Mangalore University Courses

M.Lib.Sc.

Seats :

28 (General 16: Payment 12) , Over and above the intake, application to general Category only, 
Defence personnel/Ex- Servicemen – 1, Physically handicapped - 1 , NCC/NSS/Sports Persons – 1

Duration :

Four semesters (two years)

Eligibilty :

Candidates who have passed any Bachelor's degree of Mangalore University or any other University, recognised by Mangalore University as equivalent there to, are eligible for admission to the 1st year of M.L.I.S. course provided they have secured a minimum of 45% in the aggregate of the optional/major subjects. However in the case of SC/ST candidates this minimum shall be 40%.

Semester – I

1. Foundations of Library and Information Science
2. Information Processing and Retrieval Theory - I : Classification
3. Information Sources and Services Theory - I
4. Information Communication Technology Theory - I
5. Information Processing and Retrieval Practice - I : Classification
6. Information Communication Technology Practice - I

Semester – II

1. Management of Libraries and Information Centres - I
2. Information Processing and Retrieval Theory - II : Cataloguing
3. Information Sources and Services Theory - II
4. Information Communication Technology Theory - II
5. Information Processing and Retrieval Practice-II: Cataloguing
6. Information Communication Technology Practice-II

Semester – III

1. Management of Libraries and Information Centres - II
2. Information Processing and Retrieval Theory - III
3. Information Communication Technology Theory-III
4. Research Methodology
5. Information Processing and Retrieval Practice-III: Classification
6. Information Communication Technology Practices - III

Semester – IV

1. Information Communication Technology Theory-IV
2. Digital Libraries
3. Electives:(Any one of the following)
   • Industrial Library and Information System
   • Business Information System
   • Management Information System (MIS)
   • Conservation and Preservation of Information Resources
   • Special Library System
4.  Information Sources and Services Practice.
5. Information Processing and Retrieval Practice-IV: Cataloguing
6. Information Communication Technology Practice-IV