Master of Library & Information Science (M. Lib. I. Sc.

Revised Curriculum
As per

Learning Outcomes based Curriculum Framework

(LOCF)
for
Master of Library & Information Science Programme

(w.e.f. AY 2024-2025)

BOS Approved: 23.08.2024

Department of Library & Information Science

Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-24
Master of Library and Information Science (M.Lib.I.Sc)
Regulations and Syllabi (2024-2027 onwards)

1. About the Program

Master of Library & Information Science (M.Lib.I.Sc.) is a two year professional degree
program spread over four semesters. Anyone having any degree from any recognized
University/Institution, with at least 55% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate is eligible for
admission to this program.
The Master of Library and Information Science (M. Lib. I. Sc.)Programme prepares the student
with professional competencies, opportunities in wide spectrum of jobs in libraries, archives,
publishing firms, the corporate sector, and firms associated with information products and
services. The salient features of the curriculum are:
 The courses covered in this programme include interdisciplinary approach of knowledge
and information.
 This programme helps the students to gain competencies that will allow graduates to
begin successful careers in libraries and information environments.
 This programme will make students understand the use of information and
communication technologies including social aspects of information in providing
information resources and services.
 The graduates of this programme will demonstrate knowledge of setting up a library or
information centre.
 Students will have the competencies in planning and implementing information services.
 The graduates of this course will have the capability for community and interdisciplinary
collaboration, which is very much required for library and information science.
 The students will demonstrate the values and ethics of library and information science
profession.
2. Duration of the course:
The duration of PG programme is two years. Each year shall consists of two semesters, viz.
Odd and Even semesters. Odd semester shall be from June/July to October/November and Even
semester shall be from November/December to April/May. There shall be not less than 90
working days which shall comprise 450 teaching clock hours for each semester (exclusive of the
days for the conduct of University end-semester examinations).
3. Eligibility for Admission
Programme requires completion of Bachelor's Degree of minimum of 3 years duration or its
equivalent (under the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 ) in any discipline
4. Fee Structure: As prescribed by the University from time to time
A. Vision
Vision Statement of the Department
To foster cutting-edge research, produce top-notch knowledge professionals, and encourage student
participation in the learning environment process in order to nurture the development of innovative skills

B. Mission
Mission Statements of the Department

To provide the best possible learning environment and integrate theoretical knowledge with
M1
practical skills and training.

To impart high quality education in concomitant to national and International standards with
M2
employability skills and expertise.

M3 To impart abreast with new technologies in teaching and research.

M4 To provide research integrity and excellence for high quality research and publications.

To provide a comprehensive and industry, corporate relevant education in Information

M5 Management and Library and Information Science that prepare students for a successful
carrier and leadership roles.

C. Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

After two years of successful completion of the program, the student will be able to

Eligible to become a researcher and to avail the national and international research
PEO1 fellowship in the field of Library and Information Science, Information Technology,
Knowledge Management and Higher Education.

Attain the capabilities to design and implement Academic, Research and Generic
PEO2 Information Systems for any type of organization to adopt web and mobile enabled
technologies.
Attain the skills and knowledge on competitive exams, national and state level eligibility
PEO3 tests and other equivalent competitive examinations in the field of Library and Information
Science.

Capability of getting employment as Librarian, Information Officer, Knowledge Manager,

Digital Archivist, Trainer on ICT, Information Managers and many more positions in
PEO4 Government, Private and Corporate bodies and placement of middle level technical
positions in public libraries, research and the institutions of national importance at state and
central level.

Develop entrepreneurial and employability traits, functioning as responsible citizens with

PEO5 the ability to tackle challenging tasks, transform rural communities and adopt to
contemporary technologies
 D. PROGRAM OUTCOMES (PSOs)

PO1 Depth and Breadth of Knowledge A systematic understanding of knowledge within the
discipline and in related discipline/s, and a critical
awareness of current problems and/or new insights
informed by the forefront of their academic discipline.
PO2 Level of Application of Knowledge a) Knowledge of Information available in diverse media and
formats, their access mechanism, retrieval techniques and
evaluation for lifelong learning.
b) Competence in applying an existing body of knowledge
in the critical analysis of a new question or of a specific
problem or issue
PO3 Research and Scholarship a) A working comprehension of how established techniques
of research and inquiry are used to create and interpret
knowledge in the discipline.
b) A treatment of complex issues and judgments based on
established principles and techniques.
PO4 Awareness of limits of Knowledge Cognizance of the complexity of knowledge and of the
potential contributions of other interpretations, methods,
and disciplines
PO5 Professional Capacity/Autonomy Acquiring and showing qualities and transferable skills
necessary for employment: exercise of initiative, personal
responsibility, intellectual independence, ethical behavior
and academic integrity

E. PROGRAM SPECIFIC OUTCOMES (PSOs)

PSO1 Understand the philosophy of Librarianship incorporating ideas related to purpose of libraries and
Information Centres in diverse areas of scholarship.
PSO2 Independently plan and manage college libraries, individual sections in University libraries and
special libraries in various professional capacities.
PSO3 Apply the principles and techniques of information processing & retrieval in planning and designing
databases information systems and services.
PSO4 Use and apply state-of-the-art technology for managing libraries and providing user services within
and beyond four walls of the library in the light of changing user requirements in the digital era.
PSO5 Identify current problems in different types of libraries and other information institutions and
investigate those issues using standard methods, techniques, tools and technologies for arriving at
satisfactory solutions.
F. Course Outcomes and Mapping Matrix
1. Each course of the M.Lib.I.Sc. Program has five Course Outcomes (COs) which are mapped
or associated with POs as well as PSOs.
2. Mapping of correlation between COs with POs and PSOs in the scale of 1 to 3 has been done
as per Table 1:

Scale 1 If the contents of course have Low correlation (i.e. in agreement with the
particular PO/PSO to a small extent) with the particular
Programme/Programme Specific outcome
Scale 2 If the contents of course have Medium correlation (i.e. in agreement with
the particular PO/PSO to a reasonable extent) with the particular
Programme/Programme Specific outcome
Scale 3 If the contents of course have Strong correlation (i.e. in agreement with the
particular PO/PSO to a large extent) with the particular Programme
/Programme Specific outcome

G. Graduate Attributes in Library and Information Science

The graduates in Library and Information Science should have the following attributes:

(a) Disciplinary knowledge: Capable of demonstrating comprehensive knowledge and

understanding of major concepts, principles, theories and laws of various subjects in Library and

Information Science and other related fields of study, including broader interdisciplinary

subfields such as management, economics, information and communication technologies, etc.

(b) Professional skills: Ability to classify simple, compound and complex documents using

standard classification schemes; capability to catalogue all types of documents using standard

catalogue codes and metadata standards; ability to carry out housekeeping operations and to

provide library and information services by using information and communication technologies,

ability to search information from OPAC, Internet and electronic databases.

(c) Skilled communicator: Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written forms with

users, colleagues and authorities in an effective manner.

(d) Critical thinker: Capability to critically analyze subjects of documents to classify them

properly and to derive subject headings for subject cataloguing, indexing purposes and ability to
think critically for solving various problems pertaining to the management of Libraries and

Information Centers.

(e) Problem solver: Apply problem solving skills while providing reference and other services

and for formulating search strategies for searching information from Internet and databases.

(f) Team player/worker: Capable of working effectively in diverse teams in classrooms, in

computer laboratory and in Libraries and Information Centers.

(g) ICT Skills: Selecting and integrating appropriate ICT skills for professional development.

(h) Digitally literate: Capable of using digital technology for communication purpose, for

library housekeeping operations, searching information from OPAC,Web OPAC, Internet,

Search Engine and online databases, and for demonstrate ability to access, evaluate, and use a

variety of relevant information source; and use appropriate software for analysis of data.

(i) Multicultural competence: Possess knowledge of the values and beliefs of multiple cultures

and a global perspective; and capability to effectively engage in a multicultural society and

Interact Respectfully with diverse groups.

(j) Leadership qualities: Capability for mapping out the tasks of a team or an Organization, and

setting direction, formulating an inspiring vision, building a team who can help achieve the

vision, motivating and inspiring team members to engage with that vision, and using

management skills to guide people to the right destination, in a smooth and efficient way

(k) Ethical awareness/reasoning: Capable of demonstrating the ability to identify ethical issues

related with Intellectual Property Rights, copyright etc. while providing library services.

(l) Lifelong learners: Capable of self-paced and self-directed learning aimed at personal

development; for improving knowledge and skills and for re-skilling through continuing

educational opportunities.
 Details of Course Patterns for M.Lib.I.Sc. Degree Programmme (CBCS)
Syllabi -2024-25 Onwards

Department of Library & Information Science

Bharathidasan
Master ofUniversity, Tiruchirappalli
Library and Information – 620024
Science
Courses of Study and the Scheme of Examinations
2 Years (4Semesters) Programme, Choice Based Credit System

Inst. Marks
Exam
Subject Paper Hours/
Hours Credit Int. Ext. Total
code Week
CoreCourse:1.1– Information,
P24MLS1 Communication and Knowledge 6 3 5 25 75 100
Society
Core Course:1.2–
P24MLS2A
InformationResources 6 3 5 25 75 100
P24MLS2B
(Or) Open Educational Resources
Core Course: 1.3– Knowledge
P24MLS3 Organization(Theory)- 6 3 5 25 75 100
Classification and Cataloguing
Semester-I

Core Course:1.4 – Knowledge

P24MLS4P Organization(Practice-I)– 6 3 3 40 60 100
DDC&CC
Core Course:1.5 –Information
P24MLS5 6 3 5 25 75 100
Technology in Libraries(Theory)
ValueAddedCourse:1.6
P24VAC1* 3 3 2 25 75 100
Quality Assurance in Libraries
23 600
Core Course: 2.1 – Management of
P24MLS6 6 3 5 25 75 100
Library and Information Centres
CoreCourse:2.2 Information
P24MLS7A
Systems and Services (Or) 6 3 5 25 75 100
P24MLS7B
Academic and Research Librarianship
Core Course –2.3 Information
P24MLS8 6 3 5 25 75 100
Semester-II

Processing and Retrieval Systems

CoreCourse:2.4 –Knowledge
P24MLS9P Organization (Practice–II):– 6 3 3 40 60 100
AACR-II&UDC
–Elective(anyone)
A. Public Relations and
P24MLS10A Communication Skills 6 3 4 25 75 100
P24MLS10B B. Information and Media
Literacy
Value Added Course:
P24VAC2* 3 3 2 25 75 100
2.6 –Research and Publication Ethics
22 600
 Core Course: 3.1- Research
P24MLS11A
Methods and Techniques
6 3 5 25 75 100
(Or) Scholarly Communication
P24MLS11B
Core Course: 3.2–Digital Library and
Web Technology
P24MLS12A
Or 6 3 5 25 75 100
P24MLS12B
Swayam Course offered during the
semester
CoreCourse:3.3 Information
Semester-III

P24MLS13P Technology in Libraries: Practice 6 3 3 40 60 100

(Automation, Repositories, CMS)
Elective course: 3.4
a. Web based Information Services
P24MLS14A (or)
6 3 4 25 75 100
P24MLS14B b. E– Publishing (or)
P24MLS14C c. EDC Paper offered by Other
Departments
Elective course: 3.5
P24MLS15A a. Technical Writing (or)
b. Electronic Resource 6 3 4 25 75 100
P24MLS15B
Management System

Value Added Course: 3.6:- Heritage

P24VAC3* Documentation 3 3 2 25 75 100

21 600
Core Course: 4.1– Knowledge
P24MLS16 Management 6 3 5 25 75 100

Core Course: 4.2-Internship and Field

Visit Project
P24MLS17 6 - 3 - - 100
(Internship and Field work Report
Valuation=60Marks]-Viva= 40Marks)
Core Course: 4.3-Project and
Semester-IV

Dissertation = 80Marks - - 8 - - 100

P24MLS18P
Viva=20Marks
Elective course: 4.4
P24MLS19A a. Marketing of Information
6 3 4 25 75 100
P24MLS19B Products and Services (or)
b. Intellectual Property Rights
Elective course: 4.5
P24MLS20A a. Informetrics and
6 3 4 25 75 100
P24MLS20B Scientometrics (or)
b. Corporate Information System
Value Added Course : 4.6:-MOOC
P24VAC4* (Massive Open Online Course) 3 3 2 25 75 100

24 600
Total Credits (90+8) 2400

(Applicable to Candidates admitted from the Academic Year 2024 onwards)

*Value added course (optional are not to be calculated for CGPA)

 SYLLABI
FIRST SEMESTER
Course Code: P24MLS1
Course Name: INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
5 - - 5 25 75 100

Objectives
 To enable the students to understand the concept of Information, features of different types of
Library systems and Information centres.
 To enable the students to understand the Communication Channels and its Barriers.
 Toenablethestudentstounderstandtheimportanceofinformationinthecontextofsocial, political,
cultural, economical and industrial environments.
 To enable the students to understand there evince of Library profession.

A. Course Outcome (CO)

After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in Library
& Information Science.

COs Course Outcome Level

Level
Understand the libraries in social perspective and its role in
CO 1 Understand
education and cultural development K2
Apply Theories and Models of Communication in Library and K2
CO 2 Apply
information Science centres
Explain various types of libraries and differentiate between their K3
CO 3 features and functions, Interpret the five laws of Library Apply
Science and Various association related to Library science
CO 4 Understand the concept of library Legislation and Library Acts Understand K2
Understand the ethics and standards of library profession and K2
CO 5 execute professionalism through earning required skills and Understand
competencies

B-Syllabus
Unit–I
Information- Definition, Notion and Nature. DIKW model (Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom).
Information Science and Information Society. Models of Information, Factors influencing growth of
Information, Information Transfer Cycle-generation. Impact on socio-economic and cultural Changes
and Technology transfer.
Unit–II
Communication - Concepts, Definition, Theories and Models, Information Diffusion, Channels of and
Barriers to Communication.
Unit– III
Types of Libraries–academic, public, special and corporate; Functions and Services; Five Laws of
Library Science and their implications; Professional Ethics –Qualities of Librarian; Role of
Professional Associations in Library and professional development; Regional Library Associations,
National and International Level Associations -ILA, IASLIC,IATLIS, IFLA,ALA, and FID.
Unit -IV
Library Movement and Legislation in India-Model Library Bill, Library Cess; Delivery of Books and
Newspapers Act; Copyright Act; Intellectual Property Rights
–Right to Information Act; Tamilnadu Public Libraries Act1948.
Unit–V
Promotional agencies of Library and Information Services – UNESCO, RRRLF; Library Extension
Activities and Services; Development of LIS Schools in India. National Knowledge Commission
(NKC) and its reports on library‘s role and development.
Unit-VI CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only)
Forms of Mobile communication-Case Study
Selected Readings:
1. Baker, D. (2011). Libraries and society: Role, social responsibility and future challenges.Oxford.
2. Bawden, D., & Robinson, L. (2015). Introduction to information science. Facet Publishing.
3. Choudhury, G. G. et al. (2004). Librarianship: An introduction. London: Facet.
4. Dhiman, A. K. (2008). Handbook of special libraries and librarianship. New Delhi: EssEss
Publication.
5. Dhiman, A. K. and Sinha, S. C. (2002). Academic Libraries. New Delhi: EssEss Publication.
6. Feather, J. (2013). The information society: a study of continuity and change. Facet publishing.
7. Khanna, J. K. (1994). Library and society. New Delhi: EssEss Publications.
8. Kumar, P. S. G. (2002). Student’s manual of Library and Information Science. New Delhi: B R
Publishing Corporation.
9. Kumar, P. S. G. (2008). Library in India Series. New Delhi: B. R. Publishing Corporation.
10. Lester, J., &Wllace, C. (2007). Fundamentals of information studies: Understanding information
and its environment. Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
11. Ranganathan, S. R. (1988). The Five Laws of Library Science. New Delhi: Sarada Ranganathan
Endowment for Library Science.
12. Raval, A. K. (2013). Handbook of public library system. New Delhi: Discovery Publishing.
13. Rubin, Richard. (2010). Foundations of Library and Information Science. Facet Publishing.
14. Sharma, S K. (1987). Libraries and Society. New Delhi: EssEss Publication.
Totterdell, A., Gill, J., & Hornsey, A. (2005). An introduction to library and information work.
Facet Publishing.
15. Khanna,J.K (1987).Library and Society. Kurushektra: Research Publication.
16. Kumar, P.S.G. (2003) Foundations of Library and Information Science. Paper I of UGC Model
Curriculum. New Delhi.
17. VelagaV.& Madhusudhan,M.(2006).Public Library legislation in the new millennium:
NewModel Public Library Acts for the Union. Bookwell.
18. Venkatappaiah,V.(1990). Indian Library legislation.2ndVol. New Delhi: Daya.
19. Rout,R.K. Ed.(1999)Library legislation in India. New Delhi:Reliance.
C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
CO2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
CO3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 2
Course Code: P24MLS2A
Course Name: 1.2 (A) INFORMATIONRESOURCES

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
5 - - 5 25 75 100

Objectives:
 To introduce types of information sources
 To enable the students to get acquainted with the types of sources of information.
 To enable the students to evaluate and use there sources
 To make understand the student on the relevance of scholarly information
resources
A. Course Outcome (CO)
After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.
COs Course Outcome Level Level
Compare and analyse the characteristics of different types of
CO 1 information sources available in both conventional and modern Understand K2
forms
Exhibit the ability to select appropriate information sources for K3
CO 2 Apply
information query and the different types of references sources.
Examine the various aspects of library services and Formulate K4
CO 3 Analyze
the reference services to the users.
CO 4 Use the electronic sources of information Evaluate K5
Evaluate and select sources and develop reference services
CO 5 required for libraries and Assess the outcome of the new Evaluate K5
information services.

