Learn Library and Society

1. Library, Its Growth and Development and Role ... 1
in Modern Society
History and Development of Libraries; Role of
Libraries in Changing Societies.
2. Types of Libraries and their Functions ...18
Different Types of Libraries: Public, Academic and
Special Libraries.
3. Five Laws of Library Science ... 33
Five Fundamental Laws of Library Science and
their Implications in Libraries.
4. Library Movement ... 46
Library Movement in India; National Policy on
. Planning of Library Information Science
(NAPLIS); Library Movement in UK & USA.
5. National Libarary System of India ... 62
National Library of India, Kolkata: Its Structure
and Functioning.
Library Legislation ... 74
Library Legislation in India; Public Library Act
in Different States in India; Model Library Act.
7. Resource Sharing and Resource Sharing ... 104
Networks
Library Co-operation; Library Networks:
CALIBNET, DELNET and INFLIBNET.
8. User Education and User Studies ... 120
User Education and Methods of User Studies; Role .
of Information Technology in User Education.
9. Library Profession and Library Association ... 132
Ethics of Librarianship; Professional Associations:
ILA, lASLIC, ALA, LA-UK, ASLIB, FID & IFLA.
10. Activities of UGC and UNESCO ...165
Role of UGC in Library Services; UNESCO Role
in Library Services.
11. Miscellaneous ••• ^'74
Important Information System & Networks :
AGRIS, INIS, NISSAT, INSDOC, DESIDOC,
NASSDOC; Freedom of Access of Information,
Universal Access of Publication (UAP), Copy
Rights, Data Centre, Information Analysis Centre
(lAC) and Information Dissemination Centre
(IDC).