LIBRARY
AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
1 Role of Libraries -types -academic, public special
national, functions-laws of library science.
2 Library movement-Legislation-Tamil Nadu Public Library
Act-Books and Newpapers Act-Copyright Act.
3 Library Extension service-Library co-opertion,professional
Bodies-National -ILA-IASLIC-IATLIS Internation -UNESCO-FID-IFLA.
4 Information sources -types -primary -secondary-tertiary-Evaluation
of Basic reference sources.
5 Information services-Initiation, user education, Documentation
services, bibliographic,CAS/SDI/ Abstracting Indexing
services. Tanslation -Reprographic services.
6 Information system-National -NISSAT, DESIDOC GLOBAL
AGRIS, MEDLARS, INSPEC.
7 Administration - POSDCORB-Principles-organisation
structures -Library committees.
8 Library Routines-selection -acquisition-maintenance-preservation
of reading materials -circulation-stock verification.
9 Periodical procurement -methods-problems-receipt and
registration.
10 Personnel management-Budget-physical facilities-building-furnitures.
PAPER II
INFORMATION
PROCESSING, RETRIEVAL AND COMPUTER APPLICATION.
1 Classification - Basic concepts - General Schemes
of Classification - CC/DDC/UDC/LC/BSO.
2 Structure of knowledge -modes of formation of subjects
cannons and principles-Idea verbal and notational planes.
3 Notation -types, quantities, functions-Fundamental
categories -Devices-currents trends.
4 Cataloguing -history-functions, Forms-inner,physical
cataloguing codes -CCC/AACR II-Chain procedure.
5 Subjects headings -outline oof SCLH, LCSH, Centralised
and cooperative cataloguing.
6 Outline of different Indexing systems_pre-co-ordinate,
post co-ordinate indexing. POPSI, PRESIS.
7 Computers-Historical development-types-micro- PCXT'S
PCAT'S
8 Hardware CPU, Memory-I/O Devices.
9 Application software-MSDOS, CDS/IBIS/AND Base III-significant
features (a knowledge about the above mentioned is enought).
10 Telecommunication - Telex,FAX, E-MAIL, DTP- Networks.
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