M.lib.l.Sc SEMESTER II-

20LIS22C1: Knowledge Organization: Cataloguing Theory

Unit-1: Library Catalogue
 Catalogue: definition, need , purpose & objectives
 Types of library catalogue – alphabetical (author, name, title, subject) and classified
 Library Catalogue: physical forms: conventional and non-conventional including OPAC, Web-OPAC, history and development
 Commonness and differences among library catalogue, library records, bibliographies, checklist
 Cooperative cataloguing, centralized cataloguing, cataloguing-in-publication and prenatal cataloguing
 Union catalogue: concept, need, purpose

Unit-2: Entry Elements and Filing
 Entries: concept, types – main and added
 Data elements in different types of entries according to CCC and AACR-2
 Filing of entries: concept and need
 ALA filing rules

Unit-3: Subject Cataloguing
 Subject cataloguing: definition, need, purpose & principles
 Vocabulary control and controlled vocabularies
 List of subject headings: Sears List
 Chain procedure of S R Ranganathan

Unit-4: Cataloguing Standards and Current Trends
 Standardization, description and exchange of information: MARC-21, ISBD, ISO 2709, CCF, Z39.50
 Metadata: Concept, need , purpose and standards (Dublin Core)
 Recent trends: basic concept of FRBR, RDA

Suggested Readings–

  1. Bowman,J.H. (2002). Essential cataloguing: The basics. London: Facet.
  2. Chambers, Sally (Ed.) (2013). Catalogue 2.0: The future of library catalogue. London: Facet.
  3. Chaudhary, G. G. & Chaudhary, Sudatta (2007). Organizing information: From the shelf to the web. London: Facet.
  4. Chaudhary, G. G. (1999) Modern information retrieval theory. London: Library Association.
  5. Hunter, E. J. & Bakewell, K.G.B. (1989). Advanced cataloguing. London: Clive Bingley.
  6. Maxwell, Robert L. (2014). Maxwell’s handbook for RDA: Explaining and illustrating RDA: resource description and access using MARC 21. London: Facet.
  7. Ranganathan, S. R. (1989). Classified catalogue code with additional rulesfor dictionary catalogue code (5th ed with amendments). Bangalore: Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science.
  8. Richard, Gartner (2016). Metadata: knowledge from antiquity to the semantic web. London: Springer.
  9. Zeng, Marcia & Qin, Jian (2016). Metadata. 2nd ed. London: Facet.

20LIS22C2: Knowledge Organization: Cataloguing Practice

Part-I: Cataloguing of Documents by AACR-II R
 Documents having personal author, shared author (s), collaborator (s)- reviewer, editor, reviser, translator
 Edited works
 Documents published under pseudonyms
 Cataloguing of corporate authorship
 Multivolume documents with similar and separate title for each volume
 Serials/ periodicals publication: simple, changed ,merged and split title

Part-II: Cataloguing of Documents by Classified Catalogue Code (CCC 5th Ed.)
 Documents having personal author, shared author (s), collaborator (s)- reviewer, editor, reviser, translator
 Edited works
 Documents published under pseudonyms
 Cataloguing of corporate authorship
 Multivolume documents with similar and separate title for each volume
 Serials/ periodicals publication: simple, changed , merged and split title

Suggested Readings-

  1. Allen, C. G. (1999). A manual of European languages for librarians (2nd ed). London: Bowker-Saur.
  2. ALA et al. (2006). Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules: AACR (2nd rev ed). London: Library Association.
  3. Library of Congress. (2011). Library of Congress Subject Headings (33rd ed). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service.
  4. Fritz, Deborah A. (2007). Cataloging with AACR2 & MARC21: For books, electronic resources, sound recordings, videorecordings, and serials. 2nd ed., Chicago: American Library Association.
  5. Fritz, Deborah A., & Fritz, Richard J. (2003). MARC21 for everyone: A practical guide. Chicago: American Library Association.
  6. Olson, Nancy B., Bothmann, Robert L. & Schomberg, Jessica J. (2008). Cataloging of audiovisual materials and other special materials: A manual based on AACR2 and MARC 21 (5th ed). Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited.
  7. Ranganathan, S. R. (1988). Classified Catalogue Code (with additional Rules for Dictionary Catalogue Code) (5th ed). Bangalore: SaradaRanganathan Endowment for Library Science.
  8. Saye, Jerry D., & Vellucci, Sherry L. (1989). Notes in the catalog record based on AACR2 and LC rule interpretations. Chicago: American Library Association.
  9. Sears, Minnie Earl & Lighthall, Lynne Isberg. (2010). Sears List of Subject Headings (20th ed.). New York: H.W. Wilson.
  10. Tripathi, S.M.(1992). Modern bibliographical control, bibliography and documentation. Agra:Y.K.

