This course dwells about information products and services provided by libraries and information centres. The services like literature search service, abstracting services, referral service, CAS, translation service and document delivery service are discussed in detail.
The basic objective of this course is to introduce the learners with the information consolidation and repackaging process. The web products and services are also discussed in detail. The course also elaborates on collaborative content development.
After completing this course you will be able to know about different information products and services, and the process of designing these.
Dr. Archana Shukla is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Library and Information Science, School of Social Sciences, IGNOU, New Delhi. She is the Programme Coordinator of Certificate in Library and Information Science (CLIS) and Post-Graduate Diploma in Library Automation and Networking (PGDLAN) programmes of IGNOU. She is also coordinating three Swayam MOOCs courses and one online programme. Her areas of interest include Information Sources and Services, Management of Library and Information Centres, Classification and Cataloguing, Information Consolidation and Repackaging and Academic Library System. She has many research papers and articles in reputed national and international journals to her credit. She has successfully guided 6 PhD candidates. She has more than Sixteen years of teaching experience and two years of administrative experience in the library, as Assistant Librarian.
Dr. Pawan K. Saini, is an Assistant Professor in School of Social Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi. He did Ph. D. in Library and Information Science from Jiwaji University, Gwalior. His areas of interest are Information Sources and Access, Library Classification & Cataloguing and Research Methodology He has 7.5 years teaching experience in the face-to-face mode before joining IGNOU. He has more than 10 research papers and 5 book chapters in reputed national and international journals and publications. 15 students have been awarded MLIS dissertation under his supervision and has developed curriculum for MLIS and Ph D. in different universities. He also holds membership of serval professional/statutory bodies.
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