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Bureau of Indian Standards Need Deputy Director (Library)

noreply@blogger.com (Ravi Kumar) — Mon, 09 May 2022 06:32:00 +0000

How to apply

The candidates, irrespective of any category, who fulfill the eligibility criteria required for the posts, as detailed above, may send their applications through proper channel in the prescribed proforma, given in Annexure II, so as to reach to Director (Establishment), Bureau of Indian Standards, Manak Bhavan, 9, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110002 alongwith attested copies of certificates relating to age, caste/category, qualifications and experience within 21 days from the date of publication of this advertisement in the ‘Employment News’/Rozgar Samachar. (Employment-News-7-13-May-2022)The application should be sent only by Speed Post in the envelope superscribing "The application for the post of ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (name of the post applied for) on Deputation".

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Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Need Library Assistant

noreply@blogger.com (Ravi Kumar) — Mon, 09 May 2022 06:30:00 +0000

Essential Qualification : Master’s degree in Library and Information Science or its equivalent with at least 55% of marks or its equivalent grade from a recognized university/Institute

Essential Experience : Minimum 2 years of experience in a computerized library environment in a reputed academic/research Institution. Applicants should have experience of working on Koha library management software, digital library software, HTML/CSS, Content Management System (CMS), MS-Office and have the ability to work independently on library related open source software.

Desirable : Working knowledge of Linux and MySQL.

Important Dates

Last date of online submission of application 28.05.2022 up to 12 : 00 midnight

Last date for submission of a copy of online generated application form along with duly self-attested supporting documents. 06.06.2022

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Central University of Rajasthan Need Semi Professional Assistant, Library Attendant, Deputy Librarian & Librarian

noreply@blogger.com (Ravi Kumar) — Sat, 07 May 2022 06:19:00 +0000

Deputy Librarian

Post Deputy Librarian

Pay Academic Pay Level12

Age Preferably below 55 years

No of post 01-UR (LV) (B.L.)

Essential Qualification

i) A Master’s Degree in Library Science/Information Science/Documentation Science, with at least 55% marks.

ii) Eight years of experience as an Assistant University Librarian/College Librarian.

iii) Evidence of Innovative Library Services including integration of ICT in library. iv) A Ph.D. Degree in Library Science/ Information Science/Documentation Science/ Archive and Manuscript Keeping/ Computerization of Library.

Librarian

Post Librarian

No of post 01 UR

Pay Academic Pay Level14

Age Preferably below 57 years

Essential Qualification

i) A Master‘s Degree in Library Science/ Information Science/ Documentation Science with at least 55% marks or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed.

ii) At least ten years as a Librarian at any level in University Library or ten years of teaching as Assistant/ Associate Professor in Library Science or ten years‘ experience as a College Librarian. ii) Evidence of innovative library services, including the integration of ICT in a library.

iii) A Ph.D. Degree in library science/information science/ documentation/ archives and manuscriptkeeping.

Library Attendant

Post Library Attendant

No of post 01-UR, 01-SC# , 01-OBC (B.L.)

Pay Pay Level 01

Age 30 years

Essential Qualification

i) 10+2 or its equivalent examination from a recognized Board

ii) Certificate course in Library Science from a recognized Institution.

Semi Professional Assistant

Post Semi Professional Assistant

No of post 01 UR

Pay Pay Level 05

Age 32 years

Essential Qualification

i) Bachelor's degree in Library & Information Science/ Bachelor's degree in Library Science or equivalent.

ii) Knowledge of Computer Applications

Desirable:

i) Master in Library & Information Science/ Master in Library Science or equivalent

ii) PG Diploma in Library Automation and Networking or PGDCA.

iii) Experience of working in Library in University/National Educational Institutes

The last date of submission of apply online is 10th June 2022 by 11:59 PM and submission of hardcopy of application to the University is 17th June 2022 by 05:00 PM.

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Need Scientific Assistant (B)

noreply@blogger.com (Ravi Kumar) — Sat, 07 May 2022 06:09:00 +0000

Post Scientific Assistant (B)

No of Post 01 UR & 01 SC

Pay Level 06

Max Age 28 Years

Last date of application is 21st May 2022

Qualification & Experience :

(a)Graduate from a recognized University/Institute with aggregate of 60% marks and Graduate or Post Graduate in Library/Information Science (with aggregate of 60% marks).

(b)Knowledge of use of personal computers and its applications.

Desirable :

Preference will be given to candidates having extensive knowledge of Information Technology including the use of Library Management Softwares, RFID system and open source softwares.

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Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited Need Assistant Manager (Library)

noreply@blogger.com (Ravi Kumar) — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 07:16:00 +0000

Educational Qualification: Bachelor of Library and Information Science/ Bachelor of Library Science with minimum 60% marks Minimum.

Experience: 05 Years.

Starting Date for Submission of Application: 27.04.2022

Last date for Submission of Application : 11.05.2022

Post :Assistant Manager (Library)

No of post :03 posts

Age limit :35 Years

Average Annual CTC: Rs. 12.5 In Lakhs)

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Five Laws of Library Science

noreply@blogger.com (Ravi Kumar) — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 06:57:00 +0000

The 5 Laws of Library Science is a theory proposed by S. R. Ranganathan in 1931, detailing the principles of operating a library system. Five laws of library science are called the set of norms, percepts, and guides to good practice in librarianship. Many librarians worldwide accept them as the foundations of their philosophy. Dr. S.R. Ranganathan conceived the Five Laws of Library Science in 1924. The statements embodying these laws were formulated in 1928. These laws were first published in Ranganathan's classic book entitled Five Laws of Library Science in 1931.

These laws are:

Books Are For Use
Every Reader His/Her Book
Every Book Its Reader
Save The Time Of The Reader
The Library Is A Growing Organism

These laws of Library Science are the "fundamental laws" of Library Science. These are applicable to any problem in the areas of library science, library service, and library practice. These laws are like pot containing oceans. Prior to their enunciation, the subject of Library Science had no philosophy. These laws gave a philosophical base, guaranteeing an everlasting future to the subject of library science, the profession of librarianship, and the use of libraries. These laws have provided a scientific approach to the subject of library science. Even though S.R. Ranganathan proposed the Five Laws of Library Science before the advent of the digital age, they are still valid and equally relevant today.

Note

A corollary of the Fourth Law of Library Science is "Save the time of the staff"
In the present day context, the term "book" should be used in a broader context to mean a "Resource".

First Law: Books Are For Use

Implications

Open Access
Location
Library Hours
Library Building and Furniture
Book Selection Policy
Library Techniques
Publicity
Library Staff
Reference Service

Second Law: Every Reader His/Her Book

Implications / Obligations

Obligations of the State
Obligations of the Library Authority
Obligations of Library Staff
Obligations of the Reader

Third Law: Every Book Its Reader

Implications

Open Access
Book Selection
Shelf Arrangement
Easy Accessibility
Cataloging
Reference Service
Publicity
Extension Service

Fourth Law: Save The Time Of The Reader

Implications

Open Access
1. Location
Shelf Arrangement, Classification, and Cataloging
Stack-Room Guides
Issue and Return
Reference Service
Documentation Service
Library Staff

Fifth Law: The Library Is A Growing Organism

Implications

Balanced Growth
Casting Off the Old (Obsolete) and Preserving Valuable Books
Choice of a Classification Scheme
Choice of a Catalog Code
Modernization
Staff
Library Building - Provision for Future
Safeguards

VARIANTS OF FIVE LAWS OF LIBRARY SCIENCE

-:FIRST LAW: BOOKS ARE FOR USE:-

A book is a guide, a friend, and a philosopher. A writer writes a book to communicate his thoughts. The primary purpose of writing, therefore, is that the thought it contains should be communicated. To do so it is necessary to put the books for use. The first law, therefore, truly demands that all efforts should be made to ensure that all the books kept in the library are used because it is created for use. The first law "Books are for use" places emphasis on the use of books rather than storage. Books were once kept in closed access in order to prevent theft, but this discouraged free use and prevented loaning. The first law of library science "books are for use" means that books in libraries are not meant to be shut away from its users.

The first law constitutes the basis for library services. Dr. Ranganathan observed that books were often chained to prevent their removal and that the emphasis was on storage and preservation rather than use. He did not reject the notion that preservation and storage were important, but he asserted that the purpose of such activities was to promote use. Without user access to materials, there is little value in these items. By emphasizing use, Dr. Ranganathan refocused the attention of the field to access-related issues, such as the library's location, loan policies, hours and days of operation, as well as the quality of staffing and mundane matters like library furniture, temperature control, and lighting.

First Law - Books are for Use is the ones of the Five Laws of Library Science that Ranganathan remarked as ‘trivial truism’ in his writing “Library Science and Scientific Method.”⁷ Trivial Truism refers to a statement of little value or importance that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting. So here Dr. S. R. Rangangathan means to say that the First Law - Books are for Use is obviously true and understood. Ranganathan says in this work:

" Before dealing with these factors, a word should be said about the remark that the First Law - Books are for Use - is a trivial truism. The first law of most of the science is equally so. For example, Newton’s first law of motion reads, “Every body preserves in its state of rest unless it is compelled to change that state by impressed forces.” Is this not a truism?"

Implications

Open Access - Open access of books enhance their use. In this system, every reader is allowed to go to the shelves and choose the book of his interest. In case he does not find the desired book of his interest, he can choose some other from the shelves.
Location - A library should be situated near the central place. If it as an institutional library, then it should be situated near the center of the institutional complex. If it is a public library then it should be in the center of the city.
Library Hours - The first law demands that a library should be kept open for long hours, and during the hours which suits to its patrons most.
Library Building and Furniture - There should be a functional library building with pleasant, natural, and electrical light, soothing interior, good looking furniture, comfortable chairs, etc.
Book Selection Policy - Books should be purchased which are relevant to the needs of the readers. Books should be attractive such as it fills the reader with pleasure.
Library Techniques - Proper cataloging and classification of books are essential for promoting the use of books.
Publicity - The First Law demands wide publicity of each and every book of the library. For example, the librarian can bring out the list of new additions and latest arrivals through the Current Awareness Service (CAS) or Selective Dissemination of Information Services (SDI).
Library Staff - A library cannot come up to the expectation of the first law unless its staff is attentive and cheerful, and cares for the books and readers. Readers should be looked upon as customers. Some readers are shy and are not informed about the complex library techniques. The library staff should help such users to find their desired book. It will not only satisfy readers but also enhance library's use.
Reference Service - Reference service aims to establish the right contact between the right reader and right book at the right time. A collection of library resources would not be used fully unless the reference librarian makes effort to help the users to exploit the resources of the library. This personal service will lead to the greater use of books.

-:SECOND LAW: EVERY READER HIS / HER BOOK:-

The second law of library science is "Every Reader His / Her Book". This law implies that the "books are for use of all" or "books for all." The Second Law stressed on the democratization of the library where every reader has the equal right to get the book of his / her interest. The second law fixed some responsibilities or obligations of the state, the library authority, the library staff, and the readers. A library should serve all patrons, no matter their age, race, or economic status.

This law suggests that every member of the community should be able to obtain materials needed. Dr. Ranganathan felt that all individuals from all social environments were entitled to library service and that the basis of library use was education, to which all were entitled. These entitlements were not without some important obligations for both libraries/librarians and library patrons. Librarians should have excellent first-hand knowledge of the people to be served. Collections should meet the special interests of the community, and libraries should promote and advertise their services extensively to attract a wide range of readers.

The second law of library science "every reader his/her book" means that librarians serve a wide collection of patrons, acquire literature to fit a vast collection of needs, do not judge what specific patrons choose to read. Everyone has different tastes and differences and we should respect that.

The possible absence of a physical knowledge storage object doesn’t dilute the power of Ranganathan’s second principle; it is certainly relevant to media in all forms including the Internet.

Implications / Obligations

Obligations of the State - When we say "Every Reader His / Her Book" or "Books for All", the state or government automatically comes in picture. The state has a certain obligation to its citizens and one of these is to provide equal opportunity to read. Ranganathan has discussed obligations of the state under three head. (i) Finance--providing finance by giving grants and by levying library cess (Ranganathan's choice), (ii) Legislation--enacting library legislation, and (iii) Coordination--of activities to ensure "Books for All"
Obligations of the Library Authority - The second law has something to say to library authorities in respect to the selection of books and staff. A library has limited finance. It is therefore desirable to know the requirements of the readers before selecting the books. Similarly, library authority should select staff for their library with professional competence and missionary zeal.
Obligations of Library Staff - Library staff should be cooperative and service minded. Library staff should form a bridge between readers and books, only then every reader will have his/her book. When a reader enters a library, the library staff should approach him with a helping hand. Second Law strongly advocates user education program in libraries.
Obligations of the Reader - The Second Law expects the readers also to discharge some responsibilities. Readers should be disciplined and follow rules and regulations. Readers should restrain from cutting pages from books, keeping books beyond the due date, etc. All such acts amount to keeping other readers away from their books.

-:THIRD LAW: EVERY BOOK ITS READER:-

The Third Law prescribes Every Book its Reader. The emphasis is on the book. This law desires that every book in a library must find its reader. It implies that there should be maximum use of books by their users.

