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This is part of PG Syllabus for CUCET
CUCET M Library & Information Science Syllabus
Test Paper Code: PGQP39
Foundations Of Library And Information Science
Unit-I
Social and historical foundations of Library; Philosophy and ethics of librarianship; Library as a social institution: Objectives and Functions of the library; Role of the library in formal and informal education
Unit-2
Five Laws of Library Science: Implications; Implications of Five Laws in Library and Information Activities; Relevance of Five Laws in present technology oriented environment
Unit-3
Types of libraries: National, Public, Academic and Special: their features, objectives, functions, role and services. UESCO Public Library Manifesto
Unit 4
International Professional Associations: IFLA, CILIP, ASLIB, ALA: their objectives, functions and activities. National and Local Professional Associations: IASLIC, ILA, IATLIS, Gujarat Granthalay; Sewa Sangh: their objectives, functions and activities.
Unit 5
Resource sharing: Concept, Need, Purpose, Areas of resource sharing; Resource sharing programmes; Impact of IT on resource sharing Intellectual Property Rights; Copyright- Copyright Act in India; Censorship
Library Management
Unit-1
House keeping routines and work flow in libraries; Book selection: Principles, Purpose and Methods of book selection; Book selection tools: Bibliographies, reviews, catalogues, etc.; Acquisition of books: Policies and programmes, ordering of books, Good Offices; Committees (GOC); Web based Book ShopIdentification, selection and acquisition of books. Sample URLs
Unit-2
Serials Management; Acquisition of Periodicals (including Foreign) ; Problems in Acquisition Organization of Periodicals: Methods of Recording, Shelving and Display
Unit-3
Technical Processing of Books: Classification and Cataloguing; Authority File; Maintenance: Open Access Vs Closed Access; Principles of Stacking – Shelving methods; Preservation: Concepts, Purpose and methods; Stock verification: Purpose and methods; Circulation of Books
Gate Register; Registration of Members, Reservation of books, Overnight issue and Inter-library loan; Charging and discharging methods: Day Book System, Ledger System, Browne System, and Newark System. Computerized circulation system
Unit-4
Financial management; Sources of finance; Budgetary control and Budgeting Techniques: Line, PPBS and ZBB
Unit-5
Library Staff: Categorization and Duties; Physical Planning of Libraries, Furniture and Equipment; Library Statistics: Purpose and types; Library Reports: Types- Annual Report; Library Committee: Concept, Importance, Function, Types of committees; Library Rules and Regulations; Human Relations, Public Relations, Publicity and Extension activities
Knowledge Organisation And Processing-1
Unit 1
Library classification: Meaning, Need and Purpose; Knowledge classification and Document classification; Universe of Knowledge: structure and attributes; Formation, structure and development of subjects
Unit 2
Species of classification schemes: Enumerative and Faceted Schemes; Brief study of Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC); Brief study of Colon Classification (CC); Brief study of Universal Decimal Classification (UDC)
Unit 3
General Theory of classification: Descriptive theory; Notation: Definition, types, quality and functions.; Relevance of classification in the context of computerized / digital libraries; Trends in Library classification
Unit 4
Dynamic theory of classification: Ranganathan’s contribution; Main ClassCanonical Class and Basic Class; Isolates & Devices; Systems and Specials, Rounds and Levels
Unit 5
Facet analysis- Postulates; Phase analysis- phase, intra-facet and intra- array relations.; Principles of facet sequence; Principles of helpful sequence
Unit 6
Canons for classification: Canons for Idea, Verbal & Notational plane
Knowledge Processing
Unit 7
Library Catalogue: Definition, Need, Objectives and Functions; Types of Library catalogues: Physical/Outer forms: Conventional & Non-Conventional; Forms including OPAC; Internal Forms of Library Catalogue Different types of catalogue entries their parts and functions in AACR-2
Unit 8
Normative Principles of Cataloguing: Canons, Laws, Principles. Standard Codes of Cataloguing: AACR-2 Revised.
Unit 9
Centralized Cataloguing: Meaning, Objectives and Forms of centralization; Limited Cataloguing: Selective and Simplified Cataloguing; Union Catalogue:Definition, Functions and Compilation.
