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Programme: Bachelor of Library and Information Science
1. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
1. To educate the students to respond to the changing information needs of society.
2. To give the students an understanding of the basic principles and theories of Library and Information Science.
3. To develop proficiencies and abilities of students essential for management of Libraries and Information Systems.
4. To enable the students to understand the role of Libraries and Information Centers in socio-economic development of the society.
5. To acquaint the students with Information and Communication Technology and its applications in Libraries and Information Centers.
2. PROGRAMME OUTCOMES
LIS Students:
1. Will learn the skills of organizing information and recorded knowledge.
2. Will be able to provide traditional and modern Information and Reference services for users.
3. Will become competent for job opportunities in LIS and related field.
3. PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOMES
LIS Students:
1. Can apply the skills and attitudes of visioning, entrepreneurship, advocacy, planning and management of Libraries and Information Centres (LICs) and effective leadership in the LIS field.
2. Possess the skills to respect, engage and collaborate with a diverse community in order to advocate for and construct inclusive, meaningful, and participatory library services, programmes and resources.
3. Can perform and access research based practices through the application of information literacy, inquiry, and research methods including data discovery, analytics and qualitative measures.
4.COURSE OUTCOMES (CO) [Sem. I & II]
DSC - 1: Foundation of Library & Information Science
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To make students aware about the role of libraries as a social institution.
- To make the students aware about types of libraries and their functions.
- To acquaint the students with fundamental laws, legislations and associations.
DSC -2: Information and Communication Technology (ICT): Basics
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To provide knowledge about basics of ICT.
- To introduce students with network technology, library automation and software packages.
- To make the students acquainted with the applications of computers in Libraries and Information Centers
DSC-3: Knowledge Organization: Classification and Ontology
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To make the students acquainted with the process of knowledge Organization.
- To train students about the tools and techniques of knowledge Organization.
- To develop acquaintance with the Ontologies and folksonomies
DSC-4: Archival, Museums and Archeological Information Syste
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To introduce the students with historical development of archives and museums in India.
- To make the students acquainted with collection, organization and management of archives and museums.
- To familiarize the students with preservation of archives & rehabilitation of documents.
DSC - P1: Classification of Documents
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To provide practical training about classification of the documents using the latest edition of Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) scheme.
DSC – P2: Information& Communication Technology
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To make the students aware about the MS-Office
- To give practical hands on training about creation of database
- To make the students aware about the application of Google Tools
DSC – P3: Library Sectional Work and Seminars
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To increase the knowledge and skills of recent graduates
- To upgrade their skills in a specific area of information services
- To train them in order to boost their efficiency for each sections
- To expose the students with the real working environment of a library operations
- To train them in preparing the state-of-the art report on the library
DSE -1: Public Library System
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To make the students aware about public library system and their functions.
- To acquaint the students with the services and user education.
- To acquaint the students with the financial management of the public libraries.
DSE-2 : Academic Library System
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To make the students aware about academic library system and their functions.
- To acquaint the students with the academic library services and user education.
SEC -1 : Information Policies and Laws
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To be acquainted with the Information Policies
- To disseminate knowledge about various Laws related to information, use of contents etc. about
- the Industrial Information Sources, products and services. To develop acquaintance with fair use of reading materials.
DSC - 5: Management of Libraries and Information Centres
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To make the students acquainted with the basic concepts of management.
- To introduce the students with the basics of library administration &management.
- To familiarize students with the library housekeeping operations.
- To create understanding about financial management.
- To acquaint students with the recent trends in library management.
DSC - 6: Knowledge Organization: Cataloguing and Metadata
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To be acquainted with the process of Library Cataloguing and metadata and its standards
- To understand Bibliographic Formats and Standards, deriving subject headings
- To have hands on practice of cataloguing of different types of documents
DSC-7: Information Sources and Services
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To provide in-depth knowledge about information services and products.
- To familiarize students with various information services, information repackaging and consolidation.
- To introduce the nature and purpose of reference and other services.
DSC-8: Library and Users
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To develop skills in users survey.
- To familiarize students with the types of users and their information needs and
- To make them understand the concept and need of user study, information literacy
DSC –P4: Cataloging of Documents According to AACR-II
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To provide practical training about cataloguing of the documents using the latest edition of AACR-II.
DSC –P5: Information Sources and Services
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To make the students aware about latest Information Sources.
- To give practical hands on training on Information searching from various sources.
DSC –P6: Internship and Study Tour
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To increase the knowledge and skills of recent graduates
- To upgrade their skills in a specific area of information services
- To expose the students with the real working environment of a library operations
- To train them in preparing the state-of-the art report on the library
DSE -3: Skills for Library and Information Science Professionals
Course Objectives/ Outcome (CO)
- To develop various skills among LIS students.
- To give information about various teaching methods.
- To provide opportunity to practice various skills.
DSE -4: Special Library System
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To make the students aware about Special library system and their functions.
- To acquaint the students with the Special library services and user education.
SEC-2: Information Literacy
Course Objectives/ Outcome (CO)
- To acquaint the students with the Information Literacy skills
- To introduce the students about Models, Standards and Programs of Information Literacy
- To orient student about library resources and services.