B-Syllabus
Unit-I
Information Sources – Definition, Characteristics, Importance, Types of Information resources –
Documentary – Non Documentary – Formal and Informal-Characteristics–Scope. Primary,
Secondary and Tertiary sources; Conventional Vs Non-conventional Sources; Human sources
of Information–Invisible colleges.
Unit–II
Ready Reference Sources–Types and Values-Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Annuals,
Biographical Sources, Patents and Standards, Handbooks and Manuals, Geographical
sources.
Unit-III
Bibliographical sources – Bibliographies: INB and BNB, List of Serials – Union
Catalogues: OCLC, INDCAT, NUCSSI, Indexing and Abstracting sources; LISA,
LISTA, Indian Science Abstracts, and Engineering Village2.
 Unit–IV
Electronic Information Resources: E-Resources Definition & Benefits / Advantage of E-
Resources, Type of E-Resources E-Books, E-Journals, Data base: Bibliographic, Full
Text, Numeric. Electronic Theses and Dissertations; Subject Gateways; Web Portals. and
Access of E-Resources through Library Consortia
Unit-V
Evaluation of Information Resources–Print and E-Resources
Unit-VI CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Recent trends on Databases: India and US, ETD: Shodhganga, NDLI, PubMed.

SelectedReadings:

1. Cheney (F N) and Williams (W J). (2000). Fundamental reference sources. Ed. 3. ALA,
Chicago.
2. Chowdhury, G.G. (2006) Introduction to Modern Information Retrieval.2nd Ed. London, Facet.
3. Girija Kumar & Krishnan Kumar: (1981) Bibliography,2ndRev.Ed., New Delhi, Vikas
Pub.House.
4. Guha, B. (1982) Documentation and Information, 2nd Ed., Calcutta, World Press.
5. Gurdev Singh, (2013) Information Sources, Services and Systems, PHI Learning Private
Limited, Delhi.
6. Katz, A. (1982). Introduction to Reference Work, Vol. I Basic Information Sources, New York,
McGraw Hill.
7. Katz, A.(1982). Introduction to Reference Work, Vol. II Reference Services and Reference
Processes. New York, McGraw Hill.
8. Krishna Kumar: (1978) Reference service, 3rd Rev.Ed., New Delhi, Vikas Pub.
9. Kumar, P.S.G (2003). Information Analysis, Repackaging consolidation & Information retrial
(paper X and XI of UGC Model Curriculum). Delhi, B.R.Publishing.
10. Kumar, P.S.G. (2003). Information Sources and Services: theory and practice (Paper VI and
VIII of UGC Model Curriculum). Delhi, B.R.Publishing.
11. Kumar, P.S.G. (2003). Library and Users: theory and Practice (Paper VIII of UGC Model
Curriculum). Delhi, B.R.Publishing.
12. Milena Dobreva, Andy O’Dwyer, PierluigiFeliciati. (2012). User Studies for Digital Library
Development. Publisher Facet.
13. Mukherjee, A.K. (1971). Reference work and its tools, Ed. 2, Calcutta, World Press.
14. Pandey, S.K. Ed. (2000). Library Information Retrieval. Delhi, Anmol.
15. Prasher, R. G (1991). Information & its communication, New Delhi, Medallion Press.
16. Ranganathan S R. (1989). Reference service. Ed 2. 1989. Ranganathan Endowment for
Library Science, Bangalore.
17. Richard E. Bopp and Linda C. Smith, (2011). Reference and Information Services: An
Introduction, 4thEdition: An Introduction, Fourth Edition, Libraries Unlimited.
18. Sehgal, R.L. (1989). User Education in Computer Based Libraries. Delhi, EssEss Publications.
19. Sharma, Jagdish Saran and Grover, D.R. (1997). Reference service and Sources of
Information. Delhi, EssEss Publications.

Web Link

1. http://isa.niscair.res.in/
2. www.oclc.org
3. https://indcat.inflibnet.ac.in/
4. http://nucssi.niscair.res.in/
5. https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/
6. https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/

C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
CO2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
CO3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 2
Course Code: P24MLS2B
Course Name-1.2(B): OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
5 - - 5 25 75 100

Objectives
1. To orient the students on Open Education Resources
2. To help students familiarize with open access initiative so f scholarly resources
3. To train on the exploration and use of open resources: courseware, full text journals database,
ETDs, Patents, standards and multimedia resources
A. Course Outcome (CO)
After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

Level
Course Outcome Level
CO 1 Understand the basics of Open educational resources. Understand K2
Explain various types of Open educational resources and K3
CO 2 Apply
differentiate between their features and functions
Illustrate various platforms for accessing OA content and Open K4
CO 3 Analysis
courseware
Attained the capabilities of exploring international and national K5
CO 4 scholarly open access databases and the search to find out the Evaluate
resources from databases.
Design policies to make scholarly content openly accessible and K6
CO 5 Create
Development
B.Syllabus
Unit-I
Open Educational Resources: Definition and concept; Types of OER, OER Policies, Licensing,
difference between Proprietary and Open source, Open Vs Free resources.
Unit-II
E-Journals: DOAJ, OAJSE, Indian Academy of Science, Highwire, NISCAIR Online
Periodicals, PLOS journals, Repository E-Books: DOAB Audio Books, Audible Books,
National Digital Library of India (NDL), OER Common, Project Gutenberg,
Forgottenbooks.com, Utah Open Textbook, E-Pustakalaya-open access-commercial publishers
Unit–III
Courseware: National and International Initiatives; Sakshat Portal, MIT-open
Courseware,NPTEL,CEDT, SciGate, Khan Academy, MERLOT, NIOS, e-GyanKosh, e-PG
Pathshala and Swayam.
Unit-IV
Institutional Repository: Open DOAR, ROAR, OAJSE, National Repository of Open
 Educational Resources (NROER).
Unit-V
Development of Open educational resources in India- National Digital Library of India,
NCERT, IGNOU, NSDL, Tamilnadu Digital Library, TKDL – Traditional Knowledge Digital
Library.
Unit-VI CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Case Study -National and International Repositories.
Selected Readings
1. Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities.
https://openaccess.mpg.de/Berlin-Declaration
2. Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing (2003). https://archive.org/details/jlis_it-8628
3. Budapest Open Access Initiative. https://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/
4. Creative Commons
5. https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Marking_your_work_with_a_CC_license
6. OAIster. https://www.oclc.org/en/oaister.html
7. SHERPA. https://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/
8. Peter,Suber. Open Access Overview(2007)
9. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022140920/http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/overview.htm
10. Principles and Implementation of Plan S (2021)
11. https://www.coalition-s.org/addendum-to-the-coalition-s-guidance-on-the-implementation-of-plan-
s/principles-and-implementation/
12. UNESCO OA policy. https://en.unesco.org/open-access/what-open-access
13. UNESCO mandate in OER. https://www.unesco.org/en/open-educational-resources/mandate
Web Links
1. https://www.oercommons.org/
2. https://doaj.org/
3. http://www.oajse.com/
4. http://www.ias.ac.in/
5. http://nopr.niscair.res.in/
6. http://www.doabooks.org/
7. http://www.olenepal.org/e-pustakalaya/
C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes
COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO2 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
CO3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2
CO4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Course Code: P24MLS3
Course Name- 1.3: KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION (THEORY) -
CLASSIFICATION AND CATALOGUING
Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
5 - - 5 25 75 100

Objectives:
1. To enable the students to understand the concept of knowledge organization.
2. To discuss the principles and philosophy of library classification theory
3. To explain the need for technical processing of library materials
4. To describe the need for cataloguing
5. To propose library cataloguing as foundation study of librarianship cataloguing codes and to know
various standards bibliographic formats.
A. Course Outcome (CO)
After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

Level
Course Outcome Level
Demonstrate their understanding of the theoretical
CO 1 underpinning of knowledge classification concepts and Understand K2
practices,.
Identify and differentiate the characteristics of the different
CO 2 Apply K3
classification schemes.
Explain and apply the canons of classification, and examine
CO 3 the features of and approaches to the knowledge Analyze K4
organization systems.
Demonstrate their understanding of the theoretical
Evaluate
CO 4 underpinning of library cataloging concepts and practices, K5
explain and apply the canons of cataloguing,
Identify and differentiate the characteristics of the different K6
CO 5 Create
cataloguing codes and standards

B. Syllabus
Unit-I
Universe of Knowledge: Structure and Attributes-Mapping of Knowledge/ Subject, Modes of
Formation of Subjects,
Unit-II
Library classification Schemes; Need and Purpose, Schemes of Library Classification:
Introduction – Structure, Approaches, Features of Library Classification Schemes, Salient
Features and Application-CC ,DDC, UDC, LC; BSO- the Broad System of Ordering..
Unit–III
General theory of Library Classification: Devices of Zone Analysis; Normative Principles and
their applications; Canons and Facet Analysis; Mnemonics; Fundamental Categories, Systems and
Specials, Principles and Postulates of Helpful Sequence
 Unit–IV
Cataloguing: Purpose, structure, types including OPAC, Web OPACs, normative principles,
Canons & Laws; Standard Codes of Cataloguing– CCC and AACR 2; Copy Cataloguing.
Centralized Cataloguing, Co-operative Cataloguing, Cataloguing at Source, CIP and Union
Catalogues; Standard codes of Cataloguing – ISBDs, (RDA) and (RDF).
Unit–V
Subject cataloguing–Subject Headings: Sears’ List of Subject Heading,-LCSH, MeSH, SHE,
Chain Procedure. Bibliographic Control–ISBD (G)and UBC.
Unit-VI CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Trends in classification: Automatic classification, Classification in online system and Web;
Knowledge Organization for Digital Libraries; Ontologies; Advancement study for LOC, Online
DDC, Copy Cataloguing, IFLA and LC initiatives – FRBR, FRAD, FRSAD, BIBFRAME 2.0
Selected Readings;
1. Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules. (1988). 2nd rev. ed. Chicago: American Library Association.
2. Austin, D. (1984). PRECIS. A Manual of Concept Analysis. 2nd Ed. London: British Library.
3. Austin, D. and Digger, J. (1985). PRECIS: The Preserved Context Index System. In: Chan, L.M.,
(ed.). Theory of Subject Analysis. Littleton Col.: Libraries Unlimited.pp.369-89.
4. Bhattacharyya, G.(1981). Elements of POPSI. In: Rajan T.N., (ed.). Subject Indexing System.
Calcutta: .IASLIC.
5. Chan,LoisMai(1986).Library of Congress Subject Headings.7thed.Colorado:Libraries Unlimited.
6. Chan,LoisMai(1994).Cataloguing and Classification: An Introduction.2nded.New York
:McGraw-Hill.
7. Chan,LoisMai[etal.](1996).Dewey Decimal Classification: A Practical Guide. 2nded. revision
forDDC-21.Albany, NewYork: Forest Press/OCLC, pp. 1-24.
8. Coates,E.J.(1988).Subject Catalogues. London: Library Association.
9. LibraryAssociation.Comaromi, JohnP. andSatija,M.P.(1990).Exercisesinthe20thEdition of the
Dewey Decimal Classification. New Delhi: Sterling.
10. Foskett, A.C. (1996). The Subject Approach to Information. 5th ed. London : Library Association
Publishing.
11. Hunter,E.J.and K.G.B.Bakewell.(1993).Cataloguing 2nd ed. London :Clive Bingley.
12. Hunter,EricJ. (2002).Classification made simple.2nd edition .Aldershot: Ashgate.
13. Husain,Shabahat(1993).Library Classification: Facets and Analysis. NewDelhi: Tata McGraw-
Hill. pp.272-277.
14. KishanKumar(1993). Theory of Cataloguing. New Delhi: Har-Anand.
15. KrishanKumar(1988).Theory of Classification.4thed.NewDelhi:VikasPublishing.
16. Mcllwaine,I.C.(2000).The Universal Decimal Classification: a guide to its use. London BSI
Business Information.
17. Needham,C.D.(1977).Organising Knowledge in Libraries: An Introduction to Information
Retrieval. 2ndrev.ed. London: AndreDeutsch.
18. Parkhi,R.S.(1972).Library Classification, Evolution of a Dynamic Theory. NewDelhi: Vikas
 Publishing House.
19. RajuA.A.N.(1991).UDC(IME,1985):A Practical and Self Instructional Manual. Madras:
T.R.Publications
20. Raju,A.A.N.(1984).Decimal, Universal Decimal and Colon Classification :A Study in
Comparison. Delhi: Ajanta Publications.
21. Ranganathan,S.(1987).ColonClasifi6ation.7thed.EditedbyM.A.Gopinath.BangaloreSaradaRangan
athanEndowmentforLibrary Science.
22. Ranganathan,S.R.(1962).ElementsofLibraryClassification.3rded.Bombay:AsiaPublishing.
rd
23. Ranganathan,S.R.(1989).Prolegomena to Library Classification.3
:Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science. ed. Bangalore
24. Ranganathan,S.R. (1992).Classified Catalogue Code withAdditionalRulesforDictionary-
Catalogue.5th ed. reprint. Bangalore: Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science.
25. Rowley,JenniferandFarrow,John(2000).Organizingknowledge.3rdedition.Aldershot: Gower
26. Satija, M.P. and Comaromi, John P. (1998). Exercises in the 21st Edition of theDecimal
Classification. New Delhi: Sterling.
27. Sen Gupta, B. (1974). Cataloguing: Its Theory and Practice. 3 rd ed. Calcutta:
WorldPress.Viswanathan,C.G.(1983).Cataloguing Theory and Practice. 5thed: Lucknow:
PrintHouse.
28. UDC: International Medium Edition - English Text (BS IOOOM: 1985). Londcn: British
Standards Institution.
29. Universal Decimal Classification: Abridged Edition. (2003). London: BSI Business Information.
30. Wynar, Bohdhan, S. (1985). Introduction to Cataloguing and Classification. 7th Ed.Littlet on,
Colorado: Libraries Unlimited.

