Unit I: Library, Information & Society
Library as a Social Institution, Library movement, Role of Libraries in formal and informal Education; Types of Libraries: National, Public, Academic & Special; Laws of Library Science; Information Society: Its evolution and implications; Freedom of access to information: Intellectual property rights, copyright, censorship; Extension & Community Information Services; Library Legislation in India; Professional Associations: Roles and Activities
Unit II: Library Management
Library Planning; Collection Management: Document Selection, Ordering, Processing & Weeding
Library Committee: Library Rules and Regulations; Human Resource Management; Office Management; Financial Management: Budget and Budgetary Control; Library Statistics and Annual Report; Library Standards; Library Maintenances: Shelving, Stock Verification & Conservation.
Unit III: Knowledge Organization and Information Processing: Library Classification Library Cataloguing
Classification: Its Nature, Purpose and Function; Knowledge Classification and Document Classification; Subjects and their formation: Universe of Subjects, Modes of formation of Subjects etc.; General Theory of Classification: Normative Principles and their Application, Standard Schemes of Library Classification; Trends in Library Classification; Library Cataloguing: Canons, and Principles- Types, Purpose and their Physical forms; Different Kinds of Entries and rules for Filling Entries; Principles of Subject Cataloguing: Assigning Subjects Headings using Library of Congress Subject- Headings & Sear's List of Subject Headings etc.; Cataloguing Standards: ISBD, ISBN, ISSN, Computerized Cataloguing- MARC, UNIMARC, CCF; Recent trends in Cataloguing.
Unit IV: Information Sources, Services and Systems
Reference and Information Sources: Documentary, non- documentary sources-Evaluation of reference sources; Users of Information: Types, Character tics, need and study of users; Organization of Information: Abstracting and Abstracts Indexing Languages; Information Centers: Different levels of Information Centers (International, National, Regional & Local); Information Systems: Structure and Services of Information Systems; Library as an Information System; Information Services: Need and Types of Reference, Documentation & Information Services.
Unit V: Basics of Computers Application in Libraries
Components of Computer System; Generation and Types of Computers; Hardware and Software; Deta Storage Media; Operating System and their Types; DOS and Windows; File Creation; Application Software; Computer Networking; Library and Information Networks.
Librarians sometimes used to refer erroneously to Library Science as Information Science. Information Science refers to all information systems and methodologies.
Some of the different terms of library science are cybrarian services and information science. Another term used is library and information services.
It is often abbreviated as LIS (Library and Information Science).
James William Galloway has written: 'The relationships of author productivity and article readability to journal productivity in the field of library and information science' -- subject(s): Bibliometrics, Library science literature
Library Science is concerned with libraries and their maintenance and curation. Information Science is concerned with information - the analysis, classification, collection, storage, retrieval, manipulation, movement, and dissemination of it.
Library and information science falls under the category of social sciences. This field focuses on the organization, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of information to meet the needs of individuals, organizations, and society.
Mary Jane Kahao has written: 'Periodicals in library and information science' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Periodicals, Library science, Information science
It is typically abbreviated as MLIS (Master of Library and Information Sciences, or Master of Library and Information Studies).
Noel Shillinglaw has written: 'The information society' -- subject(s): Information science, Library education, Library science, Study and teaching
Guangjun Meng has written: 'Meng Guangjun wen xuan' -- subject(s): Library science, Information science, Library information networks
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B.L.S., B.Lib., or B.L.I.S - Bachelor of Library Science. MLIS - Master of Library and Information Science.