This principle is closely related to the second law, but it focuses on the item itself, suggesting that each item in a library has an individual or individuals who would find that item useful. Dr. Ranganathan argued that the library could devise many methods to ensure that each item finds its appropriate reader. One method involved the basic rules for access to the collection, most notably the need for open shelving.

The third law of library science "every book its reader" means a library's books have a place in the library even if a smaller demographic might choose to read it.

It is, therefore, necessary to adopt measures to ensure successful implementation of the demand of the Third Law. The factors that may be kept in view in this regard have been discussed below:

Implications

Open Access - It is one of the most effective ways to ensure that the maximum number of books are seen by the readers. It also happens sometimes that the reader to the shelves in search of a book and in the process of search select many more books.
Book Selection - Give full weightage to the tastes and requirements of the clientele of the library. Difficulties of the Third Law can be minimized by adopting a well-balanced book selection policy. If the right books are selected it will definitely find its readers
Shelf Arrangement - If the books are arranged so that the subjects get arranged according to the degree of mutual relationship, then each book would have a higher probability of getting its readers.
Easy Accessibility - Books should be placed within easy reach of the readers. It has been observed that the books within the comfortable reach of the readers are most frequently used. For easy accessibility, shelves should not be higher than 6.5 ft.
Cataloging - Proper cataloging of books is very important as even though there may be well planned and arranged books on the shelves but they are incapable merely by itself. Series entry and cross-reference entries are highly useful in drawing the attention of the readers. Analytical entries increase the chance of a composite book getting its reader.
Reference Service - A reference librarian should know about the world of books and try to find out a reader for every one of these. The reference librarian should act as a canvassing agent for each book.
Publicity - Publicity is a very powerful weapon to attract readers to the library and thereby to increase the chances of every book to find its reader. For example, the arrival of new books may be brought to the notice of the readers by displaying them, near the entrance of the library, or by communicating the readers through an e-newsletter or broadcasting information about them through the Twitter handle of the library.
Extension Service - The library attract readers by converting itself into a cultural and social center. A library does this by organizing exhibitions, musical concerts, a magic show, celebration of local and national festivals, etc. Once the people come to these functions, then the library can make an attempt to bring books and readers together.

-:FOURTH LAW: SAVE THE TIME OF THE READER:-

The Fourth Law says "Save the Time of the Reader." A library user must be assumed a busy person. It is essential to keep the reader satisfied and a reader is satisfied most if his/her time is saved, i.e., if he gets the needed service in minimum possible time.

This law is a recognition that part of the excellence of library service is its ability to meet the needs of the library user efficiently. To this end, Dr. S.R. Ranganathan recommended the use of appropriate business methods to improve library management. He observed that centralizing the library collection in one location provided distinct advantages. He also noted that excellent staff would not only include those who possess strong reference skills, but also strong technical skills in cataloging, cross-referencing, ordering, accessioning, and the circulation of materials.

The fourth law of library science "save the time of the user" means that all patrons should be able to easily locate the material they desire quickly and efficiently.

Implications

Open Access - In a closed access of books time is wasted unnecessarily. In open access, the time of the readers is saved. If open access is not there then the reader has to make the choice of the books through the searching of the library catalog. Then the reader requests the library staff the book which he has searched in the catalog. The staff searches the required book and if the staff is not able to trace the book, then the reader again needs to search the catalog. These problems can be avoided if open access is provided where the readers can themselves go to the shelves to search their book.
Location - The location of the library is of great importance. It must be centrally located so that it is conveniently accessible to the community served. For an institutional library, it should be in the center of the institution, for a public library it should be in the center of the city. Centrally located library saves the times of the users in visiting it.
Shelf Arrangement, Classification, and Cataloging - Proper classification schemes should be used in the library. Books should be arranged on shelves according to the classification number. Regular shelf rectification is also essential. In order to save the time of the readers, the library catalog should aim to provide different approaches to the users. It should include analytical entries for composite books.
Stack-Room Guides - To save the time of the reader, the library should provide an efficient system of stack room guides. It may be quite useful to keep it at the entrance of the stack room, the whole plan of the room indicating the position of the book racks and classes of books in them.
Issue and Return - Most readers want to read the book at home. For this, the library has to issue the books to the readers. Time-saving techniques for circulation to books should be used so that the user has not to spend more time in getting the book issued (or returned).
Reference Service - The reference staff establishes a contact between the book and the reader by providing Reference Service and Long Range Reference Services, thereby saving the time of the reader.
Documentation Service - A substantial time of readers is wasted in the literature search. The library should, therefore, undertake comprehensive or selective, as needed be, documentation services including SDI service to save the time of the reader.
Library Staff - Library staff should be cooperative. They should help the readers to find their document keeping in mind the message of the Fourth Law, i.e., to Save the Time of the Reader.

-:FIFTH LAW: THE LIBRARY IS A GROWING ORGANISM:-

The Fifth Law is "The Library is a Growing Organism." A library is a social institution and it will keep growing like an organism. A library will grow in terms of documents, readers, and staff. The nature of organic growth can be either growth as a body of a child or growth as of the body of an adult. The growth of a new library will correspond to that of a child growing in all aspects. In case of a service library, once its growth has reached the adult stage, the growth would be in terms of replacing old books by new books and new users will continuously replace old users.

This law focused more on the need for internal change than on changes in the environment itself. Dr. Ranganathan argued that library organizations must accommodate growth in staff, the physical collection, and patron use. This involved allowing for growth in the physical building, reading areas, shelving, and in space for the catalog.

The fifth law of library science "the library is a growing organism" means that a library should be a continually changing institution, never static in its outlook. Books, methods, and the physical library should be updated over time.

Implications

Balanced Growth - The collection should grow in all the areas of subjects keeping in view the needs and requirements of all the readers, as far as possible.
Casting Off the Old (Obsolete) and Preserving Valuable Books - Weed out old, obsolete, and unused books in order to provide space for new additions. However, librarians should take necessary steps to preserve valuable materials.
Choice of a Classification Scheme - We should use a scheme of classification, which is able to meet the onslaught of knowledge reasonably well.
Choice of a Catalog Code - We should use a catalog code which is able to provide treatment to all kinds of library materials yet acquired as well as new materials likely to be acquired in future.
Modernization - Libraries may have to think of computerization of the various housekeeping jobs like the acquisition, circulation, cataloging, etc.
Staff - When a library grows, the sanctioned staff at some stage become inadequate. So at that time an increase of staff should be considered. Any standard for staffing should be accepted by the libraries, then the library would be able to get the requisite staff.
Library Building -- Provision for Future - While planning and designing a library building, there should be a provision for the expansion of the building, both horizontally as well as vertically. The library should provide adequate space for the present as well as the future.
Safeguards - As the number of readers increase, the problem of theft of books from the library becomes acute, especially in the open access system. So, it necessitates some safeguards, such as entrance and exit should be from one gate, windows should be grilled, and all readers should be checked before leaving.

-:VARIANTS OF FIVE LAWS OF LIBRARY SCIENCE:-

Librarian Michael Gorman (born 6 March 1941, Witney, Oxfordshire) a British-born librarian, library scholar and editor/writer past president of the American Library Association, 2005–2006, and editor of AACR2), and Walt Crawford recommended the following laws in addition to Ranganathan's five in Future Libraries: Dreams, Madness, and Realities [American Library Association, 1995], (p. 8) Gorman later repeated them in his small book, Our Singular Strengths [American Library Association, 1998].

1. Libraries serve humanity.

2. Respect all forms by which knowledge is communicated.

3. Use technology intelligently to enhance service.

4. Protect free access to knowledge.

5. Honor the past and create the future.

In 2004, librarian Alireza Noruzi recommended applying Ranganathan's laws to the Web in his paper, "Application of Ranganathan's Laws to the Web":

1. Web resources are for use.

2. Every user has his or her web resource.

3. Every web resource its user.

4 Save the time of the user.

5. The Web is a growing organism.

In 2008, librarian Carol Simpson recommended that editing be done to Ranganathan's law due to media richness. The following were:

1. Media are for use.

2. Every patron his information.

3. Every medium its user.

4. Save the time of the patron.

5. The library is a growing organism.

source: librarianshipstudies

Guwahati High Court Syllabus Librarian and Library Assistant in Judicial Academy, Assam

noreply@blogger.com (Ravi Kumar) — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 06:14:00 +0000

Syllabus Librarian

Final select list will be prepared based on the total marks obtained in both Stage-1 and Stage-2.

Note: In case of candidates obtaining equal total marks, one who obtains more marks in the written test will be given preference. Where the marks obtained by such candidates in the written test are also same, the candidate who is senior in age will be given preference.

Stage

Description

Stage-1

Written Test will be of 2 (two) hours duration comprising of the following:

General English and General Knowledge: 40 marks.
Library Science: 40 marks.
General Aptitude: 20 marks.
Official Language of Assam (Assamese): 20 marks (which will be qualifying in nature, qualifying marks shall be 40% of 20 i.e. 8 marks). Marks obtained in Assamese language segment will not be counted in preparing the merit list of written test.

Stage-2

Candidates in the ratio of 1:3 on the basis of performance in the written test (excluding Assamese language segment) will be called for the Interview/Viva-Voce of 15 marks.

Syllabus Library Assistant

Final select list will be prepared based on the total marks obtained in both Stage-1 and Stage-2.

Stage

Description

Stage-1

Written Test will be of 2 (two) hours duration comprising of the following:

General English and General Knowledge: 40 marks.
Library Science: 40 marks.
General Aptitude: 20 marks.
Official Language of Assam (Assamese): 20 marks (which will be qualifying in nature, qualifying marks shall be 40% of 20 i.e. 8 marks). Marks obtained in Assamese language segment will not be counted in preparing the merit list of written test.

Stage-2

Candidates in the ratio of 1:3 on the basis of performance in the written test (excluding Assamese language segment) will be called for the Interview/Viva-Voce of 15 marks.

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur (Chhattisgarh) Syllabus For Library Attendant Gr.II

noreply@blogger.com (Ravi Kumar) — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 05:56:00 +0000

Full Details

Indicative Syllabus for written examination:

(A) SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE : Questions to be based on Library Science/Library Information Science course broadly covering the following topics:- Library and Information Centres: Concept and Role in Society ; Types of Libraries and information Centres: Public, Academic, Special and National ; Modern Library: Automated, Digital, and Virtual ; Five Laws of Library Science; Overview of Information Sources; Types of Information Source; Reference Sources ; E-Resources; Organization of Library Material: Concept, Need and Purpose; Processing of Library Material: Classification and Cataloguing Arrangement and Maintenance of Library Material; Library and Information Services for the Users ; Traditional Library Services: Responsive and Anticipatory Modern Library Services; Library System and Management; Library Staff; Library Users; Librarianship as a Career; Information Retrieval Concept of Scope Information Retrieval Tools: Catalogue, Index, Subject Heading Lists; Search Techniques: Basic and Advanced; Web Based Search

(B) General Intelligence & Reasoning : It would include questions of non-verbal type. The test will include questions on similarities and differences, space visualization, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discriminating observation, relationship concepts, figure classification, arithmetical number series, non-verbal series etc. The test will also include questions designed to test the candidate’s abilities to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their relationship, arithmetical computation and other analytical functions.

(C) General Awareness: Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to Sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic scene, General Polity including Indian Constitution, and Scientific Research etc. These questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.

(D) Quantitative Aptitude: This paper will include questions on problems relating to Number Systems, Computation of Whole Numbers, Decimals and Fractions and relationship between Numbers, Fundamental arithmetical operations, Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, use of Tables and Graphs, Mensuration, Time and Distance, Ratio and Time, Time and Work, etc.

(E) English Language : Candidates' understanding of the Basics of English Language, its vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and its correct usage, etc. his/her writing ability would be tested.

Questions on ‘General Intelligence and Reasoning’ will be non-verbal considering the functions attached to the post. Questions on Numerical Aptitude and General English will be simple, of a level that an average matriculate will be in a position to answer comfortably. Questions on General Awareness will be also of similar standard. The questions in all parts will be of 10th standard level

Proposed Scheme	No. of Questions	Total Marks
(A) Subject knowledge of concerned post. (Library Science /Library & Information Science) (B) General Intelligence & Reasoning (C) General Awareness (D) Quantitative aptitude (E) English Comprehension	70 10 05 05 10	100

National Institute of Design (NID). MP Syllabus for written exam and skill test for Senior Assistant Librarian

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National Institute of Design (NID). Madhya Pradesh

Syllabus for written exam and skill test for

Senior Assistant Librarian

Senior Assistant Librarian

Language proficiency in English, Quantitative Aptitude, Principles of Library Management, Library Building and Resources Management, Library Automation & Digitization, Application of ICT in Libraries, Library Services. Web based & Emerging Technologies in Libraries, Digitization & Preservation, Open-Source Software and its application, Research Methods and Statistical Techniques etc. as relevant for Job profile of the post.

English/Hindi typing test @30 words per minute, letter and precis writing/ practical tasks related to topics mentioned in the broad syllabus for written test.

National Institute Of Technology (NIT), Srinagar Syllabus For Assistant Librarian

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National Institute Of Technology (NIT)

Srinagar Syllabus For

Assistant Librarian

GENERAL APTITUDE SYLLABUS

Verbal Aptitude Basic English grammar: Tenses, articles, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, verb-noun agreement, and other parts of speech; Basic vocabulary: words, idioms, and phrases in context Reading and comprehension Narrative sequencing.