20LIS22C3: Information Sources and Services

Unit 1: Information Sources
 Information sources and types: documentary and non-documentary
 Print and Non-print information sources: Primary, secondary & tertiary
 Print and Non-print information sources: Nature, characteristics, utility and evaluation

Unit 2:Information Services
 Information Services: concept, definition, need and trends
 Information services: anticipatory and on-demand
 Types of information Services: Reference Service- long and short range, bibliographic, referral, document delivery, electronic document delivery, abstracting, indexing, translation, literature search, alerting services (CAS and SDI)

Unit 3:Information Users
 Types of users: age, profession and experience
 Information need and seeking behavior: concept, methods and models
 User education: concept, need , methods
 Information literacy: meaning , need and concept

Unit 4: Internet as a source of information
 Internet as a source of information
 Sources: Open and Subscribed
 Open access: virtual library, subject gateways, open courseware
 Subscribed: databases- bibliographic (Medline), citational (Web of Science, Scopus) and full-text (Science Direct, Emerald)

Suggested Readings-

  1. Foskett, D. J. (1967). Information service in libraries. 2nd ed. Connecticut: Archon Book Hamden. Gates,
  2. Jean Key (1988). Guide to the use of libraries and information sources, 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill.
  3. Katz, William A. (2002). Introduction to reference work: Basic information services. Introduction to reference work: V1. 8thed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002.
  4. Krishan Kumar. (2001). Reference service. 5th rev. ed. New Delhi: Vikas Publications.
  5. Library Association. (1999). Guidelines for reference and information service in public libraries. London: Library Association.
  6. Ranganathan, S. R. (1989). Reference service (2nd ed). Bangalore: Sarada Ranganthan Endowment for Library Science.
  7. Usha Pawan and Gupta, Pawan Kumar. (1994). Sandarbh Sewa: Saidhantik Avam Kriyatmak. Jaipur: RBSA.

20LIS22C4: Management of Libraries and Information Centres

Unit-1: Management Basics
 Management: concept, definition, function and scope
 Principles of management
 Schools of thought: classical- scientific and process manage; neo-classical- human relation, behavioural; modern management era- empirical, social system, decision theory and contingency.
 Change Management: concept, problems of inducing change and techniques
 Tool and techniques: total quality management-definition, concepts and elements; project management- PERT, CPM

Unit-2: Man and Materials Management
 Human Resource (HR): Human Resource Management (HRM): Human Resource Development (HRD)
 Human Resource Planning (HRP): concept and components
 Jobs: Analysis, description and requirement
 Recruitment : advertisement, screening, selection-methods , induction, orientation, performance & evaluation
 Motivation: concept , theories- Maslow’s and Hertzberg’s
 Library committees: purpose and types
 Materials management: Library infrastructure, Library building-construction, provision, lighting floor management and future considerations

Unit-3: Library Financial Management
 Financial management: concept, scope and objectives
 Library budget and budgetary methods: line item or incremental budget, formula budget, control programme budget, performance budget, planning programming budgeting system (PPBS), zero- based budgeting (ZBB)
 Cost analysis: concept and methods-cost benefit, cost effectiveness
 Outsourcing: concept, definition, need and purpose

Unit-4: Library Collection and Service Management
 Functions: resources development section- selection principles, collection development & selection tools; policies – print and e-resources; processing; serial control & management; maintenance- conservation, preservation, stock verification & weeding; circulation- charging, discharging, reservation, renewal, overdue and fines; administrative- grant, funding, gift & audit
 Library services: nature, significance and characteristics, factors influencing the growth of services
 Library rules: membership, timing, circulation and user behaviour
 Reports: contents, style & annual reports
 Library statistics: records, data