C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes
COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 1
CO2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 1
CO3 3 2 3 3 1 3 3 2 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
 Course Code: P24MLS4P
Course Name- 1.4: KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATIONS - I (Practice):
CLASSIFICATION –DDC /CC
Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
- - 3 3 25 75 100

Objective:
To help students practice library classification of documents by assigning the call
number using CC and DDC schedules.
Exercise
Classification of titles of Books and periodicals according to CC (6th Edition)
Classification of titles of Books and periodicals according to DDC (22ndEdition)

A. Course Outcome (CO)

After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

CO s Course Outcome Level Level

CO 1 Understanding the concepts and structure of DDC and CC Understand K2
Practically apply the rules of Decimal classification scheme to
CO 2 Apply
derive class numbers for all types of documents K3
Demonstrate the ability to solve the difficulties in classification
CO 3 of complex documents in Dewey Decimal Classification Analyze K4
Scheme
Practically apply the rules of Colon classification scheme to
CO 4 Apply
derive class numbers for all types of documents K3
Demonstrate the ability to solve the difficulties in Colon
classification of complex documents, and prepare call number K4
CO 5 Analyze
with the construction of book number in Colon classification
scheme.

Selected Readings
1. Mitchell,JoanS(2003).Dewey decimal classification and Relative Index.22nded.4Vol. NewYork:
Forest Press.
2. Comaromi,JohnP(1989).Dewey decimal classification and Relative
th
Index.20 ed.4Vol.NewYork:Forest Press.
3. Custer,BenjaminA.(1979).DeweydecimalclassificationandRelativeIndex.19thed.3Vol.NewYork:
Forest Press.
4. Comaromi,JohnP. And Satija,M.P.(1990).Exercises in the 20thEdition of theDewey decimal
classification.NewDelhi: Sterling.
5. Kumar,PSG(2003).Knowledge Organization : Information Processing and Retrieval Practice
 .New Delhi: B.R Publishing
6. Satija,M.P.andComaromi,JohnP.(1998).Exercises in the 21stEdition of the Decimal
Classification. NewDelhi: Sterling.
7. Ranganathan, S. R (1963). Colon Classification. Sarada Ranganathan Endowment
for LibraryScience.
8. Sachdev,MohanSingh (1983).Colon Classification; Theory and Practice . New Delhi: Sterling
9. Chan,LoisMai[etal.](1996).Dewey decimal classification: A Practical Guide.2nded.revision for
DDC-21.Albany, New York: Forest Press.

C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes
COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 1 2 3
CO2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3
CO3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
 Course Code: P24MLS5
Course Name- 1.5: Information Technology in Libraries

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
5 - - 5 25 75 100

Objectives:
1. Help students to learn the basic concepts of Information Technology
2. To train the students in applying Information Technology to library routines and
services in Libraries and Information Centers.
3. To understand the concepts of Networking, DBMS and Web Technology

A. Course Outcome (CO)

After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

Level
Course Outcome Level
CO 1 Understand the information technology (IT) basics. Understand K2
CO 2 Illustrate and explain the computer and its peripherals. Apply K3
CO 3 Examine the various operating systems application software. Analyze K4
To make awareness of the programming languages and their K4
CO 4 Analyze
functions.
Examine and assesses the data representation in computers and K6
CO 5 Create
file representation.

B. Syllabus

Unit-I: IT Fundamentals
Information Technology: Concept, Definition and Components, Types of Computers ;I/O
Devices, IoT Devices, Network Architecture, Client-Server and Web-Clients, Character
Representation (ASCII, ISCII, UNICODE).

Unit-II: Emerging Technologies in IT

Introductory level: Cloud computing: Basics - concept and definition; types of cloud
services .Data Curation : Basics-concept and definition. Topologies of Computer
Networks ,Linked Data, Data Harvesting .Big data: Basics–concept and definition.
Unit–III: Computer Software and Programming
Computer Software: System Software and Application Software; Programming
Concepts: Open source and Propriety, Operating Systems: Windows, LINUX and Mobile
based Operating System, Web Languages.
 Unit–IV: Data Security and Protection
Data Security: Network Security, Firewalls, Cryptographic Techniques, Anti-virus
software, Anti spyware, Intrusion Detection System.
Unit–V: Telecommunication and Related Technologies
Telecommunication - Transmission Channels, Mode, and Media, ISDN, PSDN,
Multiplexing, Modulation, Standards and Protocols, Virtual reality and Augmented
Technologies.
Unit-VI: CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Recent Developments in Database Management in Libraries, Mobile Apps in Libraries,
AI and ML potential applications in libraries, and Potential Areas of IT Research.
Selected Readings:
1. Arvind Kumar. Ed. Information Technology For All (2 Vols.) New Delhi,Anmol,2006
2. Bansal, S.K.Information Technology and Globalisation, New Delhi: A.P.H. Publishing
corporation, 2005.
3. Basandra,S.K: Computers Today and Globalisation, NewDelhi, Golgotia,2002.
4. Deeson, Eric. Managing with Information Technology, Great Britan, Koganpage Ltd.2000.
5. ForresterW.H. and Rowlands,J.L. The Online searcher‘s companion. London, Library
Association, 2002.
6. Gupta,Vikas,Rapidix computer course, New Delhi, Pustak Mahal,2005.
7. Hunter & Shelly: Computers and Common sense, New Delhi, Prentice-Hall,2002.
8. Kashyap,M.M: Database Systems, New Delhi,Vikas,2003.
9. ITL Education Solution. Introduction to Information Technology, Pearson Education.
Singapore,2006.(GoogleE-Book)
Rajaraman, V. Introduction to Information Technology, PHI Learning, NewDelhi,
2013.(GoogleE-Books)

C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes
COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 1
CO3 3 2 3 3 1 3 3 2 3 1
CO4 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 1 3 2
CO5 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
Course Code: P24VAC1
Course Name- 1.6: Quality Assurance in Libraries
Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
2 - - 2 25 75 100

Objectives:
The purpose of this study is to generally examine the implementation of quality assurance
in libraries and library system. Specifically the objectives are to:
1. Determine the extent to which the information resources and services available in Academic
libraries are relevant to the teaching, learning, research and community services functions.
2. Identify the quality assurance mechanisms available and used in the libraries.

A. Course Outcome (CO)

After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

Course Outcome Level Level

CO 1 Understand the Concept of Quality Assurance Understand K2
CO 2 Understand the Quality assurance in libraries Understand K2
Apply to Quality Assurance Assessment and its Mechanism in
CO 3 Apply
Academic Libraries K3
CO 4 Preparation for NAAC; NBA; NIRF.in Library Perspective Analysis K4
K3
CO 5 Attained to map out quality indicators used to measure the Apply
quality in libraries.
B.SYLLABUS
UNIT-I
Quality Assurance concept; Need and purpose; challenges
UNIT-II
Quality assurance in libraries; Quality parameters; Quality assurance framework; Enhancement of
Quality; Methods to Ensure Quality.
UNIT-III
SERVQNAL; LIBQUAL; ISO Standards; Academic Library Standards; Quality assurance
implications for Libraries; Quality Assurance Assessment and its Mechanism.
UNIT-IV
Library National Indicators; NAAC; NBA; NIRF; Quality Assurance and Academic Libraries;
Quality Assurance Issues in Libraries; Implementation of Quality Assurance and IT in Academic
Libraries.
UNIT-V
Library Standards International-Trainers Higher Education (THE) Ranking, and Quindar Scanning
System (QSS) World Ranking. (Rewording)
UNIT-VI CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
 Case studies on best practices in libraries.
Selected Readings:
1. ALA Standards for University Libraries: evaluation of
performance.1989.[Online].http://sacs.uah.edu/documents/policies/
2. Salmon_ Library _ala.(Accessed16September2010).
3. CHELSA. 2006. Guide to the self review of university libraries. Prepared by the members of the
Quality Assurance Sub- committee of the Committee for Higher Education Librarians of South
Africa.
4. American Library Association (2006). Guide lines for university library services to
undergraduate students. Chicago: ALA.
5. Bean, P. (1992). An overview of crime in libraries and information services. In Channey,M., &
MacDougal, A.F. (Eds.). Security and crime prevention in libraries. Aldershot: Gower.
6. Budd,J.M.(1998).The academic library: Its context, its purpose, and its operations. Littleton,
Colo. :Libraries Unlimited.
7. Ifidon,S.T.(1985).Essentials of Management of African University Libraries. Lagos: Libri
service Ltd.
C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes
COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 1 2 3
CO2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3
CO3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
 SEMESTER –II
Course Code: P24LIS6
Course Name- 2.1: MANAGEMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRES

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
5 - - 5 25 75 100

Objectives:
 To develop an understanding of modern Principles of Management
 To understand the various managerial operations of Library and Information Centers
 To apply the relevant management techniques in modern Library and Information Centers
 To impart the techniques of library routines both physical and online environment
 To develop an understanding of various Organizational Positions and Techniques of Managing Human
Resources
A. Course Outcome (CO)
After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

Level
COs Course Outcome Level
Understand the different school of Management and their K2
CO 1 Understand
relevance in Library and Information Centres
Recognize the management principles and apply these to one's K3
CO 2 Apply
own work in library environment
Assess the Human Resource requirements and related issues in K4
CO 3 Analyze
libraries
Identify different sections of library and illustrates their K3
CO 4 Apply
functions
Understand the quality management approaches and their K2
CO 5 Understand
application to Library & Information Centres
B. Syllabus
Unit- I
Management: Concept, Definition, Scope, Principles and Functions of Management; Schools of
Management Thought; Systems Analysis and Design
Unit-II
Planning and planning strategies: Library Planning-Concept, Definition, Need, Types and Steps in
Planning–MBO.
Unit-III
Human Resource Management: Concept, Need, Purpose and Functions; Job Description and Job
Analysis – Selection, Recruitment, Staff Formula, Training and Development, Leadership – Team
building – Motivation and Decision Making; Total Quality Management.(include different sections
of Library)
Unit-IV
Financial Management: Planning and Control – Resource Generation. Budget: Types and
Budgetary Control Techniques – Cost Effective and Cost Benefit Analysis in Libraries.
Unit-V
Resource Management: Collection development: Print and digital – Policy, Issues; Library
Routines, Circulation, Maintenance Preservation and Conservation-Evaluation.
Unit-VI CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Case Study-Bharathidasan University, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Indian
Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli and St. Joseph College, (Acquisition, Technical
Processing, Circulation and Periodicals)
Selected Readings
1. Beardwell, Ian; Holden, Len & Claydon, Tim. (2004). Human Resource Management: A contemporary
approach. 4th ed. London: Prentice Hall.
2. Bryson Jo. (1996). Effective Library and Information Management. Jaico Pub. House.
3. Drucker, Peter F. (2002). Management Challenges for the 21st century. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann.
4. Evans, G. Edward &Layzell, Patricia. (2007). Management Basics for Information Professionals, 2 Ed.
Libraries unlimited.
5. Johnson, P. (2014). Fundamentals of collection development and management. American Library
Association.
6. Johnson, Peggy. (2009). Fundamentals of Collection Development and Kumar, Krishan (1987). Library
Administration and Management. New Delhi: South Asia Books.
7. Khanna, J. K.(2008). Managing university and college library. Delhi: Sanjay Prakashan.
8. Kumar, Krishan (2007). Library Management in Electronic Environment. New Delhi: HarAnand
Publications Pvt. Ltd.
9. Mittal, R. L. (2007). Library Administration: Theory and Practice. New Delhi: EssEsss Publications.
10. Narayana, G J. (1991). Library and Information management. Prentice Hall of India.
11. Paton, Robert A. (2000). Change Management. Response Books.
12. Ranganathan, S. R. (2006). Library Administration. New Delhi: EssEss Publications.
13. Redfern, B. (1995). Studies in library management. London: Clive Bingley.
14. Rowley, Jennifer (2001). Information Marketing. Ashgate Publishing Limited.
15. Sharma, C K and Kiran Singh.(2005). Library management. Delhi: Atlantic.
16. Stoner, James A F (et.al). (1996). Management: Global Perspectives. 10th ed. McGraw Hill Inc.
17. Stueart, Robert D & Moran, B. (2007). Library and Information Centre Management.7th ed. Libraries
Unlimited
18. Mittal, R.L Library Administration: Theory and Practice. New Delhi: S.SPublication, 2007.
19. Mookerjee, Subodh Kumar Library organisation and library administration, Calcutta:The world
pressprivateltd.1972.
20. Narayana, G. J. Library and information management. New Delhi : Prentice-Hall ofindia, 1991.
C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes
COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 1
CO3 3 2 3 3 1 3 3 2 3 1
CO4 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 1 3 2
CO5 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
 Course Code: P24MLS7A
Course Name- 2.2 (A): INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SERVICES

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
5 - - 5 25 75 100

Objectives:
1. To help the students learn the various information systems and their functioning.
2. To train the students on various Library and Information services in different library environments.
3. To give exposure to Online research information systems in various subjects
4. To make aware on existing National Information Systems
A. Course Outcome (CO)
After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

COs Course Outcome Level Level

Understand the concept, characteristics and components of
CO 1 Understand K2
information systems
Examine the various aspects and formulate of Information
CO 2 Apply K3
services.
CO 3 Illustrate the Digital Library Services Analyze K4
explain the functions of national and international information
CO 4 Evaluate K5
systems and Networks and delineate the information services
CO 5 Understand the concept of library resource sharing and consortia Understand K2
B. Syllabus
Unit-I
Information System: Concept, purpose, types and levels. Components of Information System:
Regional, National and International. Human Library, Community Library Services
Unit–II
Information Services; Reference Service: concept and definition; Information Alert, News
Clippings, CAS, SDI, Abstracting and Indexing Services. Document Delivery Service, Translation
Service, Referral Service.
Unit-III
Digital Information Services; Institutional Repository in India; ROAR, DOAR, SHARPA-
ROMIO; Web OPAC, EDDS ,Citation and Indexing Services; Digital Reference Services.
Unit–IV
Global Information System: INIS, AGRIS,INSPEC,MEDLARS, BIOSIS, ERIC, Patent
Information System (PIS), Biotechnology Information System (BIS).National Information Systems;
NIScPR), DESIDOC, SENDOC, ENVIS, PIS INFLIBNET, DELNET, NICNET, ERNET, ERIC,
National Knowledge Network(NKN),Biotechnology Information System Network
 Unit– V
Library Consortia: National and International- Importance and Objectives; Resource Sharing and
Library Networks: National –INFLIBNET: E-Shodhsindhu Shodhganga, DELNET and
International- OCLC,RLG, JANET, CALIS,SENDOC.
Unit-VI CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Recent Trends and case study activities on Documentation services- J-gate- Indian science
Abstract- Dissertation Abstract-Mail forum-Online Information Display-Display through Library
Websites.
Selected Readings:
1. Atherton, P. Handbook of Information Systems and Services,1977.
2. Burch,J.C. and Stretev,F.R. Information Systems: Theory andPractice,1974.
3. Choudhary,G.G. and Choudhary,S. Searching CD-ROM and online information sources,2001
4. Colin,H.Ed. Management Information Systems in Libraries and Information Services. London:
Tayler Graham, 1989.
5. Guha, B.(1983).Documentation and Information: Services, techniques and systems. Calcutta:
World Press.
6. Gurdev Singh Information Sources Services and Systems PHI, NewDelhi,2013
7. Kochtanek, Thomas R. and Mathews, Joseph R. Library and Information Systems: From Library
automation to distributed information access solutions. West port: Libraries unlimited, 2004.
8. Krishan Kumar(1990).Reference service. New Delhi, Vikas.
9. Neelameghan A. and Prasad, K.N. Eds. (2005).Information systems and services in India.
Bangalore: SRELS.
10. Prashant Kaushik Library Information Services and Systems An mol Publisher, New Delhi,
2006,
11. Sewa Singh. Handbook of International sources on reference and information, 2001
12. Sherman,C. and Price,G. The invisible web: uncovering Information Sources Search engines can‘t
see.2001
13. SunithaAsija(1998).Documentation services in India: A review of some selected documentation
centres.New Delhi: Academic Publications.
14. U.S.Jadhav and Suresh Jange Library and Information Sources and Services Regency Publications
A Divison of Astral International(P) Ltd. New Delhi,2013.
C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping with Programme Outcomes

