Download the JKSSB Syllabus for Librarian, Photo Librarian, and Library Assistant Written Test. J&K Services Selection Board has advertised various posts
Librarian, Photo Librarian, and Library Assistant, Divisional Cadre Jammu Kashmir.
| Syllabus by | JKSSB |
| Total Units | 6 |
| Total Marks | 120 |
The candidates are also intimated that there shall be negative
marking for wrong answers (-0.25 for each wrong answer) attempted in the said examination.
JKSSB Library Assistant, Librarian Syllabus PDF.
UNIT – 1 🔰 20Marks
- Types of Libraries and their Features
- Role of Libraries in contemporary Society
- Five Laws of Library Sciences
- Library legislation in India
- Digital Library
- Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
- National and International Library Associations: ILA, IASLIC,
- IATLIS, IFLA, FID ALA, ASLIB etc
- National and intercalation Agencies: UNESCO, OCLC, PRRLF, UGC,
- INFLIBNET, DELNET, etc
- Information Centres, DRTC, ISI, INSDOC (NISCAIR), NASSDOC, DESIDOC, SENDOC, etc
UNIT – 2 🔰 20Marks
- Basic Terminology: call Number, Class Number, Book Number, Isolates
- Classification; concept & purpose.
- Types and characteristics of classification scheme.
- ISBD, ISBN, ISSN; classification schemes.
- Features of DDC, UDC, and CC
- Five Fundamental Categories
- Notation: Definition and Purpose
- Library Catalogue; Definition and purpose
- Cannons of Classification and Cataloguing
UNIT – 3 🔰 20Marks
- Principles of Book Selection
- Selection Tool; Print and Non-Print Materials
- Processing of Documents; Accessioning, Classification, Cataloguing, labelling and shelving
- Difference between catalogue, Accession Register, bibliography and Shelf list.
- Serials/ Journals; Selection and procurement
- Book Transaction System: Traditional and Modern
- Stock verification of Books; Methods and Tools
- Weeding Process
UNIT – 4 🔰 20Marks
- Information sources: Definition, Types, and importance;
- Information sources- Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary.
- Information Services: Definition and need of reference, documentation, and information services.
- Types of Dictionaries, Encyclopaedias
- Geographical and Biographical Sources
- Indexing and Abstracting Sources
- Types of Bibliographies
- Bibliographies Sources
UNIT – 5 🔰 20Marks
- Types of Reference service, Ready reference service, Long Rang Reference Service
- Reference Librarian: Role Skills and Competences
- User Education/ Information Literacy Skills
- CAS/SDI
- International Information System; INIS, AGRIS, MEDLARS/MEDLINE, INSPEC
- Information Seeking Pattern
UNIT – 6 🔰 20Marks
- Study of Computer including the concept of Hardware.
- Library Automation Need and Purpose.
- Need for computer applications, Areas of computer applications. Automation in library Management. Software Packages for Library Management-Essential features
- Computer and its Units, Computer and its classification.
- Study of Various operating systems.
- General-purpose application software: Word Processing such as MS-office, lotus.
- Special Purpose application software: CDS/ISIS.
- Library Networking: Needs & Purpose.
- OPAC AND Web-OPAC.