(1 Years) BACHELOR OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE
(B.Lib. & I. Sc.)
SYLLABI
The duration of the course will be one academic year. The University Examination will be held at the end of the session of academic year and it will consist of nine papers of 100 marks each as under.
The total marks for the degree will be 900 in all.
Paper-I Paper-II Paper-III Paper-IV Paper-V Paper-VI Paper-VII Paper-VIII Paper-IX |
Library & Society Library Classification & Cataloguing (Theory) Library Classification (Practice) Library Cataloging (Practice) Reference & Information Source & Services. Library Management Computer Application & Library Network Special Library & Research (i) Tour Project Report & viva-voce (ii) Computer Application (Practical) |
M.M. 100 M.M. 100 M.M. 100 M.M. 100 M.M 100 M.M. 100 M.M. 100 M.M. 100 M.M. 50 M.M. 50 |
Participation in the Compulsory educational cum study tour & viva-voce as per establishment norms 50 marks will be assigned to library educational cum study tour ,project based on it & viva-voce. There will be two examiners: one internal & one external.
Tour Project Report 25 Marks.
Viva-Voce 25 Marks
The minimum marks required to pass the examination shall be 40% in each & 50% in the aggregate Bachelor of Library Information Science.
Paper- I: Library & Society M.M. 100
Note: - Two questions will be set from each unit. Candidates are required to attempt one question from each unit.
Unit- I : Concept of Information Society. Role of Library in Society, Social functions of library, Library & continuing education, Laws of Library Science, Types of Libraries: Public, Academic & Special, national Libraries with special reference to India.
Unit II: Development of Library Services in India , Plan Reports of U.G.C. ( Report of Committee for Library 1958), Library co-operation, Library extension service.
Unit – III: Library Legislation: Need, Purpose, History, Principles library movement with special reference to India.
Unit – IV: Organizing a complete Library system, Building planning, role of Librarian and Architect, Furniture Staff and Finance, Library environment.
Unit – V: Library Associations, ILA, IASLIC, ALA, ASLIB, Activities of UNESCO, FID, IFLA, Ethics of Librarianship.
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Paper- II: Library Classification & Cataloguing (Theory) M.M. 100
Note: - Two questions will be set from each section. Fifth question may be attempted from section A or B.
Section – A: MM. 50
Unit- I : Definition & concept of Classification: its needs & purpose, Knowledge ,classification & library classification, major scheme of classification DDC, UDC & CC, recent trends in classification, Spaces of library Classification
Unit – II: Canons of Classification, fundamental categories, Common isolates, principles of helpful sequence
Unit – III: Mnemonics, plan of work Idea, verbal national, notation, devices, book no. & collection no.
Section – B: MM. 50
Unit- IV: Library cataloguing forms of library catalog, Development in library cataloguing, Types & functions of Catalog.
Unit – V: Comparative study of cataloguing rules according to AACRII & CCC (5th Ed.) for personal author, joint author, Pseudonymes & corporate author, multivolume publication & composite books.
Unit – VI: Subject Cataloguing, Methods of Assignment of Subject Handing, Centralized & Co operational Cat5ologuing, Union Catalog.
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Paper- III: Library Classification (Practice) M.M. 100
Note: - Two questions will be set from each section. Fifth question will be attempted from section C.
Section – A: Dewey decimal classification (ed. 19th and 20th) MM. 40
Section – B: Colon Classification (ed. 6th revised) MM. 40
Section – C: Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) (Abridge eg.) MM. 20
Practical classification of very simple titles involving the use of the following tables and techniques.
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Paper- IV: Library Cataloguing (Practice) M.M. 100
Note: - Two questions will be set from each section. Fifth question may be attempted from section A or B.
Section – A : Anglo American Cataloguing Rules-II
Section – B : Classified Catalogue Code (CCC)
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Paper- V: Reference & Information Sources & Services M.M. 100
Note: - Two questions will be set from each section. Fifth question may be attempted from section A or B.
Unit- I : Theory and Function of Reference an Information service,Kinds of Information sources,primary,secondary and Tertiary Sources.
Unit – II: Reference Sources: Definition, purpose, Types of Reference service, ready and long run reference service. Various types of Reference sources, Dectionary, Encyclopaedia. Year boo Almariac.
Unit – III: Geographical, Biographical, Bibliographical Sources.
Unit – IV: Indexing, Abstracting and Translation of Information, Abstract types & Uses, Indexing pre & Post Co-practice, chain, procedure, PRECIS, POPSI. Citation Indexing.
Unit – V: Documentation Centers, INSDOC, DESIDOC, NASSDOC, NISSAT.
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Paper- VI: Library Management M.M. 100
Note: - Two questions will be set from each section. Fifth question may be attempted from section A or B.
Unit- I : Library Management, Theory, Definition, Function, Principles & Elements of Library Management, Introduction of Management Techniques to Library Operations.
Unit – II: Book Selections, Principles of top Acquisition section, Book Ordering, Accessioning.
Unit – III: Functions, job and routines of periodical section, Binding section, Maintenance section. Circulation section, Shelving, Preservation of Library materials.
Unit – IV: Library Authority & Library Committee, Library Staff Formula and Manual, Library Rules and regulations.
Unit – V: Library Finance, Library Budget, Library statistics and Annual Report.
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Paper- VII: Computer Application & Library Network M.M. 100
Note: - Two questions will be set from each section. Fifth question may be attempted from section A or B.
Unit- I : Introduction of Computer- Historical Developments, types of different generations. Auton of Various Library Operations.
Unit – II: structure of Computer, Hardware and Software, Basic Input and Output Devices, Micro Computers, Modules of Library Management Software, Acquisation Cataloguing.
Unit – III: Representative Library Management Software CDS/ISIS, Designing, Creating and Sear Library data bases using CDS/ISIS.
Unit – IV: Computer-based Information Services, CAS and SDI.
Unit – V: Existing Networks, International INTERNET, National-ERNET, NICNET, INFLIBNE.
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Paper- VIII: Special Library and Research M.M. 100
Note: - Two questions will be set from each section. Fifth question may be attempted from section A or B.
Unit- I : Special Libraries and their characteristics, History and Development, Types of Special Location of Library in Different Countries.
Unit – II: Special Library Staff, Finance, Book selection, Organization, Building and Furniture, Non-Materials.
Unit - III: special Library and Computer.
Unit – IV: Research Methods, Definition, Need, Function and Scope, Various research centers in Trends of Modern Research.
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