Analytical Aptitude: Logic: deduction and induction; Analogy Numerical relations and reasoning.

Spatial Aptitude: Transformation of shapes: translation, rotation, scaling, mirroring, assembling, and grouping Paper folding, curing, and patterns in 2 and 3 dimensions

CORE BRANCH SYLLABUS

Information Communication and Society: Data, Information, knowledge: Nature, property and scope; Information generation and communication; Information and Society; IPR and legal issues-categories, conventions ,Treaties ,Laws; Plagiarism-concept and types , RTI; Information Technology Act,

Libraries: Historical development of Libraries; Committees and Commissions on libraries in India, Types of Libraries; Library Legislation and Library Acts, laws of Library science, Library and Information Science Profession-Professional Ethics. Professional Associations involved in the development of Library and Information Services -National/ International — UNESCO, IFLA, INIS, NISSAT, etc.;
Library and information science education in India, User studies, User education
Information literacy —Areas, standards, Types and models;

Library Management: Management perspectives,- Principles ,functions and schools of Management thought , Book selection tools and principles, library acquisition ,Technical processing, circulation, serial control, maintenance and stock verification; preservation and conservation; Hazards and control measures of library materials , System Analysis and control, Human resource Management, Financial management in libraries- resource mobilization, cost effective and cost benefit Analysis, Project Management —SWOT ,PEST,PERT/CPM , TQM, Knowledge Management, Marketing of information products and Services.

Knowledge Organization: Universe of Knowledge, Modes of formation of subjects, Canons and Principles, Library Classification Schemes — DDC, CC, UDC;; Library Cataloguing Codes — CCC and AACR, Bibliographic record formats —ISBD, MARC2I, CCF, RDA, FRBR, Bibframe

Information Sources, Systems and Services: Information Institutions, Information centres, Data centres and referral Centres Information sources, Systems and programmes, Information products and services, Information Intermediaries as sources of Information.
Reference service-Types, Referral services, Alerting Services — CAS, SDI; ILL and document delivery, Mobile based library services and Tools, Web 2.0 and 3.0, Web Scale Discovery Services, National and International Information Systems and Networks, Patent Information System etc. Library Resource sharing and Library Consortia. Information Institutions, Information centres, Data centres and referral Centres Information sources, Systems and programmes, Information products and services, Information Intermediaries as sources of Information.
Reference service-Types, Referral services, Alerting Services — CAS, SDI; ILL and document delivery, Mobile based library services and Tools, Web 2.0 and 3.0, Web Scale Discovery Services, National and International Information Systems and Networks, Patent Information System etc. Library Resource sharing and Library Consortia.

Information Processing and Retrieval: Organisation of Information, Bibliographic Description, Content Development, Information storage and Retrieval Systems, Information Retrieval.

Fundamentals of Information Communication Technologies:

Computer Technology, Communication Technology, Media and Publishing Technology. Resource sharing Networks.

Information and communication Technologies- Applications: Database Design and Management, Internet Resources and Services, Library Automation; Software and software packages, Data Security; Digital Library, Digitization, Digital preservation, Digital Library Initiatives, Institutional Repositories, Application of RFID Technology in Libraries, Expert systems and Robotics in Libraries.

Research: Research, research methods, research design, methods of data collection, Reference style management, citation tools, Anti plagiarism tools, Metric studies in LIS, Impact factors, Trends in library and Information Science Research.

UTTAR PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Syllabus For Librarian

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UTTAR PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

प्राविधिक शिक्षा विभाग, उ0प्र0 - परीक्षा 2021

Examination Scheme for the Post of Librarian

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
Syllabus
(Paper-I) 100 Question each have 03 Marks

Unit 1- Library and Information Society :

Information, Information Science, Information Society.
Information as a Resource/Commodity.
Information Transfer Cycle-Generation , Collection, Storage and Dissemination.
Role of Information in Planning, Management, Socio-economic Development, Technology Transfer.
Communication- Channels, Barriers.
Intellectual Property Rights —Concept, Copyright, Censorship-Print and Non/Print Media.
Library and Information Policy at the National Level.

Unit2- Library and Information Management:

Management-Principles, Functions, Schools of Thought.
Planning, Organization, Structure.
Decision Making.
System Study-Analysis, Evaluation and Design.
Collection Development-Books, Serials, Non-Book Materials Selection, Acquisition, Maintenance.
Human Resource Management — Manpower Planning, Job Analysis, Job Description, Selection, Recruitment, Staff
Total Quality Management.
Marketing of Information Products and Services.
Library Buildings, Equipment's.

Unit 3- Knowledge Organisation :

Organisation of Knowledge/Information.
Modes of Formation of Subjects.
Library Classification-Cannons and Principles.
Library Classification Schemes-DDC, UDC and CC.
Library Cataloguing-Canons and Principles.
Library Cataloguing Codes-CCC and AACR II
Indexing-Pre-Coordinate, Post-Coordinate.
Databases-Search Strategies, Boolean Operators.
Knowledge Management.

Unit 4- Professional Aspects of Library and Information Science :

Historical Development of Libraries in India.
Committees and Commissions of Libraries in India.
Library Legislation and Library Acts in Indian States.
Laws of Library Science.
Professional Associations-Local, National and International.
Role of agencies such as UGC, RRRL F and UNESCO in the promotion and development of Libraries in India.
Library and Information Science Education-Problems and Prospects in India.
Public Relations and Extension Activities for Library and Information Professionals.

Unit 5- Information Sources :

Information Sources-Nature, Characteristics, Types and
Sources of Information-Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary, Documentary and Non-Documentary.
Reference Sources-Bibliographical, Biographical, Educational, Language, Geographical and Current.
Electronic Information Resources-Subject Gateways, Web Portals, Bulletin Boards, Discussion Forums.
Social Media- Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Etc.
Databases-Bibliographic, Numeric, Full Text, Multimedia; Open Access Databases, Etc.
Institutional and Human Resources.

INFLIBNET Syllabus for the post of Scientist-C (Library Science)

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INFLIBNET CENTRE, INFOCITY, GANDHINAGAR-382 007, GUJARAT, INDIA

Advt. No. 01/2021: Schedule, Syllabus and Instructions to candidates for the post of Scientist-C (Library Science)

Indicative Syllabus for the post of Scientist-C(LS)

Topics	(%)
Types of Libraries — Academic. Public and Special, Library Legislation and Library Acts in Indian States; The Press and Registration of Books Act: Laws of Library Science. Professional Associations - National — ILA, IASLIC, IATLIS; International — IFLA, ALA, CILIP, ASLIB, SLA; Role of UGC, RRRLF and UNESCO in Promotion and Development of Libraries. Library and Information Science Education in India Library Extension Activities. Trends in Library and Information Science.	5
Data, information, Knowledge and Wisdom. Information Life Cycle - Generation. Collection, Storage and Dissemination. Information Science - Relationship with other subjects. Information Society and Knowledge Society. Communication — Concept, Types, Theories, Models, Channels and Barriers: Trends in Scholarly communication. IPR and Legal Issues - Categories. Conventions. Treaties, Laws. Right to Information Act (RTI); Information Technology Act. National Knowledge Commission; National Mission on Libraries	5
Information Literacy - Areas. Standards, Types and Models; Trends in Information Literacy Information Sources - Nature. Characteristics. Types and Formats. Sources of Information - Primary. Secondary and Tertiary: Documentary and Non-Documentary. Reference Sources - Bibliographical, Biographical. Educational, Language and Geographical. Electronic Information Resources - Subject Gateways. Web Portals. Bulletin Boards Discussion Forums /Groups. Databases: Bibliographic, Numeric, Full text. Multimedia: Open Access Databases. Evaluation of Reference Sources and Web Resources. Search and Discovery Services. Library Resource Sharing and Library Consortia — National and International. National Information Systems and Networks: NISCAIR, DESIDOC. SENDOC, ENVIS, INFLIBNET, DELNET, NICNET, ERNET, National Knowledge Network (NKN), Biotechnology Information System Network International Information Systems and Networks: INIS, AGRIS, INSPEC, MEDLARS, BIOSIS, ERIC, Patent Information System (PIS). Biotechnology Information System (BIS).	15
Type of Users - User Studies, User Education. Community Information Services. Reference Service — Concept and Types; Referral Services. Alerting Services - CAS, SDI, Inter Library Loan and Document delivery Mobile based Library Services and Tools — Mobile OPAC. Mobile Databases. Mobile Library Website, Library Apps, Mobile Library Instructions, Augmented Reality, SMS Alerts, Geo-Location, Reference Enquiry. Web 2.0 and 3.0 - Library 2.0- Concept, Characteristics, Components; Instant Messaging. RSS Feeds, Podcasts, Vodcasts. Ask a Librarian Collaborative Services- Social Networks, Academics Social Networks, Social Tagging, Social Bookmarking.	10
Universe of Knowledge - Nature and Attributes; Modes of Formation of Subjects. Knowledge Organization - Classification -Theories, Canons, and Principles; Sample Knowledge Organization System (SKOS), Taxonomies, Folksonomy, Trends in Classification. Mapping of Subjects in Library Classification Schemes — DDC. UDC and CC. Knowledge Organization: Cataloguing - Canons and Principles; Centralized and Co-operative Catalogue; Library Cataloguing Codes: CCC and AACR - II. Standards of Bibliographic Record Formats and Description — ISBD, MARC 21, CCF, RDA, FRBR, Bibframe. Standards for Bibliographic information Interchange & Communication - ISO 2709, Z39.50, Z39.71. Metadata Standards: Dublin Core; MARC21, METS, MODES, Indexing Systems and Techniques: Assigned - Pre-coordinate; Post-Coordinate; Derived- Title-based; Vocabulary Control. Abstracting — Types and Guidelines. Information Retrieval System — Features, Components, Madels and Ontology — Tools (RDF, RDFS, Protege).	15
Computer Technology - Character Representation (ASCII, ISCII,Unicode); Computer Hardware, Software; Storage Devices; Input and Output Devices. Types of Software - System Software, Application Software. Telecommunication - Transmission Channels. Mode, and Media.. ISDN. PSDN, Computer Networks - Topologies, Types of Networks — LAN, MAN. WAN. Internet - Web browsers, WWW, E-mail; Search Engines, Meta and Entity Search engines. Internet Protocols and Standards — HTTP, FTP. SMTP, TCP/IP. URI, URL. Hypertext. Hypermedia, Multimedia, Video conferencing, Virtual Reality. Cloud Computing Semantic Web, Linked Data, Big Data. Data Mining. Data Harvesting	10
Library Automation — Areas, Planning, Selection of Hardware and software. Implementation and Evaluation; Standards for Library Automation. Barcode, REID, QR Code, Biometric, Smartcard: Features and application. Digitization — Planning, Selection of Hardware. Software, Process. Issues. Digital Library Genesis, Characteristics, types, Architecture; Standard, format and protocols, DOI. Digital preservation - Need. Purpose. Standards, Methods. Techniques. Projects (National and International) Digital Library Initiatives — National and International. Institutional Repositories - Need. Purpose, Types and Tools; Institutional Repositories in India; ROAR, ROAR, SHERPA Content Management Systems — Architecture, Data Integration. CMS Software — Selection, Implementation and Evaluation.	15
Research Types of Research — Basic and Applied, Interdisciplinary and Research Methods: Historical, Descriptive, Experimental and Research Design - Selection of Research Problem, Review of Literature; Formulation of Research Problem; Hypothesis — Formulation, Types and Testing; Sampling Techniques. Methods of Data Collection Data Analysis and Interpretation Plagiarism: Concept and Types. Statistical Packages — Spreadsheet, SPSS, Bibexcel, 'R Statistics. Research Report Writing and Citation Tools — Structure. Style, Contents, Guidelines; Style Manuals; Online Citation Tools; Reference Management Tools; Evaluation of Research Report. Metric Studies in LIS - Bibliometrics, Scientometric, Webometrics, Altmetrics; Impact Factors — Journal, h-Index, g-Index, 110 Index. Trends in Library and Information Science Research.	15
General Aptitude / Awareness/Knowledge about INFLIBNET	10

Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission Syllabus Librarian

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I. LIBRARY, INFORMATION AND SOCIETY

Library : Social and Historical Foundations of library, Library as an institution and its evolution, Library as a social and cultural Institution, Role of library in formal and informal education, Five Laws of Library Science and their implications, different types of libraries- functions, objectives and activities.

Information : Concept and meaning of information, information science, information society, information as a resource / commodity, Role of information in planning, management, socio-economic development, Technology Transfer, Communication theories and models, barriers to communication, Levels of Intrapersonal, Interpersonal and Mass Communication.

Library Legislation: need and purpose, Library Legislation in India- Problems and prospects, Public library acts In Indian states, Delivery of books (Public Libraries) and news paper act 1954and 1956, Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright, Censorship —Print and Nonprint media.

Librarianship as a Profession: Professional ethics and qualities, Professional education and research. Professional Associations- Objectives and functions, Role of Professional Associations in Library Development, National Ubrary Associations-ILA, IATUS, IASLIC, International Library Associations- IFLA, FID, ALA, RA and LA.

