BACHELOR OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (B. LIB. I. SC.) DETAILED SYLLABUS SEMESTER I

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1 BACHELOR OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (B. LIB. I. SC.) DETAILED SYLLABUS SEMESTER I

2 LIBRARY AND SOCIETY CODE BLIS 101 Objective: The objective of this course is to teach the student, the philosophy of librarianship, basic principles and laws of library science to the students. Changing concept of modern library, social functions of library, five laws of library science, User education and Programmes. I History of libraries with special reference to India Medieval and Modern Period; library education in India; library legislation in India- Haryan, Tamilnadu, West Bengal, Gujrat. II Type of libraries, their organization and functions; public libraries, academic libraries, research and technical libraries; national library of India; library resource sharing and networks; inter library loan; extension service. V Role and activities of library associations: IFLA, ILA, IASLIC, ALA in the development of libraries, Role of UGC and UNESCO in the development of college and University libraries. Role of library professionals in electronic environment: issues and challenges, Delivery of books Act. Library Cooperation, Needs, objectives and area, Raja Ram Mohan Rai Library Foundation 1. Jefferson, G: Library Cooperation, Andre Deutsch, London. 2. Kent, Allan: Resource Sharing in Libraries, Dekker, New York. 3. Khanna, JK: Library and Society, Research Publication, Kurukshetra; 4. Sharma, C.K. Modern Library, Y. K. Publication Agra. 5. Ranganathan, SR; The Five Laws of Library Science, Sarda Ranganathan. Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore

3 LIBRARY MANAGEMENT CODE BLIS 102 Objective: The objective of this course is to enhance the understanding of the students regarding the concept of the general principles of management, functions of various sections of a library, library finance and budget, stock verification methods and a role of librarian. General principles of administration and management, their application to libraries; organizational structure, outline and functions of various sections of library: acquisition, circulation, technical and periodical. I Library authority and library committee, library finance, financial management; budget: importance, structure, principles and qualities; total quality management (TQM). II Personnel management, recruitment, training, Appraisal and staff formula V Books: selection, principles & policies; annual report; stock verification; library statistics. Conservation and Preservation of library material in traditional & Modern libraries, library building and planning, The role of librarian, furniture and fittings. 1. Mittal, R. L.: Library Administration: Theory and practice, Metropolitan Book, New Delhi. 2. Ranganathan, SR: Library Book Selection, Asia Publication House Bombay. 3. Brown, James Duff: Manual of Library Economy, Andre Deutsch, London. 4. Mahapatra, PK and Chakrabarti, B: Preservation in Libraries, Ess Ess, New Delhi. 5. Adhikari, Rajiv: Library Preservation and Automation, Rajat Publications, Delhi. 6. Sharma, C.K. Library Management; 2 Vols. Atlantic Publication; Delhi.

4 LIBRARY CLASSIFICATION CODE BLIS 103 Objective: The objective of this course is to develop expertise in various schemes of library classification, principles and canons, devices in classification and mnemonics and recent trends in library classification. Library classification: its need and purpose; knowledge classification and book classification; species of schemes for classification: enumerative, faceted, Features of Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) and Colon Classification (CC). I Planes and their canons, principles of helpful sequence and their application in the arrangement of classes Chain and array. II Five fundamental categories; concepts, rounds and levels, devices in classification: subject device, chronological device, geographical device, alphabetical device, and super imposition device. V Common isolates: space and time isolate, systems and specials; notation: qualities, types and functions; mnemonics: Meaning, purpose and types. Concept of book number and collection number; postulation approach: steps in classification and recent trends in library classification. 1. Hussain, Shabahat: Library Classification, Facets and Analysis; 2nd Revised Ed. New Delhi; B. R. Publishing Corp. 2. Krishan Kumar: Theory of Classification; 4th Revised Ed. Delhi; Vikas Publishing House. 3. Ranganathan, SR: Elements of Library Classification, Bombay; Asia Publishing House. 4. Ranganathan, S.R.: Prolegomena to Library Classification. Assisted by M.A. Gopinath. 3 rd reprint ed. Bangalore: SRELS. 5. Sharma, C.K., Colon Classification, Shree Pub. House, Delhi.

