LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCES

Class XII | 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.

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.

Course Content

Unit -1:A: Collection Development and its Management
Unit -1:B: Human Resource Management (HRM)
Unit -1:C: Financial Management
Unit -2: Functions of different Sections of a Library.
Unit -1: Library Classification
Unit -2: Library Cataloguing
Unit -1: Library and Information Services
Unit -2: Library and Information Services: ICT Applications
Unit -1: Use of Computers in Libraries
Unit -2: Use of Social Networking Tools
Unit -1: Need & Importance of Communication Skills.