Promoters of Library Services : National level- RRRLF, International level- UNESCO, Public relations and extension activities, Library and Information Policy at National level, National Knowledge Commission (NKC) and its role.

II. KNOWLEDGE ORGANISATION AND PROCESSING (KOP) (Theory)

Universe of Subjects : Structure and attributes, Modes of Information of subjects, Mapping of Universe of knowledge in CC, UDC and DDC, Spiral of scientific method. Library and Universe of Subjects.

Library Classification: Definition, need, purpose and function, Normative principles of Classification and their Applications, Canons, Principles and Postulates, Devices, Mnemonics, Fundamental Categories and Notation, Facet Analysis, Phase Relation, Common isolates, Salient features of Library Classification Schemes —CC, DDC.

Trends in Library Classification: Thesaurofacet, Classaurus, Automatic Classification, Classification in online systems web Dewey. Knowledge organisation System- Concepts, Facet antologies, Folksnomies, OWL, SKOS, Texonomies, Authority Files, Knowledge Organisation in Digital Environment.

Library Cataloguing: Meaning, Definition, Need, Purpose, Objectives and functions, Normative Principles of Cataloguing- Canon, Law and Principles Standard Codes of Cataloguing —CCC & AACR-II, Physical forms and inner forms of catalogue (Card Catalogue to OPAC). Filing rules and procedures. Sear's List and Library of Congress List of Subject Headings.

Resources Sharing of Bibliographic Data: Meaning and importance, Centralised Cataloguing, Cooperative Cataloguing, Cataloguing at Source, CIP, Union Catalogue, Current developments —Web OPACs and 239.50. Metadata- Meaning, Definition, Purpose, Use and Types, Metadata standard, Marc-21 and Dublin core, ISBD, CCF, Consortia approach to Metadata — OAI, PMH.

III. MANAGEMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRES

Management : Meaning and Definition, Levels of Management, Functions and Principles of Management and their application to Library and Information Science, Organisational structure of Libraries, Library Authority and Library Committee Library Rules and Regulations, Annual Report and Library statistics.

Human Resource Management: Job Description and Analysis Inter-Personal relations 'Staff formulas, Staff selection and Recruitment, Motivation, Delegations, Decision Making, Education, Training and deyelopment, Job evaluation and performance appraisal, Leadership qualities Performance evaluation of Library and Information Centres, Total Quality Management (TOM) in Libraries, SWOT Analysis, Management by Objectives (M80), Staff Manual.

Collection Development Management : Book Selection Policies and Principles for Print and Electronic Resources, Different types of selection tools and importance, Problems of collection development for Print electronics resources (including Licensing) Online Book stars- Identifications, advantages, Online Book Shops Vs Traditional Books Shops . URLs. Stock rectification, Weeding of resources, conservation and presprvation of Library resources, Bibliometrics Studies, Information marketing. ISBN, ISSN.

Financial Resource Management: Importance, Sources of finance, Mobilisation of financial resources. Budgeting — Methods and Techniques PPBS and zero based budgeting.

Management of Functional Units of Library and Information Centres: Functions, Procedure and activities of Acquisition section, Technical Section, Circulation Section, Periodical Section, Reference and Customer Care Service, Maintenance Section, Bar coding technology, methods of charging and discharging systems, Serials, Control, Stock verification, Library building and equipments, Modular Planning.

IV. INFORMATION SERVICES, SOURCES, SYSTEMS AND RETRIEVAL

Reference Service: Definition and types, Short Range and Long Range Reference service, Virtual reference service, Virtual reference Desk, chat referencing, reference sources and evaluation of online reference sources Developing FAQs,

Information Service: Documentation- Meaning, Genesis, Scope and Facets of Documentation,, CAS, SDI, Document Delivery Services, indexing and abstracting service in India. Bibliographic Service, Digest Service, List servers and other sms/ email based services, developing portals and virtual library services, Data mining for information, initiation of user, Information seeking behavior, information literacy

Information Sources: Definition, importance, Criteria for evaluation. Types of sources- Primary, Secondary and Tertiary, human and institution resources, electronic information resources- e-journals, e-books, e-thesis, e-newspapers, Blogs, Wilds, open access reference sources and databases, subject gateway and portals, fee based bibliographical and full text databases, subject related websites.

Information Systems: Basic concepts, meaning, objectives functions, components of information system-Structure, Function and services- library. Documentation center, Information center Data center, Information Analysis Center, Clearing House, Data banks, referral center, translation center, National and International documentation centers, information systems and programs —NISCAIR, DESIDOC, NASSDOC, NISSAT, CAS, INSPEC, AGRIS, BIOSIS, IN IS,MEDIARS, ASINFO, COMPENDEX, ISI.

Resource Sharing and Networks: Need for Consortia, importance and objectives, study of information detworks and digital library consortia —OCLC, RLIN, INFLIBNET, DELNET, INDEST, FERA, CeRA and CSIR-EJOURNAL consortia.

Information retrieval Systems: Definition, objectives, functional evaluation criteria, Indexing system — need and purpose, pre coordinating indexing systems- Chain procedure, POPS!, PRECIS and keyword Indexing. Post Coordinating Indexing Systems- Uniterm Indexing, Citation Indexing, Automating indexing —Techniques and methods, Vocabulary Control — meaning, importance and tools —Subject Heading Lists, Thesaurus Construction Techniques, Information retrieval Models — Concept of . Ranking Structural Models, Boolean Model, Probabilistic, Retrieval model, Vector space model. Trends in Information Retrieval System- Developments, searching and Retrieval, Full text Retrieval, User Interfaces, Information Retrieval, Standards and protocols.

V. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AUTOMATION AND NETWORKING

Computers historical development: Characteristics, applications generations and classifications of computers, components of computers — CPU, Input and Output devices, internal and external stodge devices, Hardware and Software aspects, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Unix, Linux, Programming language.

Information Technology: Concept, Definition , Components. and Transmission, media', switching systems, Bandwidth, Multiplying, Modulation, Protocols, Wireless communication, Data Security, service, Teletext, Videotext, Voice Mail.

Library Automation: Definition, need purpose and advantages, Automation of Library Operations —Acquisition, Cataloguing, OPACs, Circulation and Serial Control, Application of Barcode and RFID Technology for library functions. Application of artificial intelligence to library and information centers.

Ms Office: word, Excel, Power Point and Access.

UNIT-VI - NETWORKS & SOFTWARE

Network: Concept, meaning and definition, Digital and analogue signals,. asynchronous and synchronous transmission. Transmission Models — Simplex half duplex and Full duplex channels, hypertext, Hypermedia, Multimedia, Integrated Services, Digital Network(ISSN) Open System Interconnection (OSI).

Types of Computers Networks — LAN,MAN,WAN, Network topologies circuit switching and packet switching, wireless networks, mobile phone. Firewall an antivirus software. Study of the function and activities of library Networks — OCLC, RLIN, BLAISE, ERNET, JANET, NICNET.

Library Automation Software: Creation of Database- CDS/ISIS, WINiSIS. Use of library softwares (in detail)- Koha, Libsys, SOUL Database searching- webcats and web OPACs, LC Catalogues. Use of search enginesGoogle, Yahoo etc.

VII. DIGITAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

Information Notion and Nature of Information: Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom. Information explosion and need for Information Organisation, Internet- components and services.

Introduction to Digital libraries: electronic documents File and file formats Electronic publishing 'and scholarly 'eommunications. Web2.0 and library 2.0. Concepts and applications —wikis, RSS Blogs Social book marking tags folksonomy Meshups, Social Networking.

Information Search through general search engine, search engine for scholarly literature , Meta Search engines, Web indexes, Advanced Search techniques- Keyword Search, Boolean operators, Proximity search Phrase search, Field searching, Concept searching ,wild card search, Truncation, Searching of Database, Catalogues, Browsing- Web Browser, Meta Data, Digital object Identifier (DOI).

VIII- DIGITAL LIBRARIES

Digital Library Software (Open Source) : Green Stone,•Dspace and E-prints: :their fnstallatioh and use in building digital collection and procedures, evaluation methods, preservation of digital materials.

Open Access Initiatives (OAI), Institutional repositories, history, need • and development Institutional repositories in India.

Digital Libraries, Initiatives in India, UGC and NDL.

IX. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research: meaning, definition, nature and objectives. Types of Research, Keview of LOrature; Selection of Research Problem, Hypothesis, Research Design.

Research Method: Quantitative and Quantitative Methods of 1.15 Research Scientific Method, Historical method, Descriptive Method, Survey Method, Observation Method, Experimental Method, Case Study method, Delphi Method and Interview Method.

Research techniques and tools: Questionnaire, types of questionnaire Structured and unstructured questions, interview schedule, pilot studies, Rating scales and Check Lists, Sampling techniques population Vs Sampling.

X- PRESENTATION DATA & BIBLIOMETRICS

Statistical analysis of Data: Measure of central tendency , mean median, mode, measures of Dispersion, the variance and covariance, Standard Deviation, Chi-square test, Graphical presentation of data and Report.

Technical writing and presentations: Tools, Techniques and Standards Writing a technical paper; Making PP1s, Foot Notes and references, Study citation Style manuals —APA, MLA and Chicago citation'.

Bibliometric Webometrics, Information and Scientomatrics: Basics Concepts, meaning, definition and scope, Study and Application of Bibliometric Laws — Lotka's Law, Bradfords Law, Zipfs Law.

Citation analysis ,Growth and obsolescence of literature, various growth models, the half life analogy, determining of ageing factor and half life, Sociometry, Statistical Packages - SPSS.

Bihar Vidhan Sabha Syllabus For Assistant Librarian

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Bihar Vidhan Sabha Syllabus For Assistant Librarian

प्रारंभिक परीक्षा मे ं निम्नांकित विषय हो ंगे -

1. सामान्य अध्ययन - प्रश्नों की संख्या 40 होगी ।

इन प्रश्नो ं का उद्देश्य अभ्यर्थी को उसके आस-पास के वातावरण की सामान्य
जानकारी तथा समाज मे ं उनके अनुप्रयोग के संबंध् मे ं उसकी योग्यता की जांच करना होगा । वत्र्तमान घटनाओ ं और
दिन-प्रतिदिन की घटनाओ ं के सूक्ष्म अवलोकन तथा उनके प्रति वैज्ञानिक दृष्टिकोण जैसे मामलो ं की जानकारी संबंध्ी
ऐसे प्रश्न भी शामिल किये जाये ं गे, जिनके बारे में जानकारी रखन े की किसी भी शिक्षित व्यक्ति से अपेक्षा की जाती
है । इसमे ं विशेष रूप से बिहार, भारत आ ैर इसके पड़ोसी देशों के संबंध् मे ं यथा सम्भव प्रश्न पूछे जाये ंगे ।
;पद्ध सम-सामयिक विषय:- महत्वपूर्ण राष्ट्रीय / अंतर्राष्ट्रीय सम-सामयिक घटनाये ं, वैज्ञानिक प्रगति,
राष्ट्रीय / अंतर्राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार, खेल-खिलाड़ी ।
;पपद्ध भारत आ ैर उसके पड़ोसी देश:- पड़ोसी देशों का इतिहास, भारत एवं बिहार का इतिहास / संस्कृति /
भूगोल / आर्थिक परिदृश्य / कृषि तथा प्राकृतिक संसाध्नों की प्रमुख विशेषताएं, भारत का संविधन एवं
राजनीतिक प्रणाली, भारत के संवैधनिक एवं संसदीय प्रणाली का उद्भव एवं क्रमिक विकास, पंचायती राज,
सामुदायिक विकास, पंचवर्षीय योजना, भारत का स्वतंत्राता आंदोलन एवं आन्दोलन में बिहार का योगदान ।

2. सामान्य विज्ञान एवं गणित - प्रश्नों की संख्या 30 होगी ।

इसमें सामान्यतः मैट्रिक स्तर के निम्न विषय से यथासंभव प्रश्न पूछे जायेंगेः-
;पद्ध सामान्य विज्ञान:- भौतिक शास्त्रा, रसायन शास्त्रा, जीव विज्ञान ।
;पपद्ध गणित:- संख्या प(ति से संबंध्ति प्रश्न, पूर्ण संख्याओ ं का अभिकलन, दशमलव और भिन्न,
संख्याओ ं के बीच परस्पर संबंध्, मूलभूत अंक गणितीय संक्रियाएं, प्रतिशत, अन ुपात तथा समान ुपात, औसत,
ब्याज एवं लाभ और हानि ।

3. मानसिक क्षमता एवं तार्किक विचार - प्रश्नों की संख्या 30 होगी ।

इसमे ं शाब्दिक एवं गैर शाब्दिक दोनो ं प्रकार के प्रश्न पूछे जा सकते हैं । इस घटक मे ं निम्न से संबंध्ति
यथासंभव प्रश्न पूछे जा सकते है:- सादृश्य, समानता एवं भिन्नता, स्थान कल्पना, समस्या समाधन,
विश्लेषण, दृश्य स्मृति, विभेद, अवलोकन, संबंध् अवधरणा, अंक गणितीय तर्कशक्ति, अंक गणितीय संख्या
श्रृंखला एवं कूट लेखन एवं कूट व्याख्या ।

Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) Syllabus For Teacher-cum-Librarian

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LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE I-100 Marks

Unit —1

Development of Knowledge
Structure of subjects
Library classification
Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)
Library of Congress
Universal Decimal Classification
Colon Classification
Classification of Documents by using the Web
Library Cataloguing .0. International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBN)
Machine Readable Catalogue (MARC)
Universal Machine Readable Catalogue (UNIMARC)
Common Communication Format (CCF)
Machine Readable Catalogue 21 (MARC)
Thesaurus
Knowledge Management

Unit —II

Basic of Library Cataloguing
Online Cataloguing
Online Public Access Cataloguing
Catalogues & Bibliographic Records
Machine Readable Cataloguing
Union Catalogue
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rule
Multimedia Library
Digital Test Resources
Web-based Library Services
Digital Reference Service

General English-100 Marks (Grammar & Vocabulary)

Essay Writing
Letter Writing
Precis Writing
Paragraph Writing
Comprehension (Passage based questions)
Parts of Speech
Spotting Errors
Clogs Test
Antonyms
Synonyms
Sentence Improvements
Sentence Completion
Idioms and Phrases
Spelling Test
Re-arrangement of sentence/words
One word substitute
Active & Passive Voice
Direct & Indirect speech/narration

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - 100 Marks

The paper on General Knowledge will include questions covering current events of National and International important, history of India including that of North East with special reference to Arunachal Pradesh, Indian freedom movement and Constitution of India, General appreciation and understanding of Science including everyday matter of observations and experience as may be expected of well educated person. Geography of nature and Library Science & Information.

