Library Methods and Techniques Library and Society: Laws of Library Science; Types of Libraries; Library Associations, Systems and Programmers; Library Movement and Library Legislation in India; Organizations and Institutions involved in the development of Library and Information Services- UNESCO, IFLA, FID, INIS, NISSAT, etc. 2. Library Management: Collection development - Types of Documents and Selection Principles, Acquisition Procedure, Acquisition of Journals and Periodicals, Preparation of Documents for use. 3. Library Personnel and Library Committee, Library Rules and Regulations 4. Library Finance and Budget 5. Principles of Library Management, Library Organization and Structure 6. Use and Maintenance of the Library - Circulation, Maintenance, Shelving, Stock Verification, Binding and Preservation, Weeding out, etc.; Library Classification Theory and Practice: Canons and Principles, Library Classification Schemes - DDC, CC, UDC. 7. Library Cataloguing Theory and Practice: Canons and Principles; Library Cataloguing Codes - CCC and AACR. 8. Reference and Information Sources: Bibliography and Reference Sources - Types of Bibliography; Reference Sources- Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Ready Reference Sources, etc. 9. Sources of Information - Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Documentary, Non- Documentary; E-Documents, E-Books, E-Journals, etc 10. Information Services: Concept and need for Information 11. Types of Documents; Nature and organization of Information Services, Abstracting and Indexing Services; Computer based Information Services - CAS, SDI. 12. Information Technology: Basics Introduction to Computers; Use of computers in Library housekeeping, Library Automation; Software and software packages; Networks - DELNET, NICNET, etc.; National and International Information Systems - NISSAT, NASSDOC, INSDOC, DESIDOC, etc.