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO4 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Course Code: P24MLS7B
Course Name- 2.2(B): ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRARIANSHIP

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
5 - - 5 25 75 100
Objectives
1. To learn the responsibility of libraries to society, academic and R&D
2. To learn about the Academic library and information system
3. To learn the ways of preservation and conservation
4. To learn the planning and management of managing library.
5. To learn the responsibility of information literacy program

A. Course Outcome (CO)

After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

Level
COs Course Outcome Level
Understand the objectives, functions and services of K2
CO 1 Understand
academic libraries.
Design collection development policy and programmes in K3
CO 2 Apply
academic libraries.
Understand major financial resources and essentials of K2
CO 3 physical and human resource development in academic Understand
libraries.
Compare staffing norms and standards in various types of K4
CO 4 Analyze
academic libraries.
CO 5 Explain consortia services for academic libraries. Understand K2

B.Syllabus
Unit– I
Role and Responsibility of Academic Libraries – Growth of University and College Libraries in India–
Role of UGC in Academic library development.
Unit– II
Academic Libraries: School Library- College Library- University Library, Collection
Development-Technical Processing–Services–Preservation and Conservation.
Unit–III
Library Authority and Library Committee in university and college libraries – Centralization and
Decentralization –Budgeting- Statistics–Files and Records.
Unit– IV
Planning and Management: Resource Sharing– Manpower and Staff Formula –University and
College Libraries Authorities.
Unit– V
Information Literacy Programme in Academic Libraries–Public Relations in Academic Libraries.
Unit-VI CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Case Study- Library Visit: Saraswathi Mahal Library, Anna &Kalizhgar British Council Library,
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Bharathidasan University, National Institute of Technology,
Indian Institute of Management, St Joseph College.
SelectedReadings:
1. Baker (D),Ed.:Resource management in academic libraries. London: Library Asso.,1997.
2. Baker David and HutchinsJohn. Resource management in Academic Libraries. London: LA, 1995
3. Biddiscombe(R.),Ed.: The end-user revolution. London: Library Association, 1996.
4. BiddleSF. Planning the University Library. Westport: Greenwood Press,1992
5. Brophy (P.):The academic library.2nded.London:Facet,2005.
6. Bryan Harrison. University Libraries in Britain. London:Clive-Bingley,1968
7. Chapman(L.):Managing acquisitions in library and info .Ser. Rev. ed. London: Facet, 2004.
8. DattaNarender. Academic status for University and College Librarians in India. Delhi: IBB, 1986
9. Deshapande KS. University Library System in India. Varanasi: IBC, 1985
10. Fleming Hugh. User Education in Academic Libraries. London: LA, 1990
11. Gelfand (M.A.): University libraries for developing countries. Paris: Unesco, 1968.
12. GelfandMA. University Libraries for Developing Countries. Paris: UNESCO, 1968
13. JenkinsC and Morley C. Collection Management in Academic Libraries .Gower , 1991
14. Jordon(P.):The academic library and its users. London: Gower, 1998.
15. Lyle (G.R.): Administration of the college library. 2nded. New York: Wilson, 1974.
16. Lyle GR. College Library Publicity. New Delhi:Reliance,1986
17. Mayer RM. Strategic Management for Academic Libraries: A Handbook. Greenwood1993
18. Metcalf (KD): Planning academic and research library building. NewYork:
McGrawHill, 1965.
19. Rajwantsingh University Library Buildings in India. Delhi: Academic, 1984
20. Ranganathan SR. School and CollegeLibraries.Madras:MLA,1942
21. UGC (India).Library Committee Report (1957) University and College Libraries. New
Delhi: UGC, 1967
22. UGC: Great Britain .Library Committee. 1963. Report. London: HMSO, 1967
23. ViswanathanC G.University Libraries of India(1857-1970) . New Delhi: Author,1972
C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes
COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 3 3
CO2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3
CO3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 1 2 3
CO4 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
CO5 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 2
Course Code: P24MLS8
Course Name- 2.3: INFORMATION PROCESSING AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS
Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
5 - - 5 25 75 100

Objectives:
1. To know the basic and understand the concepts, importance of various Information Retrieval Systems and
techniques
2. To familiarize with various indexing systems and different types of search strategies
3. To enable the students to familiarize with various Metadata Standards, Digital Object identifiers and
Markup languages.
A. Course Outcome (CO)
After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

COs Course Outcome Level Level

Illustrate the basic concepts and processes of information
CO 1 Understand K1
retrieval systems
Understand different indexing languages and tools of vocabulary
CO 2 Apply K2
control
Demonstrate the ability to derive subject headings through
CO 3 Analyze K3
various indexing systems
Acquaint with formulation of search strategies and IR Models and
CO 4 Create K6
Demonstrate the ability to use citation databases,
CO 5 Explain and evaluate the information retrieval models Evaluate K5

B.Syllabus
Unit–I
Information Retrieval System–concepts, definition, characteristics, components and functions –Tools
and Techniques, Measures of Performance and Evaluation Inverted Index, Boolean, Vector and
Probabilistic Models, Structured Text Retrieval Models
Unit–II
Indexing systems – General Theory of Indexing languages. Indexing: Assigned Indexing, Derived
Indexing, Pre coordination and Post coordination, Citation Indexing, Keyword Indexing, Evaluation
of Indexing System, Thesaurus and vocabulary control; Web Indexing
Unit-III
Organization of digital resources – Metadata standards – Dublin Core, MARC21, ISO 2709,
UNIMARC, CCF and DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
Unit-IV
Query formulation - search process; Search Techniques and strategies in Web of Science, Scopus,
BLAISE, E.2, PUBMED. Web Information Retrieval – Characteristics, Search Engines -
Optimization, Metadata, Recent Trends in IR – Models, User Interfaces (Semantic & Syntactic
 Search)
Unit-V CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Evaluation of Information Retrieval Systems: Purpose – Criteria; Recall and Precision and steps in
evaluation–Major Evaluation Studies – MEDLARS and SMART Retrieval. Software’s for
information retrieval - Criteria for evaluation of IR systems.
Unit-VI
Recent Trends on structured Text Retrieval Models; Text Operations: document pre-processing
(word stemming, stop words, thesauri), document clustering; Linguistic aspects; (Ontology)
SelectedReadings:
1. Aitchison,J.(1970).The Thesauri facet: A Multipurpose Retrieval Language Tool. Journal of
Documentation. 26;187-203
2. Aitchison,J. and Gilchrist,A .(1987). Thesaurus Construction: A Practical Manual. 2nded.
London:ASLIB. Aldershot: Gower
3. Atchison, Jean&Gilchrist, Alan. Thesaurus construction: a practical manual. London: Aslib. 1972.
4. Austin,D. Precis, A manual of concept analysis and subject indexing.2nded. 1984.
5. B.C.Vickery. Techniques of information retrieval.London:Butterworths,1970.
6. Brown,A.G.(1982).Introduction to Subject Indexing.2nd ed. London: Clive Bingley.
7. Chakraborty,A.R. and Chakraborty, Bhubaneswar(1984), Indexing: Principles, Processes and
Products. Calcutta: World Press.
8. Chowdhruy,GG. Introduction to Modern Information Retrieval. 2nded. London, Facet Publishing,
2003.
9. Chowdhury, G.G. (2004). Introduction to modern information retrieval. 2ndEd. London: Facet
Publishing.
10. Hunter,EricJ.(1985).Computerized Cataloguing. London: Clive Bingley.
11. Lancaster, F. W. (1985). Vocabulary Control for Information Retrieval. 2nd ed. Arlington,Va.:
Information Resources Press.
12. Lancaster, F.W. (2003). Indexing and abstracting in theory and practice. 3rd ed. London: Facet
Publishing.
13. MARC21formats: background and principles. http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/96principl.html
14. Rowley,Jennifer E.(1998).Abstracting and Indexing.2nded.London:CliveBingley.
15. Sarkhel,J.K.(2001).Information analysis in theory and practice .Kolkata: Classique Books.
16. Soergel, D. (1974). Indexing Language and Thesauri: Construction and Maintenance. Los Angeles,
California Melville Publishing.
C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping with Programme Outcomes

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 1
CO2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 1
CO3 3 2 3 3 1 3 3 2 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
Course Code: P24MLS9P
Course Name- 2.4: KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION PRACTICE-II: (AACR-II and UDC)
Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
- - 3 3 25 75 100

Objective:
 To prepare accurate and comprehensive catalogue records
 To derive subject headings using various methods and tools
 To enable the students to class Ontology’s if and catalogue the library documents using AACR-II and
UDC.
 Prepare them to efficiently integrate metadata with library OPAC fore-documents

A. Course Outcome (CO)

After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

COs Course Outcome Level Level

Prepare catalogue entries for various types of information
CO 1 Understand K2
sources
CO 2 Derive subject headings using various methods and tools Apply K3
apply the rules of cataloguing standards to prepare catalogue
CO 3 records – main entries, added entries and other entries - for all Analyze K4
type of documents
Practically apply the rules of Universal Decimal classification
CO 4 Apply K4
scheme to derive class numbers for all types of documents
Demonstrate the ability to solve the difficulties in classification
CO 5 of complex documents in Universal Dewey Decimal Analyze K4
Classification Scheme

B. Syllabus
Unit-I
Introduction to AACR 2R
Unit-II
Single Personal author, Two and Three Personal Authors, Uniform Titles, Choice and Rendering
of Subject Headings (Sears’List)
Unit-III
More than Three Authors’ Works, Multivolume and Series Books, Pseudonyms, Anonymous
Authors
Unit-IV
Corporate Bodies- Government, Conference, Institutions, Periodical Publications
Unit-V
Cataloguing of Non-Book Materials, Music, Sound Recordings and Electronic Resources
Unit VI CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Web Classification scheme
Exercise
1. Classification of titles of Books and Periodical articles according to UDC
2. Cataloguing of Documents: Print and Non-Print using AACR-II
3. Help the students familiarize in cataloguing and indexing of various types traditional as well as
digital objects by assigning the call number using AACR-II and UDC
4. Help the students observe the principles relevant to the indexing chemes while classifying
5. Help them prepare a record of the understanding and performance in the prescribed
classification schemes
6. Help them to identify the online support available on the internet
Selected Readings:
1. Mcllwaine,I.C.(2000).The Universal Decimal Classification: a guide to its use.London:BSI
Business Information.
2. RajuA.A.N.(1991).UDC(IME,1985):A Practical and Self Instructional Manual.
Madras:T.R.Publications
3. UDC: International Medium Edition-English Text(BSIOOOM:1985).London: British
Standards Institution.
4. Universal Decimal Classification: Abridged Edition. (2003). London: BSI Business
Information .
5. Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules.(1988).2ndrev. ed. Chicago: American Library
Association
Lal,C and Kumar,K . Practical Cataloguing AACR-2.ESS Publications, New Delhi. 2006.

C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2
CO2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
CO3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
CO4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
 Course Code: P24MLS10B

Course Name- 2.4: (A) PUBLIC RELATION AND COMMUNICATION SKILL

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
4 - - 4 25 75 100

Objectives:

 To teach the concepts of Public Relations in LIS environment and develop communication
skills.
 To enable the students to learn technical writing and reporting methods.

A. Course Outcome (CO)

After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

COs Course Outcome Level Level

CO1 Illustrate the different types of communication skills Apply K3
Understand the traits of personality and its role in personal
CO 2 Understand K2
grooming.
CO 3 Examine the public relation skills and liasoning with users. Analyze K3
Formulate the concept of leadership and vision of the Evaluate
CO 4 K4
organisation
Understand the management approaches of organizational
CO 5 Understand K2
environment.
.
Unit –I
Communication skills: Concept, elements, types and stages. Verbal Communication: Concept,
Techniques, Writing skills and tools; preparation and presentation of a project proposal. Non-
verbal communication; Body language. Posture, Kinesics, Gesture, Haptics, Paralanguage
Unit - II Personality and its Characteristics
Personality Types, Traits and Characteristics; Soft Skill Development Attitude, Appearance
Unit – III
Personality development: Stress management, Time management and crisis management.
Unit-IV
Public Relations; Concept, Meetings and Negotiation-strategies. Publicity; Promotion;
Liasoning with Library Authority and Patrons
Unit : V
Team Leadership; Problem Solving; Negotiation Skills & Strategies; Visionary and Futuristic
Approach
Unit: VI CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Time Management; Stress Management; Project Management; Conflict Management and Crisis
 Management Skills

Selected Readings:
1. Andy Green, Effective Communication Skills for Public Relations (PR in Practice) , Kogan Page
Business Books (December 2005).
2. http://persmin.gov.in/otraining/UNDPProject/undp_modules/PublicRelationsNDLM.pdf
3. http://heidicohen.com/public-relations-definition/
4. http://managementhelp.org/organizationalcommunications/internal.htm
5. http://www.pria.com.au/sitebuilder/forms/forms/file/34-
174/Melanie%20James%20article%20Asia%20Pacific%20PR%20Journal.pdf
6. http://www.elon.edu/docs/e-
web/academics/communications/research/02MatthewsEJSpring10.pdf
7. Information and Communication for Development: Global Trends and Policies, Washington:
World Bank, 2006
8. Mahalanobis, Parvati, Text book of Public Relations and Corporate Communications, Dominant
Publishers, New Delhi, 2005
9. Krishna Mohan, Developing Communication Skills Macmillan Publishers India; Second edition
(2009)
10. Shah, Vimal P, Development Communications and Change: Impact Study, Prentice- Hall, 2006
11. McGrath, E H, Basic Managerial Skills for All, Prentice-Hall, New Delhi, 1996
12. Sharma, Diwakar, Public Relations, Deep & Deep, New Delhi, 2004
13. Nirmal, Bhatnagar, Public Relations: an emerging specialized profession, Deep & Deep, New
Delhi, 2004
14. Sanjay Kumar Communication Skills Oxford University Press, 2011

C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes
COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 1
CO2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 1
CO3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 2
 Course Code: P24MLS10B

Course Name- 2.5: (B) INFORMATION AND MEDIA LITERACY

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
4 - - 4 25 75 100

Objectives
 To enable the students to understand the concept of information literacy
 To orient on preparation of library promotional materials.
 To teach the methods of digital and online literacy
 To orient on national and international standard and models of information literacy

A. Course Outcome (CO)

After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in Library &
Information Science.

