fundamentals

Unit 8 : Network Topology

Unit 9 : Communication Protocols and Network Addressing

Unit 10 : Protocol Architecture

Unit 11 : Network Applications and Management

Unit 12 : Network Security

Block 4 : Internet Tools and Services

Unit 12 : E-mail and E-Messaging

Unit 13 : World Wide Web (How Web functions, Protocols, General Markup LanguageWeb 2.0)

Unit 14 : Search Engines

Unit 15 : Interactive and Distributive Services

BLI 225 : COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Block 1 : Communication Fundamentals

Unit 1 : The Basics

Unit 2 : Social Skills

Unit 3 : Introducing the Institution

Block 2 : Preparing for the Job Interview

Unit 4 : Your Profile

Unit 5 : Preparing your Portfolio

Unit 6 : Preparing your Curriculum Vitae

Unit 7 : The Job Interview

Block 3 : Workplace Skills

Unit 8 : Presentation Skills

Unit 9 : Telephone Skills

Unit10 : Group Discussions

Unit 11 : Body Language

Block 4 : Writing Skills

Unit 12 : Internal Communication

Unit 13 : Introducing Yourselves

Unit 14 : Communication with Customers

Unit 15 : Communication with Service Providers

Block 5 : Advanced Writing Skills

Unit 16 : Writing Proposals

Unit 17 : Writing Reports

Unit 18 : Design of Survey Questionnaire

BLI 226 : MANAGEMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRE

Block 1 : Principles and Practices of Management

Unit 1 : Principles and Functions of Management

Unit 2 : Total Quality Management (TQM)

Unit 3 : Change Management

Unit 4 : Application of Principles of Management in Libraries and Information Centres

Block 2 : Library Functions and Operations

Unit 5 : Basic Housekeeping Operations Part-I

Unit 6 : Basic Housekeeping Operations Part-II

Unit 7 : Physical Infrastructure Planning

Unit 8 : Maintenance and Preservation

Unit 9 : Disaster Management

Block 3 : Financial Management

Unit10 : Sources of Finance and Resource Mobilisation

Unit 11 : Budgeting Techniques

Unit 12 : Budget Preparation

Block 4 : Human Resource Management

Unit 13 : Basics of Human Resource Management

Unit 14 : Human Resource Planning

Unit 15 : Human Resource Development

BLIE 227: DOCUMENT PROCESSING: PRACTICE

Block 1 : Classification– Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)

Unit1 : Introduction to DDC 19th Edition

Unit 2 : Use of Tables Part-1

Unit 3 : Use of Tables Part-2

Unit 4 : Number Building in Sciences

Unit 5 : Number Building in Social Sciences

Unit 6 : Number Building in Humanities

Unit 7 : Number Building with Complex and Compound Subjects

Block 2 : Cataloguing – AACR 2R and MARC 21

Unit 8 : AACR-2R: Preliminaries

Unit 9 : Choice and Rendering of Headings and Statement of Responsibility

Unit 10 : Cataloguing Multi-Volumes, Serial Publications and Non- Print Media

Unit11 : MARC-21 Cataloguing

Block 3 : Indexing – Sears List of Subject Headings

Unit 12 : Structure of Sears List of Subject Headings (18th Edition)

Unit 13 : Keyword Indexing

Unit 14 : Chain Indexing (DDC-19th Edition)

BLIE 228: INFORMATION PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Block 1 : Conventional Products and Services

Unit 1 : Literature Search and Bibliographic Services

Unit 2 : CAS (Including SDI and Alerting Services)

Unit 3 : Abstracting, Digest and Newspaper Clipping Services

Unit 4 : Referral Service

Block 2 : Special Products and Services

Unit 5 : Information Analysis

Unit 6 : Information Consolidation and Repackaging

Unit 7 : Information Analysis and Consolidation Products

Block 3 : Document Delivery Service

Unit 8 : Document Delivery Service: An Overview

Unit 9 : Electronic Document Delivery

Unit 9 : Translation Service

Block 4 : Web Products and Services

Unit 11 : Web Sharing

Unit 12 : Collaborative Content Development

Unit 13 : Web Marketing

BLIE 229: ICT IN LIBRARIES

Block 1 : Library Automation

Unit 1 : Library Automation: An Introduction

Unit 2 : Automating Your Library

Unit 3 : Library Automation Process/ Packages

Unit 4 : KOHA and New GenLib

Block 2 : Digitisation and Digital Libraries– D-Space and GSDL

Unit 5 : Introduction to Digital Library

Unit 6 : Digitisation Process

Unit 7 : Creating Digital Libraries Using D-Space

Unit 8 : Creating Digital Libraries Using GSDL

Master’s Degree Programme in

Library and Information Science

 (MLIS)

