Syllabus: MLISc II Semester

 

Paper M-110 (b): ACADEMIC LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SYSTEM

UNIT – I: Academic Libraries and their Development
Objectives and Functions
History and Development of Libraries with Special Reference to India
Role of Libraries in Formal and Non-Formal Education System
UGC and its Role in the Development of College and University Libraries

UNIT – II: Collection Development and Management
Periodicals, Conference Literature, Grey Literature, and Government Publications
Non-Book Materials
Electronic Resources and Online Databases

UNIT – III: Library Organization and Administration
Organizational Structure
Staff Manual, Library Surveys, Statistics, and Standards, etc.

UNIT – IV: Information Services
CAS, SDI, Abstracting, and Indexing Services
Library Bulletin, Newspaper Clipping Services
Computerized Services
Resource Sharing and Networking: INFLIBNET, UGC-INFONET Digital Library
Consortium, etc.
Information Literacy Programmes

UNIT – V: Financial and Human Resource Management
Determination of Finance, Sources of Finance
Types of Budget
Nature, Size, Selection, Recruitment, Qualification, and Training
Responsibilities and Duties
Competency Development

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