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UGC-NET/CBSC-LIS Syllabus
UGC
NET December Library and Information Science Syllabus 2016
UGC
NET Library Information Science Paper II and Paper III ( Part A & B ) :
Unit
– I :
- Information
: Information Science, Information Society.
- Information as a Resource /
Commodity.
- Information
Transfer Cycle : Generation, Collection, Storage and
Dissemination.
- Role of information in
Planning, Management. Socio – economic Development.
- Technology
transfer Communication : Channels, barriers.
- Intellectual
Property Rights : Concept, Copyright, Censorship – Print and Non –
print Media.
- Library and Information Policy
at the National Level.
Unit
– II :
- Laws of Library Science.
- Library Resource Sharing and
Networking.
- Library Movement and Library
Legislation in India.
- Library Extension Services.
- Library and Information Science
Education in India.
- Library and Information
Profession.
- Library
Associations in India, UK and USA : ILA, IASLIC, IATLIS. SIS, LA,
ASLIB, SLA and ALA.
- Library
Associations Organisations at International level : FID, IFIA and UNESCO.
Unit
– III :
- Sources
of Information : Primary, Secondary and Tertiary – Documentary and
Non – documentary.
- Reference
Sources : Encyclopaedias, Dictionaries, Geographical
Sources, Biographical Sources, Year – books / Almanacs, Directories, and
Handbooks, Statistical (salient features and evaluation).
- Bibliographical
Sources : Bibliographies, Union Catalogues, Indexing and
Abstracting Journals ( salient features and evaluation ) E – documents, E
– books. E – Journals.
- Databases
: Bibliographic,Numeric / and Full text –
Evaluation.
Unit
– IV :
- Reference and Information
services, Referral Service.
- Bibliographic Service, Indexing
and Abstracting Service, CAS, SDI, Digest Service, Trend Report.
- Online Services
- Translation Services
- Reprographic Services
Unit
– V :
- Organisation of knowledge /
information.
- Modes of formation of subjects.
- Library
Classification : Canons and Principles.
- Library
Classification Schemes : DDC. UDG and CG.
- Library
Cataloguing : Canons and Principles.
- Library
Cataloguing Codes : CCC and AACR – II.
- Bibliographic
Records : International
standards – ISBDs. MARC and CCF.
- Indexing
: Pre – coordlnate, Post – coordinate.
- Vocabulary
Control : Thesaurus. lists of Subject Headings.
- Databases
: Search Strategies, Boolean Operators.
- Knowledge Management
Unit
– VI :
- Management
: Principles, Functions, Schools of Thought
Planing, Organization Structure Decision making.
- System
Study : Analysis, Evaluation and Design.
- Collection
Development : Books, Serials, Non – book Materials – Selection,
Acquisition, Maintenance; ISBN, ISSN. Cataloging – in – Publication ( CIP
).
- Human
Resources Management : Manpower Planning. Job analysis. Job description.
Selection. Recruitment, Motivation Training and Development, Staff Manual.
- Leadership and Performance.
- Evaluation Delegation of
authority.
- Financial
Management : Resource Generation, Types of Budgeting, Cost and
Cost – Benefit analysis.
- PERT, CPM
- Library Buildings and
Equipments.
- Performance Evaluation of
Libraries / Information Centres and Services. Marketing Information
product and services Total Quality Management ( TQM ).
Unit
– VII :
- Information
Technology : Components; Impact of IT on Society.
- Computers
: Hardware, Software, Storage – Devices, Input /
Output Devices.
- Telecommunication
: Transmission media, Switching systems, Bandwidth,
Multiplexing, Modulation, Protocols, Wireless Communication Fax, E – Mail,
Tele – conferencing / Video-conferencing, Bulletin Board Service,
Teletext. Videotex, Voice Mail.
- Networking
: Concepts, Topologies, Types – LAN, MAN and WAN
Hypertext, Hypermedia, Multimedia.
- Integrated Services Digital
Network ( ISDN ), Open Systems Interconnection ( OSI ).
Unit
– VIII :
- Library
Automation : Areas of automation. Planning, Hardware and
Software Selection, OPAC.
- Networks
: ERNET, NICNET; DELNET. JANET. BLAISE. OCLC,
INFLIBNET.
- Internet
: Components, Services, Browsing-Web Browsers,
Search Engines Meta-Data, Digital Object Identifier ( DOI ).
- National
and International Information Systems : NISSAT, NASSDOC, INSDOC.
DESIDOC, INIS. AGRIS. MEDLARS. INSPEC.
Unit
– IX :
- Types
of Research : Basic, Applied, Interdisciplinary, Research
Design, Scientific Method, Hypotheses, Data Collection, Sampling.
- Methods
of Research : Historical. Descriptive, Case Study, Survey,
Comparative and Experimental.
- Statistical Methods, Data
Analysis.
- Report Writing
- Research Methods in library and
Information Science and Services. Bibliometrics
Unit
– X :
- Types
of Libraries : National, Public, Academic and Special
Objectives, Structure and Functions.
- Digital
Libraries : Concept
- Virtual
Libraries : Concept
- Types of users, User studies.
User education.
- Role of UGC in the growth and
development of libraries and information centres in institutions of higher
education in India.
- Role of Raja Rammohan Roy
Library Foundation ( RRLF ).
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