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PAPER I


1. Role of Libraries -types -academic, public special national, functions-laws of library science.

2. Library Movement, Legislation-Tamil Nadu Public Library Act-Books and Newspapers Act Copyright Act.

3. Library Extension service-Library co-operation, professional Bodies-National -ILAIASLIC- IATLIS International -UNESCO-FID-IFLA.

4. Information sources -types -primary -secondary-tertiary-Evaluation of Basic reference sources.

5. Information services-Initiation, user education, Documentation services, bibliographic, CAS/SDI/ Abstracting Indexing services. Tanslation -Reprographic services.

6. Information system-National -NISSAT, DESIDOC GLOBAL AGRIS, MEDLARS, INSPEC.

7. Administration - POSDCORB-Principles-organization structures -Library committees.

8. Library Routines-selection -acquisition-maintenance-preservation of reading materials -circulation- stock verification.

9. Periodical procurement -methods-problems-receipt and registration.

10. Personnel management-Budget-physical facilities-building-furniture.

PAPER II

INFORMATION PROCESSING, RETRIEVAL AND COMPUTER APPLICATION

1. Classification - Basic concepts - General Schemes of Classification - CC/DDC/UDC/LC/BSO.


2. Structure of knowledge -modes of formation of subjects cannons and principles-Idea
verbal and notational planes.

3. Notation -types, quantities, functions-Fundamental categories -Devices-currents trends.

4. Cataloguing -history-functions, Forms-inner, physical cataloguing codes -CCC/AACR
II-Chain procedure.

5. Subjects headings -outline oof SCLH, LCSH, Centralized and cooperative cataloguing.

6. Outline of different Indexing systems, pre-co-ordinate, post co-ordinate indexing. POPSI,
PRESIS
7. Computers-Historical development-types-micro- PCXT'S PCAT'S
8. Hardware CPU, Memory-I/O Devices.

9. Application software-MSDOS, CDS/IBIS/AND Base III-significant features (a knowledge about the above mentioned is enough).

10. Telecommunication - Telex, FAX, E-MAIL, DTP- Networks