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i want to do liberary science course so pl. give detailed informatin about this.

The career in library includes areas like library and information systems management, classification/cataloguing systems, bibliography, documentation, preservation and conservation of manuscript, collection management, information systems and technology, research methodology, computer applications, reference, statistics and management, information processing, archives management, indexing, library planning, etc.

Library science is constantly evolving, incorporating new topics like database management, information architecture and knowledge management, among others. It is an interesting subject and provides a great opportunity to have the knowledge of wide variety of information sources.

Eligibility of Library Science:
The minimum qualification required to take up a course in Library Science is XII standard.

Graduates from any stream can go for Bachelors degree in library science the duration of which is one year/ two semesters. After that, students can go for Masters Degree in library science, which is of one-year duration/two semesters course. Advanced studies in Library & Information Science include M. Phil and Ph.D. Besides, there are also diploma and certificate courses.


Some of the Major Institutions offering Courses in Library Science:

Indian universities offer degree courses in Library & Information Science, some are:

Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (Website: www.bhu.ac.in)
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
University of Delhi, Delhi
Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi
Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Sampurnand Sanskrit Vishvidyalaya, Varanasi
Kurukhetra University, Haryana
Panjab University
Gujarat University;
Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu
Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu
Makhanlal Chaturvedi National Institute of Journalism, Bhopal
Andhra University and Amravati University, Maharashtra
Arya Vidyapeeth Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Bharatpur (Rajasthan)

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i want to do library science cource in distance,so i want know list of distance college where i will do this cource.