NTRCA school written syllabus

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 describe the concept of and 
relationship between library 
and society 
 
 analyze the history of libraries 
and the role of modern 
libraries in sustainable socio-
economic development 
 
 explain the process of library 
communication 
 
 examine the key dimensions of 
information society 
 
Unit 2: Library, Information and Communication in 
Society 
 Concept of society, culture, civilization and 
social institutions; 
 Social functions of libraries: library as a 
social, cultural and democratic institution; 
libraries in relationship with other social 
institutions; 
 History of books and libraries: development 
of writing materials; ancient and medieval 
libraries; libraries of the modern ages; 
 Library as a media of information and 
communication; 
 The information revolution: emergence of 
information society; features and dimensions 
of information society; the concept of 
information industry; 
 Information needs covering a wide cross-
section of people in society; 
 Communication process in libraries, elements 
of communication, types and forms of 
communication, multimedia communication, 
media of library and information 
communication; 
 Role of library and information in sustainable 
socio-economic development. 
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 identify various information 
sources 
 
 prepare and use various tools 
for exploring information  
 
 design and deliver student-
centric information services 
Unit 3: Information Sources and Services 
 Major information sources and their 
characteristics; formal and informal sources; 
documentary and non-documentary sources; 
 Documentary information source: primary, 
secondary and tertiary; 
 Printed and electronic tools for exploring 
information: index, abstract, bibliography, 
databases, etc.; 
 Information sources and services for children 
and young adults: organizing story-telling, 
book-talk, art-competition, etc., library 
hours, library orientation;  
 Care for books and make good and intelligent 
use of the library;  
 Various types of library and information 
services: information services vs. reference 
services; referral services and document 
delivery; tools and techniques for providing 
CAS, SDI, etc.; 
 Library services for differently abled students 
and their parents; 
 Answering reference questions;  
 Bibliography compilation and referencing. 
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