BLII-014: ICT in Libraries

By Prof. Uma Kanjilal | Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi

Learners enrolled: 169

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
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	8 weeks
Category :	Library and Information Sciences
Credit Points :	4
Level :	Diploma
Start Date :	31 Jul 2023
End Date :
Enrollment Ends :	31 Aug 2023
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Week	Topics
Week-1	Unit 1: Computer Basics
Week-2	Unit 2: Office Tools Introduction to Ubuntu Operating System
Week-3	Unit 3: Housekeeping Operations Library Automation: An Introduction Evolution of Library Automation Task Analysis of Work Flow Procedural Model of Library Automation
Week-4	Unit 4: Library Automation Packages ILS: Open Sources and Open Standards ILS in India: Categorisation and Evaluation
Week-5	Unit 5: Internet Basics Computer Networks History of Internet How Does Internet Work? Setting up Internet Connections Internet Security
Week-6	Unit 6: Web Tools Wen Tools: An Introduction FTP and Telnet E-mail Services
Week-7	Unit 7: Web Based Services Web Based Library Services E-Books and E-Journals

Instructor bio

Prof. Uma Kanjilal

Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi

Professor and Head in the Faculty of Library and Information Science in the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) she has more than 31 years of experience in the Open and Distance Learning System.

Prof. Kanjilal is one of the National Coordinators of SWAYAM (India MOOCs) and SWAYAM PRABHA (Educational DTH Channels) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development. She was a Principal Investigator (PI) of IGNOU for the National Virtual Library of India (NVLI) Project of Ministry of Culture.

Her specialization includes e-learning, multimedia courseware development, ICT applications in Libraries and Digital Libraries.

She earlier also served as Director of Centre for Online Education (COE),University Librarian, Director School of Social Sciences, Director Advanced Centre for Informatics and Innovative Learning (ACIIL) in the University and Director Inter University Consortium of Technology Enabled Flexible Education (IUC- TEFED) at IGNOU.

She was a Fulbright Scholar in University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign in 1999- 2000 where she worked on Multimedia courseware development.

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