B.lib.l.Sc SEMESTER II-

B-107 – MANAGEMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRES

UNIT – I: Principles of Library Management
Management Vs Administration
General Principles and their Application
Library Organisation Structure and Library Governance
Library Planning: Need, Objectives and Procedures
Basics of Total Quality Management

UNIT – II: Financial and Human Resource Management
Library Finance and Sources of Finance
Library Budget, Budgeting and Accounting
Human Resource Management: Selection, Recruitment, Training, Development,
Performance Appraisal

UNIT – III: Library Building and Resources Management
Library Building
Collection Development
Acquisition of Periodicals and Serials
Technical Processing of Documents

UNIT – IV: Services and Maintenance of the Library
Circulation Work
Maintenance Shelving and Stock Verification
Preservation
Library Services
Reference and Information Service

UNIT – V: Library Records and Statistics
Staff Manual
Library Statistics
Annual Report

Recommended Books-

  1. BRYSON (Jo). Effective library and information centre management. 1990. Gower, Hants.
  2. CLAYTON (P R) and GORMAN (G E). Managing information resources in libraries: collection management in theory and practice. 2006. Facet Publishing, London.
  3. EVANS (G E) and SAPONARO (M Z). Developing library and information center collections. Ed. 5. 2005. Libraries Unlimited, London.
  4. KATZ (W A). Collection development: the selection of materials for libraries. 1980. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York.
  5. KRISHAN KUMAR. Library management in electronic environment. 2007. HarAnand Publications, New Delhi.
  6. MATTHEWS (J). Strategic planning and management for library managers. 2005. Libraries Unlimited, London.
  7. MITTAL (R). Library administration: theory and practice. 2007. Ess Ess, New Delhi.
  8. RANGANATHAN (S R). Library administration. 2006. Ess Ess, New Delhi.
  9. SEETHARAMA (S). Guidelines for planning of libraries and information centers. IASLIC, Calcutta.
  10. STUEART (R D) and MORAN (B B). 2007. Library and information center management. Libraries Unlimited, London.

B-108 – INFORMATION SOURCES AND SERVICES

UNIT- I: Fundamental Concepts
Meaning, Definition, Importance, Nature and Characteristics
Printed and Electronic Information Sources
Types of Information Sources and Services
Criteria for Evaluation of Reference Sources

UNIT- II: Sources of Information
Primary Information Sources :General introduction (Periodicals, Conferences, Patents,
Standards, Theses/ Dissertations, Trade Literature, etc.)
Secondary Information Sources: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Biographical, Geographical,
Bibliographies, Indexing and Abstracting, Newspaper Indexes and Digests, Statistics,
Handbooks and Manuals
Tertiary Information Sources: Directories, Year books, Almanacs, Bibliography of
Bibliographies, Union Catalogues

UNIT- III: Reference and Information Services
Users and their Information Needs
Theory and Functions of Reference and Information Service
Enquiry Techniques
Role of Reference Librarian and Information Officer in Electronic Environment

UNIT- IV: Types of Information Services
Documentation Services: Abstracting and Indexing Services, Alerting Services, CAS, SDI, Reprographic Service, Translation Service, Document
Delivery and Referral Service

UNIT- V: Information Literacy Programmes
Concept, Objectives, Initiation of Users
Users and their Information needs: Categories of users, Ascertaining users Information needs
Information Literacy Products