COs Course Outcome Level Level

CO 1 Explain the role of nature and in the development of an individual Understand K2
Illustrate the information literacy development skill and
CO 2 Apply K3
competencies
CO 3 Examine the information literacy in different circumstances Analyze K4
CO 4 Formulate the solutions for dissemination of information Create K5
CO 5 Assess Media information literacy proficiency Skill K6
.
B. Syllabus
Unit-I
Fundamentals of Information Literacy: Concept, Need and Objectives. Historical perspective of
Information literacy. Types of Information Literacy: Technology literacy, media literacy,
computer and digital literacy. Levels of Information Literacy: Entry level, Mid level, High-level,
Advance level
Unit-II
Models of Information literacy. Information Literacy for users. Information literacy for
professionals. Scope of formation Literacy Programme; National Programs in Information
Literacy, International Programs in Information Literacy
Unit-III
Information literacy programmes. Role of Libraries in Information literacy. Information literacy
instructions in different types of Library and Information centers. Information Literacy for Users;
Information Literacy for Professionals, Information Literacy for users, professionals and
Research &Development.
Unit-IV
Media Literacy definition, concept, need and Purpose, Role of media Literacy in the society,
Media Literacy in India, media literacy Policies and Strategies
Unit-V
Digital and Web Literacy, Study of Information literacy programs in the world. Information
Literacy Competencies. Challenges facing Information literacy. Information Literacy models–
SCONUL;.ACRL
Unit-VI CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Current trends in Information literacy, Case Study-Library Virtual Tours, Awareness on
Publishers Tutorials (Springer, Elsevier and Clarivate Analytics)

Selected Readings:

1. AmericanAssociationofSchoolLibrariansandAssociationsForEducationalCommunicationsandT
echnology.InformationStandardsforStudentLearning.(1998)American
LibraryAssociation,Chicago.
2. American Library Association. Information Literacy: a position paper on information problem
solving(2000).available at:www.ala.org/assl.positions/PS_infolit.html
3. Association of College And Research Libraries. Objectives for Information Literacy
Instruction: A Model Statement for Academic Librarians.(2001). ACRL,available at
:www.ala.org/acrl/guides/objinfolit.html.
4. Association of College and Research Libraries. Objectives for Information
LiteracyInstruction:A ModelStatementforAcademic Librarians.(2001).ACRL, available at
:www.ala.org/acrl/guides/objinfolit.html.
5. Baldwin V A. Information Literacy in Science & Technology Disciplines. Library Conference
Presentation and Speech. (2005). University of Nebraska, Lincoln. http:// digital commons.
unl.edu/library_talks/11
6. Barker, K. and Londsale, R. Ed. (1994). Skills for life: the value and meaning of literacy.
7. Bawden,D. (2001). Information and digital literacies :are view of concepts.http: //gti/
edu.um.es.8080/ gomez/ hei/ intranet/ bawden/pdf.

8. Delcourt (M) and Higgins (CA). Computer technologies in teacher education: the measurement
of attitudes and self-efficacy. Journal of Research and Development in Education. (1993).27;
31-7.
9. Eisenberg(MB)etal.Information Literacy: Essential Skills for the Information Age.
2nded.(2004),Libraries Unlimited, Westport.
10. Eisenberg, M.B. , Lowe, C.A. & Spitzer, K.L. (2004). Information literacy: Essential skills for
Information age. London: Libraries unlimited.
11. Gra ssian (E S). Learning to lead and manage information literacy instruction.(2005)Neil
Schuman Publishers, New York.
12. Grassin (E S) and Kaplowitz (J R). Information Literacy Instruction: Theory and
Practice.(2001).Neal Schuman, NewYork.
13. Library Conference Presentation and Speech. (2005). University of Nebraska,
14. Lincoln.http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/library_talks/11London:TaylorGraham.
15. Meadows,A.J.Ed.(1991).Knowledge and communication: essays on the Information chain.
London: Library Association.
16. Pantry,Sheila and Griffiths,Peter(2002).Creating a successful e-Information service. London:
Facet.
17. Smith(S).Web-based Instruction. A Guide for Libraries. (2001). American Library Association,
Chicago.

18. Tight(M). Life long Learning: Opportunity or Compulsion?. British Journal of Education
Studies. Vol. 46; 3 September 1998; 251-
263.www.ala.org/at/nill/litt1sthtml
19. Zorana Ercegovac(2008). Information literacy: search strategies, tools& resources for school
students and college freshmen. California: ABC-CLIO.

C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
CO2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
CO3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 2
Course Code: P24VAC2

Course Name- 2.6: Research and Publication Ethics

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
2 - - 2 25 75 100

Objectives:
 To make students to understand the concept and relevance of citation and Citation Analysis
 To teach he students to calculate the citation metrics for individual, researchers and
Institutions
 To teach the students the application of indicators of citation to study the literature growth in
different subjects.
A. Course Outcome (CO)
After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

Level
COs Course Outcome Level
Understood the knowledge on concept, theories, laws and K2
CO 1 Understand
parameters of citation metrics.
CO 2 Attain the knowledge of Citation Theory and Analysis Understand K2
Attained the knowledge how to the apply and measure of K3
CO 3 Apply
Bibliometrics to study the literature in different subjects
Apply the knowledge of different forms of citations, Age of K4
CO 4 citation, citation counts, Self citation, Citation Index, Impact Analyze
Factor and H Index.
Apply the knowledge of Citation Metrics indifferent type of K3
CO 5 Apply
publications

B. Syllabus

Unit -I
Introduction to philosophy: definition nature and scope, concept, branches. Ethics: definition,
moral philosophy, nature of moral judgments and reactions. Ethics with respect to science and
research, Intellectual honesty and research integrity Scientific misconducts: Falsification,
Fabrication and Plagiarism (FFP)
Unit –II
Citation and Citation Analysis: Concept, definition, evolution and applications, Forms of
citations, Bibliographic Coupling, Co-Citation, Citation Life – Citation Counts, Self –citation –
Citation Index.
Unit – III
Abstracting and Citation Databases: Scopus, Web of Knowledge, Google Scholar and Cross
Reference. (Include some other database PUBMED)
Unit –IV
Impact Factor, Discipline Impact Factor (DIF), h-Index, h-type index G-Index, g-h Index, h-b
index, i10 Index, z-index, Exergy indicator and Citation Factor.
Unit – V
Research Tools for Citation Metrics: Histcite and Bibexcel, PAJEK, VOS Viewer
Unit-VI CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Recent Trends Metrics: Info graphics-SNIP-SJR-ALEXA - Webometric tools, Altmetrics Tools.
Selected Readings:

1. DeBellis,Nicola(2009). Bibliometrics and citation analysis: from the Science citation index
to cyber metrics. Scarecrow Press. p. 417.ISBN0-8108-6713-3.
2. Egghe,Leo;Rousseau,Ronald(1990).Introduction to Informetrics: Quantitative Methods in
Library , Documentation, and Information Science. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-444-88493-0.
3. Hamdaqa, M.; A Hamou-Lhadj (2009). Citation Analysis: An Approach for Facilitating the
Understanding and the Analysis of Regulatory Compliance Documents. Las Vegas,
NV:IEEE. pp.278–283.doi:10.1109/ITNG.2009.161. ISBN 978-1-4244-3770-2.
4. Leydesdorff,L.A.(2001).The challenge of scientometrics: The development, measurement,
and self-organization of scientific communications(2nded.).Boca Raton, FL:Universal
Publishers.
5. Noyons,E.C.M.(1999).Bibliometric mapping as a science policy and research management
tool. Leiden: DSWO Press, University of Leiden.
6. Wilson, Concepción S. (1999). "Informetrics". Annual Review of Information Science and
Technology (Medford, NJ: Information Today)34:107–247.
7. Wolfram, D. (2003). Applied Informetrics for Information Retrieval Research. Libraries
Unlimited.
8. Levine-Clark,M .,&Gil,E.L.(2008).A comparative citation analysis of Web of
9. Aksnes, D.W.(2006),Citation rates and perceptions of scientific contribution. Journal of the
American Society for Information Science and Technology, 57(2), p.169-185.

C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 1 2 1 3 3 2 3 2 1
CO2 3 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 3 2
CO3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3
CO4 2 1 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2
CO5 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 2
 SEMESTER- III
Course Code: P24MLS11A

Course Name- 3.1(A): RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
5 - - 5 25 75 100

Objectives
 To help students learn the basic concepts of research, their types, planning and Methods;
 Make the students become proficient in research methodology, sampling techniques and data collection
tools.
 To help the students learn the statistical tools and techniques of analyzing, interpreting and reporting
research.
 To Study the referencing and citation manuals and styles
 To enable the students to carry research projects and field survey

A. Course Outcome (CO)

After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in Library &
Information Science.

COs Course Outcome Level Level

Understand the various concepts related to research and its
CO 1 Understand K2
types, objectives of doing research, research process
CO 2 Illustrate the identification of research problems & design. Apply K3
Know the different methods used to conduct research and
CO 3 Analyze K4
examine the research method and techniques
Exhibit the skills measurement & scaling techniques as well as
CO 4 skill K6
the qualitative and quantitative data analysis
Demonstrate the skills in application of statistics for data
CO 5 Skill K6
analysis and hypothesis testing

B. Syllabus
Unit-I
Research: Definition, Objectives, Selection, Concepts, Purpose and Types; Research as
Scientific Method, Research Process, Literature Review: Process and types; Search Strategies,
Selection and Formulation of Research Problems; Sources of Research Problems, Criterion of
Good Research
Unit-II
Research Design: Definition, Need, Types and Components: Features of Good Research Design,
Research Design for Science, Social Science and Humanities; Sampling: Methods and
Techniques; Hypothesis: Definition, Types, Formulation and Testing.
 Unit-III
Types of Data: Primary and Secondary: Structure and Unstructured: Methods and Tools for Data
Collection: Survey, Experimental, Case-Study, Questionnaire, Observation, Interview Schedules
and Delphi Technique: Literature Review, Government and Commercial databases, ICT Web
enabled Data Collection methods Web Scraping.
Unit-IV
Analysis of Data: Measures and Scaling Techniques, Multivariate techniques, ANOVA,
ANCOVA Presentation of data, Interpretation, Inferences, Tabular, graphical representation;
Info graphs- Basics of R, PYTHON, SPSS and SOFA.
Unit–V
Report Writing: Components and Mechanics of Research Report; Style manuals Tools;
Reference Management Systems, Oral Presentations, Plagiarism Detecting Tools.
Unit-VI CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Case Studies-Survey-Information Needs: E-resources usage; Research profile compilation-
Library website evaluation, Trends in LIS research, AI and SDG.
Selected Readings:
1. Busha C H and harter S P. Research Methods in Librarianship. New York: Academic,
Publishing House, 1993
2. Fowler F J Jr. Survey Research Methods. New Delhi: Sage, 1993
3. Glazer J D and Powell R R. Qualitative Research in Information Management.
4. Englewood: Libraries Unlimited, 1992
5. Goode Wj and Hatt P K. Methods in Social Science Research. Auckland: McGraw-
Hill, 1981
6. Kin Robert K. Case Study Research: Design and Methods. New Delhi: sage
Publications, 1989
7. Kraft D H and Royce B R. Operations Research for Libraries and Information Agencies. San
Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1991
8. Krishnaswamy O R. Methodology for Research in Social Sciences. Delhi: Himalayan
9. Lancaster F W.If you want to evaluate Your Library. London: LA, 1993
10. Line M B. Library surveys. London: Clive-Bingley, 1967
11. McClure Charles R and Hernon Peter Eds. Library and Information Science Research:
Perspectives and Strategies for improvement. NJ, Ablex, 1991
12. Powell R R. Basic Research Methods for Librarians. Norwood., NJ: Ablex1980
13. Simpson I S. How to Interpret Statistical Data. London: LA, 1990
14. Slater M. Research Methods in Library and Information Studies. London: LA, 1990.
15. Stevens R E (Ed).Research Methods in Librarianship. London: Clive-Bingley, 1971Busha,
Charles, H. and Harter, Stephen, S. Research Methods in Librarianship. Techniques and
Interpretation. Orlando, Academic press, 1980.
16. Charles, H. et.al. Research Methods in Librarianship: Techniques and Interpretations. New
Delhi, Sage, 1993.
17. Goode.W.J&Hatt.P.K. Method of Social Research. McGraw Hill. Auckland, 1989
18. Kothari.C.R.. Research methodology: Ed2 Wishwa. New Delhi, 1990.
19. Krishna Kumar: Research methods in library in Social science. Vikas, New Delhi, 1992
20. Krishna Swamy, O.R. Methodology of research in social sciences. Himalaya, Bombay, 1993
21. Line, Maurice.B. Library surveys; An introduction to the use, planning procedure and
presentation of survey. Ed2 Clive Bingley, London, 1982.
22. RavichandraRoa, I.K. Quantitative methods in library and information science, Wiley Eastern.
New Delhi, 1988.
23. Slatter,Margaret, Ed. Research ,methods in library and information science. London, L.A, 1990.
24. Stevens, Rolland.E. Research methods in librarianship, Clive Bingley, London, 1971.
25. Tabuer, M.F and Stephens, I.R. Ed. Library surveys. Columbia University Press, New York,
1968.
26. Wilson, E.S. Introduction to scientific research McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 1952.
27. Young,P.V.Scientific social surveys and research. Ed4. Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 1982
28. John W. Creswell. Research Design: Qualitative, and Mixed methods Approaches. Sage
Publications, 2013.
29. Ranjit Kumar. Research Methodology: a step-by-step guide for beginners. 2014. (Google E-
Books)

C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
CO3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
CO4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
Course Code: P24MLS11B

Course Name- 3.1 (B): SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
5 - - 5 25 75 100

Objectives
 To enable the students to understand the concept of scholarly writing.
 To orient the pattern of scholarly communication.
 To reveal the various forms of scholarly communication
 To teach the methods, systems of scholarly writing in digital and online environment

A. Course Outcome (CO)

After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

COs Course Outcome Level Level

Understand the basic concepts and principles of scientific
CO 1 Understand K2
scholarship and communication
Acquired knowledge about journal publication process and
CO 2 related facets and illustrate the influencing factors on scientific Understand K2
scholarship and communication
Gained knowledge about the OA movement and their impact on
CO 3 Apply K3
publications including OA learning materials
Delineate the open content and implications of intellectual
CO 4 Analyze K4
property rights
K3
CO 5 Understand the copyright issues and mapping of science Apply

B. Syllabus

Unit-I: Foundations of Science and Scholarly communications

Republic of Science and Scholarship: Foundations of Science and scholarship. Principles and
paradigms of scientific culture/ scholarship: Historical perspective of scholarly communication
systems. Scholarship and scholarly traditions. Study of journals their functions, working and
processes.
Unit-II: Role of Professionals and the Peer Review Process
The importance of scientific and professional societies in journal publishing; the peer review
process; the migration of peer review journals from print to Web–based; Serials pricing crisis
phenomena.
Unit-III: Role of Internet
Rise of the Internet as game changer in scholarship, communication, and daily lives. Evolution of
Internet/ Electronic publishing; Web 2.0 and the emergence of Wikipedia; slide share; YouTube;
blogs and others as mainstream media. E-Science,
Unit-IV: Open Access Movement
Open Access Movement: understanding Open Access concepts, principles, ideology and
philosophy of Open Source, Open Content; Open Educational Materials and Open Access to
scientific literature; Scholarly Publishing Models; Green and Gold route to OA. Familiarity with
the people and organisations behind the OA movement. Study of Open source software for IR and
DL: DSpace; E prints; Fedora

Unit-V: Policies, Copyright, and Metrics

Government and Institutional Policies; Copy rights issues. Understanding copyrights. Creative
Commons. Licensing issues. Scientometrics and metrics of scholarly communication. Innovations
in measuring Science and scholarship. Mapping Science: tools and parameters: usage and
influence factors.
Unit-VI: CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Ethics and Trends in Scholarly Communication (SC);Role of Libraries in SC; Standards and
Practice (DOI, ORCID, Metadata, other Author IDs etc.); Case Study-Preparation of Research
papers for Journals including online journal and Conferees–To choose right journal for publishing

