Description
Course Name: Diploma in Library Science
Course Id: DLS/Q1001.
Education Qualification: 12th Pass.
Duration: 370 Hrs.
How You will Get Diploma Certificate:
Step 1- Select your Course for Certification.
Step 2- Click on Enroll Now.
Step 3- Proceed to Enroll Now.
Step 4- Fill Your Billing Details and Proceed to Pay.
Step 5- You Will be Redirected to Payment Gateway, Pay Course and Exam Fee by Following Options.
Card(Debit/Credit), Wallet, Paytm, Net banking, UPI and Google pay.
Step 6- After Payment You will receive Study Material on your email id.
Step 7- After Completion of Course Study give Online Examination.
Step 8- After Online Examination you will get Diploma Certificate soft copy(Scan Copy) and Hard Copy(Original With Seal and Sign).
Step 9- After Certification you will receive Prospect Job Opportunities as per your Interest Area.
Online Examination Detail:
- Duration- 120 minutes.
- No. of Questions- 60. (Multiple Choice Questions).
- 10 Questions from each module, each carry 10 marks.
- Maximum Marks- 600, Passing Marks- 40%.
- There is no negative marking in this module.
| How Students will be Graded: | ||
| S.No. | Marks | Grade |
| 1 | 91-100 | O (Outstanding) |
| 2 | 81-90 | A (Excellent) |
| 3 | 71-80 | A (Very Good) |
| 4 | 61-70 | B (Good) |
| 5 | 51-60 | C (Average) |
| 6 | 41-50 | P (Pass) |
| 7 | 0-40 | F (Fail) |
Benefits of Certification:
- Government Authorized Assessment Agency Certification.
- Certificate Valid for Lifetime.
- Lifetime Verification of Certificate.
- Free Job Assistance as per your Interest Area.
Syllabus
Diploma in Library Science
Communicative English & FOC
To understand purpose, role and importance of libraries in society, To know about various types of libraries, their nature, objectives and services, To be familiar with the library scenario in general and the Indian scenario in particular, Library and Society: Role and functions; Library as cultural, educational, political and social institution. Types of documents, Books and non-book material; primary, secondary, tertiary documents, Historical Overview of library development: growth of libraries in India with special reference to Saraswati Mahal Library, Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, Asiatic Society Library, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Baroda Public Library System.
Library Organization & Management
Management – concept, definition and scope, management styles and approaches, Systems approach: Concept – Library as a system, environmental influence and responses, Management of change, Planning: Need and importance of planning, Types of plans – Short Term, Long Range, Strategic, components of planning process, time and motion study, data flow diagram, SWOT analysis, Organizing: Purpose and need for organizing, organizational structure, line and staff functions, departmentalization, organization charts, authority and decentralization, quality circles, total quality management, quality audit, matrix structure, Control: Techniques, budgetary and non-budgetary techniques.
Reference Service & Document Bibliography
Reference Service: Concept, definition, need & scope, Reference & Information Sources: types, criteria for selection and Evaluation (authority, scope, treatment, arrangement, special features and utility) different physical formats (print, non-print, internet, electronic reference sources); Reference Librarian : role, functions, qualities, Categories of Reference and Information Sources: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Yearbooks, Directories, Handbooks, Bibliographies and Abstracts; News Digest, Indexes including ‘Citation Indexes’, Biographical Sources, Statistical Sources, Geographical Sources, Reference Services: Ready reference service, bibliographical and fact finding assistance, advisory and guiding assistance, quick and long range reference service, pro active and responsive services, Referral Service, user education.
Organization of Library Materials
Organization Of Library Material: Concept, Need and Purpose, explain the need and purpose of organizing library material, identify categories of library material, list out various types of print and non-print library material, explain their value in a library, identify electronic library material, describe their use and functions in a library, enumerate the steps in organizing the library material, Library Classification: Definition, need and purpose of library classification, fundamental categories and fact analysis, notation, call number, book number and collection number, Introduction to Dewey decimal classification and Colon Classification.
Library Classification
Special Classification Schemes: Needs and Purpose, Classification schemes for Patents, Pamphlets, Computer Science, Music, Mathematics, Medicine, LIS. Current development trends in classification: Ontology, Taxonomy, Folk sonomy. Institutions in Classification: CRG, ISKO, B.S.O, Library Classification Schemes: Comparison of DDC, UDC and CC, UDC, CC., Library of Congress classification scheme– an introductory study, To get familiar with the select schemes of classification, To acquaint with special schemes of classifications and latest development in the field of classification.
Library Cataloguing
Library Catalogue: definitions, need, purpose. Catalogue: physical forms including OPAC, Web OPAC and inner forms, Document Description: types of entries- main, added, analytical, Cross reference, parts of an entry, rules for filing, authority files. Cataloguing codes: historical overview of different codes, canons of cataloguing, detailed study of AACR and their revisions, Knowledge Organization: origin, history of classification, Universe of Knowledge, knowledge classification, Library classification- Need, purpose: Types and features of Classification Schemes: Enumerative, faceted, analytico-synthetic, Comparison of knowledge and library classification. General Principles and Theory of Library Classification: Modes of subject formation, Rules of Division, Literary warrant, APUPA pattern. Canons of Classification, principles of helpful sequence.
Information Technology
Information Technologies – Definition, scope, components Generations and Classification of Computers Information technology applications to LICs, Components of the computer – hardware – CPU; Input/Output devices; Internal and external storage devices, Computer Software – types System software – WINDOWS, LINUX Application software – M S Office, DBMS, Data representation – Binary code; File organization – Concept and methods Over view of programming languages; Algorithms, flowcharts, Communication Technology – Definition, evolution, trends Networking – basic concepts Communication media – wire pairs, Coaxial cables, optical fiber, Satellite, VSAT; Band width.