MLI-101 INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND SOCIETY                                          

MLI-102 MANAGEMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRES                                       

MLII-101 INFORMATION SOURCES, SYSTEMS AND SERVICES                                       

MLII-102 INFORMATION PROCESSING AND RETRIEVAL                                    

MLII-103 FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES                   

MLII-104 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES-APPLICATIONS                

MLIP-002 PROJECT WORK/DISSERTATION                                 

Electives

MLIE-101 PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS                                          

MLIE-102 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY                                         

MLIE-103 ACADEMIC LIBRARY SYSTEM                                       

MLIE-104 TECHNICAL WRITING                                       

MLIE-105 INFORMETRICS AND SCIENTOMETRICS                                  

MLIE-106 PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM AND SERVICES                                           

MLI-101: INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND SOCIETY                                   

Block-1: Information: Nature, Property and Scope                                          

Unit 1: Data, Information and Knowledge: Intellectual Assets                                    

Unit 2: Data: Definition, Types, Nature, Properties and Scope                                    

Unit 3: Information: Definition, Types, Nature, Properties and Scope                       

Unit 4 : Knowledge: Definition, Types, Nature, Properties and Scope                                    

Block-2: Information Generation and Communication                                    

Unit 5: Information Communication Process, Media and Diffusion                            

Unit 6: Generation of Information: Modes and Forms                                     

Unit 7: Information Theory: Measure and Contents Evaluation                                 

Unit 8: Digital Information                                  

Block-3: Information and Society                                   

Unit 9: Social Implications of Information                                 

Unit 10: Information as an Economic Resource                                     

Unit 11: Information Policies: National and International                                           

Unit 12: Information Infrastructure - National and Global                                          

Unit 13: Information Society                                           

Block-4: Knowledge and Society                                     

Unit 14: Knowledge Society                                

Unit 15: Knowledge Management: Concept and Tools                                    

Unit 16: Knowledge Profession                                       

MLI-102: MANAGEMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRES                                      

Block-1: Management Perspectives                                

Unit 1: Concepts and Schools of Management Thought                                  

Unit 2: Management Functions                                       

Unit 3: Total Quality Management                                 

Unit 4: Change Management                                          

Block-2: System Analysis and Control                                        

Unit 5 : Systems Approach                                  

Unit 6: Work Flow and Organisation Routine                                       

Unit 7: Monitoring and Control Techniques                                          

Unit 8 : Performance Measurement and Evaluation Techniques                                

Block-3: Human Resource Management                                    

Unit 9 : Organisational Behaviour                                  

Unit 10 : Managerial Quality and Leadership                                        

Unit 11: Human Resource Planning and Development                                     

Block-4: Financial Management                                      

Unit 12: Budgeting and Types                                         

Unit 13: Budgetary Control System                                

Unit 14: Costing Techniques                                

Unit 15: Cost Analysis                                           

Block-5: Marketing of Information Products and Services                                      

Unit 16: Information as a Marketable Comodity                                  

Unit 17: Marketing: Approach and Techniques                                     

Unit 18: E-Marketing                                

MLII-101: INFORMATION SOURCES, SYSTEMS AND SERVICES                                      

Block-1: Information Institutions                                    

Unit 1: Information Institutions: Evolution, Growth Functions and Types                             

Unit 2: Information Centres: Types and their Organisation                                         

Unit 3: Data Centres and Referral Centres                                 

Unit 4: Information Analysis and Consolidation Centres                                 

Block-2: Information Sources, Systems and Programmes                                

Unit 5: Information Sources: Categorisation                                         

Unit 6: Print and Non-Print Sources                                           

Unit 7: National Information Systems and Programmes                                  

Unit 8: Global Information Systems and Programmes                                      

Unit 9: National and International Information Organisations                                   

Block-3: Information Products and Services                                          

Unit 10: Information Products - Part I                                        

Unit 11: Information Products - Part II                                       

Unit 12: Information Services - Part I                                         

Unit 13: Information Services - Part 11                                      

Block-4: Information Intermediaries as Sources of Information                                  

Unit 14: Library and Information Professionals                                     

Unit 15: Information Intermediaries                                           

Unit 16: Database Designers and Managers                                           

Unit 17: Database Intermediaries                                   

Unit 18: Media Persons                                        

Unit 19: Intelligent Agents                                   

MLII-102: INFORMATION PROCESSING AND RETRIEVAL                                   

Block-1: Organization of Information                                         

Unit 1: Intellectual Organization of Information                                   

Unit 2: Indexing Languages Part-I - Concepts and Types, Subject Headings Lists and Thesauri

