Full Marks: 60
Lecture Hrs.: 43
Credit Hrs: 3
Course Objectives
The course is designed to provide theories, principles and hands-on practices of Information Technology with reference to textual database, retrieval mechanism, storage and backup system and web page design with html.
The goal of the course is to introduce students about information and communication technology development in libraries, information centers and other settings.
Objectives:
- to introduce and review computers and computer technology and their application in libraries and information centers
- to create awareness about the impact of automated integrated library system
- to introduce about new trends in the use of technology in information based settings
- to implement textual based database in the library in stand alone computer
Unit/Course Content Teaching Hrs.
1. Information Technology Basics: 5
- Introduction, Information Technology {IT), Components of Information Technology, Role of Information technology in library, business, in public sector in media and education. Information Technology and internet.
2. Computer Organization and Architecture: 5
- Introduction, Input Devices, Central Processing Unit (CPU): Arithmetic Logic
Unit, Registers, Control Unit, Main Memory, Secondary Storage Devices, Output Devices.
3. Computer Software: 7
- Introduction, Application software with reference to textual database, Operating System: function and types.
4. Multimedia: 7
- Introduction, definition, Building blocks of multimedia, multimedia system, data compression, multimedia application.
5. Library Automation: 7
- Definition of Library automation and ILS (Integrated Library System), Advantages and features of ILS, The Acquisition, Cataloguing, Circulation and Serials Module, Potential difficulties of LIS.
6. Internet as an Information Resource: 7
- Definition, history, Factors making the Internet work, e-mail and discussion group.
7. Web Page Concept: 3
- Making familiar with the terminology: World Wide Web (WWW), web browser, web page, home page and website.
8. Digital Libraries and Open Sources: 7
- Meaning, role, factor and responsibilities in building digital libraries concept and meaning of open source software.
Suggested Readings:
http://www2.unescobkk.org/elib/publications/lCTEIP/ (Cited on March 15, 2009).
ITL Education Solution: Introduction to Information Technology, India, Pearson Education, 2005.
V Rajaraman: Introduction to Information technology, New Delhi, Prentice Hall of India, 2003.
Pradhan, Mohan : Information and Communication Technology in Library and information Science (Theory), Kathmandu, Healthnet Nepal, 2012.
Pradhan, Mohan: Information and Communication Technology in Library and information Science (Practical), Kathmandu, Healthnet Nepal, 2012
- to introduce and review computers and computer technology and their application in libraries and information centers
- to create awareness about the impact of automated integrated library system
- to introduce about new trends in the use of technology in information based settings
- to implement textual based database in the library in stand alone computer
Unit/Course Content Teaching Hrs.
1. Information Technology Basics: 5
- Introduction, Information Technology {IT), Components of Information Technology, Role of Information technology in library, business, in public sector in media and education. Information Technology and internet.
2. Computer Organization and Architecture: 5
- Introduction, Input Devices, Central Processing Unit (CPU): Arithmetic Logic
Unit, Registers, Control Unit, Main Memory, Secondary Storage Devices, Output Devices.
3. Computer Software: 7
- Introduction, Application software with reference to textual database, Operating System: function and types.
4. Multimedia: 7
- Introduction, definition, Building blocks of multimedia, multimedia system, data compression, multimedia application.
5. Library Automation: 7
- Definition of Library automation and ILS (Integrated Library System), Advantages and features of ILS, The Acquisition, Cataloguing, Circulation and Serials Module, Potential difficulties of LIS.
6. Internet as an Information Resource: 7
- Definition, history, Factors making the Internet work, e-mail and discussion group.
7. Web Page Concept: 3
- Making familiar with the terminology: World Wide Web (WWW), web browser, web page, home page and website.
8. Digital Libraries and Open Sources: 7
- Meaning, role, factor and responsibilities in building digital libraries concept and meaning of open source software.
Suggested Readings:
http://www2.unescobkk.org/elib/publications/lCTEIP/ (Cited on March 15, 2009).
ITL Education Solution: Introduction to Information Technology, India, Pearson Education, 2005.
V Rajaraman: Introduction to Information technology, New Delhi, Prentice Hall of India, 2003.
Pradhan, Mohan : Information and Communication Technology in Library and information Science (Theory), Kathmandu, Healthnet Nepal, 2012.
Pradhan, Mohan: Information and Communication Technology in Library and information Science (Practical), Kathmandu, Healthnet Nepal, 2012
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