Selected Readings:
1. Derricourt,R. (1996). An author's guide to scholarly publishing, Princeton, N.J.: Princet on
University Press.
2. Andersen,D.L.(2004).Digital scholarship in the tenure, promotion, and review process.
Armonk, N.Y. :M.E. Sharpe.
3. Donohue,J.C.(1974).Understanding scientific literatures: bibliometric approach,
Cambridge, MIT Press.
4. Gabriel, Michael.(1989).A guide to the literature of electronic publishing:CD-
ROM,desktoppublishing, and electronic mail, books and journals, Conn. :Jai Press.
5. http://www.Library.cornell.edu/scholarlycomm/openaccessday.html
6. Machlup,F. and others Eds.(1980). Information through the printed word: The
dissemination of scholarly, scientific, and intellectual knowledge.1978-1980..New York:
Praeger Publishers.
7. Nisonger,T.E.(2007).Journals in the core collection: Definition, identification, and
applications. The Serials Librarian, 51(3-4), 51-73.
8. Rowlands, I. and Nicholas, D. (2005). New journal publishing models: an international
survey of senior researcher’s .London, CIBER, 2005. Available at
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ciber/ciber_2005_survey_final.pdf
9. Rowlands, I. et al. (2004). Scholarly Communication in the digital environment: what do
authors want? London, CIBER. Available at: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ciber/ciber-pa-
report.pdf.
10. Saha, S. et al. (2003). Impact factor: a valid measure of journal quality? Journal of the
Medical Library Association 91: 42-6. Available
athttp://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=141186&blobtype=pdf
11. Gorman,G.E.(2005). Scholarly publishing in an electronic era. 2005. London: Facet Pub.
12. Schroter,S.(2005).Perception of open access publishing: interviews with journal authors.
British Medical Journal, 330 :756.http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38359.695220.82
13. Medford, N.J.(2000).The web of knowledge: a festschrift in honor of Eugene Garfield.
N.J., Information Today.
14. Tibbitts, G. (2006). Measuring quality in journal publishing: new and emerging methods.
Presentation at International Academy of Nurse Editors conference, London, August
2003.Availableat:http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/press/files/2006_08August03_INA
NE_Conference_London_GTV2.ppt

C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 1
CO2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 1
CO3 1 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 2
Course Code: P24MLS12A

Course Name- 3.2: (A) DIGITAL LIBRARY AND WEBTECHNOLOGY

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
5 - - 5 25 75 100

Objectives:
 To help students in acquiring knowledge about the concept of Digital Libraries
 To enable the students gain knowledge about the facets in volved in DL design
 To enable the students gaink+6nowledge about DL softwares
 ToenablethestudentsgainknowledgeaboutOnlineandelectronicresourcesandinstitutional
repositories

A. Course Outcome (CO)

After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

COs Course Outcome Level Level

Gained knowledge about the concepts of digital library, its
CO 1 Understand K2
organization, tools for digital information access
Acquired knowledge in digital library design, architecture and
CO 2 Understand K2
DL softwares
Apply the digital library software for library digital activities
CO 3 Apply K3
CO 4 Attained knowledge about the Search Engines Understand K2
CO 5 Demonstrate the skills in searching Web Tools Skill K6

B.SYLLABUS
Unit-I
Digital Libraries: Definitions, Concept, Characteristics, functions and Advantages Digital Library
Components: Design, Architecture, Protocols, Standards and Interoperability,
Unit-II
Digital Library Software: dspace, GSDL and E-Prints. Online Data bases: E-Books, E-Journals,
ETD and Course ware and online Publishers
Unit-III
Institutional Repository and Digital Achieves - Digital Library Initiatives, Creation of Tamil
interface using D-Space, MERLOT-NPOR-SWAYAM
Unit-IV
Search Engines: Concept of Search Engines; Types of Search Engines (General Search Engines,
Meta Search Engines, Intelligent Search Engines, Subject Specific Search Engines);
Search Technologies and Strategies; Benefits and Limitations of Search Engines; Design and
Evaluation of Search Engines
Unit-V
Web Tools & Services: Email, Discussion Groups, Teleconferences, Video Conferencing, Bulletin
Board Service, Remote Login; Search Tools: Search Engines, Subject Directories; Content
Enriching Services: Blogs, Wikis, Social Media Websites
Unit-VI CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Social Networking Sites and Academic Social Networking Sites

Selected Readings:

1. Bates, Chris. (2006). Web Programming: Building Internet Applications. 3rd ed. New Delhi:
Wiley-India.
2. Crumlish, Christian. (2007). The ABCs of the Internet. New Delhi: BPB Publications.
3. Hartl, Michael and Prochazka, Aurelius. (2007). Rails Space: Building a Social Networking
Website with Ruby on Rails. Addison-Wesley Professional.
4. Kalbach, J. (2007). Designing Web Navigation: Optimizing the User Experience.
Sebastopol: O'Reilly Media.
5. Miller, Joseph B. (2008). Internet Technologies and Information Services (Library and
Information Science Text Series). Libraries Unlimited.
6. Morville, Peter and Rosenfeld, Louis. (2006). Information Architecture for the World Wide
Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites. 3rd ed. Sebastopol: O'Reilly Media.
7. Nair, R. Raman. (2002). Internet for Information Services. New Delhi: EssEss Publications.
8. Robbins, Jennifer Niederst. (2012). Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to HTML,
CSS, JavaScript, and Web Graphics. 4th ed. Sebastopol: O'Reilly Media.
9. Sehgal, R. L. (2000). Internet and Internet for Librarians. New Delhi: EssEss Publications.
10. Russell, Jesse and Cohn, Ronald (eds.). (2012). Web Browser. Book on Demand Ltd.
11. Stallings, William. (2007). Computer Networking with Internet Protocols and Technology.
Delhi: Pearson Education.
12. Weinberg, Tamar. (2009). The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web.
Sebastopol: O'Reilly Media

Web Link
1. http://www.greenstone.org/
2. http://www.dspace.org/
3. http://epress.lib.uh.edu/pr/v8/n3/smit8n3.html
4. http://www.eprints.org/
5. http://moodle.org
6. http://joomla.org
7. http://drupal.org
8. http://scigate.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/raja/
9. http://www.vidyanidhi.org.in/‘
10. http://www.20search.com/
11. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0
12. http://www.oreillynet.com
13. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_3.0
 14. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
15. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/InvisibleWeb.html
16. http://websearch.about.com

C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
CO2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
CO3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
CO5 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2

Course Code: P24MLS12B

Course Name- 3.2 B (SWAYAM)

Course Code: P24MLS13P
Course Name- 3.3: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN LIBRARIES: PRACTICE
(AUTOMATION, REPOSITORIES, CMS)

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
- - 3 3 25 75 100

Objectives
 Enable the students become proficient in the various ICT applications and practices in Library
automation and e- Governance and services delivery.
 Provide Hands –on experience with the following Software‘s:
A. Course Outcome (CO)
After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

COs Course Outcome Level Level

Gained knowledge about the functions of library automation
CO 1 Understand K2
software.
Acquired knowledge in digital library softwares used by Green
CO 2 Understand K2
stone and DSpace
Attained knowledge of designing web blog and website for
CO 3 Analysis K4
libraries
CO 4 Apply the mapping tools for metric studies in Library Science Apply K3
CO 5 Apply the AI Tools for Library Activities Apply K3

B.Syllabus
1: Library Automation Software‘s: KOHA;
2. Digital Library Software‘s: Greenstone and Dspace
3: Web Technologies: Weblog; Website; Mobile Applications
4: Content Management: JOOMLA and DRUPAL
5: Reference Management Software: Mendeley, Zotero
6: Scientometrics Tools: Bibexcel, Histcite, Vos Viewer and Biblioshiny, R Programming
(Biblioshiny)
7: AI Tools: Chatgpt, Connected Papers, Canva Resume Maker, Synthesia (Generative AI – Meta
AI, Gemini AI)
8: Social Media in Library Professional: Library Thing, Anobii
C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
CO2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 1
CO3 3 2 3 3 1 3 3 2 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
Course Code: P24MLS14A
Course Name- 3.4: ELECTIVE-II (A) WEB BASED INFORMATION SERVICES

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
4 - - 4 25 75 100

Objectives

 To help the students become familiar with a wide range of online web based services

A. Course Outcome (CO)

After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

COs Course Outcome Level Level

CO 1 Understand the Mobile based library services Understand K2

CO 2 Apply the Reference management tool for library activities Understand K2
Acquired knowledge for Research Information System and
CO 3 Apply K3
Profile Management System
CO 4 Understand the Open educational resources concept Analyze K4
CO 5 Adopt the online library services in library activities Apply K3

B. Syllabus
Unit-I
Mobile based Library Services and Tools – Mobile OPAC, Mobile Databases, Mobile Library
Website, Library Apps, Mobile Library Instructions, Augmented Reality, SMS Alerts, Geo-
Location, and Reference Enquiry.
Unit-II
History of www – Open Access to databases; Open educational resources; Web portals and subject
gateways; Webcasting; ETD, Bibliographic Databases and online Courseware’s
Unit-III
Vidwan, IRINS; Research Information System; Profile Management System; Subject Expert
System.
Unit-IV
Reference Management Tools: Mendeley, Endnote, Zotero, Reference work etc.
Unit-V
Discussion Forum; Group mail, and online Feedback: Web Blog, Website, Online Reference
Service, Online SDI and Online Document Delivery Service, E- reference services.
Unit-VI CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Advance study on Webinars, Web OPAC, RSS Feeds, Group mail - Web – Scale Discovery
Services.
Selected Readings:-

1. Balas, Janet L. A Librarian's Work will never be done. Computer in Libraries. 19;10,1999.
46-50p.
2. Das, Suchitra. Information Resources on Internet and Information Services inLibrary and
Information Centers. SRELS Journals of Information Management.37;1,2000.49p
3. Green, ElisabethandHead, AllisonJ.Web-based cataloguing.Online.22;4,1998.98p.
4. Hartzer, Sandra., Paterson, Brian., Snyman, Dorette. Web Information Services atthe
University of South Africa Library. Library Trends.47;1,1998.91-116p.
5. http://bulldog.unca.edu/~greene/webservices.html
6. http://www.oclc.org
7. http://www.ulh.ac.uk/ls/staff/jeb/bjlweb.html
8. Jagajeevan, V.K. Developing and electronic SDI Service at the IITKharagpur.Program.33;
2,1999. 157-161p.
9. KAMATH,V.A. Computer Application in Library and Information Services .Current Problem
and Trends in Library and Information Services. Ed by H.A.KHAN & S.R. IJARI. Varanasi.
Indian Bibliographical Center. 1990 . 199-211p.
10. Place,Emma. International collaboration on Internet Subject. IFLA Journal. 26; 1,2000. 52-
56p.
11. Shukla,, K M .,.Majmudared , K J. Trends in Library and Information Science.., Jaipur.
RBSA.1995.14-15p.
12. Wisdom,AlineC. Introduction to Library Services. NewYork.McGraw-Hill1974. 48-51p.
13. www.bubl.ac.uk
14. www.nic.in

C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3
CO2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2
CO3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3
CO4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
Course Code: P24MLS14B
Course Name- 3.4: Elective-II E-PUBLISHING
,,

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
4 - - 4 25 75 100

Objectives
 To orient one electronic publishing and the formats of content organization.
 Enable the students learn the coding and scripting languages.
 EnablethestudentslearntheePublishingmethodsandtoolsincludingrelevantsoftwares.
 Enable the students to attain proficiency in DTP and related areas.
A. Course Outcome (CO)
After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

Level
COs Course Outcome Level
CO 1 Gained knowledge and skills in e Publishing methods Understand K2
Gained knowledge to design, maintain and manage storage and
CO 2 service function ingot library website, blogs of clientele Understand K2
supplemented and supported by multimedia techniques
Gained knowledge in designing, marketing and promoting
CO 3 library information products and services by means of Apply K3
multimedia and e Publishing techniques and strategies
Attained the knowledge of e-publishing, and Design for Print
CO 4 Analyze K4
and multimedia
CO 5 Apply the Economics of e-publishing. IPR and copyright issues Apply K3

B. Syllabus
Unit-I
Content: Types of content. Electronic Publishing: Origin, History and Development,
and Trends: Digital content types, File formats, Encoding systems ASCII, UNICODE and ISCII.
Unit-II
Concept and Evolution of Authoring Tools; Markup Languages, SGML, HTML and XML.
Unit-III
Page Description Languages: Adobe PDF and Photoshop. Legacy documents- Conversion
from analog to digital, OCR Software and Adobe Capture.
Unit-IV
Electronic Publishing and scholarly communication, E-journals and e-books. Platforms, Standards
and formats. DTP software. Delivery devices. Social, economic, and legal issues in electronic
publishing. Use and usability issues.
Unit-V
Economics of e-publishing. IPR and copyright issues. Multimedia Content Creation: Data
 Compression Techniques, Multimedia Files and Formats–JPEJ ,MPEG, GIF,TIFF.
Unit-VI CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Recent trends on E-Publishing Models and Publishers.
Selected Readings:
1. KarenS.W.MarilynnB, Stone,T.A.(2003).Electronicpublishing:Thedefinitiveguide. UK: Hard
Shell Word Factory.
2. Klostermann,D.(2011).The e-book handbook- Author roughly practical guide to formatting,
publishing, marketing,and selling your e-book.Cambridge: Full Stop.
3. Loton,T.(2011). E-book publishing DIY: the do it yourself guide to publishing e-books,
2nded.UnitedStates: LOTON tech.
4. Meckler, L.(2011).E-book formatting, self-publishing, marketing tips updated. USA: Linda
Emeckler on smash words.
5. Sahida, f.k.(2010).Publishing e-book for dummies. USA: Create Space.
6. Schuster, C. (2011). E-publishing for writers: Trends and opportunities/Fall 2011(Kindle
Edition.).UK: Books to Go Now.
7. Bradley, Phil. The advanced Internet Searcher‘s Handbook. Ed2. London:LA,2002.
8. Parekh, Harsha. Internet in the Scholarly Communication Process. Mumbai, Knowledge ware,
1999.
9. Dawson Andy. The Internet for Library and Information Service Professionals. London:
Aslib,1995.
10. Poulter Allen and Others. The Library and Information Professionals‘ Guide to the World
Wide Web. London: LA, 1999kehoe B P. Zen and the Art of the Internet: A Beginners Guide.
Prentice Hall, 1992.
C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
CO2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2
CO3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
CO5 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2

Course Code: P24MLS14C

Course Name- 3.4: Elective - II- (C) EDC Paper offered by Other Departments
Course Code: P24LS15A
Course Name- 3.5: Elective–III: TECHNICAL WRITING

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
4 - - 4 25 75 100

A. Course Outcome (CO)

After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

CO s Course Outcome Level

CO 1 Understand the concept of communication and technical writing Remember K1
CO 2 Differentiate between creative writing and technical writing Understand K2
CO 3 Measure readability of text Apply K3
CO 4 Compare the structure of different types of technical write-ups Analyze K4
CO 5 Prepare different types of technical documents and presentations Skill K6

B. Syllabus

Unit : I Communication Process

Communication Process; Types: Verbal, Non-verbal; Formal, Informal; Types of Writing;
Technical Writing: Principles, Characteristics; Technical Writings, Content Development:
Guidelines and norms. Web-based and multilingual content development
Unit :II Linguistic Aspects in Writing
Technical writing and Editing: Definition attributes of Technical writing, documentation and
referencing, Editorial Jobs and Tools, Proof correction. Punctuation
Unit : III Mechanics of Writing
Writing Process – Steps; Paragraph Organization, Writing Styles; Style
Manuals; Copy Editing and Proof Reading
Unit : IV Organization, Layout and Presentation of Information
Research Paper; Review Articles; Technical Reports; Theses and
Dissertations; Project Proposal; Book Design and Page Layout
Unit : V Oral Presentation
Parts of Presentation – Introduction, Body and Conclusion; Common
Presentation Types; Audio-Visual Presentation
Unit : VI CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Recent trends in Technical writing and Editing
Selected Readings
1. Booth, P. F. (1991). Report Writing. 2nd Ed. Huntington.
2. Chandra, A. & Saxena, T. P. (1979). Style Manual. Metropolitan Books.
3. Cooper, B. M. (1986). Writing Technical Reports. Penguin.
4. Gerson, S. J. & Gerson, S. M. (1992). Technical Writing, Process and Product. Prentice Hall.
5. Huckin, T. N. & Olsen, L. A. (1991). Technical Writing and Professional Communication for
Non-Native Speakers of English. 2nd Ed. McGraw-Hill.
6. James, G. Gray. (1986). Strategies and Skills of Technical Presentations. Greenwood Press.
7. Sherman, T. A. and Johnson, S. S. (1990). Modern Technical Writing. 5th ed. Englewood
Cliff’s: Prentice Hall.
8. Van Alstyne J. S. (1986). Professional and Technical Writing Strategies. Englewood Cliffs,
New Jersey: Prentice-Hall Inc.
9. Weisman, H. M. (1980). Basic Technical Writing. Charles Oren ill Publishing

C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 1
CO2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 1
CO3 1 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 2
Course Code: P24MLS15B

Course Name- 3.5: ELECTIVE–III (B) ELECTRONIC RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
4 - - 4 25 75 100

Objectives:

 To enable the students become familiar with various kinds and types of information sources
both in print and digital formats.
 To enable to learn the principles and practices of electronic resource management.
 To enable the students obtain thorough knowledge about online databases, and resources
haring and E-Resource management.
 To enable the students obtain thorough knowledge Information/ database networks and
consortia at the national and international levels.