5 PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION CODE BLIS 104 Objective: The objective is to enhance the communication skills, development of efficiency in spoken & written English and vocabulary of the student. Functional grammar: Patterns and parts of speech; subject; predicate; noun; pronoun; adjective; adverb; verb; verb phrases; conjunction and interjection. I Tense: past, present and future. Vocabulary: Synonyms; antonyms; homonyms; one word substitution and active-passive. II Communication: meaning and importance of communication, process of communication, its types; elements of human communication; language as a tool of communication; barriers to effective communication. V Written communication: Writing a precise; rule for writing precise; paragraph writing, comprehension; reading comprehension, improving comprehension skills, writing of applications Verbal communication skills: Conversation, using visual aids in speech, job interviews, group discussion, oral communication, and principles of effective oral communication. 1. Wren & Martin, High school English Grammer & composition, S. Chand & Co., Delhi. 2. Raman Meenakshi & Sharma, Sangita, Technical Communication, Principles & Practice- O.U.P. New Delhi. 3. Mohan Krishna & Banerji, Meera, Developing Communication Skills, Macmillan India Ltd., Delhi.

6 LIBRARY CLASSIFICATION (LAB) CODE BLIS 105 Objective: The objective of this course is to provide knowledge to students on practical aspects of schemes of library classification, and methods to classify documents. Part I Documents in this part are to be classified according to Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme (21th Edition) Part II Documents in this part are to be classified according to Colon Classification Scheme (6 th Revised Edition). Part III Documents in this part are to be classified according to both Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme (21st Edition) and Colon Classification Scheme (6th Revised Edition). 1. Dewey, Melvil: Decimal Classification and Relative Index. 21th Ed., Forest Press, New York. 2. Ranganathan, SR: Elements of Library Classification. 3rd Ed., Asia Publishing House, Bombay, 3. Ranganathan, SR: Prolegomena to Library Classification. Assisted by M A Gopinath. 3rd Ed. SRELS, Bangalore. 4. Satija, MP: Colon Classification: A Practical Introduction, Ess Ess, Delhi. 5. Ranganathan, SR: Colon Classification. 6th Revised Ed., SRELS, Bangalore. 6. Sharma C.K. Practical Classification Handbook, SP house, Delhi

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8 REFERENCE SERVICES AND INFORMATION SOURCES CODE BLIS 201 Objective: The objective of this paper is to make the students aware about the concept of reference services and different kinds of information sources. It also intends to educate the students in handling the biographic sources, dictionaries, encyclopedias and geographical sources and knowledge of reference query. Concept of reference and information services: definition, need, kinds and purpose: organization of reference department, five laws and reference service, initiation and role of reference librarian. I Kinds of information sources: primary, secondary and tertiary; search techniques; criteria of evaluation of reference sources. II Characteristic of Dictionaries, Encyclopedia, Directory, Year book, Atlas, Almanacs and Handbook V Bibliographic sources: purpose and scope: INB, BNB, International who s who, India who s who; Bibliography vs. References. Classification of reference query: Direct type queries, objective type queries, Significance of Index and Abstract in Reference service. 1. Katz, William A: Introduction to Reference Work, McGraw Hill, New York. 2. Krishan Kumar: Reference Service. 5th Revised Ed., Vikas, New Delhi, 3. Cheney, FN: Fundamental Reference Sources, ALA, Chicago: 4. Sharma, C.K. Suchana Evam Sanchar, JBD, Delhi. 5. Sharma, C.K. Reference Service and Sources. Atlantic, Delhi.

9 LIBRARY CATALOGUING CODE BLIS 202 Objective: The objective of this paper is to impart understanding and knowledge of library Cataloguing. Library catalogue: its need and purpose, history and evolution of library catalogue, developments of catalogue codes. I Requirements of catalogue; forms of library catalogue: outer forms and inner forms, advantages and disadvantages; their suitability for different types of libraries. II Types and function of entries, unit card and machine readable cards; comparative study of classified catalogue code and AACR II in relation to personal authorship, corporate authorship, pseudonyms, simple periodicals. V Normative principles and canons of cataloguing; subject cataloguing: concept, importance, subject headings: chain procedure; Sear s list of subject headings. Modern developments in library cataloguing and revision of rules, normative principles and recommendations of ICCP; centralized and cooperative cataloguing, union cataloguing, planning and organization of cataloguing department 1. Vishwanathan, CG: Cataloguing, Theory and Practice. 6th Revised Edition. Ess Ess Publication, New Delhi 2. Wynar, Bolden S: Introduction to Cataloguing and Classification. 6th Edition, Libraries Unlimited, New York. 3. Needham, CD: Organizing Knowledge in Libraries. 2nd Revised Ed. Andre Deutsch, London. 4. Sharma, C.K. Library Cataloging. S P House, Delhi. 5. Sharma, C.K. Advance Cataloging. J.B.D., Delhi.