Unit 3: Indexing Languages Part-II - Classification Schemes                                         

Unit 4: Indexing Systems and Techniques                                  

Unit 5: Evaluation of Indexing Systems                                      

Block-2: Bibliographic Description                                  

Unit 6: Principles and Evolution of Bibliographic Description                                     

Unit 7: Rules for Bibliographic Description                                

Unit 8: Satandards for Bibliographic Record Format                                        

Unit 9: Metadata : MARC 21-856 Field, Dublin Core, TEI                                  

Block-3: Content Development                                       

Unit 10: Norms and Guidelines of Content Development                                

Unit 11: Introduction to HTML and XML                                    

Unit 12 Web-based Content Development                                

Unit I3: Multilingual Content Development (Using Unicode)                                      

Block-4: Information Storage and Retrieval Systems                                       

Unit 14: ISAR Systems: Objectives and Types, Operations and Design                        

Unit 15: Compatibility of ISAR Systems                                      

Unit 16: Intelligent IR Systems                                        

Block-5: Information Retrieval                                        

Unit 17: Information Retrieval - Processes and Techniques                                         

Unit 18: Information Retrieval - Models and their Applications                                 

Unit 19: Search Strategy - Processes and Techniques                           

MLII-103: FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION  TECHNOLOGIES                                      

Block-l: Computer Technology                                        

Unit 1: Architecture and Technology                                         

Unit 2: Software                                       

Unit 3: Programming                                

Block-2: Communication Technology                                         

Unit 4: Fundamentals of Communication Technology                                     

Unit 5: Networks and Networking                                  

Unit 6: Data Networks                                         

Unit 7: Convergence Technology and Applications                                          

Block-3: Media and Publishing Technology                                           

Unit 8: Print and Non-Print Media                                 

Unit 9: Publishing and Printing Technology                                          

Unit 10: E-Publishing and Networking Publishing                                

Unit 11: Reprography and Micrography                                    

Block-4: Resource Sharing Networks                                          

Unit 12: Library and Information Networks                                          

Unit 13: Bibliographic Utility Networks                                     

Unit 14: Library and Information Networks in India     

MLII-104: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TIECHNOLOGIES -APPLICATIONS                                     

Block-1: Database Design and Management                                         

Unit 1: Database: Concepts and Components                                       

Unit 2: Database Structures, File Organisation and Physical Database Design                              

Unit 3: Database Management Systems                                     

Unit 4: Database Searching                                 

Block-2: Library Automation                                           

Unit 5: Housekeeping Operations                                   

Unit 6 Software Packages - Features                                          

Unit 7: Digitization: Concept, Need, Methods and Equipment                                    

Block-3: Library and Information Services                                 

Unit 8: Alerting Services                                      

Unit 9: Bibliographic Full Text Services                                      

Unit 10: Document Delivery Services                                         

Unit 11: Reference Services                                 

Block-4: Internet Resources and Services                                  

Unit 12: Basics of Internet                                   

Unit 13: Use of Search Engines                                        

Unit 14: Internet Services                                    

Unit 15: Internet Information Resources                                   

Unit 16: Evaluation of Internet Resources                                 

ELECTIVE COURSES                                   

MLIE-101: PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS                                         

Block-1: Library Materials: Preservation and Conservation                                         

Unit 1: Need for Preservation and Conservation                                  

Unit 2: Historical Development of Writing Materials                                       

Unit 3: Palm Leaves ‘Birch’ Bark: Their Nature and Preservation                                

Unit 4 : Manuscripts, Books, Periodicals, Newspapers, Pamphlets, etc.                     

Unit 5: Non-book Materials                                 

Block-2 : Hazards to Library Materials and Control Measures                                     

Unit 6: Environmental Factors                                        

Unit 7: Biological Factors                                     

Unit 8: Chemical Factors                                      

Unit 9: Disaster Management                                          

Block-3: Binding                                        

Unit 10: Types of Binding                                     

Unit 11: Binding Materials                                   

Unit 12: Binding Process                                      

Unit 13: Standards for Binding                                        

Block-4: Restoration and Reformatting                                     

Unit 14: Material Repair                                      

Unit 15: Microfilming and Digitisation                                       

MLIE-102: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY                                        

Block-1: Fundamentals of Research                                

Unit 1: Research: Meaning, Concept, Need                                           

Unit 2: Historical Research                                   

Unit 3: Survey Research                                       

Unit 4: Experimental Research                                        

Unit 5 Fundamental, Applied and Action Research                                          

Block-2: Tools for Research                                 

Unit 6: Measurement of Variables                                  

Unit 7: Data Presentation                                    

Unit 8: Statistical Techniques                                          

Unit 9: Statistical Packages                                  

Block-3: Research Methods                                 

Unit 10: Observation Method                                         

Unit 11: Questionnaire Method                                      

Unit 12: Interview Method                                  

Unit 13: Experimental Method                                        

Unit 14: Case Study                                  

Block-4: Research Process                                    

Unit 15: Research Design                                     

Unit 16: Research Plan                                         

Unit 17: Statistical Inference                                           

Unit 18: Presentation of Results                                     

MLIE-103: ACADEMIC LIBRARY SYSTEM                                      

Block-1: Development of Academic Libraries                                        

Unit 1: Academic Libraries: Objectives and Functions                                      

Unit 2: Role of UGC and other Bodies in Promoting Libraries in Universities, Colleges and other Institutions of Higher Learning                                       