A. Course Outcome (CO)

After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

Level
COs Course Outcome Level
Understand the characteristics of different types of electronic K2
CO 1 Understand
information sources
Exhibit the ability to select appropriate electronic information K2
CO 2 Understand
sources for information query,
Explain the characteristic features of Databases and Digital K3
CO 3 Apply
Repositories
Exhibit the using of bibliographic and full text databases and K4
CO 4 Analyze
directory services
CO 5 Understand the Library Networks and Consortia Apply K3

B. Syllabus :

Unit-I: Information Sources

Concept and Types of Information Sources: Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary sources.;
Characteristics and Evaluation of Information Sources: Criteria for evaluating the quality,
reliability, and relevance of various information sources.; Intellectual Property Rights (IPR):

Unit-II: Electronic Information Resources

Primary Resources: e-Journals, e-Books, e-Theses & Dissertations, Patents, Standards, and
Trade Literature; Secondary Resources: Online Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Bibliographies,
Indexing & Abstracting Databases, Statistical sources, Handbooks, and Manuals; Web-Based
Resources: Virtual Libraries, Subject Gateways, Web Portals, Bulletin Boards, Discussion
 Forums/Groups.
Unit-III: Databases and Digital Repositories
Databases: Bibliographic, Numeric, Full text, Multimedia; Open Access Databases. Subject
related websites, Institutional repositories, Open Archives and digital Libraries, Technical
Standards: metadata standards (e.g., MARC, Dublin Core) and protocols (e.g., Z39.50, Open
URL)
Unit-IV Library Networks and Consortia
National (INFLIBNET, DELNET, E.Shodhsindhu etc.) and International (OCLC, RLIN, and
CSIR e-Journal Consortia) and Digital Library Consortia-collaborative digital library
initiatives.
Unit-V: Resource Sharing and Library Network
Components of Information System: Libraries, Documentation Centers, Information centres,
Data, Data Banks, Museums, Memories, Publishing Houses; Virtual Reference Desk;
Interoperability: Challenges and Solution for Integrating.

Unit-VI: Trend and Development of E-RAMS

CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Current Developments on Electronic Resource Management Systems(E-RAMS), Remote
Access Management, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Preservation, Archiving and Vendor
Management; Research Trends in E-RAMS.(Usage Reports)

Selected Readings:

1. Chowdhury,G.G. andChowdhury,Sudatta(2000).SearchingCD-
ROMandonlineInformationsources. London: Library Association.
2. Cooper, M.D.(1996).Design of Library automation systems:Filestructures, data structures and
tools. New York: john Wiley.
3. Dickson,G.W. and Desanctis,G..Information technology and the future enterprise: New models
for managers. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
4. Ferris,JeffreyA.(2000)Windows2000:Development and desk top management. Indiana:
NewRiders.
5. Gallimore,A.(1997).Developing on IT strategy for your Library. London: Library Association.
6. Gopinath, M.A. (1984).Information sources and communication media(AnnualSeminar).
Bangalore: DRTC
7. http://www.infolibrarian.com
8. http://www.Libraryspot.com
9. http://www.refdesk.com
10. KrishanKumar(1996)Referenceservice,5thed. New Delhi: Vikas,
11. Lesk, Michael(1997). Practical digital Libraries: Books, by tes and bucks. SanFrancisco:
 Morgan Kaufmann.
12. Ormes,Sorah and Dempsey, Lorcan Eds.(1997). The Internet, networking and the public
Library. London: Library Association.
13. Sharma,Jitendra Kumar(2003). Print Media and Electronic Media: Implications for the future.
Delhi, Authors press.
14. Terplan, Kornel (1999).Intranet performance management. London: CRC Press.
15. WhiteCM, et.al.(1973).Sources of Information in the social Sciences. 2Ed. Bedminster Press,
Tolowa, N.J

C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 1
CO2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 1
CO3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 2
Course Code: P24VAC3

Course Name- 3.6: HERITAGE DOCUMENTATION

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
2 - - 2 25 75 100

Objectives:
The objective of this study is
 To emphasize on the need of a contribution of library profession in the process of safeguarding
and documentation of ICH and
 To identify the strategic role of the Library and Information Science students in this regard.
A. Course Outcome (CO)
After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

Level
COs Course Outcome Level
Attained the knowledge and understanding about heritage K2
CO 1 Understand
documentation
CO 2 Gained skills for developing heritage documentation Understand K2
Gained knowledge to attitudes and values of heritage K3
CO 3 Apply
documentation
Apply the Meta data and ontology’s for digital cultural heritage K4
CO 4 Analyze
documentation
Attained the knowledge of Enjoyment, Inspiration K3
CO 5 Apply
and creativity; Activity, behaviour and progression.

B.SYLLABUS
UNIT-I:
Heritage definitions; features; importance; types of heritages
UNIT-II:
Heritage natural; Architecture; locations, plants, animals
UNIT-III:
Indian Heritage in Digital Space (IHDS); Computer Forensics and Cultural Heritage; digital
application needs for research and conservation.
UNIT-IV:
Traditional knowledge-documentations; Preservation and Documentation of Cultural
Heritage; issues on ICH
UNIT-V:
Meta data and ontology’s for digital cultural heritage documentation InformationTechnology;
Semantics in the documentation of architectural heritage.
UNIT-VI: CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Saraswathi Mahal Library, TKDL, NDLI, Kudhabach library, Archive Library related information.

Selected Readings:
REFERENCE:
1. Ahmad,Y.(2006).The Scope and definitions of heritage: from tangible to intangible.
International Journal of Heritage Studies,12( 3),292–300.
2. FOLA,(2005).Living heritage of Sri Lankan Tamils: digital image library of Foundation
for Library Awareness. Retrieved from: http://jaffnaheritage. blogspot.com /search
/label/ customs%29
3. Howell,D.(2013).The intangible cultural heritage of Wales: a need for safeguarding?
.Intangible Heritage ,8, 104-116.
4. Manetsi,T.(2011.)Safe guarding in tangible heritage in South Africa: a critique of the
draft national policy on living heritage,6, 58-69.
5. UNDP,(2004).Human development report 2004:cultural liberty into day‘s diverse World.
6. Retrievedfrom:http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/hdr04_complete.pdf.Accessedon20.07.2013.
7. UNESCO,(1972).Convention concerning the protection of world cultural and natural
8. heritage.Retrievedfrom:http://whc.unesco.org/archive/convention-en.pdf.
9. Milles,R.H.(Eds.)Collection management for the 21stcentury : A handbook for librarians.
London: The Greenwood Library Management Collection.
10. Hughes,L.(2004).Digitization of collections: Strategic issues for the information manager.
London: Facet Publishing.
11. Singh,R.(2004).Restructuring library and information science curriculum. LIS Education
in India.
12. World Bank (2001) Historic Cities and Scared sites: Cultural Roots for Urban
Futures. Washington DC: World Bank.
13. Ogden, S. (Ed.) (1994). Preservation of library& archival materials: A manual.
Northeast Document Conservation Centre.

C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
CO2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
CO3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
 FOURTHSEMESTER

Course Code: P24MLS16

Course Name- 4.: KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
5 - - 5 25 75 100

Objectives:

 To enable the students learn the concepts and types of knowledge management.
 To enable the students to become proficient in the process of knowledge management
practices in libraries and documentation centres
 Prepare the students ‘self confidence level to become efficient knowledge managers both in
traditional and digital tracks.
A. Course Outcome (CO)
After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

Level
CO 1 Course Outcome Level
Explain the concept of knowledge along with categorization of K1
CO 1 Remember
knowledge.
Understand the concepts and characteristics of knowledge-based K2
CO 2 Understand
economy
Knowledge management strategies and tools in various K3
CO 3 Apply
environments
CO 4 Analyze the KM strategies through various case studies Analyze K4
Assess knowledge needs and map the knowledge sources in an K6
CO 5 Skill
organization

B. Syllabus
Unit–I
Knowledge: Types, Knowledge Management: Concept and definitions–Need, Types; explicit and
tacit Knowledge.
Unit-II
Knowledge Creation and Capturing: Knowledge creation model: Capturing tacit//I knowledge
Implicit Knowledge
Unit–III
Knowledge Codification: Knowledge Mapping, decision trees, decision tables.
Unit– IV
Knowledge Management Tools and techniques: Knowledge Portal, e-learning, Community of
Practice, Storytelling.

Unit–V
Case studies Corporate and Special Libraries: MS SharePoint, Mind Mapping, Citizen Science.
Unit-VI CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Case studies-Emerald Management Extra-Fortune 500 companies-Library visits

Selected Reading;

1. Michael, E.D. Koenig, Knowledge Management Lessons Learned, New Delhi,

EssEssPublications,2008
2. Al-Hawamdeh, Suliman(2003). Knowledge Management: cultivating knowledge
professionals. Oxford: Chandos Publ.
3. Arvidsson, Niklas (2000). Knowledge management in the Multinational enterprise.p.176-
163. In The Flexible firm: capability management in network organizations/ edited by Julian
4. Holsapple,ClydeW.(ed.)(2003).Handbook on Knowledge Management1: Knowledge
Matters. New Delhi: Springer
5. Holsapple, ClydeW.(ed.)(2003).Hand book on Knowledge Management2: Knowledge
Directions/(editor). New Delhi: Springer their identification; information seeking behavior

C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
CO2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
CO3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
Course Code: P24MLS17
Course Name- 4.2: INTERSHIP AND FIELDWORK PROJECT

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
- - 3 3 - - 100

Objectives:
 During the intern ship program, the student shall have to
 Work in a practical environment and to get hands on experience in handling online databases,
handling library management software, practical work related to the library resources and
services.
 Procurement of Library Materials-purchase policy (Book and periodicals both print and online)
 Process of subscription of journal and periodical both manual &online.
 Processing of Library Materials and Shelving and Circulation Policy
 Corresponding Knowledge and Extra knowledge
A. Course Outcome (CO)
After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

CO s Course Outcome Level Level

CO 1 Understand the functions of library and information centers Understand K2
CO 2 Understand the users need in library. Understand K2
CO 3 Hands on Practice on the functioning of the library sections. Skill K6
CO 4 Hands on Practice on the functioning of ILMS. Skill K6
Hands on Practice on the stack maintenance and serial
CO 5 Skill K6
publications of the library

Program:
 Internship [in-house] training for a specified period at s University, IIT, IIM, NIT and selected
College and Research Libraries. The student will have to work indifferent sections of the
allotted library as an internee for a period of 30 working days.
C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes
COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
CO2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
CO3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 2
Course Code: P24MLS18P

Course Name- 4.3: PROJECT AND DISSERTATION

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
- 8 - 8 - - 100

A. Course Outcome (CO)

After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

Level
COs Course Outcome Level
CO 1 Explain the research concept and its process Understand K2
CO 2 Illustrate the research problems &research design Apply K3
CO 3 Examine the research method and techniques Analyze K4
CO 4 Formulate the solutions for their research problems Create K5
CO 5 Assess the proficiency with the help doing research Skill K6

Dissertation=80 Marks [ 2Reviews–20+20=40 Marks, Report Valuation=40 Marks]- Viva voce

=20 Marks

C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes
COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
CO3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
CO4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
CO5 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Course Code: P24 MLS19A

Course Name- 4.4: ELECTIVE–III (A).MARKETING OF INFORMATION PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
4 - - 4 25 75 100

Objectives:

 Enable the students learn the fundamental so f marketing, its principles and models.
 Enable the students to comprehend the marketing strategies so information products and services

A. Course Outcome (CO)

After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

Level
COs Course Outcome Level
Explain the basic marketing concepts and techniques K2
CO 1 Understand
related to Library and Information Science.
Illustrate the applications of Marketing of Information K3
CO 2 Products techniques in the Library and Information Apply
Science.
Examine the various aspects of Information Products and K4
CO 3 Analyze
Services related to LIS.
Formulate the practical aspects of Marketing of K5
CO 4 Create
Information Products and Services
Assesses the outcome of the new marketing plan & K6
CO 5 Skill
research techniques in information industry.

B. Syllabus

Unit-I
Information Resource: Economics of Information; concepts and Strategies
Unit-II
Portfolio Management BCG Matrix Model; Product Market Matrix; Product Life
Cycle, Pricing Information
Unit-III
Marketing Mix; Kotler‘s FourC‘s; McCarthy‘s FourP‘s(Seven P’s)
Unit-IV
Marketing Plan & Research: Market Segmentation, User Behavior and Adoption
Unit-V
Marketing of Information products and services: Information Industry and Social Media.
Unit-VI CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Case Studies - IIM Library, Tiruchirappalli- NIT Library, Tiruchirappalli, IIT Library Chennai.
Virtual library portals.
 Selected Readings:

1. Chandraiah, I., Lincolin and Diana Shotton. Introducation to Marketing of Library and
Information Services, New Delhi: Manglam Publications, 2009.
2. Beth C. Thomsett-Scott (Ed) Marketing with Social Media. Chicago: ALATechsource,2014.
3. Dinesh K. Gupta, Christie Koontz, Angels Massisimo,
&RéjeanSavard(Eds.)Marketinglibraryandinformationservices:Internationalperspectives.Munich:
K.G. Saur,2006.
4. AndersonAR.Advancing library marketing. Journal of Library Administration.1(3), 1980,pp.17–
32.
5. Anderson, W. T. Jr., Bentley, C. C. and Sharpe, L K IV. Multi-dimensional marketing:
Managerial, societal, philosophical.AustinTX:AustinPress1976.
6. Bellardo,T.and Wald hart, TJ. Marketing products and services in academic libraries,
Libri.27(3),1977.pp.181–194.
7. Dragon, AC. Marketing the library. Wilson library bulletin. 53, 1979,pp.498–500.
8. ShivaKanaujia. Marketin go information products and services in Indian R&D Library and
Information Centres, Library Management, Volume 25 • Number 8/9 • 2004 . pp. 350-
360.https://doi.org/10.1108/01435120410562844.
9. https://www.ipinnovative.com/journals/IJLSIT/article-full-text/5262
10. Khanchandani,Vanita&NabiHassan. Marketing of Library Resources, Services and Products: A
Case Study of IIT Delhi. DESIDOC Journal of Library & InformationTechnology,2016, 36(3),
158-161.
11. Gupta,DineshK &Savard,Regean. Marketing Library and Information Services. Encyclopedia of
Library and Information Sciences, 2010, 3553-3560. DOI: 10.1081/EELIS3-120044552.
12. Gupta, Dinesh K. Marketing of Library and Information Services: Building a new Discipline for
Library and Information Science Education in Asia. Malaysian Journal of Library & Information
Science, 2003, 8(2), 95- 108.
13. Dongardive, Prakash. Marketing Library and Information Services. International Journal of
Science and Research (IJSR), 2013, 2(11), 227-234.

