| The overall objective of the course is to impart the necessary knowledge and skills in information handling techniques and information organisation in libraries and information organisations. Topics will cover: Information - definition, characteristics & its uses. Libraries & information agencies in the communication circuit and ICT & information services. Information-storage media, the Internet & web-based information. Information explosion, Information overload, Information literacy. The emergence of Information Science, Information Science and related disciplines, Nature of the library and information profession. Information sources - primary, secondary & tertiary sources, and their evaluation. User's needs and analysis, User studies and information-seeking behaviour. Representation & organisation of information. Basic functions of Information Storage and Retrieval System (IRS). Indexing Systems: pre-coordinate and post-coordinate indexing systems. Retrieval approaches - retrieval by searching / browsing, search strategy, Boolean operators, online-searching, online databases, OPAC. Ethics and the information society - concepts & principles for the information professions in the global information society, the ALA Code of ethics, Copyright & issues relating to Libraries and Information Organizations. Electronic library & services, Library automation, Introduction to digital library. Evaluation of information service, the need to evaluate, forms of evaluation.
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Administrative assistant: DILMAHOMED BOCUS Bibi Swaleha
Telephone: 4037400
Email: s.dilmahomed@uom.ac.mu |
