Syllabus
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Course Code: BLIS-106 Course Name: Community Information Services (CIS) |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Community Information Services (CIS) - Community Information Services – Definition, Need, Features and Objectives. - Libraries as Community Information Centres and their role in Social Development. |
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| 2 | User Groups and their information needs - Information needs and Information Services: - Rural Community - Urban Community - Women Empowerment - Weaker Sections of Society |
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| 3 | Community Information Resources - Community Information Sources: Documentary Sources; Institutional Sources; Human sources and Electronic Resources - Social Media as a means of Information Communication. |
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| 4 | Initiatives for Social Development - Role of NGOs in the Community Information - E-Governance: Meaning, Scope and Purposes - E-Governance Initiatives in India - Right to Information: Concept and RTI Act, 2005 (Introduction only) |
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