C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3
CO2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 1
CO4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3
CO5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
Course Code: P24 MLS19B

Course Name- 4.4: ELECTIVE–III (B). INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
4 - - 4 25 75 100

Objectives:

 Enable the students learn the fundamentals of marketing, its principles and models.
 Enable the students to comprehend the marketing strategies so information products and services

A. Course Outcome (CO)

After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

Level
COs Course Outcome Level
Define Intellectual Property and enumerate different types K1
CO 1 Remember
of IPR
CO 2 Differentiate between different types of IPR Understand K2
CO 3 Learn international treaties and laws related to IPR Analyze K4
Examine copyright issues while sharing web-based K3
CO 4 Apply
content
CO 5 Learn about challenges and evolving issues in IPR Understand K2

B. Syllabus
Unit-I
Intellectual Property Rights: Meaning and Scope; Categories of IP
Unit-II
International Treaties on IPR : Berne Convention; Universal Copyright Convention; Stockholm
Conference; Paris Conference; WIPO Copyright treaty; GATT; TRIPS
Unit-III
National Laws: Copy right Law of India and its Amendments; Fair Use Provision; Patent Law of
India and Amendments; Other Laws related to IPR
Unit-IV
Implications of IPR : Protection of Web-based Content; Copyright and Libraries; Copy Left
Movement; Creative Commons
Unit-V
Emerging Issues in IPR: Challenges for IP with Advances in ICT: E-Commerce, Domain Names;
IT Act2000; Biotechnology and IP; Traditional Knowledge, Folklore and IP, Biodiversity and IP
Unit-VI CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Recent trends in IPR and copyrights
 Selected Readings:

References:

1. Agnew, Grace. (2008). Digital Rights Management: A Librarian’s Guide to Technology and
Practise. Chandos
2. Andrew Murra. (2010).Information Technology Law: The law and society. Oxford.
3. Carlos M. Correa and Abdulqawi A. Yusuf. (2008). Intellectual Property and International
Trade: The TRIPS Agreement. Oxford.
4. Deborah E. Bo choux. (2012). Intellectual Property: The Law of Trademarks, Copyrights,
Patents, and Trade Secrets. Cengage.
5. Munari, Federico &Oriani, Raffaele. (2011). The Economic Valuation of Patents: Methods and
Applications. Edward.
6. Fishman, Stephen. (2008). The copyright handbook: what every writer needs to know. Berkeley.
Nolo.
7. Freeman, Lee & Peace, A. Graham. (2005). Information ethics: privacy and intellectual
property. Information Science Pub.
8. Jessica Littman. (2001). Digital Copyright: Protecting Intellectual Property on the Internet.
Prometheus.
9. May, Christopher. (2007). Digital Rights Management: The Problem of Expanding Ownership
Rights. Chandos
10. Much, Jude C. (2008). Trade Marks and Copyright for Dummies. Amazon.com. The World
beyond Digital Rights Management. Wiley.
11. Pandey, N. &Dharni, K. (2014). Intellectual Property Rights. Delhi: PHI Learning.
Tian, YiJun and Winn, Jane. (2008). Re-thinking Intellectual Property: The Political Economy
of Copyright Protection in the Digital Era. Routledge.

C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 1
CO2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 1
CO3 3 2 3 3 1 3 3 2 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
Course Code: P24MLS20A
Course Name- 4.5(A): ELECTIVE–IV INFORMETRICS AND SCIENTOMETRICS

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
4 - - 4 25 75 100

Objectives:
 Enable the students learn the concept, theories, laws and parameters of bibliometrics.
 Enable the students develop a knowledge about the citation analysis and operation research
 Enable the students in the measurement of research performance of literature output in a
specific field or subject, institutions or group of scientists in a particular domain or a
nation.
 Enable the students to use the bibliometric techniques to rank academic institutions on
the basis of their research publications during a period of time.

A. Course Outcome (CO)

After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

Level
COs Course Outcome Level
CO 1 Explain the various Scientometric indicators and laws. Understand K2
Illustrate the the use of various software’s and application of K3
CO 2 Apply
metrics.
CO 3 Examine the different bibliometric/scientometrics indicators. Analyze K4
Formulate the methods to be adopted in the qualitative K5
CO 4 Create
measurement of published literature.
Assesses the ability of the students on their practical K6
CO 5 Skill
awareness of bibliometric software.
B. Syllabus
Unit-I
Librarmetry, Bibliometrics and Scientometrics: Concept, definition, evolution and applications in
Libraries.
Unit–II
Theory and Laws-Zipf‘s law, Lotka‘s Law, Bradford‘s Law. Price Theory
Unit–III
Quantitative and Qualitative techniques: Types, Multi dimensional scaling, Clusteranalysis,
Correspondence analysis, Co-word analysis, media and audience analysis.
Unit–IV
Citation Theory and Analysis; Definition, Theory of citing, different forms of citations,
Bibliographic Coupling, Age of citation – citation counts , Self –citation – Citation Index _
Impact Factor, SNIP, SJR, Cite Score– different types of indicator index
Unit–V
Emerging Trends: Webometrics, Altmetrics, Analysis Tools (Hitscite and Bibexcel, PAJEK, VOS
 Viewer and Biblioshiny)
Unit-VI CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Webometric tools, Info graphics, ALEXA
Selected Readings:

1. De Bellis, Nicola (2009). Bibliometrics and citation analysis: from the Science citation index
to cyber metrics. Scarecrow Press. p. 417.ISBN0-8108-6713-3.
2. Egghe,Leo(2005).Power laws in the information production process : Lotkas an Informetrics
. Academic Press. ISBN:978-0120887538
3. Egghe, Leo; Rousseau, Ronald (1990). Introduction to Informetrics: Quantitative Methods in
Library, Documentation, and Information Science.Elsevier.ISBN978-0-444-88493-0.
4. Glänzel, W. (2003). Bibliometrics as a research field: A course on theory and application of
bibliometric indicators.1.
5. Hamdaqa, M.; A Hamou-Lhadj (2009). Citation Analysis: An Approach for Facilitating the
Understanding and the Analysis of Regulatory Compliance Documents. Las Vegas,
NV:IEEE.pp.278–283.Doi:10.1109/ITNG.2009.161. ISBN 978-1-4244-3770-2.
6. Ingwersen, Peter(2012). Scientometric indicators and webometrics and the poly
representation principle information retrieval. Ess Ess publications, New Delhi
.ISBN:9788170006572.
7. Leydesdorff,L.A.(2001).The challenge of scientometrics :The development, measurement,
and self-organization of scientific communications (2nd ed.). Boca Raton,FL: Universal
Publishers.
8. Noyons,E.C.M.(1999).Bibliometric mapping as a science policy and research management
tool. Leiden: DSWO Press, University of Leiden.
9. PeterVinkler (2010). The evaluation of research by scientometric indicators. Chandos
Publishing. ISBN 978-1843345725.
10. Rousseau, Ronald; Egghe, Leoand Guns, Raf (2018).Becoming Metric-Wise: A Bibliometric
Guide for Researchers. Chandos Publishing. ISBN:978-0081024744
11. Tiwari, Ashwini(2006). Bibliometrics, Informetrics and Scientometrics: Opening New
Vistas of Information Science. RBSA Pub.ISBN:9788176113243.
12. Wilson, Concepción S. (1999). "Informetrics". Annual Review of Information Science and
Technology(Medford, NJ: Information Today)34:107–247
13. Wolfram, D. (2003). Applied Informetrics for Information Retrieval Research. Libraries
Unlimited.

C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping with Programme Outcomes

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
CO2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
CO3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
Course Code: P24MLS20B
Course Name- 4.5 (B): ELECTIVE – IV CORPORATE INFORMATION SYSTEM

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
4 - - 4 25 75 100
Objectives:
 Enable the students to learn the corporate information culture and library related facets.
 Enable the students learn about the procure men to f information and collection building
gin business school libraries
 Enable the students learn various social media networks, and communication types and
styles
 Enable the students develop online communication skills to handle and promote
publishing media both print and digital
A. Course Outcome (CO)
After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

Level
COs Course Outcome Level
Recognize the principles and role of corporate libraries and K2
CO 1 Understand
information centres
Identify different sections of corporate libraries and K2
CO 2 Understand
information centres and illustrates their functions.
Define the principles of collection development in corporate K3
CO 3 Apply
libraries and information centres.
Describe the corporate libraries and information centres K4
CO 4 Analyze
services, products and networks.
Identify the Intellectual Property issues for corporate Library K3
CO 5 Apply
centres
B. Syllabus
Unit-I
Introduction -Definition, Need, Nature and Functions of corporate Libraries and
Information centers. Learning resources, Types of corporate Libraries and types of users
and their Information need. Business school Libraries case analysis.
Unit-II
Collection Development: Objectives and Purpose. Advantage so collection development
planning, Implementation and evaluation. Book selection principles and policies,
Procedures and problems. Information searching and access. Use of various search
techniques
Unit-III
Web based Information services, corporate librarian 2.0 Library 4.0, Industry 4.0 and
Social networks- Blogs, X, Twitters, Face book, Google buzz etc. for communication.
 Information analysis and consolidation. Packaging and delivery.
Unit-IV
Corporate communications systems and tools-news letter. Bulletins, preparing for
organizing events, Social talks, Conference, News briefs, Press releases, Editing,
Reporting. Knowledge management in corporate Libraries. KM Tools
Unit-V
Intellectual Property issues; Patents as a source of Industrial Information; Information
systems for patents, Information Industry
Unit-VI CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Case Study-Philips, Samsung, TCS, Infosys
Selected Readings:
1. Bopp,RE.,&Smith,L.C.(2011).Reference and Information services: An introduction, 4th
Ed..Santa Barbara, Calif.: Libraries Unlimited.
2. Campbell,M.J(1982).Business Information services: Some aspects of structure, organization
and problems. London: Clive Bingley
3. Gunningham, N. (2009). Corporate environmental responsibility. Farnham, Surrey,
England:Ashgate.
4. Malone,S.A.(2003).How to setup and manage a corporate learning centre,2. Ed. Aldershot,
Hampshire, England: Gower.
5. Matarazzo,J.M.(1999).Knowledge and special Libraries.Boston:Butterworth-Heinemann.
6. Mitchell,L. E.(2009). Corporate governance. Farnham, Surrey, England: Ash gate.
7. Moss, R.W(2003). Strauss‘s hand book of business Information: A guide for librarians,
students and researchers. 2ndEd. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Libraries Unlimited.
8. Taylor, A. and Farrel,S.(1994).Information management for business. London: ASLIB.
9. Thwaite, J.H.(1990). The Business Information maze: Anessential guide. London: ASLIB.
10. Zaqorsky,J.L(2002).Business Information: Finding and using data in the digital age. McGraw-
Hill/Irwin.
11. Bates, M.E., & Basch,R.(2003). Building and running a successful research business: A guide
for the independent Information professional. Information Today, Inc.
12. Lavin, M. R., (2004). Business Information: How to Find It, How to Use It. 3rd Ed. Oryx
Press.
13. Greasley, A. etal..(2002). Business Information systems: Technology, development and
management for the E-Business. Financial Times Management.
C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping with Programme Outcomes

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
CO2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
CO3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 2
Course Code: P24VAC4
Course Name- 4.6: MOOC (MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE)

Credit Distribution Total Credits Internal Marks Semester Marks Total Marks
L T P L+T+P C1 C2 C3
2 - - 2 25 75 100

Objectives
1. To know the basic concepts of MOOC
2. To train the students in applying online course content in Libraries and
information centers.
3. To understand the concepts of various Open access initiatives and open
course ware protocols and guidelines.
A. Course Outcome (CO)
After completion of the course, students will become familiar with the basic concepts in
Library & Information Science.

Level
COs Course Outcome Level
Gained the knowledge types of availability MOOC K2
CO 1 Understand
resources for academic
Learnt the knowledge about types of Open Access K2
CO 2 Understand
resources and how to utilize for user community
Discussed and introduced the various MOOC K3
CO 3 Apply
information sources and how to retrieved
CO 4 Exhibit the Open Access Initiatives Analyze K4
Indentify the Open Course ware in National and K3
CO 5 Apply
International Level

B.SYLLABUS

Unit–I
MOOCs: Introduction, Definition, Characteristics, Types and Categories
Unit-II
Development of MOOC in National Level: NPTEL, IGNOU, Sakshat Portal,
IGNOU,NCERT,NIOS,SWAYAM,NCERT,CIET,Egyankosh,,ePGPathshala,NIOSandCon
sortiumforEducational Communication,
Unit–III
Development of MOOC in International Level: MIT Open Coursware, , CEDT, SciGate,
Khan cademy, MERLOT, Open Learn, U-Now Open Courseware, Teacher tube, Coursera, Khan
Academy,Open Class rooms, Open Learning and edX
 Unit-IV
Open Access Initiatives: DOAJ, OAJSE, Indian Academy of Science, High wire Press,
NISCAIR Online Periodicals Repository, E-Books: DOAB, Oapen, Audible Books, Digital
Library of India, OER Commons, Project Gutenberg, Utah Open Textbook, E-Pustakalaya,
PLOS;TWAS;NDL
UNIT V
Registering Open Course ware:Methods; protocols and guidelines; limitations
UNIT-VI CURRENT CONTOURS (For Continuous Internal Assessment Only):
Case study-MOOC Courses: India, Europe, USA and UK, Standards and Protocols.

Selected Readings:

1. ArvindKumar. Ed. Information Technology for All(2Vols.) NewDelhi,

Anmol,2006.
2. Bansal,S.K.Information Technology and Globalisation,
NewDelhi:A.P.H.Publishing corporation,2005.
3. Basandra,S.K: Computers Today and Globalisation, NewDelhi,Golgotia,2002
4. Deeson,Eric.Managing with Information Technology, Great
Britan,KoganpageLtd.2000.
5. ForresterW.H. and Rowlands, J.L.The Online searcher‘s
companion.London,LibraryAssociation,2002.
6. Gupta, Vikas,Rapidix computer course,NewDelhi,Pustak Mahal,2005
7. Hunter&Shelly:Computers and Common sense,NewDelhi, Prentice-Hall,.
8. ITL Education Solution. Introduction to Information Technology,
Pearson Education. Singapore,2006.(GoogleE-Book)
9. Kashyap,M.M: DatabaseSystems,NewDelhi,Vikas,2003.

C. Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Mapping of COs with POs & PSOs

Programme Outcomes Programme Specific Outcomes

COs
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4 PSO5
CO1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO2 3 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3
CO3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
CO4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3