UGC NET LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE SYLLABUS
Unit-I
Information. information science, Information Society
information transfer cycle-generation , collection, Storage and Dissemination
Role of information in Planning, Management, Socio-economic development technology Transfer
Communication -Channels , Barriers
Intellectual property Rights-Concept , Copyright, Censorship-Print and non-Print media
Library an information Policy at the national level
Unit-II
Laws of library Science
Library resources 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, IATLI ,SM, SISM, LAM, ASLIB SLA and ALA
Library association organization at international level-FID, IFLA and UNESCO
Unit-III
Source of information-Primary , secondary and tertiary-Documentary and non-documentary
References Socures-Encyclopaedias, Dictionaries, Geographical Sources, Biographical Sources, Year Book/ Almanacs, Directories, and Hand books, Statistical (salient features and evaluation)
Bibliographical Sources-bibliographies, Union, Catalogue, indexing and Abstracting, Journal (salient features and evaluation)
E-Documents . e-Books E-Journals
Database-Bibliography, Numeric and full text evaluation
Unit-IV
reference and information services , referral services
Bibliography services, Indexing ad Abstracting services, CAS, SDI, Digital service , trend report
Online Services
Translation Services
reprographic Services
Unit-V
Organization of knowledge/information
modes of information of subjects
Library classification-Canons and Principles
Library classification Schemes-DDC, UDC, ad CC
Library Cataloguing-Canions and Principles
Library cataloguing codes-CCC and AACR_II
Bibliography records-Internationals Standards-ISBDS, MARC and CCF
indexing-Pre-Coordinate , Post-Coordinate
Vocabulary control-Thesaurus, lists of Subjects Headings
Database-Search Strategies, Boolean Operators
Knowledge Management
Unit-VI
Management-Principles, Functional, School of Thought
Planning , Organixsationla Structure
Decision-making
System study-Analysis, evaluation and design
Collection Development-Books Serials, non-book, Material Selection
Acquisition Maintenance, ISBAN, ISSSN, Cataloguing in Publication (CIP)
Human resources Management-Manpower, planning, job analysis, Job description, selection, recruitment, Motivation, Training and development, Staff Manual , Leadership and performance evaluation
Delegation of authority
Financial Management-resources generation, types of Budgeting, Cost and Cost-Benefit analysis
PERT, CPM
Library Buildings and equipments
Performance evaluation of libraries./information centers and services
Marketing information product and services
Total quality management (TQM)
Unit-VII
Information technology-Components, impact of IT on Society
Computers -hardware, Software, Storage devices Input/Output devices
communication-transmission media, Switching systems, Bandwidth, Multiplexing, Modulation protocols Wireless communication
fax, E-Mails, trele0communication.Vedio conferencing, Bulletin Board Service , Videotext, Voice Mail
Networking -Concepts Topologies, Types-LAN, MAN, And WAN
Hypertext, Hypermedia ad multimedia
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), open Systems, Interconnection (OSI)
Unit-VIII
Library Automation -Areas of automation, planning, Hardware and Software selection , OPAC
Networks-ERNET, NIOCNET, DELNET, ANET, BLAISE,, OCLC, INFLIBNET
Internet-Components, Services Browsing-Web browser, Search Engine, Meta-Data, Digital Object Identifies (DOI)
National And international information system-NISSAT, NASSDOC, INSDOCM DEWESIDOC, INIS, SGRIS, MEDLARS, INSPEC
Unit-IX
Types of Research -Basic, Interdisciplinary
Research Design
Scientific Method, 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, Academies, and Special Objective structure Functions
Digital Libraries-Concept
Virtual Libraries-Concept
Types of Users, Users Studies, Users education
Role of UGC in the growth o and development of Libraries and information centers in institutions of higher education in India
Role of raja Ram Mohan Ray Library Foundation (RRLF)
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