Sem1

Course Objectives/Outcome (CO)
 To make the students aware about academic library system and their functions.
 To acquaint the students with the academic library services and user education.

Course Contents (CC)

Unit 1: Academic Library System
 Academic Libraries: Meaning, Objectives, Functions &Types
 Role of UGC in Academic Library Development- Committees and Commissions
 Collection Development and Collection Management – Book Selection Principles and Policies, Procedures and Problems.
 Planning for Library Building and Green Library

Unit 2: Academic Library Services
 Academic Library services: Virtual Reference Services, Documentation and Information Services, Current Awareness Services, SDI Services. Abstracting and Indexing Services
 Information Products Development services, ILL, Document Delivery Services, Literature Survey and Bibliography. 

Unit 3: Budgeting and HRM
 Academic Library Finance and Budgeting.
 Human Resource Management
 Human Resource Planning & Development: Concepts
 Job Analysis, Job Description, Job Evaluation & Job Specification
 Recruitment Procedure
 Training &Development
 Motivation
 Performance Appraisal
 Stress Management
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Unit 4: Academic Library Networks and Resource sharing
 Academic Library Networks. Library Co-operations: Resource Sharing, Networks and Consortia.
 International and National Scenario. Academic Networks: INFLIBNET and DELNET: its Services and Activities.
 OCLC: Its Activities and Functions.