Library & Information Science Course at Senior Secondary level will fulfil the requirement of developing necessary skills, in learners to identify, locate, evaluate and use the required information efficiently. One of the important aspects of the curriculum is to improve the education system for Library and Information Science at school level which may be equivalent to Certificate or Diploma in Library and Information Science.
Chapter-1: Library, Information and Society - Role and its implications
Objective: The objective is to familiarize the students with the libraries, their types and their role in society. This chapter is subdivided into the following units:
Units 1: Library, Information and Society: Concepts
Units 2A: Types of Libraries and their role:
Units 2B: Changing formats of libraries: Digital, Virtual and Hybrid
Unit 3: Five Laws of Library Science and their implications
Chapter-2: Organization of Library Resources: Basics
Objective: The objective is to provide the basic concept of Library Classification and Library Cataloguing. This chapter is subdivided into the following units:
Unit 1: Library Classification (Theory)
Unit 2: Library Cataloguing (Theory)
Chapter-3: Reference and Information Sources
Objective: The objective is to provide an understanding of various Reference and Information Sources and the process to find out information from them. This chapter is divided into the following units:
Unit 1: Reference and Information Sources
Unit 2: Categories of Reference and Information Sources: Description and Scope
Chapter-4: Computer Applications in Libraries: Basics
Objective: The objective is to provide the concept / knowledge of computers and its applications in the field of Library and Information Service. The chapter is divided into following units:
Unit 1: Computer Hardware for a Library: Concepts
Unit 2: Library Automation: Concepts and Applications
Unit 3: Use of Web Based Communication systems