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M.Lib.Sc.


Duration:

2 Years

Eligibility:

Graduate or Equivalent

Course Duration: 2 Years

Course Eligibility: Graduation with 50% marks

Admission Criteria: Merit in qualifying examination, subject to eligibility criteria.

Entrance/Eligibility Test: As per University Rules

Course Syllabus 

Semester I

Library and Society

Organization of Knowledge (Theory)

(A) Library Classification

(B) Library Cataloguing

Reference and Information Sources and Services

(A) Reference and Information Sources

(B) Reference and Information Services

Organization of knowledge (Practice)

(A) Library Classification

(Ai) Colon Classification

(Aii) Dewey Decimal Classification

(B) Library Cataloguing: AACR 2R

Computer Application in LIS

Semester II

Management of Library and Information Centres

Information Communication & Information System and System Analysis Design

(A) Information Communication & Information System

(B) System Analysis Design

Preservation & Conservation and Library System

(A) Preservation & Conservation

(B) Library Systems (Special: any one)

(B1) Academic Library System, or

(B2) Public Library System, or

(B3) Special Library System

Organization of Knowledge (Practice)

Library Classification

(A) Dewey Decimal Classification

(B) Universal Decimal Classification

ICT Application in Library and Information System

Semester III

Research Methodology

Library & Users and Management Information System

(A) Library & Users

(B) Management Information System

Web resources and Bibliometrics & Webometrics

(A) Web resources

(B) Bibliometrics & Webometrics

Library Software Packages and Documentation Works

(A) Library Software Packages (Theory)

(B) Documentation Works

(Bi) Bibliographic project

(Bii) Job Diary and Library Visit Report

Software Packages (Practice)

(A) CDS/ISIS and WINISIS

(B) SOUL

Semester IV

Information Storage and Retrieval System

Digital Library System (theory)

Open Sources Software Packages (Practice)

(A) KOHA

(B) DSpace or GSDL

Dissertation