Programme Overview

The Bachelor of Library and Information Science (B.Lib) is a one-year undergraduate program designed to provide students with fundamental knowledge of library science, information organization, and management. The course covers topics such as cataloguing, classification, library management, digital libraries, information retrieval, and the use of information and communication technologies in libraries. It aims to prepare students for careers in academic, public, special, or digital libraries. The program also emphasizes the development of research skills and ethical practices in handling information. Graduates are equipped to support information services and contribute to knowledge dissemination in various sectors.

  • 1 Year

    Duration of programme

  • UG

    Level of Study

Key Highlights

Comprehensive Curriculum
Resourceful Central and Departmental Library
Technical Integration
Research Skills
Short Duration

How will you benefit

Learn the core principles of library science, cataloguing, and classification.
Get hands-on experience with library software, digital tools, and ICT applications.
Build foundational research skills in information retrieval and organization
Improve interaction skills for effective library and user services

What will you study

Introduction to the philosophy, purpose, and functions of libraries.

Learning classification systems like DDC, UDC, and Colon Classification

Understanding how to organize and describe library resources using AACR and MARC.

Identification and use of reference sources, databases, and user services.

  • PSO-1-Gain foundational knowledge of library science principles, theories, and practices.
  • PSO_2-Develop skills to organize, manage, and retrieve information efficiently using
  • classification, cataloguing, and metadata standards.
  • PSO-3-Learn to apply Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools in library
  • operations and services.
  • PSO-4-Design and deliver library services that meet the informational, educational, and
  • research needs of users.
  • PSO-5-Understand library laws, copyright, intellectual property rights, and professional
  • ethics.
  • PSO-6Develop effective communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills for
  • professional settings.

  • PEO-1-Prepare students to work efficiently in libraries and information centers with
  • practical and theoretical knowledge.
  • PEO-2-Enable graduates to educate users in identifying, locating, evaluating, and effectively
  • using information.
  • PEO-3-Build capacity to support and conduct research using appropriate information
  • sources and methods.
  • PEO-4-Train students to serve in different types of libraries such as public, academic,
  • special, and digital libraries.
  • PEO-5-Promote awareness of ethical practices and legal frameworks governing the use of
  • information and library services.
  • PEO-6-Empower students to contribute positively to society by providing equitable access
  • to information and knowledge.

    • PO-1-Student’s expected capabilities in this area at the end of semester
    • PO-2-Students should be able to identify the problems and capable to decide the application
    • for future development
    • PO-3-Demonstrate a broad and coherent body of knowledge with depth in the underlying
    • principles and concepts
    • PO-4-Integrate knowledge of the diversity of cultures and people
    • PO-5-Apply critical thinking, independent judgment, intercultural sensitivity and regional,
    • national and global perspectives to identify and solve problems in the discipline of the
    • Arts, Languages and Social Sciences
    • PO-6-Demonstrate capacity for reflection, planning, ethical decision- making and inter
    • disciplinary team work in diverse contexts of community engagement.

    CAREERS AND EMPLOYABILITY

    Librarian
    Archivist
    Digital Librarian
    Documentation Officer

    ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

    A Bachelor’s degree in any discipline (Arts, Science, Commerce, or equivalent) from a recognized university.

    Minimum 50% Marks

     

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