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Librarian Syllabus

The document outlines the syllabus for a Librarian degree program. It covers 10 units on topics such as the foundations of library science, information sources and services, information processing, library management, information technology, digital libraries, and research methodology. It provides a detailed list of concepts and topics to be studied within each unit.

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Librarian Syllabus

The document outlines the syllabus for a Librarian degree program. It covers 10 units on topics such as the foundations of library science, information sources and services, information processing, library management, information technology, digital libraries, and research methodology. It provides a detailed list of concepts and topics to be studied within each unit.

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Syllabus for Librarian (B.L.Sc/M.L.

Sc)

Paper-I: General Studies and General Abilities Basic Proficiency in


English
Section-I: General Studies

1. Current Affairs – Regional, National & International.


2. Indian Constitution; Indian Political System; Governance and Public Policy.
3. Social Exclusion; Rights issues such as Gender, Caste, Tribe, Disability etc. and inclusive
policies.
4. Society Culture, Civilization Heritage, Arts and Literature of India and Telangana
5. General Science; India’s Achievements in Science and Technology
6. Environmental Issues; Disaster Management- Prevention and Mitigation Strategies and
Sustainable Development.
7. Economic and Social Development of India and Telangana.
8. Socio-economic, Political and Cultural History of Telangana with special emphasis on
Telangana Statehood Movement and formation of Telangana state.

Section-II: General Abilities

9. Analytical Abilities: Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation.


10. Moral Values and Professional Ethics in Education.
11. Teaching Aptitude

Section – III: Basic Proficiency in English.

i) School Level English Grammar:

Articles; Tense; Noun & Pronouns; Adjectives; Adverbs; Verbs; Modals; Subject-Verb
Agreement; Non-Finites; Reported Speech; Degrees of Comparison; Active and Passive
Voice; Prepositions; Conjunctions; Conditionals.

ii) Vocabulary:

Synonyms and Antonyms; Phrasal Verbs; Related Pair of Words; Idioms and Phrases;
Proverbs.

iii) Words and Sentences:

Use of Words ; Choosing Appropriate words and Words often Confused; Sentence
Arrangement, Completion, Fillers and Improvement; Transformation of Sentences ;
Comprehension; Punctuation; Spelling Test; Spotting of Errors.
Paper-II: Library & Information Science
Unit-1: Foundations of Library and Information Science
1. Five Laws of library Science;
2. Types of Libraries and their functions;
3. Library Movement in Telangana,
4. Important libraries in Telangana;
5. Library legislation in India;
6. Library Extension Services;
7. Library Association in India, UK and USA - ILA, IASLIC, SIS, LA and ALA;
8. National & International organizations promoting Library Development-RRRLF,
NASSDOC, NISCAIR, DESIDOC, IFLA and UNESCO.

Unit-2: Information, Communication and Society


1. Data, Information and Knowledge;
2. Information as a Resource / Commodity;
3. Role of Information in Socio-Economic Development;
4. Information Society, Knowledge Society;
5. Knowledge Management;
6. Information Generation, Collection, Storage and Dissemination;
7. Communication -Channels, Barriers;
8. National Knowledge Commission;
9. Intellectual Property Rights;
10. Copyright;
11. Right to Information Act.

Unit-3: Information Sources


1. Source of information-Primary , Secondary and Tertiary;
2. Documentary and Non-documentary;
3. Reference Sources- Dictionaries;
4. Encyclopaedias;
5. Geographical Sources;
6. Biographical Sources;
7. Year Books / Almanacs, Directories and Handbooks;
8. Statistical sources;
9. Bibliographies, Union Catalogues, Indexing and Abstracting Periodicals;
10. Serial Publications;
11. E-Documents - e-Books;
12. E-Journals;
13. Databases-Bibliographic;
14. Numeric;
15. Full text
Unit-4: Information Services
1. Information services- Bibliographic services, Indexing and Abstracting services, CAS, SDI,
Document Delivery Services, Referral services;
2. Online Services;
3. User Education and User Studies;
4. Information. Seeking Behaviour and Information Needs;
5. Information Literacy.

Unit-5: Information Processing (Classification and Cataloguing)


1. Organization of knowledge/information;
2. Modes of formation of subjects;
3. Library classification-Canons, Laws and Principles;
4. Notation & Mnemonics;
5. Fundamental categories;
6. Call Number;
7. Common isolates;
8. Library classification Schemes-DDC, UDC, and CC;
9. Library Cataloguing-Canons, Laws and Principles;
10. Library cataloguing codes- CCC and AACR-II;
11. Bibliographic standards: ISBD, MARC and CCF;
12. Indexing-Pre-Coordinate , Post-Coordinate;
13. Vocabulary control - Thesaurus, Lists of Subjects Headings;
14. Information Storage & Retrieval (ISAR): Search Strategies;
15. Boolean Operators;
16. Evaluation of ISAR.

Unit-6: Library Management


1. Management-Principles, Functions, Schools of Thought;
2. Organizational Structure;
3. Planning ;
4. Decision-making;
5. System study-Analysis, evaluation and design;
6. Collection Development (Books Serials, non-book, Material)- Principles of book selection;
7. acquisition procedures;
8. ISBN, ISSN;
9. Maintenance;
10. Preservation & Conservation;
11. Human Resources Management;
12. Financial Management-Resources generation, Budgeting, Cost and Cost-Benefit analysis;
13. PERT, CPM;
14. Library Buildings, equipment & furniture;
15. Marketing information products and services; Total Quality Management (TQM)
Unit-7: Fundamentals of Information Technology
1. Information Technology –Software and Hardware;
2. storage devices;
3. Software – Operating Systems ;
4. Application Software;
5. Client-Server Technology;
6. Different types of Servers.;
7. Communication Technology – Telecommunications;
8. Modem;
9. Router;
10. Wi Fi;
11. Transmission Media;
12. Networking Concepts – Topologies- LAN, MAN, WAN;
13. Communication Tools and Techniques – Fax, E-mail, Tele Conferencing, Video
Conferencing, Voice Mail.
14. Hyper Text and Hyper Media. List Serve / Electronic groups;
15. Standards;
16. Protocols and Formats;
17. Interoperability. ;
18. Internet Basics – WWW;
19. Web Browsers;
20. Search Engines;
21. Internet Connectivity;
22. Data Security- Computer Viruses.

Unit-8: Library Automation and Networks


1. Library Automation -Areas of Automation;
2. Hardware and Software selection;
3. OPAC;
4. Resource Sharing and Library Networks-ERNET, NICNET, DELNET, INFLIBNET;
5. OCLC;
6. Library Consortia;
7. Information systems- INIS, AGRIS, PUBMED, INSPEC;
8. Software for Library Automation.

Unit-9: Digital Libraries


1. Digital Library Initiatives;
2. Digitization – Software & hardware; Standards;
3. File formats;
4. Metadata;
5. Digital Collection Management – e-books;
6. e-journals;
7. Databases;
8. Electronic Thesis & Dissertations;
9. Resource Discovery – Search engines;
10. search tools & techniques;
11. Digital Rights Management, copyright & plagiarism.

Unit-10: Research Methodology


1. Types of Research;
2. Scientific Method;
3. Hypothesis , Data Collection;
4. Sampling techniques;
5. Methods of Research-Historical , Case Study, Survey, experimental method etc.;
6. Data Analysis & Interpretation;
7. Report Writing;
8. Bibliometrics, Scientometrics and Webometrics.

***END***

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