UGC NET Library and Information Science (LIS) Syllabus
Unit – I: Information, Communication and Society
Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom
Information Life Cycle – Generation, Collection, Storage and Dissemination
Role of Information in Planning, Management, Socio-economic, Cultural, Educational and Technological Development
Information Science – Relationship with other subjects, Information Society and Knowledge Society
Communication – Concept, Types, Theories, Models, Channels and Barriers; Trends in Scholarly Communication
Information Industry – Generators, Providers and Intermediaries
IPR and Legal Issues – Categories, Conventions, Treaties, Laws
Plagiarism – Concept and Types
Right to Information Act (RTI); Information Technology Act
National Knowledge Commission; National Mission on Libraries
Unit – II: Library System and Profession
Historical Development of Libraries in India; Committees and Commissions on Libraries in India
Types of Libraries – Academic, Public, Special and National
Library Legislation and Library Acts in Indian States; Press and Registration of Books Act; Delivery of Books and Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act
Laws of Library Science
LIS Profession – Librarianship as Profession, Professional Skills, Competencies and Ethics
Professional Associations – ILA, IASLIC, IATLIS, IFLA, ALA, CILIP, ASLIB, SLA; Role of UGC, RRRLF and UNESCO
Library and Information Science Education in India
Library Public Relations and Extension Activities
Types of Users – User Studies and User Education
Information Literacy – Areas, Standards, Types, Models and Trends
Unit – III: Information Sources
Information Sources – Nature, Characteristics, Types and Formats
Sources of Information – Primary, Secondary and Tertiary; Documentary and Non-documentary
Primary Information Sources – Journals, Conference Proceedings, Patents, Standards, Theses & Dissertations, Trade Literature
Secondary Information Sources – Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Bibliographies, Indexing & Abstracting, Statistical Sources, Handbooks and Manuals
Tertiary Information Sources – Directories, Yearbooks, Almanacs
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
Institutional and Human Resources
Evaluation of Reference Sources and Web Resources
Unit – IV: Information Services and Networks
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 Instructions, Augmented Reality, SMS Alerts, Geo-location, Reference Enquiry
Web 2.0 and 3.0; Library 2.0 – RSS Feeds, Podcasts, Vodcasts, Ask a Librarian
Collaborative Services – Social Networks, Academic Social Networks, Social Tagging, Social Bookmarking
Web-scale Discovery Services
National Information Systems and Networks – NISCAIR, DESIDOC, SENDOC, ENVIS, INFLIBNET, DELNET, NICNET, ERNET, NKN
International Information Systems and Networks – INIS, AGRIS, INSPEC, MEDLARS, BIOSIS, ERIC, PIS, BIS
Library Resource Sharing and Library Consortia – National and International
Unit – V: Knowledge Organization
Universe of Knowledge – Nature and Attributes; Modes of Formation of Subjects
Knowledge Organisation – Classification Theories, Canons and Principles; SKOS, Taxonomies, Folksonomy
Mapping of Subjects in DDC, UDC and CC
Cataloguing – Canons and Principles; CCC and AACR-II
Standards of Bibliographic Record Formats – ISBD, MARC21, CCF, RDA, FRBR, Bibframe
Standards for Bibliographic Information Interchange – ISO 2709, Z39.50, Z39.71
Metadata Standards – Dublin Core, MARC21, METS, MODS, EAD
Indexing Systems and Techniques – Pre-coordinate, Post-coordinate, Derived Indexing, Vocabulary Control
Abstracting – Types and Guidelines
Information Retrieval System – Features, Components, Models and Evaluation
Unit – VI: Library Management
Management – Principles, Functions and Schools of Thought
Library Management – Acquisition, Technical Processing, Circulation, Serial Control, Preservation and Conservation
Human Resource Management – Planning, Recruitment, Training, Performance Appraisal
Financial Management – Budgeting, Cost Analysis, Annual Reports and Statistics
Project Management – SWOT, PEST, PERT/CPM
Total Quality Management (TQM), Six Sigma and Evaluation of Library Services
Library Building, Furniture, Green Library, Information Commons, Makerspace, Security and Safety
MIS, MBO, Change Management, Disaster Management and Crisis Management
Knowledge Management – Principles, Tools, Components and Architecture
Marketing of Library Products and Services
Unit – VII: ICT and Networking
Computer Technology – ASCII, ISCII, Unicode, Hardware, Software, Storage Devices
Types of Software – System Software and Application Software
Programming Languages – Object Oriented, Procedural, High-level, Scripting and Web Languages
Telecommunication – Channels, Media, ISDN, PSDN, Multiplexing, Modulation, Protocols
Wireless Communication – Wi-Fi, Li-Fi, Satellite and Mobile Communication
Computer Networks – LAN, MAN, WAN
Internet – Web Browsers, WWW, E-mail, Search Engines
Internet Protocols – HTTP, FTP, SMTP, TCP/IP, URI, URL
Hypertext, Hypermedia, Multimedia, Video Conferencing, Virtual Reality, Augmented Technologies
Data Security, Firewalls, Cryptography, Anti-virus, IDS
Unit – VIII: Digital Libraries and Technologies
Library Automation – Planning, Hardware & Software Selection, Implementation and Evaluation
Barcode, RFID, QR Code, Biometric, Smartcard – Features and Applications
Digitization – Planning, Selection, Hardware, Software and Process
Digital Library – Genesis, Characteristics, Architecture, Standards and DOI
Digital Preservation – Need, Standards, Methods and Projects
Digital Library Initiatives – National and International
Institutional Repositories – ROAR, DOAR, SHERPA-ROMEO
Content Management Systems – Architecture, Integration and Evaluation
Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems, Robotics, SMAC, Cloud Computing
Ontology, RDF, Semantic Web, Linked Data, Big Data, Data Mining
Unit – IX: Research Methodology
Research – Concept, Purpose, Scope, Ethics and Types
Research Methods – Historical, Descriptive, Experimental and Delphi
Research Design – Problem Selection, Literature Review, Hypothesis and Sampling
Methods of Data Collection – Questionnaire, Interview, Observation and Checklist
Data Analysis and Interpretation – Statistical Methods and Techniques
Statistical Packages – Spreadsheet, SPSS, Bibexcel, R Statistics
Research Report Writing and Citation Tools
Metric Studies – Bibliometrics, Scientometrics, Webometrics, Altmetrics
Impact Factors – h-index, g-index, i10-index
Trends in LIS Research
Unit – X: Types of Information Systems
Academic Library and Information System
Public Library and Information System
Special Library and Information System
Health Science Library and Information System
Corporate Library and Information System
Agricultural Library and Information System
Engineering and Technological Library and Information System
Archives, Museums and Oriental Libraries
Community Information System
Information Services for Persons with Disability, Children and Women
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