Rajasthan Public Service Commission Syllabus For Librarian Grade-II

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Rajasthan Public Service Commission

Syllabus For Screening Test For The Post Of Librarian Grade-II

UNIT-I

Library as Social Institution, Development of Libraries in India. Different Types of Libraries Public, Academic and Special. National Library of India. Five Laws of Library Science and their implications. Library Legislation- Need, Features and Efforts in India. Copyright Act, Delivery of Books Act, Intellectual Property Rights. Library Association: International and National- IFLA, ALA, ILA, IASLIC. Library Education in India. Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation , National Knowledge Commission.

UNIT-II

Universe of Subjects- Definition and Purpose, Modes of Formation of Subjects. Definition, Need and Purpose of Library Classification. Species of Library Classification Schemes. Features of Colon Classification and Dewey Decimal Classification. Five Fundamental Categories, Common Isolates, Notation, Phase Relations. Principles of Helpful Sequence, Use of Devices in Colon Classification. Catalogue- Definition, Need and Purpose, Brief History and Development of Catalogue and Cataloging Codes. Physical Forms of Catalogue. Types of Library Catalogue. Subject Cataloging- Definition, Need and Purpose. Kinds of Catalogue Entries, Chain Procedure, Sears’ List of Subject Headings. Choice of Headings and its Rendering. Bibliographical Standards.

UNIT-III

Types of Information Sources: Documentary and Non-documentary. Primary, Secondary and Tertiary. Evaluation of Information Sources. Need and Purpose of e-resources, e books, online journals, databases. Concept and Need for Reference Services. Types-Long Range, Short Range, Qualification and Qualities of Reference Librarian. Concept and Need of Information Services- Document Delivery, Electronic Document Delivery, Abstracting and Indexing Services, Translation, Literature Search, Alerting Services-CAS, SDI. Library Networks and Resources Sharing: Concept and Purpose. National and International Initiatives- INFLIBNET, DELNET, OCLC.

UNIT-IV

Management: Concept, Definition and Scope. Functions and Principles of Management in Libraries. Library Operations - Selection and Acquisition, Collection Building and Development, Technical Processing, Circulation- Charging and Discharging Systems, Serial Control, Stock Verification, Weeding out. Library Authority and Committee. Library Personnel- Job Description, Job Analysis, Job Satisfaction, Job Evaluation. Financial Management- Sources of Finance, Financial Estimation. Budgeting Techniques. Library Building. Library Rules. Statistics. Annual Report. Maintenance, Conservation and Preservation of Library Matarial.

UNIT –V

Information Technology - Definition, Need, Scope, Objectives and Components. Historical Development, Generation and Classification of Computers. Components, Peripherals, Input, Output and Storage Devices. Softwares - System and Application Softwares. Operating Systems - Single and Multi-user, Basic features of MS-DOS, MS- Windows Library Automation: Definition, Need and Purpose; Application of Computers to Library Operations. Basic Features / Modules of Library and Information Management Software: WINISIS/ SOUL2.0 General Application Software: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint. Telecommunications - Need, Purpose and Objectives Communication Tools and Techniques: E-mail, Teleconferencing/Video Conferencing, Web Portals, Social Networking Tools. Network - Concept, Components, Topologies and Types (LAN, WAN, MAN, VPN) Internet - Concept, Definition, Origin, Need and Purpose; Internet Services.

-100 Questions

PART-B

Language , Literature & Scholarship : Dialects of Rajasthani language, literature of ajasthani language and folk literature. Various language and literary academies of state government. Higher education institutions and research establishments of state and center government in Rajasthan. Religious Life: Religious communities, saints and sects in Rajasthan. Folk deities of Rajasthan. Performing Art: Classical music and classical dance,folk music & instruments; Folk dances & drama. Visual Art: Handicrafts of Rajasthan, historical architecture – forts, palaces and temples. Tradition: Costume and ornaments, social customs of Rajasthan. Festival and fairs in Rajasthan. Various tribes and their customs. Historical sites and tourist places.

Geography of Rajasthan : Broad physical features- Mountains, Plateaus, Plains & Desert; Major rivers and lakes; Climate and Agro-climatic regions; Major soil types and distribution; Major forest types and distribution; Demographic characteristics; Desertification, Droughts & Floods, Deforestation, Environmental Pollution and Ecological Concerns.

General English :-Articles and Determiners, Prepositions, Modals, Tenses, Change of Voice - from Active to Passive & vice – versa, Change of Narration - from Direct to Indirect & vice – versa, Synonyms, Antonyms, Phrasal Verbs, Translation of sentences from Hindi to English

General Hindi:- संधि, उपसर्ग, प्रत्यय, पर्या यवाची शब्द, विलोम शब्द, समश्र ुत भिन्नार्थक शब्द, शब्द श ुद्धि, वाक्य श ुद्धि, वाक्यांश के लिए उपयुक्त शब्द, मुहावरे, ला ेका ेक्ति, अंग्र ेजी वाक्य का हि ंदी-अनुवाद।

-50 Questions

Pattern of Question Papers :

1 Objective Type Paper.

2 Maximum Marks : 300

3 Number of Questions : 150

4 Duration of Paper : Three Hours

5 All Questions carry equal marks.

6 There will be Negative Marking

University Of Delhi Syllabus For Professional Assistant and Semi Professional Assistant

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Scheme of the Examination: Professional Assistant

Paper	Duration	Marks
Paper -I (MCQ) Library Aptitude, General Awareness etc. (150 questions)	Time: 2 hrs.*	Max. Marks: 300 marks (150 questions)
Paper – II Library System etc	Time: 3 hrs.*	Max. Marks: 150 marks
Skill Test Skills pertaining to subject matter of the concerned post would be assessed through a skill test to be conducted by the concerned department/institution under the direct supervision of University Librarian, Deputy Librarian, College Librarian/or equivalent rank. The skill test shall be conducted in a manner to check the practical knowledge of the candidate in handling various processes associated with Library’s functioning	Time: 1 hrs	The test will be of 50 marks. To qualify the candidate should obtain 25 marks This will however be only qualifying in nature.

*15 minutes extra per hour would be given to Visually Handicapped and Cerebral Palsy candidates

B. Detailed Syllabus for Paper I:

(ii) General Awareness: Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate’s General Awareness of the environment and its relevance to the society. The questions will also be designed to test knowledge of the current events and of such matters of everyday observation as may be expected of an educated person. The test will include questions relating to India and her neighboring countries, especially pertaining to History, Indian Polity & Constitution, Art & Culture, Geography, Economics, General Policy, Science & Scientific Research, National/International Organizations /Institutions, events etc.

(iii) Reasoning Ability: The syllabus of General Intelligence includes questions of both verbal and non-verbal types. Test may include questions on analogies, similarities, differences, space visualization, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship, concepts, arithmetical reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series etc.

(iv) Mathematical Ability: The test of Arithmetical and Numerical Ability will cover Number System including questions on Simplification, Decimals, Fractions, L.C.M., H.C.F., Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Average, Profit & Loss, Discount, Simple & Compound Interest, Mensuration, Time & Work, Time & Distance, Tables & Graphs, etc.

(v) Test of Language English or Test of Language Hindi: In addition to the testing of candidate’s understanding of the English or Hindi Languages, its Vocabulary, Grammar, Sentence Structure, Synonyms, Antonyms and its correct usage etc. would also betested. C. Paper - II: The questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate’s knowledge and awareness on Library and Information

D. Skill Test:

The skill test shall be qualifying in nature and no additional credits for the same shall be allocated. The skill test shall be conducted in a manner to check the practical knowledge of the candidate in handling various processes associated with Library’s functioning. The candidates may be tested for his/her skills in:

Search in electronic databases(online)
Knowledge of specialized, open source application software forlibraries like Digital Library Software etc.
Knowledge of any Indian/Foreign language as opted by the candidate from the list given below: Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Malyalam, Kannad, Odiya, Bengali, Assamese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish and Russian.

Scheme of Examination for Direct Recruitment to the post of Semi Professional Assistant

A. Scheme of the Examination:

Paper	Duration	Marks
Paper -I (MCQ) Library Aptitude, General Awareness etc. (150 questions)	Time: 2 hrs.*	Max. Marks: 300 marks (150 questions)
Paper – II Library Operations etc.	Time: 3 hrs.*	Max. Marks: 150 marks

*15 minutes extra per minute would be given to Visual Handicapped and Cerebral Palsy candidates.

B. Detailed Syllabus for Paper I:

(i) Library Aptitude: Questions will be designed to test the knowledge and awareness on Library Information Science and recent development in the field of Library Science. The questions may be from all the spheres of library science. (#the candidate has to secure 50% marks in section (i) of this paper, 5% relaxation will be provided for SC/ST/OBC/PwD) General Awareness: Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate’s General Awareness of theenvironmentanditsrelevancetothesociety.Thequestionswillalsobedesignedtotestknowledgeofthe current events and of such matters of everyday observation as may be expected of an educated person. The test will include questions relating to India and her neighboring countries, especially pertaining to History, Indian Polity & Constitution, Art & Culture, Geography, Economics, General Policy, Science & Scientific Research, National/International Organizations /Institutions, events etc.

(ii) Reasoning Ability: The syllabus of General Intelligence includes questions of both verbal and non-verbal types. Test may include questions on analogies, similarities, differences, space visualization, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship, concepts, arithmetical reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series etc.

(iii) Mathematical Ability: The test of Arithmetical and Numerical Ability will cover Number System including questions on Simplification, Decimals, Fractions, L.C.M., H.C.F., Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Average, Profit & Loss, Discount, Simple & Compound Interest, Mensuration, Time & Work, Time & Distance, Tables & Graphs, etc.

(iv) Test of Language English or Test of Language Hindi: In addition to the testing of candidate’s understanding of the English or Hindi Languages, its Vocabulary, Grammar, Sentence Structure, Synonyms, Antonyms and its correct usage etc. would also be tested.

C. Paper - II: The questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate’s knowledge and awareness on Library and Information Science and recent development in the field and on the following subjects.

Topic	Marks allocated
Knowledge and application of Library and Information Science Procedures, rules & Regulations Knowledge of Computers with special reference to knowledge of Library Software Packages of Word Processing, Data Analysis Packages	Section 1 - MCQ 100 marks (50 questions) Section 2 – Descriptive 50 marks (5 questions)

ASSAM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISION(APSC) SYLLABUS FOR LIBRARIAN

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ASSAM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISION(APSC) SYLLABUS FOR LIBRARIAN

Topic 1: LIBRARY AND SOCIETY

Library: Concept, Objectives, Types and Services; Role of Libraries in changing context, Library as a social Institution; Librarianship as a Profession; Five laws of Library Science

Historical Perspective of Libraries: India, N.E., Assam; National Libraries in India, UK, USA: A Descriptive Account with Roles and Functions; Academic Libraries: University, College and school: Role, Function; Public Libraries and Special Libraries: Roles and Functions; Extension Services at different types of Libraries (Towards Organization and Societal Development)

Library Legislation, Co-operation and Resource Sharing: Concept, Need and Requirements; Library Networks: Concept Types and Functions at Regional, National and International level, INFLIBNET and NICNET: Organization and Activities.

Library Organizations: National –ILA, IASLIC, International-LA, IFLA, FID and UNESCO: Objectives, Role and Functions: ALA and ACLA (Assam): Historical Perspectives Role and Function, Role of UGC, NAAC (India) for development of Academic Libraries of Higher Education. RRRLF and Public library development in India

Topic – 2 ORGANIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE (THEORY)

PART-A: CLASSIFICATION

Library Classification: Need and purpose, Major schemes of Library Classification: DDC, UDC, CC; Universe of knowledge: Structure and attributes, Formation, Structure and Development of subjects.

