Syllabus - PhD Course Work

COURSE–III (a): UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE LIBRARY SYSTEM

Unit-1: University Libraries and Their Development

• History of University and College Libraries.
• Higher Education and its impact on the development of University and College Libraries.
• Higher Education System: Distance and Open Universities and their impact on the Libraries.
• Study of University and College libraries of Selected Developed and Developing countries.

Unit-2: Library Governance and Organization

• Library Governance
• Library Committee, Constitution, Powers, and Functions
• Organizational pattern: Library System, Structure and Services

Unit-3: Human Resource, Financial and Collection Management

• Human Resource Management in libraries
• Financial Management in libraries Cost-Benefit and Analysis studies
• Collection Development and Access Management in libraries Use and Evaluation studies of information resources

Unit 4: Networks, Consortia, and ICT Applications

• Library Networks and INFLIBNET
• Library Consortia and E-Shodh-Sindhu
• Library Services in Print and Electronic Environment: Their evaluation and effectiveness
• Information Communication Technology Application in Libraries
• Planning and Future Development Plans