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Syllabus For Library Assistant Post

Syllabus For Library Assistant in The Department of Administration Training Institute (Mysore)
Specific Paper

Library Administration and Organization
Part-A
Library Administration

1. Concept of Library and administration/Management
2. Brief History of Libraries & General functions of Libraries
3. Types of Libraries:Public:Academic:Special
4. Different sections of Library
   (a) Book acquisition -Selection-ordering
   (b) Technical section-Classification-Cataloguing-Processing
   (c) Circulation-(Charging and discharging system-Binding Stock verification-Weeding out of Books)
   (d) Maintenance
5. KPL Act 1965 – Its salient features
6. Library Finance and budget (emphasis to Public Libraries)
7. Library Records, Statistics and Annual Report

Part-B
Library Organization

1. Concept of Library Organisations: Meaning, Structure and objectives.
2. Ranganathan’s Five Laws of Library Science Application of Five laws in the Library Organization.
3. Different section and Services;
   (a} Reference Section & Services:
   (b) News paper, Periodicals Section & Services
   (c) Children Section & Services
   (d) Braille Section & Services
   (e) Audio-Visual Section & Services
   (f) Reprography Section & Services
4. Library Buildings-Furniture and equipment.
5. Preservation & conservation of Books and Other reading materials.

Library Reference Service and Automation
Part-A
Reference Service

1. Concept of reference Services-Definition-Objectives & Functions
2. Reference Sources.
   (a) Dictionaries
   (b) Encyclopedias
   (c) Year Books
   (d) Hands Books and Manuals
   (e) Biographies
   (f) Directories
   (g) Geographical Sources
   (h) Bibliographies
3. Reference Service: Long Range-Short Range
4. Library extension service

Part-B
Library Automation

1. Introduction to computer
2. Meaning and Definition
3. Evolution of computers
4. Generations of Computers
5. Hard Ware
6. Soft Ware
7. Computers Application in Libraries
   a. Acquisition control e. Reference Quieries
   b. Circulation control f. Bar-Coding
   c. Reference Services g. Internet Services
   d. Serial control h. Opaque
8. Practicals: E-Granthalaya Library Soft Ware

Library Classification
(Dewey Decimal and Coln Classification)
Part-A Theory
Part-B Practical

1. Library Classification-Definition-Need, Purpose and Functions.
2. Different Schemes of Classification
   a. Dewey Decimal Classification-22nd Ed.
   b. Colon Classification-6th Ed.
   Main Classes-Facts, Call Number, (Class Number+Book Number)
   Fundamental Categories (PMEST)
   Notations-Pure and Mixed
   Common Isolates. Phase Relation. Subject Device

Library Cataloguing

(Anglo-American Catalogue Rules and Classified Catalogue Code)
(a) Library Cataloguing-Definition-Purpose-Functions.
(b) Development of Cataloguing Codes
(c) Forms of Catalogue:Inner & Outer
(d) CCC
(e) AACR-II
(f) Chain procedure and Chain Indexing
(g) Types of Entries:
(a) Main Entry and it’s sections (areas)
(b) Added Entries: (1) Book Index Entry (BIE)
(2) Class Index Entry (CIE)
(3) Cross Reference Entry(CRE)
(4) Cross Reference Index Entry(CRIE)
(5) Unit Cards System.
(h) Cears list of subject heading

Syllabus For Library Assistant in The Department of Advocate General Specific Paper
Specific Paper

Library Administration and Organisation
Part-A
Library Administration

1. Concept of Library and administration/Management
2. Brief History of Libraries & General functions of Libraries
   (ii) Types of Libraries:Public:Academic:Special
   (iii) Different sections of Library
   (a) Book acquisition -Selection-ordering
   (b) Technical section-Classification-Cataloguing- Processing
   (c) Circulation-(Charging and discharging system-Binding Stock verification-Weeding out of Books)
   (d) Maintenance
   (iv) KPL Act 1965 – Its salient features
   (v) Library Finance and budget (emphasis to Public Libraries)
   (vi) Library Records, Statistics and Annual Report

Part-B
Library Organisation

1. Concept of Library Organisations: Meaning, Structure and objectives.
2. Ranganathan’s Five Laws of Library Science Application of Five laws in the Library Organization.
3. Different section and Services;
   (a} Reference Section & Services:
   (b) News paper, Periodicals Section & Services
   (c) Children Section & Services
   (d) Braille Section & Services
   (e) Audio-Visual Section & Services
   (f) Reprography Section & Services
4. Library Buildings-Furniture and equipment.
5. Preservation & conservation of Books and Other reading materials.

Library Reference Service and Automation
Part-A
Reference Service

1. Concept of reference Services-Definition-Objectives & Functions
2. Reference Sources.
   a. Dictionaries
   b. Encyclopedias
   c. Year Books
   d. Hands Books and Manuals
   e. Biographies
   f. Directories
   g. Geographical Sources
   h. Bibliographies
3. Reference Service: Long Range-Short Range
4. Library extension service

Part-B
Library Automation

1. Introduction to computer
2. Meaning and Definition
3. Evolution of computers
4. Generations of Computers
5. Hard Ware
6. Soft Ware
7. Computers Application in Libraries
   a. Acquisition control e. Reference Quieries
   b. Circulation control f. Bar-Coding
   c. Reference Services g. Internet Services
   d. Serial control h. Opaque
8. Practicals: E-Granthalaya Library Soft Ware

Library Classification
(Dewey Decimal and Coln Classification)
Part-A Theory
Part-B Practical

1. Library Classification-Definition-Need, Purpose and Functions.
2. Different Schemes of Classification
   a. Dewey Decimal Classification-22nd Ed.
   b. Colon Classification-6th Ed.
   Main Classes-Facts, Call Number, (Class Number+Book Number)
   Fundamental Categories (PMEST)
   Notations-Pure and Mixed
   Common Isolates. Phase Relation. Subject Device

Library Cataloguing

(Anglo-American Catalogue Rules and Classified Catalogue Code)
(a) Library Cataloguing-Definition-Purpose-Functions.
(b) Development of Cataloguing Codes
(c) Forms of Catalogue:Inner & Outer
(d) CCC
(e) AACR-II
(f) Chain procedure and Chain Indexing
(g) Types of Entries:
(a) Main Entry and it’s sections (areas)
(b) Added Entries: 1) Book Index Entry (BIE)
(2) Class Index Entry (CIE)
(3) Cross Reference Entry(CRE)
(4) Cross Reference Index Entry(CRIE)
(5) Unit Cards System.
(h) Cears list of subject heading

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