LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCES

Class XI | SUBJECT CODE (836)
Library & Information Science Course at the Senior Secondary level will fulfill the requirement of developing necessary skills, in learners, to identify, locate, evaluate and use the required information efficiently.
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Course Objective

This course aims at training basic theories and principles of administration for effective management of public, academic, special libraries and information centers. Practical and theoretical understanding of and basic competencies required in evaluating, selecting and organizing information sources will be taught.
1. The basic understanding of theory and practice of Library & Information Science;
2. Knowledge and skill to pursue the subject for higher education in the future; and
3. Basic skill to work as a Semi-professional in a Library, which may be considered at par with the diploma course in LIS subject.
Instructor
One of the important aspects of the curriculum is to improve the education system for Library and Information Science at school level.
  • E-learning & Onsite classes
  • A 'Workshop' class
  • Industrial Visit
  • Certificate of Completion

Course Content

Units -1: Library, Information, and Society: Concepts
Units -2A: Types of Libraries and their role.
Units -2B: Changing formats of libraries: Digital, Virtual, and Hybrid
Unit-3: Five Laws of Library Science and their implications.
Unit-1: Library Classification (Theory)
Unit 2: Library Cataloguing (Theory)
Unit -1: Reference and Information Sources
Unit -2: Categories of Reference and Information Sources
Unit – 1: Computer Hardware for a Library: Concepts
Unit -2: Library Automation: Concepts and Applications
Unit -3: Use of Web-Based Communication systems