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LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
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PROGRAMME OBJECTIVE
The objective of the Diploma in Library and Information Science (Dip. Lib.) programme is to train serving Library Assistant and Attendants and other qualified candidates who wish to rise to middle management positions in different libraries in the country. The programme is also available to holders of Teacher Grade II and NCE Certificate.
INTRODUCTION TO LIBRARY SCIENCE
Introduction to the basic principles of library science, types Libraries and the Library in the Society. Definition of the library;
(a) as an educational agency;
(b) as an information agency;
© as a recreational agency.
Types of Libraries:
Types and characteristics of library resources. Outline view of major functions: collection, processing, organization, storage and retrieval of resources.
The Library in the Society
The social, political and cultural setting within which libraries operate. The impact of the public library on the spread of literacy and knowledge intellectual freedom and the issue of censorship. Outline history of libraries from the earliest times to the present.
LSD 2121 CATALOGUING AND INDEXING 1
This course introduces students to descriptive cataloguing of library materials, the structure and forms of the library catalogue, and the use of cataloguing tools. It considers the relevance of cataloguing codes and introduces students to AACR II. Further descriptive cataloguing. Application of A.A. C.R. II Content analysis and subject indexing.
LSD 1152 CIRCULATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS AND REFERENCE SERVICES
Strategies for the control and protection of library resources. Different charging systems. Reservations and other, counter processes. It also surveys general reference sources such as: encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, concordances, abstracts, indexes, and bibliographies, their organization and use. The art of handling reference enquires. Literature search technique.
LSD 1142 THE ROLE OF LIBRARIES IN THE EDUCATIONAL
PROCESS.
Library is a storehouse of information and a reservoir of cultural achievements of a given society and the world at large from one period of time to the next. This course will examine the custodial and initiation role of the library in Nigeria society to enhance the education of individual youths and adults into self-directed learning processes such as cultural, sociological philosophical, psychological, economic and literacy.
LSD 2101 ELEMENTS OF LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION
Practical aspects of the organization and administration of libraries. Budgeting and budget control. Personnel selection, recruitment and management. Problems in the administration of different types of libraries public national academic, school and special libraries.
LSD 2112 CLASSIFICATION II
Practical classification of library materials using Dewey, Library of Congress and U.D.C. Subject analysis. Alphabetization. Evaluation of the major schemes: L.C.D.C and U.D.C. Practical classification of library materials using a chosen scheme. Classification of non print materials.
LSD 2132 MEDIA LIBRARIANSHIP
Other media as complimentary to the book medium in the transmission information. Type of media, their selection, acquisition, organization and use in libraries and media centers.
LSD 2141 SCHOOL LIBRARIANSHIP
The school library within the school setting. Relationship of the school librarian or teacher/librarian with the school administration. School library accommodation. School library resources and equipment. The role of the school library in the teaching process. Practical administration of the school library.
LSD 1251 SOCIOLOGY OF LIBRARIANSHIP
An examination of social structure and social institutions. Problems of social organization; group dynamics. Libraries and social development.
LSD 1171 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
This course aims at providing teacher librarians with a practical and functional approach to curriculum planning, its organization, instruction, principles of learning and teaching as is related to Nigerian education, with consideration of the needs of students in the Nigerian secondary school, in addition to the methods of evaluating the curriculum.
LSD 2102 CATALOGUING AND INDEXING II
More descriptive and subject cataloguing. Cataloguing of non-print materials. Catalogue maintenance. Further content analysis and subject indexing. Types of indexes.
LSD 2122 PROJECT
Individual study by the student, of an approved topic chosen from any area of library science and conducted under a project supervisor.
LSD 2152 SPECIAL LIBRARIES
The position of special libraries within the parent organizations. Types of special libraries. Special library resources. Organization and administration of special libraries.
LSD 2131 RESEARCH TECHNIQUES
Procedure and techniques of project writing are taught to learners. They are also exposed to simple and relevant methods of analyzing data and reporting research.
EDC 2142 GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
The principles and philosophy that underlie the practice of guidance and counseling are studied. Fundamentals of guidance are also examined with a bias in the educational and vocational uses of the library in Nigeria.
EDC 1162 GENERAL TEACHING METHODS
An experience-based approach to methods of teaching, in which students develop lesson plans, units of study objectives and evaluative techniques in instruction; the use of materials and the construction of visual aids by the prospective teacher librarian.
ENG 1101 ENGLISH LITERACY SKILLS
Oral communication skills, which are basic to language development are studied. The relevance of listening and speaking skills is emphasized. Students are also exposed to the techniques of making effective use of these skills as well as imparting them to others.
ENG 1102 ENGLISH LITERACY SKILLS
This course inculcates the reading and writing aspects of communication skills in English. Components and types of reading are taught as well as reading comprehension strategies. Students are also introduced to various aspects of the writing skill such as summary, essays, letters, reports, minutes of meetings etc.
BACHELOR DEGREE IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (BLIS)
PHILOSOPHY OF THE PROGRAMME
The philosophy of Library and Information Science programme is to conduct and encourage research which concerns the information environment, the user of information and the complex systems by which information is developed, organized, analyzed and disseminated. To achieve this objective, the programme is aimed at providing professional education, which results in a high level of expertise, scholarship and commitment to leadership and the development of the intellectual capacities of the individual to understand and appreciate his environment.
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
The main objective in designing the Library and Information Science degree programme is to enable the recipients function in libraries of research, industrial and educational institutions. They will also provide information for personal, community and national development.