Syllabus - PhD Course Work
COURSE–III (a): UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE LIBRARY SYSTEM
Unit-1: University Libraries and Their Development
- History of University and College Libraries.
- Higher Education and its impact on the development of University and College Libraries.
- Higher Education System: Distance and Open Universities and their impact on the Libraries.
- Study of University and College libraries of Selected Developed and Developing countries.
Unit-2: Library Governance and Organization
- Library Governance
- Library Committee, Constitution, Powers, and Functions
- Organizational pattern: Library System, Structure and Services
Unit-3: Human Resource, Financial and Collection Management
- Human Resource Management in libraries
- Financial Management in libraries Cost-Benefit and Analysis studies
- Collection Development and Access Management in libraries Use and Evaluation studies of information resources
Unit 4: Networks, Consortia, and ICT Applications
- Library Networks and INFLIBNET
- Library Consortia and E-Shodh-Sindhu
- Library Services in Print and Electronic Environment: Their evaluation and effectiveness
- Information Communication Technology Application in Libraries
- Planning and Future Development Plans