Unit 10
Subject cataloguing and Indexing: Meaning, Need, Purpose and Objectives. Different types of subject catalogues; Problems in alphabetical subject indexing
Unit 11
Introduction to Indexing Systems: Pre-Co-ordinate indexing – Chan indexing; Post-Coordinate indexing – Uniterm Indexing; Standard Lists of Subject Headings and their features: LCSH & SLSH
Unit 12
Rules for filing of catalogue entries; Standardization in cataloguing – Need, Purpose; Standards for bibliographic description – MARC, MARC 21, CCF, ISBD, OPAC, Web Based Catalogues. Impact of IT on Cataloguing – use of Internet in cataloguing, Trends in cataloguing
Library Development
Unit 1
Library development in India; Press and Registrations Act Delivery of Books and Newspapers Act (Public Libraries); Public library movement in India with special reference to Gujarat; Promoter of Public Library in India: RRLF
Unit 2
Public library development in U.S.A; Public library development in U.K
Unit 3
National Organizations in India: NASSDOC, NISCAIR, DESIDOC, objectives, programmes and activities. International Organizations - Role of UNESCO in promoting library activities
Unit 4
Library Legislation: Need and essential features; Library Legislation in India
Unit 5
Overview of Library Acts in the different states of India
Library Education
Unit 1
Profession: Librarianship as a profession. Historical Development and Status
Unit 2
Profile of the discipline of LIS; Library education in U.S.A. and U.K
Unit 3
Library education in India: Historical development; Status of Library Education. Levels of courses
Unit 4
Efforts of UGC in developing LIS education and curriculum in India; Continuing education and distance education in LIS
Unit 5
Present research trends; Impact of IT on LIS education;
Information Sources
Unit 1
Information Sources: Meaning and Definition; Kinds of Information Sources: Non-Documentary; Human and Institutional; Documentary Sources - Print and Non Print; Primary, Secondary and Tertiary sources
Unit 2
Reference Sources: Meaning and Definition; Kinds of Reference Sources: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Almanacs, Yearbooks; Directories, Handbooks, Manuals, Statistical, News Summaries, Biographical and Geographical Sources
Unit 3
Evaluation of different types of Reference Sources;
Unit 4
Bibliography: Meaning, Scope, Functions and Kinds; Types: Retrospective and Current, General, Special, National (INB and BNB), Trade,Subject Bibliographic Control: Meaning, Purpose, UBC and UAP
Unit 5
Web/Internet as a Reference Source; Browsing of various types of reference and information resources and writing a report, (taking a sample in each type) about the type of information and its organization
Information Services
Unit 1
Reference Service: Definition, Need, Purpose and Functions; Ranganathan’s Theory of Reference Service; Ready Reference Service and Long Range; Reference Service
Unit 2
Reference Process: Reference questions and their categories; Techniques and methods of answering reference questions; User Education: Objectives, techniques and methods
Unit 3
Information Services: Definition, Need and Scope; Difference between information service and reference service; Literature Search, Bibliographic Service, Reprographic Service; Translation Service
Unit 4
Current Awareness Service; Selective Dissemination of Information; Referral and Document Delivery Service; Internet Services
Unit 5
Abstracting Services; Abstract: Meaning, Use, Parts of abstract, Types: Indicative and Informative; Abstracting Service/Products; Indexing Services; Index: Meaning, Use Indexing Services/Products
Computer Applications
Unit 1
Introduction to Computer Technology; Computer Technology: Meaning and Features; Types of Computers: Analogue, Digital and Hybrid; Super,
Mainframe, Mini, and Micro, Laptop and PDA
Unit 2
Components of Computer: Hardware: CPU, Input, Output and Storage devices, Ports, Multimedia; Software: Meaning and purpose; Types of software: System, Application and programming software, Open Source.; System Software: Operating system- DOS, UNIX, LINUX and WINDOWS-basic features
Unit 3
Application Software: Meaning and purpose; MS Word and MS-Excel & MSAc cess-features
Unit 4
Computer Networking; Networking: Concept, Need Network Topologies Types of Network
Unit 5
Application software for library management; Features of any one Library Management Software package: LIBSYS, ALICE, SOUL, CDS/ISIS-WINISIS; Selection criteria for Library management software
Unit 6
Application of Computers in Library and Information Centers; Library Automation: Meaning and Need; Areas of Library Automation: Acquisition and Ordering, Catalogue, Circulation, Serials control and Administration; Problems and prospects of library automation, Impact of computer technology in library and information work
User Studies
Unit 1
Information users and their information needs: Categories of information users, Information needs- definition and models, Information seeking behaviour
Unit 2
User studies: Concept of user studies, Importance of user studies, Types of user studies
Unit 3
Methods and techniques of user studies: Questionnaire, interview, observation, diary
Unit 4
Library Surveys Techniques of library and information centres survey, Proforma method, Interview method, Record analysis method
Unit 5
Planning a library or user survey
School Librarianship
Unit 1
History and development of school libraries; Standards for the school libraries
Unit 2
School library organization, planning and equipment
Unit 3
Collection development in school libraries; Creating reading interest among school children
Unit 4
School library services; School library finances; School library reports
Unit 5
School libraries in India