Recommended Books-

  1. CHENEY (F N) and WILLIAMS (W J). Fundamental reference sources. Ed. 3 2000 ALA, Chicago
  2. CRAWFORD (John). Evaluation of library and information services. 2000. ASLIB, London.
  3. FARMER (LSJ), Ed. The human side of reference and information services in academic libraries: adding value in the digital world.2007. Chandos Publishing, Oxford.
  4. FOSKETT (D J). Information service in libraries. Ed.2. 1967. Archon Book Hamden, Connecticut.
  5. FOURIE (D) and DOWELL (D). Libraries in the information age.2002. Libraries Unlimited, New York.
  6. KATZ (William A). Introduction to reference work: reference service and reference process. v.2. Ed. 5. 1987. McGraw-Hill, New York
  7. KRISHAN KUMAR. Reference service. Ed. 3. 1996. Vikas Publishing, New Delhi.
  8. RANGANATHAN (S R). Reference service. Ed 2. 1989. Ranganthan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore.
  9. WALFORD (A J). Guide to reference books. v.3. Ed. 4. 1980. Library Association, London.
  10. WOODSWORTH (Anne) and WILLIAMS (James F). Managing the economics of owning, learning and contracting out information services. 1993. Gower, London.

B-109 – LIBRARY CATALOGUING (Theory)

UNIT – I: Fundamental Concepts and Historical Developments
Library Catalogue: Definition, Objectives, Purposes and Functions
History and Development of Library Catalogue Codes
Physical Forms of Catalogues
Types of Catalogues

UNIT – II: Types of Catalogue Entries
Kinds of Entries
Data Elements in Different Types of Entries
Filing of Entries in Classified and Alphabetical Catalogues

UNIT – III: Choice and Rendering of Headings
Personal Authors: Western and Indic Names
Corporate Authors
Pseudonymous, Anonymous Works and Uniform Titles
Non-Print Resources

UNIT – IV: Subject Cataloguing
Subject Cataloguing: Concept, Purpose and Problems
Chain Indexing
Subject Headings Lists : LCSH, SLSH

UNIT –V: Trends in Library Cataloguing
Centralized and Cooperative Cataloguing
Bibliographic Standards: ISBD, MARC, CCF, etc.
ISBN and ISSN

Recommended Books-

  1. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, et al. Anglo-american cataloguing rules. Rev. Ed. 1998. Library Association, London.
  2. BOWMAN (J H). Essential cataloguing. 2003. Facet Publishing, London.
  3. HUNTER (E J) and BAKEWELL (K G B). Advanced cataloguing. 1989. Clive Bingley, London.
  4. KUMAR (G) and KUMAR (K). Theory of cataloguing. Rev. Ed.5. 1993. South Asia Books, New Delhi.
  5. MILLER (J), Ed. Sears list of subject headings. Ed. 15.1994.Wilson, New York.
  6. RANGANATHAN (S R). Classified catalogue code with additional rules for dictionary catalogue code. Ed. 5 (with amendments). 1989. Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore.
  7. READ (J). Cataloguing without tears: managing knowledge in the information society. 2003. Chandos Publishing, Oxford.
  8. TAYLOR (A G) and MILLER (David P). Wynar’s introduction to cataloging and classification. Ed.10. 2006. Libraries Unlimited, London.

B-110 – LIBRARY CATALOGUING (Practical)

UNIT – I: Classified Catalogue Code
Works of Single and Shared Authorship
Works of Mixed Responsibilities
Editorial Publications
Series Publications
Multivolumed Works and Pseudonymous

UNIT- II: Anglo American Cataloguing Rules (Latest Edition)
Works of Single and Shared Authorship
Works of Shared Responsibilities
Editorial Publications
Multivolume and Pseudonymous

UNIT – III: Classified Catalogue Code
Works of Corporate Authorship
Works of Conflict of Authorship
Periodical Publications
Ordinary and Artificial Composite Books

UNIT- IV: Anglo American Cataloguing Rules (Latest Edition)
Works of Corporate Bodies
Serial Publications
Works of Editorial Direction

Recommended Books-

  1. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. Anglo-american cataloguing rules. Rev Ed. 2. 1998. Library Association, London.
  2. MILLER (Joseph), Ed. Sears list of subject headings. Ed 15. 1994 .Wilson, New York.
  3. RANGANATHAN (S R). Classified catalogue code with additional rules for dictionary catalogue code. Ed. 5 (with amendments). 1989. Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore.