Friday 31 August 2012

MDU Syllabus Distance Education 2013

MDU Scheme of Examination 2012-2013
MDU Master of Library & Information Science (M.Lib.I.Sc.)
One Year Programme






                        INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND SOCIETY
                                                PAPER CODE: DEMLS-101
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Theory: 80
                                                                                                                             Assignment: 20

Section-1:  Information: Nature, Property and Scope

Unit-1 - Data, Information and Knowledge, Intellectual Assets
Unit-2 – Data: Definition, Types, Properties and Scope
Unit-3 – Information: Definition, Types, Nature, Properties and Scope
Unit 4 – Knowledge: Definition, Types, Nature, Properties and Scope

Section-2:  Information Generation and Communication

Unit-4 – Information, Communication Process, Media and Diffusion
Unit-5 – Generation of Information: Models and Forms
Unit-6 – Information Theory: Measures and Contents Evaluation
Unit-7 – Digital Information

Section -3:  Information and Society

Unit 9 – Social Implications of Information
Unit 10 – Information as an Economic Resource
Unit-11 – Information Policies: National and International
Unit 12- Information Infrastructure- National & Global
Unit-13 – Information Society

Section -4:  Knowledge and Society

Unit-14 – Knowledge Society
Unit 15- Knowledge Management- Concepts & Tools
Unit 16- Knowledge Profession














           

INFORMATION SOURCES, SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMMES
PAPER CODE: DEMLS-102
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Theory: 80
                                                                                                                             Assignment: 20


Section -1:  Information Institutions

Unit-1 – Information Institutions: Evolution Growth Functions and Types
Unit-2 – Information Centres: Types and their Organisations
Unit-3 – Data Centres and Referral Centres
Unit 4- Information Analysis and Consolidation Centres

Section -2:  Information Sources, Systems and Programmes

Unit-5 – Information Sources: Categorisation
Unit-6 – Print and Non Print Sources
Unit-7 – National Information Systems and Programmes
Unit-8 – Global Information Systems
Unit-9 – National & International Information Organizations

Section -3:  Information Products & Services

Unit-10 – Information Products- Part I
Unit-11 – Information Products- Part II
Unit-12 – Information Services- Part I
Unit-13 – Information Services- Part II

Section -4:  Information Intermediaries

Unit-14 –   Library and information Personnel
Unit 15 –   Information Intermediaries
Unit-16 – Database Designers and Managers
Unit-17 – Database Intermediaries
Unit-18 – Media Personnel
Unit -19–   Intelligent Assets

                                   
                                   

















 INFORMATION PROCESSING AND RETRIEVAL
                                                PAPER CODE: DEMLS-103
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Theory: 80
                                                                                                                             Assignment: 20
Section -1:  Intellectual Organisation of Information

Unit-1 – Intellectual Organisation of Information: An Overview
Unit-2 – Classification Systems 1: General Systems
Unit-3 – Classification Systems 1: Special Systems
Unit-4 – Thesaurus: Its Structure and Functions

Section -2:  Bibliographic Description and Subject Indexing

Unit-5 – Bibliographic Description: An Overview
Unit-6 – Standards for Bibliographic Record Format
Unit-7 – Bibliographic Description of Non-Print Media
Unit-8 – Indexing Process and Models

Section -3:  Information Storage and Retrieval Systems

Unit-9 – Objectives of ISAR Systems
Unit-10 – ISAR Systems: Operation and Design
Unit-11 – Compatibility of ISAR Systems
Unit-12 – Evaluation of ISAR Systems

Section -4:  Information Retrieval

Unit-13 – Information Retrieval Process
Unit-14 – The Process of Searching
Unit-15 – Search Strategies and Heuristics
Unit-16 – Common Command Languages and Multiple Database Searching
 
           







INFORMATION INSTITUTIONS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
                                      PAPER CODE: DEMLS-104
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Theory: 80
                                                                                                                             Assignment: 20

Section -1:  Information Institutions

Unit-1 – Information Institutions: Evolution and Growth
Unit-2 – Information Centres: Type and their Organisation
Unit-3 – Data Centres and Referral Centres
Unit-4 – Information Analysis and Consolidation Centres

Section -2:  Information Services

Unit-5 – Literature Searches and Bibliographies
Unit-6 – Technical Enquiry Service
Unit-7 – Document Delivery Service
Unit-8 – Translation Service

Section -3:  Information Products

Unit-9 –   Information Newsletters, House Bulletins, In-house Communications
Unit-10 – Trade and Product Bulletins
Unit-11 – State-the-Art Reports and Trend Reports
Unit-12 – Technical Digests

