P-05: Information communication technology for libraries

M-17 Library automation : definition, need, purpose and advantages
M-16 Open source llbrary software and applications
M-20 Circulation
M-18 Acquisition
M-19 Cataloguing
M-38 Ethics and prevention cyberspace plagiarism
M-37 Crowd sourcing
M-05 Understanding modern library standards : MARC 21 and Dublin Core
M-04 Application software, System software and Service software
M-02 Operating Systems: Concept and Basic Features
M-01 Basics of ICT and Functional Units of Computers
M-07 Networking: concepts, needs and advantages
M-09 Networking techniques, media and devices : switching techniques-circuit switching, packet switching, cell switching; network media-UTP, optical fiber, ethernet, network interface cards, hubs, routers, gateway, modem
M14 Web 20 : concept and feature, web 20 tools and services : webcast, webinar, blogs, wikis, online chat, online froms and discussion group, crwod-sourcing
M-11 Network protocols : defination, concept, types- TCP/IP, OSI, other protocols : SMTP, Telnet, FTP, HTTP, Z3950 (Harvesting protcols-OAI-PMH, open standards)
M-12 Internet : bacgraound, basic services and features, advantages, history and development; WWW domain name, IP address and URL’s
M-13 Search engines, concepts, type of search engines and Meta search engines, advantages in using search engines
M-08 Network security : authentication, firewalls, virus, spyware
M-15 Semantic web, invisible web and deep web
M-10 Data networks
M-28-B Academic library consortia and networks- part II
M-29 Case Studies : Library Network in UK (JANET)
M-30 Case studies : Library network in USA (OCLC)
M-28-A Academic library consortia and networks- part I
M-27 Retro-conversion in cataloguing
M-26 Library Security Technology : RFID, Barcode, Smart Card and CCTV, etc
M-21 Serial Control
M-25 Case Study : LIBSYS
M-24 Case Study : Koha
M-23 Case Study : SOUL
M-22 OPAC
M-33 Library network in India : DELNET-objective, function, services and activities
M-31 Library network in India : INFLIBNET- objective, function, services and activities
M-32 Library consortium : UGC INFONET digital library with reference of NLIST
M-34 Library Consortium : INDEST
M-36 Open data & Open licensing
M-35 Cloud computing