Normative Principles in Library Classification: Fundamental Categories, Facet analysis and Facet sequence, Devices, Postulation approach, Phase Relations, Common Isolates and Standard Divisions ;Notation: Need and Functions, Types of Mnemonics, Hospitality in Array and chain ,Call number and its structure.

PART - B: CATALOGUING

Library Catalogue: Objectives, Purpose and Functions, Types and Physical Forms of Catalogue, AACR-2 (entries); Centralized Cataloguing, Cataloguing-in-Publication (CIP), MARC, OPAC.

Rendering of Authors: Rendering of Personal Authors (Western Names and Indic Names), Corporate Authors, Pseudonyms, Anonymous work and uniform titles; Thesaurus: Structure functions and Construction. Subject Headings: Needs and Importance; SLSH and LCSH

Topic –3-REFERENCE AND INFORMATION SOURCES AND SERVICES

Reference and Information sources: Concept, Needs, Types and Use; Kinds of Reference and Information Sources: Primary Secondary and Tertiary; Ready Reference Sources; Electronic Resources: Databases and Multimedia sources, INTERNET as a source of information; Evaluation of Basic Reference Sources.

Bibliography: Definition, Needs, Types; Bibliographic Control; Subject, National and Trade Bibliography; INB and BNB: History, Scope and Use

Reference Service: concept, need, types and scope; Reference Vs Information Service; Concept of Computer based Information Services; Information Products: Newsletter, House Bulletins, State-of-the Art Reports, Trend Reports, and Technical Digests

Documentation Services: CAS, SDI; Indexing and Abstractingservices, Translation service, Reprographic services; Literature search and Databases

Topic –4-LIBRARY MANAGEMENT

Management:Concept of Management, General Principles of Management and their Application to Library Management; Library Organizational Structure; Physical Planning – Standards; Administration and Management

Documents: Selection Principles of different types of Documents, Selection tools and their importance; Acquisition Procedure and Processing: Books Journals/Periodicals, Collection Development: Policies; Resource Mobilization.

Document management activities: Circulation work, Maintenance, Shelving and Stock Verification, Elements of Binding; Preservation: Needs, Techniques, Digital Preservation; House Keeping Operations, Automation in Library Management, User Education: Objectives, Methods; User Education Vs User Studies;

Staff management: Library Staff- Job Analysis, in service Training, staff Manual; Library Committee, Library Rules; Human Resource Management; Library Finance: Budgeting, Accounting; Statistics and Annual Report

Topic –5-BASICS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Computer Hardware: History, Classification and Generations; Computer Software: Operating Software and Application Software; Operating systems: MS-DOS, Windows, Storage devices, Word Processing Packages

Information Technology: Definitions, Need and Components; Networking: Concept, Types, Present Trend; Library Networks: Need, Requirements and Functions, Internet for library; Hypertext, Hypermedia, Multimedia: Concept

Introduction to SW packages: CDS/ISIS, SOUL, LIBSYS; Open source software: Koha and Greenstone; Need, features and application in Library Services.

Library Automation: Need and Purpose, Planning Library Automation; Application of Computers in Libraries for different House Keeping Operations.

Topic – 6-ORGANIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE: CLASSIFICATION (PRACTICE)

Dewey Decimal Classification: Classification of Documents according to DDC (22nd edition) having Basic, Compound and Complex Subjects.

Colon Classification: Classification of Documents according to Colon Classification (6th rev edition) having Basic, Compound and Complex subject

Topic- 7: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (PRACTICE)

MSDOS, Windows, MS-Word, MS-Excel, PowerPoint; Creation of Database in CDS/ISIS Creation of Database in SOUL

Topic- 8-ORGANIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE: CATALOGUING (PRACTICE)

Cataloguing according to Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR-2): Books of Single Authorship, Joint Authorship, Corporate and Pseudonymous Authorship; Multivolume and Serial Publications

Topic– 9 A. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION

Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom: Concept and Type; Characteristics and Interrelationships among data, information and knowledge; Information science and linkages with other disciplines; Information Theory; Information as an Economic Resource: Marketing of Information Products and Services: Plan, Pricing, Marketing Strategies of Information Products and Services

Communication : Concept, genesis and types ; Communication Process : Channels, Models and Barriers; Library as a Communication link ; Information and Knowledge Society; Human Component in Information and Communication system

9 B. INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Information Systems: Concept and types; Information Centre: Characteristics and Types; Needs and services of Information Centre; Planning and Designing of Information Centre. National Information Policy

National, Regional and International Information Systems: Characteristics and functions of NISCAIR, NASSDOC, DESIDOC, SENDOC; ASTINFO, APINESS, SAARC, UNESCO, INIS, AGRIS, INSPEC, ISI, ICSU, UNSIST, MEDLARS and ENVIS; Information Provider: DIALOG.

Topic– 10 LIBRARY AUTOMATION AND NETWORKING

Library Automation: Trends of development in India and abroad with special reference to NE India; Criteria for selecting Library Software Package

Library Software Packages: Commercial and Open; A Study on SOUL, CDS/ISIS, Koha, D-Space, Greenstone

Database : Definition, Architecture and Design ; DBMS, Relational Database management systems (RDBMS).Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge, Telecommunications: Switching Techniques, Development of Computer Networks, Component of Networks; Network Architecture and Services, Consortium

Information and Communication Technology (ICT): Concept and Components, Role in Information Services; Satellite Communication, Fiber Optic Communication, Telephone Network, Data Transmission in Telephone Network, Data Network: WAN, MAN, LAN, Wireless Networks: WiFi, WiMAX, Packet Switching, ISO-OSI Reference Model; Virtual Reality, Web Technology.

Topic-11-RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research: Meaning, Importance and Types; Fundamental and Applied; Research Methodology, Research Problems and Hypothesis: Definition, characteristics, functions and types; LIS Research in Indian.

Research Design: Meaning, Element, types; Content Analysis; Research Methods: Descriptive, Historical, Survey , Case Study; Data collection tools and techniques: Questionnaire, Interview, observation ,Sampling Technique ; Projective Technique, Style Manuals-An Introduction to APA Citation Styles

Analysis, Inferences &Statistical Techniques: Nature and scope of statistics, its limitation; Measure of Central Tendency, Mean, Median, Mode, Tabulation and Generalization; Statistical Packages SPSS ; Report Writing

Technical Writing: Concept and Use ; Skills for Technical Writing ; Classification and Characteristics of Technical Writing; Writing situations; Target groups in written communication, Reader-writer Relationship; Readability and Text; Technical Editing and Editorial Tools

Topic 12 DIGITAL LIBRARY

Digital Library and Virtual Library: Concept, Definition and Scope; Digitization: needs and Techniques; Digitization Devices and Tools; Digital Preservation; Digital Library in Web; Institutional Repository Vs Digital Library; RFID technology: Needs and Features; Information Technology Act.

Internet: Connectivity-Dial up, Leased lines, ISDN; Protocols-HTTP, FTP; Teleconferencing, Teletex, Videotext; Internet Security: Firewall, Proxy Servers. E-Resources; Internet based Library Services

User Studies: Scope, Content and User Identification; Information Seeking Behaviour of Different User Groups

Tpoic –13 MANAGEMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SYSTEM AND SERVICES

General overview and characteristics of Library System: System Analysis, System Evaluation and System Design; Flowcharting, SWOT Analysis, PERT/CPM; Time and Motion study, Cost Effective Analysis, Bibliomatrics, Informatrics: Concept and Scope; Management Information System (MIS)

Different Management School of thoughts, Modern Management Science: Application to Library Service, Scientific Management; Knowledge Management: Concept, Need, process and Basic tools and Techniques; IM and KM; HRD, TQM. Concept of IPR; Source of Finance for Libraries and Information Centres: Budgetary Control System, Costing Techniques and Analyzing cost in Library and Information Centres

Academic Library System: Authority, collection, Personnel, services; Libraries of Higher Education in India and Role of UGC and NAAC; Library Preservation, Conservation and Restoration: Methods and Techniques

Public Library System: Authority, Collection, Personnel, Services; Library Legislation: Need, purpose and advantages. Library Legislation in India; Press and Registration of Books and Newspapers Act; Delivery of Books Act;

Topic –14 INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS

Information Retrieval Systems: Characteristics and Objectives; Operations and Design of Information Retrieval System; Bibliographic description:An Overview, Standards for Bibliographic Record format and metadata standards: ISBD, MARC 21, UNIMARC, CCF, Doublin Core; Bibliographic Description for Non Print Material

Indexing Techniques: Pre co-ordinate Indexing and Post Coordinate Indexing, Chain Indexing, POPSI, PRECIS; Keyword Indexing: KWIC,KWOC; Citation Indexing; Web Indexing: Meaning, scope; Abstracting: Concept and Types.

Metadata, Data Warehouse, Data Mining: Compatibility of ISAR systems, Evaluation of ISAR systems; Indexing Languages and Vocabulary Control: NLP-Concept, Application in IRS

Information Retrieval Models: Manual/Machine; Searching: Process, Strategy. Search Techniques: Boolean Search, Proximity Search,free text search, navigational search. Internet searching: Search engines, meta search engines

CSIR Syllabus Library And Information For Technical Assistant

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CSIR Syllabus Library And Information For Technical Assistant

Anna University Syllabus Library And Information Science For Librarian Grade I

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DIRECT RECRUITMENT OF ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN GRADE I IN THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI-25.

WRITTEN TEST SYLLABUS FOR THE SUBJECT LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

Section 1 :

1. Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom.
2. Information Life Cycle - Generation, Collection, Storage and Dissemination.
3. Role of Information in Planning, Management, Socio-economic, Cultural, Educational and Technological Development.
4. Information Science - Relationship with other subjects, Information Society andKnowledge Society.
5. Communication - Concept, Types, Theories, Models, Channels and Barriers; Trends in Scholarly Communication.
6. Information Industry - Generators, Providers and Intermediaries.
7. IPR and Legal Issues - Categories, Conventions, Treaties, Laws.
8. Plagiarism: Concept and Types.
9. Right to Information Act (RTI); Information Technology Act.
10. National Knowledge Commission; National Mission on Libraries.

Section 2 :

1. Historical Development of Libraries in India; Committees and Commissions on Libraries in India.
2. Types of Libraries - Academic, Public, Special and National.
3. Library Legislation and Library Acts in Indian States; The Press and Registration of Books Act; The Delivery of Books and Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act.
4. Laws of Library Science.
5. Library and Information Science Profession - Librarianship as a Profession, Professional Skills and Competences; Professional Ethics.
6. Professional Associations - National - ILA, IASLIC, IATLIS; International - IFLA, ALA, CILIP, ASLIB, SLA; Role of UGC, RRRLF and UNESCO in Promotion and Development of Libraries.
7. Library and Information Science Education in India.
8. Library Public Relations and Extension Activities.
9. Type of Users - User Studies, User Education.
10. Information Literacy - Areas, Standards, Types and Models; Trends in Information Literacy.

Section 3 :

1. Information Sources - Nature, Characteristics, Types and Formats.
2. Sources of Information - Primary, Secondary and Tertiary; Documentary and Non-Documentary.
3. Primary Information Sources (Print and Electronic) - Journals, Conference Proceedings, Patents, Standards, Theses & Dissertations, Trade Literature.
4. Secondary Information Sources (Print and Electronic) - Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Bibliographies, Indexing & Abstracting, Statistical sources, Handbooks and Manuals.
5. Tertiary Information Sources (Print and Electronic)- Directories, Year Books, Almanacs.
6. Reference Sources - Bibliographical, Biographical, Educational, Language and Geographical.
7. Electronic Information Resources - Subject Gateways, Web Portals, Bulletin Boards, Discussion Forums /Groups.
8. Databases: Bibliographic, Numeric, Full text, Multimedia; Open Access Databases.
9. Institutional and Human Resources.
10. Evaluation of Reference Sources and Web Resources.

Section 4 :

1. Community Information Services.
2. Reference Service - Concept and Types; Referral Services.
3. Alerting Services - CAS, SDI, Inter Library Loan and Document Delivery.
4. Mobile based Library Services and Tools - Mobile OPAC, Mobile Databases, Mobile Library Website, Library Apps, Mobile Library Instructions, Augmented Reality, SMS Alerts, Geo-Location, Reference Enquiry.
5. Web 2.0 and 3.0 - Library 2.0- Concept, Characteristics, Components; Instant Messaging, RSS Feeds, Podcasts, Vodcasts, Ask a Librarian.
6. Collaborative Services- Social Networks, Academics Social Networks, Social Tagging, Social Bookmarking.
7. Web - Scale Discovery Services.
8. National Information Systems and Networks: NISCAIR, DESIDOC, SENDOC, ENVIS, INFLIBNET, DELNET, NICNET, ERNET, National Knowledge Network (NKN), Biotechnology Information System Network.
9. International Information Systems and Networks: INIS, AGRIS, INSPEC, MEDLARS, BIOSIS, ERIC, Patent Information System (PIS), Biotechnology Information System (BIS).
10. Library Resource Sharing and Library Consortia - National and International.

