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Hi everyone, I want to know about the syllabus of Master of Library & Information Science course which is available in Institute of Engineering Studies Hyderabad. I am looking forward to doing this course. Can anyone of you please let me know about the course syllabus?

Latest syllabus of Master of Library & Information Science in Institute of Engineering Studies Hyderabad are as follows:-

Paper I- Foundations of Library and Information Science
Library and Society
Historical overview of library development
Information and information science
Dr. S.R. Ranganathan
Types of Libraries
Library co-operation, resource sharing, library networking
Professional Associations in Library and Information Science
Factors affecting library development

Paper II- Library Management
Schools of Management
Planning and Management
Acquisition
Serials Management
Technical Processing
Storage and Maintenance
Library services
Financial Management

Paper III- Library Classification
Knowledge Organization
Library Classification
General Principles and Theory
Types and features of Classification schemes
Library Classification schemes
Special classification schemes
Organizations and Institutions in Classification
Current developments/trends in classification

Paper IV- Library Cataloguing
Library Catalogue: definitions, need, purpose
Catalogue
Document description
Catalogue codes
Subject Cataloguing
Cataloguing standards including ISBD, ISBN, ISSN, MARC, CCF, ISO 2079.
Practical aspects of Cataloguing
Cataloguing in the Internet and digital era, metadata, web OPAC

Paper V- Reference Services and Sources
Reference services
Types of services
Reference process
Reference Librarian
Reference service Delivery
Reference sources
Categories of Reference sources
Reference services and sources in Electronic Era

Paper VI- Information services and systems
Information service
Information sources
Information processing
Information Dissemination
In-house Information products
Documentation and Information centers
Information systems
Commercial Information vendors

Paper VII- Computer Application to Library work
Introduction to Computer
Hardware
Software concepts
Computer application to Library and Information work
Information and Communication Technology
Networks and Networking
Managerial aspects of Computerization
Digital Library

Practical
Classification
Cataloguing
Abstracting and Indexing
Reference service
Submission of a term paper
Reference service
Submission of a term paper
Computer