BLII- 014: ICT in Libraries

By Professor Uma Kanjilal | Indira Gandhi National Open University

Learners enrolled: 2612

This course is part of the IGNOU Online Programme Certificate in Library and Information Science (for more details visit https://iop.ignouonline.ac.in).

The course is targeted for professionals working in the public, school, college and university libraries. After going through this course you will be able to:
- understand how computers work;
- work with the open source Operating System- Ubuntu;
- use open source office tools LibreOffice Writer, Calc and Impress for your day to day work;
- introduce automation in your library using open source library automation packages such as Koha; and
- use Internet and web 2.0 tools to provide day to day library services to your clientele.
The course covers three major themes:
- Digital Literacy,
- Library Automation, and
- Internet based Tools and Services.
Though the course is specifically designed for library professionals it is useful for anyone who is interested in getting basic training in computers and different ICT tools.

The course is enriched with multimedia content comprising reading material, video lectures, e-tutorials for hands on training and weekly quizzes.

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Core
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Library and Information Sciences
Credit Points :	4
Level :	Diploma
Start Date :	15 Jul 2020
End Date :	15 May 2021
Enrollment Ends :	10 Jan 2021
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	Topics Covered	Resource Persons
Week 1: Computer Basics	Computer Basics	Prof. Uma Kanjilal Professor and Head, Faculty of Library and Information Science, IGNOU, New Delhi
	Personal Computer Hardware
	Personal Computer software
Week 2: Ubuntu Operating System	Introduction to Ubuntu Operating System
Week 2: Ubuntu Operating System	Working with Ubuntu
Week 3: Office Tools: Introduction to LibreOffice	LibreOffice Basics
Week 3: Office Tools: Introduction to LibreOffice	LibreOffice Applications in Libraries
Week 4: Writer (word processing application)	LibreOffice Writer
Week 5: Calc (spreadsheet application)	Calc - Electronic Spreadsheets
Week 6: Impress (presentation application)	Impress: Basics of Presentations
Week 7: Basics of Library Automation	History and Development of Library Automation	Prof. Partha Sarathi Mukhopadhyay Professor, Kalyani University, West Bengal
	Task Analysis of Housekeeping Operations
	Library Management Systems: an overview
Week 8: Library Automation Packages	Major Library Automation Packages
	Major Library Management Systems in India
	Application of ICT in Housekeeping Operations
	Introduction to Koha: Integrated
	Library Management System
Week 9: Automated House- Keeping Operations	Automated Housekeeping Operations: Acquisition
	Automated Operations: Processing
	Automated Operations: Circulation
	Automated Operations: Serials Control
	Automated Operations: Maintenance
	Evaluation, Trends and Future of Library Automation Software
Week 10: Internet Basics	Computer networks	Prof. V. V. Subrahmanyam Director, School of Computer and Information Sciences IGNOU, New Delhi
	History of Internet
	How does the Internet work?
	Setting up Internet Connections
	Internet Security
Week 11: Web Tools	Web tools: an introduction	Dr. Shantanu Ganguly Senior Fellow Knowledge Management TERI, New Delhi
	E-mail Services
	FTP and telnet
	Listservs
	Web Directories, Search Engines and Portals
	Web 2.0 and Web 3.0
Week 12: Web based Services	Web Based Library Services: Need and Purpose
	E- books and E-journals
	Virtual Reference Service	Prof. Uma Kanjilal Professor and Head, Faculty of Library and Information Science IGNOU, New Delhi
	Institutional Repositories
	Building Library Websites

Instructor bio

Professor Uma Kanjilal

Indira Gandhi National Open University

Prof. Uma Kanjilal is a Professor of Library and Information Science in the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and Director, Inter University Consortium. She has 27 years of teaching experience in IGNOU.

Prof. Kanjilal was Fulbright scholar in the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, USA in 1999-2000 where she worked on multimedia and web based courseware development. Her area of specialization includes: e- learning, multimedia courseware development, and digital libraries.

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