Section 5 :

1. Universe of Knowledge - Nature and Attributes; Modes of Formation of Subjects.
2. Knowledge Organization - Classification - Theories, Cannons, and Principles; Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS), Taxonomies, Folksonomy, Trends in Classification.
3. Mapping of Subjects in Library Classification Schemes - DDC, UDC and CC.
4. Knowledge Organization: Cataloguing - Cannons and Principles; Centralized and Co-operative Catalogue; Library Cataloguing Codes: CCC and AACR - II.
5. Standards of Bibliographic Record Formats and Description - ISBD, MARC 21, CCF, RDA, FRBR, Bibframe.
6. Standards for Bibliographic Information Interchange & Communication - ISO 2709, Z39.50, Z39.71.
7. Metadata Standards: Dublin Core; MARC21, METS, MODES, EAD.
8. Indexing Systems and Techniques: Assigned - Pre-coordinate; Post Coordinate; Derived- Title-based; Vocabulary Control.
9. Abstracting - Types and Guidelines.
10. Information Retrieval System - Features, Components, Models and Evaluation.

Section 6 :

1. Management - Principles, Functions and Schools of thought.
2. Library and Information Centers Management - Book Selection Tools and Principles; Library Acquisition, Technical Processing, Circulation, Serial Control, Maintenance and Stock Verification; Preservation and Conservation; Hazards and Control Measures of Library Materials.
3. Human Resource Management - Planning, Job Analysis, Job Description, Job Evaluation, Selection, Recruitment, Motivation, Training and Development, Performance Appraisal; Staff Manual.
4. Financial Management in Libraries - Sources of Finance, Resource
Mobilization, Budgeting Methods; Cost Effective and Cost Benefit Analysis, Annual Reports & Statistics; Library Authority and Committee.
5. Project Management - SWOT, PEST, PERT / CPM.
6. Total Quality Management (TQM) - Concepts, Principles and Techniques, Six Sigma; Evaluation of Services of Libraries and Information Centers.
7. Library Building, Furniture and Equipments; Green Library Building; Information Commons; Makers Space; Security and Safety.
8. Management Information System (MIS), MBO, Change Management, Disaster Management, Crisis Management.
9. Knowledge Management - Principles, Tools, Components and Architecture.
10. Marketing of Library Products and Services - Plan, Research, Strategies, Mix,Segmentation, Pricing and Advertising; Management Consultancy.

Section 7 :

1. Computer Technology - Character Representation (ASCII, ISCII, Unicode); Computer Hardware, Software; Storage Devices; Input and Output Devices.
2. Types of Software - System Software, Application Software.
3. Programming Languages - Object Oriented, Procedural, High Level, Scripting; Web Languages.p
4. Telecommunication - Transmission Channels, Mode, and Media, ISDN, PSDN,
Multiplexing, Modulation, Standards and Protocols.
5. Wireless Communication - Media, Wi-fi, Li-fi, Satellite Communication, Mobile Communication.
6. Computer Networks - Topologies, Types of Networks - LAN, MAN, WAN.
7. Internet - Web browsers, WWW, E-mail; Search Engines, Meta and Entity Search engines.
8. Internet Protocols and Standards - HTTP, SHTTP, FTP, SMTP, TCP/IP, URI, URL.
9. Hypertext, Hypermedia, Multimedia, Video conferencing, Virtual Reality, Augmented Technologies.
10. Data Security, Network Security, Firewalls, Cryptographic Techniques, Anti virus software, Anti-spyware, Intrusion Detection System.

Section 8 :

1. Library Automation - Areas, Planning, Selection of Hardware and Software, Implementation and Evaluation; Standards for Library Automation.
2. Barcode, RFID, QR Code, Biometric, Smartcard: Features and Applications.
3. Digitization - Planning, Selection of Materials, Hardware, Software, Process, Issues.
4. Digital Library: Genesis, Characteristics, Types, Architecture; Standards, Formats and Protocols, DOI.
5. Digital Preservation - Need, Purpose, Standards, Methods, Techniques, Projects (National and International).
6. Digital Library Initiatives - National and International.
7. Institutional Repositories - Need, Purpose, Types and Tools; Institutional Repositories in India; ROAR, DOAR, SHARPA-ROMIO.
8. Content Management Systems - Architecture, Data Integration, CMS Software - Selection, Implementation and Evaluation.
9. Application of Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems and Robotics in Libraries; Social Mobile Analytics Cloud (SMAC); Cloud Computing.
10. Ontology - Tools (RDF, RDFS, Potege); Semantic Web, Linked Data, Big Data, Data Mining, Data Harvesting.

Section 9 :

1. Research - Concept, Purpose, Functions, Scope and Ethics; Types of Research - Basic and Applied, Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary.
2. Research Methods: Historical, Descriptive, Experimental and Delphi.
3. Research Design - Selection of Research Problem, Review of Literature; Formulation of Research Problem; Hypothesis - Formulation, Types and Testing; Sampling Techniques.
4. Methods of Data Collection: Questionnaire, Interview, Observation, Library Records, Scales and Checklist.
5. Data Analysis and Interpretation - Presentation of Data; Statistical Methods/Techniques.
6. Statistical Packages - Spreadsheet, SPSS, Bibexcel, ‘R’ Statistics.
7. Research Report Writing and Citation Tools - Structure, Style, Contents, Guidelines; Style Manuals; Online Citation Tools; Reference Style Management Tools; Antiplagiarism Tools; Evaluation of Research Report.
8. Metric Studies in LIS - Bibliometrics, Scientometric, Webometrics, Altmetrics;
9. Impact Factors - Journal, Institutional and Authors; h-Index, g-Index, i10 Index.
10. Trends in Library and Information Science Research.

Section 10 :

1. Academic Library and Information System.
2. Public Library and Information System.
3. Special Library and Information System.
4. Health Science Library and Information System.
5. Corporate Library and Information System.
6. Agricultural Library and Information System.
7. Engineering and Technological Library and Information System.
8. Archive, Museums and Oriental Libraries.
9. Community Information System.
10. Information Services and System for Persons with Disability, Children and Women

Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur Syllabus For Senior Library Information Assistant

noreply@blogger.com (Ravi Kumar) — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 05:31:00 +0000

Syllabus for the post of SENIOR LIBRARY INFORMATION ASSISTANT

Written Test & Trade Test

I. Library, Information and Society

1. Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom hierarchy
2. Communication – Concept, Types, Channels and Barriers
3. Library Legislation and Library Acts in Indian States; the Press and Registration of Books Act; the Delivery of Books and Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act
4. Laws of Library Science
5. Professional Associations - National – ILA, IASLIC, IATLIS; International – IFLA, ALA, CILIP, ASLIB, SLA and RRRLF
6. Type of Users - User Studies, User Education
7. Informetrics: Citation: Citation Analysis, Librametry, Bibliometrics and Scientometrics, Webometrics.
8. Bibliometric Laws. Zipf’s Law, Bradford’s Law, Lotka’s Law.

I. Library, Information and Society

1. Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom hierarchy
2. Communication – Concept, Types, Channels and Barriers
3. Library Legislation and Library Acts in Indian States; the Press and Registration of Books Act; the Delivery of Books and Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act
4. Laws of Library Science
5. Professional Associations - National – ILA, IASLIC, IATLIS; International – IFLA, ALA, CILIP, ASLIB, SLA and RRRLF
6. Type of Users - User Studies, User Education
7. Informetrics: Citation: Citation Analysis, Librametry, Bibliometrics and Scientometrics, Webometrics.
8. Bibliometric Laws. Zipf’s Law, Bradford’s Law, Lotka’s Law.

III. Classification & Cataloguing

1. Various types and kinds of Library resources
2. Library Classification Schemes – DDC, UDC and CC.
3. Library Cataloguing Codes: CCC and AACR - II.
4. Call Number -- Class Number, Book Number – Types of Book Numbers, Collection Number.
5. OPAC. Web Based Catalogues. Use of the Internet in Cataloguing, OCLC and WorldCat.
6. Standards of Bibliographic Record Formats and Description – MARC 21, RDA, FRBR.
7. Standards for Bibliographic Information Interchange & Communication – ISO 2709,
Z39.50

IV. Library and Information Centres Management

1. Library and Information Centres Management - Book Selection Tools and Principles;
Library Acquisition, Technical Processing, Circulation, Maintenance and Stock Verification. Budgeting Methods;
2. Project Management - SWOT, PERT /CPM. Management Information System (MIS), MBO, Management - Principles, Functions and Schools of thought.

V. Information Technology

1. Computer Technology - Computer Hardware, Software; Storage Devices; Input and Output Devices.
2. Types of Software - System Software, Application Software. Computer Networks -
Topologies, OSI Model, Types of Networks – LAN, MAN, WAN. Internet - Web browsers, WWW, E-mail; Search Engines
3. Internet Protocols and Standards – HTTP, FTP, SMTP, TCP/IP, URI, URL.
4. Information Technology: Communication Technology, Electronic Information, Audio Formats (MPEG, MP3, WAV), E-documents, Communication Tools and Techniques, Hyper Media. List Serve / Electronic groups, and Internet Communication.

VI. Library Automation, Digital Library and Library Resources

1. Library Automation and Library Management System Software- Proprietary and Open Source
2. Barcode, RFID, QR Code, Biometric, Smartcard: Features and Applications.
3. Digitization Hardware, Software, Digital Library: Genesis, Characteristics, DOI.
4. Institutional Repositories – various software platfoms
5. Library SAAS tools – off-campus/remote access, writing support tools, research support tools
6. Electronic journals, databases
7. Bibliometric analysis tools – Scopus, SciVal, Web of Science, etc.
8. Open-source software for website creation, library resources marketing and
promotion, A-Z listing, Web-scale discovery tools, federated searching, VU Find integration etc.
9. Use of various social media platforms to connect with users and promoting library resources and services – responsible handling methods
10. Basics of Copyright, IPR, Plagiarism detection, Ethical practices in scholarly activities

VII. Elementary Research Methodology

1. Types of Research – Basic and Applied
2. Methods of Data Collection: Questionnaire, Interview, Observation, Library Records
3. Research Report Writing and Citation Tools – Style Manuals; Online Citation Tools; Reference Style Management Tools; Antiplagiarism Tools.

Additionally, all latest, current and emerging concepts in the field of Library and Information Science & Higher Education.

E-Articles, Guides, Manuals, E-Journals, Newsletters

noreply@blogger.com (Ravi Kumar) — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 09:10:00 +0000

Following are the few internet resources, which are very useful in day today work of our activities. Please go through the links provided on each of them for further details.

-: Bookshops: India :-

D.K. Agencies, New Delhi (For Indian books on all subjects)

D.K. Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi (For Indian books on all subjects)

Flipcart

Khemraj publishes Sanskrit and Hindi works of outstanding merit on different subjects.

Indiabookcentre.com [IBC] is the exporters of Books and Serials from India.

Vedamsbooks.com provides annotated catalogue of books published in India. The books ordered online will be delivered by mail/air-mail free of charge.

-: Bookshops: International :-

AddAll (Search Engine) searches online bookstores and finds the internet-wide best offer for any book. It also searches for used and out of print books. Search results are sorted by title, author or price.

All Discount Books (Search Engine) helps to compare book prices for both new and used books, and find the lowest book prices. Search covers 51 bookstores / book marketplaces worldwide.

Amazon.com

Barnes and Noble

Biblio.com [Search Engine] is a online marketplace for buying and selling used, rare, and out-of-print books.

Bookmine is specialised in rare and old books.

Bookfinder.com (Search Engine)

Bookfinder4u.com (Search engine)

Chambal.com (Search engine)

Choosebooks.com (Search engine)

FetchBook.Info [Search Engine]

Isbn.nu [Search Engine] offers a quick way to compare the prices of any in-print and many out-of-print books at nine online bookstores.

Tatteredcover.com is a large, independent bookstore housing over half a million books, all of them new, not used.

Techstreet lists industry standards, technical books and training materials

Tomfolio.com place for buying and selling used, rare and collectible books, ephemera and periodicals.

-: E-Articles/Guides/Manuals :-

Electronic Journals: A Selected Resource Guide is an introduction to the rapidly growing field of electronic journals. The sources are spread broadly across the library literature, and this guide attempts to select a representative, but not exhaustive, group of publications that cover the history of e-journals and the main issues involved in their production, management and use. The guide also suggests starting points for more in-depth investigations, and includes sources for keeping current with ongoing developments in electronic journals.

Evaluating Sources of Information

Information Quality WWW Virtual Library is an internet guide to construction of quality online resources. Resources in this site include online resources relevant for evaluation, development and administration of high quality factual/scholarly networked information systems.

WINISIS Manuals find manuals of WINISIS and other free software.

-: E-Journals/Newsletters :-

Ariadne (Qly) describes and evaluates sources and services available on the internet, and of potential use, to librarians and information professionals. Also reports library developments in UK and information services worldwide.

ASIS Bulletin (BM) here each issue, usually deals with a theme or topic, e.g., hypertext, telecommunications, laws related to storage technology, etc.

Biomedical Digital Libraries is an open access journal, which provides access to articles on all aspects of digital library in biomedical settings.

Cybermetrics international electronic journal devoted to bibliometrics, scientometircs and informatrics. It is both an Electronic-only Journal and a Virtual Forum (The Journal) devoted to the study of the quantitative analysis of scholarly and scientific communications

D-Lib (M) is a magazine about research and development in digital libraries.

Digital Document Quarterly is a magazine about digital preservation.

E-JASL: The Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship is a refereed electronic journal publishes three times a year. Covers topics on advancing knowledge and research in the areas of academic and special librarianship.

