| Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)
Syllabus
Diploma Standard
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Library Science - (Code - 071)1. Library and Society- Modern concept of Library- Library as a Community Information Centre;
- Definition of Information & Charateristics of Information
- Library related Legislation - Public Library Act; Delivery of Books and NewPapers (Public Libraries) Act;intellectural Property Rights
- History of Library Movement in India
- Library Associations & Professional Organaisations
2. Types of Libraries |
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- Categories of Libraries - Government ;Private;Industrial
- Types of Libraries - Academic, Public, Special, contact
- Levels of Libraries- National, State, District, Local
- Role of Government Agencies such as UGC,RRRLF in Library Development
- Rural Library Service- Outreach Programmes.
3. Library Administration - Library Rules and Procedures
- Library Routines-such as Procurement, acquisition, processing & circulation
- Maintanence such as Binding,Replacement,Shelf rectification,Stock Verification Etc.
- Library Statistics
- Types of Access-open, closed , resticted etc.
4. Library Management - Library Budgeting - Types & Sources of fund (budgetary Control)
- Material Selection Policy- Sources of information etc.
- Personnel Management - In -service training etc.
- Public Relations
- User Studies and User Education.
5. Library Classification- Need & Purpose
- Different Schemes of library Classification
- Canons and Principles of Classification
- Notation
- Species of Classification - Enumerative and Analytico-Synthetic
6. Library Cataloguing /Indexing - Need and Purpose
- Different Types of library Catalogues /Bibliographic files
- Different Codes of Cataloguing
- International Standards relating to Cataloguing
- Subject Cataloguing & Indexing.
7. Information Sources- Types of Information Sources - Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
- Information Sources- documentary, Institutional and Human
- Basic Reference Sources Electronic Sources of Information
- Discipline-Oriented Information Sources - Medline, Lexis etc.
8. Library Services- Type of Reference Services - Ready Reference, Long Range Reference
- Role & qualities of a Reference Librarian
- SDI & CAS Services
- Literature Search and Bibliography Compilation
- Reprographby, Translation and other Specialized Services
9. Library Networking & Resource Sharing- Inter Library Loan & Document Delivery Services
- Library Information Networks in India
- International Library Networks such as OCLC, WLN etc.
- Internet ; Resources ; ISPs
- Types of Networks Such as LAN, WAN, MAN etc.
10. Library Automation & Rodernization- Computer & its peripherals ; Types etc.
- Operating Systems
- Areas of Library Automation; bar coding, electronic surveillance etc.
- Library Application Software
- Basics of Database Management & Word Processing
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