Section -4:  Database Support Services

Unit-13 – Databases: Types and Uses
Unit-14 – Database Intermediaries such as Searchers, Editors, etc.
Unit-15 – Online Information Systems and Information Networks
Unit-16 – International Standards for Database Design and Development














          MANAGEMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRES
                                      PAPER CODE: DEMLS-105
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Theory: 80
                                                                                                                             Assignment: 20
Section -1:  Management Perspectives

Unit-1 – Principles of Management
Unit-2 – Management Functions
Unit-3 – Managerial Quality and Leadership
Unit-4 – Schools of Management Thought

Section -2:  Systems Analysis and Control

Unit-5 – Systems Analysis and Design
Unit-6 – Work Flow and Organisation Routines
Unit-7 – Monitoring Techniques
Unit-8 – Evaluation Techniques
 
Section -3:  Personnel Management

Unit-9 – Overview of Personnel Management
Unit-10 – Manpower Planning
Unit-11 – HRD – Quality Improvement Programmes
Section -4:  Financial Management

Unit-12 – Budgeting and Types
Unit-13 – Budgetary Control System
Unit-14 – Costing Techniques
Unit-15 – Cost Analysis

Section -5:  Marketing of Information Products and Services

Unit-16 – Information as a Marketable Commodity
Unit-17 – Pricing of Information Products and Services
Unit-18 – Marketing Strategies












APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
PAPER CODE: DEMLS-106 & -6P
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Theory: 50
                                                                                                                             Assignment: 20
                                                                                                                               Practical: 30



Section -1:  Overview of Information Technology

Unit-1 – Overview of Computer Technology
Unit-2 – Overview of Communication Technology
Unit-3 – Overview of reprography and Micrography
Unit-4 – Printing and Publishing Technology

Section -2:  Library Automation

Unit-5 – Use of Computers of Housekeeping Operations
Unit-6 – Computer-based Acquisition Control
Unit-7 – Computer-based Cataloguing
Unit-8 – Computer-based Serials Control

Section -3:  Design and Management of Databases

Unit-9 – Database Concept and Database Components
Unit-10 – Database Structure, Organisation and Search
Unit-11 – Database Management Systems

Section -4:  Networks

Unit-12 – Resource Sharing through Networks
Unit-13 – Networks and their Classification
Unit-14 – Network Architecture and Services
Unit-15 – Bibliographic Information Networks












RESERCH METHODOLOGY
PAPER CODE: DEMLS-107
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Theory: 80
                                                                                                                             Assignment: 20


Section -1:  Introduction to Research Methodology

Unit-1 – Meaning of Research
Unit-2 – Research Problems and Process of Research
Unit-3 – Sampling and Definition of Universe

Section -2:  Design of Research

Unit-4 – Definition and Types of Research Design
Unit-5 – Observation, Descriptive, Diagnostic, Exploratory and Experimental Formulations
Unit-6 – Survey Analysis, Content Analysis, Sociometric Technique
Unit-7 – Constructive Typology, Projective Techniques and Statistical Study
Unit-8 – Case Study and Evaluation Studies
 
Section -3:  Testing of Hypothesis

Unit-9 –   Definition and Delimiting of Problem
Unit-10 – Measures of Central Tendency, Measures of Association, Co- relation Co-efficient,                     other contingencies
Unit-11 – Regression Analysis and Time Series Analysis
Unit-12 – Analysis and Inference
Unit-13 – Report Writing: Organisation of Report, Table Presentation and Reporting Format,                 Graphics in Report Presentation


                                               

















ACADEMIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
                                                PAPER CODE: DEMLS-108
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Theory: 80
                                                                                                                             Assignment: 20




Section -1:  Development of Academic Libraries

Unit-1 – Academic Libraries: Objectives and Functions
Unit 2-   Role of UGC and Other bodies in Promoting Academic Libraries in Universities, 
              Colleges and other Institutions of Higher learning
Unit-3 – Library Governance
Unit-4 – Academic Library Services
Unit-5 – Financial Management of Academic Libraries

Section -3:  Collection Development

Unit-6 – Collection Development Policy, Weeding Out Policy
Unit-7 – Problems in Collection Organisation
Unit-8 – Collection Development Programmes

Section -4:  Staffing Pattern and Staff Development for Academic Libraries

Unit-9 – Norms and Patterns for Staffing
Unit-10 – Continuing Education Programmes
Unit-11 – Personnel Management

Section 5:  Resource Sharing Programmes

Unit-12 – Resource Sharing: Need and Objectives
Unit-13 – INFLIBENT
Unit-14 – Library Network and Consortia







 

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