Semester III

Library Internship in a Recognized Library/Information Centre and Fieldtrip

An internship is an individualized training program that combines learning new library skills outside the classroom and the demonstration of those skills according to a planned schedule of activities. An intern works with an advisor/supervisor selected for the purpose to develop a practical training program on a aspect of librarianship. The duration of the internship would be four weeks.

 

Objectives of the Course:

 

Any library internship training serves the purpose of both – the intern as well as the host library/institution. It is supposed to add value to both the parties. These objectives are:

 

§        To increase the knowledge and skills of recent graduates;

§        To upgrade their skills in a specific area of information service;

§        To train them to boost their efficiency for crucial department/section;

§        To train them to adopt to the existing working conditions in the home library;

§        To show them the library operations in different types of libraries

Content:

·         Students must undergo a four-week internship in a library of their choice.

·         A report of the internship must be submitted to the school.

·         A report of the Fieldtrip will have to be submitted.

 


Digital Libraries (Practice)

Name of the Programme: Master of Library and Information Science

Course Title :Digital Libraries (Practice)

Course Number: LIS- 541

Semester 3: Credits 3

Objectives of the Course:

• To provide hands on experience with design, development, and implementation of Digital Libraries as case studies

Digital Libraries (Theory)

Name of the Programme: Master of Library and Information Science

Course Title: Digital Libraries (Theory)

Course Number: LIS-502

Semester 3

Credits 3

Objectives of the Course:

• To introduce the foundations, evolution and concepts of Digital Libraries.

• To sensitize students with the important events in the Open Access Movement,

Institutional repositories, and Digital Libraries.

• To familiarize students with the Digital Rights management and Copyright issues.

• To provide hands on experience with design, development, and implementation of

Digital Libraries as case studies.

Research Methodology

The course titled Research Methodology is a core subject of semester three and is 4 credits. The main Objectives of the Course are:

·         To help yo understand the concept of research and various types of research

·         To help you  understand process of Research Cycle and Research Design

·         To help you understand the various research methods 

·         To help you understand on both quantitative techniques for data analysis and consolidation

·         To help you develop the skills of report writing


Web Technologies and Web-based Information Management (Theory & Practice)

Name of the Programme

Master of Library and Information Science

Course Title

Web Technologies and Web-based Information Management (Theory & Practice)

Course Number

LIS- 503

Semester

3

Credits

3

 

Objectives of the Course:

  • To introduce the concept of Web technologies, mark up languages and Network protocols
  • To understand the process of web programming, database connectivity
  • To study the implications of Web 2.0 technologies to library and information management.

 

Course Content:

Unit 1: Web Technologies: Concepts and Principles; Web 2.0: RSS feeds, Blogs, Wikies etc; social media

 

Unit 2: Client Server Architecture; Markup Languages: HTML, XML, DHTML, XHTML; Network Protocols: TCP/IP, FTP, SSHD, SOAP, HTTP, HTTPS, etc.; Web Programming: JavaScript and PHP

 

Unit 3: Database connectivity: ODBC, JDBC, Web servers- Apache and Proxy server; Open URL

 

Unit 4: Search Engines, cluster-based search engines and building search engines. Search Algorithms;

 

Unit 5: CMS (Content Management Systems): Concept, Types and Principles, CMS Architecture, CMS Software

 

Practice:

Course content

·         Website designing

·         CMS installation; Blogs, wikis

 

Methods of Teaching: Lectures, Brainstorming Sessions, Practical Sessions, Case Studies, etc.

Methods of Assessment: Assignment, Presentation, Written Exam, Practical

 

Recommended Readings

  1. Benz, B. and Durant, JR. (2003). XML 1.1 Programming Bible (Covers J2EE, Java, Datadases, Web Services and .NET). New Delhi: Wiley Publishing
  2. Blood, Rebecca. (2002). The Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining Your Blog. Cambridge: Perseus Publishing
  3. Bray, T., Hollander, D. and Layman, A.  Namespaces in XML.  (Accessed at http://www.w3.org/REC-xml-names/)
  4. Bray, T. (2000). Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0, 2nd ed. W3C Recommendation, http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml
  5. Darnell, R. and others. (1999). HTML 4 Unleashed: The Comprehensive Solution. New Delhi: Techmedia
  6. Goodman, D. (1998). Dynamic HTML: Definitive Reference. Cambridge: O'Reilly
  7. Hjelm, J. and Stark, P. (2002). XSLT: The Ultimate Guide to Transforming Web Data. New York: John Wiley
  8. Mercer, D. (2001). XML: A Beginner’s Guide. New York: McGraw Hill (Osborne)
  9. Willinsky, John. (2006). Access Principle: Case for Open Access to Research and Scholarship. Cambridge: MIT Press, Digital Libraries and Electronic Publishing.