NTRCA college written syllabus

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পলদর িাম: প্রভাষক (MÖš’vMvi I Z_¨ weÁvb ) 
welq t MÖš’vMvi I Z_¨ weÁvb (Library and Information Science)  
†KvW t 425 
c~Y©gvb t 100  
1.  Introduction  
Definition, Nature and scope of library and information science. Development of library and its rule 
in the soc iety with a special reference to Bangladesh.  
2. History of Books and Libraries  
Story of books and writing materials from earliest time to modern time.  
3. Collection Development  
Principles and policies of collection development, Evaluation & selection of li brary materials in 
different types of libraries, National book policy of Bangladesh.  
4. Library Management  
Principles of library management, Elements of library management, Library cooperation and 
resource sharing. Censorship, Copyright law & library legis lation.  
5. Organizations of Library Materials (Classification)  
Purpose of classification; Knowledge & book classification. Criteria and principles of book 
classification, Notation, Criteria of a good notation.  
6. Organizations of Library Materials (Catalog uing) 
 Purpose and functions of library catalogue and indices. Criteria of a good catalogue, Catalogue aids, 
Importance & types of indices. Rule Of indexing.  
7.  Bibliography  
Importance of bibliographical control, Kinds of bibliography, Difference between bibliography & 
catalogue, Methods of preparing bibliography.  
8. Information Sources  
Information sources & their services in modern library and information centres.  
9. Documentation and Information Retrieval  
 Difference between librarianship and documentati on, -Active documentation and passive 
documentation, Documentation services and information retrieval in B.D. Library computerization.  
10. Recent development in library science and information technology.