Course Name : Library and Information Science
Qualification : Matriculation or as per norms laid down by AICTE/State Board of
Technical Education(10+).
Course Duration : 2 years
Course Structure : Semester system (Each semester is of 16 weeks and each week has 36 hours of contact for academic work and 4 hours for student centered activities)
Functions
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· To arrange books, periodicals and other reading materials in helpful sequence to facilitate easy retrieval
· To be able to do cataloguing , the most important technique which help quick retrieval of documents and points to the address of a document in the library.
· To be able to use Computers and Multimedia for doing day to day library operations and providing information services .
· To have the knowledge of principles of book selection, tools for book selection and methods of procurement .
· To provide Information Service
· To correspond with book sellers publishers, venders etc and also with the library users.
· To organise a library and its services and To manage library budget and space.
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Main Subjects : Three Year Diploma Curricula
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· Communication Skills
· Library & Society
· Library Classification
· Library Cataloguing
· Computer & Information Science
· Book Selection
· Information Services
· Lib. Correspondence
· Library Management
· Information Technology
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Further Education
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Eligible for Bachelor’s & Master's Degree in Library Science from various Universities as a regular student or through correspondence after having 3 year's experience of working in a Library.
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Job Opportunities
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They work in different kinds of libraries and may be designated as Librarian or Assistant Librarian or Incharge Information Centre in the :
· Public Libraries
· Institutional/School/Colleges/ Government / Departmental Libraries
· Information Centres (public enterprise, industrial & commercial firms)
· Libraries ( professional bodies, societies and research associations)
· Self-employment by opening circulation libraries, Information packaging units and may do marketing of journals and books.
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