10 INFORMATION RETRIEVAL AND I. T. CODE BLIS 203 Objective: The objective of this paper is to introduce the students with the concept of information science and technology and develop skills in Indexing, abstracting, online services and library Networks. Information science: definition, importance, scope, and functions; elementary idea of information services, CAS and SDI. I Abstract and abstracting: scope and importance; types of abstracts, use of abstracts, preparation of abstracts and their bibliography information; Features of Indian science abstract, chemical abstract, biological abstract. II Online services and their access, computer applications in information retrieval, dissemination of knowledge and information V Concept, structure, importance, systems, services and network of institutions viz. NISCAIR, NASSDOC, DESIDOC, UNISIST, AGRIS, MEDLARS, Bibliographic Control. Computer composition: organization, hardware, software, computer generations; library software packages: SOUL, CDS/ ISIS; Internet: types and topology; digital library: concept, meaning and special features. Recommended books: 1. Guha, B: Documentation and Information: Services, Techniques and Systems. 2nd Revised Ed. Calcutta, World Press, Khanna, J.K.: Documentation and Information Services: Systems and Techniques, Agra, YK Publishers. 3. Sharma, C.K. Information Service and Sources. S.P. House, Delhi. 4. Sharma, C.K. Suchana Evam Sanchar. S.P. House, Delhi. 5. Sharma, C.K. Information Science. S.P. House, Delhi 6. Sharma C.K. Information Technology. S.P., Delhi.

11 LIBRARY CATALOGUING (LAB) CODE BLIS 204 Objective: The objective behind this paper is to develop students in library cataloguing. Part I Documents are to be catalogued according to Classified Catalogue Code (CCC) IVth edition with amendments. Subject headings will be prepared through chain procedure. Entries are to be prepared of single books, compound books and simple periodicals. Part II Documents are to be catalogued according to Anglo American Catalogue Rules (AACR-II). Subject headings will be prepared through sear s list/ chain procedure. Entries are to be prepared of simple books, compound books and simple periodicals. 1. Anglo American Catalogue Rules, North American Text, Chicago ALA. 2. Ranganathan, SR: Cataloguing Practice. Assisted by G. Bhattacharya, Bombay; Asis Publication House. 3. Ranganathan, SR: Classified Catalogue Code, With additional rules for Dictionary Catalogue Code. Assisted by A. Neelameghan. 5th Reprinted Ed. Bangalore, SRELS. 4. Sear s List of Subject Headings. Ed. By B.M. Westby. 11thed, New York; HW Wilson. 5. Sharma C.K. AACR-II. S P House, Delhi. 6. Sharma C.K. Classified Catalogue, Atlantic. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN LIBRARY (LAB) CODE BLIS 205 Objective: The objective is to give exposure to the students and enhance their understanding in computer application, online services and information retrieval system in libraries. Part I Application of library software s i) CDS/ISIS, WINISIS ii) SOUL Part II Internet searching

12 LIBRARY VISIT: REPORT AND SEMINAR CODE BLIS 206 Objective: The objective of the course is to give exposure to the student on the library management practices followed in the libraries. Library Visit: Report Format- Every student shall prepare a project report based on the format mentioned below. I. Introduction: covering the historical background of the library. II. Organization and management III. Different types of collections IV. No. of sections and type of services offered V. Technical processing VI. Automation technologies used by the library VII. Rules and regulations of the library VIII. Summary and suggestions I Seminar: There shall be power point presentation by the student under the guidance of a teacher. The evaluation shall be done by a panel of two faculty nominated by the HOD.