Master of Library and Information Science:
1. PROGRMME OBJECTIVES
- To provide an understanding of the vital and pervasive role of information as an essential resource in all developmental activities.
- To acquaint the students with the application of modern management techniques and ideas essential for Library and Information Science.
- To provide a thorough insight in to all techniques of information handling with special emphasis on the application of information technology.
- To train the students to develop their insight and skills in recent trends in collection, organization and transfer of information by using emerging technologies.
- To provide necessary skills and ICT background for designing, implementing, operating and managing Libraries and Information Centres.
2. PROGRMME OUTCOMES
LIS Students:
- Will be trained in Technological knowledge and professional skills.
- Will be able to effectively administer and manage Libraries and Information Centers.
- Will learn the skills of organizing information and recorded knowledge.
- Will become competent for job opportunities in LIS and related field.
3. PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOMES
LIS Students:
- Can manage information resources and the information life-cycle throughthe processes of collection development, organization, preservation,curation, access, and dissemination in accordance with physical, virtual,and technical infrastructure and needs.
- Can design and implement policies essential for creating and providing information services and resources guided by the values of patron privacy, equitable access, intellectual freedom, and ethical use of information.
- Can perform and access research based practices through the application of information literacy, inquiry, and research methods including data discovery, analytics and qualitative measures.
4. COURSE OUTCOMES (CO) [Sem. I & II]
DSC – 1: Information Retrieval, Repackaging and Consolidation
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To become familiar with the standard methods used to organize and store collections of terms.
- To become able to analyze and evaluate ISAR tools and systems.
- To know the different ways in which information can be repackaged.
DSC – 2: Research Methodology
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To be acquainted with the ICT technology.
- To train students about the Advanced ICT Applications.
- To develop acquaintance for effective implementation of ICT in libraries.
DSC – 3: Information and Communication Technology Applications
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To be acquainted with the ICT technology.
- To train students about the Advanced ICT Applications.
- To develop acquaintance for effective implementation of ICT in libraries.
DSC – 4: Web Technologies
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To introduce the students with basic concepts of Web technology.
- To familiarize the students with the concepts of web page design.
- To acquaint students with the current trends in web technologies.
DSC – P1: ICT Applications
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To provide practical hands on training in library automation softwares.
- To develop the internet searching skills & techniques among the students.
- To train the students about effective use of search engines.
DSC –P2: E- publishing
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To provide practical hands on training on webpage designing.
- To train the students in creation of blogs
- To make students acquainted with Calibre software & OJS.
DSC –P3: Documentation Services: Abstracting and Indexing
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To train the students in designing & developing IR Thesaurus.
- To train the students to prepare different types of abstracts and indexes.
DSE -1: E-Publishing
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To make the students acquainted with the basic concepts E- Publishing.
- To make the students acquainted with the recent trends in E-Publishing.
- To familiarize the students with the current issues in E-Publishing.
- To introduce the students with the technologies used for E-Publishing.
DSE- 2: Scientometrics
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To impart in depth knowledge on scientometries.
- To inculcate skills in learners that would enable them to collect and analyses scientometries data.
- To train the students for measuring Research output.
SEC-1: Research and Publication Ethics
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To understand the values of ethics in research
- The student will have awareness about the publication ethics and publication misconducts
DSC – 5: Digital Information Management
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To introduce basic concepts and characteristics of digital libraries to the students.
- To familiarize the students with standards and protocols and their need and importance in digital libraries.
- o impart knowledge on need, relevance, problems and challenges of digital preservation to students.
DSC – 6 : Statistical Techniques and Report Writing
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To develop research skills in students and enable them to carry out research in Library & Information Science.
- To understand on both qualitative & quantitative techniques for data analysis and consolidation.
- To familiarize the art and style of writing a research report.
DSC – 7: Marketing of Library and Information Products & Services
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To introduce the students with the basic concepts of marketing.
- To make the students acquainted with the process of planning of information products and services, marketing segmentations and marketing of E- resources.
DSC – 8: Electronic Information Sources & Services
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To familiarize the students with electronic Information Sources and Services.
- To make the students acquainted with the open access movement and electronic publishing.
DSC-P4: Open Source Softwares and Services
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To make students acquainted with open access self archives
- To make students aware about ontology development
- To make students acquainted with different tools of measuring research productivity
- To make students acquainted with Scopus database
DSC-P5: Designing Database & Searching
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To provide practical hands on training in digital library software.
- To make students acquainted with skill of digitalization and its process
- To train the students in searching the different scholarly databases.
DSC-P6: Project Report
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To make the students to get acquainted the research methodology
- To make aware about statistical techniques in LIS research.
- To familiarize the art and style of writing a research report.
DSE- 3: Agricultural Information System
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To be acquainted with the Agricultural Information System.
- To train students about the Agricultural Information Sources, products and services.
- To make students acquainted with the management aspects of agricultural libraries and information centres.
DSE-4: Industrial Information System
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To be acquainted with the Industrial Information System.
- To train students about the Industrial Information Sources, products and services.
- To develop acquaintance with the national and International level industrial Institutions.
SEC- 2: Technical Writing
Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
- To develop the technical writing skills & competencies among the students.
- To train the students to use Online Reference Management Tools.
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