Ex-Libris (W) is a weekly electronic newsletter for librarians from Marylaine Block. It covers articles, internet info etc.

Firstmonday is a peer-reviewed journal solely devoted to the Internet.

Information Research: An international electronic journal is a free, international, scholarly journal, dedicated to making freely accessible the results of research across a wide range of information-related disciplines. It has been indexed by LISA and Information Science Abstracts.

Information Technology and Libraries is a quarterly publication, brought out by LITA. Abstrcts and TOC is available from Vol.1, 1982, but full text of good number of papers are available from 1999.

Information Today and Tomorrow (Qly) has been brought out by NISSAT, India. The contents include information on new tools and techniques, events concluded and announcements, interesting Internet sites, new database products and services.

Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship [ISTL] publishes substantive material of interest to science and technology librarians.

Journal of Electronic Publishing covers most of the issues related to electronic publishing.

Journal of Information Law and Technology covers a range of topics relating to IT law and applications. It contains a diversity of materials including peer reviewed and non-refereed articles, commentaries, work in progress articles, book and IT reviews, and conference reports and papers, as well as information papers, news and UK and global conferences.

Journal of the Medical Libraries Association here full text of articles are available from 2000 to present and contents and abstracts are available from 1996-1999. Formerly this journal was known as 'Bulletin of the Medical Library Association.

Libri provides full text access to articles from 1999.

Research Information covers good feature articles on various aspects of information science, electronic publishing, etc.

Webology is a scholarly journal in English devoted to the various fields of Library and Information Science and serves as a forum for discussion and experimentation. It serves as a forum for new research in information dissemination and communication processes in general, and in the context of the World Wide Web in particular.

-: By Librarian :-

Infosciencetoday.org

libinfo.com is Andrew Osborne's homepage, which provides links to various LIS resources.

Libr.org

Librarian.net

Library History Buff provides information related to Library history.

Librarylaw.com

Librarysupportstaff.com

Researchinglibrarian.com provides web resources helpful for librarians doing research.

-: For Librarian :-

Academicinfo.net is an independent Internet subject directory compiled and maintained by Mike Madin with the assistance of a volunteer group of subject specialists. It lists quality online educational resources.

Academicresources.net provides research and reference information on the Web for students and professionals. Also links to journals, reference sites, libraries, research institutes, universities, government sites, databases and other sources.

Acqweb is a place for librarians and other professionals interested in acquisitions and collection development.

Asian Resources for Librarians provides links to articles in LIS and Asian library and information centers, associations, digital libraries, etc.

Bloomsburrymagazine.com Research Centre is a free online database of reference books. Over 17,000 entries are cross-referenced providing wealth of information all linked and all fully indexed.

BUBL: Bulletin Board for Libraries

Catlogers Learning Workshop is a clearinghouse portal for cataloging and metadata training resources for information workers. The scope of Cataloger's Learning Workshop includes bibliographic information training in the context of formal library and information science degree programs, as well as continuing education for library practitioners.

Conservation Online [CoOL] is a project of the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries, is a full text library of conservation information, covering a wide spectrum of topics of interest to those involved with the conservation of library, archives and museum materials.

Designing Libraries: A public libraries building database is a database of public library buildings in UK. They welcome entries from outside UK

Digital-Librarian is a librarian's choice of the best of the web on various topics.

Education Index is an annotated guide to the best education-related sites on the Web. They're sorted by subject and lifestage, so you can find what you're looking for quickly and easily.

Free E-mail providers Guide provides information on over 1,300 free e-mail providers in more than 85 countries. It also contains listings of other free eCommunications services, such as ISPs, fax, long-distance calls, voicemail, online Storage, etc.

Freetranslation.com is online machine translation service has a few things going for it that make it the first choice for this type of translation. It attempts translates entire phrases instead of words. Currently translates English to French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Norwegian and French, Spanish, and German to English.

GATS and the libraries provides links to readings about the likely impact on libraries of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), which is modified, renegotiated, and entered into by national governments at meetings of the WTO.

Infolink: New Jersey Library Network

INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections

Internet Library for Librarians

Internet Public Library

Internet SCOUT Project

JournalSeek is the largest completely categorized database of freely available journal information available on the internet. The database presently contains 60458 titles. Journal information includes the description (aims and scope), journal abbreviation, journal homepage link, subject category and ISSN.

Library Instruction site contains library instruction lesson plans, articles about library instruction, a large library instruction bibliography, and links to library instruction resources. This site also includes material relating to information literacy.

Library Success is a best practices wiki.

Law Library Resource Xchange

LibDocs is a database of documents on the Internet of interest to librarians.

Liblicense: Licensing Digital Information provides very good information and resources for librarians on the aspects of licensing digital information. Also hosts popular liblicense discussion list.

Library Link: Online information forum for librarians provides online information and discussion forum for librarians, researchers, lecturers, students - anyone with an interest in the field of information management.

Library law it focuses on legal issues of interest to libraries, such as copyright, privacy and the First Amendment.

Libraryspot.com is a free virtual library resource center for educators and students, librarians and their patrons, families, businesses and just about anyone exploring the Web for valuable research information.

LIS-Career offers career development resources for new librarians and information professionals.

ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science provides meanings to most of the technical terms used in day to day work of library and information science professionals. It is an excellent resource for the working professionals, faculty and students.

Open Directory Reference: Libraries-Library and Information Science it includes: professional resources for librarians, i.e., resources which assist librarians in carrying out their duties; resources for librarians' personal professional development; and resources related to the academic discipline of library and information studies.

Professional resources for Librarian's on the WWW

Reference: Best source for facts on the net

Resources for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research provides information on how to do evaluation research and the methods used: surveys, focus groups, sampling, interviews, and other methods.

Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography presents selected articles, books, electronic documents, and other sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet and other networks.

Technical Processing Online Tools [TPOT] provides access to excellent resource required for technical service departments of the library viz. Acquisitions, Cataloguing, Preservation and Public services resources.

TechXtra It provides quick and reliable access to the best engineering, mathematics, and computing information available on the Internet.

Virtual Reference Desk provides help to academic researchers on a variety of topics.

Virtual Reference Desk [VRD] can help to find information and answers to questions about school subjects, fascinating facts, research topics, and more! The Virtual Reference Desk can help to connect with experts by using the AskA tabs in the Learning Center.

Web Based Resources provides links to free access full text electronic journals and selected websites in different subject areas.

World List of Departments and Schools of Information Studies, Information Management, Information Systems, etc aims to cover Departments, Schools and courses in the 'information sector' in general.

WWW Virtual Library

-: Tech Resources :-

ALA Tech Source is a website about library technology for the library professionals who plan, implement, and manage it.

The Bath Profile: An International Z39.50 Specification for Library Applications and Resource Discovery gives exhastive information about Z39.50.

Biblio-tech.com is devoted to library automation technology, this monthly e-zine has a lot of news and reviews, with system sales and industry trends tackled as well.

Library Technology Guides gives information about library resources covering Web pages, online catalogues, product suppliers, trends in automation, and a bibliographic database of related literature.

Open Source System for Librares its mission is to cultivate the collaborative power of open source software engineering to build better and free systems for use in libraries. Toward this end, they maintain a listing of free software and systems designed for libraries.

-: Listserv : India :-

CORPORATELIBRNS: Interactive forum for Corporate Librarians

Digilib India

Digital Library Research Group

IATLIS (Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science)

India-Lis IFLA Discussion list

NCSI (National Center for Science Information) Lis-Forum

MedLib (E-group for Medical Librarians)

NMLIS (New Millenium LIS Professionals)

Pune Libraries Networking Forum (PLNF)

-: Listserv : International :-

Digital Copyright

Free MARC Records

IFLA Discussion lists

Liblicense-L Mailing list [Licensing Digital Information]

Open Source Systems for Libraries (OSS4LIB) Discussion list

Perl4lib

SERIALST [All aspects of Serials] Discussion list

Web4Lib Electronic Discussion

XML4Lib Electronic Discussion List

source: infolibrarian.com

Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs Need Consultant-Library

noreply@blogger.com (Ravi Kumar) — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 07:54:00 +0000

Educational Qualification:

- A Master’s Degree in Library Science, Information Science/ Documentation Science

or an equivalent professional degree, and a consistently good academic record with knowledge of computerization of library.

- Sound knowledge of computers , Open Source Software, Library Management Software, Work experience in ICT and database management in the libraries will be given preference .

Experience:

- Should have 3-5 years’ experience in organizing and managing Library activities in any academic / Corporates /Research Institution.

- Knowledge and experience in all the day to day technical activities of the Library.

Desirable:

- Good Communication Skills. (Linguistic aptitude and command over English and Hindi languages )

Click Here For More Details

The last date to accept applications will be 2nd May, 2022 till 6 PM.

New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) Need Librarian

noreply@blogger.com (Ravi Kumar) — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 07:46:00 +0000

No. of posts- 08 posts

Eligibility:

The candidate should have retired as Librarian from the Pay Level-6 or above as per the Pay matrix of 7th C.P.C. from Central Govt./State Govt./Local Bodies or equivalent service.

Method of Selection:

The candidates will apply online on the website of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) under Education Department link on NDMC website www.ndmc.gov.in and sub-link "Engagement of Consultants in Education Department". The applications may also be sent through e-mail id director.education@ndmc.gov.in or by hand or by post at- Director (Education), 5O16, Palika Kendra, NDMC Headquarter, New Delhi-01. The application link will remain open till 01/05/2022.

Shortlisted candidates meeting eligibility criteria will be informed for schedule of interview on their given mobile number/e-mail at least a couple of days in advance.

(iii) All the eligible shortlisted applicants will be interviewed by an Interview Board/Committee tentatively in June, 2022. On the date and time fixed for the interview, the applicant will present himself/herself along with self attested copies and originals for verification namely.

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National and International Library Associations and Networks in India and Abroad

noreply@blogger.com (Ravi Kumar) — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 10:52:00 +0000

Establishment of State Level Library Associations in India
(Chronological List of Associations, Established before the year 2000)

Sr. No.	Name of the Association	Established Year
1.	Andhra Pradesh Library Association	1914
2.	Maharashtra Library Association	1921
3.	Bengal Library Association	1925
4	Madras Library Association	1928
5.	Karnataka Library Association	1929
6.	Punjab Library Association	1929
7.	Samastha Kerala Pustakalaya Samiti	1931
8.	Bihar Library Association	1936
9.	Assam Library Association	1938
10.	Utkal Library Association	1944
11.	Kerala Library Association	1945
12.	Hyderabad Library Association	1951
13.	U.P.Library Association	1951
14.	Delhi Library Association	1953
15.	Gujarat library Association	1953
16.	Madhya Bharat Library Association	1957
17.	Gomantak Library Association	1961
18.	Rajasthan Library Association	1962
19.	Jammu & Kashmir Library Association	1966
20.	Tripura Library Association	1967
21.	Manipur Library Association	1987
22.	Mizoram Library Association	1987
23.	Meghalaya Library Association	1994
24.	Nagaland Library Association	1996

Indian Library Associations
(Click on the Links to know more about the Association/Network)

Sr. No.	Alphabetical List of Associations with their Links
1.	All Bengal School Librarians' Association (ABSLA)
2.	All Librarians Development Welfare Association (ALAMP)
3.	Assam Library Association
4.	Bengal Library Association
5.	Bombay Science Librarian's Association (BOSLA)
6.	Central Government Library Association (CGLA)
7.	Delhi Library Association
8.	Gujarat Library Association
9.	Haryana Library Association
10.	Indian Academic Library Association (IALA)
11.	Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centers (IASLIC)
12.	Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS)
13.	Indian Library Association (ILA)
14.	Indian Theological Library Association
15.	Jharkhand Information and Library Association
16.	Karnataka State Library Association
17.	Kerala Library Association
18.	Madhya Pradesh Library Association
19.	Madras Library Association
20.	Medical Library Association of India
21.	Odisha Library Academy
22.	Punjab Library Association
23.	Society for Advancement of Library & Information Science (SALIS)
24.	Society for Information Science [SIS]
25.	Uttar Pradesh Library Association

Indian Library Networks

Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET)

Ahmedabad Library Network (ADINET)

Developing Library Network (DELNET)

Management Libraries Network (MANLIBNET)

Calcutta Library Network (CALIBNET)

Indian Library Welfare Society/Associations

Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC), Bangalore

National Center for Science Information (NCSI), Bangalore

National Mission for Libraries (NML)

Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF)

SAARC Documentation Centre

Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management

Satinder Kaur Ramdev Memorial Trust for Advancement of Librarianship (SATKAL)

International Library Associations and Networks

American Library Association (ALA)

American Society for Information Science (ASIS)

Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP)

Association for Library and Information Science Education

Association for Information Management (ASLIB)

Australian Library and Information Association

Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, UK [CILIP]

Coalition for Networked Information

Council on Library and Information Resources

International Association of Technological University Libraries [IATUL]

International Library Information and Analytical Center [ILIAC]

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)

JISC

National Forum on Information Literacy

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)

Patent and Trademark Depository Library Association

Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries

Society of College, National and University Libraries [SCONUL], UK

Special Library Association (SLA)

Note:-Kindly suggest a Library Association Name to adding here which has not been listed above. Write the Name of the Association and it's web link (website) in the comment box