MLIS Course Syllabus and Books

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MLIS Course Syllabus

MLIS is a 1 year postgraduation course involving 2 parts: Theory and Practicals. Part 1 comprises of 8 papers and part 2 comprises of merely 6 subjects in total. The MLIS syllabus deals with the subjects that aims to embark all library management, information system and technology related skills in an aspirant.

Detailed Master of Library and Information Science syllabus is discussed below in the table:

PART 1
Paper I (Foundations of Library and Information Science)	Paper II (Library Management)	Paper III (Library Classification)
Library and Society	Acquisition	Library Classification
Historical Overview of Library Development	Serials Management	Library Classification Schemes
Dr. R.S. Ranganathan	Technical Processing	Knowledge Organization
Information and Information Science	Financial Management	Special Clasification Schemes
Types of Libraries	Schools of Management	General Principles and theory
Library Cooperation, Resource Sharing and Library Networking	Planning and Management	Types and Features of Classification themes
Factors Affecting Library Development	Library Services	Current trends in Classifications
Professional Associations in Library and Information Science	Storage and Maintainance	Organizations and Institutions in Classification

PART 1
Paper IV (Library Cataloguing)	Paper V (Sources and Reference Services)	Paper VI (Information Services and Systems)
Library Catalogue: Definition, Needs and Purpose	Refernce Process	Information Sources
Catalogue	Reference Service	Information Service
Catalogue Codes	Reference Librarian	Information Processing
Cataloguing standards including ISBD, ISBN, ISSN, MARC, CCF, ISO 2079	Types of Services	Information System
Cataloguing in Internet and the Digital Era, Metadata, Web OPAC	Reference Sources	Information Dissemination
Practical Aspects of Cataloguing	Reference Source Delivery	In-House Information Products
Subject Cataloguing	Categories of Reference Sources	Commercial Information Vendors
Document Description	Reference Services and Sources in Digital Era	Documentation and Information Centres

PART 1
Paper VII (Computer Application to Library Work)
Introduction to Computers
Software Concepts
Hardware Concepts
Computer Applications to Library and Information Work
Networks and Networking
Information and Communication Technology
Digital Library
Managerial Aspects of Computerization

Part 2
Practicals
Classifiactions
Reference Service
Cataloguing
Abstracting and Indexing
Computer
Submission of Term Paper

MLIS Books

There are number of books available in the market that can provide you with the in depth and correct knowldege about Library and Information Science. They will gelp you to gain the library management skills and information systems knowledge. The popular books for Master of Library and Information Science are listed below: