Syllabus for Master in Library and Information Science Entrance Exam conducted by NTA for 1 year Course (COQP13)

Table of Contents

MLISC Entrance Exam Pattern

No. of Questions : 75 questions.
Medium of Question: Bilingual (English/Hindi).

Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom; Knowledge Society, Information Transfer Generation, Storage and Dissemination of information.
Five Laws of Library Science, Historical Development of Libraries; Types of Libraries and Information Centers.
Objectives, Features, Functions of libraries; Public Relations and Extension Activities.
Library Legislation in India; The Press and Registration of Books Act; The Delivery of Books and Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act; Copyright Act; Right to Information Act; Intellectual Property Rights; Information Technology Act.
Librarianship as a Profession, Professional Ethics, National and International Professional Associations: ILA, IASLIC, IATLIS, IFLA, ALA, CILIP, ASLIB and SLA, Role of UNESCO, UGC and RRRLF in the promotion and development of libraries.

Management: Concept, Scope, Schools of Management Thoughts Principles and Functions of
Management.
Acquisition of Books and Subscription of Periodicals, Technical Processing, Circulation Methods and
Processes, Maintenance, Stock Verification, Shelf- rectification, Binding, Preservation.
Sources of Library Finance, Estimation of Library’s Financial Requirements, Budgeting, Accounting
and Auditing, Cost Effectiveness Analysis and Cost Benefit Analysis, Human Resource Management.
Library Committee, Library Statistics; Annual Report; Library Rules and Regulations, Library
Building and Space Management.

Information Sources, Documentary and Non-Documentary Sources, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary
Sources of Information, Human Sources of Information; Institutional Sources.
Reference Sources: Characteristics, Types, Usefulness, Electronic Sources: E- books, E-journals,
ETDs, Subject Gateways, Web Portals, Bulletin Boards, Discussion Group/Forum, Multimedia
Resources, Databases, Institutional repositories, Evaluation of Reference Sources and Electronic
Information Sources.
Reference Service: Concept, Purpose, Types, Theories, Documentation Services: Current Awareness
Service (CAS), Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI),Translation Services, Indexing and
Abstracting Services, Bibliographical Services, Document Delivery Services, Inter Library Loan (ILL) Service, Online Services: Instant Messaging, RSS Feeds, Podcasts, Vodcasts, Ask a
Librarian, Mobile Based Library Services and Tools; Collaborative Services: Social Networks,
Social Bookmarking; Community Information Services.
Information Systems: Characteristics, Functions, National Information Systems and Networks:
NISCAIR, NASSDOC, DESIDOC, SENDOC, ENVIS, NICNET, ERNET; National Knowledge
Network (NKN), Global Information Systems and Network: MEDLARS, AGRIS, INIS, INSPEC,
BIOSIS, ERIC, Patent Information System (PIS), Biotechnology Information System (BIS),
Library resources sharing and Consortia.

Universe of Knowledge: Nature, Attributes, Subject: Meaning, Types (Basic, Compound, Complex),
Modes of Subject Formation, Universe of Knowledge as Mapped in Different Classification Schemes
(DDC, UDC, CC, LCC).
Library Classification, Canons and Postulates, Knowledge Classification and Book Classification,
Notation, Call number.
Species of Library Classification Schemes, Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), Colon
Classification (CC); Universal Decimal Classification (UDC, Library of Congress Classification
(LCC).
Current Trends Simple Knowledge Organization Systems (SKOS), Automatic Classification, Web
Dewey, Taxonomies, Folksonomies

Library Catalogue, Physical Forms of Library Catalogue: Conventional and Non- conventional, Types
of Catalogues: Dictionary Catalogue, Classified Catalogue, Alphabetic-Classed Catalogue,
Alphabetic-Subject Catalogue.
Catalogue Codes, Normative Principles, Catalogue Entries according to CCC and AACR (latest
editions), Authority File.
Subject Catalogue: Meaning, Purpose, Union Catalogue: Concept, Purpose, Tools and Techniques for
Deriving Subject Headings, Selective, Simplified, Cooperative and Centralized Cataloguing.
ISBD, CCF, RDA, FRBR and Bib frame Metadata: Meaning, Purpose, Types, Uses, MARC 21,
DUBLIN CORE, TEI (Text Encoding Initiative), METS, EAD, VRA Core, MODES, Standards
for Bibliographic Interchange and Communication: ISO 2709, Z39.50and Z39.71.

Computers, Concept, Generations, Types; Hardware; Units of Computers: Arithmetic and Logic
Unit, Control units; Input and Output Unit, Memory Unit
Software: System Software – Operating Systems-MS-Windows, UNIX and LINUX; Application
Software – MS-Word, MS-Excel and MS-Power Point, Introduction to Character Recognition,
Programming Languages.
Library Automation, Planning and Implementation of Automation in Housekeeping Operations,
Retrospective Conversion, Standards for Library Automation, Library Management Software:
Proprietary, Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS)
Telecommunication, Transmission Channels, Mode, and Media, ISDN, PSDN, Technologies
Modulation, Frequency, Bandwidth and Multiplexing, Standards and Protocols, Wireless
Communication: Media, Wi-fi, Satellite Communication, Mobile Communication
Computer Networks: Concept, Need; Topologies; Types: LAN, MAN, WAN, Internet: Web
Browsers, WWW, E-mail; Search Engines Internet Protocols and Standards: HTTP, FTP, SMTP,
TCP/IP, URI, URL; Search Strategies; Data and Network Security: Firewalls, Cryptographic
Techniques, Anti-virus software, Anti-spyware, Intrusion Detection System, Library Networks
(Regional, National, International)

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