Suggested Readings-

  1. Evans, G. Edward, Ward, Patricia Layzell, & Rugaas, Bendik (2000). Management basics for information professionals. New York, Neal-Schuman
  2. Krishan Kumar. (2007). Library management in electronic environment. New Delhi: Har- Anand Publications.
  3. Mittal, R. L. (2007). Library administration: Theory and practice. 5th ed. New Delhi: Ess Ess.
  4. Panwar, B. S. & Vyas, S. D. (1986). Library management. Delhi: R. R. Publishing.
  5. Ranganathan, S. R. (2006). Library administration. 2nd ed. New Delhi: Ess Ess.
  6. Singh, M. (1983). Library and information management: Theory and practice. Delhi: IBT.
  7. Singh, R. S. P. (1990). Fundamentals of library administration and management. Delhi: Prabhat Publications.
  8. Stueart, R. D. & Moran, B. B. (2013). Libraries and information center management. 8th ed. London: Libraries Unlimited.
  9. Bryson, J. (1998). Effective library and information centre management, Ashgate, London. pp 1-3.

20LIS22DA1: Library Operations

Unit-1: Library operations basics
 Library operations: meaning & types – acquisition, technical processing, circulations, maintenance & serial control
 Acquisition: meaning types, functions – book selection, procurement, collection development, problems
 Automated acquisition system

Unit-2: Technical Processing and Maintenance
 Technical processing: need, role and procedure
 Dealing with books: accessioning, classification and cataloguing: manual and automated – subject description
 Labeling, shelving and display
 Maintenance: weeding and stock verification
 Conservation and preservation

Unit-3: Circulation
 Circulation: concept need and functions.
 Membership: new and old, updating, deletion
 Circulation system: charging and discharging systems, overdue & reservation
 Automated circulation system: OPAC & Web-OPAC- Features

Unit-4: Serial Control
 Serials: concept, types & importance
 Serial control: traditional and automated
 Periodical: selection and procurement- planning, ordering, problems and issues
 Vendor and price management

Suggested Readings-

  1. Bryson Jo. (1996). Effective library and information management. Bombay: Jaico.
  2. Beardwell, Ian & Holden, Len (1996). Human resource management: A contemporary perspectives. London: Longman.
  3. Chabhra, T N et. al. (2000). Management and organisation. New Delhi: Vikas.
  4. Drucker Peter F. (2002). Management challenges for the 21st century. Oxford: Butterworth Heineman.
  5. Evans, G. Edward & Layzell, Patricia. (2007). Management basics for information professionals, 2nd ed. London: Libraries Unlimited.
  6. Johnson, Peggy. (2009). Fundamentals of collection development and management, 2nd ed. ALA
  7. Smith, Judith Read, Mary Lea Ginn & Kallaus Norman, F. (2010). Records management. 7th ed. Southwestern, Division of Thomson Learning.
  8. Stueart, Robert D & Moran ,Barbara B. (2007). Library and information centre management. 7th ed. London: Libraries Unlimited.
  9. Bailey, Dorothy C. & Citron, Helen R. (1984). Automated serial control. The Serials Librarian: From the Printed Page to the Digital Age 8(3), pp. 43-53, DOI: 10.1300/J123v08n03_06

20GENF1 MORAL EDUCATION

UNIT I
Guiding principles for life
Ethics
a. Guidelines set by society
b. Changes according time and place
Morals
c. Guidelines given by the conscience
d. Always constant
Ethics in the workplace
a. Respect for each other
b. Obedience to the organization
c. Dignity of labour
d. Excellence in action

UNIT II
Concept of Trusteeship
a. Everything belongs to society
b. Man is only a caretaker
c. Our responsibility to ensure welfare of all
Importance of service
a. Responsibility of an individual
b. Man is only a caretaker
c Our responsibility to ensure welfare of all

20JRM01 Master of Arts (Economics)- MEDIA AND SOCIETY

UNIT I

  1. Media Definition
  2. Relationship of Media in Society
  3. Impact of Media on society – recent trends
  4. Media and Social Development

UNIT II

  1. Media Literacy
  2. Impact of Media on children and youth
  3. Media and gender issues
  4. Media and Rural Society

UNIT III

  1. Media and Violence
  2. Media and Rising Crime
  3. Media and Democracy
  4. Media and development of Scientific temperament
  5. Media and environmental issues

UNIT IV

  1. Media Accountability.
  2. Media and Economic development
  3. Media and Nation Building
    Popular culture and media