| Unit-I |
- Social Institutions, Library as a Social Institution.
- Information: Meaning and characteristics.
- Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom, Knowledge Society.
- Library and Information Science as a discipline.
- Historical development of libraries.
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| Unit-II |
- Types of Information Centers: Objectives, features, and functions.
- Types of Libraries: Objectives, features, and functions.
- Role of Libraries in socio-economic, cultural, educational, scientific, and technological development.
- General features of Library Organization.
- Five Laws of Library Science.
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| Unit-III |
- Library Legislation: Concept, Need, and Features.
- Library Legislation in India.
- The Press and Registration of Books Act.
- The Delivery of Books and Newspaper (Public Libraries) Act.
- Copyright Act.
- Right to Information Act.
- Intellectual Property Rights.
- Information and Technology Act.
- Plagiarism.
- Library Cooperation; Library Extension Work.
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| Unit-IV |
- Librarianship as a profession.
- Professional Ethics for a Librarian.
- National and International Professional Associations: ILA, IASLIC, IATLIS, IFLA, ALA, CILIP, ASLIB, and SLA.
- Role of UNESCO, UGC, and RRRLF in the promotion and development of Libraries.
- National Library of India.
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