Unit 3: Library Governance                                 

Unit 4: Academic Library Services                                   

Unit 5: Financial Management of Academic Libraries                                       

Block-2: Collection Development                                   

Unit 6: Collection. Development Policy/Weeding out Policy                                      

Unit 7: Problems in Collection Organisation                                         

Unit 8: Collection Development Programmes                                       

Block-3: Staffing Pattern and Staff Development for Academic Libraries                              

Unit 9: Norms and Patterns of Staffing                                      

Unit 10: Continuing Education Programmes (CEP)                                           

Unit 11: Personnel Management                                    

Block-4: Resource Sharing Programmes                                     

Unit 12: Resource Sharing: Need and Objectives                                  

Unit 13: INFLIBNET : Information and Library Network                                    

Unit 14: Library Networks and Consortia                                  

MLIE-104: TECHNICAL WRITING                                      

Block-1: Communication Process                                    

Unit 1: Overview of Communication Process                                        

Unit 2: Characteristic Features of Technical Writing                                        

Unit 3: Target Groups in Written Communication                                

Unit 4: Reader-Writer Relationship                                

Block-2: Linguistics                                   

Unit 5: Language as Medium for Communication of Thought                                     

Unit 6: Functional English Style: Semantics, Syntax, and Diction                                

Unit 7: Readability and Text                                

Unit 8: Aberrations in Technical Writing                                   

Block-3: Structure and Functions of Technical Communication                                  

Unit 9: Structure, Definition, Purpose, Characteristics and Functions                        

Unit 10: Collection, Organisation and Presentation of Data including Illustrations              

Unit 11: Case Studies: Preparation of Short Communication, Review Articles, Technical Reports,

Monographs, Dissertations and House Bulletins                                   

Block-4: Technical Editing and Editorial Tools                                       

Unit 12: The Editor                                   

Unit 13: Editorial Process                                     

Unit 14: Editorial Tools                                        

MLIE-105: INFORMETRICS AND SCIENTOMETRICS                                 

Block-1: Foundation of Informetrics and Scientometrics                                 

Unit 1: Information and Measurement                                      

Unit 2: Measure of Information                                      

Unit 3: Informetrics: Definition, Scope and Evolution                                      

Unit 4: Sociology of Science and Scientometrics                                  

Unit 5: Organisations Engaged in Scientometrics and Informetrics Studies               

Block-2: Informetrics: Elements and Applications                                 

Unit 6: Law of Scattering and its Applications                                      

Unit 7: Rank and Size Frequency Models                                   

Unit 8: Informetrics Phenomena                                     

Unit 9: Analysis of Library Related Data                                     

Unit 10: User Studies                                

Block-3: Scientometrics: Elements and Applications                                        

Unit 11: Laws of Scientific Productivity                                     

Unit 12: Growth and Obsolescene of Literature                                    

Unit 13: Science Indicators                                  

Unit 14: Mapping of Science                                           

Block 4: Techniques and Modeling in Informetrics and Scientometrics                                 

Unit 15 : Elements of Statistics                                        

Unit 16 : Probability Distributions and their Applications                                           

Unit 17 : Regression Analysis                                           

Unit 18 : Cluster Analysis and Factor Analysis                                       

MLIE-106: PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM AND SERVICES                                          

Block-1: Public Library: Basic Concepts                                      

Unit 1: Public Library: Origin and Growth                                 

Unit 2: Public Library and Society                                  

Unit 3: Agencies in the Promotion and Development of Public Library System

Unit 4: National Library Policy and Library Legislation                                    

Block-2: Public Library System: Resource Development                                  

Unit 5: Development Plans and Resource Mobilisation                                   

Unit 6: Financial Resources                                  

Unit 7: Physical and Documentary Resources                                       

Unit 8.: Human Resources                                    

Block-3: Management of Public Library System                                    

Unit 9: Organisational Structure of Public Library System                                          

Unit 10: Planning and Administration of Public Libraries                                

Unit 11: Public Library Norms, Standards and Guidelines                                

Unit 12: Governance of Public Libraries                                     

Unit 13: Performance Evaluation                                    

Block-4: Public Library Services                                      

Unit 14: Types of Library Services                                   

Unit 15: Application of Information Technology in Public Library Services               

Unit 16: Resource Sharing Networking                                      

Unit 17: Public Library Scenario in India, UK, USA and Canada                                   

MLIP-002 PROJECT WORK/DISSERTATION