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Library Science - (Code - 071)


1. Library and Society
  1. Modern concept of Library- Library as a Community Information Centre;
  2. Definition of Information & Charateristics of Information
  3. Library related Legislation - Public Library Act; Delivery of Books and NewPapers (Public Libraries) Act;intellectural Property Rights
  4. History of Library Movement in India
  5. Library Associations & Professional Organaisations
2. Types of Libraries
TNPSC Links
Introduction
Functions
Composition
Examinations
Syllabus
Procedure
Contact
  1. Categories of Libraries - Government ;Private;Industrial
  2. Types of Libraries - Academic, Public, Special, contact
  3. Levels of Libraries- National, State, District, Local
  4. Role of Government Agencies such as UGC,RRRLF in Library Development
  5. Rural Library Service- Outreach Programmes.
3. Library Administration
  1. Library Rules and Procedures
  2. Library Routines-such as Procurement, acquisition, processing & circulation
  3. Maintanence such as Binding,Replacement,Shelf rectification,Stock Verification Etc.
  4. Library Statistics
  5. Types of Access-open, closed , resticted etc.
4. Library Management
  1. Library Budgeting - Types & Sources of fund (budgetary Control)
  2. Material Selection Policy- Sources of information etc.
  3. Personnel Management - In -service training etc.
  4. Public Relations
  5. User Studies and User Education.
5. Library Classification
  1. Need & Purpose
  2. Different Schemes of library Classification
  3. Canons and Principles of Classification
  4. Notation
  5. Species of Classification - Enumerative and Analytico-Synthetic
6. Library Cataloguing /Indexing
  1. Need and Purpose
  2. Different Types of library Catalogues /Bibliographic files
  3. Different Codes of Cataloguing
  4. International Standards relating to Cataloguing
  5. Subject Cataloguing & Indexing.
7. Information Sources
  1. Types of Information Sources - Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
  2. Information Sources- documentary, Institutional and Human
  3. Basic Reference Sources Electronic Sources of Information
  4. Discipline-Oriented Information Sources - Medline, Lexis etc.
8. Library Services
  1. Type of Reference Services - Ready Reference, Long Range Reference
  2. Role & qualities of a Reference Librarian
  3. SDI & CAS Services
  4. Literature Search and Bibliography Compilation
  5. Reprographby, Translation and other Specialized Services
9. Library Networking & Resource Sharing
  1. Inter Library Loan & Document Delivery Services
  2. Library Information Networks in India
  3. International Library Networks such as OCLC, WLN etc.
  4. Internet ; Resources ; ISPs
  5. Types of Networks Such as LAN, WAN, MAN etc.
10. Library Automation & Rodernization
  1. Computer & its peripherals ; Types etc.
  2. Operating Systems
  3. Areas of Library Automation; bar coding, electronic surveillance etc.
  4. Library Application Software
  5. Basics of Database Management & Word Processing

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