| Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)
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Library and Information Science - (Code - 071) |
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Paper - I- Role of Libraries -types -academic, public special national, functions-laws of library science.
- Library movement-Legislation-Tamil Nadu Public Library Act-Books and Newpapers Act-Copyright Act.
- Library Extension service-Library co-opertion,professional Bodies-National -ILA-IASLIC-IATLIS Internation -UNESCO-FID-IFLA.
- Information sources -types -primary -secondary-tertiary-Evaluation of Basic reference sources.
- Information services-Initiation, user education, Documentation services, bibliographic,CAS/SDI/ Abstracting Indexing services. Tanslation -Reprographic services.
- Information system-National -NISSAT, DESIDOC GLOBAL AGRIS, MEDLARS, INSPEC.
- Administration - POSDCORB-Principles-organisation structures -Library committees.
- Library Routines-selection -acquisition-maintenance-preservation of reading materials -circulation-stock verification.
- Periodical procurement -methods-problems-receipt and registration.
- Personnel management-Budget-physical facilities-building-furnitures.
Top Paper - II
Information Processing, Retrieval and Computer Application- Classification - Basic concepts - General Schemes of Classification - CC/DDC/UDC/LC/BSO.
- Structure of knowledge -modes of formation of subjects cannons and principles-Idea verbal and notational planes.
- Notation -types, quantities, functions-Fundamental categories -Devices-currents trends.
- Cataloguing -history-functions, Forms-inner,physical cataloguing codes -CCC/AACR II-Chain procedure.
- Subjects headings -outline oof SCLH, LCSH, Centralised and cooperative cataloguing.
- Outline of different Indexing systems_pre-co-ordinate, post co-ordinate indexing. POPSI, PRESIS.
- Computers-Historical development-types-micro- PCXT'S PCAT'S
- Hardware CPU, Memory-I/O Devices.
- Application software-MSDOS, CDS/IBIS/AND Base III-significant features (a knowledge about the above mentioned is enought).
- Telecommunication - Telex,FAX, E-MAIL, DTP- Networks.
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